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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · Nov 10

Hi new followers & folks checking my page!

I’m a podcaster for yrs—interview journalists, writers, academics. Lush Left Media, now Constant Politics-on all platforms

I’m in political science, study the radical right. Monitor Bannon et al

Disinformation major driver to this loss. We must counter.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. More like this. More fight. Polarize everything.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2h

If the only thing electing Mamdani does is get assholes who hate the idea of a mayor who wants to do something for ordinary people to follow through on their threats and actually move out of town it will be well worth it and will improve the quality of life in NYC a ton.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 3h

DOJ and USDA: Yes, your honor, we will comply with your order and make partial SNAP payments out of the contingency fund.

TRUMP: No we won't.

Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT
Document 48
Filed 11/03/25
Page 2 of 4
Defendants provide the following response to the Court's order, dated October 31, 2025, stating: "No later than Monday, November 3, 2025, Defendants shall advise the court whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November and, if so, their timeline for determining whether to authorize only reduced SNAP benefits using the Contingency Funds or to authorize full SNAP benefits using both the Contingency Funds and additional available funds." Doc No. 26 at 15. In that Order, the Court, "clarified that Defendants are required to use those Contingency Funds as necessary for the SNAP program." Id at 14 (emphasis removed). Nearly simultaneously, a court in the District of Rhode Island issued an oral ruling ordering Federal Defendants to use the entire long-term emergency fund for benefits and to consider using other sources of funds. See Rhode Island State Council Of Churches et al. v. Rollins at al., 1:25-er-569 (D. R.I.).
The attached declaration, which was also filed in the District of Rhode Island litigation, represents the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") response to the two Court orders. USDA is making all of the Contingency Funds available to the States for a partial payment. The declaration includes details on how USDA will fulfill its obligation to expend the full amount of SNAP contingency funds today by generating the table required for States to calculate the benefits available for each eligible household in that State. 7 CFR. 271.7(d)(1); Supp. Declaration of Patrick A. Penn, 2-6, 24-31. USDA will therefore have made the necessary funds available and have authorized the States to begin disbursements once the table is issued. The declaration also explains why USDA has chosen not to deplete other vital programs to fully fund this month's SNAP benefits.
USDA stands ready to assist States as they implement this process.
Dated: November 3, 2025
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY …

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

FUCK HAHAHAHA

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 5h

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.

The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.

"I could smell the onions and mustard."

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 5h

Dear voters that voted for Trump in 2024:

This “maga is the party of the working class!”, was always a lie.

This lie, perpetrated by Bannon (pre-dating Trump in politics), was always a ruse for the ultimate goal, their desire for a white, Christian ethnostate

They never cared about you

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump confirms he is weaponizing hunger

SNAP BENEFITS, which increased by Billions and Billions of Dollars (MANY FOLD!) during Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous term in office (Due to the fact that they were haphazardly “handed” to anyone for the asking, as opposed to just those in need, which is the purpose of SNAP!), will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...

Who's Threatening Who?

The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 5h

Good fucking morning to everyone except Andrew Cuomo, Jack Ciattarelli, Winsome Sears, and every out-of-touch politician who's gonna get their ass handed to them in today's elections. People are frustrated with the direction of this country, and they're about to elect a whole lot of Democrats today.

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Wendy Siegelman @wendysiegelman.bsky.social · 5h

How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire - Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Don Jr.

www.ft.com/content/39a4...

How two tiny banks are helping Trump’s sons build a crypto empire

Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr

www.ft.com

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 5h

Handily

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17h

This will increase Mamdani's margin of victory by double digits.

#ETTD

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 16h

Make it so, my beloved home of three decades, NYC*, make Cuomo’s defeat the most gigantic and memorable.

*former. We bought a house in NJ

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16h

Why did the New York Post claim a million New Yorkers will move away if Mamdani wins? Well, because the Post fearmongers and lashes out at the left. But *specifically* because it extrapolated from a super dubious poll.
www.pbump.net/o/no-1-in-11...

No, 1 in 11 New Yorkers will not move if Mamdani wins

The headline in the New York Post was characteristically cautious: "Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus: poll." Why the departure of...

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19h

Trump is trying to abuse National Guard & ICE powers across the country

We're proud to be part of the coalitions fighting back

Overall we have 200+ cases & matters @democracydefendersfund.org proving the rule of law still works

I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social 👇

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 19h

💯💯💯

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump has lost 15 points with independents since February

New CNN poll shows Trump falling to 28% with independents

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28.

If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "If they had no filibuster, they would pack the SCOTUS. You'd go from 9 to 17 or however many liberals they could pack. You would make DC & Puerto Rico into states, which would give 4 additional Democrat senators & make us a permanent minority. You'd see massive restrictions of 2A rights"

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Sarah Longwell @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social · 22h

Flashback to the time I got into it with Scott Jennings on CNN because he was claiming antisemitism only exists on the left. I pointed to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Nick Fuentes and Kanye. He dismissed it as “one stupid dinner.”

Welp, here we are.

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 22h

Goddamn. I freakin hate that I know exactly who Aimee Therese is. Remember when she pretended that she was a “Marxist”? LMAO

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 23h

Hey folks--

I've been asked to pin this link here, so here you go.

The lectures and podcast episodes for "America at 250," the lecture course that I'm teaching with David Blight and Beverly Gage are at this link.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

America at 250: A History - YouTube

This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught j...

www.youtube.com

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 23h

Trump ally Elon Musk endorses Andrew Cuomo

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mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 23h

Just LMAOOO

great endorsement, Andrew Cuomo, you loser LOL

mary angela perna @maryangelaperna.bsky.social · 23h

Agree

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Lots of bad polls for Trump in the past few days, but I think the worst number for him is one some people may not even notice. www.pbump.net/o/the-number...

The number in new Trump polling that’s most worth watching

Even by the standards of Donald Trump's poorly reviewed second term in office, the poll numbers that have come out over the past week are miserable. An NBC poll found that two-thirds of Americans thin...

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