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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 1h

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 1h

LYING SACK OF SHIT.
Either he and Trump have no idea of how people QUALIFY for #SNAP benefits, or their agenda is far bigger in reach than people being able to feed their children. I suspect it's the latter. There is no middle ground here.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

This weekend's round of Gatsby parties at Mar-A-Lago are gonna be lit.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2h

Trump: SNAP benefits to begin only when US government opens reut.rs/4oxHnT9

Trump: SNAP benefits to begin only when US government opens

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that food assistance benefits for the poor will be given out only when the federal government shutdown ends, again blaming opposition Democrats for the stalemate in Congress.

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 1h

LYING SACK OF SHIT.
Trump clearly has no idea of the process people go through to QUALIFY for #SNAP benefits.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 1h

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

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Reposted by Donna Kassin

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

LYING SACK OF SHIT.
Trump clearly has no idea of the process people go through to QUALIFY for #SNAP benefits.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

LYING SACK OF SHIT.
Trump clearly has no idea of the process people go through to QUALIFY for #SNAP benefits.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Reposted by Donna Kassin

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.

The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.

They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.

Wanna fix fraud and abuse?

Fix that.

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Sean @stholeary.bsky.social · 1d

The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 2h

THE NEW AMERICA IN WHICH FOOD IS BEING WEAPONIZED.
Trumps says no #SNAP benefits until the government is reopened - defying a clear court order.
Does this man truly understand what people are like when they become desperate? Apparently not.

#SNAP #SNAPBenefits #GovernmentShutdown #TrumpsEconomy

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 13d

Brilliant defense strategy from James Comey.
Supreme Court Justices Alito and Thomas would have to pretzelize themselves to override their own rulings - unless they reiterate that they have literally seated a King above the Constitution - and the law. #NoKings

www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Comey cites Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas in arguing against Halligan’s appointment

The former FBI director points to words of the high court’s GOP appointees in one of his motions to dismiss his indictment.

www.msnbc.com

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 22d

Leadership looks like repeating the truth again and again and refusing to back down to bullies and pressure.

It looks like using your platform and leverage-- whatever it may be -- for the larger good.

So grateful to Pritzker and everyone else modeling this now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 25d

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · Jul 26

In Trump's posts about Obama, et al., let's not miss that we're being primed for the idea of locking up his political opponents as in Russia and countries run by dictators.
The issue now is how WE will respond - not "the Democrats" - to these attempts to normalize further erosion of our #democracy.

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 25d

Guess which ones are Republican-led.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 25d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25d

AG JAMES: “.. This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.”

@newyorkstateag.bsky.social

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 28d

This barefaced lying MF. #EpsteinFiles
On the possibility of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: "You know, I haven't heard the name in so long...."

Really? Every journalist should make sure he never "forgets" the name. As should we. #EpsteinFiles

BREAKING: Trump to Discuss Ghislaine Maxwell PARDON with DOJ

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

www.youtube.com

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 29d

I've been telling y'all the capital flight from the U.S has begun. Immigrants who've lived through a devaluation of their native currencies, especially after a political destabilization, can tell you what's coming down the pike. Most Americans have no clue.

COVID's Empty shelves were a warning.

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 29d

More importantly, following a long period of dominance, US stocks have lagged global peers in 2025 due to a number of economic and policy shifts.
This marks a reversal from the historical trend since the end of the Great Recession.
Mark me, capital flight from the U.S has begun.
#TrumpsEconomy

Global Stock Markets Are Eating the U.S. Market's Lunch. Here's Why—and How You Can Invest Internationally

The U.S. equity market is in somewhat unusual territory in 2025, when it comes to how it’s performing compared to international peers. Learn the causes and how you can invest internationally.

www.investopedia.com

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 29d

The S&P 500 is up +40% in 6 months, Gold is nearing $4,000/oz, and Bitcoin hit a record $2.5 TRILLION market cap.

Meanwhile, the US Dollar is set for its WORST year since 1973.

Are markets THAT strong or is the US Dollar just crashing?

LINK: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19748...

#TrumpsEconomy

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · 29d

On a casual Saturday night, #Bitcoin surged to $125,000, a new all time high. This makes Bitcoin worth a record $2.5 trillion.

Meanwhile, #gold has hit 40 record highs in 2025 and is now worth a whopping $26.3 TRILLION.

That's more than 10 TIMES the value of Bitcoin....
What is happening?

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · Oct 4

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · Oct 3

The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, according to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought of #Project2025 fame.

Who do these FASCISTS think they're hurting?

LINK: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...

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Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · Oct 4

Donna Kassin @donnakassin.bsky.social · Oct 3

The Trump administration has put on hold $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure projects, according to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Russell Vought of #Project2025 fame.

Who do these FASCISTS think they're hurting?

LINK: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/t...

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