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Shannon Friend Giles

@sgiles88.bsky.social

1.2K followers 1K following 600 posts

Unapologetic progressive democrat, animal lover and wishful sustainable farmer. Full-time educator in tobacco prevention and cessation. Way too part-time writer of many things.

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 6h

So pretty! Put a pin in this one for St. Patrick’s!

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning! A lovely patio with a tiny step onto grass. No hazards! I’m not sure I can sleep on a curve so I’ll need to find a lounge chair…🤣

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Good Times @g00dt1m3s.bsky.social · 20h

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 22h

So just filed my application for marketplace coverage. Good news is it offered me a tax credit of $677. I chose to take $500 of it. To get my same plan the premium price goes from $187/mo. to $645/mo. If the credit goes away I'm looking at $1145/mo. And I make too much to qualify for medicaid.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

I got proclamations from my state rep and senator when I turned 60. It was sweet, but I didn’t need the entire Indiana legislature, knowing how old I was.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

WTF is that thing around his neck?

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

Pretty! I might need a little less cherry but I’ll enjoy it!

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! Now there’s a patio no one will die from when they stumble off. Unless they hit one of those huge boulders…🤣

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

a man wearing a tin foil hat is sitting on a couch with two children and says " who is crazy "

ALT: a man wearing a tin foil hat is sitting on a couch with two children and says " who is crazy "

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allie10.bsky.social @allie10.bsky.social · 2d

Fingers crossed 🤞 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🫂😈🍀

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 1d

Help me out here. Explain it like I’m five. Trump and Bessent have been bragging about all the trillions in tariff money the US has been raking in (failing to understand it’s coming from its own citizens) yet we added $1 trillion to the debt in a month. Where the fuck is all our money? #tariffs

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

When Cuba is being the respectable of the two countries, we are in a real fucking mess.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

And significantly less than they bought last year. He got played like a fiddle.

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 2d

This is fantastic.

Justin ✊🏽🇵🇷 🪷 @justinbx.me · 2d

If SNAP benefits pause on Nov 1, Gopuff is offering $50 in free groceries (up to $10M total) for SNAP customers. Add your EBT card in-app. Please share this with others if you can 🫶🏽

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not a big issue because it’s bullshit. My premium will go up $1000 a month. Almost half my nonprofit salary.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.

Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 2d

Had. To. Share. After. Seeing. On. Facebook 😢

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

Ditto. Currently $187 a month. To stay on same plan? $1200 a month. The cheapest crappy plan is $900

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

We can afford this but not healthcare and SNAP? W. T. F.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

He is feeling more and more emboldened to lie as the shut down continues. He’s terrified of being ostracized by MAGA once he’s forced to release the Epstein files.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

Looks bloody delicious!

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning! 👻 🙀🤡👀

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite vacations to NH included trips up the mountain.

Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 2d

Ditto. $187 to $900 a month for the crappiest plan with the $10k deductible. To get the plan I have now would be $1200 a month. Half my monthly salary in my nonprofit job.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…

Question: “How long is this sustainable.”

Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

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Shannon Friend Giles @sgiles88.bsky.social · 3d

The 117 likes scare me way more than whatever the hell this is.