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Botticellibelle @botticellibelle.bsky.social · 8h

I will preach this until the cows come home: People do not choose poverty. People are allowed to seek joy. People deserve to live with some freakin' dignity.

Anyone who has a problem with that really needs to work on their empathy and understanding ❤️.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 9h

Also, if you have the good fortune not to need SNAP, shut the everloving fuck up about what recipients buy.

Certain kinds of food are not morally virtuous. You’re doing the Calvinist shit when you judge someone who’s trying to get by for getting like…protein bars and spices or cake mixes.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 9h

This is not something I want to do, but as someone who was food insecure for a long time, here are some ways to get the most out of what you can get.

-if you have dietary restrictions or food aversions, spend some time thinking about what foods are safe. It sounds obvious, but—

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Trish K @tkaz99.bsky.social · 19h

Good morning, Skeethearts ✨️☀️🩷☕️

Just hoping the next viral trend is empathy, critical thinking skills, media literacy, accountability, and shutting up when you don't know what you're talking about.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 11h

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 3d

My comments on what President Tr*mp's AI video tells us about autocrat psychology: youtu.be/JNt8YoqQzWE

Autocrat Psychology captions MOV

YouTube video by Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 @vero1986.bsky.social · 2d

The US will never have affordable healthcare. Drug companies and other industries would lose tens of millions in profits because they would no longer be able to charge outrageous sums. Healthcare should never have become a financial stream for creating billionaires.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

> @newyorker.com

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 2d

Your American Gestapo

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beebirder.bsky.social @beebirder.bsky.social · 2d

You know those St Judes ads that say "20% of children with cancer will die"? Well, it used to be 100% dying, but with pediatric cancer research (and a LOT of very brave children) **80%** of children now LIVE.
Read that again: Due to research, 80% of pediatric cancers are cured.
Restore funding NOW.

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cherfan75.bsky.social @cherfan75.bsky.social · 2d

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Samuel B. @sambassador.bsky.social · 2d

Since today, the White House looks like a war zone. Send troops so that King sHitler does not destroy much more of the pillars of the American Constitution! 🪖🙏

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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 2d

Photo of the White House being destroyed in the shape of an outline of the USA.

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CJ @cjistired.bsky.social · 2d

He’s now suing for $230 million dollars as restitution for all of the investigations he was involved in. That’s a specific number, in my opinion.

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Brian @pacificatiler.bsky.social · 2d

Our house! He's just a temporary employee!! Erase him from the halls once he's gone!!!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

I am trying to figure out if legacy media lets Republicans lie without correction because they think it's good journalism or because they don't know the facts well enough to point them out.

Either way, if you value the truth and pro-democracy coverage, support Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0