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CULTURE TRENDS SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown One mother claims taxpayers must feed her children as SNAP benefits face cuts By Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi • Fox News Published October 31, 2025 2:16pm EDT

So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!

This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...

If you would like to help a (my) small company avoid having a bunch of our shit stolen by a much larger company, anything you can do would be appreciated, whether that is an actual contribution or just spreading the word. We're not in this alone, but we can use all the help we can get.

"The customer is always right... IN MATTER OF TASTE."
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... THAT MEDIOCRITY CAN PAY TO GREATNESS."
And while we are at it:
"There is no wrong way to play ttRPGs... AS LONG AS EVERYONE IS HAVING FUN."

Respect is earned through deeds and actions. If your actions prove you to be unworthy of respect, that’s the fault of the elected official.

It was good of bro to give up his weekend for our sins.

Insert TikTok Sound: :::squeal screech slam:: Ding dong!

Someone alert the media, a four year old has access to their Xwitter account again.

Someone alert the media, a four year old has access to their Xwitter account again.

Context... but it's real.

Yay buddy looking good!!!

New:

DOGE's spending has been secret.

No longer.

My colleagues have uncovered it.

www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Show me all of the Dems like this

it has been said before but one problem is that when some people say 'the economy' they're talking about poor people affording food and housing, & when some other people say 'the economy' they're referring to a chart of how happy rich people are

Popular meme format, grandma labeled with "bluesky's public launch was one year ago today." Younger person helping her labeled with "sure grandma let's get you to bed."

happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!

with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.

🤣🥲🤣🤣🤣 but seriously, protect your peace and hope you are able to take a breather and a warm bath or something! Deep breaths! We got this.

“Wasn’t America great when we could call planes a COCKpit?!?”
Okay, Xoomer.

Gonna go spend some money on luxuries bc we are about to be dead!!!

Do…do we even have a government right now?

Just like to know how I should plan for the inevitable nuclear winter. Fashion choices must be made.

There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

Finally, some good news. /s

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I love that these instructions are 7 layers deep, but even if they were real, the location would have changed to something completely different and under a new subsection of privacy with a renamed option. The source documentation would only have been a week old and already wrong. Go meta. 😒

Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts The Constitution, federal law and court decisions make it clear: President Donald Trump's order to pause federal funding is against the law, legal experts tell ABC News.

It would be fantastic if major federal institutions would acknowledge that the executive branch cannot legally unilaterally cancel or redistribute congressionally appropriated funding on ideological grounds and thus they have no legal obligation to comply with such directives

Soon they’ll charge you to watch a sunset.

It’s so late. Why do I hunger for snacks!!!?!?

It’s the fire we were forged for. The only way out is through. Every day a bit at a time, but we can make it through.

A shelf at a grocery store barren of any eggs. All priced very high, despite promises of the current era.

Those egg prices sure are going down!

It’s beautiful!

There’s gotta be a way to cool down after a shower! I can’t stop sweating!