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Federal SNAP benefits face immediate disruption as the government shutdown threatens November payments for approximately 22 million U.S. households. The USDA announced that SNAP benefits will not be paid if the shutdown continues, leaving millions of Americans uncertain about food assistance. This shutdown crisis is separate from the $186 billion in SNAP cuts through 2034 …
Paris is bracing for a storm that feels less like protest and more like revolt. When teachers walk out, trains stall, pharmacies lock their doors, and teenagers drag desks across the gates of their schools, the government hears sirens. This is the sound of a society rejecting austerity before the first line of the budget …
Nearly 90,000 phantom jobs per month go unexplained. What is happening here? The BLS just said the number of jobs reported for the 9 months ending December 2024 was likely overstated by ~800,000. This comes as the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data, covering 97% of employers, showed the US added 607,000 jobs… …
BREAKING – The family of Karmelo Anthony has purchased a fully loaded Cadillac Escalade valued at $150,000. This comes after Anthony’s bond was lowered to $250,000 and he received $500,000 in donations. — Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) April 16, 2025
by solanawhale Not a scam. One incorrect click or incorrect value or incorrect decimal place and your entire life savings can be gone forever. In this case, the sender used a platform that allowed him to set his own fee payment to the miner. He likely either wanted to prioritize his transaction or wanted to …
BREAKING: Florida Republicans Cast 800,000 MORE Ballots Than Democrats Ahead Of Election Day In Early Voting Where Dems Normally Win. https://t.co/hNrurR7I35 — John Basham (@JohnBasham) November 5, 2024
Beginning in the spring, Elon Musk quietly blocked out an hour on Fridays for a new pursuit: national politics. In weekly meetings, consultants and vendors for a super political-action committee updated him on their progress toward the discussed goal of turning out 800,000 people to vote for Donald Trump in battleground states. They proposed a …
Someone just dropped >$800,000 on 80 dollar January 2025 NVDA puts lump sum. byu/SqueezeStreet inwallstreetbets
A German Newspaper DER SPIEGEL got access to the secret document, which includes 1000s of tanks & armored vehicles I’ve never seen so many so eager to go to war, they have an obsession with Russia, never mind it could end the world! Its outright suicidal! Just plain madness! h/t Mathetes 2.0