jenntheflower
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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19 point shift is a lot
Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
again @gelliottmorris.com says behn still has a chance but damn 3 points in this district is 🦇💩
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
19 point shift is a lot
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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having a hobby outside of politics has made my brain better tbqh. like. it doesnt make me care less. it makes me able to care instead of being numb.
December 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
having a hobby outside of politics has made my brain better tbqh. like. it doesnt make me care less. it makes me able to care instead of being numb.
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one thing worth observing here is that so many of these pundits aren't earnestly trying to understand what happened in the world as much as they are shadowboxing with people they don't like on the internet. stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
one thing worth observing here is that so many of these pundits aren't earnestly trying to understand what happened in the world as much as they are shadowboxing with people they don't like on the internet. stringinamaze.net/p/the-pundit...
she really is vile.
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
she really is vile.
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Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
also, just…ugh.
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
December 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
also, just…ugh.
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Notable non-signatories: Darden and Law.
(Also Commerce and Medicine, but those two have the excuse of being interim appointees.)
(Also Commerce and Medicine, but those two have the excuse of being interim appointees.)
Nine deans ask U.Va. Board of Visitors to pause selection of 10th president
The deans said that naming a president should be paused until the Board can establish the “conditions of trust” necessary for the next president to succeed.
www.cavalierdaily.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Notable non-signatories: Darden and Law.
(Also Commerce and Medicine, but those two have the excuse of being interim appointees.)
(Also Commerce and Medicine, but those two have the excuse of being interim appointees.)
sharing advice from a cat that I’m having trouble taking myself because it’s good advice, even on the days it seems impossible.
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday
If you wait until you feel ‘better’ to start living, you might be waiting forever
Go live your life
Do it sad
Do it anxious
Do it uncertain
Healing doesn’t always come before the experience.
Sometimes the experience is what heals you
If you wait until you feel ‘better’ to start living, you might be waiting forever
Go live your life
Do it sad
Do it anxious
Do it uncertain
Healing doesn’t always come before the experience.
Sometimes the experience is what heals you
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
sharing advice from a cat that I’m having trouble taking myself because it’s good advice, even on the days it seems impossible.
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business insider loves to make videos titled "Why are an exploited country's working class melting down plastic for $0.0001 a day?" and honestly if you cant think of the reason you shouldn't act lile you know how business works
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
business insider loves to make videos titled "Why are an exploited country's working class melting down plastic for $0.0001 a day?" and honestly if you cant think of the reason you shouldn't act lile you know how business works
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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This this this
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This this this
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I'm running to make John McGuire a 1 term Congressman. When I say I'll fight for our rural health access, I actually mean it. Read my full editorial in the Progress here ⬇️
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm running to make John McGuire a 1 term Congressman. When I say I'll fight for our rural health access, I actually mean it. Read my full editorial in the Progress here ⬇️
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
time.com/7335723/auto...
time.com/7335723/auto...
my last physical was totes letter graded.
Trump: "I took my physical. I got all As. Everything. But they said to me, 'would you like to take a cognitive test?' I said, 'Is it hard?' They said, 'yes.' I said, 'Well, I'm a very smart person. Who was the last president to take one?' 'No president has ever agreed to take one' ... I aced it."
December 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
my last physical was totes letter graded.
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Warner running again because "the alternative is worse" is weaksauce. The alternative could be common sense restrictions on crypto, universal health care, universal basic income. The alternative doesn't have to be Trump. The alternative could be bold progressive leftist leadership.
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Warner running again because "the alternative is worse" is weaksauce. The alternative could be common sense restrictions on crypto, universal health care, universal basic income. The alternative doesn't have to be Trump. The alternative could be bold progressive leftist leadership.
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Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
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Tandem opening at 10 so check where you check to make sure yr school isn't opening late too.
December 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Tandem opening at 10 so check where you check to make sure yr school isn't opening late too.
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Every single story about that missing Virginia football coach leading with his "undefeated season" says a lot about our country.
December 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Every single story about that missing Virginia football coach leading with his "undefeated season" says a lot about our country.
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM