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#Trump admin to fire worker for TV interview about #SNAP
The employee warned that the #shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the #FederalGovernment to put #food on the table.
#censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #law #labor #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
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#House passes bill to reopen government after longest #shutdown ever
The legislation now goes to #Trump to sign into #law.
The bill INCLUDES the provision allowing Senators who were investigated by the #DOJ for their alleged involvement in Trump’s effort to overturn the #2020election to sue the #US #government for $500,000.
It DOES NOT INCLUDE the #healthcare subsidies for the #ACA, nor a reversal of the GOP #Medicaid cuts Democrats wanted.
The messages are certain to inflame the debate on Capitol Hill over the #Trump admin’s handling of the #EpsteinFiles, & top ofcls’ decision to backtrack on a promise to fully release them. That issue, which has split #Republicans & alienated some of Trump’s right-wing supporters, had faded to the background as the govt #shutdown dragged on.
But the #House is set to return Wednesday to clear legislation to end the shutdown, & attention is likely to shift back to the #Epstein matter.
Well, there ya go, Rep #AdelitaGrijalva #Democrat of #Arizona has been sworn in.
She will be the 218th signature needed to force the #EpsteinFiles release vote, as long as no #Republicans defect.
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
AYFKM???
And some Democrats actually voted for this?!
Deal to end #shutdown would also allow some #Republicans to sue the #US government for #Jan6 investigation
Legislation moving through #Congress that would end the longest government shutdown in US history would also allow 8 Republican senators to seek hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for alleged privacy violations stemming from the #DOJ's investigation of the Jan 6, 2021, Capitol #insurrection.
#Senate Passes Deal to Reopen Government
The Senate, with the help of Democratic defectors, passed a bill to end the longest government #shutdown WITHOUT the #HealthInsurance subsidies #Democrats long demanded. The earliest the House will vote is Wednesday.
#Trump admin renews #SCOTUS appeal to keep full #SNAP payments frozen
The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a program that helps buy groceries for 42 million Americans should proceed during the historic US govt #shutdown. Lower courts have ruled that the govt must keep FULL payments flowing, & SCOTUS asked the admin to respond after an appeals court ruled against it again late Sunday.
#law #Plutocracy #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #FoodStamps
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BREAKING: Senate Democrats are set to cave to Republicans and reopen the government without a promise to extend ACA tax credits.
A vote could happen as soon as this evening, but the path to reopening the government will still take time.
The latest: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar…
#Shutdown
BREAKING: Deal Nears to Reopen Federal Government as Democrats Set to Cave
Democrats are set to join Republicans to open the government despite no extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.Aaron Parnas (The Parnas Perspective)
Trump told #states on Saturday to “immediately undo” any actions to provide full #FoodStamp benefits to #LowIncome families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply. The late-night guidance from the #USDA adds to the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti-#hunger program during the govt #shutdown. Officials in several states said they remained unsure on Sunday how the directive would affect the roughly one in eight Americans who rely on #SNAP.
I mean...it *sounds* like a good idea. I for one could really use a check from the government right now. But how come we've never heard anything about this "plan" before? (???)
#USpolitics #policy #healthcare #healthcarereform #governmentshutdown #shutdown #news #politics
Trump’s support among voters is fading fast, but Congressional Republicans refuse to acknowledge their peril, as they succumb to nearly all of his demands.
⚡️”The gap between voters saying their vote is anti-Trump and those saying it’s pro-Trump is larger than ever.
It’s also the largest such gap since 2006.”
-A Blake
#DementiaDon #Fascism #TrumpShutdown #Shutdown #Trumpcession #Economy #NoKings #Sadism #Protest #USPol
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#Trump #Transportation Secy Sean Duffy warned Friday the government could force airlines to cut up to 20% of #flights if the #shutdown did not end as US airlines on Friday scrambled to make unprecedented #GovernmentImposed reductions.
#OrchestratedShutdown #FAA #labor #travel
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Heartless #billionaire assholes
#Trump admin seeks to halt #SNAP #food #aid payments after a #CourtOrder
Trump’s admin asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP benefits amid a #US govt #shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving quickly to get the money to people.
#law #judiciary #FoodStamps #hunger #poverty #WealthGap #SocialCleansing #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #EconomicDiscrimination
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"Trump’s 'Gatsby' gala wasn’t homage but autopsy — a champagne-soaked dirge for a nation that once believed in class, grace, and conscience. ...
Trump, the man who once wrapped himself in the mantle of populism, threw a party mocking the very people who once believed him."
~ David Shuster
#Trump #MaraLago #GreatGatsby #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #corruption #EconomicElites #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger
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When Gatsby Met Garbage: Trump’s Decadent Death Rattle of the American Dream
Trump’s “Great Gatsby” party was a grotesque display of excess and delusion — proof that America’s self-proclaimed populist has become its most vulgar elite.David Shuster (Blue Amp Media)
"In a scathing ruling handed down just minutes ago, Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to immediately deliver full November SNAP benefits to every state, blasting officials for their brazen refusal to obey his earlier mandate."
