SamSpayed
@samspayed.bsky.social
social liberal • fiscal conservative
The latest negotiation:
- Fund SNAP thru Sep 2026
- Fund some fed depts thru Sep 2026
- Fund the other fed depts thru Jan 2026 (CR)
- Reverse the fed govt layoffs
- No extension of the current ACA subsidies
- SENATE promise to VOTE on ACA subsidy extension by mid-Dec (no promise from House to vote)
- Fund SNAP thru Sep 2026
- Fund some fed depts thru Sep 2026
- Fund the other fed depts thru Jan 2026 (CR)
- Reverse the fed govt layoffs
- No extension of the current ACA subsidies
- SENATE promise to VOTE on ACA subsidy extension by mid-Dec (no promise from House to vote)
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The latest negotiation:
- Fund SNAP thru Sep 2026
- Fund some fed depts thru Sep 2026
- Fund the other fed depts thru Jan 2026 (CR)
- Reverse the fed govt layoffs
- No extension of the current ACA subsidies
- SENATE promise to VOTE on ACA subsidy extension by mid-Dec (no promise from House to vote)
- Fund SNAP thru Sep 2026
- Fund some fed depts thru Sep 2026
- Fund the other fed depts thru Jan 2026 (CR)
- Reverse the fed govt layoffs
- No extension of the current ACA subsidies
- SENATE promise to VOTE on ACA subsidy extension by mid-Dec (no promise from House to vote)
So the Democrats offer to re-open the government:
- Extend ACA subsidies for 1 year at current levels
- Bipartisan committee to negotiate a longer term health care solution
And the Republicans are saying no.
Seems to me the Democrats are negotiating in good faith. The Republicans are not.
- Extend ACA subsidies for 1 year at current levels
- Bipartisan committee to negotiate a longer term health care solution
And the Republicans are saying no.
Seems to me the Democrats are negotiating in good faith. The Republicans are not.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So the Democrats offer to re-open the government:
- Extend ACA subsidies for 1 year at current levels
- Bipartisan committee to negotiate a longer term health care solution
And the Republicans are saying no.
Seems to me the Democrats are negotiating in good faith. The Republicans are not.
- Extend ACA subsidies for 1 year at current levels
- Bipartisan committee to negotiate a longer term health care solution
And the Republicans are saying no.
Seems to me the Democrats are negotiating in good faith. The Republicans are not.
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We stopped at the historical marker for Harriet Tubman's birthplace and found someone had left three apples and a whisk broom in the grass. They form an arrow pointing north.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We stopped at the historical marker for Harriet Tubman's birthplace and found someone had left three apples and a whisk broom in the grass. They form an arrow pointing north.
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Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
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Now that the Department of Defense has been renamed the Department of War, is it time to rename the Department of Justice into the Department of Vengeance?
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Now that the Department of Defense has been renamed the Department of War, is it time to rename the Department of Justice into the Department of Vengeance?
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Oh. Somebody can’t govern.
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Oh. Somebody can’t govern.
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I know y’all are as pissed off as I am.
I need to ask a favor.
Do something kind for a stranger today.
Hear me out please.
Can be simple as complimenting the person at the check out counter. A smile at a stranger on the street. Anything.
We need more smiles.
I need to ask a favor.
Do something kind for a stranger today.
Hear me out please.
Can be simple as complimenting the person at the check out counter. A smile at a stranger on the street. Anything.
We need more smiles.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I know y’all are as pissed off as I am.
I need to ask a favor.
Do something kind for a stranger today.
Hear me out please.
Can be simple as complimenting the person at the check out counter. A smile at a stranger on the street. Anything.
We need more smiles.
I need to ask a favor.
Do something kind for a stranger today.
Hear me out please.
Can be simple as complimenting the person at the check out counter. A smile at a stranger on the street. Anything.
We need more smiles.
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Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
October 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care
If you watch Gladiator, but pretend that Commodus is really Donald Trump and Lucilla is really Ivanka, it's really not that different a movie.
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If you watch Gladiator, but pretend that Commodus is really Donald Trump and Lucilla is really Ivanka, it's really not that different a movie.
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It’s okay. To wear old clothes. To not upgrade your phone. To buy second hand items. To live in a simple home. It’s okay to lead a simple life.
#Minimalism
#Minimalism
September 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s okay. To wear old clothes. To not upgrade your phone. To buy second hand items. To live in a simple home. It’s okay to lead a simple life.
#Minimalism
#Minimalism
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WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
September 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
WHO statement on autism-related issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy
Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
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"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent."
— Issac Asimov
— Issac Asimov
September 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent."
— Issac Asimov
— Issac Asimov
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I will not support companies that bow to government censorship
September 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I will not support companies that bow to government censorship
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From Yeats, The Second Coming:
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."
Seems pertinent.
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."
Seems pertinent.
September 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
From Yeats, The Second Coming:
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."
Seems pertinent.
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity."
Seems pertinent.
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August 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Just in case you forgot…
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just in case you forgot…
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No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
August 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter.
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration
Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting.
#art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration