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Also, because SNAP is used to buy food, the economic benefit is the same no matter who uses it. Every $1 spent on SNAP generates $1.50 of economic activity. Loosening requirements and getting more people on SNAP would arguably save the government money.
i hate when people say that some people "abuse" snap benefits bc it's food. if youre eating the food then you're not abusing the ability to buy food. even if you could afford the food but you're getting it for free, it's fucking food and it's going in your belly! there is no "waste"!
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Also, because SNAP is used to buy food, the economic benefit is the same no matter who uses it. Every $1 spent on SNAP generates $1.50 of economic activity. Loosening requirements and getting more people on SNAP would arguably save the government money.
Can Hollywood do for paid leave what Congress hasn’t? 19thnews.org/2025/10/holl... via @19thnews.org
Can Hollywood do for paid leave what Congress hasn’t?
TV once made designated drivers mainstream, and 'Will & Grace' changed hearts on marriage equality. Now an effort is underway to get caregiving on screens — and perhaps influence paid family leave pol...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
September 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S. - @propublica.org
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The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
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August 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S. - @propublica.org
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As ICE officers conducted a series of raids targeting Latino communities in Los Angeles, reality star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw embedded with immigration officials. Later, Merit TV announced in a press release that its footage will be aired throughout a “2-Night Television Event."
The Trump Administration Is Turning ICE Raids and Protests Into Reality TV
Whether creating its own memes or working with celebrities like "Dr. Phil" McGraw, the government is treating a volatile situation in Los Angeles like content.
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June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
As ICE officers conducted a series of raids targeting Latino communities in Los Angeles, reality star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw embedded with immigration officials. Later, Merit TV announced in a press release that its footage will be aired throughout a “2-Night Television Event."
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State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.
‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos
State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.
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June 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
State troops sent to Los Angeles by the Trump administration, without the approval of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, were expected to sleep on floors or outdoors, a source told the Chronicle.
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If you're a disabled person whose mobility devices are damaged at anti-ICE protests by the police etc and you have evidence of it, I'm always interested in you contacting me for a potential @motherjones.com story at jmetraux@motherjones.com or signal: juliametraux.49.
June 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If you're a disabled person whose mobility devices are damaged at anti-ICE protests by the police etc and you have evidence of it, I'm always interested in you contacting me for a potential @motherjones.com story at jmetraux@motherjones.com or signal: juliametraux.49.
Dog-walking now banned in 19 Iranian cities | BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
Iran expands dog-walking ban beyond Tehran
Dogs are vieved as "unclean" by Islamic officials, but ownership is rising as a form of quiet rebellion.
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June 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines to LA to suppress protesters against ICE’s brutal assault on immigrant garment workers.
Just process that: Sending in the *military* to crack down on protesters.
We’re now at severe risk of martial law. That’s what they’ve wanted all along.
Just process that: Sending in the *military* to crack down on protesters.
We’re now at severe risk of martial law. That’s what they’ve wanted all along.
June 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Hegseth is now threatening to send the Marines to LA to suppress protesters against ICE’s brutal assault on immigrant garment workers.
Just process that: Sending in the *military* to crack down on protesters.
We’re now at severe risk of martial law. That’s what they’ve wanted all along.
Just process that: Sending in the *military* to crack down on protesters.
We’re now at severe risk of martial law. That’s what they’ve wanted all along.
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Correct. This should be *THE* national story right now.
There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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June 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Correct. This should be *THE* national story right now.
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This is the second day in a row that federal agents shot us both
Reporters @acatwithnews.bsky.social and @ryannemena.bsky.social were both just hit in the head with less lethals and tear gassed at the anti-ICE protests in Paramount, CA.
Both seem to be mostly uninjured, if a little battered, checking in now. @adamrose.bsky.social
Both seem to be mostly uninjured, if a little battered, checking in now. @adamrose.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This is the second day in a row that federal agents shot us both
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June 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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I'm deferring to the lawyers on here.
Will just share relevant articles, with the understanding this administration is basically lawless.
@brennancenter.org, 2024:
Will just share relevant articles, with the understanding this administration is basically lawless.
@brennancenter.org, 2024:
The President’s Power to Call Out the National Guard Is Not a Blank Check
Domestic deployment under Section 502(f) has its limits, and for good reason.
www.brennancenter.org
June 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I'm deferring to the lawyers on here.
Will just share relevant articles, with the understanding this administration is basically lawless.
