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The shutdown will worsen hunger—which the Trump administration just stopped tracking Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits.

Shortly before the shutdown, the USDA moved to scrap the Household Food Security Report, the nation’s primary tool for tracking food insecurity, and in doing so, stripped away the very infrastructure needed to remedy rising hunger in America.

You may lose SNAP benefits and health insurance, but don’t worry because Trump is building a $350 million ballroom just for you because he loves you.

As Rev. Kenneth Copeland once said about his latest private jet: Jesus wanted him to have it.

Trump cuts probably hindered warning process for Alaska storm that displaced hundreds, experts say Reductions in weather balloon launches could have degraded forecasts that residents depend on to prepare

"A majority of western Alaska’s weather balloon network was not operating during the landfall of the storm last weekend due to staffing constraints inflicted by the Trump administration..."

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Todd Armstrong, the owner of a 200-year-old family cattle and crops farm in Indiana, voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 but feels abandoned by the president now for suggesting a deal for the US to buy beef from Argentina. https://cnn.it/3Jmn37P

Marine artillery shell detonates over freeway during Camp Pendleton event Marines are investigating after a 155mm artillery round exploded over Interstate 5, hitting California Highway Patrol vehicles with shrapnel.

Here's our story, after both the Marine Corps and CHP confirmed the incident. taskandpurpose.com/news/camp-pe...

“.. I support democracy and our country,” one of them told me. “It’s not about ideology.”

#NoKings 👑
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Trump signs order to impose 25% tariffs on certain trucks, and 10% on buses as of Nov. 1 Trump said the move was made to protect manufacturers from "unfair outside competition."

BREAKING: President Trump signs order to impose 25% tariffs on certain trucks, and 10% on buses as of Nov. 1

Unbelievable.The U of Indiana ordered its student newspaper to have NO NEWS in its next print edition (The Indiana Daily Student is mostly online) only Homecoming related articles. The director pushed back, and his boss immediately sacked him!

Everywhere you look the free press is being crushed.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

Tim Walz: "Here's what I'd challenge Trump to do: find three soybean farmers who will stand with you and say that's okay. Just three. I challenge you to do that because you're not gonna find them."

Jackson Chourio is now tied for the Brewers career postseason home run record. He is 21 years old.

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

Trump Blames Jan. 6 On ‘The Biden FBI’ In Unhinged Late Night Post Trump falsely claimed yet again the insurrection was former President Joe Biden's fault despite the fact that Biden wasn't even sworn into office yet.

Trump falsely claimed yet again the insurrection was former President Joe Biden's fault despite the fact that Biden wasn't even sworn into office yet.

Ah the same busy airport a near miss happened at this summer.
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Preseason No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State have both dropped out of AP Top 25 by the first poll of October.

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

This is a good way to frame it, on a night when most are framing it the wrong way:

Trump delivered an embarassing performance at the UN general assembly | Mohamad Bazzi This was Trump unfiltered and unleashed – as he has been since the start of his second term, with no restraint and no need for even the mildest niceties

Trump delivered an embarassing performance at the UN general assembly | Mohamad Bazzi

“It’s evocative of what we’ve seen throughout history. In 1939, Dr. Goebbels, at Hitler’s instruction, removed five comedians…from the airways in Germany and for criticizing or making fun of the government in a satire way.”

-Trump’s former White House Attorney Ty Cobb

Cubs lose to the Reds 1-0.

They had just three reach base against Hunter Greene, who threw a complete game. Seiya Suzuki's 2B in the 7th was their lone hit.

Colin Rea struck out a career-high 11 batters in 7 innings.

Time of game: 1 hour, 59 minutes

One thing about rights is that they only exist if you fight for them. If you just capitulate to authoritarian demands they are worthless.

it is really important for news outlets to be clear (unlike the nyt here) that Kimmel was suspended not because of some grassroots backlash but because ABC caved to threats from the head of the FCC

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In its haste to cover up the truth, DOJ forgets the internet is forever The Department of Justice tried to stealthily delete one of its own studies showing that most domestic terrorism is committed by right-wingers, apparently forgetting that, you know, it’s on the ...

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Trump says foreign workers sent to the US are "welcome" and he doesn't want to "frighten off" investors.

His comments come 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a factory being built by South Korean firm Hyundai-LG in Georgia

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'I don't remember': MN Republican suddenly forgets voting against school safety bill Following a mass shooting in Minnesota, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) insisted he couldn't remember why he opposed a bill to increase school safety.In a Sunday interview on ABC, Emmer attacked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for not giving schools enough resources to prevent a shooting that killed two children ...

Following a mass shooting in Minnesota, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) insisted he couldn't remember why he opposed a bill to increase school safety.

It’s long past time you all stopped using “Congress” when you mean “Republicans”. Not a single Democrat voted for this hot mess of an appointment. This endless grind to maintain a non-partisan tone, despite the partisanship of our fascist reality, is willfully blind, & a betrayal of your country.

Judge stunned by Donald Trump's lawyers arguing with themselves

Judge Ali rejects the Trump team's attempt to undo their own plan, citing "basic notions of fair play."

Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos Aires

The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.

How Trump's FEMA cuts put you at risk More than 180 employees of the agency accuse the administration of political manipulation and putting "uninformed cost-cutting" above protecting people during natural disasters.

Today, in an urgent letter to Congress, more than 180 FEMA workers sounded the alarm about the Trump administration’s cuts to the agency's funding.

With hurricane season upon us, employees warn that an understaffed, under-resourced agency means the country is at even greater risk of disaster.