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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

UN HUMAN RIGHTS CHIEF: “These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable…. airstrikes by 🇺🇸 on boats in the Caribbean and in the Pacific violate international human rights law…” apnews.com/article/un-u...

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Stephanie Burt @notquitehydepark.bsky.social · 2d

So the Iraq war again, except that some ex-neocons have figured it out, the old peacenik dirtbag left is now actual Nazis, and the only potential constituency for this war-- Venezuelans who fled Maduro/Chavez-- might be too busy fleeing a US Gestapo that can't tell brown people apart.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 3d

The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Canada says “elbows up.” I say for America, “cameras out.” Film every last one of these brutal criminals. We will need the evidence for their trials.

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Laurus Grey (they/them) @laurusgrey.bsky.social · 2d

Watching the Netflix nuclear war movie, and it's, uh, it's, umm, not good.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

Undocumented immigrants don't get SNAP benefits.

Thet should, though, if they need it. Making people starve to death is fucking evil. Going across an imaginary line is not.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

Drug testing people for food assistance is just telling people who have addiction (which is a disease) that they should fuck off and starve to death.

I don't believe in starving people because of health conditions.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.

"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.

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Eve Ettinger @eveettinger.com · 6d

My day job is working at a women's shelter in DC, and many of our clients are on SNAP. If you're local and can support these women so they can stay fed, the info is here: www.instagram.com/p/DQU7kh3CbKg/

We need grocery store gift cards and shelf-stable food donations!

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5d

We live in a country where the media is focused more on who a Democratic mayoral candidate defines as his ‘aunt’ than on the DHS Twitter account putting out white nationalist propaganda and replying to Nazis online.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 7d

WCK is serving free meals for furloughed federal workers impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. These meals are available to federal employees and their families. Below are locations and hours. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

How many lives did you destroy leaking children's medical records to anti trans activists? How many families had to uproot their lives and move out of state to get care you helped get banned?

Are we supposed to feel bad? It's called karma.

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Mike Gianella @mikegianella.bsky.social · 6d

if anyone can finish 5th in a two person debate I believe Gaines can do it

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6d

Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 6d

Make sure your voice is heard. Check your state’s voter registration deadline and make sure you're registered. Then tell your friends and family to do the same. Make a plan to vote at vote.gov

Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov

Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.

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Laurus Grey (they/them) @laurusgrey.bsky.social · 7d

My inclination is footie pyjamas.

I'm also sure there is an absolutely amazing German word for this garment.

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Laurus Grey (they/them) @laurusgrey.bsky.social · 7d

But a onesie could have feet or not, have pant legs or not, be long-sleeved or short-sleeved. Onesie is far too general...

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Joe Dudek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 7d

Turns out the “Democrat programs” Trump wants to cut are the ones that keep people, and especially children, from starving.

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Laurus Grey (they/them) @laurusgrey.bsky.social · 7d

And not just corporations...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

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.

Laurus Grey (they/them) @laurusgrey.bsky.social · 7d

THIS.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 7d

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7d

If Dems win the Supreme Court races in Pennsylvania in 9 days, it’s extremely likely the GOP can’t get a majority on that court until 2029.

The GOP really wants to have this majority during the 2028 presidential race.

Can’t put the stakes any more clearly than that. boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts

The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.

boltsmag.org

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

Such deranged, casually fascist shit.

House Republicans want to strip Zohran Mamdani of citizenship, possibly deport NYC mayoral frontrunner over form omissions

The first immigration case Zohran Mamdani may have to confront as mayor could be his own – as Republicans fire up calls to probe his sworn statements on citizenship forms and “deport” t…

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7d

This is Olivia Reingold trying to get back at John Oliver for the blistering takedown they did of the Free Press.

It’s actually worse than you’re thinking.

A young woman in the middle of a psychotic episode that she’s live-streaming for some reason

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 7d

[It's getting even tougher out there. Find your local food pantry and toss them any money you can. Let's keep kids from going hungry this winter.] www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America

Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.

www.feedingamerica.org

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