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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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i will repeat: this is psychological torture for SNAP recipients.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
i will repeat: this is psychological torture for SNAP recipients.
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The Rapture I desire youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...
Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by BlondieVEVO
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September 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Rapture I desire youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...
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Good news from America’s greatest rock band pitchfork.com/news/drive-b...
Drive-By Truckers Announce The Definitive Decoration Day, Share Songs
A new edition of the Southern rock band’s first album with Jason Isbell
pitchfork.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Good news from America’s greatest rock band pitchfork.com/news/drive-b...
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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A depressing number of news outlets are reporting this without mentioning the minor detail that it would be unconstitutional.
August 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A depressing number of news outlets are reporting this without mentioning the minor detail that it would be unconstitutional.
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The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
www.forbes.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
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didn't post this incredible joke (that only sort of works) yesterday as despite it being innoffensive it felt 'too soon'. But now it feels slightly too late and I missed whatever the sweet spot was.
July 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
didn't post this incredible joke (that only sort of works) yesterday as despite it being innoffensive it felt 'too soon'. But now it feels slightly too late and I missed whatever the sweet spot was.
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Happy bastille day we gotta do something like that again in my opinion
July 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Happy bastille day we gotta do something like that again in my opinion
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There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.
May 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to SNAP, the federal program that provides food assistance to millions of low-income Americans.
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1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid!
A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
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A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
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House Spending Bill Now Bans Medicaid For Transition Care For Adults
The provision was stricken late at night to appeal to hardline conservatives.
www.erininthemorning.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
1. Terrifying news for transgender people across the United States. In a late night development, the House Spending Bill was amended to ban transgender coverage for transgender ADULTS on medicaid!
A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
A manager's amendment removed the words "for minors."
Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Oh my god the bear is espresso ice so the coffee gets stronger as he melts
May 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Oh my god the bear is espresso ice so the coffee gets stronger as he melts
Adopting this a few years ago was life-changing for the better. Sometimes I also frame it as, “I don’t have to have an opinion on this” and then move along with my life.
in continually prompting people for their input 24/7, social media has created a world where people believe that everything is their business. the proper response to 99% of what you see on your computer is "that's none of my business"
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Adopting this a few years ago was life-changing for the better. Sometimes I also frame it as, “I don’t have to have an opinion on this” and then move along with my life.
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Vince Aletti on physique magazines! I've been waiting for this piece for YEARS. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
The Secrets of Physique Magazines
The mid-century publications didn’t need to announce themselves as gay, even if they had been able to. Their readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction.
www.newyorker.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Vince Aletti on physique magazines! I've been waiting for this piece for YEARS. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
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...okay look
Alabama white sauce is absolutely a thing and it's delicious on barbecue (actual barbecue, not grilled) chicken
But the Rocket City Trash Pandas know what they're doing with the Bama Butts and the Alabama White Sauce
Alabama white sauce is absolutely a thing and it's delicious on barbecue (actual barbecue, not grilled) chicken
But the Rocket City Trash Pandas know what they're doing with the Bama Butts and the Alabama White Sauce
May 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
...okay look
Alabama white sauce is absolutely a thing and it's delicious on barbecue (actual barbecue, not grilled) chicken
But the Rocket City Trash Pandas know what they're doing with the Bama Butts and the Alabama White Sauce
Alabama white sauce is absolutely a thing and it's delicious on barbecue (actual barbecue, not grilled) chicken
But the Rocket City Trash Pandas know what they're doing with the Bama Butts and the Alabama White Sauce
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Now’s not the time to eat bagged lettuce: theatln.tc/6XR9VACx
May 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Now’s not the time to eat bagged lettuce: theatln.tc/6XR9VACx
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Thinking about the career of Sen Durbin has me thinking about a larger issue: how politics has, during my adult lifetime, become a form of show business.
Which is not much of an insight, of course.
But we don’t talk enough about what it really is, or, should be.
Which is not much of an insight, of course.
But we don’t talk enough about what it really is, or, should be.
April 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thinking about the career of Sen Durbin has me thinking about a larger issue: how politics has, during my adult lifetime, become a form of show business.
Which is not much of an insight, of course.
But we don’t talk enough about what it really is, or, should be.
Which is not much of an insight, of course.
But we don’t talk enough about what it really is, or, should be.
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African Elephants are my favorite land animal species, by far. During yesterday’s earthquake, my babies at the San Diego Zoo reacted to the quake, immediately protective of their most-vulnerable Community members. Humans could learn SO much from these beauties, if we’d just humble ourselves. 🐘🐘
April 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
African Elephants are my favorite land animal species, by far. During yesterday’s earthquake, my babies at the San Diego Zoo reacted to the quake, immediately protective of their most-vulnerable Community members. Humans could learn SO much from these beauties, if we’d just humble ourselves. 🐘🐘
There’s a food policy LinkedIn influencer who still works with my former business partners that tried to reconnect with me on LinkedIn. I declined, stating that her whole thing is paying people/dignity and that she still works with people who stiffed me isn’t cool with me.
March 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
There’s a food policy LinkedIn influencer who still works with my former business partners that tried to reconnect with me on LinkedIn. I declined, stating that her whole thing is paying people/dignity and that she still works with people who stiffed me isn’t cool with me.
Haven’t we been through enough already
Ted Lasso is coming back for season 4
Ted Lasso is coming back for season 4
Believe.
buff.ly
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Haven’t we been through enough already
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Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
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Rich people lecturing me about financial privilege is such a laugh like babe you don't have to tell me that having a few thousand dollars in the bank puts me miles above most of the country, I didn't have that until very, very recently and am ACUTELY aware.
February 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Rich people lecturing me about financial privilege is such a laugh like babe you don't have to tell me that having a few thousand dollars in the bank puts me miles above most of the country, I didn't have that until very, very recently and am ACUTELY aware.
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How much is Congress cutting from their $6.5 billion/year budget? Don’t you think congress can operate on say, maybe, $5 Billion? And each congressman has 18 staff, they could operate on say, 14?
What about the White House?
What about the White House?
February 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How much is Congress cutting from their $6.5 billion/year budget? Don’t you think congress can operate on say, maybe, $5 Billion? And each congressman has 18 staff, they could operate on say, 14?
What about the White House?
What about the White House?
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i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
February 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.