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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18h

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP

You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670

Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem

If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?

You’re doing their dirty work.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h

Ukraine has deployed special forces into contested areas of Pokrovsk, as confirmed by military sources and visual evidence shared with Reuters. The operation, overseen by GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov, involved troops landing by Black Hawk helicopter.

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 19h

reminder that Hitler never wrote a new German constitution, never "officially" changed the government

he just closed the legislature and ruled alone, against the law, until he was stopped

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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 13h

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Bruce @jwbfat16.bsky.social · 5h

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Ann Sjostrom @swenglishlady.bsky.social · 5h

You'd think there'd be a tilt/weight calc first, so ballast?

You’d think . . .

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 10h

Governor Shapiro sued the Trump Administration and won. Now, Donald Trump is forced to release SNAP funding. Let’s go.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Shapiro: I just heard from a woman who spoke at the press conference where I announced the disaster declaration. She’s got 30 bucks left on her SNAP card to get her through the holidays here in November…

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 17h

After an UAV strike the city of Zhukovsky, Moscow region, in Russia is in total darkness. The local regime authorities declared a state of emergency.

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Ann Sjostrom @swenglishlady.bsky.social · 17h

Not sure why rest of the world thinks we won’t

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 20h

Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters

A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.

www.bellingcat.com

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Saigonbond @ogsaigonbond.bsky.social · 2d

The Hunger Games Begin

40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps

It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-hunger...

The Hunger Games Begin

40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps

paulkrugman.substack.com

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 17h

Moscow region experiencing blackouts due to damaged substations with residents reporting widespread power outages. Authorities have issued no official comments.

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 22h

My kids’ school is on lockdown. Because of ICE. On fucking Halloween.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

FACTS about SNAP:

-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

The WORKING poor would not need food stamps if they were paid a livable wage.

Most people on SNAP have jobs. They work. They are not paid enough to make a living.

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Dennis Koch @dejayk.bsky.social · 1d

Kremlin Explodes: Kadyrov Turns on Putin

@jjsmart.bsky.social

Russia's power structure is collapsing into open warfare between its own enforcers. Ramzan Kadyrov’s public feud with a top general proves the Kremlin can no longer referee its competing factions

youtu.be/bcB_faDfq4A

Kremlin Explodes: Kadyrov Turns on Putin

YouTube video by Jason Jay Smart

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

Trump and Republicans just passed a tax cut that will gift $100B annually to the richest 1%.

$100B could fund SNAP for a year.

It's not a matter of what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.

People are starting to understand this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Brooke Rollins: "I guess the silver lining in all of this is that we're having a national conversation on our SNAP program. This has shined a light on a program that especially under the last administration has just become so bloated."

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Ann Sjostrom @swenglishlady.bsky.social · 23h

a woman with curly hair is laughing and making a funny face .

ALT: a woman with curly hair is laughing and making a funny face .

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"Drug trafficking is bad. It is a crime. But it is only very rarely a capital offense. This is not drug enforcement. This is murder."

@monacharen.bsky.social on Trump's illegal boat strikes: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-targ...

Trump’s Targeting of ‘Narcoterrorists’ Is a Crime in Itself

Shoot first, ask questions when?

www.thebulwark.com

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unionbroad1024.bsky.social @unionbroad1024.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Russia Unleashes One of the Largest Combined Air Attacks of the War — Ukraine Strikes Back Deep Inside Russia
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