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[Eric Buhler @ericbuhler]

If a jurisdiction has RCV, sure, I will take it. However, reform takes time and energy and money. Reform to RCV takes massive amounts of time and energy and money, even moreso now with the massive losses and the damage it has done to voting reform; not to mention the time and energy and money that FairVote has expended to actively sabotage other reforms across the country. For jurisdictions who don't yet have RCV, and are considering voting reform, RCV will require more time and energy and money than other reforms, will produce a worse product, and will hurt the success of other reforms.

[batu @spacep1rate]

@eddiegonzales It can be frustrating, but the time to argue your case is not with the cops. When you're in front of the DA and a judge, that's when you defend yourself. Just don't bother talking to police; be polite and cooperative, ask if you're being cited/arrested, and have a nice day.

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@Noahpinion The median home price-to-income ratio has risen from around 3.2 in the 1990s to approximately 5.0 by 2025, and medical care prices were 252% higher in 2025 than in 1990.

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@VulgarityBrand @RichardAngwin Eh, probably (working class pay higher percentage of their total earnings, market incentive to reduce cost of labor, etc.), but it's really a matter of opinion. There are valid arguments in opposition as well (job value assessment, wealthy pay majority of tax revenue, and so on).

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@Trill_Parcells @mattyglesias Huh? There was a stay on the order, which likely would have been overturned had the case not been withdrawn (judiciary can't direct executive spending, aside from the original emergency fund that wouldn't even fully cover Nov.), and states can't fund SNAP on their own.

[batu @spacep1rate]

@ShimmonsMark Let me help clear up this graphic for you. Those are percentages by populations broken down into demographics. Notice how they all add up to more than 100%? They're almost all citizens (majority white), with a small percentage of those with legal immigrant status.

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@Asmongold @FPWellman I've never seen anyone who isn't a drug addict do this. Not that I'm against stopping the abuse, but it's not that they have so much extra they can afford it. They run out of food and rely on pantries and others and they're usually forced into rehab or work programs anyway.

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@realalpha2000 @mrrfishyfish https://t.co/IN69qzW3oA.

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@HomesInEastTn4U @smalls2672 @ZeekArkham There are literally work requirements for SNAP with exemptions for children, elderly, or disabled people. If they can work, they are forced to do so in order to continue receiving benefits.

[batu @spacep1rate]

@texasrunnerDFW Hi Amy. You've got questions, I'm here to help. Lobster is a source of nutrition. Many people have different dietary needs, so having a variety of options is good. SNAP benefits are at most ~$300 a month for a single adult. Nobody living on welfare is eating lobster every night.

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@jchains If Gollum told this riddle to Bilbo, Middle Earth would have been doomed! 🤯

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@Malcolm02792388 @AnnieForTruth The pills aren't end consumer product, they are broken down into powder and diluted with other ingredients. The "lives saved" is misleading because most doses don't kill anyone, it's merely a potential maximum deaths derived from the quantity.