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Jillian Grace
@jillianrising.bsky.social
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she/her - radicalized by caring about other people - trans, queer, and disabled
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h
Oh no I can’t get ahead I can’t get a good job I can’t pay rent, you know who is to blame for this? Fucking kids having popsicles. Yeah you’d be a millionaire otherwise you muppet ass poor person blamer
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h
Oh no a child has a treat once in awhile who the fuck cares you fucking Zazoo bird motherfucker is that impacting your life in a negative way
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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Micah @rincewind.run · 12h
by any conceivable measure SNAP is one of the best programs we have, keeps countless people from food insecurity, and every dollar spent goes back into the community 1.5 times over

if you’re policing what people spend it on because they don’t “deserve” joy you’re a shitty excuse for a human being
brendelbored.bsky.social Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 10h
You know who can’t participate in the economy fully or at all? People whose basic needs aren’t met. Can’t do shit if you’re famished or, worse, dead.

Programs that meet basic needs at scale are virtually always exceptionally effective.
rincewind.run Micah @rincewind.run · 12h
by any conceivable measure SNAP is one of the best programs we have, keeps countless people from food insecurity, and every dollar spent goes back into the community 1.5 times over

if you’re policing what people spend it on because they don’t “deserve” joy you’re a shitty excuse for a human being
brendelbored.bsky.social Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h
It's the "old people" part that is perfect.
robtomshany.bsky.social The Knights Who Say "Rob Tomshah-NI!" @robtomshany.bsky.social · 12h
And here's the alt-texted reply [and yeah, if you're eligible to vote in New York City, please vote for Zohran]:
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Rebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 10h
Nick Fuentes, a self-avowed white supremacist and antisemite, is poised to be the next face of MAGA (& maybe the Republican Party) but I have yet to see any prominent rabbis speak out about *him*
otsumamiboy.bsky.social Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 13h
I just am having a hard time understanding why we are doing this about Mamdani while the ‘Jews Will Not Replace Us’ Guys currently run every branch of government and have all the nukes
Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig "Mamdani is echoing age old antisemitism, with claiming Jews across the world are the root cause of our problems here... his false claims of genocide, his reluctance to label Hamas a terrorist organization, his unwillingness to condemn antisemitic phrases contributes to an atmosphere of denigration and ostracizing Jews everywhere." Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of NYC Central Synagogue
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 13h
I just am having a hard time understanding why we are doing this about Mamdani while the ‘Jews Will Not Replace Us’ Guys currently run every branch of government and have all the nukes
Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig "Mamdani is echoing age old antisemitism, with claiming Jews across the world are the root cause of our problems here... his false claims of genocide, his reluctance to label Hamas a terrorist organization, his unwillingness to condemn antisemitic phrases contributes to an atmosphere of denigration and ostracizing Jews everywhere." Rabbi Angela Buchdahl of NYC Central Synagogue
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 10h
Schumer is at huge risk with Mamdani’s success. Old guard centrist NY long time politician with guaranteed wins for years potentially toppled by young upstart socialist. If it can happen to Cuomo it can happen to him. And people are vocally calling for his ouster. I’m not surprised he’s scared.
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Jillian Grace @jillianrising.bsky.social · 8h
Democratic leadership doesn’t believe in vote blue no matter who.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 10h
Come on, man.
Chuck Schumer Walks Out Rather Than Say if He’s Voting for Zohran
The Senate minority leader says he’s still talking with Zohran Mamdani, despite the election being just days away.
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Jillian Grace @jillianrising.bsky.social · 8h
Republicans have brought back food lines.
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 11h
In the Bronx, Louisville, and small towns across Connecticut, it's much the same.

"People from all walks of life are seeking help now. The pantry is no longer for the poor, for the elderly, for the needy. The pantry now is for the whole community, everybody."
SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries
People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through SNAP were suddenly cut off because of the...
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 10h
MAGA's attempt to use the "insurrection clause" against Mamdani is absurd, but it's also a very deliberate statement of right-wing impunity, given that Trump actually did spark an insurrection but the Supreme Court ruled that he was not constitutionally ineligible to hold public office.
Exclusive | House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor if he wins on Election Day
House Republicans are exploring ways to prevent Zohran Mamdani from ever being sworn in as mayor even if he prevails in Tuesday’s election by using the Constitution’s “insurrectio…
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h
ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
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Mike DeCillis @mikedecillis.bsky.social · 10h
"HOW WILL ZOHRAN PAY FOR FREE BUSES" screamed the Staten Islanders who have a free ferry
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 9h
Not beating the scheming viziers allegations
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?

TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is

O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.

TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 9h
if you see that AI-generated video going around, of some NYPD officer telling an ICE officer what he’s doing is against the law, one straightforward way to tell it’s AI is this will literally never happen
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Kat @katbloomwitch.bsky.social · 8h
Democrats have a literal gift in Mamdani but of course they are going to turn their heads in denial 🙂‍↔️🫣🙄😽
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10h
The economy, unfortunately for all of us, seems like it's going to worsen not improve in the short and medium terms.
nutedawn.bsky.social Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 20h
Tariffs are consistently both one of Trump’s worst issues and the most highly salient issues for voters and I still think we don’t talk about them enough
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 17h
Spotted a real National Guard patrol in Dupont Circle (left) this morning … then an individual in ill-fitting fatigues and gear (right) shortly thereafter. Is this an actual guardsman? Did not appear to be a Halloween costume. It’s increasingly difficult to tell who’s legit, which seems dangerous.
Real National Guard patrol Guy cosplaying as one
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self.agency
daniel s. @self.agency · 14h
seems good, normal, and healthy
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 17h
Spotted a real National Guard patrol in Dupont Circle (left) this morning … then an individual in ill-fitting fatigues and gear (right) shortly thereafter. Is this an actual guardsman? Did not appear to be a Halloween costume. It’s increasingly difficult to tell who’s legit, which seems dangerous.
Real National Guard patrol Guy cosplaying as one
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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 1d
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
MailOnline Health Share 2.1k shares EXCLUSIVE: Young girls are going through puberty earlier now than in decades past - and experts say it could be setting them up for lifelong mental health problems and even cancer later in their lives By Mansur Shaheen U.S. Deputy Health Editor For Dailymail.Com 19:38, 10 Jun 2022, updated 22:36, 13 Jun 2022 10° +8 View gallery If a young girl begins to show early signs of puberty, she recommends taking the child to a pediatrician, and even a pediatric endocrinologist like herself and asking about puberty blockers. |〇 +8 View gallery © Shutterstock / sirtravelalot While the drugs may have earned a bad reputation from serving as a center-point in the trans-debate, their original use was to limit precocious puberty, and the potential negative effects that come with it. Their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d
Suddenly when puberty blockers are given to cis kids, the Daily Mail (the same newspaper which backed Hitler btw) finally admits that "their effects are not permanent, and once a child lets their blocking treatment lapse, puberty will just continue as normal."

Which is true for trans kids too.
stephaniejane.bsky.social Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 1d
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
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Dan the Gnome @brewergnome.bsky.social · 16h
As a biologist, It really is a great analogy. Also trees. It's like saying, "There are trees and grass, you have to be one or the other." Ok... where is the line that defines "is a tree?" what about bush-like grasses? Palm trees? NON-tree palms? What about horsetails and their tree-like ancestors?
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