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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.

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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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And even though 1 out of 4 recipients of SNAP are children, the Trump Administration is specifically choosing to cut off the 6 billion dollars in emergency funds in order to cause hunger as a leverage over Democrats.
Which is why Democratic officials from 25 states have already sued the Trump Administration for claiming the emergency funds can’t be used for this emergency.
But that’s the point. Starvation is the leverage.
As I wrote yesterday:

This is actually a very familiar narcissistic technique: Republicans are holding Democratic empathy hostage. 
Their own constituents use SNAP too. Just like the ACA tax credits. But they have no empathy for their OWN constituents. So they’re trying to break the Democrats’ will via this added burden to their empathy.
They think that harming one part of America will force Democrats to surrender the protection of another part of America.

And even though 1 out of 4 recipients of SNAP are children, the Trump Administration is specifically choosing to cut off the 6 billion dollars in emergency funds in order to cause hunger as a leverage over Democrats. Which is why Democratic officials from 25 states have already sued the Trump Administration for claiming the emergency funds can’t be used for this emergency. But that’s the point. Starvation is the leverage. As I wrote yesterday: This is actually a very familiar narcissistic technique: Republicans are holding Democratic empathy hostage. Their own constituents use SNAP too. Just like the ACA tax credits. But they have no empathy for their OWN constituents. So they’re trying to break the Democrats’ will via this added burden to their empathy. They think that harming one part of America will force Democrats to surrender the protection of another part of America.

Exibit A: 🧡

melissanadiaviviana.com/rrr-snap-hur...

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HOLD THE LINE!!! DO NOT CAVE TO MIKE JOHNSON'S LIES!!!!

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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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The type of people who would complain about this game are the types that don't play games like this. Story based games like this require players to have empathy, which is a quality they lack.

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Yeehaw! Fuck the law!

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Don't cancel until they stop. Cancel and move to other services and never look back.

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Obviously California has issues but this defense of their policies by Newsom is worth watching.

TN is a low tax state - for the top. regressive for the bottom. our services and laws punish working people also (bottom in infant & maternal mortality, poverty, school spending, violent crime, etc..)

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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

How to cancel your Spotify until they remove all ICE ads.

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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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I was born in a country that deports immigrants without due process, murders people in boats in international waters without due process, jails it’s own citizens when they are the wrong skin color. Should I renounce my citizenship?

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πŸ“Œ Kudos Rachel Maddow for

breaking this down for us πŸ₯

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You're paying for their employers low wages.

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Can confirm. Am New Yorker

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Welp... GameStop just died

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I don't know what this is about but I want in.

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I can get behind a food allergy system but not a neuro-divergent one.

I have friends who send packages to everyone giving out candy on their block to give specifically to their daughter because of her allergies.

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Runner up? Girl, he wasn't even in the same dimension.

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Skattebo going down is the only reason the eagles won

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I've heard nothing about a blue bucket signaling autism and now I'm concerned that my son, who picked out a blue bucket, is going to be treated differently.

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The lady at the charity shop today told me that she wishes people would clear out their children's old toys in the lead up to Christmas rather than after because she always sees a number of parents in the days before Christmas looking for toys for their little ones who might be strapped for cash. She said there's very rarely anything in just before, but that they get inundated with toys in the days after. 

And it really made me think about it in a way I never would have before. If you know your child is going to get lots of presents from father Christmas this year, by clearing out your cupboards a few days early you could make another child's Christmas a lot more special too.

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The lady at the charity shop today told me that she wishes people would clear out their children's old toys in the lead up to Christmas rather than after because she always sees a number of parents in the days before Christmas looking for toys for their little ones who might be strapped for cash. She said there's very rarely anything in just before, but that they get inundated with toys in the days after. And it really made me think about it in a way I never would have before. If you know your child is going to get lots of presents from father Christmas this year, by clearing out your cupboards a few days early you could make another child's Christmas a lot more special too. Saw this & thought I'd repost

Reposting with Alt-text:

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