snowbelles
@snowbelles.bsky.social
Wife, mother, progressive, sociologist in a red state
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🚨President Donald Trump’s disaster aid record shows assistance flowing to Republican-led states while Democratic-led states are denied, underscoring a pattern of partisan weaponization of disaster relief.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨President Donald Trump’s disaster aid record shows assistance flowing to Republican-led states while Democratic-led states are denied, underscoring a pattern of partisan weaponization of disaster relief.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-deni...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-deni...
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“We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,” the Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith said.
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Priest says sisters slated for deportation are Christians who could face persecution by Iran
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,’ said the Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“We all feel a wound in our body of Christ, knowing what’s happening to them,” the Rev. Fran Gardner-Smith said.
religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
religionnews.com/2025/12/09/b...
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Leftism is the democrats' boogeyman & scapegoat for why they never win, but actually leftism's what they need, which they realize at times when they appropriate radicalism. Equitable distribution of resources & collective care that counters capitalism is what everyone's screaming for from them.
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Leftism is the democrats' boogeyman & scapegoat for why they never win, but actually leftism's what they need, which they realize at times when they appropriate radicalism. Equitable distribution of resources & collective care that counters capitalism is what everyone's screaming for from them.
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Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
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ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 AM
ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
― Bertrand Russell
― Bertrand Russell
December 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
― Bertrand Russell
― Bertrand Russell
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As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
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DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
DOGE is not really gone, it’s just been made standard operating procedure now. Please stop celebrating DOGE ‘ending’ as a ‘win.’ It’s not. Their cuts have already killed 600,000 people. Elon stole all your data. Don’t fall for the clickbait.
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Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
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Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.
Times sure have changed.
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Lots here to be optimistic about--beyond just voting and politics and more broadly about a tolerant US in general. sociology polisky policysky
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Lots here to be optimistic about--beyond just voting and politics and more broadly about a tolerant US in general. sociology polisky policysky
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Why do the emails exist? Because to the people concerned there was nothing wrong with the whole thing. This was a normal part of their privileged lives.
We need to keep perspective: the big picture is *far worse* than the detail.
We need to keep perspective: the big picture is *far worse* than the detail.
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Why do the emails exist? Because to the people concerned there was nothing wrong with the whole thing. This was a normal part of their privileged lives.
We need to keep perspective: the big picture is *far worse* than the detail.
We need to keep perspective: the big picture is *far worse* than the detail.
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here's further explanation of what happened: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
here's further explanation of what happened: www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...
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There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There’s a young southern woman on tt doing an experiment: calling churches & asking if they can help her get baby formula, saying she can’t afford it. Of the 30+ she’s called, nearly every church has said no. The ones who said yes were:
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
Black Baptist Churches
A Mosque
A small Appalachian church
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The VA and NJ governor wins are particularly notable: both states now have veteran/intelligence community governors (Spanberger-CIA, Sherrill-Navy) who delivered trifectas.
Purple-state Dems winning with service-credentialed candidates + down-ballot gains = a replicable model.
Purple-state Dems winning with service-credentialed candidates + down-ballot gains = a replicable model.
November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The VA and NJ governor wins are particularly notable: both states now have veteran/intelligence community governors (Spanberger-CIA, Sherrill-Navy) who delivered trifectas.
Purple-state Dems winning with service-credentialed candidates + down-ballot gains = a replicable model.
Purple-state Dems winning with service-credentialed candidates + down-ballot gains = a replicable model.
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.