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Doug Schwamb

@4swami.bsky.social

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Survivor of right-wing wacko pollution, forever a champion for those chasing a working person's dollar, protector of public lands and all things nature. Mountain biker for 44 yrs, a trout stream is heaven, deep fresh powder is nirvana. When in doubt love.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…

Question: “How long is this sustainable.”

Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

From billionaire supporters like Musk to top advisers like Stephen Miller to ICE agents carrying out his deportations, Trump is dependent on others to carry out his agenda. Democrats must make clear to every one of those underlings that they’ll be held accountable—if not today, then one day soon.

Opinion | Why Democrats must end the era of no consequences

Party officials need to make clear to Trump's underlings that they face legal risk.

www.msnbc.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18h

My law firm is now litigation 11 redistricting cases in 9 states. Yes in 2025, 11 cases in 9 states. It is a lot and I expect more on the way.

I started a news outlet -- Democracy Docket -- in 2020 to help you keep track of what is happening to democracy in court. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

I found it easier to understand Speake Mike Johnson once I realized he's not just a "flawed Christian."

He is the new Roy Cohn, another duplicitous closet case always eager to advance the agendas of genuinely awful people.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

Zohran Mamdani is the bright future of the Democratic Party — brimming with excellent ideas about what working families need.

I was delighted to chat with him earlier today.

If you're a New Yorker, don't forget to cast your vote for him by Tuesday, Nov. 4.

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Alicia Abbott @abbottalynn.bsky.social · Apr 10

We have an update on Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl's town hall incident.

The Coeur d'Alene Police Department has completed their investigation, including recommended charges. The case now sits with the Coeur d'Alene City Prosecutor for review.

Please read today's GoFundMe update for full details. #idpol

Donate to Justice for Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl: Fight for the First, organized by Alicia Abbott

On Saturday, February 22nd, citizens gathered at a town hall in K… Alicia Abbott needs your support for Justice for Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl: Fight for the First

gofund.me

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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks ever so much for including me Marcie! I so appreciate you 🧡

People should never, ever go hungry in America! It’s absolutely inexcusable!

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Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 13h

I cannot improve upon this, nor will I even try. Trumpollini has left himself only one way out of the mess he has created. The throngs of people that'd line up to piss on his grave will create the worlds largest lake.

Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · 13h

Yep!

Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 13h

Eat the Billionaires, certainly not my culinary choice but they are picking our bones clean. History gives us clear examples of how to deal with this. Denial and the lack of self respect, and let's not leave out courage will determine the outcome.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

What’s draining tax dollars isn’t SNAP, it’s corporate welfare and billionaire tax breaks.

FACT: Even people working two jobs still need SNAP.

Where’s the outrage about that?!

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Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 13h

As if millions are not already royally pissed off.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 20h

"To any governors or state legislators out there... if you are in a position where you have the power to redraw your maps... if you have the ability to meet this moment with the urgency that it deserves, I'm calling on you to do exactly what we're doing in California and to fight fire with fire."

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[K]yo! @kyochandxd.bsky.social · 15h

Temporary disappointment will hurt far less than eternal regret, keep pushing with your best efforts

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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 14h

Hunger is now US government policy

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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 1d

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

BREAKING NEWS: The Last Republican — the new documentary from Meidas Studios about former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger — has debuted as the #1 documentary on Apple TV.

This is BIG!

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 15h

☝🏻do….

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Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 14h

So Mussolini experienced a very tragic end to his life. It appears that this Trumpollini character is hellbent on following in his footsteps.

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Angrywhitebitch @angrywhitebitch.bsky.social · 15h

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Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 14h

People's realities can receive some degree of enlightenment from such shows and the story line. I get it although I'm strictly a non-boob tube person. So, if in a generational setting the story line and characters are analyzed we can benefit, latching onto a relevant reality of the present. Thanks

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 15h

Been watching Walking Dead w/ my kid. S6 Ep 16. The heartbreak. Kid's asking why so many join Negan's Saviors. I think it's Trumpism, I say. There're sadists & there are folks so scared they'll go along. Trump's Negan. That's the pop cultural parallel more than Handmaid's Tale (also brilliant)

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Victor Shi @victorshi.bsky.social · 15h

This was published one year ago. Everything is, sadly, true today.

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Doug Schwamb @4swami.bsky.social · 15h

Trump is by definition, a human monster. He has only one way out of all of this and that's a one way ticket to hell.

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