🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Senate has APPROVED the debt ceiling bill by a vote of 63-36. The debt limit will now be suspended until Jan. 2025.

From the beginning, Democrats were clear that they won't allow extreme MAGA Republicans to default on our debt and crash the economy.

Give it up to POTUS! 💙

The Freedom Caucus is best known for what it’s against: the Republican establishment, business as usual in Washington, compromises of any kind. Boehner once said of its members, “They’re anarchists. They want total chaos. Tear it all down and start over. That’s where their mind-set is.”

🚨 Spoutible Cheat Sheet! 🚨

Covers some key points for people arriving from Twitter.

(Now with new improved logo! 😊)

#TwitterMigration
#SpoutibleCheatSheet

With a potential default looming, Democrats helped Speaker Kevin McCarthy pass a compromise bill, voting for it in larger numbers than Republicans and sending it on to the Senate.
#JayGoGift

Learn about the surprising connections between Chinese Jamaicans, reggae, and hip-hop by following the Black Music Project on Spoutible! #reggae #hiphop #rap #raphistory #MusicHistory #blackmusicproject #DJKoolHerc #TomWong #Jamaica #Bronx #china #ChineseJamaicans #Africa #BMPstory

To sum up: Biden brushed back the litany of outrageous demands, kept his spending agenda and tax increases intact and got his two-year debt limit increase ,,, Biden helps stoke dissension on the GOP side as the extreme MAGA wing denounces the agreement.
#JayGoGift ~ use hashtag for free articles

It’s still unclear exactly how El Niño will unfold. Some major coffee-producing locations could see suitable conditions for coffee growing, but others might experience the opposite, Davis said. “These impacts may vary within a single country,” he added.

Here’s what you need to know. #JayGoGift ~ se

To prepare for peak season at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah — essentially, an island of crimson rock spires perched at about 8,000 feet — rangers begin restoring trails and training staff before the snows even melt.
#JayGoGift ~ see this hashtag for other free articles

#memorialday

President Joe Biden on Sunday hailed the bipartisan deal he struck with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the debt ceiling, saying it’s ready to move forward for congressional approval, but he also pushed back against criticism that he made too many concessions in the process.

While the full details of the agreement are not yet clear, it offers Congress a roadmap for averting a fiscal crisis, according to two people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to describe the sensitive talks. #JayGoGift #DebtCeiling

Flash wishing you a Happy Caturday and Memorial Day Weekend

AG #kenpaxton impeachment proceeding live

https://tlchouse.granicus....

For more than a decade, Gert-Jan Oskam has been paralyzed from the waist down. On Wednesday, scientists described implants that provided a “digital bridge” between his brain and his spinal cord, bypassing injured sections and enabling him to walk.
#JayGoGift

Just an aside, when I logged into the T-Space yesterday, I was one of 200k+. I bounced at 700k+ and freaky weird music after Elon said something like "hold on, we're adding more servers."

I can't figure out how to gift this. I hope you can read it.

The Untouchable Tina Turner / The New Yorker

No one expected the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be upon us so quickly. Many of the things that had been promised, like self-driving cars and full service robot valets, seemed to always meet delays and disappointment.
#GeorgeTakei #JayKuo

Wow, Democrats just laughed at Marjorie Taylor Greene when she asked them to "abide by decorum of the House." Thanks, Acyn.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/s...

LOL Elon/DeSantis thing is a bust. President Biden posts "This link works."
https://twitter.com/JoeBid...

500k + waiting for Elon to add more servers. Can't make up this stuff. Loser Central.

Kari Lake lost in court, again.
From @democracydocket
https://tinyurl.com/2k4wa6...

River Deep is the first song on my Faves playlist. I'm taking this hard. I loved and appreciated her so much.
#JayGoGift

Simply the best. RIP Tina Turner. #TinaTurner #RIPTinaTurner

Why the hell this isn't in the Making Waves section (without clicking in), I can't imagine, except that CNN is taking up space (and breakingup and notadragqueen).