@tomswan.bsky.social
Seasoned organizer dedicated to bending the arc. Still hopeful we can build a more just society.
The cruelty is the point. For $6 a day in food
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The cruelty is the point. For $6 a day in food
I’m not surprised, but still shocked at the same time.
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m not surprised, but still shocked at the same time.
Think about it...WTF does it say about these CEOs dining with Trump at this time.
Trump wines and dines Wall Street CEOs as Congress is voting to sign away our healthcare for a temporary pause to the government shutdown.
They get the glitzy dinner, we pay the bill. Every time.
They get the glitzy dinner, we pay the bill. Every time.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Think about it...WTF does it say about these CEOs dining with Trump at this time.
I find this to be an interesting next step. I think it could make for a defining issue in January.
Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period.
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I find this to be an interesting next step. I think it could make for a defining issue in January.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
He can’t be so stupid to believe this
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
He can’t be so stupid to believe this
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"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"PROMISE OF A VOTE ON HEALTHCARE"
Shouldn’t part of our strategy be to pressure House Rs to sign the Epstein discharge petition so the Rs can cut a deal? If one does a deal becomes possible. If not, they are even more screwed politically
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Shouldn’t part of our strategy be to pressure House Rs to sign the Epstein discharge petition so the Rs can cut a deal? If one does a deal becomes possible. If not, they are even more screwed politically
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
We can and must do better. Does Elon Musk really deserve another trillion dollars let alone the billions he has?
We can and must do better. Does Elon Musk really deserve another trillion dollars let alone the billions he has?
48 hours of homelessness in CT: The faces and stories of a growing crisis
With affordable housing hard to find in Connecticut, the number of people who are homeless — young and old, in cities and towns — is rising fast.
www.ctinsider.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
www.ctinsider.com/projects/new...
We can and must do better. Does Elon Musk really deserve another trillion dollars let alone the billions he has?
We can and must do better. Does Elon Musk really deserve another trillion dollars let alone the billions he has?
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Check out Dr. Mark Mitchell's important op-ed in the Hartford Courant about the Capitol Area System and why ground source heat pumps are the right choice that protect community health, while lowering long term energy costs and emissions.
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Check out Dr. Mark Mitchell's important op-ed in the Hartford Courant about the Capitol Area System and why ground source heat pumps are the right choice that protect community health, while lowering long term energy costs and emissions.
Hopeful graph
Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.
63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.
#GOPShutdown
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hopeful graph
We have a BINGO
The whole Third Term Project isn’t actually about Trump. The people behind it know he will likely be dead or enfeebled by 2029. It is about them, the vastly unpopular group around Trump, wanting to grift us forever without elections.
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We have a BINGO
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
While I appreciate Rosa's leadership I'm not sure it is about political will - I think it is more about intentional cruelty.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
While I appreciate Rosa's leadership I'm not sure it is about political will - I think it is more about intentional cruelty.
Think about this for a moment
And former chief counsel for nominations to Grassley on Judiciary.
This was someone who came to where he is at now right through the middle of the “traditional” GOP elites’ path.
This was someone who came to where he is at now right through the middle of the “traditional” GOP elites’ path.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 27, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Think about this for a moment
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
This is Trump’s version of the best and the brightest. If you voted for him you own this.
This is Trump’s version of the best and the brightest. If you voted for him you own this.
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
This is Trump’s version of the best and the brightest. If you voted for him you own this.
This is Trump’s version of the best and the brightest. If you voted for him you own this.
There has to be a legal fund somewhere to contribute to
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
There has to be a legal fund somewhere to contribute to
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
October 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
FACT CHECK: TRUE
Damn! Every clip from last night’s debate is Mamdani wiping the floor with Cuomo.
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
FACT CHECK: TRUE
She has a point
I don't know of a better image to illustrate Trump's America than this one. A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty being arrested for protesting what's going on here in America.
October 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
She has a point
He is speaking for Connecticut here.
Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"
October 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
He is speaking for Connecticut here.
Thank you @mattlesser.bsky.social for pushing similar approaches in CT.
Lower-cost insulin manufactured by the state of California will be available to consumers starting Jan. 1, 2026, for about $11 per pen.
Lower-cost, California-branded insulin will be available to consumers in January
Lower-cost insulin manufactured by the state of California will be available to consumers starting Jan. 1, 2026, for about $11 per pen.
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you @mattlesser.bsky.social for pushing similar approaches in CT.