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Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

07.10.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1320    πŸ” 769    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 72

I feel like this is maybe brilliant!

04.10.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ohio Republican lawmaker trying to require public schools to show video about fetal development β€’ Ohio Capital Journal A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill that would require Ohio public schools to show a video about fetal development to students starting in the third grade.

A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill this week that would require Ohio public schools to show a video about fetal development to students starting in the third grade.

02.10.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

29.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12355    πŸ” 2237    πŸ’¬ 520    πŸ“Œ 859

Homework is just a way to teach kids that they should always be willing to work more than their assigned hours. Prove me wrong.

26.09.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 75    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 17

Like every mf that’s been forced into our public consciousness via him since 2016 has been wack as hell. No swag, unfunny, zero bitches, clearly hated by everyone they’ve ever met, no homies, weird smile, probably fuckin stink and go to hotel breakfasts barefoot and drink milk. You know they type

25.09.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1124    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

In the 2010s, this country's elites were thrown onto social platforms with everyone else and could finally read what we all think about them and it caused them so much psychic damage that they decided to destroy both the internet and democracy to make sure nothing like it ever happened again.

18.09.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8339    πŸ” 2680    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 75

Right? They look so peaceful. Sitting on the little couch, looking out the windows as you float by Europe.

14.09.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How can Ohio protect children from measles and polio? β€’ Ohio Capital Journal About 1 in 7 Ohio five-year-olds entered Kindergarten this year unvaccinated, up from about 1 in 10 in 2019. If Ohio creeps closer to 1 in 5 children unvaccinated, children will approach the point…

Commentary: About 1 in 7 Ohio five-year-olds entered kindergarten this year unvaccinated, up from about 1 in 10 in 2019. If Ohio creeps closer to 1 in 5 children unvaccinated, children will approach the point where they are no longer herd immune to polio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/11/h...

11.09.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup -- it was said in happier times, but the fundamental wisdom of Dave Barry still applies: "someone who is nice to you and a jerk to the waiter is NOT a nice person."

11.09.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1635    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
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Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'

Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street β€” in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.

Here, he tells us his story.

10.09.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2286    πŸ” 1460    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 296
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Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

More Trump in charge of the IRS consequences www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b... Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

09.09.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

'Smite the shite' should definitely be a more regular part of everyday vernacular.

05.09.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s invasion of D.C. costs over $1 million a day. What could that fund instead? β€’ Ohio Capital Journal President Trump mobilized the D.C. National Guard under the guise of restoring security β€” despite D.C.’s crime rate being at a 30-year low. But at a cost of $1 million each day, it would be less…

Commentary: President Trump mobilized the D.C. National Guard under the guise of restoring security β€” despite D.C.’s crime rate being at a 30-year low. But at a cost of $1 million each day, it would be less expensive to just house people without homes. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/03/t...

03.09.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

Next week it'll be September. So far no sign of Republicans standing up to Trump in any meaningful way.

28.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2018    πŸ” 380    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 37
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Wall Street is killing the housing market β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Rents have skyrocketed, homelessness is rising, and home ownership is increasingly unattainable. One culprit stands out: classic Wall Street greed. In Cleveland, nearly 24% of homes have now been…

Commentary: Rents have skyrocketed, homelessness is rising, and home ownership is increasingly unattainable. One culprit stands out: classic Wall Street greed. In Cleveland, nearly 24% of homes have now been purchased by investors ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/25/w...

25.08.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grants to boost local emergency alert systems in question as public media agency closes β€’ West Virginia Watch The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a program that provides money to upgrade emergency alert equipment.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use to send out emergency alerts, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

20.08.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

OMG, Hurricane Erin is a diva.

19.08.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Kevin de Patoul, chief executive of crypto market maker Keyrock, says investors should be realistic about what this is. β€œYou’re injecting a huge amount of risk into a system that, in the end, has almost nothing backing it except the continued appreciation of the asset.”

Kevin de Patoul, chief executive of crypto market maker Keyrock, says investors should be realistic about what this is. β€œYou’re injecting a huge amount of risk into a system that, in the end, has almost nothing backing it except the continued appreciation of the asset.”

Screenshot of I Think You Should Leave episode, where the focus group man states β€œOh my God, he admit it!”

Screenshot of I Think You Should Leave episode, where the focus group man states β€œOh my God, he admit it!”

13.08.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2193    πŸ” 424    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 40

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless β€” a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class β€” is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

11.08.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 22354    πŸ” 5942    πŸ’¬ 296    πŸ“Œ 182
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IRS Won’t Lower Withholding This Year to Reflect Trump Tax Cuts The Internal Revenue Service won’t adjust current income-tax withholding levels for workers and employers to account for President Donald Trump’s new tax law, delaying savings from retroactive cuts for most taxpayers.

The IRS won’t adjust current income-tax withholding levels for workers and employers to account for Trump’s new tax law, delaying savings from retroactive cuts for most taxpayers.

07.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

07.08.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9235    πŸ” 5369    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 552
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Your periodic reminder that the estimated cost to end hunger in the U.S. is $25 billion.

28.07.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5704    πŸ” 2640    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 213
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WU-TANG FOREVER πŸ‘πŸ½

24.07.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24412    πŸ” 4813    πŸ’¬ 507    πŸ“Œ 1164
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Ozzy Osbourne Was The Frontman Of The Future | Defector Imagine it is December 1970. β€œI Think I Love You” by the Partridge Family was just atop the charts. Billboard would soon name β€œBridge Over Troubled Water” the most popular song of the year. If you…

Sabbath were from the future. Ozzy was their face. defector.com/ozzy-osbourn...

23.07.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect use of the word agita. Made me smile and took me straight back to Jersey hahaha!

17.07.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My grandmother was there in 1949. My aunt's remains are presumed one of the 796. Catherine Corless has been amazing and relentless when others would have given up over these last 9 years. It's so frustrating to be in the US vs there for every step of this until we can properly bury our loved one.

17.07.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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16.07.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it is why trying to placate or accommodate their demands is useless
they want the outrage not the solution

27.06.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1004    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4
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β€˜A purpose in this world’: Older adults fear elimination of program that helps them find work β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Republicans are considering axing funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program. For people ages 55 and older with low incomes, it provides paid part-time work at local nonprofits and…

Republicans are considering axing funding for the Senior Community Service Employment Program. For people 55 and older with low incomes, it provides paid part-time work at local nonprofits and places such as libraries, senior centers, and the Red Cross ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/a-pur...

24.06.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

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