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House Republicans are seeking to cut $230 billion of the #USDA budget over the next decade to pay for #tax cuts. The Senate version of the bill calls for at least $1 billion in USDA cuts. Most, or all, of those savings would come from cutting funding for the #SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.

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You can read my poem about "friendship" at the link below. 👇 https://geni.us/YouAreAFriend #friendship #medium #writing

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Do something for yourself. Happy Sunday! #sunday #sundaymorning #happysunday

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I have watched several movies, both dramatic and documentary, about this disaster, and I remember watching it unfold (what we could find out) on #CNN when it happened. Judging from the many reviews, this book sounds like a very interesting read. 📔 https://geni.us/MidnightinChernobyl Ad

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I have wondered for a while now, as the # tarriffs have been looming if this might be a side effect. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/has-trump-cancelled-christmas-chinas-decorations-makers-report-no-us-orders.html #holidaydecor #shopping #business

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The headline sure grabs your attention, considering all the #market craziness of the past week. 📉 https://f.mtr.cool/ywlxmntgxg #Lowes #HomeDepot #HomeImprovement

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I go to take a shower, and the #stock market goes from being up over 200 points to being down almost 300 points. What happened, or do I want to know?

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I'm sorry, but if this is true, it is so "out of touch" with what we need right now, especially with the numbers that are homeless or nearly homeless at no fault of their own. Bad call! https://f.mtr.cool/ypupjmbrlu #trump #parade #birthday

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If someone challenged your beliefs, would you debate to win—or to understand? 🙂 #beliefs #challenge #debate

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It's already happening! 😔

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Pretty interesting read. https://f.mtr.cool/snlpubgwul #mckinley #tarriffs #economy

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Liberty is What We Strove For - A Poem (Do we still, or has it alluded us?) 🗽 https://geni.us/LibertyIsWhatWeStrove #liberty #freedom #poetry

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Something to think about. 🤔 #evil #think #edmundburke #quote #quotation #difference #makeadifference

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How to get moving and just take the first step; a poem. https://geni.us/JustTakeFirstStep #poetry #poem #mediumwriter

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Are you dealing with "Writer's Block?" Here are some easy and tried-and-true ways to get past it. Check them out at the link below. https://geni.us/DealWritersBlock #writing #writersblock #mediumwriter

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Check out this deal on a New York Times Best Seller by H. R. McMaster, available right now at over 50% off! 👇 https://geni.us/AtWarWithOurselves Ad #NewYorkTimes #BestSeller #HRMcMaster

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I’m such a pessimist these days, I sometimes wonder if people that are “in the know” are actually playing in the market? What do you think? #stocks #money #stockexchange

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You have heard the name many times, and now you can read the best seller AND save money, too! (while the sale lasts) 📖 https://geni.us/MaestroAlanGreenspan Ad #greenspan #booktok #bobwoodward

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I just can’t stand it, for all the winning! 🏆 #Economy #StockMarket #Money

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So much #winning.

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Good point made! 👇🏻

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Let’s head to the polls #Wisconsin!

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When (not if) we get through this, these things need to happen in short order. 1. Citizens United needs to be rescinded. 2. Term limits need to be enacted for Congress. 3. Insider trading for Congress needs to be ended. 4. The "President" should be able to be brought up on charges of illegal acts.

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What I don't understand is why people don't recognize that for something to be less expensive to make here, then tariffs have to make it higher everywhere else. But that only means we pay more for it being made here in the end. Will salaries be adjusted, too? #tarriffs #economy #salaries

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What the #press sometimes forgets to remember is that when you normalize crazy, eventually crazy becomes normal.

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I am really enjoying the @lastword.msnbc.com tonight. The topics have been timely, guests have been given time to engage, not just talk, and the host, Jason Johnson has been great. He is a terrific speaker, delivers with passion, and explains why the topic might matter to each of us. Great job!

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Let's grab a great book to read while sitting under a tree or the covers; perhaps this book on America's first female astronauts? 👩‍🚀 https://f.mtr.cool/eomvlsecjf AD #thesix #astronauts #booktok

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Can we say out of touch.

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First, all the "gold" and other embellishments were added to the Oval Office. Now, he is considering paving over the Rose Garden at the White House or building a ballroom. How are any of these things saving the #American taxpayer money? 😕 www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

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Does this sound efficient? The question now is, are they back at work? https://f.mtr.cool/crbkgxyzlr #doge #efficiency #washingtondc

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If this is true, that is a game changer. #Tesla #BYD #EV

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Wow! These numbers are pretty crazy! 🚗

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This is how we started our day here. At least I was running late to my appointment (very unusual), and thus, my car was safe in the garage when the storm came through.

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Raise your hand if you knew their abandoning smaller cars was a mistake. (or two hands) 🤲 www.fastcompany.com/91296810/det...

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Yo @durbin.senate.gov, no one is picking up your Senate phone and you don’t even have a voicemail. Vote no on cloture and the spending bill or I will do whatever it takes to make sure the next Senator from Illinois has basic constituent services set up during business hours.

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I'm sorry. She seems nice enough, but the #Democratic response is still too nice. She seems like she could be blunt and needs to be after this mess of blabber that we just had to endure for almost two hours.

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So, did I hear that we are going to war against Panama and Greenland?

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Does this history lesson mean it's almost done...please?

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On and on and on and on.

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Embarrassed.

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I thought about this over the weekend. So since we’re cutting out #government waste, what are the trips going back-and-forth to Mar-a-Lago costing the #US taxpayer. I mean heck I don’t go on vacation every weekend, would that be considered normal?

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