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Down in the swamps of Washington, D.C., our Congress is said to be hard at work hammering out a budget for the coming fiscal year. With a crisis of massive deficits looming, supposedly they are going to come up with some major areas where government spending can be cut. One of the areas under consideration for significant cuts is the program formally known as the “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” or SNAP, and informally known as “food stamps.” According to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture, as of February 2025 the SNAP program had some 42+ million “participation persons,”...

It's only taken Joe Scarborough 441 days to "handle the truth." As late as yesterday, in a conversation with Mark Halperin in his excellent "Next Up" series, an intransigent Scarborough was still defending the absurd claim he made on March 6, 2024: "F-you if you can't handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever.">/B> [snip] But finally, on today's Morning Joe, in a conversation with "Original Sin" co-authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, Scarborough finally admitted that in making his "best Biden ever" claim, "I was obviously wrong."Get the rest of the story and...

Nothing's wrong with a black mayor boasting of hiring blacks for senior positions in his administration in order to look out for the interests of "our people." After all, civil rights laws are on the books only to protect "minority groups." Non-minorities being the victims of discrimination? Meh. That is the apparent position of New York Times podcaster Lulu Garcia-Navarro. She was part of Tuesday's CNN This Morning panel reacting to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's comments on his hires, and the ensuing DOJ investigation into them. Panelist Michael Warren of The Dispatch said: "I think the mayor shouldn't be talking...

mysterious Lord: the silent hidden God mercy and refuge lodge inside the shadows of His wings My friend, anglo-catholic Anglican bishop David Farrer, describes George Pell’s prison journals as “remarkably uplifting” and said he is grateful for the way they help us to pray. Above is a prayer which I have shaped today from words of the Cardinal about mass in the May 20, 2019 entry to the journal and from the words of Psalm 57 which he quotes in that entry. Lest We Forget: Cardinal George Pell, a truly great man of God, thrown to the lions by a...

VIDEOWith the aid of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the animation magic of Al Barry we find out the reason why Bernie Sanders gets so outraged by allegations of Big Pharma corruption. So give the poor guy a break. He has beach houses to buy and Gulfstream jets to fly.LEAVE BERNIE ALONE!!!

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has issued a warning about a potentially large-scale Russian airstrike that could occur at any moment within the next few days. According to Censor.NET, this was stated in an official message published by the U.S. diplomatic mission. "The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received information about a potentially significant air attack that could take place at any time over the next several days," the statement reads. The Embassy urges U.S. citizens to be prepared to immediately seek shelter in the event of an air raid alert. The Embassy’s website contains recommended safety actions and emergency...

VIDEOInverse Cramer Effect. It never fails as an accurate prediction of where the economy is going. Most recently this was proven when Jim Cramer preached ecomonic doom and gloom on Trump's tariffs including BLACK MONDAY. This prediction of economic woe was reinforced by liberals and the news media who piously proclaimed that China would NEVER negotiate on tariffs. Oooops! Better tell that to the official Chinese team coming to Switzerland to negotiate tariffs with Team Trump.And remember everybody... BEAR STEARNS!!!

Abbott’s statement: “(It is) a significant achievement (by Anthony Albanese) to be the first Prime Minister since John Howard and the first Labor Prime minister since Bob Hawke to be returned to government ……… What I really do want to say though is to reassure people who voted Liberal (in Australia that means conservative because the biggest conservative party is called the Liberal Party) today and people who normally vote for the coalition not to lose heart. At our best we are the freedom party. We are the tradition party. We are the patriot party and at our best I...

For people like me, the Australia I was born into, was a meritocracy where one wage could get a family a home. Times have changed. The forty hour week is gone for far too many people. But endeavour still inspires me. Youth brings me hope. As in my above poeticised image from a Maribyrnong Park Football Club match last Saturday. Today we need them to be lions. Reminds me of Shakespeare: “To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms...

VIDEO: WOW! "Ukraine DECLARES VICTORY as Russia’s Pokrovsk Plan CRUMBLES" The Military Show 1.62M subscribers 5-1-2025 5:00 P.M. Video Length 20:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxfH_AXunJM "Russia’s long-running plan to seize Pokrovsk has collapsed. On April 30, Ukraine declared victory in the city, with the Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation confirming that Russian forces failed to capture the settlement despite concentrated efforts. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi previously noted that some of Russia’s best military units were deployed to take Pokrovsk. Their failure marks a major defensive success for Ukraine at a time when the eastern front remains highly contested. This Pokrovsk win also blocks...

This analytical article contains documents, analysis and examples of typical sanctions dodging schemes by Russian suppliers of the Russian military-industrial complex. Here, you will find names of numerous Russian companies and plants involved in sanctions evasion schemes, learn what typical forgeries Russians resort to in invoices and other documents to conceal supply routes and identifying data of suppliers providing access to Western products. This article provides extensive context so that every reader could follow the logic of the investigation and understand how the Russia finds its way around sanctions. This information can come handy to both experts specializing in sanctions...

The Media has been covering up the reality of January 6 for over four years now. Prager U CEO Marissa Streit interviewed two “influencers”–John Strand and Brandon Straka– who were arrested, jailed, and nearly financially ruined in what appears to be a clear attempt by the Biden administration to make an example of them. If you have an open mind and heart, you will outraged at what you see. You will learn shocking information you’ve likely never heard before. President Trump pardoned / commuted the sentences of those involved. Getting these Americans out of prison was a great first step....

The Sigma Male. The hammer just found the nail. If only 20/30 years earlier. This is the smokey back room. Male freepers should have this access. Be blessed Jim and son's. Foundedonpurpose

In Alice Springs in 1989, an Englishwoman seeing Australian Rules football for the first time on television said to me, “There are no rules.” I said to her “You cannot understand Australia without understanding this game.” But I couldn’t explain why. I still can’t. It’s something to do with freedom. Freepers, I need your thoughts.

Cecil B Demille’s 1927 film, King Of Kingz, is a visual feast, one of the most unremittingly great depictions of the story of Jesus I have ever seen. Ave Maria for Mary and Waltzing Matilda for Peter. AVE Matilda.

Aren't these two lines by Amin Realty contradictory? "Belal Qureshi is not, and has not been, an employee of Amin Realty." [...] "so to see people jump the gun and attack Amin Realty without checking whether Belal even works here anymore ..." https://www.facebook.com/samamin.realestate/posts/it-has-come-to-our-attention-that-a-former-independent-contractor-belal-qureshi-/1478427023543248/Which is it?

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the conscription of 160,000 men into the army, state media reported, marking the largest draft initiative in years, even as ceasefire talks with Ukraine continue under U.S. mediation. The timing and scale of the draft raise doubts about Russia's commitment to diplomacy. Ukraine has accused the Kremlin of using negotiations to delay while reinforcing its position on the battlefield, particularly in the Sumy, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would issue secondary tariffs on Russian oil if he believed Moscow was standing in the way of a peace...

More files related to the 1963 John F. Kennedy Assassination released by the National Archives... In Jerusalem late tonight police clashing with demonstrators as the cabinet met to fire the chief of domestic intelligence. Windows of cars being used by demonstrators smashed by police... Universities in Maine saying they will not discriminate against female athletes by allowing biological males...message given to US Department of Agriculture... Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency" That is some of the messaging from President Trump... President Trump signing an executive order... Israeli air strikes late...

Why do crazy, #woke, radical #leftists only complain about #slavery, #colonialism, #imperialism, and land theft when the people who do those things are white? #StolenLand #WhiteGuilt #Racism #Politics #Question #Explain #Philosophy #AynRand #History #DoubleStandard #Hypocrites

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