@hoochykoochy.bsky.social
Canadian Elder (octogenarian), grassroots liberal/social/democrat. All photos posted are taken by me except for re-posts.
โI think most people are going to say, OK, I had a great deal during COVID,โ said Club For Growth President David McIntosh. โBut now itโs back to business as usual, and I should be paying for health care.โ
30.10.2025 18:20 โ ๐ 313 ๐ 79 ๐ฌ 162 ๐ 281The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trumpโs global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the presidentโs trade policy.
30.10.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 184 ๐ 43 ๐ฌ 15 ๐ 6Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth but store nearly 1/3 of the world's carbon. When drained for mining, they spark "zombie fires" that burn underground for months, releasing 100x the carbon of normal wildfires. Originally published by @vox.comย .
30.10.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1New York joins Delaware, Rhode Island, and Virginia in declaring the impending SNAP crisis a state of emergency.
30.10.2025 18:32 โ ๐ 88 ๐ 25 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1I am now :-)
30.10.2025 18:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Milk chocolate, an FDA regulated term, has become chocolate candy.
Candy companies are quietly cutting back on chocolate as climate change pushes cocoa prices higher, and experts say it has triggered a wave of โreformulations.โ
In addition to the pause in benefits in November, SNAP recipients will also see requirements change for the program starting in December.
The executive order also includes statewide initiatives to address the forthcoming changes.
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NEW โ In response to the pause in SNAP benefits scheduled for Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an order to designate $20 million in state funding for 2,600 food pantries across Illinois.
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OTTAWA โ Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies in Canada in August edged down 2.4 per cent from July to reach their lowest figure since 2017.
30.10.2025 16:31 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Pete Hegseth May Be The Defense Department Boss, But Top Officers Say Heโs Noย Leader
Like far too many people in the Trump administration -- including the 79-year-old child currently sitting in the Oval Office -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thinks he's owed respect simply because of theโฆ
โThe White House on Tuesday fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that had expected to review some of President Donald Trumpโs construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch and White House ballroom.โ
30.10.2025 16:36 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 1"Iโm a concerned mother in a hospital looking for help, but instead we were treated like criminals. And Iโm a mom who lost everything in less than 24 hours due to one doctorโs misdiagnosis." - Reno Iorio, a parent who said she was falsely accused of child abuse
Why are so many families in the Lehigh Valley losing custody of their children? Dozens of people claim their children had been misdiagnosed as victims of abuse. Many pointed to a single pediatrician, whose alleged mistakes, they said, had shattered their lives. nyti.ms/4qz4FcH
30.10.2025 16:38 โ ๐ 42 ๐ 16 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 2"Itโs worth reiterating just how absurdly, laughably large Trumpโs White House addition is." www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-loeil-...
30.10.2025 11:23 โ ๐ 48 ๐ 17 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 6There's been a 'significant uptick' in bipartisan talks, according to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
30.10.2025 11:30 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Multiple Republicans from states that rely on farming have finally reached their breaking point with President Donald Trump, according to a new report.
30.10.2025 11:30 โ ๐ 66 ๐ 27 ๐ฌ 12 ๐ 3GM will be cutting 550 jobs at the plant in Lordstown, Ohio, with hundreds of layoffs at other facilities across the U.S.
30.10.2025 11:36 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 2JUST IN: House candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE confrontation
29.10.2025 18:13 โ ๐ 69 ๐ 33 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 3Trump is often angry but rarely hurt โ yet Canada has managed to pull it off | Emma Brockes
29.10.2025 18:25 โ ๐ 152 ๐ 45 ๐ฌ 14 ๐ 8More than 200 Democratic lawmakers and one Republican are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down President Donald Trumpโs sweeping global emergency tariffs ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/28/r...
29.10.2025 18:30 โ ๐ 33 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1Well done sir.
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