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26. It really sucks

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 27, 2025, 11:50 PM

Jan 2025

We’re powerless when we are in power and powerless when out of power.

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He's fucking freezing SNAP? [View all] choie Jan 2025 OP

Only until he can kill it completely. yourout Jan 2025 #1

Just to intimidate the peasants and let them know who's boss. He'll give it back Wingus Dingus Jan 2025 #2

Not a surprise. Still, federal food aid has always benefitted farmers & used to be popular with them. Hekate Jan 2025 #3

All this shit was in Project 2025 iemanja Jan 2025 #4

If not all of it, a vast majority of it was. mwmisses4289 Jan 2025 #70

He trying to starve people to death in the US. Bluethroughu Jan 2025 #5

This is illegal usurpation of Congressional authority Arazi Jan 2025 #6

As powerless as they were yesterday, and will be tomorrow, that's where. RockRaven Jan 2025 #10

When are people going to get that? Hekate Jan 2025 #19

Congressional Dems have standing to sue Arazi Jan 2025 #22

Remind me which judge type people have the ultimate say on that... RockRaven Jan 2025 #25

Dems have put judges in place Arazi Jan 2025 #29

Counting is hard, I know. One two three. One two three four five six. RockRaven Jan 2025 #32

It really sucks bpositive Jan 2025 #26

Amazing isn't it. BamaRefugee Jan 2025 #48

Thanks to the electoral college and a corrupt supreme court, Mysterian Jan 2025 #66

Funny how that works every fucking time. Autumn Jan 2025 #68

Messaging, though. BadgerMom Jan 2025 #38

Possibly watching reruns of Mr Rogers Neighborhood at Garlands home but to be fair SCOTUS says tRump is a special boy yaesu Jan 2025 #12

I believe that's an illegal order. sakabatou Jan 2025 #7

Trump loves making illegal orders. He knows no one will stop him. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #58

It's a non-hyperbolic reign of terror. UTUSN Jan 2025 #8

If you hear a MAGAt/Con/Repug, or a nonvoter, complain about this remind them RockRaven Jan 2025 #9

Let them eat cake. jls4561 Jan 2025 #11

Sure - it hurts people who (probably) didn't vote for him Retrograde Jan 2025 #13

okay. reminder to self... chaos is the intent stillcool Jan 2025 #14

Slow genocide. moondust Jan 2025 #15

Yes, it looks like a serious population reduction. ananda Jan 2025 #28

Maybe. moondust Jan 2025 #31

What I think Trump-Musk wants is a country... ananda Jan 2025 #67

The new gap will be filled by Russia and China. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #59

yup ananda Jan 2025 #60

I'm not seeing any MSM confirmation of this, only foreign aid freeze. nt yaesu Jan 2025 #16

All federal aid is frozen iemanja Jan 2025 #21

Thank you. nt yaesu Jan 2025 #23

There was specific info about payments to individuals not being frozen. I'm thinking they're relying on the fact LauraInLA Jan 2025 #33

The memo says payments to individuals will continue but doesn't outline state level funding uponit7771 Jan 2025 #17

THIS. nt scipan Jan 2025 #47

"The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies" HereForTheParty Jan 2025 #18

That's on an actual government document. It's like a brain-dead Freeper wrote it. Wingus Dingus Jan 2025 #20

Sounds like a script from his MAGA/KKK rallies tulipsandroses Jan 2025 #27

Straight up fascism orangecrush Jan 2025 #30

So much for the House controlling the purse strings. gab13by13 Jan 2025 #24

Sounds like a clickbait article Greg_In_SF Jan 2025 #34

Knowing that orange shitstain,... LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #35

Thankfully Greg_In_SF Jan 2025 #37

Watch for his SNAP beneficiary KKKultists to worship him all the more fervently Orrex Jan 2025 #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 Jan 2025 #39

Feels like there's nothing he HASN'T frozen at this point. Karasu Jan 2025 #40

This will impact farmers as much as people in poverty. 33taw Jan 2025 #41

The cruelty is the point notinkansas Jan 2025 #42

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Another Order That Will Be DOA in the Courts! Daleuhlmann Jan 2025 #45

The article does not mention SNAP at all Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #46

I thought SNAP was administered by grants to the states Arazi Jan 2025 #49

Yes, SNAP is funding administered by the state. choie Jan 2025 #50

But that $$ comes from grants from the feds? Arazi Jan 2025 #52

You're correct, funding is federal. choie Jan 2025 #54

It is administered by the States, Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #65

It isn't given to individuals obamanut2012 Jan 2025 #61

So individuals don't get a card equivalent to a debit card. Ms. Toad Jan 2025 #64

These kinds of threads are getting painfully numerous AZJonnie Jan 2025 #51

Pretty clear, they just froze all indirect payments JCMach1 Jan 2025 #56

It is getting to the point I will be trashing threads again. valleyrogue Jan 2025 #62

No it's not. This is the real deal Arazi Jan 2025 #63

they actually mentioned transgendering in the memo Skittles Jan 2025 #53

The directives are so vague that even Federal workers are struggling Mike 03 Jan 2025 #55

oh they will get to SS and Medicare Skittles Jan 2025 #57

He will be sued videohead5 Jan 2025 #69