Is there any government program where the crooks do not have their greedy fingers in the 'cookie jar' meant for others ?
https://lists.theepochtimes.com/links/DQ...Bjv9pUyekj

Quote:5,000 Dead People Getting SNAP, 500,000 Receiving Benefits Twice: Rollins

She also said that if some SNAP benefits were cut off, more illegal immigrants would self-deport.

The secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a recent interview that the department found that 500,000 people are registered twice for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, while more than 5,000 deceased people have also been receiving the benefits.
In an interview on Nov. 12 with Fox News, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said that SNAP is one of the “most corrupt, dysfunctional programs” in U.S. history, adding that 80 percent of people using the program are able to work. After an investigation, the secretary said that 5,000 dead people were getting SNAP, while another 500,000 people were getting SNAP twice under the same name.
“They choose not to work” because taxpayers are footing the bill, she added, saying that “very big announcements” will be coming in the next week.
Her comment was made as SNAP benefits, known as food stamps, saw setbacks and legal wrangling during the government shutdown that was ended on Wednesday evening.
Rollins also suggested that if some SNAP benefits are cut off, more illegal immigrants will self-deport, which she said would change the outcome of the Census.
Earlier in the month, as SNAP benefits were suspended, Rollins described “massive fraud” in the system, noting that the fraud was discovered only in states that had cooperated with a prior investigation. She said that 21 states refused to hand over their SNAP data to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which was established by the Trump administration earlier this year.

After the shutdown ended, the USDA, which runs the program, issued new guidance on Nov. 13 saying that “state agencies must take immediate steps to ensure households receive their full November allotments promptly.”
“The reduction in maximum allotments for November is no longer in effect,” it added. “State agencies should immediately resume issuing combined allotments for November and December for newly certified applicants who apply after the 15th of the month.”
Officials with USDA said that because households that receive SNAP didn’t get a full month of benefits and saw uncertainty, the department sent instructions to states “to not issue countable months for time limited participants for November 2025” and that states “should resume normal procedures for countable months beginning in December 2025.”
The federal food program is used by about 42 million people, or around one in eight Americans, namely in lower-income households. They receive an average of $190 monthly per person.
In some states where SNAP recipients received nothing in November, officials said they are working to load money onto people’s electronic benefit cards by Friday, if not sooner.
The Arkansas Department of Human Services said on Nov. 13 that full November SNAP benefits are expected to be available at midnight for people to buy groceries.
“This has been difficult for our beneficiaries, and we are incredibly appreciative to our partners across the state who helped bridge the gap through food pantries, donation drives, and other assistance efforts,” Department Secretary Janet Mann said in a statement.
Officials in West Virginia, which also had not issued November benefits, said the full monthly amount should be available by Nov. 14. And Alabama said full SNAP benefits should be issued on Nov. 13.
The shutdown ended as President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government until late January, coming after the Senate and House passed a funding package.

My trust level just keeps falling lower & lower.

Quote:November 12, 2025 / Joseph P. Farrell

Well, we were warned, by none other than the former Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Catherine Austin Fitts: "There is no cyber-system that is secure," an aphorism that, with time, I expect to find in collections of such aphorisms like the Analects of Confucius: priceless wisdom for the times. My philosophical turn of mind is prompted by the following important article that was shared by M.D. (with our gratitude):

India's biggest data breach? Hacking gang claims to have stolen 815 million people's personal information

Now, in case you did not know, India is one of those countries more or less on board with the moves toward an all-digital society, including for things like personal documentation, and money (in the form of so-called "digital currency", which, as Fitts, I, and many others have noted, is not a currency at all, but a corporate coupon whose "value" can be adjusted to your "social performance", i.e., your conformity to the wishes, desires, and agendas of oligarchs and plutocrats).

So when India, whose population is a little over one billion has the personal information of 815 million of that billion - a substantial majority - stolen, then you know you have a teensy-tiny little problem on your hands:

Quote:The news of what is claimed to be such a significant data leak couldn't come at a worse time for the Indian authorities.

In September, security researcher Sourajeet Majumder uncovered a vulnerability on an Indian government website that had unwittingly leaked documents which included Aadhaar numbers, identity card details and even copies of residents' fingerprints.

By mid-October the website flaw had been fixed, thanks to Majumder's responsible disclosure. But it is, of course, possible that fraudsters and online criminals had been able to exploit it for nefarious purposes beforehand.

If data breaches like these keep happening, it's understandable why many people will feel increasingly reluctant to trust the authorities with their personally identifiable and biometric data.

