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Robyn @mamahipster.bsky.social · 13h

How are they going to survive the lost revenue?
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 15h

"Walmart accounts for roughly a quarter (24%) of SNAP shoppers’ total spending...this would imply a loss of about $2 billion for Walmart if the benefits are withheld for the entire month of November." www.newsweek.com/walmart-set-...

Walmart set to lose billions from SNAP benefits stopping in November

The government has confirmed that the food assistance payments will stop on November 1 as a result of the ongoing shutdown.

www.newsweek.com

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 14h

Incredibly graphic thread on the situation in #ElFasher #Sudan...
If you are new to the war in Sudan that started 2.5 ys ago, here is a light intro from #TheGlobalJigsaw on the first anniversary:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

BBC World Service - The Global Jigsaw, Sudan: A year of war

Sudan faces the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world

www.bbc.co.uk

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Joe Hanson @drjoehanson.bsky.social · 1d

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning

Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

support whomever you’d like, but what is frustratingly dishonest about this take is that actual issue — the thing critics have identified as the problem — isn’t the decision of the 21-year old to get the tattoo, but of the judgment of the 40-year old who still has it.

Charles Я. Davis @charliearchy.bsky.social · 2d

I think political writers actually should have an opinion about a guy in his 40s having a Nazi tattoo. The decision to keep it on their body may tell us more than their website.

But although I know I'm supposed to have a take about the tattoo designs chosen by a drunk 21-year-old Marine while on leave in Croatia, my best guide to what this person would do in office is, well, what he says he will do in office. And that platform leads with the affordability crisis and the dangers

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BC Wildfire Weekly - Wildfires + More @bcwildfirewkly.bsky.social · 15h

BRITISH COLUMBIA: “On Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m. clocks will fall backwards an hour to 1 a.m.” cheknews.ca/b-c-daylight... - @cheknews.ca

#BCNews #DaylightSavingTime #YYJ

B.C. daylight saving time ends this week, clocks to ‘fall backwards’

Most British Columbians are once again getting ready for daylight saving time to end in the province, meaning clocks will fall back an hour this weekend.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 15h

A Cat 4/5 hurricane in the Caribbean and all this admin can do is fabricate impact assessments related to offshore wind turbines and murder Venezuelan fishermen. And, yes, impact assessments related to fishing businesses is the responsibility of NOAA Fisheries, not HHS. Unbelievable. Argghh!

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 16h

More sledgehammer to our history.

#whitehouse

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

Breaking WaPo:

The White House just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of Trump's construction projects, including his planned arch in Washington. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects

The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

I rode the 1 train with Linsey Davis on the way to our ABC News interview yesterday, and talked about how in the wealthiest city in the world we can't simply accept that people have to sleep on the streets or the subways.

It's not a question of resources. It's a question of political will.

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Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info · 14h

Dues paying Afge members please sign. Hold the line.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell AFGE leadership to hold the line: we need a budget for the people

Tell AFGE leadership that passing a budget that protects the rights and interests of working people is more important than ending the shutdown at any cost! Please only sign if you are a dues-paying m...

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 14h

BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit has restored the block on Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland. The appeals court voted to rehear the case and vacate an earlier extreme ruling that let him seize Oregon’s troops.

Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland Guard Deployment

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

This is the third U.S. Attorney found to be unlawfully appointed. The other two are Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba. Their indictments stand because they were signed by other prosecutors. Not true for Lindsey Halligan.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: A federal judge says L.A.-based US attorney Bill ESSAYLI has been acting in the role unlawfully since July, declaring him disqualified from the position. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info · 13h

Afge rank and file don’t agree with him either. Sign here if you are a dues paying member and you think Kelley needs to support holding the line

actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell AFGE leadership to hold the line: we need a budget for the people

Tell AFGE leadership that passing a budget that protects the rights and interests of working people is more important than ending the shutdown at any cost! Please only sign if you are a dues-paying m...

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 13h

#fedstrong

Resources for furloughed feds.

AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 7d

The Civil Servants Coalition, which authored the letter asking Congress to support a shutdown if the legislation to end it did not include reigning in the illegal actions of the administration, has put together this Google doc of resources. Please share it widely so Feds can hold the line longer!!✊✊

Shutdown Assistance

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Alt_Bartender @bartenderresists.altgov.info · 14h

1931 - Composer William Grant Still best known work, “Afro-American Symphony,” infused with black musical signatures, was performedby the Rochester Symphony Orchestra, becoming the first work of its kind by a Black composer to be performed by a major symphony.

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Alt_Bartender @bartenderresists.altgov.info · 15h

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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 16h

Wow. "Months after law firms made deals with President Trump to ward off punitive executive orders, the ethics committee of the District of Columbia Bar is warning that such arrangements may require firms to drop or obtain waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the government."

After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy

www.nytimes.com

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 14h

"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

The treasured gift from France to the United States was dedicated in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886.

Happy 139th birthday, Lady Liberty! 🗽🇺🇸

A photo of lady liberty from the pedestal looking up

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 13h

No matter how your day went - good, bad, somewhere in between - just remember...

At least you didn't brag about having a high IQ because you thought a dementia test was easy

Good night and sleep tight 💚

a man in a plaid shirt is holding a cup of coffee in front of a dart board

Alt: a man with a mustache is wearing a plaid shirt and holding a cup of coffee while standing in front of a dart board. The camera zooms in on his expression, which is one of anger, confusion, and bemusement

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13h

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that Trump-appointed, anti-voting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli served unlawfully in the nation’s largest federal district — the third Trump-installed prosecutor found to have unlawfully held office in recent months.

Another Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorney Found to be Serving Unlawfully, Federal Judge Rules

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 22h

I bought a smart TV that changes channels whenever Donald Trump comes on.

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 1d

See the cruelty of Premier Danielle Smith & her government. The egregious destruction of Charter rights is appalling. The government spent one year's worth of potential teachers' compensation by paying out coal developers for Alberta government policy changes & errors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Striking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause | CBC News

Bill 2 passed early Tuesday morning after a long night for lawmakers in the provincial legislature. Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced the legislation the day before.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 17h

The Vancouver Official Development Plan is in many ways a well-crafted vision for a more equitable, sustainable and inclusive city.

But it rests on the unproven assumption that simply building more housing will lead to affordability for ordinary wage earners, writes Patrick Condon. #vanpoli

Vancouver May Get a Major New City Plan. It’s Not Enough | The Tyee

Council will vote on an approach that assumes just building more will spur affordability, even though that’s not true.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 22h

Craig Sauvé wants to tax the rich to fight homelessness

"We’re proposing a 25% tax hike on homes worth between $3.5M and $5M, and a 33% hike for homes worth $5M and more — and we can invest all of that into strategies to fight homelessness."

#polmtl

Craig Sauvé on why he launched a new party to run for mayor of Montreal

An interview with city councillor Craig Sauvé, who's running for mayor of Montreal with the new municipal party Transition Montréal.

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Hazel B. | Meme Resister | Forever Canadian @hab3261.bsky.social · 1d

Smith and the UCP's arrogance and boundless entitlement leave me speechless. The move is unbelievable political contempt. I stand with teachers & fully support any severe actions taken against this emboldened abuse of power. #ABleg #ABpoli

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