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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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Kelly Kendall @kak089.bsky.social · 1d

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Colleen @gracie87.bsky.social · 1d

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 6h

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 1d

A few weeks ago, a 13 year old was abducted by ICE and he is still not home. The trauma caused to this child is unfathomable.

I wrote this piece in lieu of filing a child abuse report. Because where do I file it when the perpetrator is the federal government? open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...

A 13 year old and ICE

Weeks ago I wrote about 13 and 17 year old sisters who went missing in the world after ICE abducted their mother from a Worcester, Massachusetts street, leaving them parentless and in state care.

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RoseyRoseamund TRUMPSTEIN SHUTDOWN! TRUMP PEDO PALACE! @roseyroseamund.bsky.social · 7h

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Wake Up

YouTube video by Bryan Andrews

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 7h

SC we must fight S323 with all our might!!! This is not unborn child protection. It's a war on women and their doctors. Women will die if this bill is passed. #scpol

legiscan.com/SC/bill/S032...

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Horatio Flamethrower🪷🇺🇸🇳🇬🇮🇪 @blindmellojelly.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson and John Thune could end this today.

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 14h

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 15h

The Republicans created this problem. It’s up to them to fix it.

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Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters’ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 14h

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GrouchyMarkx @grouchymarkx.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house.

Remove him from office.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 15h

Lindsey Graham loves war and killing people as long as he gets to sit on the sidelines. He never experienced a battle in his life! But he’s ready to send your child into battle for no good reason. #Coward

5GW HotTakes @5gw.bsky.social · 1d

Tyrants desire war for the powers waging war grants to them under the disguise of domestic security & public safety.

Yes, drugs are bad. Yes, we should stop drugs from being illegally transported. No, it doesn't require war. It demands an all-encompassing strategy.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says land strikes in Venezuela are a "real possibility"

YouTube video by Face the Nation

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

McIver: The things we’re seeing this president do — it’s unbelievable. I just saw the new number: $300 million for a ballroom. The audacity of this man while we’re in the middle of a shutdown and people aren’t getting paid. I saw a line wrapped around the corner in the DMV area for the food bank

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Sonny Vermont @sonnyvermont.bsky.social · 1d

😏😲😅
The THOUGHTS OF A 12-YEAR-OLD
DURING BASEBALL SEASON ⏬⏬⏬

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Today, Hillary Clinton celebrates her 78th Birthday 🎉

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 2d

You deserve better.

Picture of Rep. Lieu speaking behind a podium with text overlayed above him: “House Democrats are here in the Capitol working on behalf of the American people, fighting to lower costs and save healthcare.

Where are House Republicans? They are still on vacation. That is unacceptable.”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote that Trump's destruction of the East Wing was to build a palace for him to be a king.

The Washington Post editorial board wrote that Trump is "pursuing a reasonable idea."

The news outlets you support tells a lot about what you value. Sign up for Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 2d

I want to give a shout out to this kid and his parents!! Jimmy Carter is also one of my fave people of all time and although I’m not five, I might have a Jimmy Carter birthday next year. It’s one of the best ideas I’ve ever heard!
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Boy Throws Jimmy Carter-Themed Birthday Party - Gets Surprise from His Favorite President's Daughter

A boy from New Jersey is the biggest fan of a deceased former president from Georgia who held office more than 30 years before he was born.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

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Skeptical Brotha 🏳️‍🌈 @skepticalbrotha.bsky.social · 1d

When most media outlets are owned by the billionaire class that supports Trump, there will never be any serious pushback against Republican abuses of power. They've normalized and sane-washed all of it.

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Janice 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jan571.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever any member of my family has a long hospital stay, my American friends and relatives ask how much did that cost? Which is perplexing to Cdns. ZERO.

Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 11d

Don't believe your uncle who gets all his news from Facebook. Canada's healthcare system is there for you when you need it.

(For those wondering why this person paid at all for health coverage, it's because they're not a Canadian resident, and therefore not covered by our public health system.)

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Kelly @brnidgirl.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in.

Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · 2d

There is a graphic with the following words and the black print signed by Steven Tramontana: I’m on board with this idea, sitting out black Friday and Cyber Monday, we taken to the streets now we need to hit them financially

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