@ruadandelion.bsky.social
Reposted
I looked it up...over 48,000 of those SNAP households are in Clay Higgins' district.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I looked it up...over 48,000 of those SNAP households are in Clay Higgins' district.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
Reposted
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
Reposted
If your jurisdiction has a lower limit and you want to fix it, get in touch and I can tell you the process – it is a very doable reform with big cost savings for mid-rise buildings. AFAIK, the jurisdictions that modify are Massachusetts, parts of Nevada and Southern California, and Chicago
November 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If your jurisdiction has a lower limit and you want to fix it, get in touch and I can tell you the process – it is a very doable reform with big cost savings for mid-rise buildings. AFAIK, the jurisdictions that modify are Massachusetts, parts of Nevada and Southern California, and Chicago
Reposted
“Big tough guy, woahhhh, I’m a tough guy. I wear a helmet and sunglasses cause I'm so scared of people. You prick. You prick! I'll kick your f***ing ass you piece of shit."
Here's a short video of an Edison Park man confronting border patrol. You can hear others in the background. #chicago
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“Big tough guy, woahhhh, I’m a tough guy. I wear a helmet and sunglasses cause I'm so scared of people. You prick. You prick! I'll kick your f***ing ass you piece of shit."
Reposted
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
Camouflaging cars and swapping license plates: How agents make immigration arrests
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
n.pr
November 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Immigration enforcement officers are sometimes forgoing license plates or otherwise masking their cars while apprehending migrants across the U.S.
Reposted
"I’ve found that there’s often this kind of inflection point in concentration camp history, where a system teeters for a time between abandoning extrajudicial methods or giving over entirely to them."
Trump's immigration policies may be echoing Nazi history, but that doesn't mean there's nothing we can do about it.
TikTok video by degenerateartnews
www.tiktok.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"I’ve found that there’s often this kind of inflection point in concentration camp history, where a system teeters for a time between abandoning extrajudicial methods or giving over entirely to them."
Reposted
“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.
Reposted
"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.
Reposted
He’s been described as akin to a shadow president.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, join us for a virtual event digging into Russell Vought’s influence on Trump’s second term.
RSVP below ⤵️
On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, join us for a virtual event digging into Russell Vought’s influence on Trump’s second term.
RSVP below ⤵️
ProPublica Event - The Shadow President
A conversation about ProPublica’s yearlong investigation into Russell Vought, the Project 2025 architect and Trump budget guru.
events.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
He’s been described as akin to a shadow president.
On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, join us for a virtual event digging into Russell Vought’s influence on Trump’s second term.
RSVP below ⤵️
On Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET, join us for a virtual event digging into Russell Vought’s influence on Trump’s second term.
RSVP below ⤵️
Reposted
This bs really needs to end...
Despite pleas from Gov. JB Pritzker to pause federal immigration enforcement operations while children celebrate Halloween, teams of Border Patrol agents — including one led by Cmdr. Greg Bovino — tore through Chicago’s Northwest Side and nearby suburbs.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/c...
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This bs really needs to end...
Reposted
Not a pretty picture.
Use my Enrollment Guide to help mitigate the damage:
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
Use my Enrollment Guide to help mitigate the damage:
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not a pretty picture.
Use my Enrollment Guide to help mitigate the damage:
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
Use my Enrollment Guide to help mitigate the damage:
acasignups.net/25/10/31/slo...
Reposted
Oh Palantir again... Peter Thiel the billionaire owner bankrolled JD Vance rise to be Vice-president.
🔴Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s advisor pushed for contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
Exclusive: Boris Johnson’s advisor pushed for contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
bylinetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Oh Palantir again... Peter Thiel the billionaire owner bankrolled JD Vance rise to be Vice-president.
Reposted
ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
ICE: Stop Terrorizing Children
ICE is traumatizing children as young as 14 – trying to strip them of their rights while they're without attorneys or family to help them. Take action against these horrific abuses now.
aclu.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE has been targeting young kids for months, separating families and instilling fear.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Tell Congress to pass legislation ensuring no child is arrested without a warrant and coerced to give up their rights by immigration agents.
Reposted
At the arraignment, Tish James's counsel said that her motion does not ask the judge to make a finding as to whether Halligan engaged in wrongdoing.
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At the arraignment, Tish James's counsel said that her motion does not ask the judge to make a finding as to whether Halligan engaged in wrongdoing.
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
As such, the judge does not opine on the matter—but he does note that her communications with me were "unusual."
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Reposted
“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
Reposted
Members of the faithful lock arms as clergy, including a Chicago Auxiliary Bishop ask for entrance into Broadview ICE detention facility; they are denied entrance again; Fr. Dan Harnett is now leading a prayer of Spiritual Communion with detained immigrants.
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Members of the faithful lock arms as clergy, including a Chicago Auxiliary Bishop ask for entrance into Broadview ICE detention facility; they are denied entrance again; Fr. Dan Harnett is now leading a prayer of Spiritual Communion with detained immigrants.
Reposted
I’M A US CITIZEN!
ICE AGENTS TACKLE TEENAGER OUTSIDE WALGREENS
This has my blood boiling with anger.
ICE AGENTS TACKLE TEENAGER OUTSIDE WALGREENS
This has my blood boiling with anger.
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’M A US CITIZEN!
ICE AGENTS TACKLE TEENAGER OUTSIDE WALGREENS
This has my blood boiling with anger.
ICE AGENTS TACKLE TEENAGER OUTSIDE WALGREENS
This has my blood boiling with anger.
Reposted
If you were offline for a while and have no idea what any of this is about, background here:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you were offline for a while and have no idea what any of this is about, background here:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
Reposted
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
Reposted
Look at this chart.
Thanks to Republicans, this is how much more families in New York will have to pay each month for their health insurance.
Thanks to Republicans, this is how much more families in New York will have to pay each month for their health insurance.
November 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Look at this chart.
Thanks to Republicans, this is how much more families in New York will have to pay each month for their health insurance.
Thanks to Republicans, this is how much more families in New York will have to pay each month for their health insurance.
Reposted
Mamdani’s platform includes secure funding for libraries and the city’s municipal hospital system. It calls for a new “community safety” department to remove the burden of crisis intervention from the police.
The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Trump—It’s Wall Street
Wall Street destroyed New York City’s social welfare economy in 1975. Avoiding that fate under Mayor Mamdani will require popular movements to discipline the super rich.
inthesetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Mamdani’s platform includes secure funding for libraries and the city’s municipal hospital system. It calls for a new “community safety” department to remove the burden of crisis intervention from the police.
Reposted
After addressing the congregation of Brooklyn Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church alongside Tish James.
November 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
After addressing the congregation of Brooklyn Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church alongside Tish James.
Reposted
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado at ICE detention facility: “Being here is an act of holiness…soon we will seek access to the facility to bring the Eucharist to our brothers and sisters; if they say no again, we will keep praying.”
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.
Reposted
At Broadview ICE detention facility for Mass today, Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ reveals “tragic” and “devastating” news that a member of group bearing Guadalupe Banner to Mass today, was detained by ICE this morning in procession to detention facility.
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
At Broadview ICE detention facility for Mass today, Fr. David Inczauskis, SJ reveals “tragic” and “devastating” news that a member of group bearing Guadalupe Banner to Mass today, was detained by ICE this morning in procession to detention facility.