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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 55m

We're suing the U.S. Department of Education for weaponizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

This administration is trying to illegally cut off loan forgiveness eligibility for organizations and governments based off ideals it doesn't agree with.

I'm fighting back.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 56m

In the Rhode Island-based SNAP benefits case, an Agriculture Dept official says remaining contingency fund monies will pay “50% of eligible households current allotments” for SNAP payments. Official also says they do not plan to use Section 32 Child Nutrition Program funds to cover the difference.

Per orders issued by the United States District Courts for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, FNS intends to deplete SNAP contingency funds completely and provide
reduced SNAP benefits for November 2025.
4. Even in the absence of an appropriation, states must by law continue to accept applications
and conduct eligibility determinations. 7 C.F.R. 271.7(e)(1). States also must incur necessary expenses to re-calculate and distribute benefits. Accordingly, states continue to incur SAE necessary to operate SNAP. For November, FNS will obligate $450 million from the contingency
fund for SAE, and an additional $150 million for NAP in Puerto Rico and American Samoa (50% of the value of one month of each block grant)?
The above will leave a total of $4.65 billion in the contingency fund for November SNAP
benefits that will all be obligated to cover 50% of eligible households current allotments.

Consideration of Diverting Section 32 Child Nutrition Funds or Other Funds to SNAP
7. In addition to routing the remaining SNAP contingency funds to partial November 2025
SNAP benefits, USDA has carefully considered tapping Section 32 funds that, pursuant to statute,
were transferred to FNS to be used for Child Nutrition Programs. USDA would need at least $4
billion from those Child Nutrition funds to provide full SNAP benefits instead of reduced benefits
for the month of November.
8. USDA contemplated various factors including the statutory mandate evidencing clear
Congressional intent that Section 32 funds transferred to FNS be used for Child Nutrition Programs
(see 7 U.S.C. 612c-6(b)(1)), which are a group of programs that are distinct from SNAP in terms
of legal authority, appropriations accounts, and operations. In addition, USDA considered the
impact a transfer of the magnitude necessary to support SNAP would have on Child Nutrition
Programs, the likelihood (or lack thereof) of Congress's ability to appropriate additional billions
of dollars for Child Nutrition Programs for FY26 to make up the funding shortfall such an
additional transfer would create, and the Courts' orders.
9. Ultimately, USDA has determined that Section 32 Child Nutrition Program funds must
remain available to protect full operation of Child Nutrition Programs throughout the fiscal year,
instead of being used for SNAP benefits. Section 32 Child Nutrition Program funds are not a
contingency fund for SNAP. Using billions of dollars from Child Nutrition for SNAP would leave
an unprecedented gap in Child Nutrition funding that Congress has never had to fill with annual
appropriations, and USDA cannot predict what Congress will do under these circumstances.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 54m

good. now do the rest of the funds. (via the guardian)

Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay partial food aid benefits
The Trump administration has said in a court filing that it plans to partially fund food aid for millions of Americans after two judges ruled last week that it must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits in November during the government shutdown.

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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 2h

"When all are tired, cold, and hungry at the end of the day, it is the leader who puts aside his personal discomfort to look to the needs of his soldiers."

General George Catlett Marshall, Jr 🇺🇸
#SheShed

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

If we were a Republic functioning as intended with separation of powers, checks & balances, House Oversight would be conducting an investigation into the Zhao pardon that Trump doesn’t remember, his involvement with Trump’s crypto company, & the foreign investors. But we aren’t.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 4h

"Hundreds of piles of human remains have now been recovered after being found littered across a desert just outside of Las Vegas."
www.ladbible.com/news/us-news...

Search underway as over 300 piles of human remains found in the desert

The investigation into the more than 300 mounds of human remains were recovered from a desert close to the town of Searchlight, Nevada, remains ongoing.

www.ladbible.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

FACT-CHECK: “The @60minutes Trump interview showcased everything wrong with 🇺🇸 political interviews— deferential tone. lack of prep. Failure to ask follow-ups. inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time.” zeteo.com/p/factchecki...

@mehdirhasan nails it.

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bunnystars500.bsky.social @bunnystars500.bsky.social · 2h

Great, we can chop up those 10k sq ft apts into housing!

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 4h

These stories crack me up. New Yorkers are not going anywhere. They just aren’t.

New York Post @nypost.com · 6h

Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage for the largest population flight in US history, a new poll warns.

nypost.com

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 3h

(Yes it would be great if they left.)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 3h

‘Fascist’ definition:
“A fascist is someone who supports a political philosophy based on authoritarianism, a strong central government, and the suppression of opposition” per Google

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 6h

On this @60Minutes interview. Trump lies as he breathes. He lies every time he opens his mouth. We’ve never ever faced this before. And the media still has no fucking clue how to deal with it. It is pointless to interview him if you don’t fact check his lies. It’s just pointless.

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Dale Walls @dalewalls1.bsky.social · 1d

I say we use some imaginary numbers like Trump does Petal! Let’s go with 400 or 500% 🤷🏽🙃
Thank you so much for including me, my friend! I hope you’re doing well @preciouspetal.bsky.social 💙💙🙏🙏

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 5h

And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5h

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability

The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 3h

🚨TX- Harris County District 18 is depending on your VOTE in the special election, tomorrow, Tuesday, NOV. 4, to fill the replacement seat for Sylvester Turner

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

This link 👇 will help you prepare & locate a polling location.
www.harrisvotes.com/...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Raju: Last week, you were very critical of Biden, you said he didn’t even know who was pardoning. On 60 minutes, Trump admitted not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire guilty of money laundering. Is that also concerning?

Johnson: I don’t know anything about it.

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 12h

Unbelievable cruelty

According to the federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits, there are more than enough funds to pay for the program in November

But Trump refuses to do it

Leaving the lives of 42 million Americans-16 million of them children-hanging by a thread

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3h

Mike Johnson’s entire strategy has been an objective failure that’s tanking the entire Republican Party, yet he continues to go out there every day and do the exact same thing. Truly incredible to watch. Keep going, MAGA Mike!

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3h

This all comes with the caveat that things can change quickly and trump could, maybe, lose interest in invading Venezuela just like he did during his first term much to John Bolton’s consternation

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3h

They Are Serious. bsky.app/profile/swin...

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 2d

“He’s siding with all this neocon stuff,” a senior Trump administration official says. “The president has not made a final decision yet on if he will strike inside Venezuela, but I’ve seen nothing to make me doubt that he wants to.”

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d

“Trump has been ramping up his wars - both in his militarized crackdowns at home and his military adventures abroad.”

@swin24.bsky.social explains how Trump and his advisers are getting increasingly serious about bombing Venezuela to destabilize the Maduro regime.

Read: zeteo.com/p/team-trump...

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 3h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 3h

Trump’s approval rating hit a new low—37%—while 63% now disapprove of his presidency.

A majority of Americans say he’s abusing power: 61% believe he’s overreached with executive authority, and 57% say his deportation campaign has gone too far.

The backlash is building 💪

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