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Hatred of poor people and hatred of people from other countries seem to be the new disease, and there is no vaccine for it

The Government Said: You Can Have Milk, But You Can't Have Bread

I'm a mom of two. I am enrolled in both SNAP and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). On November 1st, my SNAP (EBT) card had $0. But my WIC card worked just fine. Why? Because WIC is funded differently and was "safe" from this shutdown. So today at the store, I was able to buy the WIC-approved milk, cheese, and cereal for my 1-year-old. But I could not use SNAP to buy bread, chicken, or potatoes for my 5-year-old. What kind of absurd policy is this? My family is "half-starving." How did the government decide which of my children deserved to eat? #WIC #SNAP #Bureaucracy

BREAKING The United Kingdom has agreed to allow the United States to use British military bases for potential strikes on Iranian sites linked to threats against the Strait of Hormuz The move comes amid rising tensions in the region and growing concerns over the security of global shipping routes. #BreakingNews #UK #USA #Iran #StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEast

I Was Helping Immigrants Translate Documents, and Their Aid Amount Shocked Me

As a community volunteer in Chicago, I help immigrants fill out forms. One day, I assisted a newly arrived family. When the system displayed the aid they qualified for, I was stunned— it was more than what I make from two part-time jobs. They were grateful. Meanwhile, I felt a wave of emotional conflict: Why am I helping them access more resources than I have? In that moment, I understood what “system shock” really means. Topics: #ShowUsTheBill #ImmigrantAid #VolunteerLife #PolicyImpact #ChicagoStories

The US government may release UFO files soon… 👀 And at the same time, two unusual domains have quietly appeared: aliens.gov and alien.gov This comes after Donald Trump expressed interest in declassifying government files related to UFOs. For decades, these cases were dismissed or kept classified. But now: 👉 Officials admit some aerial objects remain unexplained 👉 Investigations into UAPs are becoming more public 👉 And discussions around possible file releases are growing So why register these domains now? Could this be preparation for sharing information with the public… or just a precaution? We might be getting closer to answers — or stepping into a deeper mystery. 🌌

Father kills son with autism, 10, family dog and self in apparent murder-suicide in home where missing daughter, 20, was also found dead

A tragic murder-suicide unfolded in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where police say 58-year-old Rodney Shippy fatally shot his 10-year-old autistic son, Logan, and the family dog before turning the gun on himself. Authorities discovered the bodies Wednesday afternoon while conducting a welfare check after relatives reported Shippy’s daughter, Alyssa, missing. The 20-year-old’s body was later found inside the disheveled home, and investigators are working to determine her cause of death. The deaths mark the latest in a series of devastating losses for the Shippy family. In 2022, Rodney’s wife Lisa, 41, took her own life at the same residence. Just months later, Lisa’s mother was murdered by her husband in a separate incident nearby. Relatives said Rodney became increasingly isolated after his wife’s death, and the home had fallen into severe neglect. Public records show he was facing foreclosure on the property, owing $135,000 in unpaid mortgage debt. Loved ones described Logan as a “sweet, eager-to-learn boy” and Alyssa as “a bright light in this world.” A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help cover their funeral expenses. #UnexpectedHistory #UnexpectedResults #Creepy

I believe in strong borders — but separating kids from parents isn’t who we are.

I’m all for enforcing immigration laws. We need order at the border — no question about that. But hearing that the government’s bringing back family separations again? That one hit me hard. You can support border security and still have a heart. These are real kids — scared, alone, and stuck in a system that doesn’t care who they end up with. My parents raised me to believe America is tough, but also decent. We don’t punish children to make a point. There’s gotta be a smarter way to fix immigration than this. Strong borders don’t have to mean cold hearts. #ImmigrationPolicyNow #Safety

Eleven-year-old Catherine Walsh stood at Boston's South Station on March 15, 1922, her hand gripped tightly by forty-three-year-old Thomas Murphy who'd just "married" her that morning and was now taking her on a train to "their new home" in New York—when suddenly a woman in the crowd, Mrs. Rose Sullivan, age fifty-five, had walked directly up to them and said loudly "That child is ELEVEN YEARS OLD. Why is she with you?"—and Thomas had stammered "She's my wife, we just married"—and Mrs. Sullivan had shouted to the crowded station "THIS MAN SAYS HE MARRIED AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD! SOMEONE CALL POLICE!"—and within seconds a crowd of women had surrounded Thomas, forming a circle around Catherine, and Mrs. Sullivan had pulled Catherine away from Thomas while other women blocked his path—and station police had arrived to find Thomas surrounded by thirty angry women and Catherine being held protectively by Mrs. Sullivan who'd said "This child is eleven. This man claims he married her this morning. Arrest him"—and police had detained Thomas and called in detectives, and investigation had revealed Catherine's father had sold her for $800, a corrupt justice of the peace had performed the ceremony without verifying age, and Thomas had train tickets to New York where he planned to take Catherine to a building he owned—and Thomas was arrested for child trafficking and attempted rape, Catherine's father for selling a child, and the justice of the peace for fraudulent marriage—and Mrs. Sullivan had personally taken Catherine to a children's shelter and had testified at all three trials, and the story had made newspapers nationwide with headlines reading "Boston Woman Stops Child Bride at Train Station—Thirty Women Form Protective Circle." Catherine lived until 2004, dying at age ninety-three.

According to CBS News #YNWMelly’s new attorneys are trying to get the rapper out of jail pending his trial, citing the “emergence of additional evidence not previously considered.” In documents filed in court Wednesday evening, attorneys Carey Haughwout and Drew Findling argued Melly is entitled to an evidentiary hearing for bond due to a “change in circumstances”— the new evidence. Haughwout and Findling, however, didn’t detail what the evidence entailed.

Our Healthcare system suffers from Greed...

Our Healthcare system suffers from Greed. Paying twice the cost of other countries with the worst outcomes than other countries. Lack of competition with hospitals and Insurance, increasing Provider wages, inflated medical supplies, and older workers are all contributing to an unaffordable Healthcare plan. #HealthcareWoes #GreedInHealthcare