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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 5h

Busy on the yacht, can't be bothered w/ issues about living wages & food.
www.yachtworld.com/research/300...

Above: The 361-foot Oceanco megayacht “KAOS” docked in Miami, Florida. Photo by Morgan Collins for YachtWorld.

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Georgia DiPirro 📎 @georgiadipirro.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly.

Weaponization of
Food
#Authoritarianism Tactics
• manipulation of Food Aid
• agricultural infrastructure
🚫farms🐮
🚫SNAP
🚫USDA emergency funds

🚫Trump HALTED 94 Million pounds Food FOOD BANKS
🚫DOGE Cut
$1 Billion USDA
•School & FOOD BANKS -Food from Farms

When Food Becomes a Weapon: Starvation as a Tool of War

When we stand up against the weaponization of food, we defend the principle that access to nourishment is not a privilege to be withheld, but a fundamental human right that must be protected even in t...

www.northwestharvest.org

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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 7h

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AuntieU @umaija.bsky.social · 9h

Amazon is a prime example of corporate welfare. They avoid paying corporate taxes, AND don't pay a living wage for their workers. Amazon delivery drivers get $19/hour, compared to $35/hour for unionized UPS drivers. We subsidize their operation at both levels.
shift.hks.harvard.edu/amazon-drive...

Amazon Drives Low Wages: The Unraveling of Workplace Protections for Delivery Drivers - The Shift Project

Read the Full Article Amazon has revolutionized shopping and challenged traditional brick-and-mortar retail. But at the heart of this logistics […]

shift.hks.harvard.edu

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 5h

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 7h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Times editorial board thinks Democrats should “move to the center.”

Where the hell is the center between democracy and fascism?

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

The GOP in Congress are worse than useless. They are craven enablers of murder.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

Redistricting could help GOP “net +6-9 seats” in Congress.

But if 2026 reverts to a ‘normal’ midterm, “that will be like lipstick on political pig.”

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 8h

Reporter: Did you get an MRI?

Trump: I did. I got an MRI. It was perfect. Yeah…

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 17h

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 16h

Guillermo del Toro on wealth: "a wealthy man is a man who has enough, not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite someone for a beer? You're rich. If you have a yacht, planes, islands, and you still need more? You're not rich."

Guillermo del Toro quote "...think about wealth for me for example. A wealthy man that has enough..."

"not a man that needs more. If you have enough to invite somebody to beer..."

"...you're rich. If you have, whatever-"

"- yachts and planes and islands and you STILL need more? You're not rich."

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 9h

💡thin BLUE line (ICE trying to get us to cross in Portland. If WE don't, they pull WOMEN over, attack them)🇺🇸🤬

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

But I was informed by the WH and some members of the media that Karoline’s Leavitt’s statement was taken out of context and this isn’t his main priority.

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 8h

a stick figure is standing next to a sign that says more dots !

ALT: a stick figure is standing next to a sign that says more dots !

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mark Carney discusses the free trade "crisis" in North America and how Canada's economy is reorienting toward ASEAN

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22h

Not just Mamdani :

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 23h

Democratic socialist candidates are looking to gain ground in various city governments this fall, including Cleveland and Detroit, as well as New York City.

Learn more in our guide to the key elections to watch this fall.

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts

Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21h

An underrated storyline in 9 days: Youngkin has made it so people lose their voting rights for life for any felony at present. A Dem proposal that’s started advancing to restore voting rights hinges on Dems keeping the state House

Bolts @boltsmag.org · 21h

Virginia Senator Scott Surovell says it’s offensive that his state makes people “get on their hands and knees and beg the governor” for their voting rights. He's championed automatic rights restoration for people released from prison.

Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated.

The measure’s fate likely hinges on this fall’s legislative races: Lawmakers will need to pass it again next year. In the meantime, Glenn Youngkin’s harsh restrictions remain in place.

boltsmag.org

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pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social · 20h

Exonerations grind to a halt under Chicago's new prosecutor Eileen O'Neill Burke — despite a 77-page report documenting that Detective Brian Forberg and his partners allegedly coerced witnesses in 24 cases. All defendants are Black. 18 remain in prison.

Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor - Bolts

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.

The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.

Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

If this ballot measure passes in 9 days in Maine, it will upend the rules of elections in that state in the future — starting, you know it, with next year’s Senate race.

It was pushed by a conservative organization that is aiming to shift the state to a GOP majority.

boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts

Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 16h

If Virginia Dems lose their legislative majority in 9 days, here’s just one consequence: they won’t be able to advance a constitutional amendment later to restore voting rights.

What that means? The state’s LIFETIME disenfranchisement rules will stay.

boltsmag.org/virginia-adv...

Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated. - Bolts

Alonzo Bland Jr., of Richmond, did everything the state asked of him following his felony conviction: He served time in state prison, completed a term of probation upon release, and... Read More

boltsmag.org

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15h

ICE grabbed a dad whose teen daughter has stage 4 cancer.

A federal judge just ruled his ongoing detention illegal.

But ICE hasn't let him out yet.

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Judge orders bond hearing for Ruben Torres Maldonado, detained immigrant and father of cancer patient

A federal judge has ordered a bond hearing be held for Ruben Torres Maldonado, a detained immigrant whose daughter is suffering from cancer, as his deportation case makes its way through the system.

www.cbsnews.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Wait! They tore down the East Wing even though plans for the new ballroom haven’t been approved yet? Why the rush?

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green0330.bsky.social @green0330.bsky.social · 16h

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