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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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MariaC🇦🇷🇮🇹🇺🇦 @quemirasbobo.bsky.social · Sep 10

Bobby Cole…American to the core

Running for Gov of TX

Let’s get him elected

Cause as he said, reckoning day is coming for the republicant traitors who spit in the face of Americans & use the Constitution to wipe their asses

Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · Sep 9

Maybe repeating this but I really like this guy

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 2h

Another idea suggested was to use it as a US version of The ICC in the Hague.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

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pinkprincessinthecity •🌸🌃🧳•👩🏻‍🎨👩🏻‍🔬🕵🏻‍♀️👩🏻‍🏫👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍🍳•🏮🧧🎍• @pinkprincess.bsky.social · 19h

On a related note, one should ask why Walmart and other large corporations that look at their employees as easily replaceable cogs, have mandatory workshops where they learn how to file for SNAP benefits to survive...while intentionally being scheduled for only 15 hr. shifts.

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 3h

a woman holding a cup of coffee with the words exactly written below her

ALT: a woman holding a cup of coffee with the words exactly written below her

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 20h

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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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 8h

Busy on the yacht, can't be bothered w/ issues about living wages & food.
www.yachtworld.com/research/300...

Above: The 361-foot Oceanco megayacht “KAOS” docked in Miami, Florida. Photo by Morgan Collins for YachtWorld.

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Georgia DiPirro 📎 @georgiadipirro.bsky.social · 10h

Exactly.

Weaponization of
Food
#Authoritarianism Tactics
• manipulation of Food Aid
• agricultural infrastructure
🚫farms🐮
🚫SNAP
🚫USDA emergency funds

🚫Trump HALTED 94 Million pounds Food FOOD BANKS
🚫DOGE Cut
$1 Billion USDA
•School & FOOD BANKS -Food from Farms

When Food Becomes a Weapon: Starvation as a Tool of War

When we stand up against the weaponization of food, we defend the principle that access to nourishment is not a privilege to be withheld, but a fundamental human right that must be protected even in t...

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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 10h

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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 12h

Amazon is a prime example of corporate welfare. They avoid paying corporate taxes, AND don't pay a living wage for their workers. Amazon delivery drivers get $19/hour, compared to $35/hour for unionized UPS drivers. We subsidize their operation at both levels.
shift.hks.harvard.edu/amazon-drive...

Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers - The Shift Project

Read the Full Article Amazon has revolutionized shopping and challenged traditional brick-and-mortar retail. But at the heart of this logistics […]

shift.hks.harvard.edu

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 8h

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Times editorial board thinks Democrats should “move to the center.”

Where the hell is the center between democracy and fascism?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

The GOP in Congress are worse than useless. They are craven enablers of murder.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Redistricting could help GOP “net +6-9 seats” in Congress.

But if 2026 reverts to a ‘normal’ midterm, “that will be like lipstick on political pig.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 11h

Reporter: Did you get an MRI?

Trump: I did. I got an MRI. It was perfect. Yeah…

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 21h

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 20h

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 12h

💡thin BLUE line (ICE trying to get us to cross in Portland. If WE don't, they pull WOMEN over, attack them)🇺🇸🤬

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

But I was informed by the WH and some members of the media that Karoline’s Leavitt’s statement was taken out of context and this isn’t his main priority.

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 11h

a stick figure is standing next to a sign that says more dots !

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mark Carney discusses the free trade "crisis" in North America and how Canada's economy is reorienting toward ASEAN

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

Not just Mamdani :

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 1d

Democratic socialist candidates are looking to gain ground in various city governments this fall, including Cleveland and Detroit, as well as New York City.

Learn more in our guide to the key elections to watch this fall.

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

An underrated storyline in 9 days: Youngkin has made it so people lose their voting rights for life for any felony at present. A Dem proposal that’s started advancing to restore voting rights hinges on Dems keeping the state House

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 1d

Virginia Senator Scott Surovell says it’s offensive that his state makes people “get on their hands and knees and beg the governor” for their voting rights. He's championed automatic rights restoration for people released from prison.

Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.

The measure’s fate likely hinges on this fall’s legislative races: Lawmakers will need to pass it again next year. In the meantime, Glenn Youngkin’s harsh restrictions remain in place.

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