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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2h

That's right Chris, let em twist. Don't take any deal until it includes getting the King out of the castle

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 2h

The Trump Administration is making a choice to fight against a court order mandating they feed 42 million Americans.

They are intent on inflicting the maximum amount of pain on the American people from this shutdown.

Trump admin challenges judge’s order to Pay SNAP benefits in full

Trump admin attorneys filed an appeal challenging Thursday’s ruling that the federal government is required to pay full SNAP benefits.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.

Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.

American capitalism is off the rails.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

MSNBC: Where's the urgency to end this shutdown in Washington?

JEFFRIES: That's a great question. It should be asked of Mike Johnson. Where's the urgency in actually bringing the House back into session? They have canceled votes for the last 6 weeks.

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LiziBytesNews ❌👑 @lizibytes1975.bsky.social · 12h

Definition of “trumpery” is “showy but worthless” aka “gold-plated bullshit”.

Definition of “trumpery” as “showy but worthless”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Apr 18

It turns out when you fire all the staff who handle travel bookings, visas, and security, the inspectors can't do their job either. These absolute dipshits.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 18

The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.

FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections

The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 13h

The press lost its shit for weeks at the mere thought of referring to Trump and his political movement as "fascist."

Republicans meanwhile use every -ist epithet they can muster against Democrats of any stripe and the press doesn't say a word.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Ted Cruz: "The heart of the Democratic Party today is communist and jihadist and extremist."

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 21h

NOT GUILTY for Sean Dunn Sandwich Guy. Yessssss.

Sandwich Guy Found Not Guilty - Washingtonian

Sean Dunn, who will forever be known as Sandwich Guy, was found not guilty of misdemeanor assault by a jury in federal court in DC Thursday. It was never in doubt that Dunn threw a sandwich at a feder...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20h

investigation for every company that agreed to one of these payoffs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 18h

I have never seen an American President so desperate to force children and seniors to go hungry.

Donald Trump is appealing a federal court's order requiring him to pay the full SNAP benefits for this month.

This is as ugly and cruel as it gets.

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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 19h

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge just ordered Trump to fully fund SNAP for November by tomorrow.

Because apparently the President needs a court order to force him to feed hungry families.

CNN @cnn.com · 20h

A federal judge in Rhode Island has said the Trump administration must fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. https://cnn.it/47KumOX

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h

On top of refusing to fully fund SNAP during the shutdown, the Trump regime has:

-Cut $1 billion from USDA programs supporting food banks
-Enacted tariffs that have caused food prices to rise
-Made the largest cut to SNAP in history
-Canceled the annual food security survey

Shameful.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17h

Because Trump is using millions of hungry Americans as leverage in his shutdown, SNAP benefits will be late and significantly reduced this month — leaving millions of families at risk. We’re stepping up to support our fellow Americans by donating food, supplies, and funds to local food banks. 👇

Mutual Aid

No Kings Alliance - Mutual Aid Table of Contents Find a Local Mutual Aid Group Do’s and Dont’s of Mutual Aid Common Items in Need Starting Your Own Project Create a donation drive for a local mutual ...

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 17h

Air traffic controllers are working without pay right now.

Trump could stop this Republican shutdown today by simply convening a meeting with legislative leaders.

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 15h

Thousands of folks called their senators and told them not to fold for a false promise of a floor vote with the liar GOP who break their word on the regular. Thank you for calling. Democracy isn't a spectator sport. Dems will never do the brave right thing if we don't hold their feet to the fire.

Urgent: Senate Dems consider folding on Gov't Shutdown. Here's what you need to do.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 15h

Republicans sent TRILLIONS of your taxpayer dollars straight to the pockets of billionaires earlier this year.

But now they've caused the longest shutdown in history because they want to let health care costs explode for average Americans.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15h

Donald Trump’s war on SNAP.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:

'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."

chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.

“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

The Wildest Democratic Wins You May Not Have Heard About

Elections for school boards and public service commissions aren’t as sexy as a governor’s race, but they matter — and Democrats swept them everywhere.

www.huffpost.com

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 1d

This thread about the sandwich guy trial is amazing.

Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 1d

“A sandwich that Lairmore testified he somehow felt through his ballistic armor on his chest, armor that is specifically made strong enough so that it stops a bullet from piercing a soldier’s heart.”

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LiziBytesNews ❌👑 @lizibytes1975.bsky.social · 1d

“…But what they’re really objecting to is more fundamental: the idea that democratic governments should guarantee people’s basic needs, even if it means intervening in markets. What I call economics of essentials recognizes housing, food, transportation and childcare aren’t ordinary commodities…”

Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber

Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

📽️ WATCH: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland.

Trump justified the deployment of National Guard troops by calling the city "War ravaged," with an ICE office under siege. That's not what we found.

🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/43fRCmF

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

TOMORROW: Join our co-founders to dive into the election results, discuss what they mean for the future leadership of the Democratic Party, and talk about how we build on the momentum as we gear up for the midterms. Plus, Leah and Ezra will answer your questions: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

(over an image of protesters at a No Kings event) WHAT’S THE PLAN?
with Leah Greenberg & Ezra Levin

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Cullam @cullam.bsky.social · 3d

I'd like to add being solution oriented. Lots of people campaign on loudly complaining about real problems, and then skip to "therefore elect me", without getting into how they can solve the problems. But he's great at identifying addressable solutions.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters

2. Don't get distracted from point one

3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage

4. Don't be old as fuck.

Go forth and do likewise

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 4d

Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.

www.politico.eu/article/zohr...

Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise

Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.

www.politico.eu

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