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Susala
@susala.bsky.social
Nature lover, political ponderer, obsessive learner, retired teacher, introvert
Why have Dems not been talking more about the role of private equity in raising healthcare and housing costs?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani’s appointment of Lina Khan a warning to private equity, experts say
Ex-FTC chair was among first to go after practice of folding local firms into larger ones leading to higher prices
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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who hasn’t blown bill clinton is the real question
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is a better answer than I gave on The Source to @kaitlancollins.bsky.social last night.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Call your senators TODAY. This is absolutely insane. So many people have been helped by hemp products. They help with pain, mood disorders, alcohol overuse, so many things.
#HempHelps
#StoptheBan
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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A milestone in India: in the electricity sector, non-fossil capacity (renewables, hydro, nuclear) is now larger than fossil capacity.
www.pib.gov.in
November 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Republicans publicly claimed they wouldn’t cut Medicare. That’s why they did it so sneakily.
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Purging the Earth of Dick Cheney is nowhere close to enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists.

They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver.

apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.

So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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We’re hiring!

Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.

Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Your taxpayer funded, fully paid, unauthorized vacation is over, Mike Johnson and Rump sycophants. Bring back the Congress, open the damn government, restore SNAP, restore the healthcare subsidies and swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva. Do your jobs or resign.
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Reminder: At the height of COVID
When hospitals were desperate for COVID tests, Trump sent thousands to Putin for his personal use
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In the 2024 presidential election post-mortem, not enough emphasis has been put on what a turn-off it was for many voters that the Cheneys embraced Harris and Harris embraced them back. That was just gross. What constituency did she think she was appealing to with that?
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I’ll vote for this bill!
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So funny to see all the baseball fans saying, "This was the first time a World Series game has had a tie in the 10th inning without there having been a tie also in the 2nd game 3rd inning that fell on a Wednesday with an even-numbered date."
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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#SNAP benefits will not be distributed immediately despite a judge's order.

Whatever you were doing to help feed your community -keep on doing it.
November 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Venezuela is reaching out to China, Iran, and Russia for military assistance as Trump moves US forces into the Caribbean. Remember when Trump yelled at Zelenskyy that he was gambling with WW3?

youtu.be/xcpnme_z-T0?...
'You're gambling with World War III' | Donald Trump speaks to Volodymyr Zelenskyy during meeting
YouTube video by WFAA
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Here's a glimpse at some of the people who are about to lose SNAP funding, from @msnbc.com.
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM