I Dont KnowOpinion Editorial: President Scrooge’s Christmas gift to millions of poor Americans: A cut to their small food stipend Los Angeles Times - The Times Editorial BoardIn a rare moment of bipartisanship, Congress rejected President Trump’s efforts on last year’s farm bill to impose new food stamp restrictions that would have cut benefits for more than a million needy
I Dont KnowSonny Perdue Purdue Attacks Low-Income Families On Tax-Funded Podcast nationalmemo.com - Timothy Johnson Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and guest Newt Gingrich painted a disparaging picture of welfare recipients during the latest …
I Dont KnowOpinion Craig Gundersen Trump's new SNAP rules threaten a food stamps program that is an American success story NBC News - By Craig GundersenMaking sure all Americans have enough food to eat has long enjoyed bipartisan support; let us hope that continues. On Wednesday, the Trump administration instituted a policy that would lead to hundreds
I Dont KnowBorder Patrol Harrowing Video Shows 16-Year-Old Boy's Last Moments Before Dying from the Flu While in Custody, Untreated People - By Sean NeumannNewly released video shows that a 16-year-old boy’s death from the flu while in government custody in May was recorded by a security camera — which watched him seemingly writhe in pain and vomit blood
I Dont KnowSonny Perdue Trump's Sepia-Toned Villains are Stripping 700,000 Americans of Their Access to Food Stamps Jezebel - Garrett Schlichte Sonny Perdue and Brandon Lipps, two men who sound like villains you might find in a movie on Disney+ from the 1950s but are actually real human …
I Dont KnowLatinx News House Democrats slam Trump admin for 'illegally withholding' Puerto Rico hurricane aid NBC News - By Nicole AcevedoLawmakers say HUD is breaking the law by missing a congressionally mandated deadline to make $10.2B available in hurricane aid to the island. Democratic lawmakers Thursday accused the Trump administration
I Dont KnowPolitics The Trump Administration Just Cut Food Stamps in Time for the Holidays Esquire - By Charles P. PierceWASHINGTON—The cruelty doesn’t stop for high-profile hearings. Wonder why no Republican will “break” with this president*? This is why. He’s still allowing them to do whatever they want, as long as they
I Dont Know Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care propublica.org - ProPublica Video obtained by ProPublica shows the Border Patrol held a sick teen in a concrete cell without proper medical attention and did not discover his …
I Dont KnowNews Trump administration tightens work requirements for SNAP, which could cut hundreds of thousands from food stamps The Washington Post - Laura ReileyIt arrives as part of a broader effort to limit access to the federal food safety net, the first of three such measures in the works. The USDA initially estimated up to 750,000 individuals would be dropped
I Dont KnowTrump Administration Trump administration to introduce plan cutting food stamps for 750,000 people thehill.com - Marina Pitofsky The Trump administration is set to announce a plan that would cut food stamp benefits for approximately 750,000 people, Bloomberg News reported on …
I Dont KnowPolitics Trump, Who Slashed Taxes by $1.5 Trillion, Is Pushing Cuts to Food Stamps Rolling Stone - Patrick Reis President Trump, a very rich guy who promised to help not-rich people get ahead but so far hasn’t, is pushing rules that would place new limits on a …
I Dont KnowU.S. Politics Trump's proposed changes to food stamps could affect 3.7 million Americans Axios - Orion Rummler Roughly 3.7 million fewer people could receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) if the Trump …
I Dont KnowTrump Administration New DHS Report Says Trump Administration Knew It Could Not Reunite Thousands of Children With Parents The Daily Beast - Emma Tucker Officials at the agency responsible for separating thousands of children from their families under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy …
I Dont KnowLiberal View Lame duck Trump-loving Kentucky governor pardons man convicted of sodomizing 6-year-old girl rawstory.com - Brad Reed Matt Bevin, the outgoing Trump-loving governor of Kentucky who was voted out of office earlier this month, does not have much time left in his …
