Elizabeth Reads Serially
@elizabethreadsser.bsky.social
For posting about where I read serial fiction serially.
(And SNAP.)
https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethReadsSerially
Current project: "The Tangle" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpm7lJIkjQkNC_RkiwczEL3ehp0c1bNy
#audiobook #bookSky
(And SNAP.)
https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethReadsSerially
Current project: "The Tangle" - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZpm7lJIkjQkNC_RkiwczEL3ehp0c1bNy
#audiobook #bookSky
I followed a rabbit hole.
I DuckDuckGo'd "Harvard Rape Apologist List" because of this skeet: bsky.app/profile/kay4....
And in this rabbit hole, I found this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mark...
I don't think they care about pedophiles teaching, @warren.senate.gov.
#RapeCulture
I DuckDuckGo'd "Harvard Rape Apologist List" because of this skeet: bsky.app/profile/kay4....
And in this rabbit hole, I found this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mark...
I don't think they care about pedophiles teaching, @warren.senate.gov.
#RapeCulture
![Excerpt from Wikipedia article about J. Mark Ramseyer, last edited 8 Oct 2025 (edit permalink is https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._Mark_Ramseyer&oldid=1315826869):
Comfort women
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comfort_women
In 2021, controversy arose when the International Review of Law and Economics published an online pre-print of an article by Ramseyer that challenged the narrative that comfort women were coerced into sexual servitude in Japanese military brothels in the 1930s and 1940s. [18] Ramseyer described the comfort women as prostitutes, arguing that they "chose prostitution over those alternative opportunities because they believed prostitution offered them a better outcome." [19][20][7] In the article, Ramseyer also argues that Korean men were responsible for recruiting comfort women, and that Japanese comfort women outnumbered Korean comfort women. [21] He also alleged that a ten-year-old Japanese girl who agreed to go to Borneo for 300 yen had consented to the work, without discussing whether a ten-year-old could adequately consent to sex. [14]
[end excerpt.]
The last sentence, "He also alleged that a ten-year-old Japanese girl who agreed to go to Borneo for 300 yen had consented to the work, without discussing whether a ten-year-old could adequately consent to sex." has been highlighted in yellow.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreifsov76acyotg6iupsrpbethumcpj3ebnkkcgf6mgvsqfh6vcvj4m@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I followed a rabbit hole.
I DuckDuckGo'd "Harvard Rape Apologist List" because of this skeet: bsky.app/profile/kay4....
And in this rabbit hole, I found this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mark...
I don't think they care about pedophiles teaching, @warren.senate.gov.
#RapeCulture
I DuckDuckGo'd "Harvard Rape Apologist List" because of this skeet: bsky.app/profile/kay4....
And in this rabbit hole, I found this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Mark...
I don't think they care about pedophiles teaching, @warren.senate.gov.
#RapeCulture
No, Mr. Massie. The point is not to "embarrass" them. The point is, ideally, to be able to 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 them, to stop their actions, to end the cabal, to 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏.
And 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 to stop trafficking and abusing 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆.
And 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 to stop trafficking and abusing 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆.
![Excerpt from 18 November 2025 Associated Press article (via PBS), titled "WATCH LIVE: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files" by Stephen Groves:
“We’ve needlessly dragged this out for four months,” Massie said, adding that those raising problems with the bill “are afraid that people will be embarrassed. Well, that’s the whole point here.”
[end excerpt.]
Full article available at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-house-expected-to-vote-on-releasing-the-jeffrey-epstein-files](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreihrfpqlcdpffi7cuxpzumj3mrbsce4g2t3lwnxz3rk25tai4wm32q@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No, Mr. Massie. The point is not to "embarrass" them. The point is, ideally, to be able to 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 them, to stop their actions, to end the cabal, to 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏.
And 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 to stop trafficking and abusing 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆.
And 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 to stop trafficking and abusing 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆.
I had "lowering the age of consent to 10" on my doom card. Because it was okay by the U.S. military to rape little kids in 1918 as long as they were over 10.
Also, please do note the "time of peace" bit. They were sick (extremely derogatory) then, and they're sick (still extremely derogatory) now.
Also, please do note the "time of peace" bit. They were sick (extremely derogatory) then, and they're sick (still extremely derogatory) now.
