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43 minutes ago, wild_turkey said:
Why did the shutdown cost Republicans elections if the shutdown is the Democrats’ fault? Oh, maybe some people are finally seeing through your bullshit lies.What's wild is his social media post said it explicitly.
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how many solid R seats did the texas republikan party dilute in order to try to get more repub seats in Congress? Possible future Leopards eating faces post. Arrogant fucks.
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if you know who Amanda Litman is the meaning of this may be significant to you. If not, well, not so much.
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Oh good we get to take a huge dump on Bill Ackman's face tonight AND he's not ready for it.
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down ballot in GA statewide
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6 minutes ago, HenryJames said:
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Our butcher here in Fort Collins, Friendly Nick (who's a great guy but always grumpy, thus the name) sends out a monthly email. Today's packed quite a wallop. Thought I'd post. Spoilered for length.
SpoilerUncertainty.
It’s why there wasn’t a newsletter last month. I was uncertain what to write about. It’s why I haven’t picked out my Halloween costume. My 6-year-old is uncertain on what he wants me to be. And neither of those things matter, not really, not in the long run. But uncertainty over where your next meal is coming from… that has very serious repercussions.
Aside from just the general stress of trying to find a meal, food insecurity is a serious detriment to mental health that can lead to cycles of depression, poverty, poor hygiene, food safety, and food born illnesses issues. There’s a NIH study about this specific topic and I highlighted a passage in the conclusion I thought was relevant.
“The impact of food insecurity on mental health spans beyond individual wellbeing, extending to societal issues such as poverty cycles and community mental health. Addressing this complex interplay necessitates comprehensive interventions integrating education, income, housing, social support, and healthcare access. “
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10893396/
As I’m writing this, we are days away from 42 million people missing their benefit payments to supplement their grocery bills. The SNAP program began in 1939 was revived in 1961 and was codified into law in 1964 with the Food Stamp Act. It’s gone through expansion and retraction periods including work requirements since 1971, but the main goal of helping people alleviate food insecurity has stayed largely intact. And there’s a whole separate discussion to have about why 12% of the population of the worlds’ richest country requires food stamps, but sometimes people just need a little help while they navigate a rough patch. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
I also don’t think that we should have to decide between having affordable health insurance and food assistance. I honestly don’t think we should have health insurance, I think we should have single payer health care, but that’s another rant at another time. But what’s happening right now is the current administration is keeping the government shut down unless we collectively agree to higher health insurance premiums. And, while it’s shut down 12 % of the country is going to experience some level of food insecurity; and that’s fucked.
I’ve worked in hospitality and food service my entire life. My first job was bagging groceries at a local grocery store in Ohio. I cooked in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Indiana, and Colorado. Now, I run a grocery store of my own because I like talking about food and helping people make great food that enriches their lives. So, watching my community be decimated with food insecurity issues is beyond infuriating. On top of all of this, there are 2700 federal employees in Northern Colorado and at least some of those have been furloughed and have gone weeks without pay. The white house has also suggested that they are not all eligible for back pay, going so far as to remove references to a 2019 law that guaranteed back pay. So now we have employees who are currently working and uncertain if they’ll receive their back pay, never mind that they already had to figure out how to live without any income from the last month. It’s fucked.
I’m just one guy, and I don’t control many economic purse strings, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t do anything. I have access to meats at wholesale prices, and for as long as I can afford it, I’m going to put together some care packages for anyone who has been furloughed or lost their SNAP benefits. It will be a couple pounds of meat; some ground beef, chicken breasts or drumsticks, pork shoulder, and some eggs. About 5 pounds total. All of this will be handed out for free and I hope it will help people navigate these unconscionable injustices levied on us by this vulgar administration.
Sadly, this isn’t the first time I’ve done this. A little over 5 years ago, I made small lunch meal available for anyone who lost their jobs during the COVID shutdowns. They were little ham and cheese sandwiches with an orange that I gave out at the shop. I had a lot of friends in the restaurant industry who were hurting and I wanted to do what I could to help anyone who needed it. What I didn’t give away at the shop I donated to the Mission, and we did that all summer. So, this isn’t a “look at me” kind of gesture. It’s something I do when I see there IS something I can do.
