Notices by Mr. Bill (bmacdonald94@hostux.social)

"The highest SNAP participation rates cluster in the rural South, Appalachia, and the Midwest — regions that overwhelmingly voted Republican — while wealthier suburban and coastal counties, which voted Democratic, have far lower rates. The typical red county is poorer and more reliant on food assistance than the typical blue county."

~ Julie Roginsky

#Trump #Republicans #SNAP #WIC #food #hunger #children #shutdown #cruelty
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https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/these-monsters-must-be-brought-to

RE: https://mastodon.social/@timberwraith/115481498421231797

I'm going to throw in a caveat for this thread: not all transfem experiences are the same.

How you experience this also depends on how close your life experiences actually *do* align with cis girls'/cis women's experiences.

I can think of trans girls who knew they were girls and *fully* accepted that reality when they were super young. That shifts one's experience "asymptotically" toward cis female experience, as an example.

That wasn't *my* experience. My life diverged from that asymptote.

Whomever decided this time change thing is ok does not have children or cats

@MatthewTitus88 ~ It was mine and for the life of me I never figured out why.

I'm so pissed at my mom.

I typically talk to her every day, but I didn't call yesterday because I felt like crap. Vertigo - probably related to stress.

Call this morning and tell her that the discussion about participation seems to have had an impact on the oldest.

"OK, but just know that taking this away could make him less motivated."

I told her I understood, and we will be looking at a number of things. But pulling pep band finally seems to have captured his attention.

More pushback.

Remind her of all of the other things we are doing: meeting with the teacher, doctor's appointment because he is presenting as very confused at times (my husband is diabetic and zoned out if his sugar is low), revisiting the special ed testing from seven years ago because he does have an auditory issue.

Totally dismissive. So, I said that I really wanted her to say she thinks I've got a very good plan - covering everything.

She refused. And I hung up her. Called back later. And ended up hanging up again.

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Being hit really hard in one's breasts feels remarkably similar to being kicked in one's balls.

I mean, they're both glands positioned in sensitive areas of the human body, so it makes sense.

But, being one of the rare human beings who has had both... yeah, the sensation is about the same.

The weather started out cold and dreary.
Summer and I practically had to stand in line to put food in our town's free pantry. Many of us are stepping up. Although we have a good food bank it is miles away and if you have no money transportation is probably an issue. I feel really good about our close to home option.
Summer and I spent most of the morning cleaning anywhere there are pipes just in case the plumber would be plumbing there. I know it's silly but I'm sure a clean workspace is better than the alternative.
When the sun broke through the dreary we jumped in the car and sang along with the stereo all the way to the beach. Summer doesn't know all the words but she enthusiastically joins in.
We had a blast
#Summer #DogsOfMastodon

They're giving away free loquat trees at a booth at one end of the route. I saw this guy carrying one with his arm on his bike almost three miles from the booth #carryshitolympics

Cannabis is legal in half of the U.S. states, decriminalized in 31. At the regional level, Democratic authorities in the U.S. continue to advocate for drug legalization despite the rising death toll. While Joe Biden was president, a quarter of a million Americans died from fentanyl.
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I've also seen trans people weaponize this against other trans people. And that's its own special level of bullshit.

But, eh, it takes all kinds.

And I'm not here for it.

@russ_am ~ It is our burden that a few share. Be well and carry on

One actual difference between white people and Black people is WE’VE never been confused about who is doing what to whom.

@VeroniqueB99 ~ We love you too. ❤️

"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible Nature. Unaware that this Nature he's destroying is this God he's worshiping."

Hubert Reeves

"A lot of people hate my skepticism, and I think I understand why. The psychics offer wonders and endless possibilities in a world that often seems difficult and mundane. They promise health, wealth, wisdom, eternal life. But if you examine the record, it's not the psychics but the hard-nosed scientists who have actually delivered the things that improve human life. And, to me, science describes a world far more interesting than any psychic fantasy. It's a good world, not perfect"

James Randi

"We owe it to our kids to inform them and train them how to think, not what to think."

James Randi

"Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand."

James Randi

There exists in society a very special class of persons that I have always referred to as the Believers. These are folks who have chosen to accept a certain religion, philosophy, theory, idea or notion and cling to that belief regardless of any evidence that might, for anyone else, bring it into doubt. They are the ones who encourage and support the fanatics and the frauds of any given age. No amount of evidence, no matter how strong, will bring them any enlightenment."

James Randi

"As families stand in the longest food bank lines in modern history, Trump and his inner circle dance beneath chandeliers, drinking champagne and laughing in gold-plated rooms.

Eric Trump’s family dressed as literal money. Cabinet members and senators mingled among performers dressed as flappers, twirling and grinning while Americans starve."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #cruelty #MaraLago #EconomicElites
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"Expose every belief to the light of reason, discourse, facts, scientific observations; question everything, be skeptical because this is the only chance at life you will ever get."

James Randi