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Bexar County Democratic Party @bexardems.bsky.social · 7h

@repcasar.bsky.social Greg Casar in San Antonio: “Republican’s Budget Kicks Millions Off Health Care So Billionaires Can Buy Yachts. We said no more.”
Working people deserve doctors, not donors.
#NoKings #GregCasar #TexasDemocrats #VoteTexas #HealthcareForAll

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

www.propublica.org

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Bayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 4h

Gift link for readers in San Antonio: www.expressnews.com/politics/art...

Some Texas schools are using AI to screen library books under new state law

Supporters see ChatGPT as a way to help weed out inappropriate content, but critics say AI can include incorrect details and miss valuable context.

www.expressnews.com

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San Antonio Current @sacurrent.bsky.social · 21h

The group’s 30th annual event will feature 20 altars plus a procession honoring the deceased.

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center’s Día de Muertos celebration to take place Saturday

The group's 30th annual event will feature 20 altars plus a procession honoring the deceased.

www.sacurrent.com

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 1d

What politician wants this: “Meals on Wheels x 100 with young people paid to cook and deliver meals.”

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone who would so nonchalantly tear down a huge chunk of the White House would sell ANY and all top secret information to any foreign power.

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

Undocumented immigrants paid $100 billion in taxes in 2022. It would cost $300 billion to deport them all. They're here, they're working, they're contributing. Give them a pathway to citizenship.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21h

The Trump admin and their allies are trying to turn workers against each other as they gut our health care and essential services. Workers are not pawns in their political games.

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first. act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...

Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first | AFL-CIO

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Crockett: You have a president who consistently is obsessing over two women of color that are members of the house, I don't know what black woman hurt him in his past, honey, but it is really taking him through it.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.

A tweet from Morgan J. Freeman states:
“FACT: Venezuela is NOT a major producer of cocaine.
They do not have large cocaine factories.
They do not produce fentanyl either.
What Venezuela does have is the world’s largest oil reserves.”

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21h

Federal workers have worked without pay for a month. Rent and other bills are due. Insurance costs are about to double. Construction jobs are being cut.

President Trump: stop inflicting pain on workers.

Fund the government.
Fix the health care crisis.
Put working people first.

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 21h

About 284,000 people receive SNAP benefits in Bexar County, but that benefit will dry up on Saturday.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

I’m with Minerva! Cake for everyone! 🎂

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Congratulations and it’s not a “new” start it’s your freestyle era! 🙌🏽

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Just to be clear who’s to blame for SNAP cutoff:

1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it.

2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage.

3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it.

4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Oh damn they are serious!

sean kuhn @seankuhn.bsky.social · 1d

NBA media is not built to cover a gambling scandal, but Defector is: defector.com/products

When the FBI arrested Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, the basketball-watching public turned to sports media to help make sense of the story. What explanations were on offer?

Before disclosing its own BetMGM partnership, The Athletic called “all of sports” complicit in the scandal. Bill Simmons dismissed the episode as ”a couple bad apples,” growing pains typical of a growth industry. Zach Lowe had ESPN's betting guy on his podcast; together they concluded that these issues can be tinkered out of existence by limiting prop bets and changing how teams report injuries. Lowe's podcast, like Simmons's, began with a FanDuel ad.

The takeover of sports media by gambling companies imposes hard boundaries on the domain of these conversations. Most importantly, these captured discussions always obscure the social and political choices that enable the gambling industry to entrench itself.

Allowing people to gamble on their phones and allowing sports gambling companies to spend untold sums on lobbying and advertising are choices. These choices, not some law of nature, are why millions of people have started gambling in recent years. Likewise, other sports media companies have chosen to offer up their audiences as prey to gambling outfits.

Defector has chosen something else: We never have and never will take money from gambling companies. Subscribers fund our operations, which allows us to remain independent, critical, and uncompromised. Consider making that choice.

MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Then be the kind safe place for others that you needed then. You can heal and share your experiences with love ❤️‍🩹 I’m right there with you worried but hopeful.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Hey remember to love yourself first and you will be fine 🙌🏽❤️

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Angel of the Ozarks @angeloftheozarks.bsky.social · 21h

Republicans are letting 42 million people go hungry to protect one pedophile.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Great minds..🤔

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Lots of women and children 😔

San Antonio Express-News @expressnews.com · 22h

Over 3.5 million Texans who receive benefits from the cornerstone food safety program will be affected. Here's why, and what it could mean for you.

SNAP benefit cuts start Saturday. Here's what it might mean for you.

Over 3.5 million Texans who receive benefits from the cornerstone food safety program will be affected. Here's why, and what it could mean for you.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Not sure I’d say “sudden surge” I mean Military City, USA has no paychecks. 🤔 appreciate your list though, I’d reconsider that line

Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 22h

A sudden surge in hunger is hitting the local community as SNAP benefits are frozen and the federal government shut down continues. TPR has compiled a resource list of area organizations providing meals and support.

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

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Lisa Krok @readonthebeach.bsky.social · 22h

#shenanigans

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MGB @mgbustillo.bsky.social · 21h

Us poor already have deep scars so you’re welcome to catch up with me and share some love after mourning the loss of “stuff”. Yes it will be hard but you are not alone so find your community, protect the vulnerable and organize. Together we lighten the burden of others. ❤️