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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 7h

a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone and says this is good news people

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is speaking into a microphone and says this is good news people

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 21h

Awesome! That'll open up apartment units and lower rents! He's not even mayor and already delivering in promises!

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1d

You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct

New York Post headline:

Nearly a million New
Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor
- possibly igniting largest exododus in history: poll

ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 22h

SNAP accounts for 12% of grocery store sales. Losing 6% sales means one of a few possibilities. 1. They raise prices to account for the losses. 2. They layoff employees to account for losses. 3. They close stores to make up for losses.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h

The Trump admin is saying it will now only pay half of SNAP benefits. Civic tech orgs that focus on safety net access are calling for full funding:
@beeckcenter.bsky.social @civilladetroit.bsky.social
@codeforamerica.org @publicpolicylab.bsky.social
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...

Statement from Civic Tech Nonprofits on SNAP Benefits Disruption - Beeck Center

beeckcenter.georgetown.edu

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 22h

We told you when CBP took over the violence would get worse. These are the true brown shirts.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.

Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.

She was later released with NO CHARGE.

A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.

You decide…

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 23h

Prove it. What's Asimov's Third Law of Robotics?

ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Weird leap of logic here. And what's with the random capitalization? Are you a bot?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13d

Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?

It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.

When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Also a reminder it was an open primary with ELEVEN fucking options to choose from, and New Yorkers chose @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social . What a completely disingenuous, backhanded comment in your parentheses. THIS is why Democratic voters are discouraged with the party.

ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

I'm frustrated that the party does everything in their power to keep young, enthusiastic candidates from being a part of the party. If you don't want my generation as politicians in your party then why should I want to be a part of that same party?

ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

What lawsuit? What standing? What grounds?

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

You are correct. Completely fine for the US to deploy it against its own citizens but it is illegal to use against military targets.

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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 1d

Imagine having a Mayor who knows how to work with the City Council, the Hennepin County Commissioners, and the Legislature.

Omar Fateh will be a collaborative and compassionate Mayor who builds an affordable city, that's accountable to us.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

As a reminder, tear gas is illegal in BOTH the Geneva Protocol AND Geneva Convention against use in war as a chemical agent. Just thought you should be reminded it's too bad for war where napalm is still legal, but tear gas is totes okay to use against your civilian population.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Do it pussy. You're all talk. File the lawsuit or stfu.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

I want to add, Amazon which is often given sweetheart deals on tax abatements, free land, public funds, and more to build their distribution centers in states/counties is double dipping by getting all of those things above AND forcing higher UNDER employment in those areas than union warehouse jobs.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

A 2020 study found that Amazon—which shares owner Jeff Bezos with The Washington Post—is one of the largest employers of people on SNAP.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

As SNAP funds froze, mayors and governors have pledged to supplement the missing federal assistance, while federal judges ruled Friday that the Trump administration should use contingency funds to keep food aid running despite the government shutdown.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Polling shows the Democratic party favorability is in the shitter, so...not looking good for me being wrong.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Well that depends. Are Democrats running on the message, "we will make your life better" or "we will make other people's lives worse". The first is a winning message and the second is what Democrats will run with and lose more than they should.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'"

In today's 'First Draft' morning newsletter from Zeteo, I counted and debunked at least *17 obvious, brazen lies* that the president told CBS's Norah O'Donnell, and that she just let slide:

🧾 Factchecking Trump on '60 Minutes'

Mehdi debunks the president's lies, unpacks the failure of our mainstream media, and has the latest from Gaza, as well as Trump's 'Great Gatsby'-esque Halloween party.

zeteo.com

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Layoffs Already Higher Than for Any Full Year Since 2020
Announced US job cuts by quarter

It’s been harder than normal to get a grasp on the US labor market lately, with several agencies that produce key economic data, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, going dark during the government shutdown. Even before that, President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the US government left holes in the sprawling federal statistical system. But private datasets have helped fill in some of the gaps.

A report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas showed almost 950,000 US job cuts this year through September, the highest year-to-date total since 2020—and that was before the heavy October run of announcements. (Excluding that first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, US job cuts in the first nine months have already surpassed full-year layoffs for every year since 2009.) When something is almost the worst since the Great Recession, North says, “that’s not a very encouraging number.”

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

You don't say? Populist policies are popular? Politicians are such morons. You have ONE job, make the life of people you are better. If you are doing negative acts like denying someone something or taking something away, then you are not making life better...you're actively doing the opposite.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

MELIUS: “The reality is .. confidence in future employment has come down, particularly for new entrants to the labor force.

“.. with the most announced job cuts since 2020 on top of an already lackluster employment situation, the top decile can only hold up discretionary spending for so long ..”

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Keystone Kash gets Community Noted on his pathetic attempt to deflect attention from his jet flights to his girlfriend’s music career.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

It's JD Vance. He's the one in crypto pockets with Thiel.

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ossiansfolly.bsky.social @ossiansfolly.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck @jaketapper.bsky.social

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