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Soraya Nadia McDonald

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    "What’s happened to going to the Walgreens or Target is a store-sized version of ... America. It’s the experience of being subject to the decisions of a ruling class that responds to every challenge with authoritarianism, greed, and the same levels of poise and wisdom as an inbred Pomeranian."

    Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
    As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...
    We used to be able to buy things in this country
    Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy
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    BYE BYE NONCE GOGGLES

    Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app
    “The vast majority of the talent and agents at our events felt that these were a violation of their privacy and were damaging and spoiling the interactions at the tables. Several expressed concerns that they might not continue to attend in-person events if they were being recorded in secret.”
    Meta glasses banned by Comic-Con promoter after 'secret filming'
    A number of guests said they would be reluctant to appear at conventions again after cases of recordings taking place without their knowledge.
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    Jul 26, 2026
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    More than 250,000 people flee wildfires in France and Spain
    Hundreds of firefighters battle blazes as strong winds drive fires towards Bordeaux and smoke prompts health warnings in Madrid
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    "Legislation to create a victim’s compensation fund stalled in Albany this year and money to reimburse people for the losses did not make it into the new state budget."

    jfc, is it really too much to do basic shit to stop screwing over poor people

    Stolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms
    Unlike other states, New York hasn’t taken basic anti-fraud measures found in commercial banking — and it doesn’t reimburse the victims.
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    Jul 26, 2026
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    more cancermaxxing

    Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com
    😵‍💫 apple.news/A3HKe6NuIRlG...
    As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice — The Associated Press
    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...
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    It is prime panzanella and tabbouleh season and yet here I stand in the produce aisle, attempting to mentally calculate my chances of hitting at the diarrhea casino like I'm counting blackjack cards

    Confused math lady meme From Wikipedia: Brazilian actress Renata Sorrah surrounded by mathematical problems, in a scene from 2004 Brazilian soap opera Senhora do Destino, where she plays Nazaré Tedesco.
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    It really is super nice! You can breathe, you can walk, it's child-friendly.

    I would bike much more as a form of transportation if I didn't feel like I was risking life and limb every time I do it

    Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com
    10,000 fewer on-street car parking spaces. That's the pledge from Amsterdam's new coalition government over the next four years. While many cities still argue whether change is possible, Amsterdam is reclaiming its public realm one tree, bench, bike rack, terrace, playground, and garden at a time.
    A cycle ride through an Amsterdam neighborhood where all of the car parking has been replaced with benches, terraces, bike racks, trees, and gardens. ▶
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    I had no idea she was so Ted Cruzian in her affect.

    Howard Mortman @howardmortman.bsky.social
    "Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder." -- Haley Stevens
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    Reply to @sorayanadiamcdonald.com

    CALIFORNIA!?!?!? We're being lapped by a state governed by a greasy-haired tech sleeze?

    Screenshot text from The City Reporter California also put a literal astrophysicist on the case, Monica Bobra. Her team at the state’s Office of Data and Innovation partnered with its Department of Social Services to make a machine-learning-powered model for cash-assistance fraud that identifies suspicious transactions. Building on that, the state figured out how to identify likely compromised cards and get cardholders to reset their pins. It also added those three little numbers typically on the backs of cards, card verification values, to guard against scamming. As of April, California has reduced reported food and cash benefit theft by 76% relative to the 2024 peak, the state said. New York, on the other hand, does not even keep data on people losing their benefits to fraud. The city and state stopped collecting claims after the federal government ceased reimbursing them in late 2024 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said to stop accepting them. “It’s not seen as a crisis, because it’s poor people,” said Joel Berg, CEO of the advocacy group Hunger Free America. “When we define something as a crisis, we address it.” In a statement on behalf of Hochul, the governor’s office touted the chip card plans and pointed the finger at Washington, D.C. for the lack of reimbursements.
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    Reply to @sorayanadiamcdonald.com

    Kathy if you're going to be that late passing and signing a budget at least make sure you've done all that possible to help poor people whose means to eat are being systematically heisted, JFC

    Stolen Food Stamp Funds Leave Thousands Hungry as New York Sleeps on Reforms
    Unlike other states, New York hasn’t taken basic anti-fraud measures found in commercial banking — and it doesn’t reimburse the victims.
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    Jul 26, 2026