![Excerpt from a 20 April 1918 article in the Maryland Suffrage News, vol .7, no. 3, p.4, titled "The Policy of the War Department With Regard to Venereal Diseases":
Married as well as unmarried men in the service are indiscriminately treated at the prophylactic stations, thereby placing the Government in the anomalous position not only of sanctioning illicit sexual relations, but of condoning adultery also. As a reinforcement to prophylaxis, the Government advocates the examination of women arrested for prostitution and their subsequent detention in jail or hospital if found to be diseased. This measure is but a recrudescence of continental regulation, and is open to the same objections which apply to the older form. One of the fundamental objections to this new form of tolerated vice is that it leads the authorities to relax their efforts in repressing sexual immorality and in protecting young girls against the immoral advances of men in the service.
The fact that carnal knowledge of a child is regarded by our Federal Government as rape only if the child is under the age of ten years indicates sufficiently the validity of this statement. In a letter, dated March 30, from Hon. Benedict Crowell, Acting Secretary of War, he says:
[end excerpt.]
Full article starts on page 4 at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060379/1918-04-20/ed-1/seq-4/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreifer3pjb4cu6nwb6376ki6s6m77hmfsj74lws4fxucblhxac2btja@jpeg)
![Excerpt from a 20 April 1918 article in the Maryland Suffrage News, vol .7, no. 3, p.5, titled "The Policy of the War Department With Regard to Venereal Diseases":
"Any person subject to military law who commits murder or rape shall suffer death or imprisonment for life, as a court-martial may direct; but no person shall be tried by court-martial for murder or rape committed within the geographical limits of the States of the Union and the District of Columbia in time of peace.
"At common law the age of consent is ten years. Any person subject to military law who has carnal knowledge of a child under the age of ten years in time of war is punishable, upon conviction thereof by court-martial, by death or imprisonment for life.
[...]
"While there is no regulation in the Army with reference specifically to the age of consent, yet any person subject to military law may be tried by a court-martial for carnally knowing or abusing a female child under sixteen years of age, either with or without her consent. In such cases the offense is charged as a violation of the 96th Article of War, which reads as follows:
[end excerpt.]
Full article starts on page 4 at https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060379/1918-04-20/ed-1/seq-4/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreigqnket5apsj6p5obqfqazbvllmukbxqxdr3ykzgusvnoagqupjci@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I had "lowering the age of consent to 10" on my doom card. Because it was okay by the U.S. military to rape little kids in 1918 as long as they were over 10.
Also, please do note the "time of peace" bit. They were sick (extremely derogatory) then, and they're sick (still extremely derogatory) now.
Also, please do note the "time of peace" bit. They were sick (extremely derogatory) then, and they're sick (still extremely derogatory) now.
She admits she only questioned the — 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 — "toxic politics" after Charlie Kirk (Sept 10).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 at Gov. Shapiro's house (April 13).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Melissa and Mark Hortman (June 14).
Not after any incident since she's been in politics — except 𝐾𝑖𝑟𝑘.
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 at Gov. Shapiro's house (April 13).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Melissa and Mark Hortman (June 14).
Not after any incident since she's been in politics — except 𝐾𝑖𝑟𝑘.
![Excerpt from 16 November 2025 CNN article titled "‘Humbly, I’m sorry’: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s turning a new leaf after years of divisive comments" by Aileen Graaf:
When pressed by Bash on why she didn’t speak out against Trump using such rhetoric until it was directed at her, Greene conceded that it was “fair criticism.”
“I would like to say, humbly, I’m sorry for taking part in the toxic politics; it’s very bad for our country,” Greene said. “It’s been something I’ve thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated.”
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full, archived, at https://archive.ph/CDi7K or https://archive.ph/FoXBN](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreidefnljd3vjai4jej56e2nht6x3dyglr4d2sdvq23p3bex76dzt7q@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
She admits she only questioned the — 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 — "toxic politics" after Charlie Kirk (Sept 10).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 at Gov. Shapiro's house (April 13).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Melissa and Mark Hortman (June 14).
Not after any incident since she's been in politics — except 𝐾𝑖𝑟𝑘.
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 at Gov. Shapiro's house (April 13).
𝑵𝒐𝒕 after the 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 of Melissa and Mark Hortman (June 14).
Not after any incident since she's been in politics — except 𝐾𝑖𝑟𝑘.
Props to the @time.com editor who approved this layout.
I think it's the framing for the photo next to that headline that's so appealing.
I think it's the framing for the photo next to that headline that's so appealing.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Props to the @time.com editor who approved this layout.
I think it's the framing for the photo next to that headline that's so appealing.
I think it's the framing for the photo next to that headline that's so appealing.
