dugmom.bsky.social
@dugmom.bsky.social
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Retired teacher, dog mom (mom of humans, too), looking on the bright side when I can (it’s admittedly rough now), hiker, pickleball novice, traveler, reader, blog writer, and all around “give it my best shot” human.
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”

www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
6 games in and the lines to get into the #USOpen are still long. What an arrogant a**hole to create this mess all for his own ego. Where are the #boos ? And #Rolex this is on you.
Just another night in paradise - aka LA. People at the park. Walking dogs. Playing pickleball and basketball. Super scary place. Where’s Kristi now? Where’s Don? Where’s Stephen? They should join us in this joyful place.
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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.

(Via Christopher Hale)
Hey Marriott Bonvoy hotels - why are you taking that dirty ICE $$? As a loyal customer - I hope you rethink your ways and consider where your loyalty lies. Your employees would appreciate your loyalty to them, too. #NOICE #MarriottBonvoy #LosAngeles
Excellent news. Way to go Glendale.
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Vietnam War vet among crowd protesting VA cuts at Rapid City event

rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/m...

Please click through so our events keep getting covered!

Small Note: article says ~20 attended. We counted 32. Photo cuts off some of the attendees.
@50501veterans.bsky.social
#50501southdakota
Please - let’s. It make this news. Ignore it.
Huh? A statement? How about go down there and protest. Bring the media. Join your constituents.
And what are you doing about it to protect your constituents?
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Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall…

"  Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥

#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
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Please see.

And speak out.
He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him.

He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons.

He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him.

He’s defying the Supreme Court.

Don’t you see what’s happening here?
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
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Lock him up?
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
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Circling back on this…
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Can a federal official make a request to the Justice Department for her own arrest?
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Virtually every Cybertruck — those freaky Tesla vehicles made to look like aggression incarnate – has been recalled, because, literally, they come unglued. What a metaphor for this regime: a weak vehicle trying to look tough, a victim of its own cheapness, an ugly toy falling apart.
Coming Unglued: Week Eight of the Stupid Coup (and the Stalwart Resistance)
Spring is here and so is authoritarianism, and I recommend your serious attention to both. We may be at this resistance business for a while, so take care of yourself so you can keep taking care of hu...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
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Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
DOGE and the Privacy Act
raskin.house.gov
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If you help Judge Crawford win this race, it'll make Republicans much less scared of Elon Musk.
Early voting has started for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

We must make sure that Wisconsinites support pro-choice, pro-democracy Judge Susan Crawford when they head to the polls.

JOIN US on Monday at 5:30 p.m. CT to make calls:
JDCA Phone Bank for Susan Crawford, Wisconsin Supreme Court · Jewish Democratic Council of America
Join JDCA and the WisDems in partnership with GDHQ in making calls in support of Susan Crawford to voters across Wisconsin! We’ll be making calls to talk to voters across Wisconsin about what issues ...
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He’s too busy on his book tour.
Or just park yourself and a few hundred friends with signs outside and be loud. (Why give him your hard earned money so he can kind his pockets?)
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions