Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Today is the day (I voted early). The Constitution can't support and defend itself. It's up to us. Let's roll.
I know people sometimes forget, but your local elections ARE CRUCIAL. Your schools & libraries depend on local elections. Your AG choice is the one who will stand up to unjust federal actions. We've seen mayors stand up. And if you want to shift your party, the local elections are where you do it.
I have said for years that IF the Church did what it’s called to do, we wouldn’t need programs to feed the hungry, care for the widow and orphan, or provide shelter to those who seek it. BECAUSE the Church has failed, the government created support for people the Church let slip through the cracks.
The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
Can someone please explain the legal justification of the appeal on the national guard restraining order?
Oh man, I was thinking that earlier this week - the messiness at least momentarily calms the anxiety this world gives me.
NEW: The school, part of a special education district that had students arrested at the highest rate in the U.S., had previously pledged to change how it disciplines kids after a ProPublica, @chicagotribune.com investigation & federal probe.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social
NEW: A federal judge raised alarm Friday that the Trump administration appeared to have deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras with "no meaningful process" — even as her father was fighting to keep her in the country.
Details w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
The Justice Dept. has authorized law enforcement officers to GO INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES WITHOUT SEARCH WARRANTS if they suspect that someone is an "alien enemy"
I talked to @usatoday.com about Attorney General Bondi's "Guidance for Implementing the Alien Enemies Act," links below
Sound logic to me!
NEW: The Department of Education has announced major collections efforts against millions of defaulted federal student loan borrowers will resume in early May.
Government efforts will include sweeping collections activities. Seizures of tax refunds and Social Security payments.
Tweet showing a protest-style sign on a city street that reads, “We are officially living out the part of history that makes school kids ask, WHY DIDN’T ANYONE DO ANYTHING TO STOP THEM?”
You are here.
Resist. Rebel. Rebuild.
-Daredevil, Born Again
Applies.
Yeah I thought that too
Agreed!
Americans with disabilities make as little as 25¢ an hour. It’s legal, and some employers are pushing Trump to keep it that way
If we are serious about opposing fascism is the US, then we must all do our homework about Christian Nationalism
URGENTLY
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
Sending anyone from this country to a foreign gulag, particularly without a court hearing, should rightfully end a presidency. Full stop.
Roxie Noir’s Loveless brother series; just finished book 2 and am starting book 3.
But tell me again how that side is “pro-military”.
My boy gave me quite the scare over the last 24 hours - but he is home, resting, and should be feeling lots better soon! #dogmom #dogpics
President Trump banning the Associated Press from an event over their usage of "Gulf of Mexico" instead of "Gulf of America" may seem more absurd than alarming, but Trump's attacks on the free press are no joke.
Associated Press barred from Oval Office for not using ‘Gulf of America.’ News agency says its reporter wasn’t allowed into event in effort to ‘punish’ style guide on upholding use of Gulf of Mexico, by @ohheyjenna.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @us.theguardian.com #journalism
Did the same on Apple Maps
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Artichokes - prickly tight flower? Steam it, eat the bottom part of the leaves and the heart just above the stem?
