RavinaSpecter
@ravinaspecter.bsky.social
Petter of cats, wearer of masks, eater of snacks. She/her. Honestly a perfect mix of Leslie Knope and Bucky Barnes. #uglydog #MaskUp
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
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I think five different times since daylight savings I’ve looked up from my work to see that it’s dark out and said “oh damn it’s getting late, must be like 8 o’clock” and it was like 4:30 💀
I’M NOT HANDLING IT WELL
I’M NOT HANDLING IT WELL
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I think five different times since daylight savings I’ve looked up from my work to see that it’s dark out and said “oh damn it’s getting late, must be like 8 o’clock” and it was like 4:30 💀
I’M NOT HANDLING IT WELL
I’M NOT HANDLING IT WELL
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Send a @resist.bot
Letter numbers are DOWN!
We need to make noise now
Fewer than 24,000 letters sent in the last 24 hours
We should be doing 30,000 a day, at least
It's as fast & as easy as typing a text to contact your electeds with resist.bot
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November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Send a @resist.bot
Letter numbers are DOWN!
We need to make noise now
Fewer than 24,000 letters sent in the last 24 hours
We should be doing 30,000 a day, at least
It's as fast & as easy as typing a text to contact your electeds with resist.bot
You can even browse existing letters & send one
Letter numbers are DOWN!
We need to make noise now
Fewer than 24,000 letters sent in the last 24 hours
We should be doing 30,000 a day, at least
It's as fast & as easy as typing a text to contact your electeds with resist.bot
You can even browse existing letters & send one
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"Pandemics are a choice"
Another article talking about COVID in the past tense. The pandemic didn’t end. Transmission continues, long COVID continues, and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. The “tools to stop the next pandemic” are the same tools we should be using now.
Source: archive.li/fLf7a
Another article talking about COVID in the past tense. The pandemic didn’t end. Transmission continues, long COVID continues, and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. The “tools to stop the next pandemic” are the same tools we should be using now.
Source: archive.li/fLf7a
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Pandemics are a choice"
Another article talking about COVID in the past tense. The pandemic didn’t end. Transmission continues, long COVID continues, and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. The “tools to stop the next pandemic” are the same tools we should be using now.
Source: archive.li/fLf7a
Another article talking about COVID in the past tense. The pandemic didn’t end. Transmission continues, long COVID continues, and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. The “tools to stop the next pandemic” are the same tools we should be using now.
Source: archive.li/fLf7a
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I can’t believe I somehow still have the Nicest Boys You’ve Ever Met waiting for their forever home.
Chicory & Satsuma are so special. Chicory’s your cuddle buddy. Satsuma’s your “as close as physically possible without touching you but you can still reach to pet me” buddy. crits4cats.petfinder.com
Chicory & Satsuma are so special. Chicory’s your cuddle buddy. Satsuma’s your “as close as physically possible without touching you but you can still reach to pet me” buddy. crits4cats.petfinder.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I can’t believe I somehow still have the Nicest Boys You’ve Ever Met waiting for their forever home.
Chicory & Satsuma are so special. Chicory’s your cuddle buddy. Satsuma’s your “as close as physically possible without touching you but you can still reach to pet me” buddy. crits4cats.petfinder.com
Chicory & Satsuma are so special. Chicory’s your cuddle buddy. Satsuma’s your “as close as physically possible without touching you but you can still reach to pet me” buddy. crits4cats.petfinder.com
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I'm hearing these SNAP benefit updates:
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm hearing these SNAP benefit updates:
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
-100% Washington state
-100% Michigan
-100% California
-Partial Illinois
-Partial North Carolina
-1/2 Vermont
(Note that not everyone in these states received money today because their typical day of the month for benefits may not have passed yet)
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Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social!
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November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social!
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Judge McConnell tells the Trump admin that failing to fully fund November SNAP is a direct violation of his court order.
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Judge McConnell tells the Trump admin that failing to fully fund November SNAP is a direct violation of his court order.
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
They now have until tomorrow to send funds to the states.
Imagine being so callous that you need a judge to order you, multiple times, to not starve millions of people?
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dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
dawg they’re live laugh loving the white house. president homegoods
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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The nurse who made fun of new parents who can’t feed their babies without SNAP was fired.
Shame on her.
Poverty is not a moral failing.
Those in healthcare roles are supposed to help, not hurt.
Don’t forget to donate diapers, formula & feminine care products to food banks!
Shame on her.
Poverty is not a moral failing.
Those in healthcare roles are supposed to help, not hurt.
Don’t forget to donate diapers, formula & feminine care products to food banks!
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The nurse who made fun of new parents who can’t feed their babies without SNAP was fired.
Shame on her.
Poverty is not a moral failing.
Those in healthcare roles are supposed to help, not hurt.
Don’t forget to donate diapers, formula & feminine care products to food banks!
Shame on her.
Poverty is not a moral failing.