It would help your position if the emails I've sent to support to let you know that you have a problem with bots reposting bots impersonating Bluesky didn't seem to be ignored.
I've sent you screen captures. Today, I sent a video with the scroll showing you the issue. Nothing is being done.
I've sent you screen captures. Today, I sent a video with the scroll showing you the issue. Nothing is being done.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It would help your position if the emails I've sent to support to let you know that you have a problem with bots reposting bots impersonating Bluesky didn't seem to be ignored.
I've sent you screen captures. Today, I sent a video with the scroll showing you the issue. Nothing is being done.
I've sent you screen captures. Today, I sent a video with the scroll showing you the issue. Nothing is being done.
He does like to play to his audience. 🙄
Would be nice if there were some action to go along with words intended to irritate the US regime and its sycophants.
Would be nice if there were some action to go along with words intended to irritate the US regime and its sycophants.
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
He does like to play to his audience. 🙄
Would be nice if there were some action to go along with words intended to irritate the US regime and its sycophants.
Would be nice if there were some action to go along with words intended to irritate the US regime and its sycophants.
You're welcome. 😊
I think they automatically label every account a few days after you join.
This is the one they gave me, per Clearsky.
I think they automatically label every account a few days after you join.
This is the one they gave me, per Clearsky.
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
You're welcome. 😊
I think they automatically label every account a few days after you join.
This is the one they gave me, per Clearsky.
I think they automatically label every account a few days after you join.
This is the one they gave me, per Clearsky.
And the video they're providing to defend Bovino?
It never shows a rock hitting him.
It DOES show gas canisters lobbed into a group just for heckling, as far as I can tell. And they've blurred all the identifying bodycam info - including the date and time.
(URL video.twimg.com/amplify_vide...)
It never shows a rock hitting him.
It DOES show gas canisters lobbed into a group just for heckling, as far as I can tell. And they've blurred all the identifying bodycam info - including the date and time.
(URL video.twimg.com/amplify_vide...)
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM
And the video they're providing to defend Bovino?
It never shows a rock hitting him.
It DOES show gas canisters lobbed into a group just for heckling, as far as I can tell. And they've blurred all the identifying bodycam info - including the date and time.
(URL video.twimg.com/amplify_vide...)
It never shows a rock hitting him.
It DOES show gas canisters lobbed into a group just for heckling, as far as I can tell. And they've blurred all the identifying bodycam info - including the date and time.
(URL video.twimg.com/amplify_vide...)
It seems as though you are, considering you are equating parody - which both images could claim to be - with *bootlegging*. Neither the US regime nor mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social are attempting to sell anything and claim it is official Knicks merch. 🙄
![Excerpt from a 6 Nov 2025 NYT article titled "White House removes post with Knicks logo mocking Zohran Mamdani" by Sam Jane:
Knicks owner James Dolan is fierce in protecting his teams’ intellectual property. Last year, the Knicks, New York Rangers and MSG Sports sued anonymous vendors selling bootleg merchandise outside of Madison Square Garden, according to Front Office Sports. A judge later issued a temporary restraining order outside the stadium.
[end excerpt].
Just before this in the article, the NYT referenced a cease and desist letter sent to mayor-elect Mamdani's campaign regarding an advertisement that used a parody of a Knicks logo. This juxtaposition gives an impression that the NYT is equating parody, a First Amendment protected element of free speech, with piracy (bootlegging).
The article can be read in full at https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6782383/2025/11/05/white-house-knicks-trump-mamdani/ . It has been archived at https://archive.ph/WI9QT, in the event changes are made to the text.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreif4pmchqbveuoer66vuzqmpqd5s5wyjpwhmsf6kncfaiiccpauhhe@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It seems as though you are, considering you are equating parody - which both images could claim to be - with *bootlegging*. Neither the US regime nor mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social are attempting to sell anything and claim it is official Knicks merch. 🙄
I'm curious where local is for you, and which store prices you're using. My local grocer has a dozen eggs for $2.49, which means the $300M ballroom budget would buy 120,481,927 dozen.
But eggprices.org claims the national average is $1.61 per dozen, which would make it 186,335,403.
But eggprices.org claims the national average is $1.61 per dozen, which would make it 186,335,403.
November 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm curious where local is for you, and which store prices you're using. My local grocer has a dozen eggs for $2.49, which means the $300M ballroom budget would buy 120,481,927 dozen.
But eggprices.org claims the national average is $1.61 per dozen, which would make it 186,335,403.
