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This stuff is disgusting. Also (and I know I'm nowherenear the first to bring it up)-- where did all the proud boys and oath keepers go? Haven't heard a peep from them in a while...
This isn’t law enforcement doing its job. It’s the escalation of a culture of fear that punishes anyone who dares to document it.
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This stuff is disgusting. Also (and I know I'm nowherenear the first to bring it up)-- where did all the proud boys and oath keepers go? Haven't heard a peep from them in a while...
in other news, water is wet.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
in other news, water is wet.
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Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws to restore federal funding and end investigations into the school.
Cornell University announces deal with Trump administration to restore withheld federal funding - The Boston Globe
Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff announced the agreement, saying it upholds the university’s academic freedom while restoring more than $250 million in research funding.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws to restore federal funding and end investigations into the school.
It's a long thread (heck, it's almost a whole spool 😀) but well worth reading.
🇵🇷🧵 || I see many non-Puerto Ricans talking about "Puerto Ricans wanting statehood because referendums and plebiscites" so I'm gonna make this quick and simple thread since I'm tired of us having to explain over and over again. #PuertoRico #FreePuertoRico #PuertoRicoLibre #BlueskyPR
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's a long thread (heck, it's almost a whole spool 😀) but well worth reading.
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Voters don’t just want promises of affordability; they want results. And a party beholden to corporate interests, that would rather tinker around the edges than push for real inroads against inequality, will have a tough time making good on those promises.
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For Establishment Press, the Lesson of Mamdani’s Victory Is to Take No Lessons
Corporate media pundits desperately wanted Mamdani's victory to have no impact on the ideological direction of the Democratic Party.
fair.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Voters don’t just want promises of affordability; they want results. And a party beholden to corporate interests, that would rather tinker around the edges than push for real inroads against inequality, will have a tough time making good on those promises.
fair.org/home/for-est...
fair.org/home/for-est...
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The judge DENIES the government a stay.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The judge DENIES the government a stay.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.
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BREAKING: Federal Judge McConnell orders the Trump administration to provide full SNAP payments to states for November, finding that the administration did not comply with his order. Judge raises Trump's Truth social post as evidence that he intended to defy the order.
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
BREAKING: Federal Judge McConnell orders the Trump administration to provide full SNAP payments to states for November, finding that the administration did not comply with his order. Judge raises Trump's Truth social post as evidence that he intended to defy the order.
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Following the worst mass shooting in the state's history, Maine voters took to the polls and approved a new red flag law to prevent further tragedies.
Now, Maine will allow families to petition a judge to remove guns temporarily from a family member who poses a threat to themselves or others.
Now, Maine will allow families to petition a judge to remove guns temporarily from a family member who poses a threat to themselves or others.
Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings
The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Following the worst mass shooting in the state's history, Maine voters took to the polls and approved a new red flag law to prevent further tragedies.
Now, Maine will allow families to petition a judge to remove guns temporarily from a family member who poses a threat to themselves or others.
Now, Maine will allow families to petition a judge to remove guns temporarily from a family member who poses a threat to themselves or others.
This is a horrible descision (but what did we expect from these chuckleheads?). IF there's a bright spot in all this is that at least all those already w/ passports that reflect their correct gender identity won't have them invalidated (at least for now. You never know w/these clowns).
Supreme Court majority lets Trump administration enforce new gender policy for passports
Transgender and nonbinary Americans said they want passports “that allow them to travel without fear of misidentification, harassment, or violence.”
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is a horrible descision (but what did we expect from these chuckleheads?). IF there's a bright spot in all this is that at least all those already w/ passports that reflect their correct gender identity won't have them invalidated (at least for now. You never know w/these clowns).
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
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BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump administration "did not comply" with his order.
A hearing has begun over the enforcement of a federal judge's order to fund SNAP benefits through November.
Plaintiffs say Trump is holding "full SNAP benefits hostage for political leverage during the shutdown."
Coverage ahead
www.allrisenews.com/p/snap-judgm...
Plaintiffs say Trump is holding "full SNAP benefits hostage for political leverage during the shutdown."
Coverage ahead
www.allrisenews.com/p/snap-judgm...
Rising This Week: SNAP judgments
It took orders from two federal judges and a tsunami of calls to Congress for Trump to express concern for millions of Americans affected by his plans to suspend food assistance.
www.allrisenews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump administration "did not comply" with his order.
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Hmm... I'm in North Jersey, and the Trumpers at work are awfully quiet this morning...
a man wearing headphones is saying gee i wonder why
ALT: a man wearing headphones is saying gee i wonder why
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hmm... I'm in North Jersey, and the Trumpers at work are awfully quiet this morning...
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Don't tell Greg Abbott
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Don't tell Greg Abbott
I encourage you to read the whole thread. #puertorico #politics
One detail about Puerto Rican politics often poorly understood by liberals in the U.S. is that pro-statehood sentiment in the island is far stronger among conservatives who backed DJT in the 2024 "symbolic" presidential vote than among those who supported Kamala Harris: 1/
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A continuación se presentan las distribuciones porcentuales actualizadas del ejercicio de inferencia ecológica entre el voto presidencial "simbólico" en 4,490 colegios regulares de voto presencial del pasado 5 de noviembre según el voto en el plebiscito, conforme a los datos del escrutinio: 1/
October 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I encourage you to read the whole thread. #puertorico #politics
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As many across the continent grapple with their own uncertainties and challenges, remember that your presence in their lives is a gift. These are often the darker times when friendships and a strong support system mean the most, as we work together in love and unity, resiliently!
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
As many across the continent grapple with their own uncertainties and challenges, remember that your presence in their lives is a gift. These are often the darker times when friendships and a strong support system mean the most, as we work together in love and unity, resiliently!
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It has always been a coup. Since January 2025. It started with DOGE.
Speaker and puppet Mike Johnson says the House will not reconvene until January 2026. At that point, who knows?
Speaker and puppet Mike Johnson says the House will not reconvene until January 2026. At that point, who knows?
October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It has always been a coup. Since January 2025. It started with DOGE.
Speaker and puppet Mike Johnson says the House will not reconvene until January 2026. At that point, who knows?
Speaker and puppet Mike Johnson says the House will not reconvene until January 2026. At that point, who knows?
I don't know what "deokdeok", is but the gochujang ketchup actually sounds good.
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I don't know what "deokdeok", is but the gochujang ketchup actually sounds good.
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That's very kind. Tank you.
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
That's very kind. Tank you.
@samsteindc.bsky.social Watching the tail end of the DWH segment. Agree 💯 on the broad point of standards. Re: questionable incidents— I think BECAUSE these question-raising events are so frequent, the media NEEDS to bring it up. EVERY TIME. Otherwise the severity & gravity of the matter gets lost.
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@samsteindc.bsky.social Watching the tail end of the DWH segment. Agree 💯 on the broad point of standards. Re: questionable incidents— I think BECAUSE these question-raising events are so frequent, the media NEEDS to bring it up. EVERY TIME. Otherwise the severity & gravity of the matter gets lost.
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K&A Bagel Cafe is offering free bagels to anyone impacted by the government shutdown. K&A will put out free bags of bagels Wednesdays through Sundays for as long as the shutdown continues.
This Cherry Hill bagel shop is giving out bagels to people hurt by the government shutdown
K&A will put out free bags of bagels Wednesdays through Sundays for as long as the shutdown continues.
www.inquirer.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
K&A Bagel Cafe is offering free bagels to anyone impacted by the government shutdown. K&A will put out free bags of bagels Wednesdays through Sundays for as long as the shutdown continues.
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ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.”
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
@RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...