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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 10h

He gave trillions in tax breaks to himself and his billionaire donors.

He gave $40 billion to Argentina.

But when it comes to feeding hungry Americans, he couldn't care less.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

NEWS: Trump says he will refuse to follow a court order demanding that he provide SNAP benefits to millions of Americans, choosing instead to force people to starve

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 9h

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Trump threatens to withhold SNAP benefits despite court order | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to withhold critical food aid until the government shutdown is over, despite his administration’s assertion to a court earlier this week that it would cont...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

2️⃣ days until Election Day — and you can help GOTV for Democratic candidates from anywhere:

Virginia: indivisi.org/va-calls

New Jersey: www.indivisibleonenj.org/gotv-2025?fb...

New York: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebanking...

California: neighbor2neighbor.io/campaign/fb6...

Virginia 2025: Phonebank · Indivisible

## All eyes are on Virginia this November! ### Help Indivisible deliver wins for candidates who will put Virginia first, from the top of the ticket all the way down to the local school board! Let’...

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 3d

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An Autumn Afternoon in Washington D.C.

How it looks, when a regime declares war on its capital.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 3d

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Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 4d

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Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit

Illinois advocates have sued federal authorities over alleged inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 4d

I just removed CBS news programs from my scheduled recordings. I have watched and loved these shows for over 40 years. The women fired today are some of the best in the business. I am in tears.

Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 5d

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Opinion | All It Took for Trump to Dismantle the Justice Dept.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

From @theathletic.com: Trey Yesavage is a part-time student and full-time World Series hero. "On the biggest stage, the kid etched himself into baseball lore, dominating MVPs and future Hall of Famers," our columnist writes. nyti.ms/437XHBn

Trey Yesavage of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Headline on photo: The Unforeseen Rise  Of Trey Yesavage

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 5d

2/3 Our fight is for all of us. Taking back Congress stops the Trump administration's assault on science and public health. We're growing the Science Fight Club to the active vanguard of our movement, made of members ready to fuel the 12-month fight to win in November 2026.

Curious? zurl.co/KHl3G

Poster graphic with a list: 7: Fighting back, for all its long hours, is the most important job we’ve ever had., 6: Fighting back is STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH BRAVE PUBLIC SERVANTS, 5: Fighting back IS STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE MILLIONS ON SNAP AND ON MEDICAID, 4: Fighting back is the only way we take back Congress. Are you in? And a link: standupforscience.net/join-science-fight-club

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this article from The Detroit News:

Slotkin slams Trump's 'secret war' at sea

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Slotkin slams Trump's 'secret war' at sea

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin argues it's unprecedented for President Donald Trump's administration to wage war with unnamed adversaries.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 6d

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We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.

Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 7d

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White House fires all six members of independent federal agency charged with advising the president on design | CNN Politics

The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of des...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson said he is leaving the network by the end of the year.

The departure comes after Skydance, the production firm run by David Ellison, bought CBS parent company Paramount for $8 billion in August.

John Dickerson announces he’s leaving CBS News

The evening news co-anchor is stepping down amid big changes at the top of the network.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 9d

"The even more human part of this is, think about the families that are on SNAP. They rely on this for literally putting food on the table. About three quarters of those families now are saying they're genuinely stressed. Nearly half are saying that they're going to be skipping meals."

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 9d

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Inside ICE’s messy effort to hire 10,000 more officers | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has been ill-prepared to onboard a surge of immigration agents, resulting in cut corners and people slipping through the cracks, sources tell CNN.

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Mary Ellen @aagrandma.bsky.social · 9d

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The White House’s East Wing is now demolished. Here’s what was lost | CNN Politics

Amid the rubble and rancor memorializing where the East Wing of the White House once stood, President Donald Trump and his team are trying to dig out. Public outrage has been piling up over the sudden...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10d

An embarrassingly obvious point, but...

This. Is. Illegal.

If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.

In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
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Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10d

Summarily smashing part of the White House without announcing it “threatens the fundamental idea of the republic—government by the people and for the people, conducted in public view,” Jake Lundberg argues.

Trump’s White House Demolition Threatens the American Idea

Summarily smashing part of the building without telling people threatens the fundamental idea of the republic.

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armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 10d