People… sorry, not people, assholes, they always want to add caveats and limitations on who gets help in this country. Politicians want us to look down on each other because if you see someone struggling, it’s their fault and you should shame them. And honestly, I’m not going to do that. I’d much rather spend my money handing out free food to help someone in need then paying taxes so orange-nosed sycophants can take bribes in golden ballrooms.
So, we’ll have these care packages available as long as we can and for as many people as I can get them to. Just come by and show us your EBT card or federal badge and we’ll take care of you. Because that’s what we all should do when we can.
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All of that was written last week. Since then, I started offering free bags of meat and the community has stepped up and donated 80. THOUSAND. FUCKING. DOLLARS!!!! We are now handing out 300+ bags a day, 1200 + lbs! This gives me a lot of conflicting feelings. I’m super happy that we can offer this to people, but to see the line of people outside my door each morning, people who have done nothing wrong, people who our government shits on…. It’s … I don’t know the right word… fucking horrible. Now the Orange fuck-stick says he won’t fund SNAP despite a judges order. So why would anyone trust this administration or his cronies to honor any agreement to discuss extending health insurance subsidies after the shutdown ends. It’s either starve now or go broke later…then starve. These aren’t politics anymore. It’s beyond that now. This is cruelty for the sake of cruelty, because he doesn’t think there will be any repercussions. But you can’t stand here day after day handing out food, seeing so many people hurting because of his narcissism and not wish evil things for that “man”.
If you wish to donate to help us keep handing out food, and now baby supplies, there’s a link below. However, if you are going to donate, please consider giving half of that to the food banks. They can help more people faster and better than I can. And I will keep doing this as long as I can.
Take care of yourself, and others,
Slightly Less Friendly Nick
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1 hour ago, TwiceHorn said:
Here's common-gooder Adrian Vermeule weighing in on the Fuentes debacle.
Usually, these common-gooders at least pretend to stay above it all.
The meat of what he wrote is apparently a translation of a 1927 Carl Schmitt book.
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dotard stroke face photo, taken during his 60 Minutes softball interview. Spoilered in case you're eating.
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being magat means living in constant fear
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the nazis are roosting in the gop nest and even the wsj is squirming (below)
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I've heard metastasizing bone cancer is quite painful.
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4 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:
Is this fucking real?
I feel like I have to ask this question all the time, and the answer is always the most depressing - and most expected - response.
"Patel and Wilkins met at a friend's event in Nashville in 2022 and started their relationship a few months later, in early 2023. 'We just happened to meet,' Wilkins recounted, noting that the 19-year age gap she has with him always felt irrelevant. "I have always liked [him], when I met him, I just liked that he was so, so honest," Wilkins gushed. "He's exactly who he is all the time. His character is incredible. His values are incredible."
Quote above is from the int'l business times. There is little known about her background. Not sure of the logic behind the Israeli, in particular, honeypot accusation but who knows.
QuoteAlexis Wilkins, the longtime girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, is suing an ex-agent and self-described whistleblower for defamation, alleging he called her a former Israeli spy whose relationship with Patel is a “honeypot” operation.
The defendant, Kyle Seraphin, “has maliciously lied” about Wilkins by “falsely asserting that she—an American-born country singer—is an agent of a foreign government, assigned to manipulate and compromise the Director of the FBI,” Wilkins’ attorney wrote in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Austin, Texas.
Wilkins accuses Seraphin, a conservative podcaster who calls himself a “recovering FBI agent,” of “using this fabricated story as self-enriching clickbait.”Wilkins is seeking at least $5 million in damages. The suit was first reported by Reason and highlighted Friday morning by Court Watch.
Her legal complaint homes in on Seraphin’s comments on “The Kyle Seraphin Show” on Aug. 22.
Patel “has had his own little ‘honeypot’ issue that’s been going on of late, so we’re just going to acknowledge it real publicly,” Seraphin said on the episode at the center of the lawsuit.
“He’s got a girlfriend that is half his age, who is apparently is both a country music singer, a political commentator on Rumble, a friend of John Rich through [FBI deputy Director Dan] Bongino, who also now owns a big chunk of Rumble, and she’s also a former Mossad agent in what is like the equivalent of their NSA.”
