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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.

Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21h

Raise your hand if your brain is sufficiently capable of complex thought to understand why advocating an explicitly Christian volunteer military is not ideal.

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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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18h

In Medicare, Less Is Now More for Big Insurers, by @davidwainer.bsky.social

In Medicare, Less Is Now More for Big Insurers

UnitedHealth and CVS are pruning their Medicare Advantage businesses to favor profit over size.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)

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Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica

As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 18h

Quite a lede on this remembrance by Bill Brink about his father's authorship of the iconic @nydailynews.com headline after President Ford denied federal aid to help NYC avoid bankruptcy 50 years ago last week:

"My father dropped dead. His headline lives on." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 18h

FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use

Patel reportedly became furious after revelation he flew to visit girlfriend as agency fires official who oversees fleet

www.theguardian.com

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 1d

OMG There was ACTUALLY a Gatsby party at Mar-a-lago. This is why you can't do satire anymore.

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 22h

A thing I think about constantly is how exhausting it must be to be, for instance, the person who has to explain you can learn as much if not more from simulating a nuclear test on a big computer than from an actual nuclear test and how this works in our favor because we have really big computers.

Reuters @reuters.com · 22h

US not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says reut.rs/3JHLqNs

US not planning nuclear explosions at this time, energy secretary says

The nuclear weapons testing ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump will not involve nuclear explosions at this time, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday.

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Dittie @dittie.sheshed.rocks · 1d

Governor Josh Shapiro signed a bill overnight adding an additional $5 million in funds to food banks in the area to help feed those without the necessary assistance they should be getting from the federal government.

www.wpxi.com/news/local/g...

Gov. Shapiro signs disaster declaration, announces $5M in funding for Pennsylvania food banks

Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP benefits are getting some help from the state.

www.wpxi.com

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 18h

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 23h

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

NYT: The White House omitted “the names of several individuals and companies that collectively have billions of dollars riding on the outcome of administration policy decisions.” 🤡

@kenvogel.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/u...

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2d

Love to see it….tourists that are stuck in Jamaica are helping with the cleanup after Hurricane Melissa 💪

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2d

You can’t even use SNAP to buy a hot rotisserie chicken unless you live in a state with a special waiver.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

According to a complaint filed in federal court after the incident, a federal agent violated an existing court order (against using excessive force on journalists and demonstrators) by pointing a gun in a veteran’s face, saying “Bang, bang” and “You’re dead, liberal.” trib.al/rTk2Z8c

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 2d

On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”

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Peter Elkind @peterelkind.bsky.social · 1d

So many scenes like this, in so many previously peaceful neighborhoods…

Andrew Hayward @ahaywa.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is snatching people in Skokie today, with Bovino mugging for cameras. Proud of my neighbors for standing up to this menace.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 3d

With high winds expected to hamper East Coast hubs on Friday, air traffic controllers continue to call out of work in greater numbers after missing their first full paycheck—leading to further flight delays.

Flight Delays Hit Austin, Nashville And Newark Friday After 3 Air Traffic Staffing Alerts

With high winds expected to hamper East Coast hubs on Friday, air traffic controllers continue to call out of work in greater numbers after missing their first full paycheck—leading to further flight delays.

www.forbes.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

“The victims of this Administration are not the comedians . . . . They’re the people who are struggling to have any voice and are being forcibly removed from streets by hooded agents.” Jon Stewart talks about the suppression of political speech.

Will Paramount Cancel Jon Stewart?

The “Daily Show” host talks with David Remnick about his contract with Paramount Skydance, the government’s attack on political satire, and how our institutions got so weak.

www.newyorker.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 3d

Amazon reported earnings and revenues that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.

Jeff Bezos Is $24 Billion Richer As Amazon Shares Hit Record

Amazon reported earnings and revenues that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations.

www.forbes.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sides against U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who had asked Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her Chicago courtroom on a daily basis.

The appeals court finds that her order "infringes on the separation of powers."

After the district court issued a temporary restraining order affecting some aspects of immigration-law enforcement in the Chicago area, the judge on her own motion entered a further order requiring Gregory Bovino, a Chief Patrol Agent at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to appear in court at 5:45 p.m. every weekday “to report on the use of force activities for each day.” The judge justified this order by stating that she had seen videos that led her to question whether the TRO was being obeyed. The order was not, however, a response to any motion by counsel for the plaintiffs (and the videos to which the judge referred apparently do not deal with behavior involving any of the plaintiffs).
The federal defendants seek a writ of mandamus with respect to this aspect (and only this aspect) of the district court’s rulings. We issued a stay of the order requiring Chief Bovino to appear and report daily, and we now GRANT the petition for mandamus.

While this litigation presents very challenging circumstances, the district court’s order has two principal failings. First, it puts the court in the position of an inquisitor rather than that of a neutral adjudicator of the parties’ adversarial presentations. Second, it sets the court up as a supervisor of Chief Bovino’s activities, intruding into personnel management decisions of the Executive Branch. These two problems are related and lead us to conclude that the order infringes on the separation of powers. Review by appeal at the end of the case would not solve the problems created in the interim, which justifies review by a prerogative writ. See In re Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 941 F.3d 869 (7th Cir. 2019). Cf. Cheney v. United States District Court, 542 U.S. 367 (2004).

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Wealthy philanthropists across the US are stepping in to help put food on the tables of 42 million Americans set to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP — over the weekend.

Billionaires Step In to Help Plug Food Aid Gaps During Shutdown

Wealthy philanthropists across the country are stepping in to help put food on the tables of 42 million Americans set to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — better known as SNAP — over the weekend.

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Peter Elkind @peterelkind.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump’s Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Running Has Cost $80 Million So Far - Inside Climate News

Midwestern electricity ratepayers will pay the still-mounting tab under a plan Consumers Energy reported to regulators and investors.

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