You can change a password, and you can change your bank account. Hey, you can even change your name if you really feel you have to. But good luck changing your fingerprints.

In other words, if one can hack the unhackable "wallets" behind klepto-currencies (as has been done), and any digital database whatsoever, one can hack those digital IDs as well. (And, bad news, there are ways of concealing or even "changing" your fingerprints, too.)

And of course, if one can hack those things, then one can hack bank accounts, particularly if those accounts are full of nothing but digital currency.

And all of that introduces a measure of risk and instability into the financial markets (it's called volatility by the finance wonks, but perhaps a better analogy would be "California brush fire").

But the article raises an intriguing possibility for high octane speculation, and regular readers here know all-too-well that I simply cannot resist a run to the end of the speculation twig and a Wile E. Coyote nosedive into the canyon of speculation below. That possibility was raised in my mind by the following statement, italicized in the quotation above: "If data breaches like these keep happening, it's understandable why many people will feel increasingly reluctant to trust the authorities with their personally identifiable and biometric data."

Ya think?

Seriously, though, the speculation is simple: what if there is a group of computer nerds spread around the world, who see the looming crisis that this move to an all-digital financial-surveillance system entails, and are trying to wake people up, and simultaneously, fight "delaying actions" by such means? It may not be as goofy as it sounds. After all, the idea of such "cyber-warfare" has been around for a long time, even being popularized by the 1984 fiction novel Softwar. It became a reality during the infamous "Farewell" spy case, when a French government mole inside the KGB helped the Soviet Union "steal" software that had a back door planted into it by Western intelligence and software experts, who used it to create a gas pipeline explosion in the Soviet Union,  critically wounding the Soviet economy. (The resulting explosion was visible from space.) More recently, we have seen the computer hacking group Anonymous, and now a similar group active in India. Finally, we know various nations - China, Russia, and the USA among them - have whole covert divisions of government working on cyber warfare. And in countries pondering moves to more and more digital "currency", "equities" and so on, those cyber warfare departments can quickly become economic warfare components, as nations compete to develop various nasty means of disrupting their adversaries' economies, including outright theft and distribution of assets before the victim has time to react.

We'll know when we wake up to the headlines "Bank of International Settlements Accounts Hacked; Authorities in Search for Culprits."

Permit me to utter those four wonderful words: "We told you so!"

Time to butter the popcorn... Sleep well, Mr. Carstens...

See you on the flip side...

Quote:Ross Coulthart and constitutional lawyer Daniel Sheehan discuss the release of the John F. Kennedy assassination files. Sheehan alleges former CIA director Allen Dulles greenlit the assassination over Kennedy’s covert attempts to disassemble the country’s nuclear arsenal. Sheehan also alleges that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only shooter, that mafia hitmen were there to fire additional shots, and that, before the assassination, Kennedy asked to explore the topic of UAPs.

Looks like a flat spin with no tail section to me

3 email excerpts have been released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee relating to Donald Trump , they are as follows.

Quote:In the first exchange of emails, between Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, dated 2 April 2011, Epstein wrote:

Quote:i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump.. [REDACTED NAME] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc. im 75% there

Maxwell responded:

Quote:I have been thinking about that...

In the second exchange of emails, between Epstein and Michael Wolff, a journalist who has written several books about the Trump administration, dated 31 January 2019, Epstein wrote:

Quote:[REDACTED NAME] mara lago. [REDACTED] . trump said he asked me to resign, never a member ever. . of course he knew about the girls as he asked ghislaine to stop

The third email exchange, between Epstein and Wolff, dated between 15 and 16 December 2015 shows that Wolff wrote:

Quote:I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you--either on air or in scrum afterwards.

Epstein replied:

Quote:if we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?

Wolff responded:

Quote:I think you should let him hang himself. If he says he hasn't been on the plane or the house, then that gives you a valuable PR and political currency. You can hang him in a way that potentially generates a positive benefit for you, or, if it really looks like he could win, you could save him, generating a debt. Of course, it is possible that, when asked, he'll say Jeffrey is a great guy and has gotten a raw deal and is a victim of political correctness, which is to be outlawed in a Trump regime.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-epstein...n-13468686

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science...be-kevlar/

Quote:

• Since its invention, Kevlar has saved thousands of lives thanks to the synthetic polymer being both incredibly lightweight and incredibly strong.
  
