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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 5h

If he uses Joey’s soap

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 20h

My boyfriend just helped 2.2 MILLION people get their criminal records expunged in the state of Illinois. Shoutout to #CleanSlate and second chance legislation. 💕

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 21h

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 5h

Yup.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h

ICE just detained two SUNY Upstate hospital cleaning staff on their way to court to finalize their legal status.

These unsung heroes help keep patients safe from infections.

Please tell me how this is making Americans heathy?

dailyorange.com/2025/10/ice-...

ICE detains 2 SUNY Upstate University Hospital workers

Two SUNY Upstate Medical University employees were detained by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday.

dailyorange.com

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you for acknowledging me, the real hero.

Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 16h

Huge thank you to the comedians, musicians, artists and writers who are just as mad and bewildered as the rest of us but are still doing their best to make life worth living for everyone.

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 12h

Is it not possible to sue these corporations??

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 14h

These dogs were spotted taking a group photo in their Halloween costumes. We're impressed by the dog walker's dedication to getting the shot, but that ghost definitely wishes he could actually disappear. 14/10 for all (TT: franklinbarkzoo)

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 18h

The Walton family surely does

Emily @emilyonhere.gay · 20h

“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 18h

In the 4 (of 7, or my steering doesn’t work 😂) minutes I’ve bee warming up my car, the cops have met each other and dispersed, so it was likely a typical overreaction on their part but, uh, that’s exactly what I was scared of [catching a stray bullet because they can’t actually handle high pressure]

Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 18h

New nightmare unlocked: I just walked out of my building and headed for my car, only to see a cop (attempting) running by on the sidewalk ahead of me. Then saw two more cop cars with lights flashing a block away, and “the runner” went into the wooded area behind the apartment buildings

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 1d

And we’re told not to worry. Meanwhile… when has anything EVER gone back down in price once “they” see that we will pay such-and-such amount for it. Funny how the prices are simply continuing to climb

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Catherine Subsisting in revolting times...Unbelievable @glasscatty.bsky.social · 1d

And sparked inflation with fake supply issues and made obscene profits. That model is fully entrenched today with even more blatant profiteering....

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?

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Sara @sportsandsuffering.bsky.social · 2d

I regret to inform everyone that my pedantic brain couldn’t let me live until I knew whether or not dodger blue and blue jays blue are the same blue. They are ONE PANTONE NUMBER APART.

a graphic showing the pantone numbers for the two core colors of the toronto blue jays. they are skydome blue (pantone 293) and Stieb Navy (pantone 282)

a hat and canvas tote with the pantone number for Dodger Blue (294 C)

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Freeyore @mewefree.bsky.social · 2d

"Why are people on food stamps??? Nobody wants to work anymore!!!"

Meanwhile: archive.thinkprogress.org/walmart-hold...

Walmart Holding Canned Food Drive For Its Own Underpaid Employees

archive.thinkprogress.org

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 1d

It also seems like QUITE a stretch [for the claim of confusion about this] to me, since I had non-familial aunts and uncles growing up, and am referred to as “auntie Ember” by one [white] woman to her toddler

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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 1d

I never have 'seen' people steal food... Nor will I ever...

I wear glasses, and I don't see so well, anyway. But even if I did see well, I am never going to see anyone stealing food. Working class people stealing food is something that has never happened in history, and will never happen.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

The U.S. is experiencing its highest wave of layoffs since 2020, with close to a million workers losing their jobs this year.

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WhinterWeen @whinterqueen.bsky.social · 1d

hi everyone. former food pantry manager here.

it’s almost thanksgiving which is the highest point in the year for need AND new volunteer influx.

you want to help and that’s great.

if you can DONATE MONEY. ask if they need volunteers or dry goods (some take fresh/refrigerated/frozen too!)

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 1d

I pet sit in people’s homes and almost everyone has a Dyson now and they are so, so terrible. I bought a used “featherweight“ Bissell stick vacuum for $10 off Fb Marketplace and it’s been great. They retail for as low as $30 new (if corded, more if not; but I kept losing the charger for my previou)

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 1d

I did not expect this post to resonate with so many people, but it makes sense considering how many people have been laid off or are going through layoffs rn. Gen X and Millennials were also taught to prioritize work and our careers, only to see homes become too expensive to buy and wages stagnate.

Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 2d

Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Six days left and a whole lotta doors to knock.

Let's get it: zohranfornyc.com/gotv

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Ember Aurora Ocean Skies @emberexplores.bsky.social · 1d

And “the shocker” doesn’t count

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