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This should be big news, but it’s barely a whisper.

The Trump admin is focusing on the wrong problem. The fraud isn’t w/SNAP recipients, it’s with outside scammers.

USDA let outdated SNAP cards stay vulnerable, and families lost about $555 million in food benefits, not to “cheating,” but to theft.

Outsiders need to understand that if you’re observing ICE it’s an inevitability you’ll get threatened like this eventually. They led me back to my house again today in a really scary situation, which I did at least record and can share later if there’s interest. But that’s less scary than this.

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...

Remember when they gave Elon access to everyone’s information?

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Trump was just negotiating with Saudi Arabia, the country responsible for 9/11 and dismembering a Washington Post journalist. And took a $400 million bribe from the country that finances Hamas, famous for its hostage taking. So take a seat, you crazy, white supremacist bitch.

YouTube video by Mrs. Betty Bowers, America's Best Christian Tax the Churches

Every year, the IRS loses over a 100 billion dollars because it doesn't tax businesses called "churches." Look into that waste, Elon!
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We Need to Talk About the Irish-Dancing Vampires in Sinners An earnest act of imagination that’s also unapologetically goofy, it’s not the kind of scene you can write if you’re afraid of eye rolls.

When a line in a review rises to the moment:

“…the point where you wonder if he’s going to pull the same trick again and summon the ghosts of Bono and Enya in a vision of Irish Excellence.”
@kn8.bsky.social

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Book cover: "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Maria Ressa

Just finished reading "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by @mariaressa.bsky.social . I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to understand better how we got where we are. But I also really appreciated the optimism and the kindness of strangers that comes through in every chapter.

Three years ago this week. 🇺🇦

JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.

Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.

Actions of hubris = Consequences of dignity

eeesh. this tweet is from one week ago.

The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide This text was published in social media in January 2017 in a series of improvised, spontaneous tweets, which reached 3 million views within one month. Their common element was their trademark signatur...

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