Paul Hampton
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Retired journalist living on the Mississippi Coast, a blue dot in a red tide. Origin story takes place in a small town in Southern Illinois. Press Sec for state Rep. Jeramey Anderson
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Mace blames cops for her airport meltdown: "In the political environment we have today, there's no room for error when it comes to security... yes, I did confront those who did not show up to do the job. My safety was put at risk... mediocrity when it comes to airport security will not be tolerated"
“Mister Speaker, do you know your own name? Can you state what country you are in? What is the current year?”
Mamdani is asked about Trump’s comment last night that he’s better looking than him: “My focus is on the cost of living crisis.”
The Trump administration says it will shake loose half of November SNAP benefits--but it's going to take --yes-- months for those funds to reach recipients. Seriously: make it make sense.
Trump administration to pay about half of November SNAP benefits amid shutdown • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay about half of November benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
tennesseelookout.com
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It’s Halloween Eve not Halloween Steve.
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If any teachers would like to share their thoughts on the draft social sciences curriculum through my newsletter send me a DM.
Q: What's your reaction to yesterday's purge of senior ICE officials? When is it time for Congress to do some oversight?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know any of the details of that yet. I just heard about that, literally I was walking in.
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Everything Trump touches rots.
Funny how this local report skips the part where Target ditched DEI, alienated its core customers, and tanked its own sales.
📌 Target told corporate staff to work from home next week ahead of layoffs—about 1,800 current and open jobs are being cut.
Funny how this local report skips the part where Target ditched DEI, alienated its core customers, and tanked its own sales.
📌 Target told corporate staff to work from home next week ahead of layoffs—about 1,800 current and open jobs are being cut.
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Scalise: "If it was about healthcare, they wouldn't be gutting $50 billion out of the rural healthcare fund." (The bill he's referring to cuts *$1 trillion* from Medicaid)