Craig Hutler
@chutler.bsky.social
Product Guy. Packer Fan. Indie Rock.
Popular culture no longer applies to me.
Popular culture no longer applies to me.
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
www.stereogum.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is
October 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I love living in a city full of immigrants and tons and tons of people who are not at all like me and not like each other. It makes us all better and it makes our city better. I know I’m preaching to the choir by saying this on the lib app but I sometimes just get so overwhelmed by how special it is
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As protests and riots over George Floyd’s murder rocked cities across the U.S. in 2020, President Trump sent federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Here are five lessons from Portland for the other cities in the president’s sights.
In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse
Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.
nyti.ms
October 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
As protests and riots over George Floyd’s murder rocked cities across the U.S. in 2020, President Trump sent federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Here are five lessons from Portland for the other cities in the president’s sights.
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Jesus. You think it can’t get any worse, then you read these stories. US citizens and legal residents illegally arrested and held for days. **Native Americans** getting detained and held for days because ICE agents are too stupid/racist to know about tribal IDs.
October 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Jesus. You think it can’t get any worse, then you read these stories. US citizens and legal residents illegally arrested and held for days. **Native Americans** getting detained and held for days because ICE agents are too stupid/racist to know about tribal IDs.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Seeing Swervedriver tonight in the "warzone" of Portland...
October 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Seeing Swervedriver tonight in the "warzone" of Portland...
@zachrapport.bsky.social let me know if you need any Portland reccos. I'll start with being at Swervedriver right now at Mississippi Studios.
I'll also note Packer bar Saraveza and the Up North Surf Shop (also a bar) owned by Wisconsinites.
I'll also note Packer bar Saraveza and the Up North Surf Shop (also a bar) owned by Wisconsinites.
October 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
@zachrapport.bsky.social let me know if you need any Portland reccos. I'll start with being at Swervedriver right now at Mississippi Studios.
I'll also note Packer bar Saraveza and the Up North Surf Shop (also a bar) owned by Wisconsinites.
I'll also note Packer bar Saraveza and the Up North Surf Shop (also a bar) owned by Wisconsinites.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Retweet if you were in the area for Daks pass
September 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Retweet if you were in the area for Daks pass
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Bombshell ‘Wall Street Journal’ Investigation Finds Tyler Robinson Once Had Trans Uber Driver
Bombshell ‘Wall Street Journal’ Investigation Finds Tyler Robinson Once Had Trans Uber Driver
ST. GEORGE, UT—As questions continue to swirl regarding the motive behind last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk, The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell investigation Monday that suggests al...
theonion.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bombshell ‘Wall Street Journal’ Investigation Finds Tyler Robinson Once Had Trans Uber Driver
Does it seem like the Amazon broadcast has more commercial breaks than other broadcasts?
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Does it seem like the Amazon broadcast has more commercial breaks than other broadcasts?
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MAGA: “See Libtard, these foreigners bring VIOLENCE to the USA!”
Me: “It was violins.” 🎻
MAGA: “eff you and your classical music Libtard!”
Me: “It was violins.” 🎻
MAGA: “eff you and your classical music Libtard!”
Utah violinist arrested and held by ICE has been released on bond
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the classical musician and teacher last month.
www.sltrib.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
MAGA: “See Libtard, these foreigners bring VIOLENCE to the USA!”
Me: “It was violins.” 🎻
MAGA: “eff you and your classical music Libtard!”
Me: “It was violins.” 🎻
MAGA: “eff you and your classical music Libtard!”
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What Danielle said.
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
A thing I really need people to keep in mind: 15% tariffs are high, historically speaking. 10% tariffs are high.
The average effective tariff rate before this term was just over 2%. Anything double-digits is high!
The average effective tariff rate before this term was just over 2%. Anything double-digits is high!
August 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What Danielle said.
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
According to the Yale Budget Lab, the average effective tariff rate in this economy right now is 18.2%
Let me put that another way.
President Trump has raised taxes on American businesses and consumers by -- on average -- 18.2%
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March 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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They lost their savings investing in Trump’s meme coin, and their Medicaid benefits will be slashed in Trump’s new budget. Now they’re in a financial hole, and there’s only one person they trust to get them out: Donald Trump.
March 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
They lost their savings investing in Trump’s meme coin, and their Medicaid benefits will be slashed in Trump’s new budget. Now they’re in a financial hole, and there’s only one person they trust to get them out: Donald Trump.
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An abuser will never believe you are grateful enough.
March 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
An abuser will never believe you are grateful enough.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion
The Department of Government Efficiency is funded — and acts — like a federal agency. But the White House has shielded DOGE from the rules that govern such agencies, ProPublica found as it examines…
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February 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Musk called DOGE “maximally transparent,” but it has refused to release info about its spending and operations — including the names of its employees.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
ProPublica has identified 46 of them, including 12 new names we've just added.
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If one person gives a Nazi salute, they’re a Nazi. If multiple people give a Nazi salute, you’re at a Nazi rally.
February 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If one person gives a Nazi salute, they’re a Nazi. If multiple people give a Nazi salute, you’re at a Nazi rally.
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Comedy Minus One's expanded 2xLP + CD reissue of Silkworm's "Developer" is in stores around the globe today.
If your local record shop doesn't already have it in stock, tell them to ask @redeyeworldwide.com to order it for you!
www.comedyminusone.com/releases/dev...
If your local record shop doesn't already have it in stock, tell them to ask @redeyeworldwide.com to order it for you!
www.comedyminusone.com/releases/dev...
February 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Comedy Minus One's expanded 2xLP + CD reissue of Silkworm's "Developer" is in stores around the globe today.
If your local record shop doesn't already have it in stock, tell them to ask @redeyeworldwide.com to order it for you!
www.comedyminusone.com/releases/dev...
If your local record shop doesn't already have it in stock, tell them to ask @redeyeworldwide.com to order it for you!
www.comedyminusone.com/releases/dev...
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Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
We the Builders aims to explain why DOGE’s data access matters.
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
Thank you, @jon.wprb.com! I'm looking forward to playing this at a volume reflective of a man my age. #silkworm
February 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Thank you, @jon.wprb.com! I'm looking forward to playing this at a volume reflective of a man my age. #silkworm
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The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is basically just a gigantic subtweet of Trump and Musk.
February 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The National World War II Museum in New Orleans is basically just a gigantic subtweet of Trump and Musk.