Delanie
@delrex.bsky.social
Terribly short and terribly rude. She/her. I bake, I knit, I write, I read, I rant.
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So which is it - is the VA far and away the best health care in the United States, or is it constantly failing our veterans?
BOTH!
Because the people complaining about the VA... ARE VETERANS. They've had *completely* socialized medicine, while they're in. When they get out, they have to downgrade.
BOTH!
Because the people complaining about the VA... ARE VETERANS. They've had *completely* socialized medicine, while they're in. When they get out, they have to downgrade.
June 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So which is it - is the VA far and away the best health care in the United States, or is it constantly failing our veterans?
BOTH!
Because the people complaining about the VA... ARE VETERANS. They've had *completely* socialized medicine, while they're in. When they get out, they have to downgrade.
BOTH!
Because the people complaining about the VA... ARE VETERANS. They've had *completely* socialized medicine, while they're in. When they get out, they have to downgrade.
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In fact, access to commissaries - and the lower cost food that it can provide, because IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT OR TAX ITSELF IT JUST WANTS YOU TO BE FED - is a prized thing.
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
Re Zohran’s grocery store plans- the government already runs discount grocery stores ALL OVER THE WORLD.
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base.
No one has ever had a problem with their existence
June 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In fact, access to commissaries - and the lower cost food that it can provide, because IT IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE A PROFIT OR TAX ITSELF IT JUST WANTS YOU TO BE FED - is a prized thing.
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
I *really* miss going to the PX / BX!
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They're really having fun with it on tiktok.
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
They're really having fun with it on tiktok.
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4 UC Berkeley undergrads who put up a cardboard insect to protest Turning P*int USA’s sold out campus event are being charged with FELONY VANDALISM.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
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4 UC Berkeley students arrested on felony vandalism charges for anti-TPUSA art installation
UCPD arrested four students early Monday morning for felony vandalism, according to information from campus administrators.
www.dailycal.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
4 UC Berkeley undergrads who put up a cardboard insect to protest Turning P*int USA’s sold out campus event are being charged with FELONY VANDALISM.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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Tesla just approved a $1 Trillion pay package for Elon Musk.
He’ll make $11.4 million AN HOUR while Tesla workers earn around $45K a year, barely enough to live on.
He’ll be a Trillionaire.
They’ll still be struggling to pay bills.
This is what unchecked, disgusting greed looks like.
He’ll make $11.4 million AN HOUR while Tesla workers earn around $45K a year, barely enough to live on.
He’ll be a Trillionaire.
They’ll still be struggling to pay bills.
This is what unchecked, disgusting greed looks like.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Tesla just approved a $1 Trillion pay package for Elon Musk.
He’ll make $11.4 million AN HOUR while Tesla workers earn around $45K a year, barely enough to live on.
He’ll be a Trillionaire.
They’ll still be struggling to pay bills.
This is what unchecked, disgusting greed looks like.
He’ll make $11.4 million AN HOUR while Tesla workers earn around $45K a year, barely enough to live on.
He’ll be a Trillionaire.
They’ll still be struggling to pay bills.
This is what unchecked, disgusting greed looks like.
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Now the intent is not so much to feed people as to humiliate them and limit their foods, insist they work (whether they can or not) more hours/month. I will note that when Jesus said "Feed the hungry" he did not say "only if they work" and St. Paul was not Jesus in writing to Thessalonians.
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Now the intent is not so much to feed people as to humiliate them and limit their foods, insist they work (whether they can or not) more hours/month. I will note that when Jesus said "Feed the hungry" he did not say "only if they work" and St. Paul was not Jesus in writing to Thessalonians.
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The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The cheapest plan available to me (a Georgian) is over $1,000 a month. Healthcare is no longer an option for me. I will ration the medication I take for as long as I can and then I will wait to die.
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Any Democratic senator, at any moment, could've derailed this by calling for Schumer's replacement and casting their colleagues as MAGA collaborators, thereby shifting the Overton window. But they're all in on it. This was always a team effort.
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Any Democratic senator, at any moment, could've derailed this by calling for Schumer's replacement and casting their colleagues as MAGA collaborators, thereby shifting the Overton window. But they're all in on it. This was always a team effort.
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The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
Shaheen: So let me be clear. No one in the senate chamber wants to extend the ACA tax credits more than I do.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The arrogance of a Senator who is not even running again to take the lead in undermining the Caucus and the voters.