Those in healthcare roles are supposed to help, not hurt.
Don’t forget to donate diapers, formula & feminine care products to food banks!
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i really didnt want to share this but here we go! im a snap recipient. i barely make enough to cover my celiac-friendly food as a celiac haver since gluten free food is generally more expensive.
please consider commissioning me or donating as i am in a horrendous spot right now financially. ty ;;
please consider commissioning me or donating as i am in a horrendous spot right now financially. ty ;;
(pls share 🥹)
commissions are now open for Animal Crossing characters (fan oc is okay!), Pokemon, simple style OC, & anime style custom art 🩷
i opened only 2 slots for each type, so there should be 8 slots in total across 4 comm styles! ^^ pls read each listing carefully~
ko-fi.com/strawbunnyca...
commissions are now open for Animal Crossing characters (fan oc is okay!), Pokemon, simple style OC, & anime style custom art 🩷
i opened only 2 slots for each type, so there should be 8 slots in total across 4 comm styles! ^^ pls read each listing carefully~
ko-fi.com/strawbunnyca...
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i really didnt want to share this but here we go! im a snap recipient. i barely make enough to cover my celiac-friendly food as a celiac haver since gluten free food is generally more expensive.
please consider commissioning me or donating as i am in a horrendous spot right now financially. ty ;;
please consider commissioning me or donating as i am in a horrendous spot right now financially. ty ;;
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Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Terrible scenes just minutes into the new socialist regime in New York as literally hundreds of billionaires discover mamdani already living rent free in their heads
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N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
N95s can prevent more than just Covid!
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
They stop colds, flus and other airborne illness.
They’re also highly effective against pollen, pollution, wildfire smoke and environmental triggers.
Many maskers haven’t been sick in years.
Respirators are pretty amazing.
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Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well, an acquaintance who relies on the ACA marketplace for insurance just received a notice explaining that their fee for coverage will be rising. Right now they pay $180 a month. The new price?
$2733.15 a month.
$2733.15 a month.
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You can't make this up.
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You can't make this up.
Picked up an entire small trash bag of Halloween trash on my neighborhood walk this morning. That’s my squats for the day! 🦵
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Picked up an entire small trash bag of Halloween trash on my neighborhood walk this morning. That’s my squats for the day! 🦵
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“Every infection increases the risk for heart attacks, strokes and heart disease; for new-onset diabetes; for cognitive decline and dementia; for deregulating the immune system; and for reactivating viruses like Epstein-Barr or shingles.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Every infection increases the risk for heart attacks, strokes and heart disease; for new-onset diabetes; for cognitive decline and dementia; for deregulating the immune system; and for reactivating viruses like Epstein-Barr or shingles.”
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Hey, we know that guy!
(Chicory is still looking for a home with his bonded pal Satsuma!)
(Chicory is still looking for a home with his bonded pal Satsuma!)
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hey, we know that guy!
(Chicory is still looking for a home with his bonded pal Satsuma!)
(Chicory is still looking for a home with his bonded pal Satsuma!)
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
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Four weeks ago a 15 year old autistic boy went missing in Texas
His mom immediately filed a missing person’s report
6 days passed before she heard anything.
Turns out Houston PD found him the next day, but rather than return him to his Mom, they contacted ICE
He’s been in federal custody since
His mom immediately filed a missing person’s report
6 days passed before she heard anything.
Turns out Houston PD found him the next day, but rather than return him to his Mom, they contacted ICE
He’s been in federal custody since
Houston: Missing teen with autism in federal custody, ICE reports
ICE confirmed with FOX 26 that a teen who went missing in Houston for a week had been in immigration custody since Monday.
www.fox26houston.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Four weeks ago a 15 year old autistic boy went missing in Texas
His mom immediately filed a missing person’s report
6 days passed before she heard anything.
Turns out Houston PD found him the next day, but rather than return him to his Mom, they contacted ICE
He’s been in federal custody since
His mom immediately filed a missing person’s report
6 days passed before she heard anything.
Turns out Houston PD found him the next day, but rather than return him to his Mom, they contacted ICE
He’s been in federal custody since
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At least 3,000 people who have been detained in Chicago ICE raids are missing from official DHS records.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
At least 3,000 people who have been detained in Chicago ICE raids are missing from official DHS records.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
We still don’t know what happened to the 1200 people who went missing from the Everglades facility.
They’re disappearing people.
No due process. No accountability.
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In California, WIC will remain open and fully operational through November. Families should keep their scheduled WIC appointments and use their WIC cards for groceries as usual. Find updates at: myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/Federal...
#WIC #WICWorks #FundWIC
#WIC #WICWorks #FundWIC
October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In California, WIC will remain open and fully operational through November. Families should keep their scheduled WIC appointments and use their WIC cards for groceries as usual. Find updates at: myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/Federal...
#WIC #WICWorks #FundWIC
#WIC #WICWorks #FundWIC
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