Cap'n Todd 🛩️ 🇺🇸💙
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All you need to know about this man in the headline.
"Trump Turns to US Supreme Court to Block Order to Fully Fund SNAP Food Aid"
"Trump Turns to US Supreme Court to Block Order to Fully Fund SNAP Food Aid"
Trump Turns to Supreme Court to Block Order to Fully Fund SNAP
The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower-court order that said the government must fully fund SNAP food aid.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
All you need to know about this man in the headline.
"Trump Turns to US Supreme Court to Block Order to Fully Fund SNAP Food Aid"
"Trump Turns to US Supreme Court to Block Order to Fully Fund SNAP Food Aid"
"Republicans had held a supermajority in the Senate since sweeping the state government in 2011."
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Republicans had held a supermajority in the Senate since sweeping the state government in 2011."
The Hill: Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP
"Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those funds dried up over the weekend amid the government shutdown."
"Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those funds dried up over the weekend amid the government shutdown."
thehill.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Hill: Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP
"Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those funds dried up over the weekend amid the government shutdown."
"Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those funds dried up over the weekend amid the government shutdown."
"SNAP has become the third rail of shutdowns. You don’t let people go hungry to prove a political point. All while the president is building multimillion-dollar ballrooms, buying private jets for his cabinet members, and traveling around Asia rather than working to end the shutdown." - Dan Rather
Now’s Your Chance!
Why going to vote in this off-year election is so important
steady.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"SNAP has become the third rail of shutdowns. You don’t let people go hungry to prove a political point. All while the president is building multimillion-dollar ballrooms, buying private jets for his cabinet members, and traveling around Asia rather than working to end the shutdown." - Dan Rather
"Can you imagine the reaction if Joe Biden said he pardoned someone because Hunter told him to? If Biden blindly freed a scammer based solely on his son’s recommendation... conservative media would be frothing at the mouth." - Mike Nellis
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Trump’s CBS “Confession” Should Be the Biggest Story in America
Imagine if Joe Biden admitted to selling pardons like this.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Can you imagine the reaction if Joe Biden said he pardoned someone because Hunter told him to? If Biden blindly freed a scammer based solely on his son’s recommendation... conservative media would be frothing at the mouth." - Mike Nellis
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"Trump promoted a military pay raise of 3.8% for next year, claiming that this was 'something you weren’t getting from the past administration.'"
"Military pay increased by 4.6%, 5.2% and 4.5% in 2023, 2024 and 2025... Military raises are automatically determined by a formula set by law."
"Military pay increased by 4.6%, 5.2% and 4.5% in 2023, 2024 and 2025... Military raises are automatically determined by a formula set by law."
Trump's False Claims About Military Pay Raises and Recruitment - FactCheck.org
In a Sept. 30 address to military leaders and an Oct. 9 Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump made false claims about military pay raises and recruitment.
www.factcheck.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Trump promoted a military pay raise of 3.8% for next year, claiming that this was 'something you weren’t getting from the past administration.'"
"Military pay increased by 4.6%, 5.2% and 4.5% in 2023, 2024 and 2025... Military raises are automatically determined by a formula set by law."
"Military pay increased by 4.6%, 5.2% and 4.5% in 2023, 2024 and 2025... Military raises are automatically determined by a formula set by law."
Factcheck.org: "...donations for the ballroom are being coordinated through a nonprofit charitable organization, the Trust for the National Mall... 'I don’t see how adding a ballroom to the White House grounds benefits the public. So it’s not clear to me how a 501(c)(3) should be funding this.'"
Trump's White House Ballroom Sparks Questions About Funding and Ethics - FactCheck.org
Q: Is President Donald Trump paying in full for the new ballroom at the White House, and what is the cost? A: The White House said Trump and “other patriot donors” would pay for the ballroom, which t...
www.factcheck.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Factcheck.org: "...donations for the ballroom are being coordinated through a nonprofit charitable organization, the Trust for the National Mall... 'I don’t see how adding a ballroom to the White House grounds benefits the public. So it’s not clear to me how a 501(c)(3) should be funding this.'"
[RFK Jr.] further added to the ... administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol and autism on Oct. 9, alleging during a Cabinet meeting that circumcision-related studies provide evidence that the drug causes the condition when given to children. The studies, however, do no such thing.
RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism - FactCheck.org
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol and autism on Oct. 9, alleging during a Cabinet meeting that circ...
www.factcheck.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
[RFK Jr.] further added to the ... administration’s problematic claims about Tylenol and autism on Oct. 9, alleging during a Cabinet meeting that circumcision-related studies provide evidence that the drug causes the condition when given to children. The studies, however, do no such thing.
Oct 2025 = $26.99.
After reading a piece about the rise in coffee prices, I decided to go into my shopping history and check to see what I used to pay for this staple in our household.
