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Making my way through this crazy life…
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California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
California alone produces a third of all the food America eats. So this is a lie.
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
But let’s break down the food produced by the red states:
Guess what percent is harvested by people from Latin America?
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Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
It goes even deeper than this. The vast bulk of red state agriculture is corn, soybeans or seed crops.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
And most of it is not for US human consumption! We export 20% of our corn, half of our soybean and seeds. The rest?
Most of it becomes oil, animal feed or….ETHANOL.
The subsidized fuel additive.
Half the fruits and vegetables in the US come from California, 75% of the nuts. The flyover states like to pretend they do much
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Red states produce the bulk of our meat, true—though California still produces 8% of American beef.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
But the red states’ role as America’s breadbasket is LONG gone. Most red state agro-economy has been redirected from human-grade food to commodity feedstock.
And much of that is on federal welfare.
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Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
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It’s like he found a way to put his hair on the White House walls.
Look at what this garish, classless, tasteless fool has done to the People’s House.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It’s like he found a way to put his hair on the White House walls.
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“.. If you add more and more product to your face and are surrounded by people who do the same, ‘you lose sight of anatomic normalcy.’”
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
“.. If you add more and more product to your face and are surrounded by people who do the same, ‘you lose sight of anatomic normalcy.’”
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
@axios.com #Panem
www.axios.com/local/washin...
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Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
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The Morehouse 2022-23 fact book says Morehouse that year had 12 non-resident alien (international) (international) undergraduate students, eight of whom were from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Morehouse 2022-23 fact book says Morehouse that year had 12 non-resident alien (international) (international) undergraduate students, eight of whom were from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
It also said it had zero (0) Asian students.
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Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Exactly how MANY emerging-market strongmen are we going to rescue? 🤡
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
@politico.com 🇭🇺
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
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Self-described “moderates” and mainlining right-wing bullshit and lies. Name a more iconic duo.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Self-described “moderates” and mainlining right-wing bullshit and lies. Name a more iconic duo.
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So far as I can tell, the biggest differentiator right now is not necessarily on specific policies, but between people who think we are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover and those who do not.
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
So far as I can tell, the biggest differentiator right now is not necessarily on specific policies, but between people who think we are in the midst of an authoritarian takeover and those who do not.
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Here's a story about the family whose 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed yesterday by federal agents. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Here's a story about the family whose 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed yesterday by federal agents. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
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"We are not part of this conflict, and we have a responsibility to ensure that it does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine, because that would be even more devastating and more dangerous” -Stoltenberg on March 4, 2022
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"We are not part of this conflict, and we have a responsibility to ensure that it does not escalate and spread beyond Ukraine, because that would be even more devastating and more dangerous” -Stoltenberg on March 4, 2022
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends
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Again: Abolish the filibuster.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Again: Abolish the filibuster.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
But as @gallego.senate.gov said at #CrookedCon, it has already been abolished — R’s ended it multiple times when it was convenient (judges), Dems should do the same for the things that matter and help people.
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Brazilian coup-plotters: charged 🇧🇷
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
American coup-plotters: pardoned 🇺🇸
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Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
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November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
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The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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 1:19 PM
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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And you tell them, because the President has been illegally trying to usurp Congress and can't be trusted to uphold his end of any deal.
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 1:21 PM
And you tell them, because the President has been illegally trying to usurp Congress and can't be trusted to uphold his end of any deal.
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Notably, this pardon comes just days ahead of a Nov. 14 deadline for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to appoint a replacement prosecutor for Fani Willis, who was disqualified from pursuing the case.
Trump’s pardon attorney Ed Martin claims Trump is pardoning his Georgia co-defendants and other “alternate electors.”
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
Note: Trump’s Georgia co-defendants are charged under state law. The president can’t pardon people for state crimes.
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Notably, this pardon comes just days ahead of a Nov. 14 deadline for the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to appoint a replacement prosecutor for Fani Willis, who was disqualified from pursuing the case.
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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
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Also, how many people will drop insurance because of the FSA and lack of premium coverage? Wouldn't that then cause medical-related bankruptcies to spike?
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Also, how many people will drop insurance because of the FSA and lack of premium coverage? Wouldn't that then cause medical-related bankruptcies to spike?
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
Insurance isn't just about reimbursing of a bill. There's out-of-pocket maximums and stuff that FSA's don't touch.
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And isn't this just expiring UBI with extra steps? If so, then why don't Republicans support that? Because that would be communist, of course.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And isn't this just expiring UBI with extra steps? If so, then why don't Republicans support that? Because that would be communist, of course.