@brennancenter.org, 2024:
Will just share relevant articles, with the understanding this administration is basically lawless.
@brennancenter.org, 2024:
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ACLU Statement:
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
ACLU Reacts to President Trump’s Federalizing National Guard Troops in Response to Protests | American Civil Liberties Union
WASHINGTON — Tonight, the Trump administration announced it will federalize 2,000 National Guard troops to counter protests in Los Angeles. The...
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June 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
ACLU Statement:
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
"[T]he Trump administration is putting Angelenos in danger, creating legal and ethical jeopardy for troops, and recklessly undermining our foundational democratic principle that the military should not police civilians."
"unnecessary, inflammatory, and an abuse of power"
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Now Hegseth is saying that the active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on alert to come in if the National Guard isn’t enough.
The U.S. government is ready to unleash our own military on civilians.
It is definitely time to be frightened about what is happening here.
The U.S. government is ready to unleash our own military on civilians.
It is definitely time to be frightened about what is happening here.
June 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Now Hegseth is saying that the active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton are on alert to come in if the National Guard isn’t enough.
The U.S. government is ready to unleash our own military on civilians.
It is definitely time to be frightened about what is happening here.
The U.S. government is ready to unleash our own military on civilians.
It is definitely time to be frightened about what is happening here.
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White House confirms some kind of presidential determination has been signed to deploy National Guard troops. The legal status remains unclear.
June 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
White House confirms some kind of presidential determination has been signed to deploy National Guard troops. The legal status remains unclear.
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The crackdowns on civilians and the threat of the national guard being sent to LA should be *the* most important story right now-- not the Trump/Musk feud or whatever the f**k that was.
People are being terrorized all over the country. News outlets need to get it together.
People are being terrorized all over the country. News outlets need to get it together.
June 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The crackdowns on civilians and the threat of the national guard being sent to LA should be *the* most important story right now-- not the Trump/Musk feud or whatever the f**k that was.
People are being terrorized all over the country. News outlets need to get it together.
People are being terrorized all over the country. News outlets need to get it together.
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Trump is sending 2,000 National Guardsmen to California — a move Gov. Gavin Newsom says is "purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions."
"The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust."
"The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust."
June 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump is sending 2,000 National Guardsmen to California — a move Gov. Gavin Newsom says is "purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions."
"The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust."
"The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust."
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The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
June 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by Assad regime despite denials | BBC
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Austin Tice: Secret files show missing US journalist was imprisoned by Syria
The BBC has uncovered top secret files that confirm Austin Tice was imprisoned by Syria's Assad regime.
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June 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Secret Syrian intelligence files show missing US journalist Austin Tice was imprisoned by Assad regime despite denials | BBC
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“.. ‘We need to do some rewriting” and more analytic work “so this document is not used against the DNI or POTUS,’ Joe Kent, the chief of staff to Ms. Gabbard, wrote in an email to a group of intelligence officials on April 3 ..”
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May 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“.. ‘We need to do some rewriting” and more analytic work “so this document is not used against the DNI or POTUS,’ Joe Kent, the chief of staff to Ms. Gabbard, wrote in an email to a group of intelligence officials on April 3 ..”
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HAPPENING NOW: Mass. federal judge Brian Murphy holds a hearing on whether the US violated his order by deporting people from other home countries to violent, unstable South Sudan without giving them adequate notice and the chance to raise concerns about danger they may face there. 🧵
Here's the agenda for today's hearing with Judge Murphy, due to begin at 11 a.m. ET. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
May 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Mass. federal judge Brian Murphy holds a hearing on whether the US violated his order by deporting people from other home countries to violent, unstable South Sudan without giving them adequate notice and the chance to raise concerns about danger they may face there. 🧵
Reuters Exclusive: US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex
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Exclusive: US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex
The U.S. Army will alter the records of transgender soldiers to show only their sex at birth, according to internal guidance seen by Reuters that details a series of steps it will take as it pushes them out of the service.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Reuters Exclusive: US Army to change transgender soldiers' records to birth sex
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Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order
Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order | CNN Politics
A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies going forward.
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May 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Judge halts drastic cuts to agencies being done under Trump executive order
Newark mayor arrested during protest at ICE facility www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka arrested at ICE facility
The Democrat, who is also running for governor, was involved in a scrum with three members of Congress seeking a tour of Delaney Hall.
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May 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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