Paula Vergara

I can't take credit for this post, but it's good, lol...

At this point, journalists should be able to predict these bogus, scripted answers, and come prepared with fact-checking in real-time to debunk these blatant lies.

Food banks were ‘operating on fumes’ even before SNAP chaos • Stateline Even before the federal government shutdown posed an unparalleled challenge for food banks, nonprofits across the countr

Food banks were already struggling to keep with demand. Then, Trump slashed $1 billion from crucial USDA programs supporting them.

Now, thanks to his shutdown, food assistance for millions of Americans is about to try up.

The perfect storm of cruelty.

SNAP assistance makes Page One in Boston ..

.. Chattanooga ..

.. Palm Beach ..

.. Asbury Park, NJ.

Great costumes!

Cuomo goes where the money is. He has no moral or ethical compass.

ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay The amount health insurers charge for coverage on the ACA Marketplaces is rising 26%, on average, in 2026.... Most enrollees would face even sharper increases in what they pay if they ACA’s enhanced p...

FACT CHECK: Dr. Diet Pill is lying. www.kff.org/quick-take/a...

How much did it cost, and who paid for it?

White House Public Tours to Reopen in December 2025 The White House will reopen its doors for public tours on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, with an updated route offering guests the opportunity to experience

White House tours will be starting again in December. Not sure if this is a good sign or not. Tourists will have a chance to see Magalania's Christmas decorations. Probably gold ornaments available for purchase, featuring the felon's face. www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

Accurate.

Wild how you never see this stuff in mainstream/legacy media

Kristi Noem says “There's no American citizens that have been arrested or detained."

Tell that to George Retes. This U.S. Army veteran and American citizen was wrongfully arrested and brutalized by ICE while simply trying to get to work.

Taxpayers don’t owe Donald Trump a dime for his legal battles. While he’s trying to get $230 million from the federal government to pay his own lawyers, families across this country are struggling to keep up with grocery bills and rent.

This is how you break the supply chain and cause inflation and a recession.

"After President Trump said he would meet with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, in Budapest, Dáte asked who had recommended the Hungarian capital for a high-stakes meeting.

“Your mom did,” texted Karoline Leavitt..." Typical Maga tactic to insult those who hold them accountable.

Kristi Noem is telling bald-faced lies about ICE arrests.

More than 70% of those detained have no criminal convictions.

170+ of those arrested or detained have been American citizens.

Right? It's all about winning for the Maga cult. They've had YEARS to present an alternative plan to the ACA, with blatant, false promises to replace/fix it. Why would anyone believe them now?

‘The stress is just always there,’ as thousands of FAA workers go without paycheck | CNN For certain workers at the Federal Aviation Administration, the government shutdown hit hardest this week with a $0 paycheck.

Air traffic controllers are working without pay right now.

This Republican shutdown is putting unnecessary stress on the very people who keep us safe. Republicans need to stop this shutdown, and we need to pay our hardworking federal workers.

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Taxi driver in DC said to me that he'd be canceling his family's health insurance if the ACA subsidies are not extended. Keep the pressure ON. Keep calling your reps in Congress to demand that Republicans do the right thing for ALL Americans.

Best view of the East Wing tear down (a few cranes, but no view of the destruction). More people exercising their constitutional right to engage in a peaceful protest, and me...pissed.

Shout-out to the Amphifa frog protesting at the WH. 🐸

Protester at WH, on a VERY cold day. Also, this chart shows how many people from Maga Mike's district will be losing their SNAP benefits.

If you are in DC and want a better view of the WH, the rooftop bar at Hotel Washington is IT. You can even see the snipers on the roof. Not a great view of the now destroyed East Wing, however.

Just returned from a week-long trip to DC. I was walking around the grounds of the US Capitol on a very quiet afternoon, and out of no where, I heard someone yell: "EPSTEIN FILES" on a megaphone. We need MORE of this. #RESIST

"Love thy neighbor."

Rep. Jim Himes: "Fentanyl...comes out of Mexico, from the cartels there. There is cocaine coming out of Colombia, not so much Venezuela. So what we see there is a massive number of military assets deployed for purely performative reasons...It's purely performative."

Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune Timothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.

NYT - Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump, is the anonymous private donor who gave $130 million to the US government to help pay troops during the shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/us...

If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.

It's still not clear who would OWN the Epstein ballroom if it is paid for with private funds. It's also not clear who would inherit it if it is legally owned by Trump. Tearing it down could be a legal battle.