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Poor man want to be rich, Rich men want to be king and a king ain’t satisfied ‘til he rules everything.

(Springsteen explains things)
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BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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SCOTUS declined to hear the challenge meant to overturn Obergefell. Which means marriage equality stays. Heritage Foundation and other Christian nationalists were counting on this case to roll back rights. Welp…Not today!
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Truly a horrendous decision by the Trump Administration.
Breaking news: The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing full food assistance benefits for November to the 42 million low-income Americans risking food insecurity.
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
A memo issued by the Agriculture Dept. warns states that if they fail to comply with the new orders, they will face consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Counterpoints:
- The feds keep axing off-shore wind power projects
- The feds are attempting to make it vastly more difficult to put new solar on western lands
- The feds are doing nothing to fix the transmission bottlenecks, under the misguided idea that'll hurt incumbent fossil fuel plants
Pressed by Stephanopoulos on the fact that electricity prices have in fact gone up, Bessent punts: "Electricity prices are a state problem ... look, there are things the federal government can control. Local electricity prices are not one of them."
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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40 billion to Argentina.

40 billion.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Local elections matter as we are seeing across the country, but this one makes me especially happy!

www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Quincy mayor's City Council allies suffer huge election losses
Seven incumbents ran in an election that was widely viewed as a referendum on Mayor Thomas Koch’s leadership. Unofficial results suggest only two of them will return to the council.
www.wbur.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
It’s hard to believe our judicial system is spending time on this, but this thread is highly entertaining…
Back for Day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial. In government opening statement: “This case is about the fact that you can’t go around throwing stuff at people when you’re mad.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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We just want to take a moment to thank all the poll workers today. It’s been a hectic day, and we know everyone is working hard to keep things running smoothly! 💚
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Chicagoland going for MVP:

“This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.”

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...
Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty
Many waited more than an hour to drop off bags of groceries during a food drive at Evanston Township High School.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Congrats to Dave Robert’s!
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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“We were screaming and filming, and that’s when the officer pulled the gun out and pointed it at us and threatened to shoot us. We were posing no immediate threat to him, and we were filming and making noise.”
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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MA residents:

If SNAP goes away, your EBT card still lets you use HIP to get fruits/vegetables: mass.gov/info-details...

You can still get Transitional/Emergency Economic Assistance: mass.gov/economic-ass...

This hotline gives access to other meal/pantry programs: projectbread.org/foodsource-h...
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Happy Anniversary, Red Sox fans…

youtu.be/KCBFjmtLgSI?...
Red Sox break the "Curse"
YouTube video by MLB
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Currently waiting on getting my car inspected… 6 full days before the inspection end of the month.
There is a 1st time for everything.
#adulting
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Paging every GOP member of Congress to remedial constitutional literacy class, stat
It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history
October 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It’s Four Days in October season.
⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️❤️⚾️❤️

www.espn.com/watch/film/1...
Four Days in October - Stream the Film on Watch ESPN - ESPN
Stream the film Four Days in October on Watch ESPN. The remarkable comeback of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 ALCS.
www.espn.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I searched for the percentage of content on the internet created by AI. The summary (provided by AI) said this. This is so, so sad..
October 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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"It is truly sickening to speak to somebody who raised three boys to go into the Marines because of how much he loved and believed in this country, only to be treated like that."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social discusses Narciso Barranco, ICE, and more with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Pod
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM