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AZJonnie

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51. These kinds of threads are getting painfully numerous

Tue Jan 28, 2025, 03:52 AM

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I, for one, would appreciate a title like "Trump OMB order is unclear about whether SNAP payments could be halted" instead of terrifying declarations like the OP here? I feel there's enough verifiably terrifying shit going on this past week without people framing their speculation as if were fact in their thread titles. But maybe that's just me, and if so, I apologize for bringing it up

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He's fucking freezing SNAP? [View all] choie Monday OP

Only until he can kill it completely. yourout Monday #1

Just to intimidate the peasants and let them know who's boss. He'll give it back Wingus Dingus Monday #2

Not a surprise. Still, federal food aid has always benefitted farmers & used to be popular with them. Hekate Monday #3

All this shit was in Project 2025 iemanja Monday #4

If not all of it, a vast majority of it was. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #70

He trying to starve people to death in the US. Bluethroughu Monday #5

This is illegal usurpation of Congressional authority Arazi Monday #6

As powerless as they were yesterday, and will be tomorrow, that's where. RockRaven Monday #10

When are people going to get that? Hekate Monday #19

Congressional Dems have standing to sue Arazi Monday #22

Remind me which judge type people have the ultimate say on that... RockRaven Monday #25

Dems have put judges in place Arazi Monday #29

Counting is hard, I know. One two three. One two three four five six. RockRaven Monday #32

It really sucks bpositive Monday #26

Amazing isn't it. BamaRefugee Tuesday #48

Thanks to the electoral college and a corrupt supreme court, Mysterian Tuesday #66

Funny how that works every fucking time. Autumn Tuesday #68

Messaging, though. BadgerMom Tuesday #38

Possibly watching reruns of Mr Rogers Neighborhood at Garlands home but to be fair SCOTUS says tRump is a special boy yaesu Monday #12

I believe that's an illegal order. sakabatou Monday #7

Trump loves making illegal orders. He knows no one will stop him. Irish_Dem Tuesday #58

It's a non-hyperbolic reign of terror. UTUSN Monday #8

If you hear a MAGAt/Con/Repug, or a nonvoter, complain about this remind them RockRaven Monday #9

Let them eat cake. jls4561 Monday #11

Sure - it hurts people who (probably) didn't vote for him Retrograde Monday #13

okay. reminder to self... chaos is the intent stillcool Monday #14

Slow genocide. moondust Monday #15

Yes, it looks like a serious population reduction. ananda Monday #28

Maybe. moondust Monday #31

What I think Trump-Musk wants is a country... ananda Tuesday #67

The new gap will be filled by Russia and China. Irish_Dem Tuesday #59

yup ananda Tuesday #60

I'm not seeing any MSM confirmation of this, only foreign aid freeze. nt yaesu Monday #16

All federal aid is frozen iemanja Monday #21

Thank you. nt yaesu Monday #23

There was specific info about payments to individuals not being frozen. I'm thinking they're relying on the fact LauraInLA Monday #33

The memo says payments to individuals will continue but doesn't outline state level funding uponit7771 Monday #17

THIS. nt scipan Tuesday #47

"The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies" HereForTheParty Monday #18

That's on an actual government document. It's like a brain-dead Freeper wrote it. Wingus Dingus Monday #20

Sounds like a script from his MAGA/KKK rallies tulipsandroses Monday #27

Straight up fascism orangecrush Monday #30

So much for the House controlling the purse strings. gab13by13 Monday #24

Sounds like a clickbait article Greg_In_SF Monday #34

Knowing that orange shitstain,... LudwigPastorius Tuesday #35

Thankfully Greg_In_SF Tuesday #37

Watch for his SNAP beneficiary KKKultists to worship him all the more fervently Orrex Tuesday #36

SNAP? How Much More can I hate this "man". Yeah, i know some of this was talked about. What the hell about Medicaid?!!! electric_blue68 Tuesday #39

Feels like there's nothing he HASN'T frozen at this point. Karasu Tuesday #40

This will impact farmers as much as people in poverty. 33taw Tuesday #41

The cruelty is the point notinkansas Tuesday #42

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Another Order That Will Be DOA in the Courts! Daleuhlmann Tuesday #45

The article does not mention SNAP at all Ms. Toad Tuesday #46

I thought SNAP was administered by grants to the states Arazi Tuesday #49

Yes, SNAP is funding administered by the state. choie Tuesday #50

But that $$ comes from grants from the feds? Arazi Tuesday #52

You're correct, funding is federal. choie Tuesday #54

It is administered by the States, Ms. Toad Tuesday #65

It isn't given to individuals obamanut2012 Tuesday #61

So individuals don't get a card equivalent to a debit card. Ms. Toad Tuesday #64

These kinds of threads are getting painfully numerous AZJonnie Tuesday #51

Pretty clear, they just froze all indirect payments JCMach1 Tuesday #56

It is getting to the point I will be trashing threads again. valleyrogue Tuesday #62

No it's not. This is the real deal Arazi Tuesday #63

they actually mentioned transgendering in the memo Skittles Tuesday #53

The directives are so vague that even Federal workers are struggling Mike 03 Tuesday #55

oh they will get to SS and Medicare Skittles Tuesday #57

He will be sued videohead5 Tuesday #69