Please enlighten me about the "legal" justification for the intentional withholding of SNAP, allows the Trump admin to masturbate the legal system AND The People "get to" financially fund this twisted system.

WHILE 🇺🇸 GOVT is SHUTDOWN, 🇺🇸 EPA IS STILL WORKING TO POISON & KILL US while “...millions of people lost access to food, ...the EPA’s pesticide office has all the resources it needs to keep rubber-stamping dangerous new pesticides,” said Nathan Donley, environmental health science director at CFBD.

Aji is distributing grocery store gift cards to needy families in her community left hungry without SNAP. People need to eat NOW. I have been disabled most of my adult life, so I have gone w/o food countless times. I just chipped in another $25. Can you match this, and spread the word? Thanks. 🌺🌺🌺

Okay, grocery-card program: In < 2 weeks, we've raised $3,603. I've already purchased the first $3K worth of cards, and they're already all distributed or spoken for. Waiting for that $600 to clear, but a lot more is needed. Another $1,400 would take care of more families next week.

And it's another short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's inventory selections, four Skystone rings:

And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs:

The nominee to lead the BLM *actively hates the BLM* — He’s a shill for ranching, logging and Big Oil, a rabid anti environmentalist and conspiracy nut. He’s featured in this list of Public Lands Enemies www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/pub... Nominees can be blocked. Call your reps.

#Whales may be the biggest animals on the planet, but they’re also some of the most vulnerable. These giants are forced to contend with offshore drilling, industrial noise, and fast-moving ships traveling through their home waters. Get the rest in our newest episode of Sounds Wild ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5

The EPA just approved the pesticide cyclobutrifluram for golf courses, lawns, cotton, soybeans, and lettuce. It's another #ForeverChemical — one of a group called #PFAS. Despite the vast agency furloughs, the pesticide office remains open for business. Read on ➡️ bit.ly/47qlFKO

Got my copy in the mail this week! I absolutely love this book and already see it becoming one I gift to friends & loved ones. Thank you for this critical read @mskellymhayes.bsky.social 🥰

🚨BREAKING: After my team defeated them in court on Monday, Republicans have filed a motion to drop their latest lawsuit to block Virginia redistricting. Overall, the GOP and their proxies are now 0-2 in Virginia and 0-5 in California. www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...

Ellis is done. The preliminary injunction has been entered. Ellis grants plaintiff's request to certify the lawsuit as a class action, which means it applies to more than just the named plaintiffs and includes all nonviolent protestors as well as those engaged in news gathering & religious practice

Ellis says she will not order the plaintiffs to post a bond. Ellis anticipates the Trump administration's request to stay her injunction pending appeal. She says she will not do so.

I have lost count of the number of times that Ellis has said the Trump administration's arguments "lack credibility."

Ellis: "those are the factual findings that I'm making to support this preliminary injunction." "This conduct shows no sign of stopping," Ellis says.

Ellis: Federal agents described a number of protestors as "professional agitators" based on their use of whistles, in part. "Describing neighborhood moms and rapid response groups as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are and how incredible their statements are."

Ellis says she finds the testimony of youth organizer Leslie Cortez, who told the court an immigration agent pointed a firearm at her head on Oct. 1 when she began recording them as they detained day laborers in a Home Depot parking lot on Cicero Avenue, credible.

As for the testimony of Border Patrol Chief Patrol Greg Bovino: Ellis: "Defendant Bovino admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village." When Bovino threw a second tear gas canister at the crowd, the crowd was running away.

Families are waiting in food bank lines. Millions of federal workers are either furloughed or working without paychecks. And *this* is what y'all are focused on? Throwing Gatsby themed parties, building ballrooms, and handing out favors for your billionaire buddies? Shame.

In the ongoing showdown between tribes and Oklahoma’s Governor over hunting & fishing treaty rights, the state AG is taking a side. And it’s not the Governor’s.

Today's NDN Silver Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DQtD_IiDvs.... Follow us at: www.instagram.com/wingsndnsilv....

It's a short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with today's all-new featured masterwork. Follow us there for daily threads like this, featuring extraordinary Indigenous fine silverwork, imagery, and other art, educational information, and cool creative backstories.

And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs, the grocery-card project, which grows by the day, and a local mom fighting eviction, with only $236 still needed to keep them safe:

Can anyone tell the difference? If ICE does it, does that make it any less criminal?

“There's no ability to allow Palestinians to go back to any semblance of a dignified life” in Gaza, says Tareq Baconi, Palestinian analyst and writer. “The narrative is of a ceasefire. The reality is of the continuation of the genocide.”

