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Nope. California receives the highest dollar amount of SNAP benefits, but California is also the largest state by population. If you look at percentage of population on SNAP or SNAP benefits per capita, New Mexico is #1. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
What the data says about food stamps in the U.S.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
www.pewresearch.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Nope. California receives the highest dollar amount of SNAP benefits, but California is also the largest state by population. If you look at percentage of population on SNAP or SNAP benefits per capita, New Mexico is #1. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
A very small jar of generic peanut butter.
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A very small jar of generic peanut butter.
Straight from The Great Gatsby: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Straight from The Great Gatsby: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
Yes! I had first cousins I called Aunt and Uncle. My mom was the youngest of 10 children, with 7 surviving to adulthood. I was the youngest of 4. And there were some pretty big age gaps between siblings in some cases. So I had first cousins who were around the same age as my mom.
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Yes! I had first cousins I called Aunt and Uncle. My mom was the youngest of 10 children, with 7 surviving to adulthood. I was the youngest of 4. And there were some pretty big age gaps between siblings in some cases. So I had first cousins who were around the same age as my mom.
Critz Hall Courtenay. Oh my.
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Critz Hall Courtenay. Oh my.
Not how it works. Oregon will request en banc review - new hearing by all active 9th Circuit judges. Subset of 3 9th Circuit judges that rendered today's decision does not decide if en banc is granted. Full 9th Circuit does. En banc review fairly rare, but 9th is still majority Dem appointees.
October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Not how it works. Oregon will request en banc review - new hearing by all active 9th Circuit judges. Subset of 3 9th Circuit judges that rendered today's decision does not decide if en banc is granted. Full 9th Circuit does. En banc review fairly rare, but 9th is still majority Dem appointees.
As noted upthread, Idaho is already infamous for their "faith healing" exemption. bsky.app/profile/tyra...
Idaho is notorious for letting children die because of their parents’ beliefs: amp.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...
Idaho faith healing exemption still unchanged. Canyon County counts 8 more deaths
“In these cases, we know we can help and can make a difference. If they just had to follow the rest of the guidelines society does, we could save some of those children.”
amp.idahostatesman.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
As noted upthread, Idaho is already infamous for their "faith healing" exemption. bsky.app/profile/tyra...
Per linked abstract, first-ever study in humans of this novel gene therapy. Still enrolling. Goal is N=30. So primary purpose is to establish safety. More details available at clinicaltrials dot gov link in abstract. Quite a ways to go before we'll see a phase 3 trial enrolling 100s to 1000s.
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Per linked abstract, first-ever study in humans of this novel gene therapy. Still enrolling. Goal is N=30. So primary purpose is to establish safety. More details available at clinicaltrials dot gov link in abstract. Quite a ways to go before we'll see a phase 3 trial enrolling 100s to 1000s.
My dentist is conveniently located next door to a doughnut shop. It's the only one in town that sells my favorite lemon-filled glazed.
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My dentist is conveniently located next door to a doughnut shop. It's the only one in town that sells my favorite lemon-filled glazed.
I think these are resale prices. A lot of the shows sold out within minutes (original sales prices). That's why I ended up buying Austin tix. Everything closer to me was sold out, and I knew resale prices would be ouchy.
September 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I think these are resale prices. A lot of the shows sold out within minutes (original sales prices). That's why I ended up buying Austin tix. Everything closer to me was sold out, and I knew resale prices would be ouchy.
Sigh... Under the Powerlines.
September 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sigh... Under the Powerlines.
My tickets are for the upcoming Unser the Powerlines tour in 2026. Looking forward to it.
September 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My tickets are for the upcoming Unser the Powerlines tour in 2026. Looking forward to it.
Thanks! Sorry- I thought I was replying to Town Crier about the Jesse Welles tickets.
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Thanks! Sorry- I thought I was replying to Town Crier about the Jesse Welles tickets.
Which venue? Sales price or resale? I paid $45 sales price for Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin - general admission tix to the 3/29/26 show.
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Which venue? Sales price or resale? I paid $45 sales price for Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin - general admission tix to the 3/29/26 show.
He also showed up in person to help clear (i.e., destroy) one of LA's encampments, including possessions of the unhoused people who lived there.
August 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
He also showed up in person to help clear (i.e., destroy) one of LA's encampments, including possessions of the unhoused people who lived there.
Questions were allowed, but they had to be submitted in advance. The answers are the basis for several of the skeets in this thread. bsky.app/profile/dayl...
-Senator Britt read questions from the audience out loud, including question about ensuring that trainees feel they have a future in science
August 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Questions were allowed, but they had to be submitted in advance. The answers are the basis for several of the skeets in this thread. bsky.app/profile/dayl...
I'm a grant development specialist. One of my colleagues saw an application withdrawn because ... I kid you not ... it included a support letter from a foreign scientist. Not a co-I, not a consultant, not slated to work on the proposed project in any manner, paid or unpaid. Just a support letter.
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I'm a grant development specialist. One of my colleagues saw an application withdrawn because ... I kid you not ... it included a support letter from a foreign scientist. Not a co-I, not a consultant, not slated to work on the proposed project in any manner, paid or unpaid. Just a support letter.
Pat and Kathy Summerall, both deceased. Pat was an NFL placekicker and later a sportscaster. He was not and is not Bob Costas.
June 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Pat and Kathy Summerall, both deceased. Pat was an NFL placekicker and later a sportscaster. He was not and is not Bob Costas.
Battacharya has a medical degree, but he never obtained a license or completed a residency.
June 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Battacharya has a medical degree, but he never obtained a license or completed a residency.
What elite schools should want to avoid is Columbia's fate. They caved, but the financial bullying remains in force and is in fact escalating. That's how Tr*mp operates. And this is not breaking news. He's never been inclined to honor agreements. Anyone who thinks "this time is different" is a fool.
May 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
What elite schools should want to avoid is Columbia's fate. They caved, but the financial bullying remains in force and is in fact escalating. That's how Tr*mp operates. And this is not breaking news. He's never been inclined to honor agreements. Anyone who thinks "this time is different" is a fool.
I'm at the biomedical campus of a 3-campus system. In theory, each campus is autonomous. In reality, we are more autocephalous. We hire our own president. But the office of legal counsel is controlled by BoT. 2/2
May 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I'm at the biomedical campus of a 3-campus system. In theory, each campus is autonomous. In reality, we are more autocephalous. We hire our own president. But the office of legal counsel is controlled by BoT. 2/2
True for the elite private universities getting all the attention. There are also public universities out here drowning (raises hand). In my case, we are a blue dot in a blood red state. BoT nominations have to be confirmed by state senate. Governor is ex-officio BoT member. 1/2
May 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
True for the elite private universities getting all the attention. There are also public universities out here drowning (raises hand). In my case, we are a blue dot in a blood red state. BoT nominations have to be confirmed by state senate. Governor is ex-officio BoT member. 1/2
Yes, I have a feeling that "included" in Rubio's statement actually means "included but not limited to."
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yes, I have a feeling that "included" in Rubio's statement actually means "included but not limited to."
The journal that Bhattacharya and his buddies recently set up will no doubt publish the garbage. www.science.org/content/arti...
New journal co-founded by NIH nominee raises eyebrows, misinformation fears
The Journal of the Academy of Public Health claims to open up scientific communication. But its unusual editorial policies have some scientists concerned
www.science.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The journal that Bhattacharya and his buddies recently set up will no doubt publish the garbage. www.science.org/content/arti...