But eggprices.org claims the national average is $1.61 per dozen, which would make it 186,335,403.
You can exclude folks whose accounts you follow, if you like.
To use this feature, you can click the three dots at the bottom of any post, select "Mute words & tags" from the drop down, and a new dialogue will appear (image 2). Fill it in and click "Add" and voila! 😊
It's a useful feature.
To use this feature, you can click the three dots at the bottom of any post, select "Mute words & tags" from the drop down, and a new dialogue will appear (image 2). Fill it in and click "Add" and voila! 😊
It's a useful feature.
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
You can exclude folks whose accounts you follow, if you like.
To use this feature, you can click the three dots at the bottom of any post, select "Mute words & tags" from the drop down, and a new dialogue will appear (image 2). Fill it in and click "Add" and voila! 😊
It's a useful feature.
To use this feature, you can click the three dots at the bottom of any post, select "Mute words & tags" from the drop down, and a new dialogue will appear (image 2). Fill it in and click "Add" and voila! 😊
It's a useful feature.
Spammers will just update the code for the bot to follow the acct whose thread they post their spam auto-reply on.
I noticed 1 acct that may/not be affiliated with the bots has followed 11 spambots that I just reported.
A "followers only" basis of interaction may actually increase follow farming.
I noticed 1 acct that may/not be affiliated with the bots has followed 11 spambots that I just reported.
A "followers only" basis of interaction may actually increase follow farming.
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Spammers will just update the code for the bot to follow the acct whose thread they post their spam auto-reply on.
I noticed 1 acct that may/not be affiliated with the bots has followed 11 spambots that I just reported.
A "followers only" basis of interaction may actually increase follow farming.
I noticed 1 acct that may/not be affiliated with the bots has followed 11 spambots that I just reported.
A "followers only" basis of interaction may actually increase follow farming.
Case in point about CBS not having one iota of integrity: @wired.com broke this story yesterday. Not ONCE did CBS credit either the publication or @jakelahut.writes.news in their writeup.
Archived CBS, so you can see the lack of credit, in the event they grow a spine: archive.ph/2fvG1
Archived CBS, so you can see the lack of credit, in the event they grow a spine: archive.ph/2fvG1
![Side by side comparison of WIRED's 31 October 2025 article on Nancy Mace by Jake Lahut (senior writer) and CBSNews' 1 November 2025 article by Lucia I Suarez Sang (an associate managing editor at CBS).
WIRED title: Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report -- At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, US representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.
CBSNews title and opening paragraph:
"Rep. Nancy Mace cursed and berated Charleston airport police over escort, incident report says
"Rep. Nancy Mace allegedly berated and cursed at police officers tasked with escorting her through Charleston International Airport in South Carolina on Thursday, allegedly saying they were "[expletive] incompetent," according to an incident report."
WIRED URL: https://www.wired.com/story/nancy-mace-berates-cops-airport-meltdown/
CBSNews archived URL: https://archive.ph/2fvG1](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreigywmom4ddxbl7nebojdjqod4fq26pifabhgnvl5zpibwtls75ehe@jpeg)
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Case in point about CBS not having one iota of integrity: @wired.com broke this story yesterday. Not ONCE did CBS credit either the publication or @jakelahut.writes.news in their writeup.
Archived CBS, so you can see the lack of credit, in the event they grow a spine: archive.ph/2fvG1
Archived CBS, so you can see the lack of credit, in the event they grow a spine: archive.ph/2fvG1
And for anyone who thinks this regime will actually obey these judges? I would remind you that they defied Judge McConnell already in February. (URL in image 1 #AltText.)
McConnell also ruled today on SNAP funding (image 2). Cue the next round of propaganda against him. 😒
McConnell also ruled today on SNAP funding (image 2). Cue the next round of propaganda against him. 😒
![Excerpt from a 10 February 2025 Reuters article titled "US judge says Trump administration violated order lifting spending freeze" by Jack Queen and Brendan Pierson:
Feb 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday said President Donald Trump's administration violated a court order lifting a broad freeze on federal spending and directed the government to immediately release any withheld funds.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, had already blocked the funding freeze with a temporary restraining order on Jan. 31, but a group of Democratic state attorneys general who sued to block the move said last week that the government was still withholding funds.
