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Kat B @katburns.bsky.social · 10d
Just resharing the #AltGov starter pack

go.bsky.app/FLUwv5d
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NFFE-Forest Service Council @nffe-fsc.bsky.social · 9h
Reposting. Https://www.nffe-fsc.org/shutdown
#bettertogether #holdtheline #nffestrong
On a blue field. Yellow and white bold text. Updated! Furlough survival resources https://www.nffe-fsc.org/shutdown/ At the bottom is a yellow ochre pill shaped box with www.NFFE.org and www.nffe-fsc.org
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 13h
This must be what Noem is talking about when she says they’re risking their lives. I mean, they are, but not bc their jobs require or benefit from it, just bc they’re stoopid reckless m’f’k’rs with fascist leaders, unrestrained violent tendencies, and no oversight.
reichlinmelnick.bsky.social Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14h
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
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Lynn "it's turkey time" Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 18h
Exactly. The caucasity of them to assume we'll have elections in even two years is just astounding.

We must take action now.
pokinpotentialppl.bsky.social Pokin @pokinpotentialppl.bsky.social · 4d
Maybe the reason so many Americans are choosing INACTION during this fascist coup is because the Felon was defeated at the voting booth after his first term.

Are you assuming this will happen again? We “just have to survive 3.5 years”?

NOTHING WILL BE LEFT.
Let’s get boycotting.
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 14d
DHS says they “don’t arrest U.S. citizens for immigration enforcement.”

But at least 170 Americans they’ve detained know that’s not true.

Don’t ignore their stories.

If Trump can detain citizens—including combat Veterans—for days without cause, no one is safe from his whims.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d
UPDATE on U.S. citizen who was shot by ICE in Ontario on Thursday, October 30th, The lawyers representing him are seeking the public’s help for tips, videos, and info identifying the three men stopped and potentially taken by ICE who are witnesses. No one knows what happened to them.
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Rogue NASA @roguenasa.altgov.info · 1d
Please donate to your local food bank if you can. 💙
an astronaut in a space suit is making a heart shape with his hands while wearing a helmet .
Alt: an astronaut in a space suit is making a pink heart shape with their hands.
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 2d
Nailed it.
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TiggsCupcake @tiggsisacupcake.bsky.social · 2d
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DreamingDrama ♡ @dreamingdramabsky.bsky.social · 3d
boost and save... #pets will need help too. no one should have to give up a #family member 💔

#Pets #SNAP #Dogs #Cats #Animals #PetAssistance #PetSupport
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d
“When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” -Sinclair Lewis
onestpress.onestnetwork.com Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d
Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 1d
I don't know... but it seems like blowing up random people for sport should be wrong.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
14 strikes. 61 dead. “But the administration does not know their identities.” 🤷🏼 🛶 💣

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Alt VA Comrades @alt-va-comrades.altgov.info · 5d
Hundreds of other AFGE members agree with us. Keep spreading this where you can and keep collecting signatures. We need Congress to hold the line. Solidarity for all, not just some.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell AFGE leadership to hold the line: we need a budget for the people
Tell AFGE leadership that passing a budget that protects the rights and interests of working people is more important than ending the shutdown at any cost! Please only sign if you are a dues-paying m...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4d
Speaker Johnson admits Trump & Republicans are forcing millions of kids to go hungry for political leverage. He says funding SNAP would "reduce the pressure" on Democrats. Disgusting.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
BASH: Even Hawley says you should move money around to feed people. Why not consider it?

JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 4d
Hmm. Institutionalized human trafficking. You don’t say. For people who don’t want to be called Nazis, they sure are acting an awful lot like Nazis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocau...
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 5d
Best explainer I’ve seen.
georgetakei.bsky.social George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d
This perfectly encapsulates what the GOP position is on the shutdown.
A tweet from John Fugelsang reads in all caps: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" – US House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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Lynn "it's turkey time" Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 6d
Yesterday we talked a little bit about SNAP ending and how everyone who can, should give back to their communities. I'm going to spend a little time today talking about what to give.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 7d
If you’re in DC, there will be a vigil on Wednesday 10/29, 6pm to light candles for lives lost in the wake of USAID dismantling.
Image: a candle burns against a dark background. Text: A VIGIL WITH USAID OCTOBER 29, 6:00 P.M. 14T" STREET ENTRANCE RONALD REAGAN BUILDING JOIN US AS WE MOURN THE VICTIMS AND LIGHT CANDLES IN REMEMBRANCE AND IN HOPE
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Kat B @katburns.bsky.social · 7d
The Senate Dems really, really need to hold the line.
The Rs have had since March to make a freaking budget and have failed in their own party to come up with a viable budget, let alone a bipartisian budget. They (Rs) clearly will not negotiate in good faith either.

HOLD. THE. LINE.
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Kat B @katburns.bsky.social · 7d
Weren't all of the Bureau's data collectors, statisticians, economists, and analysts furloughed? 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️
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Kirsten Grady @mrskgrady.bsky.social · 7d
If you judge those relying on SNAP benefits, but overlook the big corporations profiting from them, it's time for a rethink. Contrary to GOP claims, most recipients do work when they can. When they're not, it's often due to health or caregiving, not laziness.

Source: www.cbpp.org/researc...
Pie chart: 53% working in a typical month; 28% not working that month but worked within a year; 19% didn’t work within a year. Reasons: health 10%, caregiving 8%, can’t find work 3%, school 2%, other 5%. Bar chart showing most SNAP participants/households work: 55% non-disabled adults work in a typical month (74% within a year); 70%/85% for households with a non-disabled adult; 75%/89% for households with kids. Chart: Workers are likelier to be eligible for SNAP only part of the year—75% of workers vs. 34% older adults, 22% disabled; all individuals 57%.
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 8d
Now is a great time to show solidarity in your community by donating to your local food bank, if you're able.
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8d
SNAP benefits are about to lapse because of the shutdown. Reminders:
1. About 1 in 2 children will receive SNAP benefits at some point and 1 in 4 children are receiving benefits in a given month.
2. Trump is already planning to cut SNAP in other ways.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...
The Big Beautiful Bill has a SNAP Poison Pill
How states will get the blame for massive cuts to food stamps
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 9d
This is absolutely necessary and should be replicated everywhere they descend upon our communities to commit atrocities with our national treasure and under our flag.
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 9d
Watch this one. Made me laugh 😂

“Trump got elected by claiming he’s gonna make life more affordable for hard-working Americans, now he’s demolishing the White House to build himself a gilded vanity project. If you voted for Trump thinking he’d bring down your grocery bills, tough luck.”
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Kat B @katburns.bsky.social · 9d
Isn't it the Epstein Ballroom?
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 9d
I think we often get lost in labels, esp Big D and the Big R label. It prevents us from looking at what does and doesn't work. Why can't we just be pro-people, pro-healthcare, pro-business, pro-military, pro-immigration, pro-edu and defend the Constitution's principles anywhere they're threatened.
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