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Christian, Son of Marshall, ESCC FC, Supporting Immigrants & Refugees, Native of Southern WV, Not Your Stereotypical 60+yo White Male
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“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”

“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”

~Center for Budget and Policy
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.

Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Bigger than Epstein, this is the closing of Congress to allow DJT to dismantle the US government without consequence or organized oversight. #SilentCoup
This!
I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
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Trump's supporters say we call his policies "racist" too casually.

But let me tell the story of a new policy - about to be unveiled - that is racist on its face.

1/ A short thread on Trump's reported new "whites only" refugee policy. It's truly vile.
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
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BREAKING: Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, whose crypto exchange has been boosting the Trump family’s own crypto venture, WSJ reports.

The most corrupt president in history.
He's really embracing the reality that he's not getting into heaven.....
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
What else is being built into this abominable structure? Who is the architect? Who is the builder? What firewalls are in place to ensure security?
Just unreal, again......he and his family have increased their wealth by billions since January, yet he's asking for $230 million of public funding to pay his legal costs. Can't make this crap up.
COLLINS: The NYT is reporting your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own DOJ now in response to the investigations into you. Is that something you want?

TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.
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it's dizzying to me that stories like this -- a corrupt grift built on democracy-wrecking lies that culminated in a coup attempt -- barely breakthrough anymore. they're just daily background noise now.
COLLINS: The NYT is reporting your legal team is seeking $230 million from your own DOJ now in response to the investigations into you. Is that something you want?

TRUMP: It could be, yeah. I don't even talk to them about it. All I know is they would owe me a lot of money. They rigged the election.
Surprised anyone?
So, per reporting from Zeteo’s Asawin Suebsaeng, in today’s new ‘First Draft’ newsletter, Trump tried to get a newly-divorced Russ Vought, Project 2025 architect & now budget chief, laid at Mar-a-Lago.

The details are, ahem, as crude as you’d expect from Trump.
zeteo.com/p/trump-shit...
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we doomed america because we wouldn't say "are you just stupid, bro?" and make it too embarrassing to support him, because then everyone knows you're stupid, too
Trump: "Buttigieg spent billions fixing the air traffic control. They used copper wire going into glass wire. Any union electrician here or any non-union electrician would say you can't hook copper into glass. It doesn't work. They spent billions, turned on the system & it was stone cold blank"
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You can understand how Washington works today with just two numbers.

78% of Americans want the Affordable Care Act tax credits extended so premiums don’t double.

100% of House Republicans oppose it, because they want that money for their billionaire donors.
Imagine $40 billion for Appalachia instead of Argentina🤦‍♂️😡
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Trump just told this “I ended 8 wars” lie 🤥 again, so here’s the truth in case anyone cares 👇🏽
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MEMPHIS — Trump’s occupying force is handing out traffic citations not grabbing violent criminals, and are refusing to share details with the media.

Again: @GovBillLee blatantly lied about the numbers last week.

tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/20/t...
Once again he does what he wants to serve his own interests, not America's. Anyone still supporting DJT or today's GOP has zero love for America or respect for themselves.
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ChatGPT gave a significant portion of my students the wrong answer to an easy quiz question that everyone used to always get right

I had two groups of students turn in annotated bibliographies that were ChatGPT generated - not a single citation actually existed
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Photo of the Day

One of the most significant airlifts in recent US history is still ongoing in Alaska.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the state on Sunday, sweeping some homes into the Bering Strait.

Here, some of the 300 residents being airlifted to Anchorage.

(📸 Alaska National Guard)
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Don't obey.
Stand up to fascists.
Make good trouble.
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Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"
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🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com