John McCain says no: Today in Tweets

By David Futrelle

John McCain announces that he’s now a “no” vote on the Graham-Cassidy anti-healthcare bill, and gets hailed as a “hero,” proving that the  standards for “heroism” amongst Republican senators is pretty damn low. But if McCain is your senator, you should probably call to thank him for this minimal act of human decency.

Meanwhile, millions of Puerto Ricans remain in dire straights, without power and water — and, sadly, without much media coverage. And Mexico City continues to dig out from last week’s earthquake.

Here’s Johnny:

I cannot in good conscience vote for Graham-Cassidy. A bill impacting so many lives deserves a bipartisan approach. https://t.co/2sDjhw6Era pic.twitter.com/30OWezQpLg

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) September 22, 2017

https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/911307015703670784

https://twitter.com/ChrisWarcraft/status/911306765559402497

https://twitter.com/maxsparber/status/911301004511072256

Don't let McCain's pledge stop you from calling Murkowski and Collins. Call right now.
Murkowski: (202) 224-6665
Collins: (202) 224-2523

— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) September 22, 2017

(Note: Murkowski’s people say they welcome calls from out of state. Hint hint.)

BREAKING: Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's `leaning against' latest GOP health care bill, cites major concerns.

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 22, 2017

McCain says he's a no on #GrahamCassidy. This isn't a reason to let up—the bill isn't dead yet. Keep calling! ☎️ 1-866-665-4470 #KillTheBill pic.twitter.com/htEJSRBcT9

— Reproductive Freedom for All (@reproforall) September 22, 2017

And now to Puerto Rico, a place the media seems to have largely forgotten:

Puerto Rico's population is larger that WY, VT, ND + AK combined. and it's entirely without power.

Donate + HELP: https://t.co/RnR5rH1Sy4

— . (@MarisaKabas) September 22, 2017

Puerto Rico:

Yet another reason that Puerto Rico's massive power outages are a huge crisis: https://t.co/zfYn2qpOi0 pic.twitter.com/juKS49WWMq

— brad plumer (@bradplumer) September 22, 2017

Puerto Rico's power outage could be a death sentence for many https://t.co/9ccQ1XC9li pic.twitter.com/6ZdHGjzJF7

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) September 22, 2017

More options here if you want to help Puerto Rico (or the other islands in the Caribbean that have been hit hard by Irma and Maria).

Here’s what it looks like in Mexico City today:

WATCH: Drone footage of Mexico City after another deadly earthquake caused destruction in the region earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/DoekMFVY2b

— PBS News (@NewsHour) September 22, 2017

In other news:

Yiannopoulos’ Planned ‘Free Speech Week’ Appears To Implode Spectacularly https://t.co/CXCvlZRMau

— David Futrelle (@DavidFutrelle) September 22, 2017

Leftists didn’t kill it; it was killed by the sheer incopetence of Milo ‘n’ pals, who failed to fill out the paperwork to reserve rooms or even contact some of the touted speakers to tell them they’d been invited. It’s almost as if they never intended the event to happen in the first place.

https://twitter.com/Kherman112/status/911285209777160192

In “bad but completely expected news.”

BREAKING: @usedgov just rescinded the 2011 #TitleIX guidance that explains schools' obligations to survivors of sexual violence. #StopBetsy pic.twitter.com/AD8Xezq22q

— National Women's Law Center (@nwlc) September 22, 2017

More bullshit poop crap:

Small government? BS

Abusing taxpayer money used to be a firing offense. Not in Trump era. https://t.co/IYXv5mQE8c

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) September 21, 2017

Appears in this video that Erdogan security forces once again assaulted American protesters. If so, his thugs must be detained immediately. https://t.co/uB5JSnM8P3

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) September 22, 2017

https://twitter.com/MuslimIQ/status/910284960610836480

Wait, what? @seanspicer threatens to report @mikeallen to the "appropriate authorities" for, uh, texting him? https://t.co/BdSGyeFOsb pic.twitter.com/KEyroQZKSd

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 21, 2017

And here, we have video of Trump saying that Melania “really wanted to be here”…while she’s standing next to him. (h/t @MaverickofKain) pic.twitter.com/rvQCUo4RYB

— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) September 21, 2017

Whoever designed this floor is evil. THATS A FLAT CARPET. pic.twitter.com/RGENHZJN81

— Muselk (@muselk) September 21, 2017

Kitties!

💓💓Aww so cute #RedPanda 😍🤓😁💓 pic.twitter.com/qKhHcCMHmQ

— т є ʀ є 🐼 (@beatshoney) September 12, 2017

how am I supposed to study when my hedgehog just sits there waiting for me to give him attention pic.twitter.com/dEtD4cDOmu

— mal (@lebaneseplease) September 21, 2017

https://twitter.com/BBAnimals/status/910987122018062338

Ok, technically none of those were kitties.