emoontxwriter
@emoontxwriter.bsky.social
SF/F writer, Nebula winner, wildlife management, photographer, native plants, USMC veteran, horses, swords, knitting, cooking, classical music mostly, former chorister, liberal, married, mom.
On hunger: once upon a time, the government handed out actual food to the hungry, either to individuals or schools. That included cheese, milk, meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit. Lasted until my mother, receiving a very low-end SSA check, was offered government cheese and butter in 1980s.
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On hunger: once upon a time, the government handed out actual food to the hungry, either to individuals or schools. That included cheese, milk, meat, canned vegetables, canned fruit. Lasted until my mother, receiving a very low-end SSA check, was offered government cheese and butter in 1980s.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Good government is NOT a business and does not "run like a business. The purpose of a business is making money for its owner...and to do that many businesses do create value for customers. The purpose of a government is serving its citizens by establishing security, justice, health, etc.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Good government is NOT a business and does not "run like a business. The purpose of a business is making money for its owner...and to do that many businesses do create value for customers. The purpose of a government is serving its citizens by establishing security, justice, health, etc.
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And what leverage do the Dems have? Forcing fed employees to work without pay isn't leverage. This is not on the Dems. It's all on the GOP. The GOP fully intends to destroy the ACA, one way or the other. Passing a short-term spending bill will fully expose the GOP's radical, extreme cruelty.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
And what leverage do the Dems have? Forcing fed employees to work without pay isn't leverage. This is not on the Dems. It's all on the GOP. The GOP fully intends to destroy the ACA, one way or the other. Passing a short-term spending bill will fully expose the GOP's radical, extreme cruelty.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
Wrong. That you can't see it means you don't want to.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Wrong. That you can't see it means you don't want to.
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"Those radicals you've been told to find loud, 'unreasonable' and annoying keep consisently being correct, so maybe this should finally prompt some rethinking of your assumptions" remains undefeated.
If they are acting the way "bad faith leftists" assume they act, maybe the leftists were simply correct? In fact, if you look at the leftist sentiment on everything this past election cycle, they have the single most accurate track record of anyone else.
Maybe it's just salient analysis.
Maybe it's just salient analysis.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Those radicals you've been told to find loud, 'unreasonable' and annoying keep consisently being correct, so maybe this should finally prompt some rethinking of your assumptions" remains undefeated.
First frost last night. Not particularly early, thinking back to our first years here, late '70s to early '80s. That's back when we had snow at least twice a year (not a lot except once but some snow at least twice, sometimes "minor" flurries a couple more times.)
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
First frost last night. Not particularly early, thinking back to our first years here, late '70s to early '80s. That's back when we had snow at least twice a year (not a lot except once but some snow at least twice, sometimes "minor" flurries a couple more times.)
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Krissy sent me this picture of our front yard this morning. Ooof. Real early for snow, Ohio.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Krissy sent me this picture of our front yard this morning. Ooof. Real early for snow, Ohio.
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Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
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A few glances outside #salopobs whilst getting ready for school and work confirmed today was another big pigeon day. I counted 5,400 heading SW in some massive flocks 0740-0750, but then we had to go 😟 What could have been... #vismig #ukbirding
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A few glances outside #salopobs whilst getting ready for school and work confirmed today was another big pigeon day. I counted 5,400 heading SW in some massive flocks 0740-0750, but then we had to go 😟 What could have been... #vismig #ukbirding
Happy Birthday, fellow Marines. Stick to our honor: our oath to uphold and protect the Constitution, and our motto: Semper Fidelis. And one another.
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Happy Birthday, fellow Marines. Stick to our honor: our oath to uphold and protect the Constitution, and our motto: Semper Fidelis. And one another.
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His "concept" of a Healthcare Plan is finally revealed. It involves eliminating the Insurance Industry & people purchasing their OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE. Unrelated, note his obsessive envy of Obama, historically rated 1 of our finest presidents, who he still believes was born in Kenya.
#sad 🤣
#sad 🤣
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
His "concept" of a Healthcare Plan is finally revealed. It involves eliminating the Insurance Industry & people purchasing their OWN, MUCH BETTER, HEALTHCARE. Unrelated, note his obsessive envy of Obama, historically rated 1 of our finest presidents, who he still believes was born in Kenya.
#sad 🤣
#sad 🤣
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Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
Trump claiming that families "choose to be hungry" absolutely is either lying or too ignorant to be in any position of power. Leaving aside cruel parents--and there are some--no parent wants their child to be hungry--really, systemically, hungry. The lies the well-fed tell to justify not helping
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Trump claiming that families "choose to be hungry" absolutely is either lying or too ignorant to be in any position of power. Leaving aside cruel parents--and there are some--no parent wants their child to be hungry--really, systemically, hungry. The lies the well-fed tell to justify not helping
The current two most urgent works in hand are getting the book its final polish and off to The Editor and completing the plans and paperwork for After This. Both involve daily work, conferences with someone, and travel to meet/confer/etc. Once I could handle multiple competing projects, but now
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The current two most urgent works in hand are getting the book its final polish and off to The Editor and completing the plans and paperwork for After This. Both involve daily work, conferences with someone, and travel to meet/confer/etc. Once I could handle multiple competing projects, but now
Once again SCOTUS majority chooses to support the fascist leader and not the people and Constitution. By allowing Trump to insist that some SNAP payments can be ignored in November, SCOTUS has ensured that some people will go hungry. Some old, some children, some disabled...
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Once again SCOTUS majority chooses to support the fascist leader and not the people and Constitution. By allowing Trump to insist that some SNAP payments can be ignored in November, SCOTUS has ensured that some people will go hungry. Some old, some children, some disabled...
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Isn't that a sad reflection on your country. A lot of SNAP benefits go to people who work full time, but corporations don't pay living wages so it is yet more corporate welfare. As well as paying SNAP benefits, they should increase the minimum wage to a living wage.
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Isn't that a sad reflection on your country. A lot of SNAP benefits go to people who work full time, but corporations don't pay living wages so it is yet more corporate welfare. As well as paying SNAP benefits, they should increase the minimum wage to a living wage.
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WOW! That’s fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
💕 from another small rural farm town
💕 from another small rural farm town
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
WOW! That’s fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
💕 from another small rural farm town
💕 from another small rural farm town
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I live in a small rural farm town too
This week, we elected a Democratic mayor for the first time EVER!
The good people in town just couldn't vote GOP anymore
The man who won ran several times before for various positions and lost every time
The power of persistence #RunForSomething
This week, we elected a Democratic mayor for the first time EVER!
The good people in town just couldn't vote GOP anymore
The man who won ran several times before for various positions and lost every time
The power of persistence #RunForSomething
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I live in a small rural farm town too
This week, we elected a Democratic mayor for the first time EVER!
The good people in town just couldn't vote GOP anymore
The man who won ran several times before for various positions and lost every time
The power of persistence #RunForSomething
This week, we elected a Democratic mayor for the first time EVER!
The good people in town just couldn't vote GOP anymore
The man who won ran several times before for various positions and lost every time
The power of persistence #RunForSomething
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I live in a very small town and I know what keeps small town grocery stores open:
SNAP.
SNAP.
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I live in a very small town and I know what keeps small town grocery stores open:
SNAP.
SNAP.