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yliza

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10. What this administration is doing to these children is horrible, but

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2026, 07:14 PM

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it’s actually a lot worse than just hungry children, which shouldn’t exist in a functional society. Farmers, food producers, grocery stores, everyone in the supply chain loses money when benefits are cut. Federal benefits have been proven to boost the economy. But Trump doesn’t want to pay for anything because he intends to loot the treasury while he has the chance.

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More than 700,000 children in 12 states have lost access to food stamps, thanks to Trump [View all] Miles Archer Wednesday OP

How are those Christian values working for you, MAGAs? Grim Chieftain Wednesday #1

JD will just tell them he's cutting fraud senseandsensibility Wednesday #2

Gotta find the funds for tax cuts for the super rich. magicarpet Wednesday #3

He'd say it's good source of fiber MustLoveBeagles Wednesday #4

don't forget the slush fund for criminals Skittles Wednesday #13

I'm sure this was on purpose sakabatou Wednesday #5

Yes. Trying to drive the country to riots and race war. Then use the white supremacists as paramilitary shock troops. LT Barclay Yesterday #19

And "super christian" USDA secretary of ag brooke rollins is all for it not fooled Wednesday #6

Who is fighting back against all the waste, fraud, and abuse memes? Who are the families that lost the support, wiggs Wednesday #7

Trump spokesturd Hassett says these children have been "lifted off of SNAP benefits" Midnight Writer Wednesday #8

I have zero doubt he was smiling as he said that Skittles Wednesday #12

i just can't help but wonder how many of those parents voted for that (voted for trump and fucked themselves orleans Wednesday #9

What this administration is doing to these children is horrible, but yliza Wednesday #10

yup Skittles Wednesday #11

a chart Celerity Wednesday #14

but we can piss away $1 billion a day at Israel's behest in Iran RT Atlanta Wednesday #15

It's the Republican way... La Coliniere Wednesday #16

Why is this not LilElf70 Wednesday #17

Sadly, with Trump "flooding the zone" with chaos 24/7 for the last 495 days, America seems to have gone numb Miles Archer Wednesday #18