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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 12h

Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.

Table showing the five richest men in the U.S from Bloombergs billionaire list
., all in technology. Elon Musk tops the list with a net worth of $461B and a year-to-date gain of $28.2B. Larry Ellison is second at $300B with a $107B YTD gain. Jeff Bezos has $268B (+$29.5B YTD), Larry Page $250B (+$81.9B YTD), and Sergey Brin $234B (+$75.5B YTD). Each row also lists last-day change, country (all United States), and industry (all Technology).

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Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social · 11h

Since 1982, America has lost 80% of its dairies and 90% of its hog farms, mostly small, independent family operations.

(stat from @austinfrerick.bsky.social 's book "Barons.")

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Eric Blanc @ericblanc.bsky.social · 14h

Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract

*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***

Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: #IA01 Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks getting booed over her support of the tariffs that are crushing Iowa farmers.

She said she wouldn't do a town hall again until "hell freezes over," and we can see why.

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Basset Blue🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇺🇦🇺🇳 @thebassetblue.bsky.social · 2d

Vote Tennesseans!!

Vote for Decency!!👇👇👇

Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 2d

24 DAYS UNTIL WE MAKE HISTORY.

Now is our time. Thank you to the @DNC chair, Ken Martin, for coming to Nashville, and to all of those who canvassed yesterday.

Remember, talking to voters is the only way we’re going to win— sign up today

🔗 Link in bio

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Mark Agee @markagee.bsky.social · 2d

I’m hearing Chuck Schumer traded Luka

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Did Schumer Step Down Today? @schumerstepdown.bsky.social · 2d

Families went weeks without paychecks, and it was all for nothing because Democratic leadership refused to stand their ground.

Now Americans will pay again as ACA health premiums are set to double or even triple for many, all while the wealthy walk away untouched.

#SchumerStepDown

Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 2d

The #CaveCaucus got Thune to promise he'd pay them Tuesday for a hamburger today all the while knowing that Mike Johnson is holding Thune's wallet and is never going to pay the debt. Pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?

MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2d

SHUTDOWN TAKEAWAY: send home as many federal employees as you want, cut off people's food stamps, let health care system career towards a cliff, but don't mess with air travel, especially with holidays looming.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 2d

The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)

They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.

The Senate Democrats!

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 2d

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

I’m no great fan of the ACA.

I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.

But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

The clearest difference in our research between activated Americans (beyond voting, direct resistance) & not isn't ideology nor disapproval of Trump. It's if they view present reality as total break from norm.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2d

“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”

I’m One of the Clergy ICE Assaulted. They Treat Immigrants Worse

I learned the hard way that my clerical collar doesn’t offer much protection from ICE. But immigrants have no protection at all.

sojo.net

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 5d

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.

He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him

His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary

www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...

Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE

Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.

www.disabledginger.com

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 4d

Lame duck Trump in the No Kings era.🇺🇸

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 4d

Dem gains in this week's elections erased the inroads Trump made with non-white, young, and low-income voters in 2024. In fact, the R-to-D shift from 24 to 25 is double Trump's gains from 20-24. Claims of a GOP political realignment have been highly exaggerated
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...

Trump's winning 2024 coalition has evaporated

Claims of a conservative realignment of non-whites, the working class, and young voters have been highly exaggerated

www.gelliottmorris.com

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RuralOrganizing.org @ruralorganizing.bsky.social · 5d

“The president is not a king. Two federal courts ordered the administration to fund SNAP, yet families are still waiting." @repshontelbrown.bsky.social reminded us on our press call today that this isn’t about politics. It’s about feeding Americans in need.

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RachelMarta @rachel99marta.bsky.social · 6d

I just donated to @aftynbehn.bsky.social campaign to win the Tennessee 7th district spot in the House.
Defeat he #GOPHouseOfMisRepresentatives
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles can happen when Democrats have the winning votes.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

👀 WOW — “Speaker Johnson is stalling Grijalva until Van Epps gets there to cancel out her vote?”

TN-7 nominee @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells us Johnson plans for Van Epps to help him cover up the Epstein files. (His weak answer to NC5 is another clue🕵️ )

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7d

—Coloradoans fund free school meals
—JD's half-brother loses
—PA Dems flip Erie County exec, Bucks DA + sheriff
—PA Dems oust all GOPers from Bucks school boards once ground 0 of conservative takeover
—Charlotte approves transit tax
—Dems flip CT towns like New Britain.
(And that's not all!)

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7d

What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]

—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: The Democrats have seized the majority in the Minnesota Senate!

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Uncrewed @uncrewed.bsky.social · 7d

Ok, one last race call for the night from a bellwether county...

The Democrats have FLIPPED the Erie County, PA (Trump+1) County Executive position by 24 POINTS!

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 7d

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 7d

really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know

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