~ Aaron Parnas
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #SNAP #children #hunger #cruelty #courts
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Like I said, not cool.
#FAA reducing #AirTraffic by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government #shutdown
#Trump #OrchestratedShutdown #TrumpCoup2
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Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool cool cool, no doubt no doubt.
Exclusive: #US may cut #AirTraffic 10% by Friday without #shutdown deal
The shutdown has forced 13,000 #AirTrafficControllers & 50,000 Transportation Security Administration [#TSA] officers to work WITHOUT #PAY & snarled tens of thousands of #flights.
#Trump #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #law #Congress
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"The emergency payments come after the #USDA abruptly announced last month that it would not be able to use #SNAP conti ngency funds to make November benefit payments during a government shutdown — even though it had made payments during the #shutdown in Octobe r and had a reported $4.65 billion left in the contingency fund."
The administration unambiguously had authority to spend down the rest of the contingency fund and chose not to.
Maryland commits $62 million to fund share of November SNAP benefits USDA won't pay for - Maryland Matters
Maryland will put up $62 million to cover funding for the SNAP food assistance program for November, after the federal government announced Monday that it would only cover about half of the federal program for the month of November.Danielle J. Brown (Maryland Matters)
Projection
#Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by #Democrats seeking #healthcare for the people
The government #shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as #Republicans continue to refuse to negotiate with #Democrats. Millions of people could lose #FoodAid benefits, #health #care subsidies are set to expire & there are few real talks between the parties over how to end it.
Amazon/Meta/Google/Comcast🚨are funneling $Ms into one of Trump’s pet projects in an effort to stay in his good graces.
Govt: #shutdown: Ms of Americans face⬆️in HC costs/the loss of SNAP.
Donors to the ballroom project were rewarded with an invitation to the WH on Oct 15 for an excl event with Trump.🚨Many in the audience repped corps that, <5 yrs ago, pledged not to support pols who undermine the democratic process.
We need a #GeneralStrike.
#Fascism #Corruption #USPol
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These Corporations Stopped Worrying About Democracy and Bought Trump a Ballroom
It has been nearly five years since the 2020 presidential election, but President Trump continues to baselessly insist it was stolen.Judd Legum (Popular Information)
Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that the #Trump admin must continue to fund #SNAP, the nation’s biggest #food #aid program, using contingency funds during the government #shutdown.
The rulings came a day before the #USDA planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown.
#Trump says #Senate should scrap the #filibuster to end the government #shutdown
Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats & reopen the federal government.
“THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump posted late Thursday night on his social media site, Truth Social.
A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the #Trump administration from firing #FederalWorkers during the government #shutdown.
US District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction [#PI] that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order [#TRO] against the job cuts that was set to expire Wednesday.
#law #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab
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>2 dozen states sued the #Trump admin Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund #FoodStamps during the government #shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from #hunger & financial hardship starting in a matter of days.
The states, including officials in Arizona, California & Massachusetts, asked a federal judge to force Washington to tap emergency reserve money so that families do not see an interruption to their benefits under #SNAP starting Nov 1.
"Unless the government shutdown ends this week, which seems basically impossible, federal support for SNAP will be cut off this Saturday.
Here are four things you should know about the imminent hunger games."
1. "This is a political decision — specifically, a Republican decision."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
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"As food assistance runs out and a billionaire offers money for troops, Trump dances in Malaysia. ...
While Trump could be seen dancing like a fool on a red carpet in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend, actual patriots at food banks and other grassroots organizations were bracing to serve large populations in need."
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #shutdown #SNAP #food #EconomicElites #FoodStamps
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"In the dead of night, Donald Trump slipped out of the White House and boarded Air Force One for a trip to Asia. Twenty-four days into a government shutdown of his own making, Trump became the first president in American history to leave the country during an active shutdown. Millions of federal workers remain furloughed or unpaid."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #shutdown #food #SNAP #groceries #prices
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Breaking Saturday Afternoon News Updates - 10/25/25
Let me catch you up on what you need to know todayBen Meiselas (Meidas+)
Holy crap it was this completely insane freak who gave #Trump $$ supposedly for the #military.
#TimothyMellon, a reclusive #billionaire & a major financial backer of Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the US government to help pay troops during the #shutdown, according to two people familiar with the matter.
A while ago I posted a thread about him.
I’ll boost it.
He is scary.
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US hits $38 trillion in debt
In the midst of a federal government #shutdown, the #US govt’s gross national #debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.
It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic—the US hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August this year.
#economy #inflation #recession #Trump #trumpcession #Congress
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—>> #TheDailyShow ⦁ #MichaelKosta <<— #Trump Extorts #DOJ for $230M While Gov’t #Workers Scramble to Make Ends Meet #EpsteinFiles#ShutDown#DailyShow #TDS #Comedy #Humour #Humor#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpolyoutu.be/RtSVBbf_khE
The #Government Is #ShutDown. But Not for #FossilFuels.
Federal workers who issue permits for oil, #gas & #mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal #pollution limits.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw #regulations #ClimateCrisis
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