SNAP benefits are under attack during this government shutdown and food banks are picking up the slack. But they need your help. Here are the best ways to do that:

Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways: First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices. Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

The history of how Mavericks became surfing’s Mount Everest is a big part of this film.. starts at 40 minutes. 🌊🏄‍♂️ youtu.be/ftbrOjDrvN4?...

On this day in the garden last year - Nuthatch - Birmingham UK - 08-11-24 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography

So many sincere tears, hugs, kisses, reunions and farewells, disappointments and moments of happiness, pain and indescribable joy this station has witnessed over the years.” - photographers Vlada and Kostiantyn Liberov 📷: libkos/Instagram

“Ukrzaliznytsia has suspended train service to Kramatorsk indefinitely. This was expected, but that doesn’t make it any less painful. Because this place - the Kramatorsk railway station - has long meant much more to all of us than just an important logistical hub.

@paulinsc.bsky.social @hermes61.bsky.social #Caturday #Cat #Cats #CatsOnBlueSky #CatsOfBlueSky #CatPics #Furbabies #FurBabies #Animals #Pets #PetSky #AnimalSky #CaturdaySky #CatSky #Food #Discover #News #📰News #TrumpAdministration #GovernmentShutdown #Petfood #Cruelty www.yahoo.com/news/article...

I still can’t get over the 100,000+ patriots in Chicago who protested against the orange felon during the No Kings marches last month. More of this.

On this day in the garden last year - Starling - Birmingham UK - 08-11-24 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography

GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social in TEXAS: “Let’s stand up for the rule of law. Let’s stand up for a system of checks & balances. And let’s stand up for our democracy — for all of us.” He celebrated the passage of Prop 50 in Abbott’s backyard. Will other states join? #CaliforniaClapback

There is nothing an American president could do worse for his own people than starving the poor right before Thanksgiving. Except for, I don’t know, lying about a plague and getting a million of his own citizens killed. Oh wait, let’s also not forget the time that he:

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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.

Chris Coons: "He's not listening to concerns about lowering costs. Instead he's worried about decorating his new Marie Antoinette ballroom or engaging in trying to figure out how to get his name on more statues and stadiums, or he's sitting across the table in the Oval Office with authoritarians."

Forests are more than just wood and are important for the water balance. The groundwater beneath a forest is clean, oxygen-rich and excellent for producing drinking water. That is why forests are particularly often also water protection areas. 💚🌿☘️🌱🌲🌳🍀💚

"Elections have consequences. Tuesday’s elections were more consequential than most because of your steadfast refusal to quit during challenging times. That is a lesson we must never forget". open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...

He won’t be laughing when he’s tried in Nuremberg 2.0.

Greg Bovino is evil incarnate.

I was going to write a piece for tomorrow, but after a crazy week, I really needed the day off. I will be back on Monday with my usual weekend rundown. A big thanks to the Democracy Docket subscriber community for its support. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

had a beautiful visitor today

Kristi Noem ordered ICE to purchase ten Spirit Airlines jets for deportations. Two problems: Spirit doesn’t own the planes, and they don’t have engines. Has there ever been a more incompetent administration? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.

Fez is always ready for something 🩵🩵🩵 Happy #caturday! #cats #blackcats

DAILY MEMO: Border Patrol Targets Van Nuys and Panorama City, Snatching Street Vendors, Pedestrians, and Day Laborers Again Full report: lataco.com/daily-memo-n...

There is zero excuse for police, in a free society, to wear a mask. Cowards

The current GOP lie is that they’re going to replace Obamacare with something better. Bullshit. In all of the majorities they’ve had since Obamacare passed, they’ve never once tried to replace it. They’ve tried to repeal it a whole bunch, but never actually make it better.

Sunny day on Nahant Beach in Massachusetts #scape #eastcoastkin #photography #clouds

2025 has been like that portion of It's a Wonderful Life after George wishes he had never been born and all of a sudden the world is worse for it and everyone is living in Pottersville. That's what 2025 has been: Pottersville.

PM Mark Carney was talking about attracting foreign investment to Canada and listed reasons Canada is a good place to invest. A reporter pointed out that the U.S. has those things, too. What sets Canada apart? PM Carney: "Well, we have rule of law." ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.

I think Governor Pritzker is officially a Mouthy Renegade after this one, and I'm so here for it: www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/jb-p...

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino was walking in Waukegan, Illinois, when residents followed and shouted, “You’re a bitch!”

I could not be prouder of @indivisiblesantafe.org. Front page coverage of our ICE OUT OF HOME DEPOT action, amidst news about how ICE is “quietly” disappearing people from #SantaFe #NewMexico.

Tonight, the evil, terrorist nation of Russia is launching ballistic missiles and drones at civilians again, like they do every night. Putin will rot

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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

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I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.

Join the movement @purgepalantir.bsky.social.

Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are two of the worst people on this planet running one of the most evil companies to ever exist—we should do whatever we can to make Palantir go bankrupt.

I’m just saying, but if I had just gotten completely shellacked on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be asking SCOTUS to let me starve millions of people 3 days later.