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Deborah Ford
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Mom to 4 wonderful kids and one beautiful grandson. Jersey girl living in a Carolina world. Democrat from day one 💙
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rmayemsinger.bsky.social
He can't stay awake. Or walk. Or speak. I'm so sick of the GOP denial. The embarrassing flattery parades. The complicit press standing silent while he drones on incomprehensibly or insults colleagues who dare to question his lies. Or laughing obligatorily at his non-jokes. I'm just so tired of it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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filosia.bsky.social
TYVM @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social 🦋
@notgoingback59.bsky.social
@sessiagh.bsky.social
@madmanx187.bsky.social
@amberpac.bsky.social
@paulamurphypounds5.bsky.social
@resist4harris.bsky.social
@angel-from-mgm.bsky.social
@filosia.bsky.social

#StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts #resist 👊🏼
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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rhutabhayga.bsky.social
Never forget that we're in a CLASS WAR, not a political one.

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The Real Math of Survival The official poverty line for a family of four in 2024 is $31,200. The median household income is roughly $80,000. We have been told, implicitly, that a family earning $80,000 is doing fine—safely above poverty, solidly middle class, perhaps comfortable. But if Orshansky’s crisis threshold were calculated today using her own methodology, that $80,000 family would be living in deep poverty. I wanted to see what would happen if I ignored the official stats and simply calculated the cost of existing. I built a Basic Needs budget for a family of four (two earners, two kids). No vacations, no Netflix, no luxury. Just the “Participation Tickets” required to hold a job and raise kids in 2024. Using conservative, national-average data: Childcare: $32,773 Housing: $23,267 Food: $14,717 Transportation: $14,828 Healthcare: $10,567 Other essentials: $21,857 Required net income: $118,009 Add federal, state, and FICA taxes of roughly $18,500, and you arrive at a required gross income of $136,500. This is Orshansky’s “too little” threshold, updated honestly. This is the floor. The single largest line item isn’t housing. It’s childcare: $32,773. This is the trap. To reach the median household income of $80,000, most families require two earners. But the moment you add the second earner to chase that income, you trigger the childcare expense. If one parent stays home, the income drops to $40,000 or $50,000—well below what’s needed to survive. If both parents work to hit $100,000, they hand over $32,000 to a daycare center. The second earner isn’t working for a vacation or a boat. The second earner is working to pay the stranger watching their children so they can go to work and clear $1-2K extra a month. It’s a closed loop. The Housing Lie (Or, Why the Model Is Optimistic) Critics will immediately argue that I’m cherry-picking expensive cities. They will say $136,500 is a number for San Francisco or Manhattan, not “Real America.” So let’s look at “Real America.” The model above allocates $23,267 per year for housing. That breaks down to $1,938 per month. This is the number that serious economists use to tell you that you’re doing fine. In my last piece, Are You An American?, I analyzed a modest “starter home” which turned out to be in Caldwell, New Jersey—the kind of place a Teamster could afford in 1955. I went to Zillow to see what it costs to live in that same town if you don’t have a down payment and are forced to rent. There are exactly seven 2-bedroom+ units available in the entire town. The cheapest one rents for $2,715 per month. That’s a $777 monthly gap between the model and reality. That’s $9,300 a year in post-tax money. To cover that gap, you need to earn an additional $12,000 to $13,000 in gross salary. So when I say the real poverty line is $140,000, I’m being conservative. I’m using optimistic, national-average housing assumptions. If we plug in the actual cost of living in the zip codes where the jobs are—where rent is $2,700, not $1,900—the threshold pushes past $160,000. The market isn’t just expensive; it’s broken. Seven units available in a town of thousands? That isn’t a market. That’s a shortage masquerading as an auction. And that $2,715 rent check buys you zero equity. In the 1950s, the monthly housing cost was a forced savings account that built generational wealth. Today, it’s a subscription fee for a roof. You are paying a premium to stand still.
December 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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dualraconteur.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth - Fox News Host/War Criminal
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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wipps.bsky.social
if there ever was the perfect gif....
a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .
Alt: a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .
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December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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phillipusa.bsky.social
Hegseth is a fucking lying coward.
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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kamalaharris.com
It’s Election Day in Tennessee, and we know: The power is with the people.

If you live in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, head to IWillVote.com to make sure you know when and where to vote today.
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:

“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
Sabrina Carpenter replies to WH video: This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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sassy0210.bsky.social
Mad respect for Admiral Alvin Holsey: "I will be darned if you are going to have me dragged in front of a military tribunal because you want to play Battleship with real people."

He knew the strikes were illegal and stepped down before they could scapegoat him. 🫡
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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It’s Election Day in #TN07! Today, we can stomp the Trump regime at the ballot box one final time in 2025 by electing @aftynbehn.bsky.social! Let’s get an early start on next year’s blue wave — if you’ve got friends or family in this district, make sure they have a plan to vote: www.vote411.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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garygifford.bsky.social
It was Matt Gawtz, Laura Loomer, James O'Keefe and Jack Posobiec. I kid you not.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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stoneyyw.bsky.social
Tis the season
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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keeprising.bsky.social
✊🏾🇺🇸✊🏻Let's Go Tennessee

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December 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7

Full: www.threads.com/@thetnholler...
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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keeprising.bsky.social
✊🏾🇺🇸✊🏻 Well here is his MRI

Explains a LOT 🧠🚫🧠 ‼️
December 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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gdaddy48.bsky.social
Rent free
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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kackbro.bsky.social
Kinzinger Speaks The Truth......
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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4nd3l.bsky.social
Tennessee 7th district bring it home.💙
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
Congratulations, Norm!!
normeisen.bsky.social Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment

We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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shade60.bsky.social
Trump faked his assassination attempt. He is scum
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM