Tommy’s mother in Goodfellas holds up her painting

Donnie from the big Lebowski

Mom, Donnie.

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.

Saudi Arabia has a history of brutally executing talented writers who tell hard truths, which is why absolutely none of the comedians performing in Riyadh should fear for their safety

FEMA Is Paralyzed. Disaster-Torn Communities Are Paying the Price. St. Louis’s tornado was months ago, but it’s still waiting for hundreds of millions in federal recovery funds to arrive. It’s part of Trump’s plan to shift responsibility to the states and shrink the ...

"FEMA officials arrived to go door-to-door to help residents apply for federal funds. But then they stopped as the administration canceled the door-to-door program.

FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week."

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This is going to be in my head all day. IYKYK

Home Missouri needs you. Join the movement.

I crowdfund for Missouri Democratic State Rep and State Senate candidates because that is the way we make change at the state level that will help at the federal level.

My goal is to fund the nominees in every district. Even the red and rural districts. You can help us. Join us.

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If we believed women, we wouldn't need a list.

Hey @dncstaffunion.bsky.social , if you really want change, listen to the people who are doing the work.

Refugees reach land in an inflatable raft. A young child in the foreground crouches on some rocks, crying.

"The Stranger's Case," William Shakespeare Sir Thomas Moore: Act II Scene 4
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Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,

Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage,

Plodding to the ports and costs for transportation ...

Trump and Musk want you sicker so they can be richer Why we must move the debate from "government spending" to "Elon and Donald's looting."

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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rural America could not have elected Trump alone.

We only make up 20% of the US population and a hell of a lot of us didn’t vote for Trump…

I have spoken to thousands of rural Democrats. Blaming an entire demographic isn’t helpful to the cause.

For the love of God…get off Twittter.

Home Missouri needs you. Join the movement.

I’m the Executive Director of Blue Missouri — a grassroots org designed to help nominees on the ballot in the reddest and most rural districts. We don’t give “endorsements.” We give money.

We fund down ballot Dems — we are the only organization regularly funding rural candidates. bluemissouri.org

No, Democrats, these little auction signs aren't it. You're acting like Wes Anderson characters who don't understand that they're in a Tarantino movie.

When human incarceration is captured by the profit motive, then human imprisonment becomes a growth industry, and criminalization of things previously legal become the new products. Human enslavement is the natural endpoint of the predatory billionaire scam known as capitalism.

I’m telling you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, please watch this. This is the energy. Not egg prices and book tours and strongly worded letters. It’s time to take the gloves off.

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Kamala Harris was not planning an ethnic cleansing to pave the way for golf course courses…

Both sides were never the same.

Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article) A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:

This is a poster for 50 States, 50 Capitals, 50 Marches event on 2/5/25. "If you cannot get there, call out from work. If you cannot call out, wear something blue. Meet at your capital at 12pm (noon) local time. Everybody needs to post individually about it. They can't suppress everyone flooding the system with the same message. One voice. Please share.

#MedSky: Trump & complicit republicans (and ineffective / inactive / scared dems) have taken away the CDC, WHO, & other important medical resources. This matters for us.
#50Marches #50States
Please share & participate if you are able.
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

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I know we always feel like we are powerless in red states, but we have power.
Thousands of us need to be calling and emailing about the federal freeze. The onus is on red state governments who support this. If you’re in a red state, now is the time to stand up call. Email. Show up at their office.

Keep fighting. Keep dancing.

I read the audiobook too! Butler was incredibly prescient, and narrator Lynne Thigpen is the perfect voice to tell the story.

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