• However, Kevlar is far from the last word on ballistic protection, and a new study reports a material woven with carbon nanotubes that’s both three times stronger than Kevlar and only 1.8 millimeters thick.
  
• Scientists created this material by combing carbon nanotubes with aramid polymers (which are also used in Kevlar) and aligning them in just the right way to protect against slippage under immense impact.
  

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Since the invention of Kevlar in the 1960s, this extra-strong synthetic fiber woven into rugged body armor has saved the lives of at least 3,000 police officers, according to the National Institute of Justice. In many regards, it’s a wonder of materials science, and while Kevlar’s performance and manufacture has improved over time, scientists have developed a handful of candidates that could be Kevlar’s next-generation replacement—molecular “chainmail,” another polymer-based material called Dyneema, even spider silk.
Now, scientists may have developed another challenger to the Kevlar crown—a lightweight material that’s three times stronger than Kevlar, only 1.8 millimeters thick, and laced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs).

Quote:Progress and potential
Ultra-high dynamic strength and toughness are crucial for fibrous materials in impact-protective applications. However, the trade-off between strength and toughness is a persistent challenge in materials science. Achieving simultaneous breakthroughs in both properties demands innovative fabrication strategies. Polymer chains tend to slip during loading, which undermines the effective utilization of their high intrinsic mechanical properties, thereby limiting the strength and toughness of polymer fibers. To address this issue, we developed an effective strategy that regulates the orientation of carbon nanotubes within fibers to inhibit chain slippage. Carbon nanotubes and aramid chains were molecularly engineered to achieve compatibility, while multi-stage drafting was designed for the alignment of both carbon nanotubes and aramid chains to optimize the hierarchical structures of fibers. Such optimization of hierarchical structures improves the interfacial interactions and enhances load transfer efficiency, inducing inhibited slippage and thus remarkable breakage of aramid chains under high-speed impacts. Based on this strategy, we fabricated aramid fibers with a dynamic strength up to 10 GPa and dynamic toughness up to 700 MJ m−3. Fabrics woven from these fibers also exhibit superior anti-ballistic impact performance, shedding light on practical applications of these fibers. These findings provide fresh insights into the design of high-performance fibrous materials.
Highlights
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High-strength and high-toughness aramid fibers were fabricated
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The orientation of carbon nanotubes was regulated by introducing a flexible monomer
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The excellent performance is attributed to the remarkable breakage of aramid chains
Summary
Ultra-high dynamic strength and toughness are crucial for fibrous materials in impact-protective applications. However, the trade-off between strength and toughness is a persistent challenge in materials science. Herein, by regulating the orientation of long carbon nanotubes within fibers, we fabricated carbon nanotube/heterocyclic aramid composite fibers with a dynamic strength of 10.3 GPa and a dynamic toughness of 706.1 MJ m−3. The ultra-high dynamic performance is attributed to the inhibited slippage and thus remarkable breakage of polymer chains during the high-strain-rate loading process; these behaviors are due to the improved alignment of polymer chains, reduced porosity, and thus enhanced interfacial interactions and load transfer efficiency therein induced by aligned long carbon nanotubes and multi-stage drafting. This work provides a fresh understanding and a feasible route for utilizing the intrinsic mechanical performance of polymer chains at the macroscale.

Not saying TSWHTF tomorrow but there are many assets being positioned against Venezuela by the USA; it looks like Russia and China are starting to support the Venezuelan regime. 

Quote:The U.S. and Venezuela are now locked in a shadow war that’s escalating fast. In this episode, Chris Cappy breaks down the Intelligence Communities newly authorized covert operations to topple Nicolás Maduro, the failed rendition plot to kidnap him, and the massive U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, the largest since the 1980s. Using open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, and leaked reports, we’ll explore how Navy SEALs, F-35s, and B-52 bombers are preparing for possible strikes, and how Russia and China are scrambling to defend their ally. From drug boat raids to secret deals and denials, this is the full story of America’s growing confrontation with Venezuela.

I have been on 'party lines' as late as the early 1970's (at least) in far (at the time) east Houston.
Now, they have Zoom meetings.
But, the subject of this is about another kind of 'party lines'.
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I hear the wails and clamoring (as I am one to moan, as well) over the despicable results of recent elections (USA)...and have heard that the reason/s for such outcomes were due to everything from God's wrath to a need for adopting the socio-economic principles of 'National Socialists' (presumably, of 1930's & '40's Germany).

