Uptown Thunk
@uptown-thunk.bsky.social
Former fundamentalist evangelical conservative, turned progressive liberal socialist. Basically I'm what the right thinks is wrong.
@jonfavs.bsky.social @wagnertonight.msnbc.com Genuine question - does donating to food banks in absence of SNAP just give the administration more reason to cancel it long term?
All for helping those who need it. Just worried we are shooting ourselves in the foot. 😕
All for helping those who need it. Just worried we are shooting ourselves in the foot. 😕
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@jonfavs.bsky.social @wagnertonight.msnbc.com Genuine question - does donating to food banks in absence of SNAP just give the administration more reason to cancel it long term?
All for helping those who need it. Just worried we are shooting ourselves in the foot. 😕
All for helping those who need it. Just worried we are shooting ourselves in the foot. 😕
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NEW analysis on the GOP megabill's core policy choice: each millionaire's tax cut is paid for by taking away health insurance from 4 people while reducing health care benefits from many others.
September 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEW analysis on the GOP megabill's core policy choice: each millionaire's tax cut is paid for by taking away health insurance from 4 people while reducing health care benefits from many others.
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Late last night, a federal appeals court blocked President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans
The case appears set to return to the Supreme Court in a decisive battle over President Trump’s use of the 18th-century law to deport migrants.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Late last night, a federal appeals court blocked President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
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Political theater.
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Political theater.
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WATCH: “SUBSTANTIVE representation matters.”
@symonedsanders.bsky.social tells Dan Koh the women held out as examples of Trump *empowering* women (Susie Wiles, Kristi Noem) don’t actually have any power.
Full #PeoplesCabinet episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XHt...
@symonedsanders.bsky.social tells Dan Koh the women held out as examples of Trump *empowering* women (Susie Wiles, Kristi Noem) don’t actually have any power.
Full #PeoplesCabinet episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XHt...
September 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
WATCH: “SUBSTANTIVE representation matters.”
@symonedsanders.bsky.social tells Dan Koh the women held out as examples of Trump *empowering* women (Susie Wiles, Kristi Noem) don’t actually have any power.
Full #PeoplesCabinet episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XHt...
@symonedsanders.bsky.social tells Dan Koh the women held out as examples of Trump *empowering* women (Susie Wiles, Kristi Noem) don’t actually have any power.
Full #PeoplesCabinet episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XHt...
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(No, this doesn’t directly impact the use of the National Guard in DC)
NEWS
A federal judge BLOCKS the Trump admin from using the military in California for civilian law enforcement in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
A federal judge BLOCKS the Trump admin from using the military in California for civilian law enforcement in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Background www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
September 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
(No, this doesn’t directly impact the use of the National Guard in DC)
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Honestly the most outrageous new change at Cracker Barrel is that, when you fail at the peg game, it says there's "no reason to be embarrassed" instead of calling you an "eg-no-ra-moose." Our country is in tatters
August 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Honestly the most outrageous new change at Cracker Barrel is that, when you fail at the peg game, it says there's "no reason to be embarrassed" instead of calling you an "eg-no-ra-moose." Our country is in tatters
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This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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turns out “grown-ups” are just kids with bills and trauma
July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
turns out “grown-ups” are just kids with bills and trauma
Thanks to LLMs, when someone types consistently good grammar and capitalization, my gut reaction is to assume they are an AI chatbot
July 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Thanks to LLMs, when someone types consistently good grammar and capitalization, my gut reaction is to assume they are an AI chatbot
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WATCH: “Let’s do roll call. Let’s call them out.”
@mizzwelch.bsky.social calls out AIPAC-backed NY DEMS who won’t endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social — with the @roguednc.bsky.social @trackaipac.bsky.social numbers.
(their influence is over both parties)
@mizzwelch.bsky.social calls out AIPAC-backed NY DEMS who won’t endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social — with the @roguednc.bsky.social @trackaipac.bsky.social numbers.
(their influence is over both parties)
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
WATCH: “Let’s do roll call. Let’s call them out.”
@mizzwelch.bsky.social calls out AIPAC-backed NY DEMS who won’t endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social — with the @roguednc.bsky.social @trackaipac.bsky.social numbers.
(their influence is over both parties)
@mizzwelch.bsky.social calls out AIPAC-backed NY DEMS who won’t endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social — with the @roguednc.bsky.social @trackaipac.bsky.social numbers.
