The Random Gourmet

The Random Gourmet

@randomgourmet.bsky.social

Blue dot in a red state. Firm supporter of the Oxford comma. You know something's happening but you don't know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones? “l die, repair me, do not retaliate."- Klaatu

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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.

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Replying to @annegolden.bsky.social

/ because he objected to the Defense Department reimbursing travel costs to female soldiers for abortions. Johnson closed the House for weeks, violating Art. 1, sec. 5 of the Constitution. We need to change rules that let a single senator or representative block the normal work of government.

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McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation

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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.

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Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.

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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU. YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.

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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”

cnn.comExclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN PoliticsThe United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...

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Until the end of the government shutdown, our campaign will be donating $2,500 a month to a food pantry in the Ninth District. And to my fellow candidates, I challenge you to do the same:

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Capitalism degrades into corruption and becomes socialism for the rich. When the game is rigged by giraffes, expect being tall to matter.

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Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways: First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices. Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

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Nick Pinto@nickpinto.bsky.social

To be sure, @hellgatenyc.com has had our differences with the Cuomo campaign. But when Rich Azzopardi told us this story was Pulitzer material, we took it to heart. As Hell Gate's finance chair, I have signed off on the $75 prize nomination fee. Now we wait. hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...

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