Rev. Decatúr
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Decatur Psalmist | NYTBS?
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Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
The Most Useless Piece of Parenting Advice
The problem with telling moms “It takes a village”
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
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40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
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If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
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In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits
The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
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Me seeing Adams in the club vs me seeing Mamdani in the club
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Me seeing Adams in the club vs me seeing Mamdani in the club
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In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
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“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.
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. But it is unclear if or when food stamps will soon reach those who rely on them to purchase groceries. Here’s what we know. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. But it is unclear if or when food stamps will soon reach those who rely on them to purchase groceries. Here’s what we know. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
The frontrunner made appearances with Al Sharpton and Letitia James, and spoke with Barack Obama, on Saturday.
dlvr.it
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
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Nobel peace prize winner: give war a chance
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Maduro’s Time Is Up in Venezuela
María Corina Machado, the latest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, said the Venezuelan opposition has exhausted all of its efforts over the last 26 years. In her view, the country’s authoritarian leader, N...
www.bloomberg.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nobel peace prize winner: give war a chance
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Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
New on Substack: "I Don't Be Knowing" and Other Declarations
'I Don't Be Knowing' and Other Declarations
What the inner self has to say in her own words.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New on Substack: "I Don't Be Knowing" and Other Declarations
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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More on
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
How connected do Americans feel to their neighbors?
When it comes to trust, 44% of adults say they trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood.
www.pewresearch.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More on
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
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It isn’t just illegal. It’s straight up unconstitutional for Trump to threaten a third term. Threatening the rights of citizens to vote, demolishing the East wing of the White House like he owns it… These aren’t Trump’s decisions to make. They aren’t the decisions of any POTUS!
Trump won’t rule out running for ILLEGAL third term
@maya4rights.bsky.social and @cmgreer.bsky.social join @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social to discuss Trump not ruling out a third term in 2028.
@maya4rights.bsky.social and @cmgreer.bsky.social join @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social to discuss Trump not ruling out a third term in 2028.
ALERT: Trump won’t rule out running for ILLEGAL third term
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It isn’t just illegal. It’s straight up unconstitutional for Trump to threaten a third term. Threatening the rights of citizens to vote, demolishing the East wing of the White House like he owns it… These aren’t Trump’s decisions to make. They aren’t the decisions of any POTUS!
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
It took 3-4 different police departments being contacted before airport police knew ol’ boy was up there planning to shoot up the place. That’s 3-4 too damn many.
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It took 3-4 different police departments being contacted before airport police knew ol’ boy was up there planning to shoot up the place. That’s 3-4 too damn many.
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Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum argues:
Why Trump Turned to the Sewer
The president’s disturbing, excremental propaganda campaign.
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Using an AI-generated video of himself, Donald Trump sought “to mock and smear millions of Americans, literally depicting them covered in excrement, precisely so that none of his own supporters would want to join them,” @anneapplebaum argues:
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Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world’s busiest airport on a social media livestream, authorities said
Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta's airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta and say an assault rifle was found in his car.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world’s busiest airport on a social media livestream, authorities said
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New w/ @bencasselman.bsky.social: Wealthy Americans, buoyed by a booming stock market, are spending freely. Lower-income households, stung by inflation and a slowing labor market, are pulling back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b... @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b... @nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New w/ @bencasselman.bsky.social: Wealthy Americans, buoyed by a booming stock market, are spending freely. Lower-income households, stung by inflation and a slowing labor market, are pulling back
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b... @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b... @nytimes.com
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Congresswoman Lisa McClain’s appearance on CNN's The Situation Room was a bit of a car crash.
CNN: Do you really believe that the 7 million attendees who participated this weekend hate the United States of America?
REP. LISA McCLAIN: Well, look at what they're standing for. They're standing for communism. They're standing for antisemitism.
REP. LISA McCLAIN: Well, look at what they're standing for. They're standing for communism. They're standing for antisemitism.
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Congresswoman Lisa McClain’s appearance on CNN's The Situation Room was a bit of a car crash.
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“If you are an expansionist Israeli government, you don't want peace with the Palestinians… You don't want peace in the region.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social joins ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to explain how Netanyahu supports the idea of a ‘Greater Israel,’ occupying more territory illegally.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social joins ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to explain how Netanyahu supports the idea of a ‘Greater Israel,’ occupying more territory illegally.
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“If you are an expansionist Israeli government, you don't want peace with the Palestinians… You don't want peace in the region.”
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social joins ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to explain how Netanyahu supports the idea of a ‘Greater Israel,’ occupying more territory illegally.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social joins ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to explain how Netanyahu supports the idea of a ‘Greater Israel,’ occupying more territory illegally.