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How states humiliate single parents who need government assistance ( www.vox.com )

To receive government assistance in the US is to submit yourself to a whole host of requirements, some reasonable, some harsh. Each state, and each program within it, has their own requirements, which might be a test of income, of assets, or even of behavior. Some are reasonable — a millionaire probably doesn’t need food...

Donald Trump keeps confessing to new crimes ( www.salon.com )

Over the last few days as most of the media was blathering on about Joe Biden's "bad week," Donald Trump was stepping up his campaign and appearing at various venues saying things and behaving in ways that should have made journalists' ears perk up, wondering if he's lost more than a step. He was wildly dishonest and incredibly...

Yes it must be the bots, it can't be that platforming nazis has anything to do with it ( arstechnica.com )

It's probably helpful to note that it's quite common in right-wing rhetoric, particularly as pertains to Likud politics, to conflate criticism of Netanyahu's politics with antisemitism. It's an effective way to call his critics anti-semites for an audience that doesn't understand the difference between Judaism and Likud party...

Footage shows Boebert and her date fiddling with each other's privates at "Beetlejuice" musical ( www.salon.com )

As more and more details are being revealed about Rep. Lauren Boebert's wild night out in Denver last weekend — having been kicked out of "Beetlejuice" the musical for vaping and just generally being a public nuisance with her male companion — a full picture is coming together of what the other theater patrons around her...

Liberal groups seek to use the Constitution's insurrection clause to block Trump from 2024 ballots ( apnews.com )

As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal experts contend that a rarely used clause of the Constitution prevents him from being president after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol....

The Government Makes It Harder for the Formerly Incarcerated to Be Good Citizens ( www.thedailybeast.com )

Altimont owns Carmen’s Corner Store in Hagerstown, Maryland, a community where around 20 percent of people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to buy their groceries. But a federal agency decided that Altimont can never accept SNAP as a form of payment at Carmen’s....

Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd still in custody in Georgia election case, judge says ( www.cnbc.com )

This is the co-defendant who also assaulted an FBI agent. He's been denied bond, and is still in jail as "a risk to commit additional felonies," according to Judge Emily Richardson, and will remain there until his bond hearing on the other case with Judge Scott McAfee.

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