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alyssum says #ProtectJhordin and #FreeLink @permanentalien.blacksky.app · 17h

hey y’all Adrian is affected by the SNAP cuts and he has dietary restrictions which makes food shopping inherently more expensive so please help them out!!

this is a very easy goal to meet, i’m talking 10 folks with $10 can close this. Thank you for sharing!!

gurl, the pandemic! share pinned pls. @adrianmica.bsky.social · 1d

if anyone can help with food since ebt is getting cut, i’d really appreciate it! 💸💕

i can make $100 work
#MutualAid #Boost #BIPOCMA
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kelly knowles art @kellyknowles.art · Jun 21

Miasser, Nael, and their beautiful daughters need help in Gaza:
🍉❤️‍🩹 www.gofundme.com/f/help-naels...

Donate to Help Nael's family survive in northern Gaza, organized by AHMED ALJA

I am Nael, I am 30 years old, I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Media and… AHMED ALJA needs your support for Help Nael's family survive in northern Gaza

www.gofundme.com

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

Deplatforming Nazis is so successful that Musk purchased Twitter to replatform them.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Mind-blowing stuff from Robby Soave.

"Podcasters should not avoid Fuentes." Of course they should. Deplatforming Nazis is good. Not amplifying them is not censorship.

Also laughable to claim Fuentes has been deplatformed. His growing reach is directly tied to MAGA destigmatizing naked racism.

Deplatforming Nick Fuentes Won't Stop Antisemitism

Tucker Carlson's interview of the right-wing podcaster has begun a debate on how best to combat antisemitic, racist, and white nationalist views.

reason.com

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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 1d

For those on the left who are not socialists, or who do not ally with socialist parties, I don't really understand: what exactly is the project? What is the plan?

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Kestrel Casey @kestrelcasey.com · 1d

This is good, but we still need to help individuals and food shelves, because it's not likely everyone is getting their regular benefits tomorrow. We've also seen this administration ignore court orders. So please keep feeding your neighbors.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Until Monday to respond???

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.

Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL.,
Defendants.

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Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
October 31, 2025
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.
No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that
Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested
on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants
to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report
back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.

A. Likelihood of Success on the Merits
Plaintiffs have demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A), (C), that Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is contrary to law. At core, Defendants' conclusion that USDA is statutorily prohibited from funding SNAP because Congress has not enacted new appropriations for the
current fiscal year is erroneous. To the contrary, Defendants are statutorily mandated to use the
previously appropriated SNAP contingency reserve when necessary and also have discretion to
use other previously appropriated funds as detailed below.

As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP
benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4];
Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of
SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, § 6, 138
Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L.
No. 119-4, § 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature
of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. § 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available
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through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve
account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at
93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].

Defendants argue out that a "suspension" is permitted under USDA's regulations, and that USDA "has consistently interpreted its authority to allow for the suspension or cancellation of benefits when necessary." Defs. Opp'n 6 [Doc. No. 18). The regulation at issue, 7 C.F.R. $ 271.7(a), sets forth procedures to be followed if monthly SNAP allowances "must be reduced, suspended, or cancelled to comply with section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008"
(emphasis added). But that the regulation allows for a suspension when there are no funds does
not mean that Defendants may choose a suspension over a reduction while funds do remain. If
the regulation did authorize such discretion, it would be inconsistent with the statutory mandate that benefits "shall" be paid unless funding is no longer available.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d

FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 3d

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.

If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.

Here's one! toastedseattle.com

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Tulchip @ Moving 📦 + Waitlist Open on VGen 🍵 @tulchip.bsky.social · 4d

Please help. Please share. Please. I want to be safe and not so financially fucked I don’t know how I’m gonna afford my medicine on top of food.

Tulchip @ Moving 📦 + Waitlist Open on VGen 🍵 @tulchip.bsky.social · 21d

Out of suggestions from some folks Ive opened the fund raising goal on my Ko-fi, any funds coming in from there will go towards allowing me to move safely despite my disability and afford all the necessities i will need without it affecting my medical budgets..

ko-fi.com/tulchip/goal...

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KeyCheyn @keycheyn.bsky.social · 3d

ko-fi.com/shanemagtoto

Buy ShaneMagtoto a Coffee

Become a supporter of ShaneMagtoto today!

ko-fi.com

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Y'all don't care unless it's you @qatapult.bsky.social · Sep 20

@mikrokosmos.bsky.social hasn't received a donation in half a year. I find that unacceptable! #BlackDisabilitySky #helpsky #Blackcrowdfund ✨ gofund.me/9ba0100f6

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 3d

I got this #illustration job email, which I think is a scam. Here's why:

1) The header says it is from LinkedIn but it is sent to my email from the sender, who is using a Gmail address

2) The payment is supposedly in crypto (due to internal financial circumstances???)

(cont)

screenshot of a probably fake illustration job email from a company supposedly called My Marketing Dept

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 2d

For anyone looking for ways to reduce meal costs, I cannot recommend the Budget Bytes app and website highly enough. Most of the meals work out to under $2/serving, there are vegan options, things that freeze well, etc.

The Moroccan Lentil Stew is my favorite.