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full at https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-ordered-fully-comply-with-order-lifting-funding-freeze-2025-02-10/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreibkvptjob7h5cwq4oschi5nfty26ipyv7kpgroa675bjpau6a5owu@jpeg)
![Excerpt from a 31 October 2025 Washington Post article titled "Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown: Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown" by Michael Casey, Geoff Mulvihill and Kimberlee Kruesi (Associated Press):
In Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell ruled from the bench in a case filed by cities and nonprofits that the program must be funded using at least the contingency funds, and he asked for an update on progress by Monday.
Along with ordering the federal government to use emergency reserves to backfill SNAP benefits, McConnell ruled that all previous work requirement waivers must continue to be honored. The USDA during the shutdown has terminated existing waivers that exempted work requirements for older adults, veterans and others.
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full at https://archive.ph/KfoNq](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreidkzgfoyhqeiwo72ksggdnfroa6xje2cphh4zq4veqdbq5iazxswa@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And for anyone who thinks this regime will actually obey these judges? I would remind you that they defied Judge McConnell already in February. (URL in image 1 #AltText.)
McConnell also ruled today on SNAP funding (image 2). Cue the next round of propaganda against him. 😒
McConnell also ruled today on SNAP funding (image 2). Cue the next round of propaganda against him. 😒
'Kay. By that logic, all the impoundment the regime relied on to steal before the Omnibus Budget Breaker (OBBB) must be refunded.
Also, I think this is another one of those "Freudian slips". This time it's Vance.
You're claiming Democrats are refusing to govern unless YOU get what YOU want? 🤦♀️
Also, I think this is another one of those "Freudian slips". This time it's Vance.
You're claiming Democrats are refusing to govern unless YOU get what YOU want? 🤦♀️
![Excerpt from a 31 October 2025 UK Independent article titled "Judges call on Trump team to use emergency funds for SNAP food stamps hours before families face ‘terror’: Federal judges say USDA must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to keep critical food assistance afloat" by Alex Woodward:
Standing outside the White House Thursday, Vice President JD Vance accused congressional Democrats of holding SNAP “hostage” in the shutdown battle.
“They’re going to say … ‘we’re going to deny people SNAP benefits unless you give us exactly what you want.’ That’s how a child behaves,” he said. “That is not how a responsible governing party behaves in the United States of America.”
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full at https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-snap-funding-court-ruling-b2855652.html](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreibecsm54h2mt4pdzrhq777dko3wnwyq2tfi3whvj2akiilokpnqyy@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
'Kay. By that logic, all the impoundment the regime relied on to steal before the Omnibus Budget Breaker (OBBB) must be refunded.
Also, I think this is another one of those "Freudian slips". This time it's Vance.
You're claiming Democrats are refusing to govern unless YOU get what YOU want? 🤦♀️
Also, I think this is another one of those "Freudian slips". This time it's Vance.
You're claiming Democrats are refusing to govern unless YOU get what YOU want? 🤦♀️
putting people out of work, ensuring that they'll continue to be unable to afford food?
Billionaires aren't benevolent.
While I disagree about computers "thinking" (this may be semantics; still, gen AI canNOT create), this was published in Seattle hours after the Seoul photo.
Billionaires aren't benevolent.
While I disagree about computers "thinking" (this may be semantics; still, gen AI canNOT create), this was published in Seattle hours after the Seoul photo.
![Excerpt from 30 October 2025 KIRO 97.3 FM News Radio opinion piece titled "Harger: Nvidia hits $5 trillion valuation as layoffs sweep tech industry" by Charlie Harger:
Let’s give credit where it’s due. Nvidia didn’t stumble into this. They saw the AI revolution coming and built the shovels for the gold rush. Every ChatGPT query, every AI image generator, every machine learning model runs on their hardware. They bet everything on a future where computers would need to think, and they were right.
Wall Street is throwing a party. The stock split. The records broken. The analysts are upgrading their price targets. Five trillion dollars! American innovation at its finest.
Meanwhile, Amazon announced 14,000 job cuts this week. Many right here in our backyard. Fourteen thousand people are wondering if their jobs are gone. And those are just the ones we know about. More cuts are coming.
You see the disconnect? We’re celebrating the company that builds the AI hardware while the people whose jobs AI will replace are updating their resumes. We built the machines that think, and we’re cheering the stock price while they learn to do our jobs.
We used to think automation would take factory jobs and leave the office workers alone. Wrong. AI is coming for the spreadsheet jockeys, the middle managers, the analysts, the writers. If your job involves sitting at a computer and thinking, well, computers can think now. And they don’t need health insurance.
