DLSmith

my god, what a paragraph

(from tonight's @hcrichardson.bsky.social)

This morning federal agents arrested two hard working immigrants on my street because they didn’t have their papers on them, and tried to arrest my neighbor because his green card was in his house rather than on his person.

We are now a “show me your papers” state, and it is outrageous. Get angry.

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.

Today is Day 27 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:

1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.

2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.

3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

I never want to hear that bullshit narrative that peaceful protests by Democrats are anything like this shit.

Racism is so back!

Amazing how many are thrilled not to have to hide it anymore.

When idiot Ron Schneider was born in 1963, the infant mortality rate was 29/1,000. It is now close to 5/1,000. So, no, children were NOT healthier when he was a kid. And he was, clearly, dropped on his head.

Truth. 👎

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

My feelings, exactly.

A friend in Corvallis, Oregon sent me this one 🤣 #NoKings

We all know who the criminal is - and its not John Bolton

When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

Think about how powerful each person is when they unite for the common good. Then go do something toward that goal.

If you're with ICE, you'd have been with the Nazis.

It's that simple.

i want to check in with trump voters. i have one very genuine question: it's been 250 days. now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed, now that trans people have been blamed for virtually everything and live in fear, now that free speech is on the brink of collapse for us all - has your life gotten better? have your groceries gotten cheaper? has your health insurance premium gone down? has your work/life balance improved? can you take a vacation yet? are you happier? has the widespread suffering of others paid off for you in the way he promised it would, or are you still waiting? - Ariana Grande

I’d like to know too. Has all this insane bullshit made anyone’s life better?

Answer: NO - HELL NO.

#Pinks
#WorstPresidentEver #25thAmendmentNow

And one more thing. Anyone who publicly begs for, and publicly demands, the Nobel Peace Prize should never be given the Nobel Peace Prize.

I saw an image of Jesus helping the sick in a cathedral in Palermo the other day and was like, "Oh right the Christian nationalists just ignore this stuff"

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

To be clear, 20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke this information is the acknowledgement that Stephen Miller is driving the invocation of the Insurrection Act.

Damn right. We can see what you are all about by your actions, not your faith.

Vote for the side that doesn’t have Stephen Miller.

The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.