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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 23m

SNAP recipient: I'm very scared because I rely heavily on SNAP benefits. Living on a fixed income, the price of food is going sky high, my benefits don't go as far as they used to. I don't know how much longer I can last. I'm going to go to food banks, but those areas are gonna be depleted quickly

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 31m

SNAP recipient: You go from having everything to having nothing. When you find yourself on the other end... I don't know. We all need each other.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1h

Maybe someone should sue the WH for claiming this is unedited, since the 73 minute version is still marked “condensed for clarity” and doesn’t match the official transcript. I think we’re all owed millions.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h

Trump's Department of Agriculture has sent an email to grocery stores prohibiting them from offering discounts to customers impacted by the SNAP funding lapse.

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Yoko Ono @yokoono.bsky.social · 1h

HUNGERTHON 2025 → hungerthon.org
The 2025 #Hungerthon campaign just launched! Help bring John & Yoko’s vision for a hunger-free world to life by joining the cause. Donations to @WhyHunger unlock special John Lennon gifts, celebrity merch, and auction items—all to help end hunger!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 56m

".. Toward the end of the interview, Trump responds .. telling Norah O'Donnell, '.. I'd rather not have you ask the question.'

".. That exchange was included in the full transcript but was omitted from the extended video on YouTube."

@axios.com $PSKY
www.axios.com/2025/11/03/t...

Dems want FCC probe of "60 Minutes" omission of Trump's Binance pardon exchange

A note said the extended version of the interview had been "condensed for clarity."

www.axios.com

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 2h

I will venmo any reporter $400 to ask trump "what does SNAP stand for"

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1h

They’re following the Russian playbook.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Aug 1

There is a playbook here they appear to be following:

1) Break apart the government.
2) Crash the economy.
3) Sell government assets and bankrupt companies to billionaires for cheap.
4) Cement power for oligarchs and fascists.

But we the people will not allow this—we will resist, and we will win.

How 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin

In the 1990s, reformers adopted a radical economic program in Russia. It devastated ordinary Russians and created a new class of oligarchs. And it explains the rise of Putin and the leader he is today

www.npr.org

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 1h

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 11h

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1h

Sometimes I wonder if giving up a steady paycheck was the right call and sometimes I don't.

Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 3h

Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post

Wash post on Mamdani: The young politician wa born into a life of wealth and privilege, and from tht perch he adopted a worldview centered around destroying the economic system that made his adopted country thrive.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 1h

“The Wizard of Oz was terrifying only until the curtain drew back and revealed the man with the microphone—small, ordinary, and afraid. Every autocrat is the same. The show of grandeur is a projection of fear: the fear of being seen as he is, of being small…”

open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...

The Theater of Power: Trump and the Tradition of Deliberate Decadence

November 3, 2025 | By Steven A. Cash

open.substack.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

It would be interesting to see an analysis of the stakeholders of these two corporations and what role political donations might have played in the Trump administration campaign against Tylenol that dramatically drove down Kenvue’s stock price thereby enabling Kimberly-Clark’s acquisition of it.

Six month line graph showing a marked decline in Kenvue stock price with a sharp rise after news of the merger was released

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The Beatles Photos @thebeatlespix.bsky.social · 1h

Paul McCartney Magical Mystery Tour 1967

the #Beatles

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 1h

There is American blood on battlefields to protect the right to a free and fair vote. Intimidation like this spits on their sacrifice. It's about as anti-American as you can get.

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 1h

🧊✈️ AVELO RENDITIONS ⛓️😲

👉 An Avelo 737 (tail: N804VL) has departed El Paso on an ICE rendition mission to Honduras & Guatemala 🇭🇳🇬🇹

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1h

Just so we’re all on the same page.

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 1h

I’m fighting to bring back tax credits to make insurance more affordable.

I need to hear from you about how much your costs will go up if Congress fails to act.

If you pay for health care under the ACA and your costs are increasing, please fill out this quick survey:
forms.gle/5DJ1s9uQjNXM...

forms.gle

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 1h

Texans who use healthcare.gov to get insurance can now see how much their plan will cost for 2026.

For millions of people, prices are set to go up because Republicans are getting rid of critical tax credits.

You can check your plan: www.healthcare.gov/see-plans

Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®

Welcome to the Health Insurance Marketplace®. Official government website.

healthcare.gov

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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 2h

Forty-six years ago today, KKK members and Neo-Nazis murdered five activists in the Greensboro Massacre in North Carolina. 🗃️ guides.lib.unc.edu/greensboro-1...

LibGuides: Researching the Greensboro Massacre at Wilson Library: Greensboro Massacre Timeline and Key Organizations

Research guide for materials related to the Greensboro Massacre in the Wilson Library collections

guides.lib.unc.edu

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks to the Editorial Board of the Austin American Statesman for this strong editorial opposing the Compact!

AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 1d

www.statesman.com/opinion/edit...

Trump's compact would put UT's academic excellence at risk | Editorial

The University of Texas’ scholarly strength comes from independence, not political deals. UT should reject Washington’s strings-attached funding, the Statesman Editorial Board writes.

www.statesman.com

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 2d

“The AAUP at UT-Austin executive committee sent a letter to President [Jim] Davis and Chairman Eltife in mid-October, offering several arguments against the compact and urging them to reject it,” Karma Chavez said. “They never responded.”

www.austinchronicle.com/news/student...

Students Organize as UT Continues to Drag Its Feet on Trump’s Compact • The Austin Chronicle

“If UT adopts the Trump compact, it is not an exaggeration to say that we will become a laughingstock among our peer universities,” Karma Chavez, the president of UT’s chapter of the American Associat...

www.austinchronicle.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

So, is MAGA Mike Johnson ever going to work again, or is he just going to keep humiliating himself by holding these weird press conferences every day? Trying to starve Americans and take away their health care to protect those in the Epstein Files certainly is a choice.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

If we were a Republic functioning as intended with separation of powers, checks & balances, House Oversight would be conducting an investigation into the Zhao pardon that Trump doesn’t remember, his involvement with Trump’s crypto company, & the foreign investors. But we aren’t.

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