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Oct 2025 = $26.99.
After reading a piece about the rise in coffee prices, I decided to go into my shopping history and check to see what I used to pay for this staple in our household.
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
August 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
After reading a piece about the rise in coffee prices, I decided to go into my shopping history and check to see what I used to pay for this staple in our household.
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
Nov 2024 = $15.99 for 36 ounces.
Aug 2025 = $24.99 (!!)
~56% increase. Thanks, 🌮!
"Gabbard’s claim relies heavily on an alleged contradiction between a Jan. 6, 2017, intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an “influence campaign” ... and earlier intelligence assessments that concluded Russia did not successfully use cyberattacks..."
Gabbard's Misleading 'Coup' Claim - FactCheck.org
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claims to have uncovered "overwhelming evidence" that former President Barack Obama and others in his administration manipulated intelligence to "lay th...
www.factcheck.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Gabbard’s claim relies heavily on an alleged contradiction between a Jan. 6, 2017, intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered an “influence campaign” ... and earlier intelligence assessments that concluded Russia did not successfully use cyberattacks..."
Does the WSJ letter "sound" like Trump?
TL/dr: He's used "enigma," "pal," recounts narratives of himself in the third person, has a history with the poet (first line) and is known to draw with a sharpie and sign the bottom.
TL/dr: He's used "enigma," "pal," recounts narratives of himself in the third person, has a history with the poet (first line) and is known to draw with a sharpie and sign the bottom.
Does Trump's alleged letter to Epstein "sound like" Trump? An investigation.
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report about President Trump's relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
popular.info
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Does the WSJ letter "sound" like Trump?
TL/dr: He's used "enigma," "pal," recounts narratives of himself in the third person, has a history with the poet (first line) and is known to draw with a sharpie and sign the bottom.
TL/dr: He's used "enigma," "pal," recounts narratives of himself in the third person, has a history with the poet (first line) and is known to draw with a sharpie and sign the bottom.
Just in case you've been wondering what the answer to this question is:
71.7% of ICE detainees as of June 29 have no criminal record or pending criminal charges.
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71.7% of ICE detainees as of June 29 have no criminal record or pending criminal charges.
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Among Trump’s ICE Detainees, 72% Have No Criminal Convictions
As of June 29, 71.7% of people detained by ICE had no criminal convictions despite Trump’s vow to focus on deporting “the worst of the worst.”
www.mississippifreepress.org
July 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just in case you've been wondering what the answer to this question is:
71.7% of ICE detainees as of June 29 have no criminal record or pending criminal charges.
www.mississippifreepress.org/among-trumps...
71.7% of ICE detainees as of June 29 have no criminal record or pending criminal charges.
www.mississippifreepress.org/among-trumps...
Factcheck.org: "Contrary to [Trump's] claim that no one will die as a result of the [GOP] budget bill, an analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legislation’s changes to Medicaid and the [ACA] will result in at least 42,500 preventable deaths each year."
Big Beautiful Bill Projected to Lead to Preventable Deaths - FactCheck.org
Contrary to President Donald Trump’s claim that no one will die as a result of the Republican budget bill, an analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legisl...
www.factcheck.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Factcheck.org: "Contrary to [Trump's] claim that no one will die as a result of the [GOP] budget bill, an analysis from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University estimated that the legislation’s changes to Medicaid and the [ACA] will result in at least 42,500 preventable deaths each year."
"What has made Baltimore — which President Trump and other conservatives deride as a 'filthy' Democrat-controlled 'slum' — so successful in making its streets safer?"
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The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"What has made Baltimore — which President Trump and other conservatives deride as a 'filthy' Democrat-controlled 'slum' — so successful in making its streets safer?"
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Tell me I'm crazy—I thought all of this was about the price of eggs. (Chart: CNBC).
July 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tell me I'm crazy—I thought all of this was about the price of eggs. (Chart: CNBC).
He had no criminal record and was living with his grandparents in Iowa. Abducted by ICE, imprisoned and shipped off with no due process.
It's simply un-American.
Great work by Little Village.
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It's simply un-American.
Great work by Little Village.
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Iowans rally in Davenport to demand action from Miller-Meeks, Grassley and Ernst after 20-year-old is deported with no due process - Little Village
By the time Pascual Pedro Pedro’s grandfather began speaking about how his grandson had been unexpectedly seized by ICE last week and deported to Guatemala without a hearing, there were […]
littlevillagemag.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
He had no criminal record and was living with his grandparents in Iowa. Abducted by ICE, imprisoned and shipped off with no due process.
It's simply un-American.
Great work by Little Village.
littlevillagemag.com/iowans-rally...
It's simply un-American.
Great work by Little Village.
littlevillagemag.com/iowans-rally...
