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I'll have to think of something intelligent to put here - but for now, I'm not thrilled with other social media apps. Government is us and it should work for the people, not billionaires and corporations... neurodivergent... oops, out of space...

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Trump blinks on SNAP and shutdown. Halloween 2025

"...By remaining united, [Congressional Democrats] are on the verge of the first significant political victory in the battle against Trump’s assault on the Constitution. Kudos to congressional Democrats and their leaders in both chambers of Congress."

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01.11.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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October 31, 2025 Yesterday a reporter asked Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat of Colorado, about the administration’s withholding of reserve funds Congress intended would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...

When I read this from Dr. Richardson Friday night, juxtaposing starving Americans and Trump's obsessing over a new marble bathroom in the White House, I can't help but think of 18th C France, and my only thought is, β€œOff with their heads!”

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01.11.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😑🀬😑

01.11.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump administration blocked from suspending Snap benefits for millions of Americans One judge issued temporary restraining order while another judge ruled the government must continue to fund program that helps low-income households

Another ruling (2, actually) that I hope sticks. I need to read more things like this... every day... people with some clout telling Trump, enough of your fucking bullshit (although judges never seem to word things that succinctly, lol)

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

01.11.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US judge blocks Trump order requiring proof of citizenship to vote Federal judge rules proof-of-citizenship directive an unconstitutional violation of separation of powers

Let's see if this sticks... blocking Trump from having any say at all in how elections are run is the only sensible result, given our Constitution... but our corrupt, billionaire-owned supreme court seems not to care about the Constitution these days...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

01.11.2025 05:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL β€” EXCLUDING THE RADICAL RIGHT EMPIRE WHO WANTS TO RIP AWAY FOOD, HEALTH CARE, AND HOPE FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GALAXY! THANKFULLY, I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM (AMERICA’S FAVORITE JEDI) STANDS WITH THE REBELLION (THE PEOPLE!!!) DEMOCRACY IS RETURNING! β€” GCN

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01.11.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WTAFβ€”Couchfuck McGee actually made this Halloween tweet... to which the GNPO replied:

"Yeah it’s children running through strawberry fields to escape your goons."

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01.11.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The other costumes are Adult size, but this is only Kid size πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

Includes:
β€’ Polaroid scrapbook of kids in cages
β€’ Conspiracy theory spinner wheel
β€’ "Don't say plenary" sticky note
β€’ A sympathy card for your hair

Not included:
β€’ Trump forgetting your name
β€’ Empathy

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01.11.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And of course, the Truth Social Troll costume πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

Includes:
β€’ 34 felonies
β€’ Spray tan cartridges
β€’ Ballroom diorama
β€’ IOU note to all federal workers

Not included:
β€’ Tariff calculator
β€’ Weird, glowing orb
β€’ Passing your cognitive test

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01.11.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump celebrates a remodeled White House bathroom while people are not going to be able to eat in a few days, and the GNPO sees the Marie Antoinette parallel:

"WOW!! THE QUEEN HAS A NEW BATHROOM

"(Americans lose food benefits tomorrow)"

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01.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Just Dance" Vance costume πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

Includes:
β€’ A loveseat
β€’ Dolphin shaped stress ball
β€’ Pwease and tank you
β€’ KVD Beauty Tattoo liner

Not included:
β€’ Pre 2019 tweets
β€’ A functioning moral compass

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01.11.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Little Marco costume πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

Includes:
β€’ Selective amnesia
β€’ Mini water bottle
β€’ USAID guillotine
β€’ Heel inserts
β€’ Suit 2 sizes too big

Not included:
β€’ Backbone (not compatible with this model)
β€’ Free entry to the Panama Canal

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01.11.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One UI 8 draining battery on Galaxy phones, watches – Samsung breaks silence Samsung has finally responded to the One UI 8 battery draining problem affecting users of Galaxy phones and watches. The company explains why users see a sudden decline in battery life after installin...

Oh, what do you knowβ€”it's not my imagination... since the One UI 8 update my phone's battery drains much faster... πŸ™„

www.sammyfans.com/2025/10/28/s...

01.11.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) Connections
Puzzle #873
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
πŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺπŸŸͺ
🟩🟩🟩🟩
I heard this one was different, so I decided to try it, lol... one of the greens I don't normally associate with the topic, but it makes sense

31.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lol, RFK, JR costume:

Includes:
β€’ A measles party invite
β€’ CDC resignation rolodex
β€’ Jeans for gym

Not included:
β€’ Dead bear cub
β€’ The brain matter the worm ate
β€’ Tylenol

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31.10.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) #waffle1379 5/5

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩
🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩
🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

πŸ”₯ streak: 401
🧞 #wafflegenius
wafflegame.net
There are 3 double swaps on the starting board, and they require you to ignore a total of 4 yellow letters, lol. The words are tricky, for sure, but not too bad.

