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Document Production and ADA Remediation Specialist. Spends every day appalled but not surprised.
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Prison staff who leaked information about Maxwell’s treatment fired, lawyer says
Prison staff who leaked information about Maxwell’s treatment fired, lawyer says
Prison staff who leaked information about Maxwell’s treatment fired, lawyer says
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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I dream of a day when corporations have to reapply for every tax break, contract, and grant every six months, with a requirement that it is the CEO who must complete the paperwork, and attest under penalty of law that they personally did so.
The shutdown was an excuse, not a reason, to go after SNAP.

SNAP recipients have to re-apply either every 6 months or year. Onerous process, with almost no fraud.

There are no shutdown-related requirement for SNAP renewal. But it would predictably result in low-income families going hungry.
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.

Details are still unclear.

via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Trying to rob the coffers until they get stopped
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
So the two main arguments are currently "How much Nazi is too much Nazi" and 'How much pedophile is too much pedophile"

This country has lost any semblance of morality and decency.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Punished for... having a period?

Yes, you read that right – behind bars, menstruation is treated like misconduct. Here's how prisons punish people for a bodily function they have no control over 🧵
Menstruation as misconduct: How prisons punish people for having their periods
Our analysis of prison rules and sanctions across all fifty states and the federal system — as well as accounts of incarcerated people — reveal ...
www.prisonpolicy.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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An ICE agent carrying an AR-15 stole a U.S. citizen’s car keys and wallet, then abandoned her vehicle in the middle of Portland Road NE and Ward Drive NE in Salem, Oregon.
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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President Trump apparently thinks it's time to throw a lavish party for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who will host a U.S.-Saudi investment summit the next day.

The Trump Organization is currently working on Trump Tower Jeddah and also has plans for a property in Riyadh. trib.al/UybFL62
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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This is from 2019.

2019. NPR was telling us that multiple mainstream media organizations (e.g., The New York Times, Vanity Fair) were holding on to information about Jeffrey Epstein in 2019.

www.npr.org/2019/08/22/7...
A Dead Cat, A Lawyer's Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On Epstein
Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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On Dec. 8, 2015, Jeffrey Epstein offers a NY Times reporter photos of Donald Trump and "girls in bikinis in my kitchen." Epstein tells the reporter that he "gave" Trump his "20 year old girlfriend...after two years."

When people looked into these type of rumors the Times smugly criticized them.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Please share to people who can speak legalese and comment effectively to the government. This is a proposed change to make biometric capture mandatory. Scares me terribly. Thank you! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social
@joshtpm.bsky.social

www.regulations.gov/document/USC...
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www.regulations.gov
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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It’s a historic day today as the last penny is to be minted in Philadelphia.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Penny

apnews.com/article/us-m...
US Mint in Philadelphia to press final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia is set to strike its last circulating penny as the president has canceled the 1-cent coin.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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OPINION by @maryrziegler.bsky.social:

“Decades of studies have found mifepristone to be both safe and effective.”

READ MORE:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion Florida is suing Planned Parenthood for racketeering. It's part of a bigger plan.
Public opposition to limiting mifepristone keeps the White House and Congress in check. So, abortion opponents have a new strategy.
www.msnbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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transparency is a horrible, horrible precedent
New: A judge in Washington has ruled images from Flock surveillance cameras are public records and that anyone can request them. Highlights the pervasiveness of this tech and just how much surveillance is being done. Very notable ruling

www.404media.co/judge-rules-...
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone
A Washington judge said images taken by Flock cameras are "not exempt from disclosure" in public record requests.
www.404media.co
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
DOOR DASH?
We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash
At some point embarrassment MUST come
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Allies are pulling the plug. 🇨🇦🇳🇱🇲🇽🇬🇧. Canada, Netherlands, Mexico, and the UK have curbed or stopped sharing intel with Trump’s America. When your friends stop trusting you with secrets, you’re not leading the free world anymore you are the risk.

#USDemocracy
#Pinks

open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
BREAKING: Canada, the Netherlands, Mexico and now the UK, have curbed or stop sharing Intel with Trump's America
Allies are quietly slamming the brakes on sharing intel with Washington—and sometimes yanking the keys completely.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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this is cool and people saying "just buy a whistle on amazon" did not read the story, have lost the light in their hearts, and will not enter heaven with that attitude www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Are you harnessing all of your power?

A simple call to Congress can be so powerful when we all do it: 202-224-3121.

As a survivor of sexu@l assauIt, I must share this story to shed light on #ICELawlessness.

Please save & share the videos in this thread & examine the threat of ICE & imposters.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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⚠️ Americans are choosing between health insurance and groceries. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth quietly told investors it expects even bigger profits, no matter what Congress does.
The shutdown is chaos for you. For insurers? It’s a payday.

www.levernews.com/unitedhealth...
UnitedHealth Is Cashing In On The Open Enrollment Crisis
Whether or not Congress extends the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, health care giants are poised to extract new profits from patient pain.
www.levernews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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New Column: OK, this can't go on forever? But why cave NOW? Really politically tone deaf. newrepublic.com/article/2029... via @newrepublic.com
Once Again, Senate Democrats Show They Don’t Get Who They Represent
The party was riding high on election wins, a fractured GOP, and a flailing Trump. And then the Senate Surrender Caucus handed Republicans a win.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM