Austin James Mink

Awesome work!

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What percentage of politicians in your country are still relying on this site as a primary means of public communication?

It feels slightly maddening that this isn't being treated as an extremely urgent problem.

Federal food benefits and preschool aid to run dry starting Saturday if shutdown continues Federal funds could begin running dry on Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if the government shutdown

Federal funds could begin running dry Saturday that help tens of millions of Americans to buy food for their families and send their toddlers to preschool if Congress doesn’t reach a deal by then to end the U.S. government shutdown.

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Happy Birthday

Will consider three way run for US Senate in the general as an Independent for Illinois, but only if Raja wins primary and is the Democratic nominee. #USSEN

15.7 million workers (≈ 10% of all workers) lived in households where someone participated in SNAP in the last year. (CBPP)

It's a SCANDAL that corporations get away with paying their workers poverty wages while taxpayers subsidize their profits!!

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Spooky season 25 rages on… #Letterboxdfriday #LastFourWatched

It’s spooky season! #LetteBoxdFriday #LastFourWatched

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

Chicago residents are protesting Donald Trump following increased ICE presence in Illinois.

WE STAND TOGETHER. Chicago unites against Trump and his fascist cabal. #HandsOffChicago

#SerializedSaturday

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Races are competitive. Specially here in Illinois. Sometimes people don’t break through. Without a lack of trying, I announce, with much discernment over the past few months having failed to raise adequate fundraising and without a viable path forward, i announce I’m dropping out of US Senate Race.

Trump’s approval rating hits record low of second term: Poll President Trump’s approval rating dropped to a new low for his second term in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. In the five-day survey, which concluded Monday, 37 percent of registered voters …

I will never forget saying to a group of professional JD Vance loyalists shortly after the 2024 election that his fortunes largely depend on how Trump is perceived by voters after another 4 years and some of them got legitimately mad at me lol thehill.com/homenews/adm...

#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen We cannot look away from rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

As the humanitarian disaster in Gaza continues, we cannot look away from rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.

@merkley.senate.gov and I met families of Americans killed there and visited a town subjected to attacks. Illegal settlements and violence MUST end.

Just saw a Cybertruck hauling around a loose casket in its flatbed and I could not conceive of a better 2025 image.

We should invest in modernizing our aging infrastructure, making our cities more walkable, advance high speed rail and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) development, American could be leading the way for innovation.

In general, we should block the transfer of defense articles to any foreign country, prioritize humanitarian assistance and diplomatic engagement, militarism has made us less safe.

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on fascism in 🇺🇸 : “There is not safety in keeping your head down… People who oppose public policy decisions but are too afraid of retribution from their government to speak their mind should send a chill down all of our spines.”

Age verification laws purport to keep children safe online, but actually do not protect anyone. Laws like these are used by bad actors (such as the Trump regime) to silence any speech that the party in power disagrees with -- on topics like abortion rights or gender-affirming care.