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I know several people who worked on this rollout. They were really proud of it.
The I.R.S. is shutting down its free online system for filing tax returns, a program that the Biden administration introduced last year and that users gave high marks.
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
via @tarasiegelbernard.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I know several people who worked on this rollout. They were really proud of it.
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Lastly there’s Emmanuel Garcia, a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing a month ago.
Houston PD had his mother’s missing persons report, but chose to call ICE.
He’s been in federal custody ever since, and his mother has not been allowed to see him
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston PD had his mother’s missing persons report, but chose to call ICE.
He’s been in federal custody ever since, and his mother has not been allowed to see him
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Mother of Houston autistic teen in immigration custody still unable to see son
Attorneys have joined an effort to help a Houston mother reunite with her son, a teenager with autism who has been in immigration custody for weeks.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Lastly there’s Emmanuel Garcia, a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing a month ago.
Houston PD had his mother’s missing persons report, but chose to call ICE.
He’s been in federal custody ever since, and his mother has not been allowed to see him
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Houston PD had his mother’s missing persons report, but chose to call ICE.
He’s been in federal custody ever since, and his mother has not been allowed to see him
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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If EVERY Catholic priest in the DC metro area DOESN’T preach on Matthew 5-7*† this weekend, they have not only lost the opportunity to be true spiritual leaders, they are aiding in the damnation of 5 SCOTUS judges.
*someone can go Matthew 14 for loaves & fishes.
† Sermon on the Mount
*someone can go Matthew 14 for loaves & fishes.
† Sermon on the Mount
This just into the newsroom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court issues emergency order temporarily blocking full SNAP food aid payments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If EVERY Catholic priest in the DC metro area DOESN’T preach on Matthew 5-7*† this weekend, they have not only lost the opportunity to be true spiritual leaders, they are aiding in the damnation of 5 SCOTUS judges.
*someone can go Matthew 14 for loaves & fishes.
† Sermon on the Mount
*someone can go Matthew 14 for loaves & fishes.
† Sermon on the Mount
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🧵While 120,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned without trial, while their property was stolen and their lives destroyed, while a nation turned its back on its own citizens, one man in a small California town said:
"Not these farms. Not on my watch."
"Not these farms. Not on my watch."
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🧵While 120,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned without trial, while their property was stolen and their lives destroyed, while a nation turned its back on its own citizens, one man in a small California town said:
"Not these farms. Not on my watch."
"Not these farms. Not on my watch."
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Brother Warnock lays it plain.
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Brother Warnock lays it plain.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Probably going to pull the car around so he can load up the corpse
RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Probably going to pull the car around so he can load up the corpse
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You know who else incentivized its citizens to have more [white] babies? The Nazis. They offered interest-free loans, awards, subsidized, and lower tax rates.
So the fascist Heritage Foundation taking the same approach tracks.
So the fascist Heritage Foundation taking the same approach tracks.
The emphasis on family policy is very evident in Heritage’s policy work.
One draft paper we obtained proposed a “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
A subsequent draft floats giving straight married couples an extra “half vote” in federal elections for each of their children.
One draft paper we obtained proposed a “Manhattan Project” for more babies.
A subsequent draft floats giving straight married couples an extra “half vote” in federal elections for each of their children.
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know who else incentivized its citizens to have more [white] babies? The Nazis. They offered interest-free loans, awards, subsidized, and lower tax rates.
So the fascist Heritage Foundation taking the same approach tracks.
So the fascist Heritage Foundation taking the same approach tracks.
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I am not a military strategist, but I have a vague memory that not feeding the troops was one of those big fuck-ups that Sun Tzu talked about.
NEW: The US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany told its soldiers and employees that it might need to obtain free food from the German government during the US government shutdown.
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
The Army later altered publication to remove a list of food banks, but we have the original text here:
US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
The initial 'Shutdown Guidance' for the US Army Garrison Bavaria included instructions to go to German food banks.
www.404media.co
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I am not a military strategist, but I have a vague memory that not feeding the troops was one of those big fuck-ups that Sun Tzu talked about.
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The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program can't act on 3,529 applications received since the program ran out of money in mid-October. Officials estimate that more people are struggling to heat their homes than have applied.
Read more ➡️ wyofile.com/low-income-w...
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The thing I want everyone to take away from how Mamdani communicates is explaining things
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The thing I want everyone to take away from how Mamdani communicates is explaining things