Mitch Wagner #DEI
@mitchw.blog
Mostly links, mostly technology, progressive politics, science fiction/fantasy and history. Also, jokes, memes, vintage photos and ads. I'm a San Diego resident and expatriate Long Islander.
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Last night I felt awful about Senate Democrats capitulating to Republicans, but on further reflection, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. https://mitchw.blog/2025/11/10/last-night-i-felt-awful.html
Last night I felt awful about Senate Democrats capitulating to Republicans, but on further reflection, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
mitchw.blog
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Last night I felt awful about Senate Democrats capitulating to Republicans, but on further reflection, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. https://mitchw.blog/2025/11/10/last-night-i-felt-awful.html
Reposted by Mitch Wagner #DEI
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
“Classic Trek Episode Flow Chart, Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #4 (1976) (I think!)”
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www.tumblr.com/stra-tek/799...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“Classic Trek Episode Flow Chart, Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer #4 (1976) (I think!)”
www.tumblr.com/stra-tek/799...
www.tumblr.com/stra-tek/799...
“Low skilled” workers are a myth. “[Minimum-wage jobs are] not low-skill. They simply require different skills, ones that not just anyone possesses.” The author, Rachel Moody, is half-right here. I’m not convinced that minimum-wage job... https://mitchw.blog/2025/11/10/low-skilled-workers-are-a.html
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Low skilled” workers are a myth. “[Minimum-wage jobs are] not low-skill. They simply require different skills, ones that not just anyone possesses.” The author, Rachel Moody, is half-right here. I’m not convinced that minimum-wage job... https://mitchw.blog/2025/11/10/low-skilled-workers-are-a.html
“Once I returned home, I realised the only things that had kept their value were the relationships and conversations I had had. Everything else seemed perishable.” I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned.
I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned
Spending nearly a decade on the move gave me a deeper understanding of the importance of conversation, people’s boundless generosity – and my limitations
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“Once I returned home, I realised the only things that had kept their value were the relationships and conversations I had had. Everything else seemed perishable.” I visited every country in the world without flying. Here are eight things I learned.
The Trump government says it will use the military against American civilians and is openly preparing to do it. They’re getting ready to steal the 2026 election. This is not some bullshit TikTok conspiracy theory; it’s happening in the open.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Trump government says it will use the military against American civilians and is openly preparing to do it. They’re getting ready to steal the 2026 election. This is not some bullshit TikTok conspiracy theory; it’s happening in the open.
Trump’s domestic militia is growing. “The President repeatedly says he’ll use the military against American civilians and is creating special units to do so.”
Michael Smolens: Trump’s domestic militia is growing
The president’s repeatedly says he’ll use the military against American civilians and is creating special units to do so.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump’s domestic militia is growing. “The President repeatedly says he’ll use the military against American civilians and is creating special units to do so.”
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps — “They would rather go door to door, taking away people’s food, than do the right thing and fully fund SNAP for November so that struggling veterans, seniors, and children can keep food on the table."
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps — “They would rather go door to door, taking away people’s food, than do the right thing and fully fund SNAP for November so that struggling veterans, seniors, and children can keep food on the table."
Reposted by Mitch Wagner #DEI
The "Fedora Man" famously caught in a photo right after the Louvre heist turned out to be a 15 year old kid who likes to dress as a 1940's detective. Because Paris.
https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441
https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The "Fedora Man" famously caught in a photo right after the Louvre heist turned out to be a 15 year old kid who likes to dress as a 1940's detective. Because Paris.
https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441
https://apnews.com/article/louvre-fedora-man-ap-photo-c0d59847ef5f836a0c5ac49de8bff441
I would not be surprised to learn that everyone feels like they're just roleplaying as normal people.
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I would not be surprised to learn that everyone feels like they're just roleplaying as normal people.
I'm still searching. 5.11 tactical pants and slim fit jeans come closest.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I'm still searching. 5.11 tactical pants and slim fit jeans come closest.
