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happy holiJes 🎄grampy radish @naptime.theolive.garden · 3d

glizzy at your service

A black and white dog wearing a hotdog costume rests his chin on a fuzzy brown arm

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 4d

The Trump administration is forging ahead with plans to eject some nonprofits from a popular student loan forgiveness program if their work is deemed to have a “substantial illegal purpose." https://to.pbs.org/3WsedIO

New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity

The move could cut off some teachers, doctors and other public workers from federal loan cancellation.

www.pbs.org

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SometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 5d

For comparison, that's equivelent to 1.58% of the City of Portland's police budget this year. The police probably spent more than that just to do shoplifting stings. Let's turn in the tap.

OPB @opb.org · 5d

Gov. Tina Kotek is tapping unspent funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to send $5 million in state funding to food banks.

Oregon Gov. Kotek sends $5 million to food banks as SNAP cutoff date gets closer

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

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be @flrsh.net · 5d

I wish I could just skip the next two weeks of life

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beautiful women updates @aoife.bsky.social · 5d

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

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be @flrsh.net · 5d

went to run an errand and a gal I had an appointment was such an energy vampire. 10 minutes, then I sat in my car feeling zapped and ready to crawl into my cave. silence and nap please.

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be @flrsh.net · 6d

Support artists by buying CDs, then give big tech the middle finger in whatever way, big or small, you can manage

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be @flrsh.net · 6d

I encourage folks to investigate the power of CD-RW drive and a computer. A cheap android phone with expandable storage makes a great MP3 player. This was the standard before cloud, we can bring it back again!

jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 6d

every time there is another round of “which music platform is the most ethical” i get sad all over again. like absolutely get rid of spotify but please do not pretend any of them are anything other than tech companies

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be @flrsh.net · 6d

throw it away. centrism is what’s hurting them yet they want more of it 🙄

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7d

i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away

To give ourselves the best chance to win, we recommend the following changes to our approach. Democrats need to:

Focus our policy agenda and our messaging on an economic program centered on lowering costs, growing the economy, creating jobs, and expanding the social safety net.

Advocate for popular economic policies (e.g., expanding prescription drug price negotiation, making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour) rather than unpopular economic policies (e.g., student loan forgiveness, electric vehicle subsidies, Medicare for All).

Convince voters that we share their priorities by focusing more on issues voters do not think our party prioritizes highly enough (the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety), and focusing less on issues voters think we place too much emphasis on (climate change, democracy, abortion, identity and cultural issues).

Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues.

Embrace a substantive and rhetorical critique of the outsized political and economic influence of lobbyists, corporations, and the ultra-wealthy, while keeping two considerations in mind: First, voters' frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism. And second, criticizing the status quo is a complement to advocating for popular policies on the issues that matter most to the American people, not a substitute.

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be @flrsh.net · 7d

a fascist state isn’t afraid of letting millions of their own citizens starve and die. in fact, it may be the point…

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

NPR and crochet mornings instead of scrolling and getting lost in algorithms and tech profiting off my ad engagement and data

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

I got a little CD/radio player and it’s so chill to be able to just flip a switch and have NPR on without getting sucked into my phone

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

reviving the DVR and mixed CD era

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

Oh! And PBS Passport

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

I borrow Netflix from family, and then stick to Kanopy from my local library, and Dropout (because of course)

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be @flrsh.net · 8d

since being laid off I cancelled my streaming subscriptions and let me tell you, I don’t really miss them

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be @flrsh.net · Sep 10

crying for a week straight does great things for your complexion

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be @flrsh.net · Sep 9

scheduling when to put your senior dog to sleep is a special kind of sweet cruelty, trying to go through the motions of the day and thinking “this’ll be the last time”

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be @flrsh.net · Sep 3

don’t ask ChatGPT ask the chat

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be @flrsh.net · Sep 3

part of the tragedy of ai uptake is the loss of being able to text your industry besties to ask them how to word your email, or if your ppt looks good, or what that one term is for that one niche jargon thing that’s on the tip of your tongue but can’t remember

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be @flrsh.net · Aug 28

in other news, I applied for a part-time position that is less skilled and the same pay as my current part-time position at the same place, and they denied my application… so that’s hilarious

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be @flrsh.net · Aug 28

for a society so big on bureaucracy we’re actually kinda shit tbh

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be @flrsh.net · Aug 28

it’s honestly scary how easy it is to just decide you’re an expert on a topic and then… be an expert

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be @flrsh.net · Aug 14

the blind, deaf & demented chiweenie had her nose to the wall and two bits of furniture on either side. she couldn’t figure out how to back up so just made little panicked squealing sounds.

be @flrsh.net · Aug 13

in this day and age I would love nothing more than to live like our blind, deaf & demented chiweenie.