LadyOtheFarm

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.

I voted NO.

Aside from this being a cave on the Democrats part, it does put Mike Johnson in an awkward position he's been avoiding for weeks. Does he reconvene the House and take the risk of the Epstein discharge petition passing, or no? I don’t see how he can avoid it.

First page of pardons

Second page of pardons

Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Tonight was a very bad night.

Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.

This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.

Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.

Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Do you or someone you know need a giant box of N95 masks?

440 pack of 3M 9205+ for $30
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Shipping was slow, but from Woot.com, which means they came through the direct supply chain 3M established with Amazon after Amazon had some "selling counterfeits" issues.

Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.

Here's how to turn it off.

First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

Trump administration ordered to pay full $9B in November SNAP benefits amid shutdown • Minnesota Reformer That means the maximum monthly benefit likely would be roughly two-thirds of the usual benefit flowing to recipients, rather than the half initially projected.

A federal judge said the federal government blew its chance to pay partial SNAP benefits and now must pay them in full. "USDA refused to use the congressionally mandated contingency funds. USDA cannot now cry that it cannot get timely payments to beneficiaries." minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/06/r...

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Rising This Week: SNAP judgments It took orders from two federal judges and a tsunami of calls to Congress for Trump to express concern for millions of Americans affected by his plans to suspend food assistance.

A hearing has begun over the enforcement of a federal judge's order to fund SNAP benefits through November.

Plaintiffs say Trump is holding "full SNAP benefits hostage for political leverage during the shutdown."

Coverage ahead

www.allrisenews.com/p/snap-judgm...

HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.

"without subjecting anyone to differential treatment."

This is flatly false! Trans people with a passport that does not match with their plain appearance when presented to a border agent is subject to additional hassle compared to a cis person presenting a passport.

Heh. I've had this discussion a dozen times and the working theory many of us have is "this site is so freaking useful to so many people that no one wants to go out of their way to call extra attention to it."

WOW. A federal judge says he's going to issue a Temporary Restraining Order requiring ICE to make changes at the Broadview facility in Chicago, a facility that until January was only for stays under 12 hours "absent exceptional circumstances," but has become, in Judge Gettleman's words, "a prison."

Matt, or whoever runs the social media here, please, please add alt text to your images here on Bluesky and everywhere else.

If you haven't been reached out to by any of the disability groups here in Maine, we need to correct that so your message can reach everyone.

This seems huge, and deserves more attention.

SCOTUS has gone out of its way to make it harder to sue Fed law enforcement for damages when they trample—sometimes literally—on your rights.

Illinois just made it so their resident can sue the Feds in state court.

Feds fail us, states step up.

Blue wave rebuilds the House: Democrats soar to at least 64 seats in Virginia • Virginia Mercury Suburban surge and abortion-rights messaging fuel sweeping gains as GOP bid to retake chamber falls flat, signaling a shifting electoral map ahead of 2026.

What a wonderful night!!! Not only did we win the big races but most of the special election races across the country. Even Mississippi flipping 2 state Senate races. But the biggest surprise was flipping at least 13 VA House seats. Whoa!!! virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/b...

Historic win for VA!

Congratulations to @abigailspanberger.com on being elected as the first female Governor of VA & to @senatorhashmi.bsky.social on being elected as the first Indian American & Muslim Lt. Governor of VA!

This is a huge milestone for VA & for women’s leadership across the country.

California Ballot Measures Special Election 2025 Live Results: Proposition 50 Passes, NBC News Projects See live results from the 2025 California ballot measures special election. Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.

THRILLED with the results on California's Prop 50!

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.

Follow AP for live updates.

Dude ran so I didn't have to. No desperation here. I am just not willing to sit quietly while lies spread about people I know.

I get distrust. One way to overcome that is from talking to or listening to him and those who know him rather than randos online. I'm asking folks to do that. Go watch him.

I'm not okay with that comparison. I am not willing to defend sexual assault.

I am willing to say that the man I met has demonstrated to the community how far he is willing to go to stand up for the rights of minority groups and has tried to atone for stupid posts online before he knew better.

I have said that I am willing to elect a different candidate if one is offered that is better. Thus far, Platner is the best I see. I am defending my choice while I wait yo see anybody offer better. I gave you the opportunity to sway me. You seem to just want to oppose. I'm not interested in that.

He does discuss the environment. Being an oyster man is very different from being a lobster man. Oyster farming is actually restorative to the environment while lobster are disappearing and moving north due to climate change. The stances are very different.

Yes, but I also read what the Wabanaki leadership had to say on this and other matters. How they were pushed out of negotiations about their own future multiple times. I take their word over Mills.

He has come to recognize his privileges and use them to support the community, including women. He realizes that he was not only wrong, but that he has a duty to change other men's minds as well.

I found out about the tattoo along with y'all, but am told he thought this was better than hiding it.

I found out about it along with the general public. My understanding from others is that he found out as he decided to run and said he would deal with it. He didn't want to cover it up and make people think he was hiding it. He thought this was most transparent.

Who are you suggesting we elect? If you know Platner's character better than his neighbors enough to assume he will change everything he is, you must know a better candidate. Or would you prefer we not vote and let the parties pick for us?

"The feeling in the room, among people desperate for someone to chart a way out of our current disaster, was electric. Afterward, several other people who went in undecided said they were leaning his way."