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full at https://mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion/harger-nvidia-layoffs-ai-tech/4149094](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreidynt4w7ssvseykea54zhi277f2vbbkos66rom7nquoldoyfdnasy@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
putting people out of work, ensuring that they'll continue to be unable to afford food?
Billionaires aren't benevolent.
While I disagree about computers "thinking" (this may be semantics; still, gen AI canNOT create), this was published in Seattle hours after the Seoul photo.
Billionaires aren't benevolent.
While I disagree about computers "thinking" (this may be semantics; still, gen AI canNOT create), this was published in Seattle hours after the Seoul photo.
CNN, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery currently for sale and having garnered the interest of billionaire David Ellison, wants you to know that 'billionaires can be kind'...
...in South Korea.
Also, am I meant to be happy they picked up the night's tab and forgive the fact that Nvidia is
🧵
...in South Korea.
Also, am I meant to be happy they picked up the night's tab and forgive the fact that Nvidia is
🧵
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
CNN, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery currently for sale and having garnered the interest of billionaire David Ellison, wants you to know that 'billionaires can be kind'...
...in South Korea.
Also, am I meant to be happy they picked up the night's tab and forgive the fact that Nvidia is
🧵
...in South Korea.
Also, am I meant to be happy they picked up the night's tab and forgive the fact that Nvidia is
🧵
⚠️ Alaska
If you lost food due to Halong, the state is processing applications to have October SNAP benefits re-issued.
Contact information is on their website: health.alaska.gov/en/services/... (image 2 below)
⚠️ Deadline to apply is 7 November!
If you lost food due to Halong, the state is processing applications to have October SNAP benefits re-issued.
Contact information is on their website: health.alaska.gov/en/services/... (image 2 below)
⚠️ Deadline to apply is 7 November!
![Excerpt from a 23 October 2025 Alaska Public Media article titled "Thousands of Alaskans likely to go without food aid in November as federal shutdown drags on" by Rachel Cassandra:
She said the division will continue adding SNAP beneficiaries during the shutdown and Alaskans who lost food because of ex-Typhoon Halong in western Alaska can apply to get October SNAP benefits re-issued.
The division's eligibility technicians who are at the Alaska Airlines Center and the Egan Center in Anchorage and at the Bethel office can help people get re-issued October benefits, she said.
[end excerpt.]
The article can be read in full at https://alaskapublic.org/news/health/2025-10-23/thousands-of-alaskans-likely-to-go-without-food-aid-in-november-as-federal-shutdown-drags-on](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreibjh4on7hkar2t256e4razqw2jeafnrbqtlgkghqde6fjoogoikvy@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
⚠️ Alaska
If you lost food due to Halong, the state is processing applications to have October SNAP benefits re-issued.
Contact information is on their website: health.alaska.gov/en/services/... (image 2 below)
⚠️ Deadline to apply is 7 November!
If you lost food due to Halong, the state is processing applications to have October SNAP benefits re-issued.
Contact information is on their website: health.alaska.gov/en/services/... (image 2 below)
⚠️ Deadline to apply is 7 November!
⚠️ WARNING
If you are in MN, and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that scam texts have been reported.
This may be happening in other states too.
claycountymn.gov/CivicAlerts....
If you are in MN, and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that scam texts have been reported.
This may be happening in other states too.
claycountymn.gov/CivicAlerts....
![Excerpt from an October 2025 news article referencing a scam text sent to SNAP recipients in Minnesota:
[begin excerpt.]
The scam text message reads:
Food Debit Emergency Relief
Card #12345678 Exp 12/8/24 $1000
(Your County) approves $1000 emergency food relief for October 2025.
All MN residents qualify for $1000 grocery relief – Claim by October 27, 2025.
Officials are warning that this scam is designed to steal personal information and residents should not click on any links if they receive such a message.
[end excerpt.] This is from a KMSP Fox 9 article, which can be read at https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-snap-scam-2025](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreidz2rxmevyw4jykflcdunrqxqvbdzhxk2brrpd7yaeaqvqvcygypa@jpeg)
![Text of Clay County Minnesota Alert page:
Posted on: October 28, 2025
Important Notice: Scam Texts Targeting SNAP and EBT Users
[Graphic that says beware of fake texts.]
Clay County Social Services has received reports of scam text messages being sent to residents claiming to be from the State of Minnesota, the Department of Human Services (DHS), or local county offices. These texts may ask for your EBT card number, PIN, or other personal information, or include links to fake websites. Do not click on any links or provide personal information. Clay County or the State of Minnesota will never contact you by text message to request your EBT information, benefits details, or personal data.
