@dugmom.bsky.social
Retired teacher, dog mom (mom of humans, too), looking on the bright side when I can (it’s admittedly rough now), hiker, pickleball novice, traveler, reader, blog writer, and all around “give it my best shot” human.
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
September 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just another night in paradise - aka LA. People at the park. Walking dogs. Playing pickleball and basketball. Super scary place. Where’s Kristi now? Where’s Don? Where’s Stephen? They should join us in this joyful place.
June 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Just another night in paradise - aka LA. People at the park. Walking dogs. Playing pickleball and basketball. Super scary place. Where’s Kristi now? Where’s Don? Where’s Stephen? They should join us in this joyful place.
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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
June 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
Hey Marriott Bonvoy hotels - why are you taking that dirty ICE $$? As a loyal customer - I hope you rethink your ways and consider where your loyalty lies. Your employees would appreciate your loyalty to them, too. #NOICE #MarriottBonvoy #LosAngeles
June 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Hey Marriott Bonvoy hotels - why are you taking that dirty ICE $$? As a loyal customer - I hope you rethink your ways and consider where your loyalty lies. Your employees would appreciate your loyalty to them, too. #NOICE #MarriottBonvoy #LosAngeles
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Vietnam War vet among crowd protesting VA cuts at Rapid City event
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Small Note: article says ~20 attended. We counted 32. Photo cuts off some of the attendees.
@50501veterans.bsky.social
#50501southdakota
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Small Note: article says ~20 attended. We counted 32. Photo cuts off some of the attendees.
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#50501southdakota
June 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Vietnam War vet among crowd protesting VA cuts at Rapid City event
rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/m...
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Small Note: article says ~20 attended. We counted 32. Photo cuts off some of the attendees.
@50501veterans.bsky.social
#50501southdakota
rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/m...
Please click through so our events keep getting covered!
Small Note: article says ~20 attended. We counted 32. Photo cuts off some of the attendees.
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#50501southdakota
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Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall…
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
April 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Chuck Grassley gets called out at a town hall…
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
" Stop the use of the word entitlement because it's insulting to all of us." 🔥
#HandsOffMySocialSecurity
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Please see.
And speak out.
And speak out.
He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him.
He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons.
He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him.
He’s defying the Supreme Court.
Don’t you see what’s happening here?
He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons.
He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him.
He’s defying the Supreme Court.
Don’t you see what’s happening here?
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Please see.
And speak out.
And speak out.
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
April 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Auschwitz — a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps — was not located in Nazi Germany either.
April 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Lock him up?
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "The people we rely on to do dangerous and difficult things for us rely on one thing from us: That we will not... be reckless with the dangerous things they are doing for us. That's the national security implications of a private server that's unsecured."
March 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Lock him up?
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Circling back on this…
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Circling back on this…
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Can a federal official make a request to the Justice Department for her own arrest?
March 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Can a federal official make a request to the Justice Department for her own arrest?
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Perfect @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social as usual
Virtually every Cybertruck — those freaky Tesla vehicles made to look like aggression incarnate – has been recalled, because, literally, they come unglued. What a metaphor for this regime: a weak vehicle trying to look tough, a victim of its own cheapness, an ugly toy falling apart.
Coming Unglued: Week Eight of the Stupid Coup (and the Stalwart Resistance)
Spring is here and so is authoritarianism, and I recommend your serious attention to both. We may be at this resistance business for a while, so take care of yourself so you can keep taking care of hu...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Perfect @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social as usual
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Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
DOGE and the Privacy Act
raskin.house.gov
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Every American has the right to know what DOGE is doing with their personal information. I submitted a Privacy Act request to DOGE, demanding they tell me why they have my Social Security number and direct deposit information.
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If you help Judge Crawford win this race, it'll make Republicans much less scared of Elon Musk.
Early voting has started for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
We must make sure that Wisconsinites support pro-choice, pro-democracy Judge Susan Crawford when they head to the polls.
JOIN US on Monday at 5:30 p.m. CT to make calls:
We must make sure that Wisconsinites support pro-choice, pro-democracy Judge Susan Crawford when they head to the polls.
JOIN US on Monday at 5:30 p.m. CT to make calls:
JDCA Phone Bank for Susan Crawford, Wisconsin Supreme Court · Jewish Democratic Council of America
Join JDCA and the WisDems in partnership with GDHQ in making calls in support of Susan Crawford to voters across Wisconsin!
We’ll be making calls to talk to voters across Wisconsin about what issues ...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you help Judge Crawford win this race, it'll make Republicans much less scared of Elon Musk.
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
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These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
March 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
These are the senators who collaborated with the GOP.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
Schumer
Fetterman
Cortez Masto
Durbin
King
Shaheen
Gillibrand
Schatz
Hassan
Peters
Don’t let them forget it. No peace for them.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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My latest. Let me know if you agree.
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
With Democratic Leaders Like Schumer, Who Needs Republicans?
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My latest. Let me know if you agree.
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
Senator Schumer reflects the weakness & complicity of Democratic leaders by agreeing to vote for the Republican spending bill. It's time for new blood that is willing to stand up and fight.
thelefthook.substack.com/p/with-democ...
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AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
