I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

FEDERAL AGENTS OPEN FIRE OUTSIDE SCHOOL: This morning at 8:52 AM federal agents shot an on-looker during kidnapping operation in Los Angeles. A US Marshal was also shot. LAPD is on scene assisting and protecting the Feds. Call to action in thread:

the most popular smartphone maker in history literally had to stop using "AI" because it would constantly just make things up and had zero contextual "understanding" of what it was doing

It’s just so sad. 😞 www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

Here's the most recent edition of What COVID Does To Your Body. Comprehensive, well sourced, NOT a cold. www.panaccindex.info/p/what-covid...

Instructions for how to start a demonstration outside any ICE facility: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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This time last year saying ”he’s gonna bulldoze a wing of the White House” would have you branded as the worst kind of hysteric even if you didn’t add the “within the year” part. Ditto for “they’ll be kidnapping and disappearing anybody brown.” The warnings have all been correct.

Trump is demanding DOJ pay him $230M in compensation for the federal investigations into him. CAN SOMEONE CALL GARLAND AND ASK HIM HOW HIS MILITANT COMMITMENT TO "NORMS" IS WORKING OUT? I hope he knows history will remember him as one of the main cowards who enabled the collapse of our Republic.

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🧵 Federal agents raided Family Night at La Catedral Arena in Wilder, Idaho. A community racetrack packed with families, food, and music. They came under the guise of “illegal betting.” What they unleashed was terror: children zip-tied, parents separated, and chaos erupting across a crowd of 1,000.

cmon now France, this is officially too ridiculous now on.ft.com/3KZ5WcR

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No other U.S. president has used the military as their own personal police force against the American people. We implore the courts to reject Donald Trump's ongoing, illegal actions and definitively affirm states' sovereign right to handle public safety matters.

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

This ....person, is a disgrace.

Also, in conventional usage, one does not feel a pit in one's stomach, or a pit growing in one's stomach. Rather, one feels something (dread, for instance) IN the pit of one's stomach. #grammar

About 10 minutes after arriving at work, my asthma kicked up and wouldn't stop. So, 5 hours later, I'm back home. We had a lot of people out and it took some serious rearranging, but I was able to leave. The annoying thing is I don't know what triggered this. It's a mystery. 😞

My cousin passed away after a short and brutal battle with ovarian cancer, and her funeral is in a few weeks. In lieu of flowers, she asked for donations to Macmillan Cancer Support and the local hospice that cared for her during her last weeks I can't afford to donate more than

My executive function has been good enough this weekend that I've done multiple loads of laundry, switched my bedding from summer to winter, did some paperwork, did my volunteer session & attended church service (online). I'm still waiting on 2 loads of laundry in the dryer, then I'm done. I'll read

seems that RFK is clearing the path for his CDC to do tuskegee syphillis experiments as a matter of course. in other news, RFK is a genuine monster who relishes in the pain and suffering of those he feels he has control or dominion over

Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.

This! Red states are not ALL red. Those of us making them purple are dealing with the same garbage policies and shit attitudes. And no, we don't always have the ability to "just move".

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

Trump's federal agents shot Marimar Martinez, a US citizen, multiple times for allegedly menacing them with her car in Chicago. Only hours later, Kristi Noem and DHS started spreading disinformation about the shooting. Now the official line is crumbling. 1/ (link) newrepublic.com/article/2019...

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Best sign so far. #NoKingsDay

In other words, the United States tried to kill them but has no evidence that they have done anything wrong (even after getting to interrogate them in person). What the regime is doing isn't going after drug cartels; it is murdering innocent people just to scare other innocent people. Disgusting.

I'll be reporting on No Kings in Chicago and would love to include your experience. If you feel comfortable, share your pictures with me to include in my post-No Kings review. Email me [email protected] Include city, first name, & why you protested Be safe, be strong, & tolerate no kings!❤️✊🏽

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky. To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.” It shows up as “removed by author.”

Reminder to disable biometrics on your phone before attending any protests. If police ask for the passcode, you do not have to provide it.

if you are going to no King’s today, be safe and be mindful of your surroundings shut off the biometrics on your phone and return it to just a passcode Do not sit down if there is police or fascist violence do not use milk to wash mace or tear gas out of your eyes ever. Only use water or saline.

Today is the FreeBee Market's last event of the year. It's also our monthly event. We'll have community groups, a craft table, free books, free Halloween costumes, and children's games. I think we might even have music. And of course, free food! 10:30 - 11:30, 30 Middle Rd, Boxborough MA.

By my count: Of the 15 Departments of the US Government, 13 launched new BlueSky accounts tonight (all but Justice and HUD), and all 13 have posted explicitly partisan political posts blaming Democrats and/or Chuck Schumer for the government shutdown.

While we're talking about it: Remember to support your local libraries and to use their services. The more you use them, the more likely they will continue to exist for everyone to use.

Trump has pardoned pedophiles, cop-beaters, woman-beaters and George Santos. That doesn’t include the pardons he sold. But tell me more about how we need the military to stop crime.

I feel so bad for one of my co-workers. She warmed up a cookie in the microwave. For a MINUTE. Well, at least we got in our fire drill for the month. We had just sat down for snack. Have you ever tried to herd a group of hungry toddlers, who have just been told they can't eat their food? Lol.

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NEW: Despite federal law, disabled students in Idaho sometimes can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.