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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9h

15 Republican senators have now joined all 47 members of the Democratic caucus on legislation to extend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

In all, 62 senators are on this bill.

I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!

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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 8h

❄️It's time for Old Fox to plan his Advent Calendar! Throughout December, I will be writing one frozen fragment each day, blown in by the North Wind. Join my patreon or buy me a chocolate on Ko-fi (ko-fi.com/annelouiseav...) & write Christmas in the message & I will add you to my list of 24 windows❄️

Illustration of a hare lighting candles on an Advent wreath by DD McInnes

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Matěj Čadil @matejcadil.bsky.social · 2d

After months of sketching, planning, and layering colour, I’m thrilled to share my finished illustration for Chapter 5 of The Hobbit – “Riddles in the Dark”.⁠
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What do you think of how this illustration turned out?⁠

#tolkienart #thehobbit #tolkien

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 3d

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.

Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.

If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

Python Software Foundation @python.org · 3d

Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 2d

Getting donation shamed for bringing this $40 old navy coat to Maine Needs was not what I needed today but whatever

I’m glad they’re doing well but they consistently feel less mutual aid and more junior league service project to me

Apparently people don’t need office clothes? Idk

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 2d

This is not a real Calvin and Hobbes but im gonna pretend it is because A) its funny and B) holy hell that 1:1 lettering match! I am such a nerd for good comics lettering lol

Draculaura E. Hall 🎃 @lauraehall.bsky.social · 7d

A Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin’s dad is going to read him a bedtime story.

First panel:
Calvin’s dad, scanning a bookshelf: “What story would you like tonight? We can read anything except—“
Calvin, from bed, excited: “The Voynich Manuscript!”

Second panel:
Calvin’s dad, deeply exasperated: “NO! No Voynich Manuscript tonight! We’ve tried to decipher that book a million times!”
Calvin, yelling: “I want the Voynich Manuscript!”

Third panel:
Calvin’s dad, trying to reason with him: “Look, you *know* how the story goes! You’ve memorized the whole thing! It’s completely unreadable!”
Calvin: “I want mysterious glyphs and sigils!”

Fourth panel:
Calvin, in bed and staring wide-eyed into the dark: “Wow, the story was different *that* time!”
Hobbes, also in bed and staring: (a long string of incomprehensible characters).

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly I’m not certain if it’s the party funding him or some PAC

it’s just so early & he came out of the gate with so much unearned media, it does not feel like a Maine Dems operation

But I have not dug in to the filings so I don’t know

I think they can’t even get ballot signatures until Jan

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 2d

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

The original Far Side Cow Tools Cartoon by Gary Larson. A cow stands on its hind legs behind a table, staring blankly at the viewer from behind its heavy brow ridge. On the table are four crudely made tools: a lump, a lump with an offset crooked handle, a long stick with hooked prongs at the end, and a crude handsaw with irregular teeth. In the background a barn sits on a hill. Caption reads, "Cow tools."

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 2d

I continue to see a ton of support for him on Tiktok and I'm honestly wondering how much of it is sponsored or paid in some way

"there are no other choices" like really, honestly babe there are so many other freaking choices you just have to get them the money to run

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 3d

I'm kind of morbidly curious about this but I also don't want to go far enough down the rabbit hole to check

is there, by any possible chance, some accursed Nostradamus prophecy about the antichrist tearing down a palace or monument?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.

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Dawn of the Dead 💀 @502eire.lol · 4d

as we reach the SNAP cliff just a gentle reminder to do-gooders that the most efficient use of resources is to contribute to organizations that are already established. unless nothing exists in your area (and it likely does whether you know it) now is probably not the time to stand something up

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 4d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 7d

Maine votes in less than 2 weeks on a critical gun safety measure. I'm urging all Mainers to vote Yes on Question 2.

Families and police must be able to step in to stop another preventable tragedy before it’s too late.

Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · Sep 25

18 people died in Lewiston because we didn’t have red flag laws on the books. We can never allow it to happen again.

Vote Yes on Question 2.

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 7d

so this is the new party line I guess - the East Wing is (was) not actually part of the white house

(and no I don't care about posting the names, they're likely bots)

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Glen Weldon @ghweldon.bsky.social · 7d

Oh sure now he’s the charismatic leader of a pagan gourd cult but in two months he’s gonna be Jesus-shaming everyone about the true meaning of Christmas.

Sally, girl. Chew your leg off. Get yourself free bitch.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 7d

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden seen favorably by only 16% of voters in CD-2 and 57% say he doesn't deserve re-election. Real opening for his primary challenger @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social. #MEpolitics

Platner’s lead was not the only surprising finding in the poll. U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine’s 2nd District, was seen favorably by just 16% of voters in his district. That was 2 percentage points lower than State Auditor Matt Dunlap, his primary challenger. Another 41% of voters see Golden unfavorably and 57% say he doesn’t deserve reelection.

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 8d

The East Wing nonsense should be an impeachable offence on its own. It boggles my mind that PRESIDENT TEARS DOWN WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION is not the headline in every newspaper in this country.

Its grotesque and incredibly upsetting

(also, go read about the Truman balcony...)

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 8d

It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.

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Zakiyyah Alexander @zakiyyah.bsky.social · 8d

When I was younger, I thought one day maybe I'll go to a bar all the time and the bartender will know my order. Never happened. But today the pharmacist looked at me and said, we got your order, hold on. Not the way I imagined this moment at all.

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Pine Tree Activism📎 @pinetreeactivism.org · 8d

In response to cries to cover up or remove tattoo, Platner covers it & plans to remove it, says AP article below (updated 1/2 hour ago w/new content).

Platner's town hall in Ogunquit, Maine tonight is going to be interesting. Tengo bolas grandes for following through with it.

#Maine #MEpolitics

OCT 22, Wed 6:00-7:00 – Ogunquit
The Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main St, Oqunquit, Maine
Graham Platner TOWN HALL, The Leavitt Theatre

OGUNQUIT: I'm coming to you. I hope you'll come and check out this movement we're building to defeat Susan Collins and her multi-billionaire backers. Come out, ask questions, and bring a friend or three. I'll see you there.
FMI: www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/833967/

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Pine Tree Activism📎 @pinetreeactivism.org · 8d

Because of our government's inability to stop the shutdown over swearing in Congresswoman Grijalva and releasing the Epstein Files, 169,000+ Mainers will not receive SNAP benefits in two weeks. This is disastrous for many families. More than 1 in 10 Mainers & over 42million Americans depend on SNAP.

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 9d

Nearly 170,000 Mainers won’t receive SNAP benefits in November due to government shutdown mainemorningstar.com/briefs/nearl...

Nearly 170,000 Mainers won’t receive SNAP benefits in November due to government shutdown • Maine Morning Star

Because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, Mainers who rely on the nation’s largest anti-hunger program won’t receive benefits next month. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services…

mainemorningstar.com

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waxtablet @waxtablet.bsky.social · 8d

I honestly do not believe this was on his radar even six months ago. He has zero activist or organizing experience in Maine - not so much as an op ed. Someone found him, recruited him, and built a whole organization to promote him from day one, and the big question is -- who did that? Who paid?

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ie68.bsky.social @ie68.bsky.social · 8d

the multi year primary plus campaign cycle sucks for myriad reasons, but one of the few positives that comes out of it is that it gives a lot of time for scandalous stuff about the candidate to come out, allowing us to see how they and their operation function under stressful/difficult circumstances

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Martin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 8d

The real mystery is how on earth this guy got together a credible senate campaign with hot and cold running consultants and a fully-staffed organization. He‘s never held elected office, he’s not some kind of internet celebrity, he doesn’t seem to have been involved in previous election campaigns

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