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MKSutherland @mktsutherland.bsky.social · Aug 2

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Make a donation. Get your friends and family to make a donation.

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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 1h

news from @lmatsakis.bsky.social

“The company’s estimates therefore suggest that every seven days, around 560,000 people may be exchanging messages with ChatGPT that indicate they are experiencing mania or psychosis.”

www.wired.com/story/chatgp...

Wired screenshot: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said earlier this month that ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly active users. The company’s estimates therefore suggest that every seven days, around 560,000 people may be exchanging messages with ChatGPT that indicate they are experiencing mania or psychosis. About 2.4 million more are possibly expressing suicidal ideations or prioritizing talking to ChatGPT over their loved ones, school, or work.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22m

So Argentina gets a $40 billion bailout from our tax dollars but devastated small towns here at home — nothing.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16h

That’s $500 million lost per day

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16h

Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in local economic activity. Without SNAP, that will mean a loss of $15 billion to the US economy just in November alone.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 18h

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.

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MKSutherland @mktsutherland.bsky.social · 33m

So perfect @barackobama.bsky.social

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2h

Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:

Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president

TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 3h

She's right! Trump is not there to dance!

#ProudBlue

Video crecit: seona88/Tiktok

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Joe Biden speaks for the first time after completing radiation therapy while receiving a lifetime achievement award in Boston.

Biden: "This is no give to give up. It's time to get up. Get up now. GET UP!"

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1h

Trump Says He Won’t Rule Out Third Reich

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

In any case, I'd love to read a piece interviewing Mike Johnson's constituents.

Louisiana has nearly 800,000 SNAP recipients and the food pantries in his district hub of Shreveport are already scrambling to make up the difference. I bet there will be some stories there.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

Democrats should run a TV ad in Mike Johnson's district, thanking his constituents for taking the hit on the SNAP shutdown and other government services they use all so Mike could keep the Epstein Files from coming out?

"America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"

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Governor Josh Stein @ncgovernor.bsky.social · 1h

I am urging the USDA to take immediate action to prevent more than 1.4 million North Carolinians – including children, people with disabilities, veterans, and working families – from going hungry.

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Brian Rosenworcel @brianrosenworcel.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Rogan is confusing measles with chicken pox

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 3h

SNAP benefits aren't only for those who need them. When a person or family uses them, they help grocery markets, supply chain, and the economy.

Monthly is averages $8.3 billion and yearly $99.8 billion in revenue lost.

#ProudBlue
Video credit: win_the_job/Tiktok

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 2h

“They’ve got money for ICE and golden ballrooms but not for hungry families” is so easy it’s almost funny

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

Johnson: Snap benefits is a unique situation. I got a summary of the legal analysis…the contingency funds are not legally available to cover the benefits right now

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

And he’s mad over Reagan’s own words about tariffs!

A tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads: “In case you were wondering what no kings means.” It quotes a post from Flavio Volpe, which says: “To be clear, a TV commercial is about to cost American consumers about $50B because he’s mad.”

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1h

I wonder what happened in January? Anyone anyone

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

In case facts still matter

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 2h

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 2h

Listen, folks. The white population of Baltimore did not bundle up much of the city's tax base and scurry en masse over the county line after Brown V. BOE to have black motorists still driving about willy-nilly on the public streets decades later. They're out there for a reason. And so is the BCPD.

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 8h

How ‘driving while Black’ persists in Baltimore County

‘Driving while Black’ persists in Baltimore County

Black drivers make up most of the traffic stops in Baltimore County, despite being 30% of the population — disparities police have known about for years but have failed to fix.

buff.ly

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

GOV. WALZ: “This is not both sides. This is owned by Republicans. Dems are willing to come back and protect what passed, not let an authoritarian president do whatever he wants… people will be lined up to get food and we’re talking about a damn ballroom? DON’T LOSE THE PLOT.”

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h

Utah has just approved a 1,300-person “mega camp” for homeless individuals,This camp lacks transportation, features locked units, and even imposes forced labor.

They refer to this facility as “work-conditioned housing,” but we simply call it what it is: modern-day internment.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. I find it hard to believe a department with so many slush funds can’t find the money for a month of #SNAP benefits,” one House Republican, granted anonymity to share private conversations, said ..”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

* Private Jet Tax Perk Sets Off Frenzied Demand From the Ultrarich 💰

@bloomberg.com

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MKSutherland @mktsutherland.bsky.social · 1h

Fffnn a

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Two headlines.
Two economies.
Same day.

Poetic.

@nytimes.com @bloomberg.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u...

MKSutherland @mktsutherland.bsky.social · 3h

I love this

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"

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