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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold.

How the craft flour movement could be a boon to farmers and Indian Country

As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19h

#OtD 26 Oct 1881 communist Indigenous activist Dolores Cacuango was born in Ecuador. She took part in several strikes and uprisings, the landless and indigenous movements, and fought against sexual abuse of Indigenous women by hacienda bosses stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9863...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 19h

#OtD 26 Oct 1983 the Northwood and Pinner hospital in the UK was occupied by its workers in protest at its proposed closure. They then ran the hospital themselves collectively and eventually won, and it stayed open for a further 25 years stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9867...

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 6h

#OtD 26 Oct 1977 8000 cotton workers in Kanpur, India, surrounded their factory, locking the bosses inside after their wages were not paid. They then placed gas cylinders on the roof and threatened to start blowing things up. After 54 hours they won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9865...

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 6h

The USDA, which oversees the federal SNAP program, sent a letter on Oct. 10 to state agencies that said if the lack of federal funding continues, the agency would have “insufficient funds” to pay the full cost for all of November’s benefits.

Mississippi to Halt SNAP Food Assistance on Nov. 1 Amid Shutdown

Mississippi residents who rely on food stamps will not be able to access SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 11h

There is no current writer whose wisdom and insight I respect more than @mollymckew.bsky.social’s. This piece beautifully sums up where we are, what we face, and how we shall prevail, and it has left me in tears:

The sacred American spaces desecrated by the American president

The American faithful must find their voice if the divine American idea is to survive

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Bruce Bourgoine @brucebourgoine.bsky.social · 3h

#NoKings' numbers versus the Tea Party...

#resist #VoteBlue

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.

The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.

No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 7h

Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.

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National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 6h

NHC Deputy Director Jamie Rhome details the imminent, long-duration, and catastrophic impacts from Major Hurricane #Melissa.

Keep track of the forecast at: http://Hurricanes.gov https://pbs.twimg.com/amplify_video_thumb/1982511933925343232/img/IBlo0A_gxb6sPSgy.jpg

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National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 3h

26 October 5PM EDT: Major Hurricane #Melissa is forecast to bring Life-threatening and Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides in portions of Jamaica and southern Hispaniola through mid-week. For the latest information visit http://hurricanes.gov https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4N1WOIXAAAUNhH.png

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

I still can’t believe Scott Bessent, whose net worth is $521 million, went on TV and claimed that he “has felt the pain” of the trade war because he is a “soybean farmer.”

And he claims to be a “farmer” not because he grows things, but because he is a landlord of some farmers.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

His plan to go after the midterms is clear

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h

Food banks across the U.S. were stretched thin even before the federal government shut down. Rising food prices had driven a growing number of people to their doors. Cuts to federal programs had left them with less to give. Now, that system is anticipating an even greater surge in demand.

Food Banks in U.S. Brace for Surging Demand as SNAP Aid Cutoff Looms

Growing need and decreased resources are squeezing the charitable food system beyond its capacity, leaders say.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 6h

Around 500 residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, turned out to a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.

Photos: No Kings Protest in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Around 500 residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, turned out to a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Oct. 18, 2025.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6h

might be one of the funniest videos i’ve ever seen

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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 1d

Today is the two year anniversary of the devastating mass shooting in my hometown of Lewiston.

Proud to stand together with gun safety advocates this afternoon to remember the victims, grieve their loss, and work to make sure a tragedy like this will never happen again. #LewistonStrong

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 7h

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 Hurricane with wind gusts up to 200 miles per hour.

The devastation there - as well as Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Bahamas - will be so severe that I'm already grieving what they're about to go through.

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Deirdre @dlpr.bsky.social · 11h

Well looky here-seems Bessent owns substantial soybean& corn farmland (not a farmer) through a landholding co. 👉 which he was supposed to divest due to conflict of interest but has refused to do so. 👀

No, Scott Bessent is not a soybean farmer, but he owns large amounts of soybean and corn farmland in North Dakota that he has been required to divest as part of an ethics agreement. He is the beneficial owner of the land through a holding company, which is a source of potential conflict of interest due to his government position.
Ownership: Bessent owns substantial soybean and corn farmland in North Dakota through a landholding company named High Plains Acres LLP.
Ethics Agreement: As part of an ethics agreement, he was required to sell these farmland interests, but he has not fully complied with the divestment requirement as of August 2025.

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🌊💙Woman Veteran ☮️ #VeteransResistanceSquadron @pamelaoplays.bsky.social · Sep 23

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Maga republican conservatives are deeply anti-Constitution and anti-American.
Treat 'em accordingly.

Angie The Ice-Chaser shows us #HowToResist

🌊💙 ☮️ #PamelasHowToResist

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Kacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 11h

So no one told John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, James Buchanan, Millard Filmore, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. 😒
This is misogynoir.

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Apart from my doubts about the validity of the last election, once you’ve been tested on the public it’s not usually a good idea to have another go.

Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again
The former US vice-president made her strongest suggestion to date she will make another bid for the White House
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · Jul 22

#EpsteinFiles #LolitaExpress #SexCrimes #Coverup
Epstein/Maxwell - Virginia Giuffre, 2020
🦋 "I was a baby stuck in a world where grown-ups were allowed to do whatever they wanted, and I was lost"

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 12h

Happy Birthday Hillary! Thank you for always being an extraordinary leader for America!🇺🇸 🎂🎂🩵
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 1d

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11h

My grandpa had a high school diploma and a union wage as a truck driver in Kansas City.

He made enough to let my grandma stay home with four kids and they still bought a house in the suburbs, had two cars, and sent one kid to private school and college.

That would never happen today but it should.

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WIRED @wired.com · 14h

Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era

Fake video walk-throughs, a magically expanding loft, and stair hallucinations are just some of the new AI-generated features house hunters are coming across.

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