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💡Did you know: SNAP benefits have a contingency fund that can be used during a gvt shutdown?

This 💵 has already been appropriated by Congress.

The Rs refuse to use the 💵 so they can force their fucked up agenda down our throats.

apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says
The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.
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October 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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meknyc.bsky.social
Major thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for sharing her knowledge of history on YouTube. Share with friends and family who need a refresher. All 10 videos are each under 2 minutes. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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youtube.com/watch?v=7Whl...
British Subjects | Episode 1, Ten Steps to Revolution | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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June 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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wilwheaton.net
Shitler and his goons are losing their minds over this post from ABC's Terry Moran. Like, they are threatening all kinds of retribution, and he was forced to take this post down.

Thing is, he's right, and maybe we can Streisand Effect this to support him and the truth.
Terry Moran @TerryMoran Follow The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that's not what's interesting about Miller. It's not brains. It's bile. Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He's a world-class hater. You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate. Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his his own glorification. That's his spiritual nourishment. 12:06 AM 6/8/25 230K Views
June 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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raskin.house.gov
Don't miss the scariest committee hearing of the year.
May 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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taliajane.bsky.social
BREAKING: Hundreds of Jews and allies have taken over Trump Tower chanting “We want justice, you say how. Bring Mahmoud home now!” and “Fight Nazis, not students.”

The civil disobedience is spawned by the ICE arrest of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
jennydaugherty.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
The Empire Strikes First: Trump, Putin, and the Global War on Democracy
What happens when the country that once led the free world becomes the enemy of Democracy?
open.substack.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
I think Americans have to understand things won't go back to normal and no one is coming to save us. The self destructive decision to vote for Trump is going to cause long term pain, damage and weakness. We have to survive and try to rebuild something better. Generational effort sadly.
March 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Medicaid covers...

-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total

Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans. 

"Party of family values."
March 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
This is excellent.
kottke.org kottke.org @kottke.org · Mar 1
JD Vance is skiing at a Vermont resort this weekend. The resort’s snow reporter took the opportunity to make some good trouble, sending out a message of resistance against an administration “threatening our democracy, our livelihoods, our land”. [kottke.org]
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter
JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT
kottke.org
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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aoc.bsky.social
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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flavorflav.bsky.social
WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
Alt: a black background with the words black history month in red yellow and green
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February 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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justicehudson.bsky.social
EXCLUSIVE: West Liberty University removes DEI links from website

School administrators confirmed the removal of DEI-related content is an effort to conform to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive orders.

www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/west-liber...
West Liberty University removes DEI links from website
School administrators confirmed the removal of DEI-related content is an effort to conform to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive orders.
www.wheelingfreepress.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
This story is bananas.

"A team including current and former employees of Musk assumed command of OPM on Jan. 20 ... They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters, which contains the director's office and can only be accessed with a security badge or a security escort."
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Hi that was a coup last night in case no one mentioned that to you. The executive branch seized the power of the purse the Constitution gave to Congress, which is a pretty authoritarian / illegal consolidation of powers move. Time to go yell at your reps, the media, etc.
Hey friends! We're seeing a lot of terrible things. We're not able to cover all of them, but we felt this latest one is a really big deal and needs much more awareness. Our summary is this: It's an administrative coup. Trump has ordered tens of billions (maybe up to $3 trillion) of budget halted indefinitely in a blatantly illegal move. He's claiming power to halt and potentially redirect funding that's already been authorized by Congress — a classic authoritarian move. Here's what we know. And we're doing our best to catch up with this story, because it's moving fast. There's a memo from Matthew Vaeth, the acting head of the Office of Management and Budget. (That's the same government entity who set-up the DEI "snitch" line, that's now been spammed by tens of thousands of our fellow residents.) In typical Trump-style, the memo gets its facts wrong. It claims in FY2024 the US government spent $10 trillion (actually it was $6.8 trillion). It says money should be used for the administration's priorities — "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve." (Again, it's very fact deficient.) The memo says a pause will begin at 5pm on January 28th where, "Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." Anyone promised federal grants might have their money at risk, even states. This is Congressional directed spending and Trump is ordering people to not do it. This funding includes universities for education and research programs, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, disaster relief aid, e… So what can we do? It's been a lot. And the shock approach of this administration is to overwhelm us with nonsense and a state of paralysis. We continue to believe the best thing is to stay grounded and keep yourself sane amidst insanity. At this juncture, three actions we suggest that make sense to us: 1) Urge media to cover this story properly This is not "possibly illegal" — it's "patently illegal." You can read notes on that here. It's not "temporary" — it's "indefinite." There's no timetable for ending it. It's not just a memo — it's an administrative coup. 2) Urge your Representatives to act like this is a big deal If you know us, this isn't a knee-jerk action we suggest. We think this is a strategic because it's Congress that's being violated — their power is being directly undermined. 3) Continue to support ACLU and Democracy Forward These groups have been preparing litigation for some time. Unless Trump revokes this, this will certainly make its way through the courts. Our read is even the biased courts will have trouble swallowing this — so it may end up being shut down. Keep breathing. “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again," Nelson Mandela. Warmly, - Choose Democracy
January 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Another observer raising the alarm. Robert Hubbell writes:
"Trump has broken faith with the Constitution. He is no longer operating within the pale of the law. On Monday, January 27, Trump dropped all pretense of being a “president” within the meaning of Article II of the US Constitution..."
Trump has broken faith with the Constitution. He is no longer operating within the pale of the law. On Monday, January 27, Trump dropped all pretense of being a “president” within the meaning of Article II of the US Constitution and began wielding power for his own benefit and without regard for constitutional restrictions. In two lawless actions on Monday, the acting US Attorney for DC announced an internal investigation into DOJ prosecutors who investigated and indicted January 6 insurrectionists. And the Acting Attorney General fired more than a dozen prosecutors who worked on the investigations and indictments of Donald Trump. It is clear that Trump has ordered the Department of Justice to seek vengeance against career prosecutors who acted with integrity and professionalism in prosecuting Trump and those who assaulted the Capitol on January 6. The notion of any president directing the DOJ to make prosecutorial judgments has been unthinkable under post-Watergate legal norms. However, the notion of a president directing prosecutorial decisions of the DOJ to further his own political interest is antithetical to core principles of the Constitution. The president’s swears an oath to “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States”—no part of which involves elevating his personal interests above those of the nation. In a separate action taken late Monday evening, Trump ordered a freeze on all federal grants and loans (by way of a memo from the acting head of the OMB). See WSJ, White House Orders Pause of Federal Financial Assistance Programs. (Per the WSJ, the order directs all agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal.”) Trump's order f… It is time for the institutions fighting for democracy to drop the niceties and begin calling Trump for what he is: a dictator. Many institutions are still treating Trump as though he is a “normal” president, albeit one subject to making impulsive, ignorant statements. Criticizing his actions is not enough. The story of his first week is not that “Trump has shaken things up,” or that he is “flooding the zone.” It is that Trump has begun to ignore the law at whim. It is also time for the legal profession to speak out. The members of the bar who are facilitating lawless actions must be subject to public condemnation and formal reproval. The leaders of the bar have a special obligation to speak out. They must serve notice on attorneys everywhere that there will be reputational, professional, and licensing repercussions for taking positions that violate the Constitution or deliberately flout the law. The revolving door at Big Law must be closed to attorneys who enable dictatorial actions antithetical to the Constitution and the rule of law. Trump is unable to act like a dictator unilaterally. He needs the consent, acquiescence, and apathy of enough people to frustrate the normal operation of constitutional and legal checks and balances. We must not grant that assistance to Trump. We must resist. We must say in plain language that he is acting like a dictator who holds himself above the law. Whether he gets away with the audacious gambit is up to the people from whom all constitutional power flows. Let’s make our voices heard!
January 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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motherjones.com
President Trump's funding freeze is a good reminder to get acquainted with Russ Vought, the bureaucrat furiously working to realize the Trump administration's authoritarian dreams

Read @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's profile:
The bureaucrat who could make Trump's authoritarian dreams real
Russ Vought has a plan to take presidential power to new heights.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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teehee 💩
An illustration of a cute purple and yellow mushroom. They have a face, arms, and legs. They are sweating and quite straight faced. Text reads: "existential dread."
January 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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motherjones.com
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed around 10 executive orders to restrict immigration to the United States.

@isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social explains all of them.
What to know about Trump's day one attack on immigration
A recap of the president's crackdown on asylum, birthright citizenship, and more.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Today's commentary: blueridgebreakdown.substack.com/p/the-billio...
The Billionaires vs. Everyone: Inauguration, Immigration, Automation & more
January 21, 2025
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January 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
This morning we had our The Way We Get Through This Is Together conversation, an architect and five writers, talked about kindness, generosity, hope, community, storytelling, and it was everything I hoped for. If you want to watch, here it is.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf_y...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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lincolnproject.us
No number of pardons or lies will change what happened on January 6. Donald Trump can’t change history. It was domestic terrorism, it was treason, plain and simple.
It Happened
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM