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The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy is fighting for a future where all people can afford to care for themselves and their loved ones.
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“I’m sorry that the federal government has held you captive; I’m sorry the federal government has quite literally taken food out of your children’s mouths,” said Gov. Shapiro. “We’re going to do everything we can here in Pennsylvania to love thy neighbor.”
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Roughly $100M in SNAP benefits restored to Pennsylvanians, per Shapiro • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Two million Pennsylvanians rely on SNAP benefits and Gov. Josh Shapiro said funds could be distributed as soon as Friday evening.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“I’m sorry that the federal government has held you captive; I’m sorry the federal government has quite literally taken food out of your children’s mouths,” said Gov. Shapiro. “We’re going to do everything we can here in Pennsylvania to love thy neighbor.”
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“Many of our families are already facing food insecurity. Many are on SNAP. Many rely on Head Start so they can work. In Iowa, over 5,000 parents are able to work, go to school or are in job training because of Head Start."
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Two Iowa Head Start programs run out of funding in longest government shutdown
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government shutdown, which is now the longest in U.S. history at 36 days, continues to impact thousands of American families, including many in Iowa who rely on…
who13.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Many of our families are already facing food insecurity. Many are on SNAP. Many rely on Head Start so they can work. In Iowa, over 5,000 parents are able to work, go to school or are in job training because of Head Start."
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“It’s been harder to afford healthy meals without the SNAP benefits,” said Tina, a mother of 3 kids. “I have to budget tighter and either eat cheap or go hungry.”
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Rising Food Costs and SNAP Cuts Leave Georgia Families Feeling the Strain
As food costs rise and assistance dwindles, one Georgia chef calls on us all to help feed our neighbors.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“It’s been harder to afford healthy meals without the SNAP benefits,” said Tina, a mother of 3 kids. “I have to budget tighter and either eat cheap or go hungry.”
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"A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later – with no actual guarantees – is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for."
Thank you Sen. @baldwin.senate.gov for continuing to stand up for Wisconsin families.
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Thank you Sen. @baldwin.senate.gov for continuing to stand up for Wisconsin families.
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Baldwin to vote against government shutdown deal emerging in U.S. Senate
Baldwin announced her decision in a statement Sunday night
www.wisn.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"A wink and a nod to deal with this health care crisis later – with no actual guarantees – is just not enough for me or the Wisconsin families I work for."
Thank you Sen. @baldwin.senate.gov for continuing to stand up for Wisconsin families.
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Thank you Sen. @baldwin.senate.gov for continuing to stand up for Wisconsin families.
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“[Patients] who then aren't able to take care of their health as well...translates into more expensive health care when they actually do have to kind of bite the bullet and come to the ER...Those are very difficult choices Iowans...are going to have to face.”
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'It's cruel, and it's not OK': GOP health care cuts will prove devastating, officials say - Pittsburgh Union Progress
We’ve learned a lot about our country the past several weeks simply by watching our most powerful leaders fling cash around with the abandon of drunken relatives tossing rice at a wedding. Folks in…
www.unionprogress.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“[Patients] who then aren't able to take care of their health as well...translates into more expensive health care when they actually do have to kind of bite the bullet and come to the ER...Those are very difficult choices Iowans...are going to have to face.”
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“It’s cruel, and it’s not OK,” Dr. Paula Jernigan said of Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
"And it’s causing anxiety for her patients. 'I have these conversations every day, multiple times a day.' "
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"And it’s causing anxiety for her patients. 'I have these conversations every day, multiple times a day.' "
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'It's cruel, and it's not OK': GOP health care cuts will prove devastating, officials say - Pittsburgh Union Progress
We’ve learned a lot about our country the past several weeks simply by watching our most powerful leaders fling cash around with the abandon of drunken relatives tossing rice at a wedding. Folks in…
www.unionprogress.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“It’s cruel, and it’s not OK,” Dr. Paula Jernigan said of Republicans' refusal to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.
