MadCat20
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MadCat20
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
In this administration?? And given everything they’re doing to destroy voter protections, will we ever have anything but an autocracy led by Republicans going forward?
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Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:

If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.

15 million will lose their health care.

20 million will see their premiums double.

All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
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While you’re paying more for groceries, Trump is building himself a new ballroom and buying new private jets. You deserve better.
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This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
U.S. strikes alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side.

In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.

www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side
This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.
www.cbsnews.com
This was so unnecessary.
In a country where public transport is scant outside major cities, car loans are one of the last things that Americans will let themselves default on.

So it is particularly shocking that the share of car loan borrowers missing payments has soared to levels last seen during the financial crisis.
Americans can’t afford their cars any more and Wall Street is worried
In a country where public transport is scant outside major cities, car loans are one of the last things that Americans will let themselves default on.
finance.yahoo.com
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Mayor Johnson: There are those in this country that have decided, at the behest of this president, to declare war on Chicago and American cities across this country. They have clearly decided that they want a rematch of the Civil War. We will not submit to the authoritarianism that is coming down.
The No Kings! march in Minneapolis was phenomenal! 1.5 miles of city street packed with protesters.
Minneapolis! 1.5 miles of people marching! City streets PACKED with protesters. #NoKings 🔥🙏🏼❤️
Thank you, Uk!!
London outside the US embassy: many citizens came to rally against tyranny. The frogs and dinosaurs are not missing.
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“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’
www.nytimes.com
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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THESE are the promises I want to hear.
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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Two U.S. Senators, neither of whom are known for theatrical bombast.
He’s talking about American citizens. What the fuck.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
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“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler.”—JD Vance
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
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It’s happening. The takedown of Jimmy Kimmel is likely the start of a campaign to use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a pretext to use the power of the White House to wipe out Trump’s critics and his political opponents.

But we aren’t powerless. We can mobilize and organize. Now.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
Take a minute.
[all the charts are interesting. and there's no paywall.]

Net Approval by Issue
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🎉 MAZEL TOV XP LEE!!

✅ Dems have overperformed an avg. 15 pts across 40 Special Elections so far this year, winning 25 of them including *flipping* 3 GOP seats!

9/23: AZ-07: Adelita Grjalva
9/23: GA SD-21: Debra Shigley (runoff)

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