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Cornmeal dumplings. Comfort food. Way more interesting than rice or pasta. And super easy! #comfortfood #recipe worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/c...
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Cornmeal dumplings. Comfort food. Way more interesting than rice or pasta. And super easy! #comfortfood #recipe worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/c...
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Cruelty is the point.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Cruelty is the point.
Cincinnati has a darn good food scene. Places I visited on a recent trip for some great 🎾 (unabashedly plugging the #CincinnatiOpen) #Cincinnati #dining #restaurants worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/d...
Dining in Cincinnati
I was in Cincinnati in August visiting my daughter. I came out to see some of the early rounds of the Cincinnati Open. Tennis fans: If you are looking for a prestigious event with a small venue fee…
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October 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Cincinnati has a darn good food scene. Places I visited on a recent trip for some great 🎾 (unabashedly plugging the #CincinnatiOpen) #Cincinnati #dining #restaurants worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/d...
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This was my point this morning on my podcast and on Velshi.
Before America's REAL civil war, people weren't calling for one.
Current talk about "civil war" is an advertising campaign for violence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHu...
Before America's REAL civil war, people weren't calling for one.
Current talk about "civil war" is an advertising campaign for violence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHu...
September 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This was my point this morning on my podcast and on Velshi.
Before America's REAL civil war, people weren't calling for one.
Current talk about "civil war" is an advertising campaign for violence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHu...
Before America's REAL civil war, people weren't calling for one.
Current talk about "civil war" is an advertising campaign for violence.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHu...
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This 👇
New AP history prompt: Did Father Coughlin do politics right? Discuss.
September 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This 👇
Why would we take away an option to e-file our taxes for free? Why indeed. But that's the plan You have until Sept 5 to tell the IRS that this is still a good idea! You can provide feedback anonymously.
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Why would we take away an option to e-file our taxes for free? Why indeed. But that's the plan You have until Sept 5 to tell the IRS that this is still a good idea! You can provide feedback anonymously.
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This is what Trump's Solicitor General told the Supreme Court about Maxwell last month. Unless it's withdrawn, this is the official position of DOJ and the United States.
August 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is what Trump's Solicitor General told the Supreme Court about Maxwell last month. Unless it's withdrawn, this is the official position of DOJ and the United States.
Perceptive take on Newsom trolling from Tom Nichols at the The Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
www.theatlantic.com
August 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Perceptive take on Newsom trolling from Tom Nichols at the The Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
August 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.
My blog has been around for a while but it fell into disuse with the pandemic. I'm trying to get back into it because I love writing about food, cooking, and travel. Please enjoy my latest post: Sushi in Seattle. worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/s...
Sushi in Seattle
We recently visited Seattle to see some friends. Our trip coincided with a birthday party for our friends’ daughter and we got to try some exceptional sushi. I hesitate to call it sushi as th…
worldplatterblog.wordpress.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My blog has been around for a while but it fell into disuse with the pandemic. I'm trying to get back into it because I love writing about food, cooking, and travel. Please enjoy my latest post: Sushi in Seattle. worldplatterblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/s...
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Here is the truth: there is no secret plan to defend American democracy. There is no hidden set of tactics that those of us in the pro-democracy movement are waiting to unveil at the right moment. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Gives Me Hope
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here is the truth: there is no secret plan to defend American democracy. There is no hidden set of tactics that those of us in the pro-democracy movement are waiting to unveil at the right moment. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
Well well well, that trail cam certainly caught a whopper last night. Not a big animal, a juvenile in fact. But, getting a mountain lion is something. Going to be really careful about going out in the dark! #colorado #coloradowildlife #mountainlion #grandcounty
July 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Well well well, that trail cam certainly caught a whopper last night. Not a big animal, a juvenile in fact. But, getting a mountain lion is something. Going to be really careful about going out in the dark! #colorado #coloradowildlife #mountainlion #grandcounty
From the WaPo on the BBB: "To soften the blow of the provider tax limitations, the Senate created a $25 billion fund to stabilize rural hospitals and health clinics. The fund would begin in 2028 when the new provider tax policies begin, and sunset in 2032."