"And it’s causing anxiety for her patients. 'I have these conversations every day, multiple times a day.' "
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"And it’s causing anxiety for her patients. 'I have these conversations every day, multiple times a day.' "
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“To say to people, ‘We refuse to come to the table to create a sustainable option for you’ is the equivalent of saying, ‘You are unimportant in the game of business that we are playing."
Everyone deserves access to health care. Republicans don't agree.
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Everyone deserves access to health care. Republicans don't agree.
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HealthCare.gov insurance rates to ‘skyrocket’ for 2026 without enhanced subsidies, Evers announces • Wisconsin Examiner
ACA insurance rates in Wisconsin will rise by 45% to 800% for 2026, depending on where a person lives, Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“To say to people, ‘We refuse to come to the table to create a sustainable option for you’ is the equivalent of saying, ‘You are unimportant in the game of business that we are playing."
Everyone deserves access to health care. Republicans don't agree.
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Everyone deserves access to health care. Republicans don't agree.
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“We’re going to start having less and less money as we’re depleting everything we have trying to get food," said Grace Robinson.
Now, she's forced to make decisions between food and other expenses b/c of the Republican shutdown.
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Now, she's forced to make decisions between food and other expenses b/c of the Republican shutdown.
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States Face Regulatory Minefield to Pay Lapsed Food Aid (1)
College student Grace Robinson felt sick to her stomach Tuesday morning as she realized for the first time, the government hadn’t sent a check she needs to afford groceries.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“We’re going to start having less and less money as we’re depleting everything we have trying to get food," said Grace Robinson.
Now, she's forced to make decisions between food and other expenses b/c of the Republican shutdown.
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Now, she's forced to make decisions between food and other expenses b/c of the Republican shutdown.
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More than 70,000 Granite Staters rely on federal food assistance to put food on the table. The Republican shutdown is forcing them to make difficult decisions.
"A lot of folks right now are feeling the squeeze."
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"A lot of folks right now are feeling the squeeze."
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
More than 70,000 Granite Staters rely on federal food assistance to put food on the table. The Republican shutdown is forcing them to make difficult decisions.
"A lot of folks right now are feeling the squeeze."
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"A lot of folks right now are feeling the squeeze."
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This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.
In Virginia, nearly 600 kids and their families are losing access to Head Start because of the Republican shutdown.
“For thousands of families, Head Start is not optional—it is essential."
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“For thousands of families, Head Start is not optional—it is essential."
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Nearly 600 Head Start students, about 70 teachers to be impacted amid government shutdown
Tens of thousands of children and families across the U.S. may be impacted by the possible closing of Head Start programs amid the ongoing government shutdown, and dozens of Virginia’s studen…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
In Virginia, nearly 600 kids and their families are losing access to Head Start because of the Republican shutdown.
“For thousands of families, Head Start is not optional—it is essential."
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“For thousands of families, Head Start is not optional—it is essential."
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Child care educators are the backbone of our communities. Yet this morning, a teacher in Chicago was forcibly removed from her day care center.
No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids.
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No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids.
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VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Child care educators are the backbone of our communities. Yet this morning, a teacher in Chicago was forcibly removed from her day care center.
No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids.
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No one deserves to be treated this inhumanely. And especially not those who care for our kids.
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“It is incredibly important care & education that Head Start provides, & it's not like you can turn that service off & then send someone to a different care and edu. provider."
One Head Start program has already had to close, impacting 45 employees & 295 kids in Iowa.
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One Head Start program has already had to close, impacting 45 employees & 295 kids in Iowa.
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Federal shutdown interrupts child care programs for Iowa families
Hundreds of low-income families will need to choose between working or taking care of their kids because two federally funded child care programs are about to run out of money. As the federal…
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November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“It is incredibly important care & education that Head Start provides, & it's not like you can turn that service off & then send someone to a different care and edu. provider."
One Head Start program has already had to close, impacting 45 employees & 295 kids in Iowa.
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One Head Start program has already had to close, impacting 45 employees & 295 kids in Iowa.
