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🎃 just maur-SCREAM 👻 @asewcialist.bsky.social · 12h

My younger brother has been diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. He’s only 42.

His friends set up a fund to help them pay for the treatments and get to and from drs appointments.

Anything you can give is greatly appreciated
Thank you 🙏🏼

www.givesendgo.com/GKN74?fbclid...

Faith & Fight! Buster & Sheena need our help!

🌟💔 Every day feels like a gift, but lately, that feeling has been tinged with worry and uncertainty. Today marks another chapter in our friend’s lives—a ch...

www.givesendgo.com

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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 12h

Rent stabilization is good.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 20h

In an unprecedented move, Austria is regulating rents for the entire country.

All apartments that already have government regulation have seen a total rent freeze this year.

All formerly unregulated units are also getting rent stabilization to limit landlord rent hikes.

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NHMARF @nhmarf.bsky.social · 20h

Hi neighbors, as of the time that we are posting this, November SNAP benefits will not be dispensed due to the federal government shutdown. Though the state of NH will be funding additional mobile food pantries, and we're seeing many individuals, groups, and businesses step up and announce plans to

Did you hear that as of today, 10/31, SNAP will not be funded in November 2025?

That means that 75,000+ NH residents will be left without funds to buy food for themselves and their families.

Learn more

NHMARF distributes food and other life saving resources to hundreds of shoppers across the state every week. We need your support to increase our weekly food budgets to help our shoppers meet their basic needs.

Examples of Non-Perishable foods:
Peanut butter and jelly
Canned soup, fruit, veggies, beans, tuna, chicken, etc (with pull tabs or with can opener)
Shelf-stable milk
Cereal or oatmeal packets
Instant mash potatoes
Microwavable rice or pasta
Trail mix or mixed nuts
Protein bars
Instant coffee/electrolyte mix
Slim Jims or beef jerky
Granola bars/pop tarts/crackers
Spices
Bottled water or Juice

We know that we take care of us. We cannot wait for someone else to show up for our community members.

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NHMARF @nhmarf.bsky.social · 1d

We're excited to share that we have some additional donation drop box locations!

As always, we extend our deepest gratitude to the businesses that open their doors to the public on our behalf to collect much needed donations for our communities. Thank you so much, we can't do this work without you!

DROP OFF LOCATIONS
Fall 2025 Update!

We are so grateful to all of these businesses for opening their doors to us and allowing us to help our neighbors more.

CONCORD
Totally Tea + Coffee
2 Capital Plaza

Witchlight Oracle Apothecary
21 Warren St

South Asian Mart
239 Loudon Rd

Penuche's
6 Pleasant St

SEACOAST
Popovers on the Square
8 Congress St - Portsmouth
11 Brickyard Sq - Epping

Smitten Yarn Co
59 Hanson St, Rochester

Auspicious Brew
1 Washington St, Dover

SEACOAST
(Continued)
Alchemy & Herbs
121 Water St, Exeter

Mend Acupuncture
585 Rt 125, Unit 4, Barrington

The Freedom Cafe
37 Main St, Durham

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 14h

It's a sign that things are really bad tbh, we only get attention when something is going wrong

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 14h

I thought my group's latest social post was doing pretty well. Checked the metrics. 400% better than normal. Okay yeah cool

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Heath Howard for Congress @heathhowardnh.com · 2d

We keep us safe. RESOURCES FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY SNAP FUNDING BELOW:
heathhowardnh.com/linkinbio
Let's take care of one another during this difficult time.
#NHPolitics #NewHampshire #Snap #shutdown

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 2d

You should care about Jamaica and Sudan even if you don't know anyone there and the news isn't covering it. The anti-Blackness embedded in folks' lack of empathy is gross.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

This is an especially worrying statement when facial recognition can be inaccurate, biased, and generally make mistakes. Basing whether someone should be in the US or not, and ignoring physical media like a birth certificate, is ripe for disaster bsky.app/profile/jose...

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 2d

today the vice president of the united states weighed in on collargate, a widespread lie about a twitch streamer being a secret dog torturer. with each passing day, we become even more 12 years old

"You don't have to zap him like Hasan [Piker]?" asked the show’s host, Miranda Devine.

"Not like Hasan Piker?” Vance replied in a voice that anyone should be disqualified from running for public office simply for possessing. “ No. No electrocution of dogs here."

"How disgusting is that? What does that tell you about a person?" said Devine, whose unquenchable appetite for boot needs to be studied.

"Well, I think that tells you that they're bad people,” said Vance, 12, who nonetheless possesses the baby brain of someone who was born yesterday. “If you can actually cause suffering to an innocent animal, you're probably the kind of person who doesn't worry about suffering in people as well. And that's been my experience: If you mistreat dogs, that's almost 100 percent a sign that you're gonna be a really terrible person."

