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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 6h

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h

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Zohran Mamdani Makes Appearance on ‘Shop Cats,’ Meets Bodega Kitty Named Coca

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign stop at a Bronx bodega for an appearance on "Shop Cats."

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 6h

. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social dropped in on many online microfandoms to conquer the fragmented media problem, including a personal favorite of mine, the streamer who walks around New York making beats for strangers to freestyle to @ariathome.bsky.social

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

President Trump gave a last-minute endorsement to Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race on Monday. Trump also vowed to withhold as much federal funding as he could if Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner, was elected.

Trump Backs Cuomo as N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Nears Finish Line

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner, said he was “confident but not complacent” about winning, as former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was endorsed by President Trump.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

It's Election Day in many parts of the country. The governors, mayors, city councils, state reps, judges, school boards, and referendums you vote for today will be a vital line of defense against the Trump regime. You still have power. Use it.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

Patriot. 🇺🇸 😢

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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 7h

New: Liz Cheney on her father, “Country over Party”

www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/p...

‘Country over party’: How Dick Cheney helped Liz Cheney stand up to Donald Trump | CNN Politics

One year after Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, former Vice President Dick Cheney joined his daughter Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney on the floor of the House to take a l...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

After a contentious mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa have put their fates in the hands of New York City voters. Polls close at 9 p.m. Follow live election updates.

NYC Mayoral Election Live Updates: Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa Put Their Fates in Voters' Hands

After a contentious campaign, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa have put their fates in the hands of voters. Polls close at 9 p.m.

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: Trump advisers Chris LaCivita, Paul Manafort & Tony Fabrizio were paid a total of nearly $1.7 million over the course of less than 4 months by the party of the Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha, who is sanctioned by the State Department for "significant corruption."

Trump Advisers Were Paid Over $1.6 Million by the Albanian Opposition

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17h

FWIW, social democracies like Norway, Sweden etc have big businesses. They have billionaires.

They also have universal healthcare, quality free education & child care, and programs to curb poverty and food insecurity.

How?

Their billionaires pay taxes and don’t control the government.

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 22h

The Trump Administration’s cruelty knows no bounds.

First, they refuse to distribute SNAP funds that have ALREADY been appropriated.

Now they are telling starving SNAP families that they cannot get help from grocery stores.

Fund SNAP now!

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary and limited reprieve to low-income families as the government shutdown rapidly approaches its sixth week.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

#11 in In re: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Unive (11th Cir., 25-13403) – CourtListener.com

ORDER: Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner American Oversight is HELD in abeyance. [10567702-2] in 25-13400, Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Knight First Amendment Institut...

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Chris Jones @cjones47.bsky.social · 1d

Merde!

Perry Areolar @perryodontal.bsky.social · 1d

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre"

www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

according to the liberation newspaper, documents dating back to a 2014 inspection by the French National Agency for the Security of Computer Systems reported a staggering detail: "the password of the louvre's video surveillance server was simply " louvre. "

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Jon Stewart will remain a one-day-a-week host with “The Daily Show” through the end of 2026, Comedy Central announced on Monday. His contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting.

Jon Stewart Signs Extension for ‘Daily Show’ Through 2026

Mr. Stewart’s contract was set to expire in December, though he expressed publicly last month that he wanted to keep hosting the show.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "If I was Mike Johnson and I was trying to distract from the fact that I was looking to throw 4 million Americans off their healthcare and more than a million New Yorkers off their SNAP benefits, then I too would be looking for anything else that I could speak about."

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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 1d

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...

Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder: The government is shut down because Trump and Republicans don’t want to fund healthcare.

They are so against it that they were even willing to let 42 million Americans go hungry — until courts stepped in. www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...

SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of th...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "This is a president who ran on cheaper groceries who's now spending $300 million to remodel a White House ballroom-- the same amount of money that could give SNAP benefits to 100,000 New Yorkers."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps as the federal shutdown approaches its sixth week. The roughly one in eight families that receive SNAP may still be at risk of imminent hunger and financial hardship.

Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month

The government said it would send the aid after a court ruled last week that it must preserve the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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Bornabrit1 @lindarothwell.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just saying.....

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social responds to Trump says he's a "much better looking person" than him: "My focus is on the affordability crisis, and if the president wants to speak about grocery prices or lowering the cost of living, I'm absolutely ready to do so."

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social: "We have to understand the authoritarian administration and the affordability crisis as twin crises that New Yorkers are facing at the same time."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

First Cuomo got Trump's endorsement, now he's got the endorsement of the richest man in the world.

It's clearer than ever that there's only one candidate for NYC Mayor who will actually stand up to the oligarchs: Zohran Mamdani.

Elon Musk backs Cuomo against Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race

Musk encouraged NYC voters to back former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Zohran Mamdani the day before the city's mayoral electi

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Reporter: SNAP is so stimulative to our economy. There are lots of rural stores where 60% of their sales are SNAP sales. So that rural store might have to shutter its doors. This is our collective struggle. All of us do better when people experiencing hunger do better. All of us lose when they don't

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