Trump’s team says they won’t be able to disburse anymore SNAP funds due to the shutdown, but the USDA’s shutdown plan says just the opposite.

The Lapse of Funding Plan has been removed from the agency’s website. trib.al/98tBdvO

May the odds be ever in your favor

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CBS Sucks Up to Trump After Handing Him $16M With CBS under new management, the president is willing to let bygones be bygones.

With CBS under new management, the president is willing to let bygones be bygones.

(below a photo of masked ICE agents) “ICE goes masked for a single reason-to terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard them as they go about implementing our immigration laws... Can you imagine a masked Marine? It is a matter of honor-and honor still matters. To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan.” Judge William Young Reagan Appointee

FAA warns of ‘surge’ in air traffic controllers calling out of work The agency reported “widespread impacts” across the aviation system as the shutdown drags on.

FAA warns of ‘surge’ in air traffic controllers calling out of work

Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-show Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-show

Judge orders arrest of ex-Green Beret tied to failed Venezuela raid after court no-show

Opinion | What Happened to the Art of the Deal? We urge the administration to allow millions of Americans to receive food aid.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

President Trump and his congressional allies could end the pain of the government shutdown “by doing what they should have done months ago: making a deal,” the editorial board writes. “The hard work of governing in a democracy is hammering out a compromise.”

The Broken Ceasefire + Millions Protest Trump. - JVP On Sunday, Israel cut off all aid and launched a series of deadly strikes in Gaza, killing over 40 people in a single day.

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'I'm allowed to': Trump threatens to invade more US cities President Donald Trump may start sending even more�troops to invade American cities. “I'm allowed to do that,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, reiterating comments he ...

Trump claims he could send the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines into U.S. cities—and says courts “wouldn’t get involved.”

Reality: Presidents don’t get to militarize American streets at will.

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Report: Guy Who Sings ‘Thriller’ Has Bunch Of Non-Halloween Music, Too CLEVELAND—Revealing a vast, forgotten catalog of legitimate pop compositions, a report released Thursday about novelty musical act Michael Joseph Jackson found that the man who recorded the perennial ...

Report: Guy Who Sings ‘Thriller’ Has Bunch Of Non-Halloween Music, Too

SeaWorld visitor sues after errant duck hit her in the face while on roller coaster SeaWorld visitor sues after errant duck hit her in the face while on roller coaster

SeaWorld visitor sues after errant duck hit her in the face while on roller coaster

Keystone Kash Has Hissy Fit Over Charlie Kirk Murder Probe The FBI director thought the NCTC director was overstepping by looking into foreign ties of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.

Patel reportedly clashed with a top intelligence official over looking into the potential foreign ties of the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk.

(between images of the Spotify logo that have been crossed out) DON’T STREAM FASCISM Spotify is treating ICE recruitment like just another ad. But when you turn family separation into a marketing pitch, you're not a platform — you're spreading propaganda. • Cancel your Spotify Premium subscription until Spotify removes all ICE ads • Demand Spotify immediately terminate all ICE and DHS advertising contracts. • Urge artists and podcasters to speak out.

Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

How To Join ICE As Immigration and Customs Enforcement seeks to increase its presence across the country, the agency is actively recruiting new agents to carry out the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign...

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Trump Formally Appeals New York Hush Money Conviction Trump became the first convicted felon to be president upon his inauguration earlier this year.

Trump became the first convicted felon to be president upon his inauguration earlier this year.

ICE Barbie’s Boyfriend Purges Rivals on MAGA Night of the Long Knives Noem’s enforcer compiles hit list as Border Patrol brass move in and arrests targets surge.

Kristi Noem’s enforcer and rumored lover is driving a purge inside ICE—tightening the DHS chief’s grip to accelerate a nationwide deportation blitz.

The South is Suffering: Anderson Clayton on North Carolina Redistricting, SNAP cCuts, and Republican Apathy "He would rather people starve in the streets than actually negotiate with Democrats."

In North Carolina, state Republicans approved yet another pro-Republican and pro-white redistricting map as children starve and farmers suffer.

NC Democratic Party Chair @abreezeclayton.bsky.social unpacks the severity
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-south-is-suffering-anderson-clayton

Peter Oborne: Is the British media complicit in genocide? The former Telegraph columnist on the Israel lobby, media bias, and the destruction of Gaza. Plus, Peter and Lionel lock horns...

Is the British media complicit in genocide? Peter Oborne and Lionel Barber go toe-to-toe on latest @mediaconfidential.bsky.social www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/med...

Amazon to Cut 14,000 White-Collar Jobs The company is looking to slash costs by “reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources” as it continues to spend aggressively on artificial intelligence.

Amazon said Tuesday that it planned to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, as it spends aggressively on A.I. development.

Scammy text appeal seeking donations for the "No Kings Act" which will be "500% MATCHED"

PSA: The No Kings PAC is not affiliated with and had no role in putting on the 10/18 mobilization. If you get a spammy text from them claiming your donation will be 5x matched, know that it's not from anyone involved in the No Kings protest (and please direct your angry emails to them, not us)

Many of the people on food stamps work at “the same corporations that got large tax breaks and are not paying people livable wages,” says Gina Plata-Nino from the Food Research and Action Center.

The original Far Side Cow Tools Cartoon by Gary Larson. A cow stands on its hind legs behind a table, staring blankly at the viewer from behind its heavy brow ridge. On the table are four crudely made tools: a lump, a lump with an offset crooked handle, a long stick with hooked prongs at the end, and a crude handsaw with irregular teeth. In the background a barn sits on a hill. Caption reads, "Cow tools."

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

Yesterday, Donald Trump floated the idea of "unstoppable" JD Vance and Marco Rubio running in the 2028 presidential election.

So far, the subject of a potential successor has been a touchy one within the GOP, as Dasha Burns explains on #playbookpod 👇

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Gunboat diplomacy: How classic naval coercion has evolved into hybrid warfare on the water From 19th century British navy to US destroyers in the Caribbean, diplomacy at seas has been accompanied by military might.

From US warships in the Caribbean to China's actions in the South China Sea, modern ‘gunboat diplomacy’ operates in the gray zone between peace and war
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Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

"Healthcare costs are more than 50% higher in the U.S. than they are in other nations" with universal healthcare, says physician Dr. Steffie Woolhandler.

“We're dying four years younger than people in Canada or France or Holland.”

‘We Deeply Regret These Errors’: DOJ Walks Back Key Evidence In Defense of Trump’s Portland Deployment Read more here.

NEW: The DOJ said the Trump administration made several “errors” in presenting a key piece of evidence it repeatedly cited, and that a 9th Circuit panel ruling relied on, in defense of Trump’s attempted military deployment in Portland, Oregon last month.

No matter how hard Trump tries to distract you, he can never silence Virginia Giuffre's story. We are joined by Virginia Giuffre's family and co-author to ensure her Epstein story is never forgotten. Watch the episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKPTymLsj8

Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Already Failing Palestinians James Zogby and Jonah Valdez on what it will take for this ceasefire to succeed, and Palestinian writer Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi shares her hopes and fears.

The Intercept Briefing: Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Already Failing Palestinians

Episode webpage: theintercept.com/2025/10/17/b...

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