Tell that to the 40 million low-income Americans about to lose SNAP benefits. I’m sure they’ll agree with you that the truest measure of a man is his dog, rather than his proclivity for aiding and abetting mass immiseration. Also, I bet JD Vance’s dog hates him, too.

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Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · 4d

A lot of places in the USA only have food banks operated by faith based organizations. And they only serve members of their congregation. So, lie. Do whatever you gotta do!

Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · Feb 24

old bread

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Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · 3d

shame & embarrassment are a tool used against you. plz do not fall for it. everything is dumb rn. do what you need to do to survive.

Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · Oct 23

it’s bananas

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Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · 4d

A lotta folks are gonna be losing their food stamps, so I’ll be reposting several comics about hunger & food insecurity.

Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · Feb 18

great American survival challenge (1/2)

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 3d

okay so do i buy balatro on my switch or tablet

Balatro @playbalatro.com · 3d

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InkLink.news @inklinknews.bsky.social · 3d

It’s crunch time for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table, as the federal shutdown is likely to continue into November and the government refuses to release a reserve fund that would help keep benefits going for two or three weeks.

As SNAP deadline looms, 75,000 New Hampshire residents days away from food crisis - Manchester Ink Link

It’s crunch time for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table, as the federal shutdown is likely to continue into November and the government ref...

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

However bad you think the police surveillance state has become, it’s worse. Here a tiny police force has blanketed a tiny town in a network of cameras to track every person and vehicle that goes through. Which leads a cop to this woman’s house to lie to her to coax a false confession.

The sergeant later revealed that Bow Mar's cameras showed she was in town from "11:52
until 12:09 exactly," which is apparently when the package - total value $25 - was stolen.
Bow Mar has positioned cameras at the town's entrances for more than five years, and also has provided discounted Ring cameras for homes, CBS Colorado reported earlier.
"Like I said, nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing," the sergeant told Elser.
Besides the data from the surveillance cameras, the sergeant also said he had footage from the theft victim's own security camera, which he claimed showed Elser in the act. She staunchly denied it.

But Milliman refused to show the evidence to Elser as they stood on her doorstep — since, according to him, she wouldn't admit her own guilt.
"If you're going to deny it, I'm not going to give you any courtesy. If you're going to lie to me, I'm not going to give you any courtesy," he said in the video.
The sergeant left her with a summons for petty theft, a December court date and a gnawing feeling in her gut.

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🥀your ghoulfriend gore-igan.⚰️ @hereliescorri.bsky.social · 4d

One in eight Americans relying on SNAP is a wild number. We are not good at being a livable country, friends.

WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 4d

While the current government shutdown is only the second-longest in history, November 2025 is set to be the first time the USDA has declined to issue SNAP benefits — which one in eight Americans rely on to pay for groceries — during a shutdown.

New Bedford food pantry bracing for influx amid SNAP uncertainty

One in eight Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, referred to as SNAP, to pay for their groceries.

www.wpri.com

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Brandon "Tunnel Ignus" Kirkman @kirkmanbrandon.bsky.social · 3d

HUGE FUCKIN’ DAY

cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 3d

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

The original Far Side Cow Tools Cartoon by Gary Larson. A cow stands on its hind legs behind a table, staring blankly at the viewer from behind its heavy brow ridge. On the table are four crudely made tools: a lump, a lump with an offset crooked handle, a long stick with hooked prongs at the end, and a crude handsaw with irregular teeth. In the background a barn sits on a hill. Caption reads, "Cow tools."

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 3d

me when i finally remember to take a vitamin d supplement and get my inhaler refilled and can feel like a normal person for a day

Rev. Dr. Derek M Ballard PhD @derekmballard.bsky.social · 4d

*catastrophe ensues.

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 4d

"mom did I ever go to America?"
Sweetie you live in America
".......... FINALLY"

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Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 4d

My dad sent me this

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Heath Howard for Congress @heathhowardnh.com · 6d

Today, I'm out canvassing with Jess Spillers in her campaign for mayor and all of the down ballot candidates here in Manchester.
The federal and state government has passed the buck to local officials.
We need strong leaders, like Jess, now.
#NHPolitics #MHT #Manchester #NewHampshire

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 7d

and just as a reminder, no matter the uniform:

If they're racially profiling, kidnapping, assaulting or killing people, they're a piece of shit.

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 7d

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

“Making Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets,” with photos of how they’re uniformed and equipped

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Em @embienbi.bsky.social · 6d

"Mom when is next friday?"

it's......... it's next friday

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.

These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.

Spotify stock graph showing a decrease of $28 in one day (Friday 10/24), the day after Spotify’s boycott became a trending topic on Bluesky. This is a roughly 5% decrease in value.

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