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Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao? TRUMP: "I don't know who he is" (Trump's lying gains $2B) President Donald Trump signed a pardon last month for convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange. Zhao, who is widely known as CZ, had pleaded guilty in 2023 to...

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From Dunces to Toddlers (because the Autopen is self-aware) A couth-free zone that had its East Wing demolished to distract from the Epstein revelations. The Gangster Gong Show continues. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no b...

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From Dunces to Toddlers A couth-free zone that had its East Wing demolished to distract from the Epstein revelations. The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls, deflec...

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This is the one where DHS claim she rammed them, but they rammed her.

Border Patrol agent beats US citizen in suburb outside Chicago.

Every day, all day long, these are the stories and the scenes that we now see.

This was 3 days ago in a suburb outside Chicago.

A Border Patrol agent was filmed punching a US citizen in the head and pulled his gun.

He tried to justify it by saying the car was tailgating them.

Trump's America

"Speaker Johnson, it looks as though the president is currently stabbing you with a knife. Do you have any comment?"

"Well, look, this is the first I'm hearing about it. As you know, I've been really busy not doing my job, so I just don't know enough about this alleged stabbing to make a comment."

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.

“ICE does not provide the opportunity for individuals to decline or consent to the collection and use of biometric data/photograph collection”

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The Crackdown on ICE Spotting Apps (with Joshua Aaron) We speak to the creator of ICEBlock about Apple banning their app, and what this means for people trying to access information about ICE.

You now get double the amount of the 404 Media Podcast. We're airing two episodes a week now, with one of those being an interview with someone we've crossed paths with. This week, Joshua Aaron, creator of ICEBlock. Subs get early access.

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🚨ICE wants to disappear people in peace. Um, wow Mr. Brown, duly noted. 1/2

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“Should any political party attempt to abolish social security unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs you would not hear of that party again in our political history." --Republican president Dwight Eisenhower

H/T @donwinslow.bsky.social

Pt1, 8/17/25, 60 Minutes Australia #EpsteinFiles
🧐 Why is Donald Trump refusing to release the Epstein files? www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMIP...

Trump is deliberately starving 42 million Americans

He could’ve directed the USDA to release the emergency funds and finance the program

He refused

Now-despite the fact that a federal judge ORDERED the administration to pay for SNAP

He STILL said no

Then held a party for his billionaire donors

To be clear, the Pilgrims were the first recipients of SNAP benefits.

The Wampanoag provided food to the Pilgrims, saving them from starvation during the harsh winter of 1620–1621.

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being dropped, the Guardian can reveal.

We refuse to let neighbors go hungry while politicians posture. We can stand up a street-level safety net in days. Neighborhood plan: "Block Food Steward" model One steward per block. A volunteer with a single shelf or 2-3 totes of staples who coordinates quiet, no-shame help. Starter shelf (suggested): 10 lb rice • 10 lb dry beans • 8 lb pasta 12 cans vegetables • 12 cans protein (tuna/chicken/beans) 2 large peanut butter • 2 shelf-stable milk packs • 1 cooking oil Baby formula (sealed), diapers (mixed sizes), wipes, soap, toothpaste

How it works: 1. Steward posts once to the block group: "I've got a small shelf of staples. DM 'BAG' no questions asked." 2. Keep a simple in/out tally; rotate oldest first; replace what's used. 3. If demand spikes, steward pings the block: "NEED: 6 cans, 2 pastas, diapers size 4." 4. For larger needs, handoff to a local food bank. Privacy and dignity first—no photos, no public names. Comment to volunteer: STEWARD - [Your Street Name] Comment to donate: DONOR - [Item or $ pledge] Need help? DM me the word BAG. No shame.

Volunteer at food banks this week. Show up for a 2-hour shift. Sorting, bagging, intake, there's a role for everyone. Donate smart. Shelf-stable staples first; ask for priority items before dropping off. Be kind to clerks. They didn't create this mess. They're catching the fallout. Hunger is not a negotiating tactic. Contact your state and federal reps today and demand: An immediate SNAP/WIC bridge with retroactive benefits. No more hostage-taking of basic nutrition assistance.

De-link food aid from unrelated fights. Fix the pipeline, then debate policy. No politics at the pantry door. We help first, argue later. No purity tests. If someone says they're short on food, we feed them. Dignity and privacy. DM, porch drop-offs, initials only. Safety: sealed formula only, check dates, store cool/dry, pet-safe. The Timeline? Tonight: Name stewards; seed each shelf with a starter kit. Within 48 hours: Every block has at least one steward, a group text, and a small reserve.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE END OF SNAP

This is important. This came to me overnight through a group organizing in the PNW. Please consider adopting these strategies where you live. YOU WILL SAVE LIVES. SNAP runs out 11-1.

Start a block/neighborhood channel on Signal and get to work.

"60 Minutes" of gish-galloping gaslighting madness, few follow-ups or fact-checking Trump lies Trump returned to 60 Minutes his first interview since he sued CBS and reached a $16 million settlement. There was no difference even without “editing” The new CBS ownership including the News divisio...

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Absolutely worth watching.

DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks It’s the latest step in an unprecedented initiative to pool confidential data that the Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.

"Beyond the privacy concerns this creates, using driver’s license numbers in SAVE could lead to citizens being wrongly flagged as noncitizens, said Rachel Orey, director of the elections project at the Bipartisan Policy Center."

SAVE is also the database their new app Mobile Fortify uses 🫩

#Pinks

👀⚖️‼️ #ice

Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Need for Speed Trained to have to have it , to put it funkadelicly. This is a follow on from my two ...

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Alison Knowles, Artist Who Took Lunch to New Levels, Dies at 92

oh! sorry to hear that Allison Knowles has died www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
i love House Of Dust (the poem). maybe i'll do a reading of it in her honour.

Trumpism's tacky ballroom decadence this weekend The showcase for Mar-a-Lago Face as Trump does his usual country club partying at the “Southern White House” (sic) with a ‘Great Gatsby’ theme of opulence during an on-coming depression. Board-certifi...

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We’re going into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” to steal their oil and rare earth minerals, not to save Christians. The broligarchy is insatiable…

Pot-bellied, elderly white man with a goatee threatens to run someone over, tries to run them over, gets arrested.

Why do people buy pizza with EBT?

Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.

It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.

Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.