Home

Easy and delicious recipes designed for small budgets. Delicious chicken recipes, easy pasta recipes, cozy comfort foods, vegetarian recipes and more.

www.budgetbytes.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI

NPR @npr.org · 2d

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

n.pr

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Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · 2d

“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for @powhr.org, says she said to herself when she learned that #MVP was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA. https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/

In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle

“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for the Preserve Our Water Heritage, Rights Coalition, says she said to herself when she learned that Mountain Valley Pipeline was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, Virginia, as part of a project to send even more gas through the massive 42-inch pipeline.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

This world is littered with people who read 1000 books and didn't understand a goddamn one of them. People that brag about how many books they read are morons. If someone shows off their bookcase to you as a way to describe their person, run for the hills, you're about to hear dumb shit all night

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Ruin Jane @laurenjane.bsky.social · 2d

Another post today reminded me of this story, so here it is.
'Moon, Jellyfish, Woman' a Short Tentacle Romance
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Happy Halloween
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laurenjanek.com/post/moon-jellyfish-woman

Moon, Jellyfish, Woman

Jellyfish are found all over the world, from surface waters to the deep sea. They’d lived on earth for more than 500 million years before she saw one, invisible or not. They were one of the oldest com...

www.laurenjanek.com

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💫Allison Cassandra Ashtear🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @jayeallisonashtear.bsky.social · 2d

This is very much worth reading.

Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 2d

My entry in the Trump ballroom discourse.

It’s a monument to Trump’s insecurities, a symbol of our descent into authoritarianism, and a gaudy bribery palace all in one. Read at @liberalcurrents.com

www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-loeil-...

Trump L’œil: The White House Ballroom, MAGA Aesthetics, and the Meanings of Trump’s Newest Building Project

Trump, the tacky and chronically bankrupt real estate developer, and Hitler, the failed artist who was too bad at math to try his hand at architecture school, are alike in at least these ways. A love ...

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Anyway, I don't know who needs to hear this right now but faculty, grades are NOT there to take students down a peg, put them in their place, or determine a student's value

They should reflect student learning, if they must be given at all

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

People spend way time worrying about whether students are getting too many A's and not enough time considering the possibility that people who busted ass so hard that they got into a place like that might be the kind to be high achieving

Too many FACULTY think grading is about breaking people, too

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

So there is a new article out about grade inflation at a certain school and people think it's funny that students told the student paper that the report was stressful and here's why I don't think it's funny

A friend of mine killed herself my senior year
It is a high pressure place
and

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Hippyadam @hippyadam.bsky.social · 2d

Countdown to twatty Tommy running off to the US starts now.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Trump has announced that the US will admit the lowest level of refugees ever at 7,500 in FY 2026. The US will only be admitting as refugees White people from South Africa and "victims of illegal or unjust discrimination," which leaked memos suggest means far-right Europeans.

T H E W H I T E H OU S E
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P r e s i d e n t i a l D e t e r m i n a t i o n
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SUBJECT: Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions
for Fiscal Year 2026
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), and after appropriate
consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the following
determinations and authorize the following actions:
The admissions of up to 7,500 refugees to the United States during
Fiscal Year 2026 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise
in the national interest.
The admissions numbers shall primarily be allocated among Afrikaners
from South Africa pursuant to Executive Order 14204, and other victims
of illegal or unjust discrimination in their respective homelands.
Refugee admissions under this determination, which may reach but not
exceed the numerical limit described herein, are in all respects
subject to the requirements of other Presidential policies and
actions, whether issued prior or subsequent to this determination.
Those Presidential policies and actions include, but are not limited
to: Executive Order 14161, which mandates that refugees receive the
most stringent identification verification of any class of alien
seeking admission or entry to the United States; Executive Order
14163, which suspends the entry into the United States of refugees
other than when the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security jointly
determine that an admission is in the national interest and does not
threaten the security or welfare of the United States; Executive Order
14204, which provides for refugee resettlement of Afrikaners from
South Africa who are victims of unjust racial discrimination; and
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 2d

We use the term “influencer” to capture how accounts with large audiences play an outsized role in shaping online discourse. But influence works both ways, and the audience’s (and other influencers’) power in shaping the views of elites (including electeds) is probably the most meaningful dynamic.

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

I would read the hell out of a deeply reported piece on how the media/political elite addiction to Twitter is shaping their views, which in turn shape the views of millions of people. It's a total reality-warper.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3d

i’m increasingly convinced that many people in d.c. are just suffering from x dot com brain rot

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Basta! @bastamedia.bsky.social · 2d

"Il y a aucune chance de mourir si on ne fuit pas un contrôle de police". Cette semaine, on a reçu des centaines de commentaires comme ça. Mais qu'en disent vraiment les chiffres ?

Explications par notre journaliste @ldamiano.bsky.social ⬇️

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

This whole Nazi tattoo dude in the Senate nonsense is revealing of a lot of white folks. Oh your friends have Nazi tattoos too? Oh it doesn't bother you at all? Oh your whole crew you been rolling with has them & y'all are all perfectly democratic? Fascinating. Taking notes.

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