If you receive a suspicious message:
- Do not reply or click any links.
- Delete the message.
- Report it by calling the EBT Customer Service line at 888-997-2227
Please share this information with others who use SNAP or MFIP benefits so they can stay protected.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreiaole75tqzpdlq2ypawxg4zfclh4gqyu7z6sqmxooeedflhxd2ioy@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
⚠️ WARNING
If you are in MN, and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that scam texts have been reported.
This may be happening in other states too.
claycountymn.gov/CivicAlerts....
If you are in MN, and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that scam texts have been reported.
This may be happening in other states too.
claycountymn.gov/CivicAlerts....
Michigan's Fair Food Network has removed the 90-day limit from the Double Up Food Bucks program due to the US regime FDA's decision to not fund SNAP.
If you are in MI, check this URL to find a participating location: doubleupfoodbucks.org/find-a-locat...
If you are in MI, check this URL to find a participating location: doubleupfoodbucks.org/find-a-locat...
![Double Up Food Bucks Program Update flyer, page 1.
Double Up Program Update
Helping Michigan Families Stretch Food Budgets During SNAP Disruptions
Important SNAP Update
Due to a pause in federal funding:
- Most states, including Michigan, will not issue new SNAP benefits in November.
- EBT cards will not receive new funds on Nov. 1.
- You can still use any SNAP funds already on your card.
Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks is still here for you. We’re making temporary program changes to help families during this time.
From now until December 31, 2025:
- All earned Double Up Food Bucks will stay valid — no expiration. Use your earned Double Up whenever you need them.
- Daily match limit is unlimited. Get more fresh fruits & vegetables with your SNAP dollars.
- Frozen fruits & veggies now eligible statewide! Now you can earn and spend Double Up on frozen produce (no added salt, sugar, or oil) at all participating locations.
Who can earn Double Up now?
[green checkmark emoji] If you have SNAP funds on your card, you can still earn and spend Double Up.
[red "X" emoji] If you have $0 SNAP funds, you can’t earn new Double Up until more SNAP funds are added.
But you can still spend any previously earned Double Up Food Bucks tokens, coupons, or anything earned on your Double Up card if you have one.
Where to use Double Up
With farmers markets winding down, use your Double Up at participating year-round markets, farm stands, or grocery stores. Find a location near you: https://doubleupfoodbucks.org/find-a-location/
Flyer URL: https://doubleupfoodbucks.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FFN_DUFB-Fact-Sheet-for-Participants_10242025-2.pdf](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreigvltqko6gv3eg5hsn5ba42wayukf3x5opp4spbsraus2z527bgv4@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Michigan's Fair Food Network has removed the 90-day limit from the Double Up Food Bucks program due to the US regime FDA's decision to not fund SNAP.
If you are in MI, check this URL to find a participating location: doubleupfoodbucks.org/find-a-locat...
If you are in MI, check this URL to find a participating location: doubleupfoodbucks.org/find-a-locat...
If you are in Columbus, Ohio and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that The Columbus Foundation has donated $500K to 21 food pantries.
But also know that this is less than 0.2%of Ohio's usual funding for SNAP.
List on the left, article excerpt w/ math on the right.
But also know that this is less than 0.2%of Ohio's usual funding for SNAP.
List on the left, article excerpt w/ math on the right.
![Excerpt from a 28/29 Oct 2025 Columbus Dispatch (USA Today / Gannett network) article titled "Government shutdown's threat to SNAP prompts Columbus Foundation to give $500K to food pantries" by Sophia Veneziano:
A federal program, SNAP provides low-income families with monthly benefits to afford groceries. In Ohio, roughly $263.4 million is allocated each month to enrolled recipients. The average benefit is $190 each month.
The foundation's Governing Committee approved the grants totaling $500,000 on Oct. 27, five days before the anticipated loss of SNAP benefits.
[end excerpt.]
To the right of the article text are two calculator windows. The top shows 500,000 divided by 263,400,000 to give 0.0018982536066819. The second shows this multiplied by 100 to give the percentage: 0.1898253606681853. Meaning that for Ohio, the funding provided by the foundation to aid in the absence of SNAP is less than 0.2% of what is needed to feed the poor, elderly, disabled, and children who are on the program.
