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The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Two stories coming in the newsletter tonight:
- North Carolina is proposing a total abortion ban (just two years after passing their 12-week 'compromise')
- The new solicitor general believes that some kinds of contraception are 'abortifacients'
- North Carolina is proposing a total abortion ban (just two years after passing their 12-week 'compromise')
- The new solicitor general believes that some kinds of contraception are 'abortifacients'
April 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Two stories coming in the newsletter tonight:
- North Carolina is proposing a total abortion ban (just two years after passing their 12-week 'compromise')
- The new solicitor general believes that some kinds of contraception are 'abortifacients'
- North Carolina is proposing a total abortion ban (just two years after passing their 12-week 'compromise')
- The new solicitor general believes that some kinds of contraception are 'abortifacients'
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••••MEASLES ALERTS••••
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
March 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
••••MEASLES ALERTS••••
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
1. Fueled primarily by the surging epidemic in western Texas, the number of confirmed measles cases in the United States has risen to 523.
Reported in less than three months, these 523 cases represent the second-highest annual total America has experienced in a…
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🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
NSA warned of vulnerabilities in Signal app a month before Houthi strike chat
The National Security Agency sent a bulletin in February warning of Russian hackers trying to access encrypted conversations on Signal.
www.cbsnews.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨 CBS News has received an internal NSA bulletin from Feb 2025 warning staff NOT to use Signal app for sensitive info, citing vulnerabilities to Russian hackers. These docs were sent pre-Houthi chat scandal with Jeffrey Goldberg.
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I've started to realize that Anne Frank and her family wouldn't have been safe around a lot of people I know and loved and once respected.
That's not something you get over.
That's not something you get over.
March 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I've started to realize that Anne Frank and her family wouldn't have been safe around a lot of people I know and loved and once respected.
That's not something you get over.
That's not something you get over.
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Fascism: “Columbia University recently set up an office that is secretly investigating its students for political statements about Israel, Drop Site News reported this week, and is requiring students to sign non-disclosure agreements to view the evidence being brought against them.”
BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups
Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Fascism: “Columbia University recently set up an office that is secretly investigating its students for political statements about Israel, Drop Site News reported this week, and is requiring students to sign non-disclosure agreements to view the evidence being brought against them.”
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Bumblebees LOVE this early flowering Cherry Blossom. This tree is such a treat every year. 😍
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
March 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Bumblebees LOVE this early flowering Cherry Blossom. This tree is such a treat every year. 😍
#speirgorm
#speirgorm
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🔥🔥🔥 I’m 80 years old. I decided to call #SocialSecurity
“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.
The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”
“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.
The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”
March 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
🔥🔥🔥 I’m 80 years old. I decided to call #SocialSecurity
“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.
The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”
“If you are calling about a disability application due to staffing reductions, our average processing time for disability applications is 200 to 230 days.
The estimated hold time is greater than 120 minutes”
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Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
Your new allies: www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can confirm. Former USAID here, and I’ve been approached twice in the last 30 days.
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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1. The White House appears to have edited out a portion of the video footage from President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy.
First, here’s how a portion of the video currently appears on the official White House YouTube channel with a clear jump cut.
First, here’s how a portion of the video currently appears on the official White House YouTube channel with a clear jump cut.
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
1. The White House appears to have edited out a portion of the video footage from President Trump’s Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy.
First, here’s how a portion of the video currently appears on the official White House YouTube channel with a clear jump cut.
First, here’s how a portion of the video currently appears on the official White House YouTube channel with a clear jump cut.
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This is why we need unions.
February 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is why we need unions.
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President Trump announces kleptocracy is here.
Trump: "We're gonna be selling a gold card. You have a green card, this is a gold card. We're gonna put a price on that card of about $5 million and that's going to give you green card privileges, plus. It's gonna be a route to citizenship, and wealthy people will be coming into our country."
February 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
President Trump announces kleptocracy is here.
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Through no one's fault but my own, my secret Santa gift was delayed for many weeks, but it has been delivered so I can share it now!!
My santee said he's getting into origami, so I made a basic crane on Frank Lloyd Wright inspired paper, then used the fold lines as lead lines in a stained glass!
My santee said he's getting into origami, so I made a basic crane on Frank Lloyd Wright inspired paper, then used the fold lines as lead lines in a stained glass!
February 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Through no one's fault but my own, my secret Santa gift was delayed for many weeks, but it has been delivered so I can share it now!!
My santee said he's getting into origami, so I made a basic crane on Frank Lloyd Wright inspired paper, then used the fold lines as lead lines in a stained glass!
My santee said he's getting into origami, so I made a basic crane on Frank Lloyd Wright inspired paper, then used the fold lines as lead lines in a stained glass!
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listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.
February 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.
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The purpose of this is … what??
January 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The purpose of this is … what??
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BlueSky is an echo chamber in the same way MENSA is an echo chamber.
a man in a library with a netflix logo above him
ALT: a man in a library with a netflix logo above him
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:23 AM
BlueSky is an echo chamber in the same way MENSA is an echo chamber.
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Polio after hearing RFK was selected as HHS secretary.
November 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Polio after hearing RFK was selected as HHS secretary.
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When i worked at @mmfa.bsky.social, we had a picture of Hegseth above the sink as a reminder to wash our hands
November 13, 2024 at 12:24 AM
When i worked at @mmfa.bsky.social, we had a picture of Hegseth above the sink as a reminder to wash our hands
I don't have anything exciting to say for my first post, so here is a video to tell you how old I am without telling you how old I am. Enjoy your day!
November 14, 2024 at 1:59 PM
I don't have anything exciting to say for my first post, so here is a video to tell you how old I am without telling you how old I am. Enjoy your day!