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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 18h

It’s coming for you too mf’r

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 1d

South Korea has mandated solar canopies for large parking lots. It's a no-brainer. We could offer firms incentives to do it here, or they could just friggin' do it! (H/t @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social)

Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...

What if Walmart turned its parking lots into solar farms?

We asked experts to help crunch the numbers.

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

No American is safe. They just don’t realize it yet.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...

Carlos Jimenez, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen, was on his way to work at a food bank when he was shot by ICE officers in what a DHS spokesperson calls “defensive shots.”

On Thursday morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., ICE officers were at Vineyard Avenue in Ontario when Jimenez, who was not in the target vehicle, attempted to pull in front of the officers.

According to Javier Hernandez, executive director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Jimenez was trying to assist and provide aid to the person who was being stopped by ICE officers.

After Jimenez was shot in the shoulder, the LA Times and LA Taco reported that he drove to his brother’s house so he could take him to the hospital.

Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a pragmatist. Mamdani is the best candidate.

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

Just that front page alone has me rolling. “Coughs up pair of jeans”? “Segregation score”?😂😂😂

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

Not a bold claim at all, but glad he said it

Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

Yes

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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote this in September 2024. If you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read it all. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone likes an underdog story (except the overdog) and some wanted a Canadian team to beat a U.S. team because Trump is an idiot, but Los Angeles has been through some shit from wild fires to fascist occupation. Good for them on this World Series.

Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration lies because that is all they have

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18d

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 1d

I’m getting this:

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program. n.pr/3JyA9Pq

With the outlook for SNAP benefits uncertain, food banks are warning of a crisis

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

SNAP assistance makes Page One in Boston ..

.. Chattanooga ..

.. Palm Beach ..

.. Asbury Park, NJ.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Almost 42 million people are losing their food aid today.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) actually told the press that Democrats would be the ones hurt most by losing SNAP.

To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.

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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 3d

NEW from me:

Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent.

That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 2d

The real hell hole

Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. This is shit.

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Daniel Biss @danielbiss.bsky.social · 2d

Get the hell out of Evanston.

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 2d

Just awesome: all Chicago eateries should do this. Thanks Manny’s! We were just talking about you the other day. Time to visit again.

Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 2d

SUPPORT MANNY'S IF YOU ARE IN CHICAGO.

Mannys stating that if you come in during the first week of November and show your SNAP card, they will make a family meal for there or to go.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 2d

Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute money owed to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "as soon as possible," just one day before funding for SNAP was set to lapse. share.google/odvonkb23X6v...

Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund

The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.

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Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 2d

Love it

Jason Westrope @jwestrope.bsky.social · 3d

Full on