“But I’m sure that’s totally because, like, she’s really looking for like a cross-eyed, you know, kind of thickish built, super cool bro who’s almost 50 years old who’s Indian in America,” Seraphin said sarcastically.“Like it has nothing to do with the fact that uh we’re really close to the Trump administration,” he said. “Anyway, I’m sure that’s totally just like love. That’s what real love looks like.”Seraphin did not identify Wilkins by name, but her suit says his statement is “obviously about her specifically.”-
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4 hours ago, Red Five said:
Mike Johnson’s superpower is being without shame. He will simply answer “I don’t know anything about that” until reporters stop asking him about it.
Yes, he is afraid to even look at the person asking him a question because he knows his facial reactions would look bad on tv. Seems like he's always looking down unless the question comes from a friendly.
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even in Toronto they do the popo triple lundy - incompetence, brutality and cover-up, all on the fly
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8 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:
I am skeptical they have some big technocratic plan. Technocratic bills are what they do when they grudgingly have to do something. And you know what? The Biden era technocratic schemes were actually pretty good, they just did not in any way sufficiently address the crisis the country was facing. The other problem with the technocratic approach is that the Republicans can easily undo them in about ten seconds whereas the changes the Republicans make linger in the system for decades.
But even to the extent this is true it is based on the idea that everybody likes the status quo and agrees it is good and we just need to make a few adjustments which is a very 1990s way of thinking.
They have a beginning of a plan. The makings of one, if you will.
Seriously I was imprecise. The congressional leadership doesn't have a plan. They're fucking clueless and soft af. I'm hoping a dynamic congressional election leads to a pres candidate who has some fire in the belly and populist ideas for change.
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the vid got taken down so here's an article about the same thing from Daily Beast
House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself tangled in his own rhetoric when confronted with President Donald Trump’s admission that he didn’t know the crypto billionaire he’d recently pardoned.
CNN’s Manu Raju pressed Johnson on Capitol Hill about the apparent contradiction between his past attacks on President Joe Biden’s use of clemency and Trump’s own on-air confession during his 60 Minutes interview Sunday.
“Last week, you came here to these mics and you were very critical of Joe Biden’s use of the auto pen. You said he didn’t even know who he was pardoning, but last night on 60 Minutes, President Trump admitted not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?” Raju asked Monday.
Johnson replied: “I don’t know anything about that. I didn’t see the interview. You have to ask the president about that. I’m not sure.”
QuoteThe exchange came just days after Johnson had accused Biden of being unaware of who he was pardoning, describing the actions as “invalid on their face.” His comments followed a report released by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee that accused Biden’s aides of concealing signs of “mental decline” and alleged he may have authorized pardons without full awareness.
“It sounds like a terrible novel or something, but this is reality,” Johnson said at the time. “The pardons, for example—he pardoned categories of violent criminals and turned them loose on the streets, and he didn’t even know who. He didn’t even know what the categories were, apparently, much less the individual people, that he pardoned.”
But Trump’s 60 Minutes remarks have thrown Johnson’s outrage into sharp relief. When asked about his pardon of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, who pleaded guilty to federal money laundering charges, Trump told interviewer Norah O’Donnell, “I don’t know who he is.” Zhao’s violations allowed criminal groups to move money connected to drug trafficking and child abuse.
The Binance founder had previously admitted to allowing billions of dollars in illegal transactions to flow through the cryptocurrency exchange, resulting in one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history.
Johnson’s refusal to address Trump’s comments stood in contrast to his previous insistence that a president must personally understand and approve each pardon.
It comes after Johnson claimed to have not seen a rambling speech Trump made to military leaders last month. Rolling out the same excuse, the speaker told Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean as she grilled him on the Hill, “I didn’t see it.”
Undeterred, Dean continued, saying, “It’s so dangerous! You know I serve on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations, it’s a collision of those two things. Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a president who is unwell.”
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11 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:
The only thing the Dem establishment seems to care about is their donors. Losing elections bothering them would imply they actually want power and have a plan of what to do with it.
They have a plan it's just more technocrat, like Obama, than it is populist or revolutionary. That's going to have to change. I think a few of the old-timers get primaried and shoved out next year, despite the backing of the party. Yeah that's probably overly optimistic but I've gotta believe.
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17 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:
I don’t think that answers my question. A grocery store participates in snap, does the equal treatment for customer rule apply to all customers and all prices, or just snap (or whichever federal program)?
The government is abusing federal law and the Constitution left and right but as someone pointed out, cruelty is the point so they put out this reminder that in theory is meant to stop "regular" customers from paying higher prices to support SNAP customers.
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Georgians - This is an immediate, winnable fight
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