Gut-wrenching read. Mom abducted at work by ICE. Kids left at home.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
Horrifying ICE story in the Santa Barbara Independent (led by Publisher Brandi Rivera, my friend, colleague and new president of @aanpublishers.bsky.social). The Independent is a vital, long-time, truly local and connected news source in Santa Barbara.
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Children Left Alone After Mothers Arrested in Immigration Raids
"I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.
www.independent.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Gut-wrenching read. Mom abducted at work by ICE. Kids left at home.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
15-year-old son: “I don’t know what to tell [my brothers] because I don’t want them to freak out. Because they’re little, they’re little kids.”
Amplify this work by Santa Barbara Independent.
"Trump’s supporters are discovering that they have become 77 million Ivanas. They are 77 million Marla Maples. They are 77 million customers of Trump steaks or Trump universities, 77 million of the creditors he left high and dry." - David Rothkopf
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Bill Is a Big Brutal Breakup With His MAGA Base
He promised them he would Make America Great Again, but like virtually everything Trump has done since retaking the White House, it will be achieve quite the opposite.
www.thedailybeast.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Trump’s supporters are discovering that they have become 77 million Ivanas. They are 77 million Marla Maples. They are 77 million customers of Trump steaks or Trump universities, 77 million of the creditors he left high and dry." - David Rothkopf
"... make no mistake: This 3,000-bed facility quickly built with cages and razor-wire by floundering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—who is trying to get back into the cruelty spotlight—should be seen for what it is... a concentration camp. This is no mere hyperbole." -Steven Beschloss
Snapshot: "Alligator Alcatraz" is a Concentration Camp
Let's not be amused. Let's recognize the regime is escalating its hateful plan.
www.americaamerica.news
July 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"... make no mistake: This 3,000-bed facility quickly built with cages and razor-wire by floundering Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—who is trying to get back into the cruelty spotlight—should be seen for what it is... a concentration camp. This is no mere hyperbole." -Steven Beschloss
Can anybody tell me why MAGA/GOP/🌮 wouldn’t want to harvest all the American-made solar and wind energy we possibly could?
Doesn’t that make us greater than lying about gas prices being lower?
Doesn’t that make us greater than lying about gas prices being lower?
July 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can anybody tell me why MAGA/GOP/🌮 wouldn’t want to harvest all the American-made solar and wind energy we possibly could?
Doesn’t that make us greater than lying about gas prices being lower?
Doesn’t that make us greater than lying about gas prices being lower?
At IKEA to buy $85 chairs. Got to the warehouse section and they were priced at $125. When we got to the front, we told the sales rep, who scanned them and they rung up $85.
We asked what the deal was. "They're probably marking things up back there for when the tariffs hit next week."
We asked what the deal was. "They're probably marking things up back there for when the tariffs hit next week."
June 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
At IKEA to buy $85 chairs. Got to the warehouse section and they were priced at $125. When we got to the front, we told the sales rep, who scanned them and they rung up $85.
We asked what the deal was. "They're probably marking things up back there for when the tariffs hit next week."
We asked what the deal was. "They're probably marking things up back there for when the tariffs hit next week."
That should solve it.
As Tesla Sales Plummet in the U.S. and Europe, Elon Reportedly Fires His Top Salesman
It appears that yet another personnel change has occurred at the billionaire's EV company.
gizmodo.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
That should solve it.
Washington Monthly quotes defense intelligence expert:
"As long as we didn’t use [bunker-buster bombs], Iran didn’t know for sure how damaging they could be. That gave us leverage with them. Now the situation is reversed."
"As long as we didn’t use [bunker-buster bombs], Iran didn’t know for sure how damaging they could be. That gave us leverage with them. Now the situation is reversed."
Will Trump’s Bombing Raid on Iran Prove Not Just a Bust, But a Disaster? | Washington Monthly
An intelligence insider explains why the failure to destroy Iran’s nuclear bunkers may have weakened U.S. power far beyond the Middle East.
washingtonmonthly.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Washington Monthly quotes defense intelligence expert:
"As long as we didn’t use [bunker-buster bombs], Iran didn’t know for sure how damaging they could be. That gave us leverage with them. Now the situation is reversed."
"As long as we didn’t use [bunker-buster bombs], Iran didn’t know for sure how damaging they could be. That gave us leverage with them. Now the situation is reversed."
From Gizmodo: "The law is still in flux, so there’s no hard and fast rule for protecting your phone from searches. Still, if you know you will be interacting with police, your best bet is to turn off biometrics before you head out, according to Crocker."
Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
The laws surrounding 5th Amendment protections and biometric passwords are still undecided, so just turn it off.
gizmodo.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
From Gizmodo: "The law is still in flux, so there’s no hard and fast rule for protecting your phone from searches. Still, if you know you will be interacting with police, your best bet is to turn off biometrics before you head out, according to Crocker."