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“In Wisconsin, we know that the majority of our Head Start families are working in our communities, and when parents don’t have safe child care, they struggle to get to work,” said Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association.
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Nearly 400 Wisconsin children will lose Head Start in November with government shut down
Nearly 400 Wisconsin children will lose access to Head Start services starting next month if the government shutdown continues.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“In Wisconsin, we know that the majority of our Head Start families are working in our communities, and when parents don’t have safe child care, they struggle to get to work,” said Jennie Mauer, executive director of the Wisconsin Head Start Association.
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Happy Election Day, Pennsylvania!
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls. #PAVotes #Election2025
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls. #PAVotes #Election2025
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy Election Day, Pennsylvania!
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls. #PAVotes #Election2025
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls. #PAVotes #Election2025
Pennsylvania, tomorrow is Election Day!
If you’re voting by mail ballot, don’t mail it – it’s too late. Hand deliver it to your county’s election office or designated drop box location: vote.pa/return. #PAVotes #Election2025
If you’re voting by mail ballot, don’t mail it – it’s too late. Hand deliver it to your county’s election office or designated drop box location: vote.pa/return. #PAVotes #Election2025
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pennsylvania, tomorrow is Election Day!
If you’re voting by mail ballot, don’t mail it – it’s too late. Hand deliver it to your county’s election office or designated drop box location: vote.pa/return. #PAVotes #Election2025
If you’re voting by mail ballot, don’t mail it – it’s too late. Hand deliver it to your county’s election office or designated drop box location: vote.pa/return. #PAVotes #Election2025
700,000 Wisconsinites could lose access to affordable food if the government shutdown continues into November.
“[Trump] & Republicans in Congress must work across the aisle and end this shutdown now so Wisconsinites & Americans...have access to basic necessities."
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“[Trump] & Republicans in Congress must work across the aisle and end this shutdown now so Wisconsinites & Americans...have access to basic necessities."
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700,000 Wisconsinites at risk of being without November food assistance amid government shutdown
A federally-funded state program that provides food assistance to Wisconsinites in need is at risk of running out of funding in 10 days, if the U.S. government shutdown continues.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
700,000 Wisconsinites could lose access to affordable food if the government shutdown continues into November.
“[Trump] & Republicans in Congress must work across the aisle and end this shutdown now so Wisconsinites & Americans...have access to basic necessities."
www.wmtv15news.com/2025/10/21/7...
“[Trump] & Republicans in Congress must work across the aisle and end this shutdown now so Wisconsinites & Americans...have access to basic necessities."
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Pennsylvanians who receive food assistance through SNAP will not receive their benefits in November.
That's because Republicans in Congress refuse to extend affordable health care coverage & end the shutdown.
That's because Republicans in Congress refuse to extend affordable health care coverage & end the shutdown.
Federal shutdown halts SNAP payments in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not receive November payments on…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Pennsylvanians who receive food assistance through SNAP will not receive their benefits in November.
That's because Republicans in Congress refuse to extend affordable health care coverage & end the shutdown.
That's because Republicans in Congress refuse to extend affordable health care coverage & end the shutdown.
“I’ve been with this agency for 16 years, and this has never happened, or in the 60 years of Head Start, this is the first it’s impacted us this way."
Hundreds of thousands of children and families rely on Head Start. Republicans need to ensure it's funded.
Hundreds of thousands of children and families rely on Head Start. Republicans need to ensure it's funded.
Iowa families set to lose access to childcare due to government shutdown
As the federal shutdown continues, local programs are feeling the direct impact. Early Head Start’s childhood care and education programs in Iowa could close their doors on Halloween as a res…
www.ourquadcities.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“I’ve been with this agency for 16 years, and this has never happened, or in the 60 years of Head Start, this is the first it’s impacted us this way."
Hundreds of thousands of children and families rely on Head Start. Republicans need to ensure it's funded.
