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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 7h

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Some Leftist @anarch0striga.bsky.social · 2h

If you have the means and the connections, sponsor a family that's losing out of their SNAP benefits this month. That kind of solidarity is something we need right now!

Some Leftist @anarch0striga.bsky.social · 2h

Amazing costume 🔥

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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 4h

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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 5h

If the “horrors” got you down read how neighbors, communities and strangers are helping each other.

As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills

As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

www.npr.org

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 1d

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.

Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings

Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’

www.bloomberg.com

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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 21h

The fact that some of the companies who run the games industry are fighting so hard to stop unionization just proves how much power the workers have when they stand together. This disgusting action only delays the inevitable; solidarity will win.

IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 1d

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.

We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.

Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Some Leftist @anarch0striga.bsky.social · 16h

Olympia, WA! Thurston County Grocery Fairies is an all-volunteer project to redistribute 💰 from financially abundant community members to community members who are affected by the loss of SNAP

Fundraising site is chuffed.org/project/1559...

Request help and/or volunteer site is: tally.so/r/mVR1EN

Thurston County Grocery Fairies

With SNAP benefits on hold for November and WIC funds uncertain, more than 30,000 people in Thurston County are facing immediate food insecurity. Thurston County Grocery Fairies is an all-volunteer pr...

chuffed.org

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Some Leftist @anarch0striga.bsky.social · 1d

Olympia, WA folks - If you know someone who's going to lose their SNAP benefits please let them know that Helsing Junction Farms is doing a free SNAP replacement CSA to help keep folks fed! ✊

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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't an article about Trump's looming SNAP cuts. It's from 2023 and it's about the cuts Biden made to SNAP as he worked with Republicans to tear down the pandemic safety net. A lot of the Dems that are screaming about Trump's cuts were perfectly fine signing off on this. That's how we got here

Here’s why millions of Americans will lose $3 billion in monthly food stamp benefits starting in March | CNN Politics

Putting food on the table will be a lot harder for millions of Americans starting in March.

edition.cnn.com

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daniel s. @self.agency · 1d

i can’t imagine why the number of people on food stamps has skyrocketed since the 70s (*cough* reagan *cough*). i’m sure it has nothing to do with income inequality, stagnant wages, or inflation. people are just lazy i guess.

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Are you people fucking kidding me with this shit @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

At the same time, there are legitimate debates about the best ways to feed the needy, how many should qualify and how much they should get. In the 1970s, 1 in 50
Americans received food stamps. Now, 1 in 8 do. On average, these households get $322 a month. Are 42 million Americans really in such danger of suffering malnutrition that the federal government should spend about $100 billion every year

Certainly, many need the help. The American Enterprise Institute's Kevin Corinth estimates that 2.9 million individuals willbe pushed into poverty if SNAP benefits are not paid in November, including 1.1 million children, 1.3 million working-age adults and about 500,000 seniors.
But no one should aspire for large segments of the population to depend on government handouts. The program could certainly be designed better to not discourage work.
Ultimately, the best way to help over the long run is to grow the economy, which leads to job creation and rising wages.

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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 1d

They are literally killing all of us

Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66% report says.
Polluter elite are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality.

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 1d

The image is a meme divided into two parts:
1. Top Half:
- Features the heads of three billions-Branson, musk, and bezos placed against a space-themed background with planets and stars.
- Each head is positioned near different planets, symbolizing their involvement in space travel.
2. Bottom Half:
- Shows a person holding their cheek, indicating a toothache.
- The background is the American flag.
- Contains text: "Capitalism is great cause we got three guys whose hobbies include 'Space travel' and most of us can't afford the dentist."

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•Anti-capitalist meme pebbler• @seizethememez.bsky.social · 1d

How do you replace a cheap immigrant labor force?
Increase the crime rate so you can have more laborers for your prison workforce.
How to increase the crime rate?
Deny people access to food.

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 2d

Millions are about to see huge increases in their healthcare premium costs.

22 million people will see their healthcare premiums double and 4.2 million will lose healthcare because they can no longer afford it.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

THREE WAYS TO TAKE ACTION NOW

1. Donate to your local food bank.

2. Collect and distribute to your local community shelter. Check with your local organizations first to see what they need most.

3. Host a give-back drive in your community. Visit NoKings.org/alliance to learn more.

#SNAP

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 2d

Atlanta's message to Starbucks: NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

I’m the first congressional candidate to be indicted under the second Trump administration.

But if things keep going the way they are, I won’t be the last.

That’s why I need to fight these charges with everything we’ve got. Help us do that here: katforillinois.com/legal

Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges

Show your support with a contribution.

katforillinois.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump regime is building a massive human trafficking operation run by armed contractors.

Remember Acting ICE Director, Todd Lyons, said, “We need to get better at treating [deportation] like a business… like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”

Always follow the money—you’ll find the Nazis.

ICE Wants to Build a Shadow Deportation Network in Texas

A new ICE proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

www.wired.com

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Ian Hell Damnskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 2d

as someone who was on SNAP four times let me tell you it would be *phenomenally hard* to exploit, they put *a lot of effort* into giving you *as little as possible* and are horrendously understaffed

if someone has managed to abuse the system they are Danny Ocean and you should respect the hustle

Emily @emilyonhere.gay · 2d

“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d

So, these ghouls want to make healthcare and food unaffordable -- and now they’re taking housing from military families because they’re scared of protests over their own actions?

Power shouldn’t have to hide from the public it’s supposed to serve.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others now live on military bases. Read The Atlantic’s reporting on how Generals’ Row became MAGA Avenue: https://theatln.tc/vj8DMBoz

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 2d

I'd rather shit in both hands and clap than let someone who makes $700k a minute convince me that people who make $7.25 an hour are the reason we're all struggling.
Wake the fuck up.

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