@susanmarie.bsky.social
Phillies and Lehigh University sports, banned book reader, avid baker, student of history, liberal Dem. Kindness matters.
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It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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The only thing Republicans are good at is protecting pedophiles.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The only thing Republicans are good at is protecting pedophiles.
Well, isn't this convenient? I just submitted a message to my Senator (Fetterman) via the US Senate site and got the message "site under maintenance, normal service will return soon." I hope it crashed from angry citizens overloading the system.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Well, isn't this convenient? I just submitted a message to my Senator (Fetterman) via the US Senate site and got the message "site under maintenance, normal service will return soon." I hope it crashed from angry citizens overloading the system.
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Why folding hurts your argument for the midterms, part 3408:
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Why folding hurts your argument for the midterms, part 3408:
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
BEST CASE scenario you retake House and Senate. You pass what you want and Trump vetoes. And then you're in the same spot as you are right now, a fight-or-flight choice. You're telling us right now how that will go.
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I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've looked at all the details of this deal to end the shutdown reached by a small group of Senate Democrats. I've talked to a number of friends on the Hill to see if there's anything I'm missing. Sadly, I am not.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
This is a shit deal. It's a betrayal. It's cowardice.
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One of two things is true:
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
One of two things is true:
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
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The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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The optimism from these Senators is a cover for their failure to *save* ACA subsidies.
People will NOT be able to pay for ACA. Affordable healthcare is history.
Pay and food are critical. Without ACA, people will die.
People will NOT be able to pay for ACA. Affordable healthcare is history.
Pay and food are critical. Without ACA, people will die.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The optimism from these Senators is a cover for their failure to *save* ACA subsidies.
People will NOT be able to pay for ACA. Affordable healthcare is history.
Pay and food are critical. Without ACA, people will die.
People will NOT be able to pay for ACA. Affordable healthcare is history.
Pay and food are critical. Without ACA, people will die.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I'm single. No kids, no claims, no pre-existing conditions. The cataclysmic leap from paying $50 a month to $1,228.28 a month is a level of devastation the depth of which I'm struggling to articulate. I wasn't going to be able to afford when I thought it was going up to $350 a month. And now...😵
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“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing
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Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Who benefits from 50 year mortgages: banks, developers, realtors, estate lawyers.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
Who gets screwed: everyone else.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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▫️State-specific variations, annual adjustments & household income can affect max amount
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
November 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
▫️State-specific variations, annual adjustments & household income can affect max amount
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
▫️Walmart's net profit (end of 1/25): $19.44B
▫️$3.00/hr raise would reduce or eliminate SNAP for some but, it wouldn't make it uneeded for all ⬇️ income individuals or families
#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory
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The food bank lines are blocking their exit!
So did all the rich people move out of NYC yet?
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The food bank lines are blocking their exit!
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A 50-year mortgage to solve the fact that no one can buy a home seems like the kind of idea a man who bankrupted a bunch of casinos would come up with.
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A 50-year mortgage to solve the fact that no one can buy a home seems like the kind of idea a man who bankrupted a bunch of casinos would come up with.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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ICE is still being paid.
Congress is still being paid.
Private jets are still being bought.
The White House is still being renovated.
In the most prosperous country in the history of the world...
This.👇
Congress is still being paid.
Private jets are still being bought.
The White House is still being renovated.
In the most prosperous country in the history of the world...
This.👇
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
ICE is still being paid.
Congress is still being paid.
Private jets are still being bought.
The White House is still being renovated.
In the most prosperous country in the history of the world...
This.👇
Congress is still being paid.
Private jets are still being bought.
The White House is still being renovated.
In the most prosperous country in the history of the world...
This.👇
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You know evil looks like? Argentina’s dictator doing the orange felon’s stupid dance at Mar-a-Lago in celebration of the MAGA regime giving him $40B US dollars whilst Americans in the US suffer financially.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
You know evil looks like? Argentina’s dictator doing the orange felon’s stupid dance at Mar-a-Lago in celebration of the MAGA regime giving him $40B US dollars whilst Americans in the US suffer financially.