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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · Apr 9

"To those who can hear me I say - do not despair. The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed... The hate of men will pass and dictators die. And the power they took from the people will return to the people."

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 8h

Who is that handsome character?!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Trump's USDA is ordering grocery stores to follow a federal rule outlawing them from giving discounts to SNAP recipients whose benefits are currently frozen illegally.

So Trump's happy to finally follow the law as long as long as he can inflict pain and cruelty? Got it.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

Many red-state families with special-needs kids will be affected, too, when funding for their children’s programs gets cut off.

The image shows a tweet from Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) that reads:
“The Trump administration firing nearly all of the Special Education workers at the Department of Education sends a clear message:
They don’t believe that children with disabilities deserve an equal education.
The cruelty is staggering.”

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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 23h

My favourite food is hurting my teeth.
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The price you pay for loving tart/sour flavours recklessly for thirty plus years.

♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 23h

♪Girls rule, boys drool
We use too much fossil fuels
Loser, loser, double loser
Biden drives a P.T. Cruiser
Know the answer, raise your hand
We live on Native Land
Don't call me sir
don't call me miss
Aliens do exist
He's too short, she's too tall
WHEN WILL THIS COUNTRY FALL?♪
#AbbottElementary

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson: Federal employees aren’t being paid. Nutrition cuts may cause children to go hungry. Millions are seeing their health premiums soar.

End the 6 week paid vacation you’ve taken. Join your Democratic colleagues and negotiate an end to this shutdown.

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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 1d

"They say that Jesus is the way, but then they gave him a white face
So they don’t have to pray to someone they deem lesser than them."
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Hayley Williams - True Believer (Official Visualizer)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

As open enrollment begins, remember that 80% (!) of the ACA subsidies about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024.

Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

No, Mr. President.

You do not have the right to take away student debt forgiveness from teachers, nurses, veterans and other public servants if they do not show loyalty to your right-wing political agenda.

This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. Rescind this illegal rule.

Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology

Those who work with undocumented immigrants, provide gender transition care for minors or publicly protest could be blocked from student loan forgiveness under a new rule.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 3d

The Trump administration must obey the law.

Federal judges have been clear: release the contingency funds NOW.

Do not allow 42 million Americans to go hungry while billionaires get tax breaks.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

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idaho50501.bsky.social @idaho50501.bsky.social · 3d

Jim Risch, Mike Crapo, and Mike Simpson should be ashamed.

While Idaho families struggle to eat and keep warm, they side with those who have everything and leave the rest of us behind.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 4d

15 Republican senators have now joined all 47 members of the Democratic caucus on legislation to extend SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

In all, 62 senators are on this bill.

I say to Majority Leader Thune: Don't let kids go hungry in America. Call a vote on this bill NOW!

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 4d

President Orange Julius Caesar and his ilk claim that guns are a God given right but don’t feel that food is a God given right. They claim to care about babies but don’t care if they go hungry when they become children.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 5d

♪This is the age when my past should be gone, but it's just stronger than the aims I have♪

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

Put a quack in charge, expect to be royally ducked.

Screenshot of a tweet by Senator Ed Markey that says, “Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. RFK Jr. must resign.” Below is an NBC News screenshot with the headline “Measles spreading beyond the center of the Utah-Arizona outbreak.” Two news anchors appear on screen.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 7d

Trump is throwing 15 million Americans off health care.

He's doubling premiums for 20 million Americans.

Now, he's refusing to use a $5 billion emergency SNAP fund to keep 16 million kids from going hungry.

But the 1% keep $1 trillion in tax breaks.

Oligarchy in action.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 7d

SNAP exists because politicians take campaign contributions from large corporations in exchange for letting those corporations pay a poverty wage so low that it must be subsidized with taxpayer money, paid by middle class workers barely getting by—all so 700 billionaires can have a few extra billion

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Union Pacific wants Trump's regulators to approve its $72B buyout of Norfolk Southern — a mega-deal that would stifle competition, raise costs, and hurt workers.

Union Pacific is also among the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom.

Gee, I wonder why?

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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 7d

Idahoans should be able to attend family-friendly community events without fear of being terrorized by law enforcement.

What happened in Wilder is unacceptable and should never happen again.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

Trump is executing people on the high seas by deeming them "enemy combatants" without any proof.

He's also called his political opponents — immigrants, Democrats, protesters — the "enemy within."

Put it together: How close is Trump to ordering attacks on them, too?

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♡Samantha Diane♡ @samanthadiane.bsky.social · 7d

And this is why we do not buy or engage in Harry Potter stuff. If you still want HP stuff, second hand items only. Not a cent to this hate monster.

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 9d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.