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Georgia's governor and agriculture commissioner announced a half-billion dollars in federal Helene aid for farmers, ranchers & timber owners in September
It was a little premature -- the federal government shut down before the deal was finished
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/10/f...
It was a little premature -- the federal government shut down before the deal was finished
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/10/f...
Federal shutdown blocks Helene grant for Georgia farmers, timber owners - The Current
The federal shutdown halted Georgia’s talks with the federal government over half a billion dollars in aid for farm and timber owners who took losses from Hurricane Helene. Georgia’s agriculture commi...
thecurrentga.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Georgia's governor and agriculture commissioner announced a half-billion dollars in federal Helene aid for farmers, ranchers & timber owners in September
It was a little premature -- the federal government shut down before the deal was finished
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/10/f...
It was a little premature -- the federal government shut down before the deal was finished
#gapol
thecurrentga.org/2025/11/10/f...
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It’s as though Aunt Bea had hijacked a national political party.
Agree.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, "Well, shame on them."
This is not what people were mobilizing for on Oct 18.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It’s as though Aunt Bea had hijacked a national political party.
it would be one thing if schumer was out there promoting this "deal". like that's just fucking expected at this point. but no, it's just these handful of rogue fuckers who know they can get away with it. and it has to be them bc this is SO unpopular.
None can be primaried in the next cycle, Shaheen & Durbin retiring.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
Hassan, Masto, Fetterman up for reelection in 2028.
Rosen, Kaine, King up for reelection in 2030.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
it would be one thing if schumer was out there promoting this "deal". like that's just fucking expected at this point. but no, it's just these handful of rogue fuckers who know they can get away with it. and it has to be them bc this is SO unpopular.
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Utterly clueless.
Reporter: What do you say to your colleagues who say this isn't a fight, this is a capitulation?
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
Shaheen: We have a guaranteed vote by a guaranteed date…
Reporter: There is no guarantee that this will become law.
Shaheen: There was never a guarantee that it would be become law.
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Utterly clueless.
I can't wait to NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE next year so that I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE that enables me to BE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE A JOB AND PAY TAXES
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I can't wait to NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE next year so that I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET NECESSARY MEDICAL CARE that enables me to BE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE A JOB AND PAY TAXES
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It’s not.
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s not.
What fucking world is she living in?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
What fucking world is she living in?
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even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
even when the democratic party has leverage and one of the craziest election swings the party intentionally self immolates it’s just so exhausting what is even the point of these people
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To emphasize a point I made earlier: I work freelance and pay for my own health insurance - a silver plan I buy through the Massachusetts Health Connector. I pay $1065 a month this year and will pay over $1300 a month next year. And I still have an OOP max in the five digits.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
To emphasize a point I made earlier: I work freelance and pay for my own health insurance - a silver plan I buy through the Massachusetts Health Connector. I pay $1065 a month this year and will pay over $1300 a month next year. And I still have an OOP max in the five digits.
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I'm pointing this out because I see people on here with employer-sponsored coverage not realizing just how bad things are going to get for people dependent on the ACA and not realizing that we still need healthcare reform that expands public options.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I'm pointing this out because I see people on here with employer-sponsored coverage not realizing just how bad things are going to get for people dependent on the ACA and not realizing that we still need healthcare reform that expands public options.
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Yeah these guys are born losers and are unable to even do basic spin for themselves
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Yeah these guys are born losers and are unable to even do basic spin for themselves
I try not to get heated about Federal politics but my god
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I try not to get heated about Federal politics but my god
This is such a fucking joke. They just don’t want to go on record voting for it but know they need the tax credits to go through to keep their constituents happy.
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is such a fucking joke. They just don’t want to go on record voting for it but know they need the tax credits to go through to keep their constituents happy.
thank you!
The proposal is “not a deal," says Democratic U.S. House Rep. Ritchie Torres.
"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
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"It’s an unconditional surrender that abandons the 24 million Americans whose health care premiums are about to double.”
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Democrats Consider GOP Deal to Reopen Government, With Promise of Later Vote on ACA Subsidies
Democrats are considering a Republican offer to reopen the government with a promise of a later vote on extending ACA health-care tax credits.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
thank you!
every time i start a project with chenille or velvet yarn i forget that the stitch definition is zero
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
every time i start a project with chenille or velvet yarn i forget that the stitch definition is zero
Sam Foster had conceded in the race for mayor of Marietta. According to a video posted on social media, He and his team feel that a recount or ballot curing process would not change the outcome of the election. www.instagram.com/reel/DQutHj8...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sam Foster had conceded in the race for mayor of Marietta. According to a video posted on social media, He and his team feel that a recount or ballot curing process would not change the outcome of the election. www.instagram.com/reel/DQutHj8...
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I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
MILTON.
The Democratic candidates for Public Service Commission carried every city in Fulton County yesterday, even winning Milton with 51% of the vote.
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
MILTON.
so it seems like in georgia you can only buy HMO plans this year? for marketplace plans. um.
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
so it seems like in georgia you can only buy HMO plans this year? for marketplace plans. um.
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today i'm in the texas observer with an op-ed about how it feels to watch my university cave to racists and extremists by eliminating the departments they've been attacking for years www.texasobserver.org/tcu-eliminat...
My University Just Taught Extremists How to Eliminate Academic Programs They Don't Like
Texas Christian University handed its power to the people working hardest to dismantle learning itself.
www.texasobserver.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
today i'm in the texas observer with an op-ed about how it feels to watch my university cave to racists and extremists by eliminating the departments they've been attacking for years www.texasobserver.org/tcu-eliminat...
niche memes like this make social media worth it
![image of andrew cuomo at his nyc mayoral election watch party with disco elysium ui text overlay that reads:
Suggestion [Challenging: Failure] - You thought you did everything right. You had the money, the power, and the fame. Where did it all go wrong? Why couldn't those sniveling little city dwellers see that you were meant to lead them? You're now a twice certified loser from a family of winners. Your father's name is on a bridge. Your name is next to a Wikipedia entry that says "sexual harassment allegations."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqh433fdh2bqhvt455e3tg67/bafkreibvgcmgeluhegcun73wdfsve7nzg3djqxf5cnpxz6t54i7jsf5uby@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
niche memes like this make social media worth it
Guilty!
I keep seeing people share the DDHQ results map for Georgia, which as far as I can tell is very wrong in a lot of places
Another example
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Guilty!
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I keep seeing people share the DDHQ results map for Georgia, which as far as I can tell is very wrong in a lot of places
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I keep seeing people share the DDHQ results map for Georgia, which as far as I can tell is very wrong in a lot of places
very weird!
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
very weird!
today i woke up to an email from my doctor's office informing me that i had been informed of several important pieces of medical information that i was not actually informed of at my last appointment!!!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
today i woke up to an email from my doctor's office informing me that i had been informed of several important pieces of medical information that i was not actually informed of at my last appointment!!!!!