Rachel Jackson

A picture of a red "Salvation Army" bucket, with a big circle with a line through it, and a caption that reads: "We don't donate to the bigot bucket"

As the holidays are coming upon us, an important reminder:

Do not give any of your hard-earned money to the bigots of the "Salvation Army". Just say no. There are FAR better charities that need your money more desperately.

Donate to your local food back or meals on wheels program instead.

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

Speaker Mike Johnson is perpetually trying to deceive people. He uses his milquetoast speech and persona to mask his determination to ruthlessly cause harm. He wears his “Christianity” on his sleeve as a decoy from his evil intentions. He is not a good person, he just tries to play one on TV.

I am disgusted by the partisan and unethical indictments of Kat Abugazelah and five others at the direction of Donald Trump’s weaponized Justice Department.

The Drake Yes/No meme. Both Drakes have a tag that says G O P. No Drake text says "Feeding Kids." Yes Drake text says "Protecting Child R_pists."

Before the measles vaccine, humans did not have permanent immunity to *anything*

A measles outbreak would come along and wipe out previous immunities, whether from previous infections or vaccinations.

A fresh, periodic reset on every other disease.

Breaking on MSNBC:

Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Where’s the media on this?

Tweet from Vivian @suchnerve "also worth noting that i refuse to date nonmaskers, even if they swear they’d mask for me, because i simply don’t believe external motivation is sustainable. it’s not good enough to do something for me; you have to do it for yourself, because that means you’ll do it unsupervised." She is QT'ing a tweet from @thejinjoguy "(nodding) hmmm i should emulate these behaviors because i find vivian suchnerve charming and nice and wish to gain her approval"

💯 Masking is a good litmus test for many things you'd want in a partner

-science literacy
-intelligence
-empathy
-community minded
-values health > conformity
-weirdly super cool

What did people do before SNAP?”

They died.

Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival.

They’re why the average lifespan isn’t 35 anymore

The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others.

I just want to make this *abundantly clear*.

When “experts” say COVID-19 is mild for kids…

THEY HAD, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TEN YEARS WORTH OF INFECTIONS WILL CAUSE.

White people: A lot of you are always asking if there is something you can do. Well, here is your chance. If you are on SNAP or if your children get SNAP, PROACTIVELY call your local television stations and volunteer for interviews and make a ton of social media posts about it.

Eric is a Missouri congressman.

He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.

1. Before the No Kings demonstrations two weekends ago, I suggested that the shutdown of the government would look different afterward.

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

Monday Air Traffic Staffing Issues Cause Flight Delays In Atlanta, Los Angeles As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.

As the country’s second-longest government shutdown hits day 27, air traffic controllers are calling in sick and “wearing thin”—leading to flight delays in major U.S. hubs.

The original Far Side Cow Tools Cartoon by Gary Larson. A cow stands on its hind legs behind a table, staring blankly at the viewer from behind its heavy brow ridge. On the table are four crudely made tools: a lump, a lump with an offset crooked handle, a long stick with hooked prongs at the end, and a crude handsaw with irregular teeth. In the background a barn sits on a hill. Caption reads, "Cow tools."

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

More miserable lies won’t change the facts: federal law ALREADY prohibits any undocumented immigrant from receiving Medicaid, Medicare, or coverage under the ACA.

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

A tweet from Morgan J. Freeman states: “FACT: Venezuela is NOT a major producer of cocaine. They do not have large cocaine factories. They do not produce fentanyl either. What Venezuela does have is the world’s largest oil reserves.”

Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.

When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

More of this from States.

Anyone who would so nonchalantly tear down a huge chunk of the White House would sell ANY and all top secret information to any foreign power.

Contest every race. Have a candidate in every race on every ballot in every county in every state.

Run even if you know you can’t win. Run because you know you can’t win.

No seat uncontested. Bring the fight to every ballot.

this is something that individual members of Congress could do tomorrow. The government is shut down so they could use their district offices. I suggested in January that they turn those offices into full on community centers where people could find each other re: mutual aid etc...