I Dont KnowLiberal View Open thread for night owls: Trump regime detained and traumatized 70,000 immigrant children in 2019 dailykos.com - Meteor Blades for Daily Kos Eoin Higgins at Common Dreams writes—Causing 'Profound' Trauma, Trump Administration Detained Recording-Breaking 70,000 Children in 2019. The U.S. …
I Dont Know Study: At Least 15,600 Premature Deaths Resulted From GOP Blocking Medicaid Expansion dailysoundandfury.com - Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams (11/08/2019) New research “shows that gaining Medicaid coverage is literally a matter of life and death, particularly for people with serious health needs,” and …
I Dont KnowNews (U.S.) Migrant in ICE custody removed from life support over family's objections USA TODAY - Alan GomezAn asylum-seeking migrant detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was pulled off life support after his relatives said they requested that doctors continue the lifesaving measures. More than a
I Dont Know Senate GOP votes to allow insurers to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions dailykos.com - Joan McCarter Senate Republicans almost unanimously voted Wednesday to endorse Donald Trump's sabotage of the Affordable Care Act, defeating the Senate Democrats …
I Dont Know Amnesty says Turkey deporting Syrians to planned 'safe zone' region Reuters - Ali KucukgocmenISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is forcibly sending Syrian refugees to an area of Syria near the border where it aims to set up a “safe zone” even though the conflict there has not ended, Amnesty International
I Dont Know Tally of migrant children separated from parents at US-Mexico border tops 5,400 South China Morning Post - Associated Press US immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents at the Mexico border early in the administration of Donald Trump, …
I Dont Know Seeking to Deport Haitians, the Trump Administration Is Counting Deaths in Displacement Camps as “Progress” The Intercept - Isabel Macdonald Since Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2010, an estimated 59,000 Haitians have been granted Temporary Protected Status, which allows …
I Dont Know Migrant Children Taken From Their Parents May Never Be Returned To Them crooksandliars.com - Red Painter Immigrants rights activists and journalists had long suspected that immigrant children separated from their parents at the border may never be …
I Dont KnowMiddle East Distressing footage emerges of children with 'chemical burns' in Syria dailymail.co.uk - By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline Horrifying images have emerged showing badly burned children in Syria - amid claims that Turkey is using banned chemical weapons against the …
I Dont Know Republican Christians Credit God for Killing Elijah Cummings. dailykos.com - TheCriticalMind A giant of the House, fierce Trump critic and all-around good man died today. Elijah Cummings will be missed by his family, his constituents, his …
I Dont Know Mike Pence Wants Indiana's Punitive Form of Medicaid to Become a National... truthout.org - Fran Quigley Rhonda Cree has diabetes, significant vision loss, and high blood pressure. Cree, 61 years old, is one of 65 million Americans who relies on Medicaid …
I Dont Know U.S. Marine veteran who fought in Iraq faces imminent deportation The Mercury News - Roxana Kopetman A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez’s body. A second tattoo memorializes his service to …
I Dont Know Video Shows Kurdish Mother Cradling Body Of Young Daughter Amid Turkish Bombing: ‘Where Is The Free World?’ The Inquisitr - Nathan Francis A viral video from Syria shows a grief-stricken mother cradling the limp body of her daughter — who reportedly died amid the Turkish bombing campaign …
I Dont Know Turkish atrocities against Kurds begin: casualties reach hundreds, 70,000 displaced so far dailykos.com - annieli for Dirt farming in the South by South West Wing of the White House The predicted bloodbath unfolds. Wapo does an excellent summary of the current situation. Turkish state-backed media hails a âÂÂsuccessful …
I Dont Know Reports of Kurds being executed by Turkish-backed militia as fear of genocide grows dailykos.com - Mark Sumner As predicted by everyone, the Turkish incursion into Northern Syria has already displaced over 100,000 people and resulted in an unknown number of …