(their influence is over both parties)
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Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
July 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
This is Washington at its worst.
We need to ban Congressional stock trading.
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“We’ve got about 26 Republican targets. We need four of them. This is not a done deal.“
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“We’ve got about 26 Republican targets. We need four of them. This is not a done deal.“
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
@ezralevin.bsky.social highly encourages you to stop doomscrolling and start contacting your representative. We can still defeat Trump’s Tax Scam and save Medicaid and SNAP: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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☎️ Start dialing NOW ☎️
Trump and the GOP’s reckless agenda just passed the Senate and is heading to the House for a final vote – but there’s still time to stop it.
Call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and tell your representative to VOTE NO.
Trump and the GOP’s reckless agenda just passed the Senate and is heading to the House for a final vote – but there’s still time to stop it.
Call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and tell your representative to VOTE NO.
July 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
☎️ Start dialing NOW ☎️
Trump and the GOP’s reckless agenda just passed the Senate and is heading to the House for a final vote – but there’s still time to stop it.
Call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and tell your representative to VOTE NO.
Trump and the GOP’s reckless agenda just passed the Senate and is heading to the House for a final vote – but there’s still time to stop it.
Call Congress at (202) 224-3121 and tell your representative to VOTE NO.
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This is a live fight - don’t let up!!
How they vote tells you everything: Ezra Levin on the destructive results of the Reconciliation Bill
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
How they vote tells you everything: Ezra Levin on the destructive results of the Reconciliation Bill
"They know that the more people learn about this, including Republicans, the more they oppose it."
open.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This is a live fight - don’t let up!!
I love so much how AOC gets it. People who are so separated from the real life of everyday people thinking they understand what it's like...
AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."
July 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I love so much how AOC gets it. People who are so separated from the real life of everyday people thinking they understand what it's like...
@frost.house.gov is a legend
Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social: “I meant every word.”
Republicans freak out when Frost, the first Gen Z member of Congress, points out the hypocrisy of claiming to be “pro-life” as they refuse to do anything about gun violence.
Republicans freak out when Frost, the first Gen Z member of Congress, points out the hypocrisy of claiming to be “pro-life” as they refuse to do anything about gun violence.
July 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@frost.house.gov is a legend
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Support your local wannabe hooker by donating to my congressional campaign:
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secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...
July 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Support your local wannabe hooker by donating to my congressional campaign:
secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...
secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...
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We should start calling 911 when observing ICE. Tell them you are witnessing a kidnapping.
Frightening abduction of an American citizen who later got accused of interfering with ice during their arrest. We are assisting to a racial profiling which could easily slips into an ethnic cleansing. Time to expose those cases and fight back before it is too late.
July 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We should start calling 911 when observing ICE. Tell them you are witnessing a kidnapping.
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If you find yourself in a situation where you sense someone needs help and you'd like to intervene, Gabriela Mejia, a former training and communications associate with the anti-harassment training organization Right to Be, has some advice.
COMIC: How to intervene when someone is harassed or attacked : Life Kit
What would you do if you saw someone being harassed on the bus or attacked in broad daylight? Most of us would like to think we know how we'd respond, but intervening in dangerous situations is easier said than done. Here's how to step in.
n.pr
July 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you find yourself in a situation where you sense someone needs help and you'd like to intervene, Gabriela Mejia, a former training and communications associate with the anti-harassment training organization Right to Be, has some advice.
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@democrats.org need a target issue now for the midterms. What is going to be the issue?
Candidates don’t need to be silly or meme-y to be compelling! They just need to be themselves.
This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)
July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@democrats.org need a target issue now for the midterms. What is going to be the issue?
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I personally am feeling less safe right now because mainstream Jewish institutions are hellbent on conflating the interests of American Jews with the interests of the corrupt warmongering authoritarian Netanyahu govt while ignoring shit like TRUMP SETTING UP A PLAN TO DENATURALIZE AMERICAN CITIZENS
July 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I personally am feeling less safe right now because mainstream Jewish institutions are hellbent on conflating the interests of American Jews with the interests of the corrupt warmongering authoritarian Netanyahu govt while ignoring shit like TRUMP SETTING UP A PLAN TO DENATURALIZE AMERICAN CITIZENS