If the Trump admin really cared about "fraud and abuse," they'd require states to immediately transition to chip-enabled EBT cards and provide funding for them to do so.

My personal opinion: use whatever toilet you are most comfortable with. It doesn’t bother me. Because I’m a grownup who doesn’t invent things to be afraid of. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33

CHOTINER: So if a very wealthy child gets everything they requested and a poor child does not, are you positing that the wealthy child is morally superior to the one who lives in poverty?

Honestly, I needed this.

City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it! Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling. City: No, we'll lose parking spots.

It's officially "let's circle back after the holidays" season.

John's review of Christmas at the Catnip Cafe: "Needed more cats."

A roundtrip LAX-JFK flight in the late 60s was around $3K in today’s dollars. The people who wore suits on those flights were the people who regularly wore suits. Complaining about informally-dressed fliers is complaining that the wrong sorts of people are flying today.

Sigh.

“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago

Hunger must never be used as a political weapon.   At today’s @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social briefing, the data is clear: federal cuts are driving more families into food insecurity.   We must make sure our most vulnerable neighbors have basic necessities so they can access the American Dream.

Oh man, I love this!

"This could take down Democrats, too." I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office. Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.

Not gonna lie, shit like this is why I love politics!

I honestly always just assumed that there was no one James Bond - that 007 and the name Bond was the ID they gave to whoever happened to be their top agent at the time. Just like M and Q are always different people. The most recent Bond died, so now a new one will take his place. It's not that hard.

Just now: The plaintiffs who were arguing that Utah GOP's congressional map is illegal won in court. The judge orders one of the two maps submitted by the plaintiffs ('map 1') be used. The ruling, if it stands, guarantees that Democrats will pick up a congressional seat in Utah next year.

🇺🇸No program has felt the strain of the government shutdown more than SNAP. Learn more about the fate of 'food stamps' with Harvard's Sara N. Bleich, AEI's Angela Rachidi, and @hungerfreeamerica.bsky.social's @kimmosc.bsky.social. wyomingstarnews.org/2025/11/10/e... #USA #SNAP #analytics #politics

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

THIS.

One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law! That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.

Hi @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social! If you vote for this horrible deal, I will spend the next 4 years making sure you are both primaried and retired from the US Senate.

PSA: The Great Muppet Caper is available on Disney Plus. You're welcome.

In case you forgot, Jay Jacobs is the worst and Hochul needs to dump him like yesterday!

I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven.

Still true! Hopefully after today we'll never have to think about him again.

1. No ID required in New York unless it's your first time voting. 2. New York has fusion voting which allows candidates to be nominated by multiple parties 3. Adams dropped out after the deadline to remove your name passed 4. Cuomo lost the Democratic primary, so he's running on a third party line

We gathered at the steps of New York City Hall to demand that Gov. Hochul fund SNAP benefits for the 3 million New Yorkers who rely on them. “We urge her to use State funds to pay for all or some of November SNAP benefits, just as multiple other states have already done.”

My new favorite thing is online crypto bros trying to lecture poor people on how to best spend their money.

Just saw a guy on the subway wearing a straightjacket and I'm like 90% sure it's a costume.

Same!

I want to read an entire dissertation on the societal impact of the "I Voted" sticker. I'm serious.

Great question, Rand Paul! For starters: 1. Wages that have not kept up with inflation 2. Lack of affordable child care for working parents 3. Exploding healthcare & housing costs 4. 30% increase in grocery prices in the past 5 years 5. A global pandemic that people are still recovering from

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

I actually read this thinking that maybe some of these guys were just a little confused or misunderstood, but nah, they're all psychos. www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...

First animated crush without saying you age.

Oh man, season 3 episode 1 of the Diplomat did not disappoint!

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

There is a whole contingent of Twitter that has convinced itself that high turnout is bad for Mamdani and good for Cuomo. If they actually believe that, the breakdowns on election night are going to be epic.

On November 1st, 42 million Americans will lose their food assistance, unless Republicans in Congress re-open the government.

Hey folks, maybe we could take a break from talking about a Maine Senate primary happening in 8 months to talk about a very important Maine ballot measure that folks are voting on in less than 2 weeks!

Mom-donnie. It's really not that hard to say.

They are truly the dumbest fucking people.

And now I need to rewatch The Great Muppet Caper!

the amount of time conservatives spend thinking about childrens genitals is legit crazy

There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

I like Ed Markey, and I haven't been a big fan of Moulton's, but no one who is about to turn 80 should be running for a 6 year Senate term. www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/p...

Glad people are finally catching on! 😂 www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

there are a couple of ways to think about this, one is that no one should be running for their first senate race at this age, and the other is that if platner can’t beat her, he definitely can’t beat collins. i think he can. everybody needs to stop crying and start fighting.