The article is available at https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2025/10/28/columbus-foundation-gives-500k-to-food-banks-amid-snap-uncertainty/86943865007/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreia3lbe7uxuheium4zx62qj23q73eshwf6kyc5xf22otvcoxkfzaim@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If you are in Columbus, Ohio and you are affected by the decision to not fund SNAP, please know that The Columbus Foundation has donated $500K to 21 food pantries.
But also know that this is less than 0.2%of Ohio's usual funding for SNAP.
List on the left, article excerpt w/ math on the right.
But also know that this is less than 0.2%of Ohio's usual funding for SNAP.
List on the left, article excerpt w/ math on the right.
they WILL have to choose - *most* people are going to choose the food.
And while companies like Kroger prove they CAN sell you cup ramen at less than 50 cents per, they just choose NOT to, we have Nissin inserting pumpkin flavoring.
This is supposed to be the cheap food. 😒
And while companies like Kroger prove they CAN sell you cup ramen at less than 50 cents per, they just choose NOT to, we have Nissin inserting pumpkin flavoring.
This is supposed to be the cheap food. 😒
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
they WILL have to choose - *most* people are going to choose the food.
And while companies like Kroger prove they CAN sell you cup ramen at less than 50 cents per, they just choose NOT to, we have Nissin inserting pumpkin flavoring.
This is supposed to be the cheap food. 😒
And while companies like Kroger prove they CAN sell you cup ramen at less than 50 cents per, they just choose NOT to, we have Nissin inserting pumpkin flavoring.
This is supposed to be the cheap food. 😒
Both Kroger and Publix websites are running a message of the sites not working entirely right now.
I wonder if they're having to do something about SNAP, because those funds aren't going to be available to those who depend on that. 🤔
You *can* talk about it, you know.
It's not a "dirty word".
I wonder if they're having to do something about SNAP, because those funds aren't going to be available to those who depend on that. 🤔
You *can* talk about it, you know.
It's not a "dirty word".
October 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Both Kroger and Publix websites are running a message of the sites not working entirely right now.
I wonder if they're having to do something about SNAP, because those funds aren't going to be available to those who depend on that. 🤔
You *can* talk about it, you know.
It's not a "dirty word".
I wonder if they're having to do something about SNAP, because those funds aren't going to be available to those who depend on that. 🤔
You *can* talk about it, you know.
It's not a "dirty word".
Dear @variety.com,
The **character** is Rose Tyler.
The **actress* is Billie Piper.
"Tyler" didn't make a statement to the BBC. She's **fictional**.
Billie Piper did.
You're considered an industry leader, but since there's no byline on this, I have to ask: did ChatGPT write it for you?
The **character** is Rose Tyler.
The **actress* is Billie Piper.
"Tyler" didn't make a statement to the BBC. She's **fictional**.
Billie Piper did.
You're considered an industry leader, but since there's no byline on this, I have to ask: did ChatGPT write it for you?
![Excerpt from 28 October 2025 Variety article titled "‘Doctor Who’: Disney+ Exits Partnership With the BBC as 2026 Christmas Special Confirmed" (no byline):
It remains to be seen who will be stepping into the iconic Doctor’s shoes after Gatwa’s two-season stint. The Season 2 finale saw Gatwa’s Doctor regenerate into Billie Piper, who previously played companion Rose Tyler in Series 1 (2005) and Series 2 (2006), though it has not been confirmed if she will be the next Doctor.
Said Tyler in a statement to the BBC after the Season 2 finale: “It’s no secret how much I love this show, and I have always said I would love to return to the Whoniverse as I have some of my best memories there, so to be given the opportunity to step back on that Tardis one more time was just something I couldn’t refuse, but who, how, why and when, you’ll just have to wait and see.”
[end excerpt].
The article can be read in full at https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/doctor-who-disney-exits-bbc-partnership-2026-christmas-special-1236563403/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l545bb3u5jkaj3gdgj6bqrqn/bafkreifl75roo4zjiqbnfpya7h5ffzzbjxlttmooayfew6rirs2rrc2xeq@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Dear @variety.com,
The **character** is Rose Tyler.
The **actress* is Billie Piper.
"Tyler" didn't make a statement to the BBC. She's **fictional**.
Billie Piper did.
You're considered an industry leader, but since there's no byline on this, I have to ask: did ChatGPT write it for you?
The **character** is Rose Tyler.
The **actress* is Billie Piper.
"Tyler" didn't make a statement to the BBC. She's **fictional**.
Billie Piper did.
You're considered an industry leader, but since there's no byline on this, I have to ask: did ChatGPT write it for you?