Aurora C
@theaurorac.bsky.social
Lawyer by day (but only for children), Muay Thai fighting fire eater by night, semi-southpaw Romany Gypsy curmudgeon all the time. Beginning fiddler, 9/11 first responder, retired aerialist, advanced flâneuse.
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I'm seeing a decent number of claims that the Democratic cave-in somehow extends SNAP funding for a long time, and I don't know where that's coming from.
I'm just a simple country hyperchicken, and I could have missed it. But unless I did, it funds SNAP through January 30, 2026. Three months.
I'm just a simple country hyperchicken, and I could have missed it. But unless I did, it funds SNAP through January 30, 2026. Three months.
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I'm seeing a decent number of claims that the Democratic cave-in somehow extends SNAP funding for a long time, and I don't know where that's coming from.
I'm just a simple country hyperchicken, and I could have missed it. But unless I did, it funds SNAP through January 30, 2026. Three months.
I'm just a simple country hyperchicken, and I could have missed it. But unless I did, it funds SNAP through January 30, 2026. Three months.
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So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
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This dude popped up in my mentions yesterday to insist that there were 50 million undocumented immigrants in the country, of which 25 million had entered under Biden, and you just have to realize that these people just make things up and then demand we change the world to accommodate their fictions.
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This dude popped up in my mentions yesterday to insist that there were 50 million undocumented immigrants in the country, of which 25 million had entered under Biden, and you just have to realize that these people just make things up and then demand we change the world to accommodate their fictions.
Ancestors, help, dinlos on the internet are trying to tell me that I should be bigoted against a South Asian man.
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ancestors, help, dinlos on the internet are trying to tell me that I should be bigoted against a South Asian man.
Happy Romani Language Day! If you've ever used word such as pal, shiv, lollipop, cosh, posh, or cushy, you've spoken Romanes.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy Romani Language Day! If you've ever used word such as pal, shiv, lollipop, cosh, posh, or cushy, you've spoken Romanes.
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Immigrants? In New York City???? sorry i've never read a book so this sounds scary and strange to me bsky.app/profile/park...
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Immigrants? In New York City???? sorry i've never read a book so this sounds scary and strange to me bsky.app/profile/park...
It will never not be funny when non-New Yorkers complain that New Yorkers say "fuck" too much, or think their lectures about our saying "fuck" a lot will be well-received. We are a fuck-speaking people in NYC. If the word "fuck" offends you, you're going to struggle here.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It will never not be funny when non-New Yorkers complain that New Yorkers say "fuck" too much, or think their lectures about our saying "fuck" a lot will be well-received. We are a fuck-speaking people in NYC. If the word "fuck" offends you, you're going to struggle here.
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Let me tell you something
I’m a New Yorker, I do not take kindly to those people who talk about New York as though it isn’t a real place populated by real people. This is not an abstract. This is not some place on a tv show. Eight point five million people call New York City their home.
I’m a New Yorker, I do not take kindly to those people who talk about New York as though it isn’t a real place populated by real people. This is not an abstract. This is not some place on a tv show. Eight point five million people call New York City their home.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Let me tell you something
I’m a New Yorker, I do not take kindly to those people who talk about New York as though it isn’t a real place populated by real people. This is not an abstract. This is not some place on a tv show. Eight point five million people call New York City their home.
I’m a New Yorker, I do not take kindly to those people who talk about New York as though it isn’t a real place populated by real people. This is not an abstract. This is not some place on a tv show. Eight point five million people call New York City their home.
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i probably sound like an asshole tonight but man i am fucking tired of pretending that democratic voters and urban people with all of the implications republicans have very much stopped pretending to dogwhistle about are not the heart of this country. it's us. it's always been us
November 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
i probably sound like an asshole tonight but man i am fucking tired of pretending that democratic voters and urban people with all of the implications republicans have very much stopped pretending to dogwhistle about are not the heart of this country. it's us. it's always been us
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So fucking proud of my hometown for a) doing something great while b) telling some of the worst people alive to go fuck themselves. Real New York shit.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So fucking proud of my hometown for a) doing something great while b) telling some of the worst people alive to go fuck themselves. Real New York shit.
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so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 AM
so it turns out that fascism is unpopular
How is Brooklyn handling this? WELL. Some guy is riding around and around the block on a moped while bumping The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
How is Brooklyn handling this? WELL. Some guy is riding around and around the block on a moped while bumping The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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The nightmare I saw at Manhattan's ICE detention facility www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
The nightmare I saw at Manhattan's ICE detention facility
I'm New York City's comptroller — I've seen the injustices of Trump's immigration crackdown up close.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The nightmare I saw at Manhattan's ICE detention facility www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
NYC, beloved hometown who I adore despite your smells and dysfunctions, please do not fuck this up tomorrow.
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
NYC, beloved hometown who I adore despite your smells and dysfunctions, please do not fuck this up tomorrow.
Nothing makes me feel like I’ve won at NYC as much as when the express pulls in just in time to transfer from the local (or vice-versa).
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Nothing makes me feel like I’ve won at NYC as much as when the express pulls in just in time to transfer from the local (or vice-versa).
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
Left it until the last minute, but I got a pumpkin.
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Left it until the last minute, but I got a pumpkin.
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A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
Beginning Nov. 1, when SNAP benefits are expected to be suspended, Je T’aime Patisserie will offer free breakfast to anyone who presents their EBT card from 7:30-10 a.m.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A common theme of Trump II is an utterly cowardly class of elites while everyday regular people have risen to the occasion
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MIKE SWEETIE QUICK TELL ME WHO HOLDS THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE, SENATE, PRESIDENCY, & (effectively) SCOTUS?????
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
MIKE SWEETIE QUICK TELL ME WHO HOLDS THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE, SENATE, PRESIDENCY, & (effectively) SCOTUS?????
This website is amazing. (Context: bro got caught out saying there isn’t a demand for more ASL interpreters, while also claiming that he never said more ASL interpreters aren’t needed. Words, how do they work.)
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This website is amazing. (Context: bro got caught out saying there isn’t a demand for more ASL interpreters, while also claiming that he never said more ASL interpreters aren’t needed. Words, how do they work.)
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this is beautiful. From Swamp Yankee to South Asian, the fictitious-kin auntie custom has united us all
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
this is beautiful. From Swamp Yankee to South Asian, the fictitious-kin auntie custom has united us all
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This is a pitiful demonstration of cultural ignorance. Europeans and white North Americans are deeply in the global minority when they *don't* refer to their elders as aunt/uncle.
In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. https://cnn.it/432IAcr
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This is a pitiful demonstration of cultural ignorance. Europeans and white North Americans are deeply in the global minority when they *don't* refer to their elders as aunt/uncle.
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Too many motherfuckers out here apparently have no clue that in many cultures, calling someone aunt, auntie, primo, nana, yaya, big momma, unc, or hermano has nothing to do with blood family.
October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Too many motherfuckers out here apparently have no clue that in many cultures, calling someone aunt, auntie, primo, nana, yaya, big momma, unc, or hermano has nothing to do with blood family.
Underused Word of the Day: shambolic
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Underused Word of the Day: shambolic
Regret to inform that court is a real place
'Costumes optional' for this Friday hearing in Manhattan before US District Judge Arun Subramanian
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Regret to inform that court is a real place