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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 1h

Today's news is important but dont forget that Rush Limbaugh is also still dead

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1h

Well I guess we know who’s on today’s episode of the Rush Limbaugh Show

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 1h

I hear Hell elected a new VP

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14h

He wants to kill Obamacare, but has no other plan. He is not satisfied with his deportation operation because his ICE agents are not abusive enough. He plans to continue murdering people in the Caribbean Sea because the law and these humans are of no concern to him. All this thanks to John Roberts.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

LOCAL RACES MATTER

GO VOTE

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · Jan 26

A Black woman named Aliyah was struggling to find work. So, she catfished herself and made a fake profile on LinkedIn named "Emily." Emily had the same qualifications as Aliyah but received 57.9% of interview invites while Aliyah received 8.9%

This is what we mean when we say racism is systemic.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3h

Extraordinary how many establishment Democrats really wish they didn't have a talented rising new star who connects to people by talking to them and understanding what their interests are, then speaking to those interests. Like a job where the new guy makes everyone look bad simply by doing the job.

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 1h

In journalism circles they call this move "Bari the lede"

LaCiuraRaffaele @laciuraraffaele.bsky.social · 10h

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened

Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 1h

Dick Cheney can still go to hell even if Mike Pence has the courage

Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 7h

What is Hanna-bar?

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 8h

What is Butt Or Homes & Gardens?

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 9h

Nick Fuentes is getting the bad boy treatment from the New York Times, which means it is once again time to shout into the wilderness about his creepy goblin hands

Nick Fuentes doing his weird little show in a shit and tie. One of his hands is outstretched and both the palms and fingers are long and creepy, or at least I think so

Fuentes has his hands down on the desk and again, creepy fingers imo

Nick Fuentes saluting and you can really see how strange his overly long palm is and how oddly angled his fingers are

Michelle Goldberg writes: Nick Fuentes was Charlie Kirk's Bitter Enemy. Now He's Becoming His Successor

There is a picture of Fuentes that has to be retouched because this mf simply does not look like that. Vaguely movie star, cheekbones, the whole nine yards. Unrecognizable

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

None of them know anything about the pardon for the guy who made Trump a fortune in crypto. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

COLLINS: Should the president know who he's pardoning?

MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9h

Apparently I’ve said something controversial by arguing that the future model for the Democratic Party are charismatic candidates who advocate for populist positions while never backing down to right wing intimidation campaigns. How is this even up for debate?

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of an elevator that says truly you need to stop

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of an elevator that says truly you need to stop

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 18h

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

A SSRS/CNN poll showing 61% people think Trump has gone too far using the power of the presidency and 57% think he's gone too far deporting immigrants.

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 20h

In this car we pray for racism

Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 20h

They know the answer to that question, just call it like it is

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 20h

picture of Franklin, but ask for Jackson

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 21h

We've got you 👍

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 22h

Running gag goes meta as Johnson says he knows nothing about Trump knowing nothing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 22h

New awareness campaign

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Joseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 1d

I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

“We can have good things” weirdly inspiring to voters

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Zohran Mamdani's focus on affordability concerns has energized many young voters around the country, who say he speaks to some of their most pressing economic concerns. n.pr/4hzXH2Y

Mamdani's youth support goes beyond New York. For many, he's now a national leader

Zohran Mamdani's focus on affordability concerns has energized many young voters around the country, who say he speaks to some of their most pressing economic concerns.

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News Bari-ed the lede

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting that wise conservative business guys implicitly understand "return on investment" except when it comes to this. It's better for YOU if your neighbor gets enough to eat so he can become your community's mechanic, accountant, dentist--whatever!--instead of lying dead in a ditch

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 4d

Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:

- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital

SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!

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Brianomite 🧨 @brianomite.bsky.social · 1d

These are the rules, they only talk about customers using SNAP/ebt benefits. If you dont have the benefits, these rules don't apply

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) Equal treatment for coupon customers. Coupons shall be accepted for eligible foods at the same prices and on the same terms and conditions applicable to cash purchases of the same foods at the same store except that tax shall not be charged on eligible foods purchased with coupons. However, nothing in this part may be construed as authorizing FNS to specify the prices at which retail food stores may sell food. However, public or private nonprofit homeless meal providers may only request voluntary use of SNAP benefits from homeless SNAP recipients and may not request such household using SNAP benefits to pay more than the average cost of the food purchased by the public or private nonprofit homeless meal provider contained in a meal served to the patrons of the meal service. For purposes of this section, "average cost" is determined by averaging food costs over a period of up to one calendar month. Voluntary payments by SNAP recipients in excess of such costs may be accepted by the meal providers. The value of donated foods from any source shall not be considered in determining the amount to be requested from SNAP recipients. All indirect costs, such as those incurred in the acquisition, storage, or preparation of the foods used in meals shall also be excluded. In addition, if others have the option of eating free or making a monetary donation, SNAP recipients must be provided the same option of eating free or making a donation in money or SNAP benefits. No retail food store may single out coupon users for special treatment in any way.

Equal treatment. The EBT system shall be implemented and operated in a manner that maintains equal treatment for SNAP households in accordance with § 278.2(b) of this chapter. The following requirements for the equal treatment of SNAP households shall directly apply to EBT systems:

(1) Retailers shall not establish special checkout lanes which are only for SNAP households. If special lanes are designated for the purpose of accepting other electronic debit or credit cards and/or other payment methods such as checks, SNAP customers with EBT cards may also be assigned to such lanes as long as other commercial customers are assigned there as well.

(2) Checkout lanes equipped with POS devices shall be made available to SNAP households during all retail store hours of operation.

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