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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 …
BREAKING: Senate Democrats reject for the TENTH TIME Republicans’ clean bill to reopen the federal government Chuck Schumer is totally HIJACKED by Bernie Sanders and AOC. Russ Vought and Trump will continue firing and cutting Democrat programs in the meantime 🔥 Last night the two went on a socialist town hall and had NO CLUE …
We are now into week three of the #governmentshutdown with no end in sight. The #WhiteHouse has already fired more than 4,000 federal workers since the shutdown began. https://abc7.com/post/democrats-say-intimidated-trumps-threats-shutdown-enters-third-week/18013375/ President Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Susan …
by Martin Armstrong 🚨BREAKING: United States Military members have been spotted on FOOD BANK lines in anticipation of their checks stopping on October 15. Is this the image Republicans want to project to the world? Trump’s shutdown is a complete embarrassment. pic.twitter.com/2Y1w8UN7lL — CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) October 11, 2025 Veterans have been forced to …
French PM Lecornu has suspended the 2023 pension reform until after the 2027 election. This is likely to win Socialist support and save his govt. from a no-confidence vote on Thursday. The RN and LFI have said they will file motions. A win for workers, a blow to #Macron’s agenda. pic.twitter.com/eSJo3p00o9 — Smriti (@smritisudesh) October …
View post on imgur.com Federal prosecutors seized $15 billion in cryptocurrency from an investment scheme known as “pig butchering” that they allege emanated from forced labor camps in Cambodia. The Justice Department said it’s the largest forfeiture action in its history. Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday charging Chen Zhi, a Chinese émigré who holds several …
Organizers estimated more than 150,000 people joined the demonstration, while the police put the crowd at 80,000. Police vehicles chasing protesters were seen to smash up bicycles. Officers out of uniform but identified by red arm bands detained protesters, tying their hand with plastic bands. At one point, police officers on bicycles sheltered inside a …
BREAKING: 4,000 federal workers were just laid off. pic.twitter.com/6I7VE2XlQV — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 13, 2025 The Office of Management and Budget confirmed that more than 4,000 federal employees received Reduction in Force (RIF) notices beginning Friday, October 11, 2025. These layoffs are not furloughs. They are terminations. Unlike previous shutdowns where workers were temporarily …
The USDA website now says “Radical Left Democrats shut down the government.” On a federal .gov site. That’s not “communication.” That’s propaganda… the kind we used to point to in authoritarian regimes and say, “Wow, glad that’s not us.” Well… surprise. It’s us. We’ve officially entered the “state propaganda, but make it agriculture” phase of …
Thomas Massie just dropped a bomb on Washington. He wants to make it illegal for the government to manipulate Americans with propaganda. No secret accounts, no hidden websites, no podcasts trying to shape your mind. Every message has to be labeled as government content and stored for review. Congress can check it all to make …
He signed that bill into law in 2019 requiring back pay for federal workers during lapses. He doesn’t even know that law exists or that he signed it. OMB is scrubbing all references to it in their shutdown guidance documents. — Camille MacKenzie (@CamRMacKenzie) October 7, 2025 Collins: So if your position is what they …
The golden age of graft isn’t coming. It’s here, and it’s smiling in a suit. Donald Trump’s new drug plan was sold as a crusade to crush Big Pharma, but behind the curtain, it’s a family business. The program, called TrumpRx, is supposed to help Americans buy cheaper medicine straight from the source. In reality, …
JUST IN: President Trump directs tariff revenue to fund WIC program during government shutdown pic.twitter.com/Gpsr5cm2zg — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) October 7, 2025 Trumps tariffs are not constitutional tariffs. They’re imposed by executive order. The money goes into a presidential fund that he directly controls. Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the president is granted …
Let’s get this straight: Trump shut down the government, so there’s no jobs report. But the data that’s still coming out? It shows his tariffs are tanking the economy. pic.twitter.com/kqxcXaCIP0 — Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) October 7, 2025 The economy is dead pic.twitter.com/28Msu8U1wn — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 7, 2025 Now the high end is …
Watch live from the Senate floor. President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been long-standing policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees, according to a memo being circulated by the White House.
The air traffic control tower at Hollywood Burbank Airport was left unmanned Monday evening as controllers called out amid the ongoing government shutdown, citing unpaid work. According to the FAA, the tower went offline around 4:15 p.m. and was expected to remain without staff until 10 p.m. In the meantime, air traffic duties were handed …
NOTE: There is no part of the bill stating that healthcare is for illegals, but the point still stands, Democrats indeed shut down the government for demanding changes in the budget. 🚨 BREAKING: Senate Democrats just voted to CONTINUE the Government Shutdown. Democrats still DEMAND Healthcare for Illegal Aliens and a WHOPPING $1.5 TRILLION in …
Gold will continue to climb and if Japan sells bonds real slow in the hopes that no one will notice … … … will not help. — K. (@Kayteetav) October 6, 2025 America is Insolvent. The Dollar is Worthless. pic.twitter.com/uIwQxBp2dz — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) October 6, 2025 Facts: business demand is way down. Prices are …
It’s begun! pic.twitter.com/VqO2s06qjZ — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 6, 2025 France will implode first. Croissant? pic.twitter.com/WAAeUN6RXu — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 6, 2025 BREAKING: The French government just collapsed 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/Ts4yVHGzbN — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 6, 2025 French Prime Minister has resigned again After just two weeks in power, he was unable …
Shutdowns make for political theater, but the true risk isn’t missed paychecks – it’s the mounting debt, weakened confidence and rising mistrust they reveal. Here’s why the Congressional “budget drama” points to a deeper crisis… By Peter Reagan Well, it’s time for another government shutdown. While the news media wants you to focus on the political conflicts that led …
President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign. President Donald Trump has changed his tune on the conservative policy plan Project 2025 after actively distancing himself from it for months during his reelection campaign. Trump announced on Thursday that he would be …
Department heads permanently firing federal workers as soon as the Government shuts down. https://t.co/WVZbjr6xOs pic.twitter.com/Ev58sjcOIV — Paul (@WomanDefiner) October 1, 2025 Here is the trap Democrats are walking into with the shutdown. OMB can reduce discretionary agencies in force, i.e., instead of layoffs, they can fire and reduce the workforce. When the agencies are funded …
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. Rather than simply furlough employees, as is usually done during any lapse of funds, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt …
The United States government shut down early Wednesday morning, setting the stage for the furlough of hundreds of thousands of federal workers and the shuttering of a slew of key programs and services. House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) holds a news conference with House Republican Leadership on the second day of the government shutdown.
The government shutdown has sparked intense political battles, with both parties blaming each other. “The blame for this reckless decision and the harm it will cause working families rests squarely with the Democrats, and it will cost them their seats next November.” — Rep. Richard Hudson, Chair of House Republicans’ campaign arm https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/both-parties-try-to-win-the-blame-game-as-government-shutdown-hits-nation/ar-AA1NH76l “Republicans can’t …
The government is not drifting toward shutdown. It is being driven into one. The White House has already moved from vague warnings to direct execution orders, and that single pivot changes everything. When top officials start saying “Two days. Imminent. Very soon,” they are no longer bargaining or posturing, they are laying out a timetable …
At the very least they shouldn’t continue to be paid…
The Devastating Impact of a Government Shutdown in Democrats’ Own Words. 🎶 We’ll Be Here as Long as Democrats Prioritize Radical Left Policies Over Americans. https://t.co/unVyPZuBCP — The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 30, 2025
