Harry D’Amour
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Harry D’Amour
@harrydamour.bsky.social
· Feb 21
Trump deciding that he can run for a third term because fuck the Constitution and then losing to Obama would be the funniest thing ever.
If they don’t follow the law though, then what makes anyone think that an assertion will get them to follow it?!
This is literally where I am.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
I can understand the ACA decision, but the core goal of this shutdown was to try and assert some manner of "the executive branch will follow the goddamn law"
We didn't get that, at all.
Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If they don’t follow the law though, then what makes anyone think that an assertion will get them to follow it?!
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I think some of you have not taken a single moment to consider that the people who’ve been out of work for the last 40 days and who are presently staring down the prospect of going into the holiday season without a paycheck are *also* calling their congresspeople.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I think some of you have not taken a single moment to consider that the people who’ve been out of work for the last 40 days and who are presently staring down the prospect of going into the holiday season without a paycheck are *also* calling their congresspeople.
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I think there is a near-pathological remove from which a lot of people on this website view politics. For all the talk about material conditions, a refusal to see the effects on material shutdown that have happened and were worsening. “Yeah but the other guy’ll get blamed” can change on a dime.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I think there is a near-pathological remove from which a lot of people on this website view politics. For all the talk about material conditions, a refusal to see the effects on material shutdown that have happened and were worsening. “Yeah but the other guy’ll get blamed” can change on a dime.
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"It doesn't matter whether we got concessions, Trump can just ignore them!"
By that logic we should keep the government shut down for literally the next 3 years or however long it takes for Trump not to be President anymore. If that's what you want, fine (it's not fine), but say it out loud.
By that logic we should keep the government shut down for literally the next 3 years or however long it takes for Trump not to be President anymore. If that's what you want, fine (it's not fine), but say it out loud.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
"It doesn't matter whether we got concessions, Trump can just ignore them!"
By that logic we should keep the government shut down for literally the next 3 years or however long it takes for Trump not to be President anymore. If that's what you want, fine (it's not fine), but say it out loud.
By that logic we should keep the government shut down for literally the next 3 years or however long it takes for Trump not to be President anymore. If that's what you want, fine (it's not fine), but say it out loud.
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“But fig, Trump can just refuse to implement that part of the law!” Ok and we can do this again in February and people can buckle down for it to the extent they’re able.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“But fig, Trump can just refuse to implement that part of the law!” Ok and we can do this again in February and people can buckle down for it to the extent they’re able.
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RIF reversals and protections is a huge thing, and closer to what a lot of hardliners had been asking (reining in executive power). IMO that’s worth making this deal, and I’m surprised senate republicans let it in.
"More than enough" Senate Democratic Caucus members to pass shutdown deal led by Shaheen, King and Hassan, source familiar with deal says
- CR through Jan. 30
- ACA bill vote on bill of Dems' choosing in December
- Minibus has RIF reversals and "protections" against them in future
- CR through Jan. 30
- ACA bill vote on bill of Dems' choosing in December
- Minibus has RIF reversals and "protections" against them in future
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
RIF reversals and protections is a huge thing, and closer to what a lot of hardliners had been asking (reining in executive power). IMO that’s worth making this deal, and I’m surprised senate republicans let it in.
This moron thinks babies can vote?
Dr Oz: "We've dropped the infertility drugs to make lots of Trump babies I'm hoping by the midterms."
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This moron thinks babies can vote?
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There are a lot of people in the WH right now who's lizard brains are realizing they may be getting their ass hauled in front of congress nonstop in a year and a president with a mandate to go after them legally in 3 years.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
There are a lot of people in the WH right now who's lizard brains are realizing they may be getting their ass hauled in front of congress nonstop in a year and a president with a mandate to go after them legally in 3 years.
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This is about as sick and cruel as it gets. This policy is in place to stop grocery stores from OVERCHARGING people using SNAP.
The Trump administration, while it illegally withholds SNAP benefits, is telling grocers they can't offer discounts to people on SNAP.
The Trump administration, while it illegally withholds SNAP benefits, is telling grocers they can't offer discounts to people on SNAP.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is about as sick and cruel as it gets. This policy is in place to stop grocery stores from OVERCHARGING people using SNAP.
The Trump administration, while it illegally withholds SNAP benefits, is telling grocers they can't offer discounts to people on SNAP.
The Trump administration, while it illegally withholds SNAP benefits, is telling grocers they can't offer discounts to people on SNAP.
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We had a whole Industrial Revolution to liberate ourselves from the physical toil and I’m certainly not going to go back to toiling because some dork doesn’t think he’s a man because he doesn’t toil
“Humans can just go get manual labor jobs if desk jobs are repaired with AI” is both not going to suffice to provide enough jobs and is also going to result in massive societal anger because manual labor jobs often *are terrible*, which is why people have worked hard to avoid them for generations.
Even if society provided the food/shelter level needs for everyone, humans also need to perform useful work just for basic fulfillment. The vast majority of people cannot sit around all day letting AI and robots do everything.
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
(The definition of “useful work” here is malleable but still essential)
November 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We had a whole Industrial Revolution to liberate ourselves from the physical toil and I’m certainly not going to go back to toiling because some dork doesn’t think he’s a man because he doesn’t toil
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I continue to be struck by how little anyone in this administration seems to understand that them intentionally causing pain like this is not going to land on Dems but instead will land on themselves *because theyre the people in charge*
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I continue to be struck by how little anyone in this administration seems to understand that them intentionally causing pain like this is not going to land on Dems but instead will land on themselves *because theyre the people in charge*
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Candace Owens: "It's not a coincidence that Justin Trudeau is gay, Obama -gay, Zelensky— gay, Emmanuel Macron gay and married to a trans man”
How the hell does this vile POS have one of the top podcasts in the country?
How the hell does this vile POS have one of the top podcasts in the country?
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Candace Owens: "It's not a coincidence that Justin Trudeau is gay, Obama -gay, Zelensky— gay, Emmanuel Macron gay and married to a trans man”
How the hell does this vile POS have one of the top podcasts in the country?
How the hell does this vile POS have one of the top podcasts in the country?
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"Dems say they won't vote for a funding bill to reopen the gov't unless the GOP agree to restore funding for some gov't healthcare programs like the ACA and Medicaid
Do you support Democrats withholding their support for these reasons?"
Support: 53%
Oppose: 35%
Clarity Campaign / Oct 23, 2025
Do you support Democrats withholding their support for these reasons?"
Support: 53%
Oppose: 35%
Clarity Campaign / Oct 23, 2025
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Dems say they won't vote for a funding bill to reopen the gov't unless the GOP agree to restore funding for some gov't healthcare programs like the ACA and Medicaid
Do you support Democrats withholding their support for these reasons?"
Support: 53%
Oppose: 35%
Clarity Campaign / Oct 23, 2025
Do you support Democrats withholding their support for these reasons?"
Support: 53%
Oppose: 35%
Clarity Campaign / Oct 23, 2025
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Fuentes is very much the future of the GOP and that's not good for the GOP. Sure they can win in red districts but if every Republican is Nick "gryoper incel closested gay man" Fuentes, regular people are going to be turned off.
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fuentes is very much the future of the GOP and that's not good for the GOP. Sure they can win in red districts but if every Republican is Nick "gryoper incel closested gay man" Fuentes, regular people are going to be turned off.
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Nobody's really ready to grapple with this, but the only way to deal with this is to internalize the fact that merely being a Republican makes you unfit to hold public office
my question is still, what is the actual pathway to being a republican of age 22 that doesnt intersect with all this stuff
America has no idea what's about to hit them. "Young Republicans" are fully steeped in neo-Nazi edge lord talking points. Fuentes is the present and future of the GOP. After Trump, this is the new form of MAGA. The establishment isn't built for this fight.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Nobody's really ready to grapple with this, but the only way to deal with this is to internalize the fact that merely being a Republican makes you unfit to hold public office
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All political ads should feature the candidate petting a cat
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
All political ads should feature the candidate petting a cat
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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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genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
mainstream media report on jd vance’s twitter mutuals, challenge level: impossible
He has already chosen, what the fuck are we doing here
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
genuinely crazy-making how much the national press is indifferent to the verifiable fact that jd vance is buddy buddy with internet nazis, and the degree to which this is almost certainly a form of solidarity among people with a similar institution pedigree
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Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape.
November 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape.
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One of the biggest detriments to AI advancement is that fact that companies naively bought into the belief it could be a feasible replacement for actual artists and creatives while not understanding that AI is not really capable of replicating the human quantities essential to art.
one of my frustrations is that very few of the companies building these tools have spent any time or effort trying to explain to consumers what these tools are actually best at accomplishing (and what they're *not* appropriate for) and how to use them effectively.
I'm anti-anti-anti AI I think. It probably could be used in responsible ways for many applications, but it's appropriate that it face stiff headwinds when doing so to keep the people who want to use it honest. The skepticism is healthy.
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
One of the biggest detriments to AI advancement is that fact that companies naively bought into the belief it could be a feasible replacement for actual artists and creatives while not understanding that AI is not really capable of replicating the human quantities essential to art.
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one wonders whether there is a single person in the administration who has, for even a moment, considered the optics of appealing these specific rulings
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL.,
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Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
October 31, 2025
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.
No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that
Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested
on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants
to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report
back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiczapq36myqhzcrdp4jfodg5rkso7nuvlta4e5b5r4l5upce7b3le@jpeg)
![As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP
benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4];
Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of
SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, § 6, 138
Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L.
No. 119-4, § 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature
of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. § 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available
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Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT
Document 26 Filed 10/31/25
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through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve
account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at
93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiac7aa6icx44x5xjkilpwj7il5oriyttttnrslzrhkwvw6b32cbnm@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
one wonders whether there is a single person in the administration who has, for even a moment, considered the optics of appealing these specific rulings
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this is obviously not real, but it *is* extremely funny
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
this is obviously not real, but it *is* extremely funny
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closing her eyes and smiling while talking about vance and then opening them and stopping the smile to say "and his wife", fucking comedy gold, man
October 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
closing her eyes and smiling while talking about vance and then opening them and stopping the smile to say "and his wife", fucking comedy gold, man