@nycitymouse.bsky.social
Yet another gplus refugee (sniff)
"..liberty is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism." --- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"..liberty is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism." --- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Pick one or two things. Focus on those. And only those. There is only so much each person can do without losing their minds. And if you pick A and B, someone else will go all in on C and D. It's OK.
Find small moments of joy: ice cream for breakfast, playing in the sprinkler, clean sheet day.
Find small moments of joy: ice cream for breakfast, playing in the sprinkler, clean sheet day.
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
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"Bodega cats embody the New York spirit: friendly, welcoming, and anti-rat."
NYC Council pushes to legalize bodega cats, giving them ‘purr-fect’ legal status | amNewYork
Council Member Keith Powers, who represents Manhattan’s East Side and Midtown, introduced on Wednesday a bill that, if enacted, would legalize bodega cats in
www.amny.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Bodega cats embody the New York spirit: friendly, welcoming, and anti-rat."
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So, uh, this was well-timed
I wrote about why you absolutely do not have to hand it to Marjorie Taylor Greene, and posed a few basic questions that her interlocutors ought to be asking her, like: who won the 2020 election?
Four Simple Questions for Marjorie Taylor Greene
A few recent breaks with her party do not negate a lifetime of conspiracies.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So, uh, this was well-timed
This is what they think is important?!! Not a phrase I use often, but WTF???!
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is what they think is important?!! Not a phrase I use often, but WTF???!
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This amount would fund NEH for more than a decade.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This amount would fund NEH for more than a decade.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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“We have the highest prices in the world because people who provide health care here can set prices that high. The government doesn’t regulate it nearly as much as they do in other countries.”
The 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higher www.vox.com/explain-it-t...
The 2 factors driving your health care costs higher and higher
Another open enrollment, another eye-popping premium increase. Why?
www.vox.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“We have the highest prices in the world because people who provide health care here can set prices that high. The government doesn’t regulate it nearly as much as they do in other countries.”
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
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Democratic leadership:
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Democratic leadership:
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
DO NOT CAVE!!!
If your Senator is on this list, call them!
–John Fetterman
–Angus King
–Maggie Hassan
–Dick Durbin
–Jon Ossoff
–Jeanne Shaheen
–Kirsten Gillibrand
–Catherine Cortez-Masto
–Mark Warner
–Cory Booker
–Chuck Schumer
DO NOT CAVE!!!
If your Senator is on this list, call them!
–John Fetterman
–Angus King
–Maggie Hassan
–Dick Durbin
–Jon Ossoff
–Jeanne Shaheen
–Kirsten Gillibrand
–Catherine Cortez-Masto
–Mark Warner
–Cory Booker
–Chuck Schumer
! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Thune Plans Test Vote on Shutdown, Saying Deal Is Getting Closer
Senate Republican leader John Thune said a deal is “coming together” as he planned a test vote Sunday on a narrow spending package that would end the 40-day government shutdown.
www.bloomberg.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
@schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social
DO NOT CAVE!!!
If your Senator is on this list, call them!
–John Fetterman
–Angus King
–Maggie Hassan
–Dick Durbin
–Jon Ossoff
–Jeanne Shaheen
–Kirsten Gillibrand
–Catherine Cortez-Masto
–Mark Warner
–Cory Booker
–Chuck Schumer
DO NOT CAVE!!!
If your Senator is on this list, call them!
–John Fetterman
–Angus King
–Maggie Hassan
–Dick Durbin
–Jon Ossoff
–Jeanne Shaheen
–Kirsten Gillibrand
–Catherine Cortez-Masto
–Mark Warner
–Cory Booker
–Chuck Schumer
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
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UPDATE: OK, apparently it really was some genius kabuki theater on Schumer's part.
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
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As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
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I think we have to admit that Schumer is currently the person that understands the Senate the most. He made a deal that would be insane to reject but knew that the GOP would
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Republicans Reject Shutdown Offer as Travel, Food Aid Delays Hit
Senate Republicans on Friday rejected Democrats’ offer to scale back their shutdown demands to a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies, prolonging a stalemate that has disrupted air tra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
UPDATE: OK, apparently it really was some genius kabuki theater on Schumer's part.
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
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Just In: The USDA told states they will start fully funding SNAP benefits in the wake of a judge’s order. Trump officials' appeal is still pending.
USDA says it will fully fund SNAP program while case challenging shutdown pause works through courts
www.nbcwashington.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just In: The USDA told states they will start fully funding SNAP benefits in the wake of a judge’s order. Trump officials' appeal is still pending.
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🎵 I threw the sandwich
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🎵 I threw the sandwich
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
Sandwich guy verdict: not guilty
Neither government nor defense requests anything at this time…not even an afternoon snack. So that—and I know you’ve been waiting for it—is a wrap.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Sandwich guy verdict: not guilty
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Tonight should be a good reminder to Senate Democrats they better not cave.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tonight should be a good reminder to Senate Democrats they better not cave.
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This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ
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The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.
They’re refusing.
Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.
Starvation as a policy choice.
New York and New Jersey people who need it, there are some additional resources available to help you feed yourself with the cutoff of SNAP funds.
gothamist.com/news/snap-do...
gothamist.com/news/snap-do...
SNAP dollars will be cut off Nov. 1. Here’s what you need to know in NY and NJ.
1.8 million New Yorkers and more than 800,000 New Jersey residents could lose their benefits this Saturday.
gothamist.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New York and New Jersey people who need it, there are some additional resources available to help you feed yourself with the cutoff of SNAP funds.
gothamist.com/news/snap-do...
gothamist.com/news/snap-do...
What the actual f*ck?!?!?!
Also, not a high school, it's K-8. Parents did this. And nobody on, near, or in the school said a damn thing.
Also, not a high school, it's K-8. Parents did this. And nobody on, near, or in the school said a damn thing.
Evidently there was an Auschwitz-themed float in a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
What the actual f*ck?!?!?!
Also, not a high school, it's K-8. Parents did this. And nobody on, near, or in the school said a damn thing.
Also, not a high school, it's K-8. Parents did this. And nobody on, near, or in the school said a damn thing.
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New York 😍 😍 😍
The music cuts off awkwardly before the end, but this is an incredible NYC Halloween costume compilation.
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New York 😍 😍 😍
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If ya know ya know
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If ya know ya know
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A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
Sudanese survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A horrific mass murder is unfolding in Sudan, where no one can see it. The RSF are murdering civilians in El Fasher, having finally defeated the Sudanese army forces holding out in the city. The BBC has managed to speak to some who escaped
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7fC...