Bex
@casualbex.bsky.social
she/her. a better world is possible. opinions my own.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using furloughed employees’ email accounts to broadcast partisan messages about the shutdown.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from using furloughed employees’ email accounts to broadcast partisan messages about the shutdown.
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I just keep thinking “Elon Musk just got a trillion dollars”
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I just keep thinking “Elon Musk just got a trillion dollars”
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When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires:
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When the president gets ordered, multiple times, to pay out federal food benefits as the law requires:
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"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."
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What haven't men ruined
I think it’s only fair that we get a “Have men ruined society?” op-ed
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
What haven't men ruined
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Zohran has already gotten 250k more votes than Eric Adams did 4 years ago when he was hailed as the future of the Democratic Party.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Zohran has already gotten 250k more votes than Eric Adams did 4 years ago when he was hailed as the future of the Democratic Party.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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“He doesn’t have a mandate” are you fucking kidding? Dick Cheney died the day Zohran is elected he has the mandate of HEAVEN
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“He doesn’t have a mandate” are you fucking kidding? Dick Cheney died the day Zohran is elected he has the mandate of HEAVEN
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as someone who was on SNAP four times let me tell you it would be *phenomenally hard* to exploit, they put *a lot of effort* into giving you *as little as possible* and are horrendously understaffed
if someone has managed to abuse the system they are Danny Ocean and you should respect the hustle
if someone has managed to abuse the system they are Danny Ocean and you should respect the hustle
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
as someone who was on SNAP four times let me tell you it would be *phenomenally hard* to exploit, they put *a lot of effort* into giving you *as little as possible* and are horrendously understaffed
if someone has managed to abuse the system they are Danny Ocean and you should respect the hustle
if someone has managed to abuse the system they are Danny Ocean and you should respect the hustle
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Here Adam Conover completely nails what the actual fallout is going to be when the AI bubble bursts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Z4...
Sora's so bad, it proves AI is a bubble
YouTube video by Adam Conover
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here Adam Conover completely nails what the actual fallout is going to be when the AI bubble bursts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Z4...
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A look at the "absolute devastation" in western Alaska today reminds us that climate change will continue to inflict suffering on the people who are least responsible for it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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One dead and two missing after typhoon remnants lash western Alaska
Over 50 people rescued in Alaska while severe weather kills woman in New York City
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A look at the "absolute devastation" in western Alaska today reminds us that climate change will continue to inflict suffering on the people who are least responsible for it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Amazon had county officials near Tucson, Arizona sign an NDA in 2023 that would’ve lasted until ”Project Blue” was permitted and built. Locals only found out that “Project Blue” would a hyperscale data center in June. County officials only confirmed Amazon’s involved last week.
I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Amazon had county officials near Tucson, Arizona sign an NDA in 2023 that would’ve lasted until ”Project Blue” was permitted and built. Locals only found out that “Project Blue” would a hyperscale data center in June. County officials only confirmed Amazon’s involved last week.
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There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.
Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
September 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.
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“We are living through fascism and the primary way we connect with and inform and organize w/ each other is under lethal attack.
No one is coming to protect the internet for us, and people won’t even have a clue how catastrophic this can become until it’s over” @kattenbarge.bsky.social
No one is coming to protect the internet for us, and people won’t even have a clue how catastrophic this can become until it’s over” @kattenbarge.bsky.social
Is anyone going to defend free speech online?
Government censorship on social media is already here. But it can get so much worse.
spitfirenews.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
“We are living through fascism and the primary way we connect with and inform and organize w/ each other is under lethal attack.
No one is coming to protect the internet for us, and people won’t even have a clue how catastrophic this can become until it’s over” @kattenbarge.bsky.social
No one is coming to protect the internet for us, and people won’t even have a clue how catastrophic this can become until it’s over” @kattenbarge.bsky.social
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If the concern is authoritarianism, I struggle to think of more than a very few things a state can do that are more intrusive of human rights, dignity and freedom than forced pregnancy.
Ezra Klein 🤝 Neera Tanden
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
Despite the overwhelming popularity of abortion rights in all states, we should surrender instead
September 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If the concern is authoritarianism, I struggle to think of more than a very few things a state can do that are more intrusive of human rights, dignity and freedom than forced pregnancy.
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had to read the article to understand wtf was going on here which is that Meta is literally feeding Instagram pictures parents took of their teenage daughters to middle aged men as ads for Threads
“Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting.”
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
had to read the article to understand wtf was going on here which is that Meta is literally feeding Instagram pictures parents took of their teenage daughters to middle aged men as ads for Threads
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the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok
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This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is an important time to remember that responsibility is not a zero-sum game — recognizing one person’s fault does not necessarily diminish another person’s.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
The Trump administration is fascist. And ABC cynically caved and abandoned American values for money. Both are worthy of your contempt.
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We are building a movement. Brett Smiley is panicking.
His record:
• Creating an affordability crisis
• Illegally underfunding our schools
Our neighbors are tired of politicians who say they know best but don’t listen to our needs. We deserve a Mayor who cares about us.
His record:
• Creating an affordability crisis
• Illegally underfunding our schools
Our neighbors are tired of politicians who say they know best but don’t listen to our needs. We deserve a Mayor who cares about us.
Mayor Smiley fundraising off challenge from @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We are building a movement. Brett Smiley is panicking.
His record:
• Creating an affordability crisis
• Illegally underfunding our schools
Our neighbors are tired of politicians who say they know best but don’t listen to our needs. We deserve a Mayor who cares about us.
His record:
• Creating an affordability crisis
• Illegally underfunding our schools
Our neighbors are tired of politicians who say they know best but don’t listen to our needs. We deserve a Mayor who cares about us.
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Remember Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil who was abducted and detained for his pro-Palestinian speech?
His story is a prime example of what can happen when a school abandons its students to the whim of the government.
His story is a prime example of what can happen when a school abandons its students to the whim of the government.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Remember Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil who was abducted and detained for his pro-Palestinian speech?
His story is a prime example of what can happen when a school abandons its students to the whim of the government.
His story is a prime example of what can happen when a school abandons its students to the whim of the government.
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“A war framing confuses the issue. This is not a war,” former Pentagon lawyer Sarah Harrison explained. “U.S. forces went out and committed murder.”
SCOOP: Pentagon Barred Senior House Staffers From Briefing on Venezuela Boat Strike
A former Pentagon official says “U.S. forces went out and committed murder" in the drone strike off the coast of Venezuela.
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A former Pentagon official says “U.S. forces went out and committed murder" in the drone strike off the coast of Venezuela.
theintercept.com/2025/09/15/v...
Pentagon Barred Senior House Staffers From Briefing on Venezuela Boat Strike
A former Pentagon official says “U.S. forces went out and committed murder" in the drone strike off the coast of Venezuela.
theintercept.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“A war framing confuses the issue. This is not a war,” former Pentagon lawyer Sarah Harrison explained. “U.S. forces went out and committed murder.”
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What @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social lacks in his mayoral campaign war chest, he hopes to make up for in energy and outreach to Latino voters, frustrated renters. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/15/r...
Rep. David Morales makes it official: He’s taking on Brett Smiley for Providence mayor • Rhode Island Current
On the day before his 27th birthday, Providence Democratic Rep. David Morales announced Monday morning he will challenge Mayor Brett Smiley to lead the capital city in the September 2026 primary.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
What @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social lacks in his mayoral campaign war chest, he hopes to make up for in energy and outreach to Latino voters, frustrated renters. By @krish-eh.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/15/r...