The question of why they’re only pulling from the reserves and not finding SNAP in full compared to previous shutdowns is an excellent one that I do suspect has an evil answer

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@woodenstares.bsky.social there is not enough money in the reserve fund to send full payments to all beneficiaries

…”at least dozens” is crazy phrasing you guys. “Several” exists for good reason

Michael, he tried to violently overturn an election he lost 5 years ago.

When I was a university student, we trained to write journalistic pieces for those with an 8th grade education. By the time I graduated and was working corporate, I was writing for those with a 6th grade reading level. It is so bleak out here

We’re already getting a transgender. This is so much responsibility

No. If slurs are out, then they’re out

Thank you for resharing this. I’m in a state that is unfortunately being noted by this admin and will share with my network. I’m thinking a lot about the section on friction and what kind of larger movement may be possible through mass, weaponized incompetence

Laura, if you have an opinion on this you don’t mind sharing, what do you think are our best paths to (safely) obstruct this government at this moment? I’ve been pondering options and the best way to organize

I don't like doing this. It feels fucked up to constantly point out the negative dimensions of someone who just died in a horrific, worrying way. But I would like the media to tell basic truths about this person and his impact on public life rather than resorting to euphemism and outright lies!

There may not be a single word that fits. Some variation of “…whom judges have ruled as a danger to self or others” isn’t pretty, but it’s more accurate than a simple, memified term that the internet currently uses to mean “insane” which is not an appropriate term in this context per AP guidelines

This is an important story, but can we rethink referring to people as “unhinged” in news print?