Jan Edmiston
@jledmiston.bsky.social
More hopeful than optimistic.
PCUSA Pastor.
PCUSA Pastor.
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
‘The jury determined that the launching of the 12-inch deli sandwich from what the government described as “point-blank range” was not an attempt to cause bodily injury, preventing a conviction.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
‘The jury determined that the launching of the 12-inch deli sandwich from what the government described as “point-blank range” was not an attempt to cause bodily injury, preventing a conviction.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Neal Katyal is a patriot and a national treasure.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Neal Katyal is a patriot and a national treasure.
What will it take for people to believe this is happening?
November 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What will it take for people to believe this is happening?
Neal Katyal is a patriot and a national treasure.
November 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Neal Katyal is a patriot and a national treasure.
10% of those who voted for Mamdani also volunteered for him. Good politics inspire us.
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
10% of those who voted for Mamdani also volunteered for him. Good politics inspire us.
“It is hard to imagine something more emblematic of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party than an aging insider refusing to support a young generational talent who has built a movement that looks like the future.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
“It is hard to imagine something more emblematic of what’s wrong with the Democratic Party than an aging insider refusing to support a young generational talent who has built a movement that looks like the future.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
@lizcheney.bsky.social it’s never easy to lose a parent at any age. Your Dad raised a wonderful Daughter. (Actually two.)
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@lizcheney.bsky.social it’s never easy to lose a parent at any age. Your Dad raised a wonderful Daughter. (Actually two.)
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Say what you want about Dick Cheney but he raised a daughter who stood up when it mattered.
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Say what you want about Dick Cheney but he raised a daughter who stood up when it mattered.
Today’s Must-Read
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Today’s Must-Read
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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NVIDIA is now 16% of the US economy, in case you're wondering if your labor has any remaining value
The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP
With 16% of GDP riding on a single chipmaker, the U.S. economy is dangerously over-leveraged — and Wall Street is betting blind
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
NVIDIA is now 16% of the US economy, in case you're wondering if your labor has any remaining value
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”
Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.
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Trump’s not reacting to a new crisis. He’s reacting to his political needs: religion as a rallying flag, fear as fuel, and war threats as a show of dominance. It’s all authoritarian politics, just dressed up as divine mission.
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Trump’s not reacting to a new crisis. He’s reacting to his political needs: religion as a rallying flag, fear as fuel, and war threats as a show of dominance. It’s all authoritarian politics, just dressed up as divine mission.
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The people of Little Village showed the nation what courage looks like: standing unarmed, united, ＆ unafraid in the face of ICE’s tear gas ＆ violence. They protected their neighbors, not with weapons, but with peaceful ＆ fierce solidarity.
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The people of Little Village showed the nation what courage looks like: standing unarmed, united, ＆ unafraid in the face of ICE’s tear gas ＆ violence. They protected their neighbors, not with weapons, but with peaceful ＆ fierce solidarity.
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
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Annual cost of SNAP: $113B
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Annual cost of SNAP: $113B
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
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Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Mike Johnson allowing Jeffrey Epstein to keep Arizona’s 7th congressional district without representation for now nearly 8 months.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
700,000 more Epstein victims thanks to enabler Mike Johnson, who has weaponized the files against them.
Perhaps the most important article for these days.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
Tom Nichols on Trump, the military, and what happens when loyalty replaces law. Plus: the Trump administration’s “politicized stupidity” and a discussion of Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Perhaps the most important article for these days.
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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For those asking why so many of us are focused on the SNAP situation and pushing to get the facts out… 42 million people losing access to food right before the holidays could cause chaos like this country’s never seen before. People deserve to know who’s really responsible.
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For those asking why so many of us are focused on the SNAP situation and pushing to get the facts out… 42 million people losing access to food right before the holidays could cause chaos like this country’s never seen before. People deserve to know who’s really responsible.
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I was in conservative churches for 28 years. Never heard a sermon on the duty to feed the poor, care for widows and orphans, visit prisoners, not even once. Rare appeals to donate to the Mission Board's Hunger Relief Program. Poverty was treated as a personal moral failing if not divine punishment.
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was in conservative churches for 28 years. Never heard a sermon on the duty to feed the poor, care for widows and orphans, visit prisoners, not even once. Rare appeals to donate to the Mission Board's Hunger Relief Program. Poverty was treated as a personal moral failing if not divine punishment.
