BlueKat
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Relatedly, it's worth highlighting how outrageous it is that when Trump threatens to punish New York if it elects Mamdani, Cuomo's own impulse is to try to use that to score cheap political points against Mamdani, rather than to call out Trump for the threats. He's all opportunism, all the time.
More Democrats should get more combative with the media, in particular by calling out questions that have an unspoken premise of "GOP voters are realer Americans than you," or in this case, "the president can break the law if voters in a city choose a mayor according to their own preferences."
In the 1st question of his brief interview with Mamdani. Anderson Cooper reports Trump’s strongman threats to punish NYC if the Mayoral candidate is elected, as if he gets to select where funding goes according to his whims, & then asks whether voters will find it “worth the hassle” to vote for him.
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Relatedly, it's worth highlighting how outrageous it is that when Trump threatens to punish New York if it elects Mamdani, Cuomo's own impulse is to try to use that to score cheap political points against Mamdani, rather than to call out Trump for the threats. He's all opportunism, all the time.
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How can I make it clear for you MAGA? Though Trump is racist, he isn't on your side. You are a vote to him and he'll tell you what you want to hear and then he takes from you too. His hatred will affect you because of your hatred. Vote for Democrats
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 AM
How can I make it clear for you MAGA? Though Trump is racist, he isn't on your side. You are a vote to him and he'll tell you what you want to hear and then he takes from you too. His hatred will affect you because of your hatred. Vote for Democrats
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November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Yes MAGA, She's talking about you too. Doesn't care if your children are hungry. Stop voting against your families. Vote for Democrats.
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USDA Secretary slams "corrupt" SNAP benefits one day before funding ends
Around 42 million Americans could lose their SNAP benefits Saturday.
www.axios.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yes MAGA, She's talking about you too. Doesn't care if your children are hungry. Stop voting against your families. Vote for Democrats.
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"It's their fault. Everything is their fault. It's so easily solved" Trump says yet again. Everything is always someone else's fault, never his. Whether it's Biden, Obama, Pelosi or Schumer, someone else is always responsible for the messes he creates.
Change the tune the song's getting old.
Change the tune the song's getting old.
Insiders say Trump dumbfounded that Dems haven't caved on shutdown — and he's seething
The White House confidently predicted a swift resolution to the government shutdown as it started last month — with White House officials believing Democrats would quickly capitulate.The fact that it'...
www.rawstory.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"It's their fault. Everything is their fault. It's so easily solved" Trump says yet again. Everything is always someone else's fault, never his. Whether it's Biden, Obama, Pelosi or Schumer, someone else is always responsible for the messes he creates.
Change the tune the song's getting old.
Change the tune the song's getting old.
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“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.
theintercept.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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In Robert Burns’s 1787 satire “Death and Dr Hornbook”, Death accosts the poet to complain that a local quack’s nonsensical nostrums are killing patients faster than Death can keep up
#BookWormSat #C18 #historyofmedicine
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/06/dr-h...
#BookWormSat #C18 #historyofmedicine
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/06/dr-h...
Dr Hornbook — and Death - The Bottle Imp
John Wilson, alias Dr Jock Hornbook, the eponymous victim of Robert Burns’s hilarious satire,1 would be in court today for practising medicine and dispensing drugs without a license—that is, if he had...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In Robert Burns’s 1787 satire “Death and Dr Hornbook”, Death accosts the poet to complain that a local quack’s nonsensical nostrums are killing patients faster than Death can keep up
#BookWormSat #C18 #historyofmedicine
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/06/dr-h...
#BookWormSat #C18 #historyofmedicine
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2014/06/dr-h...
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The shutdown is ultimately a legislative negotiation about a budget.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The shutdown is ultimately a legislative negotiation about a budget.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
Hard to resolve it when the controlling party in one part of Congress refuses to negotiate, will not re-open the House, is not in DC.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) actually told the press that Democrats would be the ones hurt most by losing SNAP.
To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.
To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) actually told the press that Democrats would be the ones hurt most by losing SNAP.
To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.
To be fair, since he lives in Florida instead of the state he represents, maybe he doesn’t realize 752,000 Alabamians rely on SNAP—14.6% of the state’s population.
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My father was right to commute George Santos's sentence. Stealing from charity is a victimless crime.
by Eric Trump
by Eric Trump
November 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My father was right to commute George Santos's sentence. Stealing from charity is a victimless crime.
by Eric Trump
by Eric Trump
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ICE is an apparatus for the state murder of undesirables without due process.
The Trump admin has been “deadlier for ICE detainees than COVID-19 pandemic.”
“The families of some of the deceased have denounced the fact that the victims had no prior condition that would have predicted a tragic end.”
“The families of some of the deceased have denounced the fact that the victims had no prior condition that would have predicted a tragic end.”
🕯️ This #DíaDeLosMuertos, we remember those who should still be with us.
At least 22 people have died in ICE custody this year, the deadliest year in 20 years. As families grieve and call for answers, communities across the country are building ofrendas to honor them.
At least 22 people have died in ICE custody this year, the deadliest year in 20 years. As families grieve and call for answers, communities across the country are building ofrendas to honor them.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ICE is an apparatus for the state murder of undesirables without due process.
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In this New York newsroom, SNAP still means what their obnoxious Millennial colleagues did at an all-hands in 2020. But they do know this: Food stamps are largely ceremonial since they aren’t accepted at Zabar’s or Citarella.
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In this New York newsroom, SNAP still means what their obnoxious Millennial colleagues did at an all-hands in 2020. But they do know this: Food stamps are largely ceremonial since they aren’t accepted at Zabar’s or Citarella.
