Rev. Decatúr
@dstarwriter59.bsky.social
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It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It’s getting real for Home Depot. The flash mob is only the warm up, the nationwide boycott hits on November 27th.
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
Chant: “Tax the rich tax, the motherf*cking rich.”
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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My aunt died last night. Only humor can save me now. New on the ‘Stack: ‘Damn, No Invite: On Losing Family During the Holidays’
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
Damn, No Invite?
On Losing Family During the Holidays
alishagordon.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My aunt died last night. Only humor can save me now. New on the ‘Stack: ‘Damn, No Invite: On Losing Family During the Holidays’
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
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20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
A coalition of attorneys general and governors filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new conditions and cuts to a Department of Housing and Urban Development permanent housing program.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
20 states sue the Trump administration over cuts to homeless permanent housing funding
My aunt died last night. Only humor can save me now. New on the ‘Stack: ‘Damn, No Invite: On Losing Family During the Holidays’
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
Damn, No Invite?
On Losing Family During the Holidays
alishagordon.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My aunt died last night. Only humor can save me now. New on the ‘Stack: ‘Damn, No Invite: On Losing Family During the Holidays’
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
More: alishagordon.substack.com/p/damn-no-in...
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When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old from Texas, asked doctors about terminating her high-risk pregnancy to save her life, they assured her she had nothing to worry about.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
Then she died of preeclampsia.
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Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
The Most Useless Piece of Parenting Advice
The problem with telling moms “It takes a village”
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:
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40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
40 billion to Argentina.
40 billion.
40 billion.
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If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
www.motherjones.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
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In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
Trump Says He’ll Defy Court Order And Won’t Give Out SNAP Benefits
The president appears to want to ignore a court order to pay the benefits.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a shocking reversal, Trump said federal food benefits won’t be distributed during the shutdown, despite a court order
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Me seeing Adams in the club vs me seeing Mamdani in the club
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Me seeing Adams in the club vs me seeing Mamdani in the club
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In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In this election, the people have two separate but equally important choices: a city they can afford or the billionaire-backed politics of the past.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
Our new ad just aired during Law & Order.
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“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
November 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
“If you can’t get a vote on your record, don’t play us against each other.”
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
I’m grateful for the Rev. Sharpton’s powerful words of unity this morning and against the cynical politics of fear and division.
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. But it is unclear if or when food stamps will soon reach those who rely on them to purchase groceries. Here’s what we know. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to continue paying for food stamps during the government shutdown. But it is unclear if or when food stamps will soon reach those who rely on them to purchase groceries. Here’s what we know. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
The frontrunner made appearances with Al Sharpton and Letitia James, and spoke with Barack Obama, on Saturday.
dlvr.it
November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mamdani targets Cuomo’s Black base in final days of campaign
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Nobel peace prize winner: give war a chance
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Maduro’s Time Is Up in Venezuela
María Corina Machado, the latest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, said the Venezuelan opposition has exhausted all of its efforts over the last 26 years. In her view, the country’s authoritarian leader, N...
www.bloomberg.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nobel peace prize winner: give war a chance
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Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Deadline for a Major Shutdown Casualty
Roughly 42 million Americans may not get their SNAP benefits on Saturday.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, SNAP is set to run out of money for the first time in its history. “It’s not that the administration can’t pay up” to fill the gap—“it’s that it has chosen not to,” @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily.
New on Substack: "I Don't Be Knowing" and Other Declarations
'I Don't Be Knowing' and Other Declarations
What the inner self has to say in her own words.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New on Substack: "I Don't Be Knowing" and Other Declarations
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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More on
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
How connected do Americans feel to their neighbors?
When it comes to trust, 44% of adults say they trust all or most of the people in their neighborhood.
www.pewresearch.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
More on
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
- How connected Americans feel to their neighbors: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ trust in one another: www.pewresearch.org/...
- Americans’ most common source of local news:
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It isn’t just illegal. It’s straight up unconstitutional for Trump to threaten a third term. Threatening the rights of citizens to vote, demolishing the East wing of the White House like he owns it… These aren’t Trump’s decisions to make. They aren’t the decisions of any POTUS!
Trump won’t rule out running for ILLEGAL third term
@maya4rights.bsky.social and @cmgreer.bsky.social join @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social to discuss Trump not ruling out a third term in 2028.
@maya4rights.bsky.social and @cmgreer.bsky.social join @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social to discuss Trump not ruling out a third term in 2028.
ALERT: Trump won’t rule out running for ILLEGAL third term
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It isn’t just illegal. It’s straight up unconstitutional for Trump to threaten a third term. Threatening the rights of citizens to vote, demolishing the East wing of the White House like he owns it… These aren’t Trump’s decisions to make. They aren’t the decisions of any POTUS!
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...