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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · Mar 28

The illusory truth effect is a well-studied and replicated psychological phenomenon that describes the fact that if a falsehood is repeated often enough, people will start to believe it. This has to do with familiarity – it’s easier to process information you’ve comes across previously.

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on! Pretty much their answer to every problem.

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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3d

Please check to see if your employer matches donations to your local food bank. Some match up to 100%. This can make all the difference to hungry families in your community.

Volunteer. Give. Donate.

~ CajunBlue and Family

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 2d

Independents / Other are 6.8 million registered and 1.1 million ballots returned. Those voters can go either way.

#YesOnProp50

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 2d

There are 10.3 million registered Democrats in CA. As of Oct 31, 2.86 million Democratic ballots have been turned in and counted.

Let's go people, if you have not voted yet, get your ballots turned in before Nov 4.! America is counting on us!

#YesOnProp50

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Trudy Gonzales @trudygonzales.bsky.social · 2d

Listening to former President Obama speak does bring back to me the fact that WE have the POWER of HOPE and the ability to CHANGE for the better

WE CAN DO IT

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 2d

Google what he said about Haitians last year on X. He later deleted the post because of GOP pressure or God told him to, I can't remember. He later tried to walk back what he wrote. Just another exemplary member of the GOP telling you exactly who they are.

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 2d

It's possible - I've been watching the early vote tally and the Latino vote % is even lower, however, we have 100% mail in voting in CA so there's no intimidation in mailing or dropping your ballots off. More the reason to do that instead of in-person!

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 2d

That figure is correct - 24% of ballots have been turned in so far as of yesterday. I've been tracking it through a company called PDI - I've posted on my profile the breakdown. I just spoke with a couple of Gen Z and they told me they would turn their ballots in on election day. So let's hope!

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🌹Weegie 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 2d

I want my tax dollars spent on taking care of our fellow Americans, not marble bathrooms or useless, gaudy ballrooms none of them will ever step foot in. That's why I'll always vote for people who care about others more than they care about themselves.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Ouch 🚽

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 3d

100% was thinking exactly the same thing!

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 3d

Cruelty is the point.

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 3d

Faux posted a video of this, since it was Halloween and wanted to be horrified, I decided to read the comments - people were saying things like - "Look how much stamina he has". That was their takeaway.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d

A lot is happening right now. Make a note to yourself to remember, heading into the midterm elections in a year, that GOP senators & reps asking you to vote for them were willing to starve their constituents—your friends, family, maybe even you—for Trump.

Mindfield @mindfield.bsky.social · 3d

Judges rule that Trump must fund SNAP immediately. Now the question remains, will Trump simply ignore the courts like he's prone to do? This is the biggest lever the GOP has to try and force Dems to cave on extending ACA subsidies and they're hammering on it like a child with a noisy new toy.

Live updates: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Two federal judges ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, during the government shutdown.

apnews.com

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 3d

So, are we paying for that? Or did Bezos or Mellon or Comcast donate to the bathroom refurbishment fund? I'm really curious, does the President have a yearly budget on how much they can spend for these types of projects or do they have a blank check on what they can spend on whatever they want?

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 3d

And what do we call those who don't bother to vote? They actually outnumbered the shitty people in 2024!

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

Polls show majority of Californians support Prop 50 - but people need to get their ballots turned in ASAP! Dem returns so far are much higher than GOP but we cannot predict how independent voters will vote. Let's get this done California!

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

2.8 Mil Registered Dems
1.1 Mil Ind/Other
1.5 Mil Registered GOP

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

CA Prop 50 Early Vote Returns as of Oct 30

24% of ballots mailed out have been returned and counted.

Breakdown in thread

Data from PDI

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

I couldn't agree more!

Brooke Spergel @bspergel.bsky.social · 4d

California is an awesome country.

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe MTG + the 5 GOP from CA that are going to lose their seats in 2026! Why not?

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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 4d

You have rights at the polls.

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

NOT normal

vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

How I miss his decency - Video of then VP Joe Biden meeting the son of Chris Hixon, who was tragically killed during the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School.
We ***need*** this kind of love and compassion back in the White House. Our country needs it. The world needs it.

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Joe Biden greet with Parkland students before speech with Gabby Giffords at MFOL.

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vicmanz.bsky.social @vicmanz.bsky.social · 4d

I recently learned that the US has been authorizing visas to bring in farmers (I assume mostly white) from South Africa to do seasonal farm work here in the US for a number of years. I know it's rather common in Arkansas - not sure about other states.