My paycheck’s short after taking time off for my disability, and we’re struggling to stay afloat. We’re a queer, disabled couple doing our best to get by. Any help or shares mean so much. 💗 💗 Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alex0671/goa... 💵 Cash App: cash.app/$nagemenna #mutualaid #helpsky #fundsky 💸💕🏳️‍⚧️♿

SFNM all of a sudden seeing the light? STILL WON’T TELL THE TRUTH John Chivington, Hero of Glorieta, responsible for Massacre at Sand Creek But sure, Taos be shaming you, so… How’s that NEW $100,000 waste of taxpayers money study going?

it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry

ROOM RENT DUE IN JUST OVER AN HOUR URGENT! Disabled Enby w/ disabled dad. Homeless. $100 to go for today. $550 does a week (lower rate). In SSI appeals, SNAP applications, Section 8 waiting list. Any combo ppl x $$ = $550 keeps them safe. Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

You could shop from trans artists instead of big corporations this holiday season. Just saying!!! Just an idea!!! Especially if they make stuff as cool as mine 🙂‍↕️ 💌: ko-fi.com/thesunxix/shop #holidayshopping #art #humanart #stickershop

Thank you to Premier Eby and Coastal First Nations for taking a stand to protect the north BC coast against calls to repeal the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act 👏 The north coast is one of the richest and most productive ecosystems on earth – lifting the ban "makes absolutely no sense" #bcpoli #cdnpoli

Ultimately, the dream is for Irish to be a living, thriving language, used confidently across all aspects of society.

Nothing is really ever "protected" bcuz the US govt claims "plenary power" no matter what kind of treaty, agreement, law etc anyone has w them. What they do depends on who's in office at the time. #NoMoreLeasingOnStolenLand #WaterProtectors #EarthProtectors

‼️🚨Call to Action 🚨‼️ Join Local Water + Land Protectors at the BLM #SantaFe Office on Weds, Nov. 5, 10 am, to say ‘NO’ to proposed land lease auction of 3800+ acres! BLM Office, 301 Dinosaur Tr., Santa Fe #ProtectNavajoWater #ProtectDinetah #dinélandsarenotforsale #diné #soldarityispower #NewMexico

And it's another short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's inventory selection, another classic cuff with a squarish Skystone of extraordinary beauty and quality:

And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs, a continuation of the grocery-card project as the list of folks in need grows longer daily, and a local mom fighting eviction:

The Biden administration worked hard to accomplish this new free IRS filing system. It’s astounding that one should have to pay fees in order to pay their taxes. But this rent seeking is entirely consistent with the economic policies of the current administration that benefit the most wealthy.

My state is run by Democrats and it's run by chicks. Thank you, VA!

I see Trump's shenanigans against Mikie Sherrill failed.

Here is Yesterday's thread: bsky.app/profile/wing...

* The GOP wants Dems to HELP the GOP HURT Everyone * that are BBIMP, Disabled, LGBTQIA, Children, unhoused, working poor families. FU Jake the snake, Fetterman & everyone who voted for this racist WM. #NonCooperation with political violence.

Disabled Enby on SSI w/ disabled mom. ANYTHING from the WL is good. Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2025

All right, folks, I'm offline for the afternoon dealing with stuff here. Still need $486 to help the single mom stave off eviction [payable to LL, not to her, much less to me]. Need about another grand in grocery-card funds just for the folks whose requests have come in over the last 18 hours.

Link to donation info to help get FOOD Gift Cards for vulnerable Taos Pueblo, Taos County & Town of Taos folks, that have had their SNAP cut by 70% or haven't received anything at all: bsky.app/profile/wing... TY for sharing & caring about @ajijaakwe.bsky.social AjiWings health and well being too.

This family is halfway to their goal! Let’s please get them there and help the next people! 🖤

And it's another short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's inventory selection, Wings's last concha belt in current inventory, containing 26 separate pieces of freehand silverwork, and perfect for today's featured themes:

And I still have about 10 families who need cards, and a bunch of individuals. If you want to help, hit our PayPal [as pass-through for funds] at paypal.me/diegowings. Put "SNAP replacement" in the "notes" section.

And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs, 3 very different types, all emblematic of the unforgiveable harm done to folks by this system:

Raid in Georgetown: “Inside the building, the witnesses described selective, aggressive searches. “They turned over everything … every single bed in the Latino apartments. Nothing was touched in the non-Latino apartments besides the doors being destroyed,” one said.