Theda DeBacker
@thedadebacker.bsky.social
Retired cybersecurity professional, married, lives in the foothills east of Seattle.
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The cruelty is the point.
"USDA emailed grocery stores around the country telling them not to offer special discounts or deals to SNAP recipients."
"USDA emailed grocery stores around the country telling them not to offer special discounts or deals to SNAP recipients."
SNAP update: USDA tells grocery stores not to give discounts to customers
The USDA told grocery stores not to give SNAP recipients special discounts as benefits remain unpaid amid the government shutdown.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The cruelty is the point.
"USDA emailed grocery stores around the country telling them not to offer special discounts or deals to SNAP recipients."
"USDA emailed grocery stores around the country telling them not to offer special discounts or deals to SNAP recipients."
While in Kyiv with a team delivering humanitarian aid, Ken Casey joined his friends from Ukrainian punk band O’Hamsters in the studio to record a special version of the Dropkick Murphys song “Who’ll Stand With Us.”
“Who’ll Stand With Us” featuring O’Hamsters [Recorded in KYIV 🇺🇦] | Theda DeBacker
[A belated] HAPPY VETERANS DAY
Today, as we honor America’s veterans on Veterans Day, we also honor soldiers on the front lines in another country, Ukraine, as they keep fighting and keep LIVING !!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
While in Kyiv with a team delivering humanitarian aid, Ken Casey joined his friends from Ukrainian punk band O’Hamsters in the studio to record a special version of the Dropkick Murphys song “Who’ll Stand With Us.”
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Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
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November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Meet Rev. Griffin-Allison, the lesbian minister that stood up to Governer Greg Abbott's ban on rainbow crosswalks! 🌈
#lgbt #prideflag #savetherainbow #rainbowcrosswalk #texas #pride #texaspride #religion #gilbertbaker
#lgbt #prideflag #savetherainbow #rainbowcrosswalk #texas #pride #texaspride #religion #gilbertbaker
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Meet Rev. Griffin-Allison, the lesbian minister that stood up to Governer Greg Abbott's ban on rainbow crosswalks! 🌈
#lgbt #prideflag #savetherainbow #rainbowcrosswalk #texas #pride #texaspride #religion #gilbertbaker
#lgbt #prideflag #savetherainbow #rainbowcrosswalk #texas #pride #texaspride #religion #gilbertbaker
Federal Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick: "... given the factually based challenges the defense has raised to the government’s conduct & the prospect that government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings, disclosure of grand jury materials under these unique circumstances is necessary.”
Judge says possible errors by Lindsey Halligan could imperil Comey case | Theda DeBacker
QUESTION to Pam Bondi: What do you get when you scrape the bottom of the prosecutor barrel?
ANSWER: Egg on your face ... ALL OVER your face.
Federal Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick: "... given t...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Federal Magistrate Judge Fitzpatrick: "... given the factually based challenges the defense has raised to the government’s conduct & the prospect that government misconduct may have tainted the grand jury proceedings, disclosure of grand jury materials under these unique circumstances is necessary.”
"the DOJ investigation is 'ILLEGITIMATE'. ... 'Federal prosecutors already conducted an investigation, based ... on the amassed docs, & [I see] NO JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS -- of Democrats or anyone else. ... there is NO GOOD REASON … THAT RELEASING THE EPSTEIN FILES WOULD INTERFERE.'
Can Trump Still Block the Epstein Files? These Experts Think So | Theda DeBacker
"Bruce Green, former federal prosecutor in the S. District of NY & current director of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics at Fordham U. School of Law, ... thinks that [Republican Congress membe...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
"the DOJ investigation is 'ILLEGITIMATE'. ... 'Federal prosecutors already conducted an investigation, based ... on the amassed docs, & [I see] NO JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL INDICTMENTS -- of Democrats or anyone else. ... there is NO GOOD REASON … THAT RELEASING THE EPSTEIN FILES WOULD INTERFERE.'
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Unconditional love matters. 🏳️🌈
November 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Unconditional love matters. 🏳️🌈
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You realize his guilt when the most litigious guy on the planet isn’t making lawsuit threats.
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
You realize his guilt when the most litigious guy on the planet isn’t making lawsuit threats.
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Karoline Leavitt
a man in a military uniform is reading a piece of paper in front of a map of the world
Alt: Baghdad Bob
Also, I wonder what would’ve happened if you told Bob he’d be a gif 22 years later
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Karoline Leavitt
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JD Vance is not a physician. He has no science degrees. He cannot even recite the scientific method. Under no circumstances should you take medical advice from him or RFKjr.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
JD Vance is not a physician. He has no science degrees. He cannot even recite the scientific method. Under no circumstances should you take medical advice from him or RFKjr.
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Is this bad? I mean, offhand, I'd say it kind of seems bad.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Is this bad? I mean, offhand, I'd say it kind of seems bad.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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I worked at my local food bank yesterday and want to put a shout out to Costco.They regularly donate one heck of a lot of food to the food banks. Pallets of all kinds of food, fresh included. Yesterday a whole pallet of fresh strawberries.Any damaged pallet even if it's just the wood gets donated
a costco wholesale store with a red and blue sign
ALT: a costco wholesale store with a red and blue sign
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I worked at my local food bank yesterday and want to put a shout out to Costco.They regularly donate one heck of a lot of food to the food banks. Pallets of all kinds of food, fresh included. Yesterday a whole pallet of fresh strawberries.Any damaged pallet even if it's just the wood gets donated
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The new Immigration Raids Impact Study reveals the human and economic cost of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge. Immigration raids are not just policy. They are reshaping how people live, spend, and see their place in America.
Hats off to my colleagues Mario Xavier Carrasco and Roy Eduardo Kokoyachuk, co-founders of ThinkNow Research, for doing the study that needed to be done.
Their new Immigration Raids Impact Study… | D...
Hats off to my colleagues Mario Xavier Carrasco and Roy Eduardo Kokoyachuk, co-founders of ThinkNow Research, for doing the study that needed to be done.
Their new Immigration Raids Impact Study reve...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The new Immigration Raids Impact Study reveals the human and economic cost of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge. Immigration raids are not just policy. They are reshaping how people live, spend, and see their place in America.
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