Hundreds of thousands of children and families rely on Head Start. Republicans need to ensure it's funded.
The shutdown is hurting families. If Republicans in Congress don't act by Nov 1st, over 100 Head Start programs may lose funding — putting thousands of our most vulnerable kids and their families at risk. #EndTheShutdown #StandForHeadStart
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The shutdown is hurting families. If Republicans in Congress don't act by Nov 1st, over 100 Head Start programs may lose funding — putting thousands of our most vulnerable kids and their families at risk. #EndTheShutdown #StandForHeadStart
While caregiving looks different depending on where you live, across the country caregivers are "the invisible backbone of our health system and economy."
"Too many are paying the price out of their own pockets."
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"Too many are paying the price out of their own pockets."
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Caregivers are in crisis. How bad it is depends on where you live, new data shows.
Newly released data from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving shows state-by-state caregiving dilemmas.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
While caregiving looks different depending on where you live, across the country caregivers are "the invisible backbone of our health system and economy."
"Too many are paying the price out of their own pockets."
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"Too many are paying the price out of their own pockets."
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“Congressional Democrats want to fund the government, and we have repeatedly asked Speaker Mike Johnson for over a month to gavel us back into session so that we can continue working on behalf of the American people," said @mcclellan.housegov
‘It goes quick’: Virginians stretch dollars and hope as SNAP funding freezes • Virginia Mercury
Each month, when his Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds arrive, Daniel Garratt stocks up meats and pantry staples like canned goods in bulk at Walmart. He then visits local discount or…
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October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Congressional Democrats want to fund the government, and we have repeatedly asked Speaker Mike Johnson for over a month to gavel us back into session so that we can continue working on behalf of the American people," said @mcclellan.housegov
“Our farm families are going to be facing steep health care cost increases, and this is on top of tariffs that are just crushing our farmers along with increasing input costs."
Unlike Republicans, @baldwin.senate.gov is looking out for working Wisconsinites.
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Unlike Republicans, @baldwin.senate.gov is looking out for working Wisconsinites.
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Loss of ACA premium subsidies would add to pain Wisconsin farmers are facing, says Sen. Baldwin
Skyrocketing health insurance premiums is a price tag that many Wisconsin farmers can't afford.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“Our farm families are going to be facing steep health care cost increases, and this is on top of tariffs that are just crushing our farmers along with increasing input costs."
Unlike Republicans, @baldwin.senate.gov is looking out for working Wisconsinites.
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Unlike Republicans, @baldwin.senate.gov is looking out for working Wisconsinites.
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Pennsylvania, corrupt courts hurt everyone. Let's fight for fair and impartial judges who protect our rights.
Get your voting done early at your county’s designated early voting location. Find yours at vote.pa/early. #PAVotes #Election2025
Get your voting done early at your county’s designated early voting location. Find yours at vote.pa/early. #PAVotes #Election2025
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pennsylvania, corrupt courts hurt everyone. Let's fight for fair and impartial judges who protect our rights.
Get your voting done early at your county’s designated early voting location. Find yours at vote.pa/early. #PAVotes #Election2025
Get your voting done early at your county’s designated early voting location. Find yours at vote.pa/early. #PAVotes #Election2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks believes it is "unreasonable" to protect access to affordable health care for millions of Americans.
Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to ensure Americans can access the health care they need, without breaking the bank.
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Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to ensure Americans can access the health care they need, without breaking the bank.
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WATCH: GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks says protecting health insurance for millions of Americans is 'unreasonable'
The Affordable Care Act faces sharp cost increases at the end of the year. Congressional Democrats asked the Republican majority to help stop price shock by extending enhanced tax credits, but the…
iowastartingline.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Rep. Miller-Meeks believes it is "unreasonable" to protect access to affordable health care for millions of Americans.
Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to ensure Americans can access the health care they need, without breaking the bank.
iowastartingline.com/2025/10/22/g...
Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to ensure Americans can access the health care they need, without breaking the bank.
iowastartingline.com/2025/10/22/g...