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Portland Wizard Frog
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Views are my own. If I’m on here fighting fascists, it’s because of my firmly held religious beliefs.
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
I’d challenge everyone who says “sure, this is a great idea but it’ll never happen” to:

1. Stop being defeatist to yourself.

2. Stop trying to demotivate those who are pushing for a better future.

3. Better invest the time you waste saying “can’t have nice things!” thinking abt what we CAN do.
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
SNAP surveys SNAP users. Already half of them are saying they are skipping meals.
Families are making impossible trade-offs 51% of respondents have already skipped meals 40% say they have had to buy cheaper or lower-quality food Nearly 40% are delaying bills to put food on the table, while 42% are relying on help from family and friends 80% say they have not been able to prepare for the possibility of another delayed deposit 49% expect to visit a food pantry next week – up seven percentage points from those who planned to visit in the first days of November
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
The conclusion of the dissent, written by Jackson and joined by Sotomayor and Kagan:
The documented real-world harms to these plaintiffs obviously outweigh the Government's unexplained (and inex-plicable) interest in immediate implementation of the Passport Policy. That incongruity is where equity comes in. Because granting the stay application will be "of little ad-vantage" to the Government, Di Giovanni, 296 U.S., at 71, while needlessly and significantly burdening the plaintiffs, equity cannot justify the Court's intervention. But, today, the Court refuses to answer equity's call. In my view, the Court's failure to acknowledge the basic norms of equity jurisdiction is more than merely regrettable. It is an abdication of the Court's duty to ensure that equitable standards apply equally to all litigants-to transgender people and the Government alike.
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM