Ted Wells

40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion

This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

Working every day? You all haven't worked 20 days since July, collecting a paycheck. Open the House, 🤡!

This is what oligarchy looks like:

If you're Elon Musk, the richest man alive, Tesla gives you a $1 trillion pay package & Trump gives you a huge tax break.

If you're a poor kid on SNAP, Trump appeals a court decision that would have prevented you from going hungry.

Obscene.

ICE's sociopathic tactics makes it easier for criminals to pose as ICE agents - obviously.

Great article that's not paywalled because of @wired.com's commitment to making FOIA-based reporting free (and great work by @propertyofthepeople.org).

🔗: peoplem.ag/4ojgVfX

New Yorkers made a historic decision in the 2025 mayoral election, electing 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani to lead the nation's largest city in the strongest rebuke yet of Americans' perceived shift toward conservatism.

📷: Getty

The reason why Republicans get away with saying “I don’t anything about that” is because they usually aren’t asked about the topic again the following day or a few days later. Media has already moved on to the next illegality or abuse, and the cycle continues.

Disney pulls ABC, ESPN and more from YouTube TV as talks break down Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.

You might not be able to watch Monday Night Football tonight.

Why? When companies get too big, they have the power to cut off your favorite channels.

That's what's happening here.

And what's Trump done about it? He's let them get away with it.

Looks like you're (almost) double booked for Megacon Orlando. I'd love to see you there!

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

So there were, y’know…edits?

If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.

well I wasn't expecting people magazine to be the one to step up to the plate

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from people magazine Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results The president predicted that Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could not perform as well as he did in a cognitive exam By Greta Bjornson | Updated on October 28, 2025 10:24AM EDT

from people magazine Donald Trump Hosts Great Gatsby-Themed Halloween Party as 42 Million Americans Brace for SNAP Benefits to Expire The president hosted the Roaring '20s bash at Mar-a-Lago on Oct. 31 amid the ongoing government shutdown By Bailey Richards Published on November 1, 2025 06:19PM EDT

someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives

It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.

Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) writes: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing Lobster for SNAP recipients?” Below is a screenshot from an online grocery listing for lobster tails priced at $9.99, marked “SNAP EBT eligible”, from Whole Foods Market.

Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posts: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing private jets for billionaires?” The image below is a CNBC headline reading: “Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales,” written by Robert Frank, published July 14, 2025.

Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.

I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!

sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is

Ah yes, "We the Democrats" is definitely what a Republican official in a Republican administration meant when she said "your government is failing you...we have failed you"

Trump Admin Spends Millions on ICE Ads as SNAP Runs Out of Money—Report

Research showed close to $10 million was spent in three weeks, while federal agents went without pay.

BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.

Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.

Federal Workers are not getting paid & Trump is cutting off SNAP. We have to come together & take care of our community. We’ve Organized a few spots where you can drop off non-perishable goods. AFGE will help get these items to federal workers in Central Florida. Please help out if you can 👇🏾

You don’t fuck with people’s food... 🖕🏻

"The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown because we're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to. “ 😡🖕🏻

"Republican programs" would not be terminated.
—Trump Oct. 14, 2025
#SheShed

John Fugelsang wrote: "NO FOOD FOR YOU UNTIL THE DEMOCRATS LET US TAKE AWAY YOUR HEALTHCARE" — US House Speaker Mike Johnson

Wife left you?
Nobody likes you?
Bottled rage that needs to go somewhere, anwhere, soon?
Sexually dead and racist as hell?

JOIN ICE

ICE abuse reaches an inevitable, horrific stage. News reel in replies.

Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity

Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity

Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity

Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.

It aids fascism.

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

The decline isn’t subtle anymore.

Notice how fast the billionaire stepped up to fund the military, but no one is stepping up to fund SNAP?

No one will step up to fight for a living wage, healthcare, disability supports or education.

They want to keep us down because it benefits them.

The billionaires will always stick together.

By proceeding to not pay federal taxes before seeking approval from the IRS, I am forcing the issue in a strategy called “stake-driving”