June 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
From the WaPo on the BBB: "To soften the blow of the provider tax limitations, the Senate created a $25 billion fund to stabilize rural hospitals and health clinics. The fund would begin in 2028 when the new provider tax policies begin, and sunset in 2032."
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Oh, the president *said* that? Well, that's good enough for me. His word is his bond and he has never gone back on it.
Mike Johnson brazenly lies: "We are not cutting Medicaid. The president has said that and I have said that. We're all said that. We're strengthening the program."
June 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Oh, the president *said* that? Well, that's good enough for me. His word is his bond and he has never gone back on it.
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Abrego Garcia has never even been charged with a crime. Donald Trump, in contrast, has been convicted, by a jury, of 34 felonies.
Leavitt lies about Abrego Garcia: "He is a foreign terrorist and criminal MS-13 gang member ... shame on Senator Chris Van Hollen and the entire Democrat Party who wasted Easter Sunday going on every TV show in the country to advocate for the return of an illegal criminal gang member."
April 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Abrego Garcia has never even been charged with a crime. Donald Trump, in contrast, has been convicted, by a jury, of 34 felonies.
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Happy Jackie Robinson Day. It is important to remember our history. All of it. He who forgets the past is doomed to repeat it.
April 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Jackie Robinson Day. It is important to remember our history. All of it. He who forgets the past is doomed to repeat it.
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April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
It was just 20 days ago—on March 24—that editor in chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the most senior members of the Trump administration discussed a military strike on the Houthis i...
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April 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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As part of recent HHS bloodbath, team that produces the annual federal poverty guideline was just eliminated.
These figures are used to determine household eligibility for major federal & state safety net program like SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, childcare subsidies.
Numbers they released in Jan:
These figures are used to determine household eligibility for major federal & state safety net program like SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, childcare subsidies.
Numbers they released in Jan:
Poverty Guidelines
The 2025 poverty guidelines will be on public display at the Federal Register tomorrow and will be published in the next few days.The Poverty Guidelines API is now available with the 2025 data.U.S. Fe...
aspe.hhs.gov
April 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
As part of recent HHS bloodbath, team that produces the annual federal poverty guideline was just eliminated.
These figures are used to determine household eligibility for major federal & state safety net program like SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, childcare subsidies.
Numbers they released in Jan:
These figures are used to determine household eligibility for major federal & state safety net program like SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, childcare subsidies.
Numbers they released in Jan:
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
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Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
February 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today's @usatoday.com front page
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
First US death from measles in 10 years
First child to die from measles in 22 years in the US
All of this fully preventable
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Well done. More of this, please.
The GOP claims slashing $880 billion from Medicaid is about eliminating "waste, fraud, & abuse.”
That's a smokescreen. The “fraud” amounts to less than 1/10th of 1%, not even close to $880 billion.
Their actual plan slashes coverage for millions & leaves families without care. We won’t be fooled.
That's a smokescreen. The “fraud” amounts to less than 1/10th of 1%, not even close to $880 billion.
Their actual plan slashes coverage for millions & leaves families without care. We won’t be fooled.
February 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Well done. More of this, please.
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This, this, a thousand times this.
🔥 @aoc.bsky.social : “The numbers don’t add up. $880 BILLION is a devastating cut to Medicaid, and an attack on Medicare. Anyone who votes for this budget is voting to cut Medicaid and gut health care for Medicare recipients in 🇺🇸.”
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGg7cr0...
February 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This, this, a thousand times this.
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This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.
February 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This country has seen some bad moments in the 61 years, 5 months, 16 days I’ve been on this Earth. But it has never, ever before come close to the supertoxic level of stupidity, mendacity, narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that threaten to destroy it today.