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My closing pitch to voters? “I will only live in this awful place if I rule over it”

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Folks who knit/crochet: Boston Food Not Bombs is seeking donations of hats, gloves, and scarves, as well as yarn that they can use to make hats:

www.instagram.com/p/DQSEViuj1s7

I know many of us want to help our friends and neighbors in need, especially since so many in government have abandoned their responsibility to the people they're sworn to serve.

I invite you to give to Project Hajra in this time of great need.

tinyurl.com/project-hajra-collaborators

Today, exactly fifty years after the first, #Iceland sees another #women's #strike, in pursuit of full #gender #equality. Follow our live blog throughout the morning and afternoon for all the latest.

https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-10-24-womens-strike-2025-live-blog-457024

On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer