BigWaveDave

In addition to money donations to food banks & food aid for people, please also consider donating money or food & litter to pet food pantries. Many people who rely on SNAP to feed themselves will now need to redirect $ to buy groceries that they would have spent on pet food before.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings

But no money to lower your healthcare costs.

Chump is ignoring Blue States 💙
Like California, and Gavin Newsom
Has Been Ringing Alarm Bells
About This.......

Reminder: November 4th is extremely important, don’t forget to vote!

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

Honest Q. Is there just "too much to pay attention to," did I just miss the convo, or is the expectation this is idle talk because Trump doesn't look well enough to last past 2028 but... third term?

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

Small town Halloween circa 1976. My photo, no AI ever.

Military funding through private gifts circumvents popular control of the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force. It is and should be absolutely unacceptable in a free society.

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Boo to spooky chocolate prices! It's the year of chewy, fruity Halloween treats Sales of non-chocolate candy are growing faster than those of chocolate. With cocoa in shortage, manufacturers are changing pack sizes, adding fillers and dipping candy in "white creme."

Sales of non-chocolate candy are growing faster than those of chocolate. With cocoa in shortage, manufacturers are changing pack sizes, adding fillers and dipping candy in "white creme."

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

Yesterday, the Trump admin opened up all 1.6 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Reguge's Coastal Plain to oil and gas drilling.

This land has never been developed. It's sacred wilderness.

🚨 oh look! Jack Smith is calling Marsha Blackburn’s bluff. Surely she should want him to testify publicly if she isn’t entirely full of 💩, right? Right??

www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/p...

Tech, crypto, tobacco, other companies fund Trump’s White House ballroom The donor list includes several billionaires who have looked to curry favor with the Trump administration.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10... Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta Platforms. Also key players in the crypto industry, including Coinbase, Ripple, Tether and the influential Winklevosses

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualised Bird migrations rank as one of nature’s greatest spectacles. Thanks to GPS tracking, scientists are uncovering extraordinary insights into ancient and mysterious journeys – and new threats that are re...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Everyone deserves to see this beautiful piece of science communication.
🌏🧪🪶
There are many things I love about this, but I think number one is that it features the story a little known, but amazing seabird species, the Desertas Petrel.

most people's spiritual experiences come through nature!

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!

It’s outrageous they’re killing innocent people, but we also need to stress, every time, that it would not really matter even it were absolutely certain that they were drug traffickers. Murdering criminals is still, you know, murder.

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

As part of Trump’s planned Reduction in Force (RIF) during the government shutdown, the Interior Department said it plans to lay off about 2,050 employees, including 272 from the National Park Service (NPS), 335 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

Since 8 million people protested Tangerine Palpatine on Saturday, he’s doing everything he can to take back control of the narrative by getting you mad about bulldozing the White House and shitting on everyone.

Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...

"Salmon on the Klamath River crossed a major threshold a year after 4 dams were removed. Oregon Wildlife officials confirmed the 300-mile migration of salmon from the Pacific Ocean in Northern California to their historical spawning grounds in southern Oregon." www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

The Ballrooms of Babylon As the White House collapses behind him, Trump declares victory over mud, Medicare, and math.

#Trump hosts a “private” lunch amid the wreckage of the East Wing, brags about $20 trillion in imaginary tariffs, and calls it the sound of money. Democracy’s on the lunch menu. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy
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