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Why did Judge Jack McConnell order the federal government to keep funding SNAP rather than let Americans starve? Because he became too woke.
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Why did Judge Jack McConnell order the federal government to keep funding SNAP rather than let Americans starve? Because he became too woke.
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Gift Article: 🎁 Harlem’s Remarkable New Studio Museum Redefines 125th Street www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/a...
Harlem’s Remarkable New Studio Museum Redefines 125th Street
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November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Gift Article: 🎁 Harlem’s Remarkable New Studio Museum Redefines 125th Street www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/a...
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奥山にもみぢじふみわけ鳴く鹿の声こえ聞く時ぞ秋は悲しき
"When I hear the voice of the stag crying for his mate stepping through the fallen leaves deep in the mountains—this is the time that autumn is saddest."
-- Hyakunin Isshu, 12th century Japan, poem 5
"When I hear the voice of the stag crying for his mate stepping through the fallen leaves deep in the mountains—this is the time that autumn is saddest."
-- Hyakunin Isshu, 12th century Japan, poem 5
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
奥山にもみぢじふみわけ鳴く鹿の声こえ聞く時ぞ秋は悲しき
"When I hear the voice of the stag crying for his mate stepping through the fallen leaves deep in the mountains—this is the time that autumn is saddest."
-- Hyakunin Isshu, 12th century Japan, poem 5
"When I hear the voice of the stag crying for his mate stepping through the fallen leaves deep in the mountains—this is the time that autumn is saddest."
-- Hyakunin Isshu, 12th century Japan, poem 5
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
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Joan Miró, "The Red Sun," oil on canvas, 1948; The Phillips Collection. #abstractart #art #artmuseum #artgallery #modernart #painting
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Joan Miró, "The Red Sun," oil on canvas, 1948; The Phillips Collection. #abstractart #art #artmuseum #artgallery #modernart #painting
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
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Every time you see a story of comically transparent corruption among Trump's immediate family, a cold shiver should shoot through you.
Trump will *never* accede to a situation where accountability for his or his family's ill-gotten gains is possible. Dictatorship to protect corruption is the agenda
Trump will *never* accede to a situation where accountability for his or his family's ill-gotten gains is possible. Dictatorship to protect corruption is the agenda
This is exactly right, with one addition to the end:
Trump wants to have the unconstrained ability to use lethal militarized force against Americans to make sure he never has to give up power—so that the corrupt enrichment & rank criminality of him, his family, & his cronies goes forever unpunished
Trump wants to have the unconstrained ability to use lethal militarized force against Americans to make sure he never has to give up power—so that the corrupt enrichment & rank criminality of him, his family, & his cronies goes forever unpunished
I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.
November 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every time you see a story of comically transparent corruption among Trump's immediate family, a cold shiver should shoot through you.
Trump will *never* accede to a situation where accountability for his or his family's ill-gotten gains is possible. Dictatorship to protect corruption is the agenda
Trump will *never* accede to a situation where accountability for his or his family's ill-gotten gains is possible. Dictatorship to protect corruption is the agenda
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This really is part of it. So many of them rolled over without putting up a fight, so scenes of ordinary folks demonstrating and standing up to ICE goons are foreign and a bit shameful to them
The "elites" of our country have exposed themselves to be fascist and/or cowards and can't comprehend millions of normal people telling the wannabe king to go fuck himself
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This really is part of it. So many of them rolled over without putting up a fight, so scenes of ordinary folks demonstrating and standing up to ICE goons are foreign and a bit shameful to them
How about the halt to SNAP benefits, Mr T****?
November 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
How about the halt to SNAP benefits, Mr T****?
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Following Charlie Kirk’s killing, hard-right groups pushed conspiracy theories that blamed the left, Democratic Party supporters and Black people.
#Hatewatch analyzes how they have used the moment to promote their long-held conspiracy theories 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hVRW01
#Hatewatch analyzes how they have used the moment to promote their long-held conspiracy theories 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hVRW01
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Following Charlie Kirk’s killing, hard-right groups pushed conspiracy theories that blamed the left, Democratic Party supporters and Black people.
#Hatewatch analyzes how they have used the moment to promote their long-held conspiracy theories 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hVRW01
#Hatewatch analyzes how they have used the moment to promote their long-held conspiracy theories 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hVRW01
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On MSNBC Cuomo said "diversity can be a weakness." When asked by one of the two Black hosts (Eugene) to clarify, he doubled down on his statement and called Eugene "Jonathan."
So Cuomo is anti-diversity & can't tell Black people apart.🤔
Honestly the best anti-Cuomo ads are just letting Cuomo speak
So Cuomo is anti-diversity & can't tell Black people apart.🤔
Honestly the best anti-Cuomo ads are just letting Cuomo speak
November 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
On MSNBC Cuomo said "diversity can be a weakness." When asked by one of the two Black hosts (Eugene) to clarify, he doubled down on his statement and called Eugene "Jonathan."
So Cuomo is anti-diversity & can't tell Black people apart.🤔
Honestly the best anti-Cuomo ads are just letting Cuomo speak
So Cuomo is anti-diversity & can't tell Black people apart.🤔
Honestly the best anti-Cuomo ads are just letting Cuomo speak
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The law requires Trump to continue to fund SNAP.
Instead, he's trying to steal food from the mouths of hungry children.
Instead, he's trying to steal food from the mouths of hungry children.
November 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The law requires Trump to continue to fund SNAP.
Instead, he's trying to steal food from the mouths of hungry children.
Instead, he's trying to steal food from the mouths of hungry children.