It seems that many of the explanations have valid points...but, I have wondered for decades, why 'the Right' continue to call for & support such weak and slimy candidates.
 Mitt Romney, McCain, Cheney, Dole, Bush(es)...et al.
Who'd they have in NYC
 (when the most conservative alternative was Cuomo)?

 "Do you tout the party lines?"
 "Are you a good Republican?"
 "Have you paid your dues, and given homage to whom/where it belongs?"
 "What is your lineage?"
 "How will you pay for your campaign?"
 "How long have you been serving...the party?"

What a sickening lot.
What a sickening way of determining 'who' runs your government.

"You gotta pick a side."
Really?
Gotta pick a side of the bad potato?

They Did Not want Trump...all 3 times. He's not a member of the pack.
The only reason they 'backed' him, the third time, was that - after the second time, they couldn't raise money without him.

If the candidates are professional politicians (in craft), they should be weaned away.
If they are not 'Of The People', they are 'Of' another influence...and for a uniting of The States, we need 'Of The People'.

...
Just, adding thoughts to the mix.

Like we told so years ago.....the shots destroys immune system .

Quote:BREAKING: 51 Million-Person Study Finds COVID-19 “Vaccines” Increase Risk of Respiratory Infections by up to 559%


Landmark study of the ENTIRE South Korean population reveals a VAIDS signal — a dose-dependent rise in the common cold, upper-respiratory infections, pneumonia, and tuberculosis among the vaccinated.

Those that received 4+ COVID shots suffered:

?Common Cold ↑ +559% (children 0–19)

?Upper-Respiratory Infections ↑ +83% (children 0–19)

?Pneumonia ↑ +91% (COVID-negative group)

?Tuberculosis ↑ +35% (COVID-positive group)

Even after adjusting for age, sex, income, comorbidities, prior infection, and time since vaccination, the dose-response trend remained linear and unmistakable.

These findings point to immune exhaustion, IgG4 dominance, and secondary immunodeficiency following repeated mRNA exposure — consistent with vaccine-acquired immune dysregulation (VAIDS).

Apparent reductions in Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) and Pertussis are almost certainly statistical artifacts driven by healthy-user bias, diagnostic-coding overlap, and case misclassification. Crucially, the study’s national ARIMAX time-series revealed a 46-fold surge in confirmed pertussis cases across Korea during 2023, directly contradicting any notion of real-world protection.

Because the “control” group included single-dose recipients, the true increase relative to the completely unvaccinated population is likely even greater than reported.

Across an entire national dataset, each additional COVID-19 “vaccine” dose corresponded to a higher probability of non-COVID respiratory infection — most severely among children.

This study reveals that COVID-19 “vaccines” have eroded immune function across an entire country — and likely the entire globe.

Quote:VAIDS Explains Why EIGHT Studies Show mRNA Booster Shots Dramatically increase Infection Risk

1️⃣Dorr et al - Study of 1,745 healthcare workers finds mRNA boosters raise risk of influenza-like illness (flu, COVID, other viruses) by up to 70% and increase workdays lost by 50%.

2️⃣Shrestha et al (Cleveland Clinic) – The risk of COVID-19 increased with the number of vaccine doses received. Individuals with one prior dose had a 107% higher risk (HR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.70–2.52), while those with more than three doses faced a 253% higher risk (HR = 3.53, 95% CI: 2.97–4.20).

3️⃣Feldstein et al (CDC) – Children vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection were 159% more likely to get infected (HR = 2.59, 95% CI: 1.27–5.28) and 257% more likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19 (HR = 3.57, 95% CI: 1.10–11.63) compared to unvaccinated children without prior infection.

4️⃣Perez et al - More mRNA doses → more IgG4 (↑11x) → higher risk of infection (↑1.8x).

5️⃣Ioannou et al – Vaccine effectiveness (VE) against documented SARS-CoV-2 infection was -3.26% (95% CI, -6.78% to -0.22%), meaning vaccinated individuals had a statistically significant higher infection rate than the unvaccinated control group.

6️⃣Nakatani et al – Vaccinated individuals had an 85% increased odds of infection compared to the unvaccinated (OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.33–2.57).

7️⃣Eythorsson et al – Those who received two or more doses had a 42% higher risk of reinfection than those with one dose or less (95% CI: 1.13–1.78).

8️⃣Chemaitelly et al – The effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) against symptomatic BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron infections dropped from 46.6% and 51.7% (1–3 months post-dose) to -17.8% and -12.1% (≥7 months). Moderna (mRNA-1273) declined from 71.0% and 35.9% to -10.2% and -20.4% over the same period.

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