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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out on November 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on. The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to …
by Michael Approximately 1 out of every 8 U.S. residents in on food stamps. So how do you think they are going to react when their EBT cards suddenly don’t work anymore? The government shutdown has already been going on for 25 days, and there is no end in sight. The Democrats have absolutely no …
*US SEPT. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.4%*US SEPT. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 3% Y/Y; EST. +3.1% *US SEPT. CORE CPI RISES 0.2% M/M; EST. +0.3%*US SEPT. CORE CPI RISES 3% Y/Y; EST. +3.1% — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) October 24, 2025 Energy and food spikes are real, but $SPY shooting up shows markets are shrugging …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The short answer is no. Alleged Threat – SNAP Benefits End November 1 SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, widely known as food stamps. Politico reports At Least 25 States Plan to Cut Off Food Aid Benefits in November Millions of low-income Americans will lose access to food aid …
Old video from 5 months ago but my sources at the White House say that it will go into effect as soon as the government opens. AC
It is now being widely reported that food stamp SNAP benefits will end for many Americans starting Nov 1 if the government shutdown continues. The USDA reportedly does not have continuing authority to disperse funds, and it simply may not have the funds in the first place. It’s not difficult to predict that if food …
American farms are already under pressure. Labor shortages threaten production and prices nationwide. Beth Ford, CEO of Land O’Lakes, warned of a black swan event if farms cannot find enough workers: “These are folks who oftentimes try to get American labor [but] are struggling to do so. They absolutely need labor, and if they don’t …
Something inside Europe has shifted. The fear that kept people silent, the complacency that kept governments blind, both are breaking. In St. Petersburg, thousands began singing a song banned for nearly two decades, a song about overthrowing Putin. The Telegraph described it as an “unexpected outburst,” but it was more than that. “Crowds in St …
If you do the math. Food bank growth it’s exponential. That means by the end of this decade, nearly all of Canadians will be visiting food bank Complete communist state pic.twitter.com/Lm0rbtUhhK — Marc Nixon (@MarcNixon24) October 15, 2025 Poverty and food insecurity in Canada has risen almost 40% over the past two years, placing Canada at a historic …
by Michael What do you think is going to happen when tens of millions of impoverished Americans suddenly stop getting their food stamp money from the government? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that a lot of them will be extremely angry. Unfortunately, if the current government shutdown stretches into the month of November, …
FOX News reported that Gen Z borrowers’ credit scores have fallen to an average of 676. That number doesn’t just measure financial responsibility. It measures exhaustion. It shows a generation pushed to the edge and forced to make impossible choices. People are not living carelessly. They are paying rent, buying food, filling gas tanks, covering …
https://twitter.com/America42085192/status/1976764075947573483 Someone’s showing military families lined up at food banks, claiming they missed a paycheck this week. But others are calling it out because payday’s October 15, not now, and they’re still on schedule unless this shutdown drags past that. The clip’s meant to stir outrage when the real hit comes next week if Congress …
EU’S TRADE WALLS BACKFIRE: FOOD PRICES SURGE, EXPORTS CRASH Imagine if every U.S. state had to agree before making any trade deal, and then California always got the final say. That’s basically how the European Union works. Countries like Estonia and Cyprus can’t cut their own deals. They’re stuck with what the EU decides. Now, …
This is going to be worse than ’08. Foreclosures are ticking up. Some real carnage under the surface of this market Fast food and QSRs, home builders and home improvement, car sellers and lenders, payroll software, payment processors, private equity all quietly breaking down Probably nothing — Ross Hendricks (@Ross__Hendricks) September 30, 2025 The market …
Every week there’s more… Sausage on a stick, corn dogs, radioactive shrimp, salmonella cucumbers, radioactive spices, listeria laden ready to eat meals, salad vegetables, beans, eggs etc… the list goes on… concerns of flu viruses in meat and dairy… Here’s the latest: https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/listeria-outbreak-from-recalled-frozen-meals-sold-trader-joes-walmart-leaves-4-dead-19-hospital An interesting take from a controversial YouTuber: h/t Bright Side
The past few lockdowns, mostly bullish if less than 2 weeks. pic.twitter.com/O2Yzk9qBOc — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) September 29, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: In a devastating development, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms that if the Democrats shut down the government tomorrow, "food assistance programs for women and children and impoverished communities" will be DEFUNDED. Ouch. Democrats …
https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/food/food-banks-struggling-federal-support/ Wow. Seeing it all in a chart makes me speechless. We’ve gotten so good at hiding financial pain. Instead of bread lines like we saw in 1929 we have EBT cards. Food banks are seeing record numbers though too but no one talks about it. https://t.co/QtD9XdGLRQ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 27, 2025 The …
Cat food is next once they can’t afford this. https://t.co/FIJ7F58ad9 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 21, 2025
https://www.frontpagemag.com/after-food-and-autism-fraud-somalis-get-busted-for-homeless-fraud/ Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged eight people in connection with what they called a “massive” fraud scheme in Minnesota’s Medicaid-funded housing stabilization program. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said it was the first wave of cases and that his office was investigating hundreds of companies. He described fraud in the state as a widespread “crisis.” The …
🚨BREAKING New report: poverty and food insecurity in Canada jumps FORTY percent since 2023 …some Canadians are going FULL DAYS without eating. The solutions? All taxpayer funded! Communism is coming. pic.twitter.com/Vmqn2PhAJV — Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) September 17, 2025 Canada Real Estate Insanity A Hamilton home purchased in 2021 just sold for a 52% loss. 2009 …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, The CPI was up more than expected in August. Food played a role. The BLS CPI report for August shows the price of food and beverages jumped 0.5 percent with food at home rising 0.6 percent. Six CPI Food Categories Month-Over-Month CPI Food Category Month-Over-Month Details Food and Beverage: …
Chris King has farmed Arkansas soil for 40 years. Last week, he stood before congressional staffers in Brookland with a message he never thought he’d deliver: “I have never been as worried as I am now about whether or not my kids and grandkids will be able to carry on,” he told local outlet KATV …
CATO, N.Y. — Federal agents forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant’s co-owner called “terrifying.” Video and photos taken at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners plant Thursday showed numerous law enforcement vehicles outside the plant and workers being escorted from …
Getting younger and younger. No shame I say moms loosely..pic.twitter.com/z9r24nDYjJ — Ava- I Love My USA! 🇺🇸 (@WEdwarda) September 3, 2025
Well, that was quite a surprise. We just got confirmation that inflation is picking up steam once again. That’s concerning news, because the cost of living has already been putting pressure on people nationwide. In fact, one recent survey found that 86 percent of Americans are stressed about grocery prices. But it’s not just food …
“The overwhelming majority of Americans – 86% – say the cost of groceries is at least a minor source of stress. The number includes 53% who say it’s a major source of anxiety in their lives right now.” https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2025-08-05/stressed-about-groceries-youre-not-alone And it’s cutting across income, age, and geography. “While Americans over age 60 are less likely …
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is occurring in Gaza City, home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and that it could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
Today we’re talking about something that’s hitting all of us hard. Your grocery bill. If you’ve noticed your food costs going through the roof lately, you’re not crazy. And here’s the thing – it’s about to get much worse. Let’s talk real numbers here. Food prices jumped 0.3% just in June. That’s 3% higher than …
