Hello I am the president of a country whose economy depends on consumer spending. My two major initiatives so far have been a sales tax on everything and then a war that sent all prices skyrocketing
The Most Shocking Election In America... They spent 4 days traveling the whole state of Maine with Graham Platner to find out if he can win. Along the way they sat him down with Republicans & Independents. @grahamformaine.bsky.social @democrats.org @democrats.senate.gov @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
The Most Shocking Election In America
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Canceling SNAP benefits is not "moving people off of it"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoAg Secretary Rollins: "The good news -- in just one year alone, we've already moved 4.5 million people off of SNAP. So this idea that once a government program is in place you can never roll it back, President Trump has proven that to be wrong. So we're going to be pulling more and more people off."
The only “Catch of the day” happening in Maine should be from the oceans by fisherfolk. Not fucking ICE.
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree@pingree.house.gov · 7mo agoDHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
“We can’t feed our people incase we want to start a stupid war against Venezuela or Niagara”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 9mo agoTrump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
People don't like to admit it but economics is one of the most pseudoscientific social sciences of them all.
So it’s ok for a country to invade another country and kidnap its president? I hope that the rest of the world is paying attention. I have a president . . .
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Despite the ravings of countless cheerleaders, neoliberalism was never a unique economics untethered to the history of capitalism; it is a logical step in capitalism’s destructive thrust.
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
A federal appeals court has upheld the Maine Department of Marine Resources' right to continue monitoring the movements of federally permitted lobster boats using electronic vessel tracking devices.
Federal appeals court upholds state's right to track location of lobstermen in federal waters
A federal appeals court has upheld the Maine Department of Marine Resource's right to continue monitoring the movements of federally permitted lobster boats using electronic vessel tracking devices.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
SNAP participants can double their spending at their local farmers market or farm stands through a national initiative known as the Double Up Bucks food program. The policy council gives each customer wooden tokens, and if they spend $40, they will receive an additional $40 to spend.
Black-Owned Farms Fill Gaps Left by SNAP Funding Delays
From North Carolina to Mississippi, small businesses work to feed their communities while benefits are paused.
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SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now. Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it. Don’t forget this.
NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —
Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work
A new Department of Energy report “fundamentally misrepresents” climate research and leaves out key context, multiple scientists cited in the report tell WIRED.
wired.com
A Canadian doctor explains the difference between the universal health care system in Canada, where everyone is covered and there are no out-of-pocket costs, and the American system where people go bankrupt in order to receive cancer treatment.
I hope my Republican colleagues will listen to their constituents and vote against this obscene legislation, which is a massive wealth transfer to the very wealthy from the working class.
Looks like Trumpty-Dumpty had a great fall Splat! From the wall [street] See what I did there?