31.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) #Polygonle 1188 3/6︎
β—†οΈŽβ€…β€…β—€οΈŽβ€…β€†β€…β—ΌοΈŽβ€…β€†β€…β—ΌοΈŽβ€…β€…β—€οΈŽβ€…β€…β—’οΈŽβ€…β€„β¬’οΈŽβ€„
β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›
β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

www.polygonle.com
Crap, LOL, I was between 2 words for the 2nd guess and I guessed wrong... oh well, LOL

31.10.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) #Wordle 1,595 4/6
#Wordle_NYT
β¬›πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬› 94/67
πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬› 75/48
πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ© 99/40
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/-
"No one in our sample of 136,563 completed Wordles faced this scenario!" πŸ˜„
Overall 91 skill/52 luck
Was down to 3 possibilities after the 2nd word and guessed wrong.

31.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) πŸ™‚ Daily #Quordle 1376
7️⃣4️⃣
5️⃣6️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
One word is completely unrelated to the restβ€”got lucky with a wild-assed guess.

31.10.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) Daily #1356
1️⃣1️⃣⬛1️⃣2️⃣
1️⃣3️⃣⬛0️⃣4️⃣
1️⃣4️⃣⬛0️⃣5️⃣
0️⃣6️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣
0️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣6️⃣
1️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣8️⃣
0️⃣8️⃣⬛2️⃣0️⃣
0️⃣9️⃣⬛1️⃣0️⃣
sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
Eesh, this was seeming like a really well done one, then you get a 50-50 where there's no way to infer it, you just have to guess...

31.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) #Pips #74 Easy 🟒
0:18 πŸͺ
LOL, that was actually slow for this one πŸ˜„

Pips #74 Medium 🟑
1:07
LOL, this number was slow, too, because my mouse kept running into πŸ˜„

Pips #74 Hard πŸ”΄
1:38
Oh jeez, LOL, even this was slow because I misread a greater than as equals... LOL πŸ˜„

31.10.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Fri 31.Oct) #Strands #607
β€œGood bones”
πŸ’€πŸ¦΄πŸ¦΄πŸ¦΄
🦴🦴🦴🦴
OK, this was a clever one, LOL, and it's certainly themed for the day! πŸ˜„πŸ˜„ It requires some knowledge that some aren't going to have, but most people should be able to do it.

31.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump plans to starve Americans to gain political advantage October 31, 2025

"On Thursday, it became clear that Trump and congressional Republicans have decided to starve Americans to bully Democrats into capitulating in the shutdown negotiations..."

open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

31.10.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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October 30, 2025 House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) continues to try to pin the upcoming catastrophic lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding on the Democrats.

Wow, this one from Dr. Richardson last night is also enraging. Fuck Trump. Fuck his enablers and backers. Fuck MAGA. Fuck everyone who supports this bullshit.

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

31.10.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sanctimonious Self-Righteousness, Thy Name is Vance VEEP hits the Turning Point stage

"It’s hard to know where to begin when a political rally turns into a televised sΓ©ance for a fallen culture warrior, complete with scripture recitations, compression socks, and a Vice President pretending to β€œspeak from the heart”..."

open.substack.com/pub/whatdidd...

31.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Important Evening News Update Talking Jeffrey Epstein and SNAP in a major news update this evening.

Just read this. I'm not going to summarize because it pisses me off to even think about writing about it. Jake Tapper needs to be gone.

open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

31.10.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Getting Thumped in Court Bad faith arguments, blatant misrepresentations, illegal appointments and politicized prosecutions are turning judges against Trump’s DOJ.

Jay Kuo looks at some of the serious losses for Trump in Federal courts recently. Some of the things that have happened may seem like minor technicalities, like losing the "presumption of regularity", but they're actually really big deals. This is worth reading.

open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...

31.10.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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King Fuckface the First finally gets his crown and, as always, We the People get jack shit

"South Korea was yesterday’s stop on Donny Convict’s Nice Country You Got Here, Where’s My Swag tour β€” and oh boy, did they ever know what to give the gold-obsessed old shitwit: a fucking crown."

open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...

31.10.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the Algorithm the Single Greatest Threat to Humanity at this Moment? Algorithms are not tuned for what is best for society. They don’t follow the rules that hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution have built into our cultures, religions & political systems…

"It’s called the algorithm, and if we’re to survive as a republic it must be regulated the same way we regulate anything else that produces addictive, compulsive behavior that twists and distorts people’s lives."

open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

30.10.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Guard Blocked, Tariffs Rejected, and ICE Chief Dragged To Court As AOC Says GOP Will Face Backlash In Upcoming Elections A new wave of resistance

"The US Senate voted to undo some of Trump’s terrible tariffs this week. Five Republicans joined Democrats to repeal tariffs on Brazil, while a resolution to eliminate tariffs on Canadian goods passed as well."

open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/...

30.10.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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