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MAGA-GOP has tried to "change" Obamacare over 70x.

They have no plan of their own.

That's a FAIL twofer

Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.

Having seen this administration’s flagrant violation of court orders, rule of law and the constitution I’m not optimistic.

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The Redistricting Coup is Underway

2/ Hey Illinois and Maryland, it’s extra important for your local leaders to hear from you right now.

Trump’s redistricting coup will only work if blue states sit back and do nothing. Tell your elected officials to level the playing field and unrig the midterm maps: indivisible.org/resource/red...

Above coloured photograph featuring the design- Autumns Kiss for the Scottish Highlands. Lower left design on a Canvas Print on a wall above a living room unit. Lower right design on an exhibition wall. I took this photo during a lovely autumnal nature walk through the Scottish Highlands. Features golden light filtering through the dense canopy of an autumn forest, casting soft shadows on the leaf-strewn ground. Tall Birch trees with branches covered in vibrant golden/yellow foliage create a tranquil and picturesque scene. Mockups combined in a grid format in canva.com Click links on the main post for options.

Autumns Kiss for the Scottish Highlands

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Voters Abroad:
It's your LAST CHANCE if you vote in Texas-18, Pennsylvania, or Virginia!

👉 You need to courier your ballot so it arrives by NOV 4.

Your vote is crucial. Make sure to vote!

#Vote #TX #PA #VA #USpolitics

Meme with orange background and various-sized pumpkins along the bottom. Text reads, “HAPPY HALLOWEEN” “(Treat your local food pantry if you can)”

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MAGA tricksters are still hurting our most vulnerable Americans.
Please support your local food pantry with donations & by volunteering,
If you’re able. Thanks!

🎃👻

#NoKings
#StopTrumpNow
#Neighbors

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❤️❤️

Calm waters await the arrival of the sun. Discover "Alaska Lake Sunrise" print, which captures the beauty of the sunrise, clouds, and reflections on the lake, highlighting the importance of the climate and wetlands.

My brother Tim Boese's photograph, “Alaska Lake Sunrise” really pops in this room setting. I love it!

Still waters before the rising dawn, taken near his home in Alaska.

His whole gallery at Boese Galleries highlights his unique eye. Check it out!

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"When I was a student at Cambridge I remember an anthropology professor holding up a picture of a bone with 28 incisions carved in it. 'This is often considered to be man's first attempt at a calendar' she explained. She paused as we dutifully wrote this down. 'My question to you is this - what man needs to mark 28 days? I would suggest to you that this is woman's first attempt at a calendar. It was a moment that changed my life. In that second I stopped to question almost everything I had been taught about the past. How often had I overlooked women's contributions?" - Sandi Toksvig

It’s a man’s world….
But it don’t mean nothing..
Without a…..

Denmark's got it going on!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence

Happy Halloween, my friends!

Once again, the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles is asking people to send digital Halloween cards to kids in the hospital. Not only will a child receive a goody bag and a copy of your card to color in, but $1 will be donated by a donor for every card sent, up to […]

1.2 million vets rely on SNAP to put food on their table.

It’s almost Veteran’s Day. How can these vets literally not be able to put food on their table on the very day that’s meant to honor them?

#Veterans
#USPOL

""The reason so many in the Republican Party are freaking out about their phone records before and during Jan 6th is that they know the insurrection was a coordinated attack involving all levels of the Republican Party," "

Ex-Republican makes stunning claim behind GOP's big 'freak out' over […]

Rep Clay Higgins There are 22 million American households receiving SNAP benefits for groceries, at $4200 per year on average. Try to get your head wrapped around how many pantries you can stock with $4200 dollars in properly shopped groceries. Any American who has been receiving $4200 dollars per year of free groceries and does NOT have at least 1 month of groceries stocked should never again receive SNAP, because wow, stop smoking crack. Photo of Gov Walz with kids hugging him Students celebrate with Gov. Tim Walz after signing the free school meals bill at Webster Elementary in northeast Minneapolis on Friday.Ben Hovland | MPR News https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/17/gov-signs-universal-school-meals-bill-into-law

Rep Clay Higgins is ignorant and cruel.
Gov Walz is smart and kind.

No children will ever hug Rep. Clay Higgins like they did Gov. Walz on March 17, 2023 after he signed the universal school meals bill into Minnesota law.

Photo by Ben Hovland
#USpol #SNAP

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Killer quote:

“I’m going back to the Fediverse. Back to Mastodon. To the nerds, the hobbyists, the idealists. The people who don’t talk about reach, but about relevance. To those who understand that decentralization isn’t nostalgic, it’s the future. That digital sovereignty isn’t a gimmick […]

FACT: In July, Marsha Blackburn voted for the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program.

Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.

She thinks your too dumb to remember

@Unixbigot @makemagazine
Yay, you! 👏👏👏

The opening two pages of a magazine article. The background picture is a posterized montage of my gadgets and me wearing one of them in my head and laughing maniacally. I am unironically wearing a white lab coat.

I’m featured in issue 95 of Make Magazine (@makemagazine). They picked¹ my most mad-scientist out-take from the photo shoot as the hero image, of course! The article is about how I (ab)used esphome and ESP-skainet to add voice control to my workbench gadgets.

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D66 party leader Rob Jetten looking confident

It looks as if centrists have ousted the far-right Prime Minister in The Netherlands in today's election, and Rob Jetten is the frontrunner to become the new prime minister. He would be the first openly gay Dutch Prime Minister.

#Netherlands

Well, here's one thing SF city government is doing that's good, at least! Also nice to see the National Guard used for something helpful.

- San Francisco residents who get CalFresh will receive gift cards from the city with emergency funds to cover the missing benefits.

- California is fast […]

Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, five others indicted over protest outside Broadview ICE facility Illinois congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other protesters have been indicted on federal charges, accused of damaging an ICE agent's vehicle in Broadview​ last month.

These indictments are disgusting. I was there when these alleged crimes *did not* occur. The only violence that occurred was committed by ICE, as usual.

In view of the SNAP crisis, providing pantry stable items to those in need. Please take what you need and leave what you can, no perishible items please.

📣 IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY TURN IT INTO A COMMUNITY PANTRY ASAP IF YOU ARE ABLE

[uspol, alarming]

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/ices-forced-face-scans-to-verify-citizens-is-unconstitutional-lawmakers-say/

duuuuude what:
"ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that […]

🇨🇦JUST NOW: “REPUBLICAN senators Rand Paul, Murkowski, Collins & Mitch McConnell to side with Democrats in a 50 to 46 vote to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada.”

(@MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty voted to KEEP THE TRADE WAR GOING as it harms Tennesseans)

www.cnn.com/2025/10/29/p...

2/ My list is ongoing. Here's what I've put together so far.. It's a🧵:

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You must
Realize:
The light
Belongs to you,
And is not to be
Dimmed by
Those who
Cannot
Perceive
Their own.

#poetry

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Food Banks all across the country face enormous challenges right now.

They need funds,
and an increase in demand means a need for an increase in volunteer help.

Whatever you can do will be appreciated.
Thanks! 🧡🎃

#FoodSecurity
#Neighbors