Due to #GovShutdown 175,000 #Alameda County residents are set to lose #SNAP benefits assistance affecting thousands of #FoodStamps recipients, as national tally exceeds 41 million , in 22 million households, equating to almost 12% of #USA population.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/28/alameda-county-buffers-against-snap-cuts-with-10-million-infusion/?share=r1a0mmylmsno2lnwrnnu #GiftLnk #Economy

Alameda County buffers against SNAP cuts with $10 million infusion
Days before 175,000 Alameda County residents are set to lose federal food assistance, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $10 million to local food banks and food assistance programs on T…
The Mercury News#SantaClara #Calfornia long set to host 6 #WorldCup soccer games, has new worries over threats by yammering #Drumpf bluster flab to forcbly move games out of ‘unsafe’ #RadicalLeft metro areas . Local leaders dismissed the remarks, but #President insists he'll "absolutely" move #FIFA games if he feels like it.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/26/trump-world-cup-san-francisco-unsafe-crime-santa-clara/?share=amrmcfccrrwpacpryeaa #GiftLnk #SharedStory #IdleThreats
#Canada's bold and unafraid newly elected #PM faces tough time dealing with #DJT #TradeWars after short #Victory Party
http://wapo.st/4lTX5ah #GiftLnk #WaPo

Canada’s new leader faces big challenges related to Trump and beyond
With Donald Trump, western alienation and a spiraling cost-of-living crisis, Canada’s new prime minister has his hands full.
The Washington Post#DJT removes the head of #ICE he appointed last month after numbers of daily #deportees decline.
Agency staff of #HomelandSecurity learn about changes via #WSJ article and other random media reports. No successor has been officially named as of yet...
https://wapo.st/41rGWAI #GiftLnk #Immigration #LawEnforcement #USGov

Musk’s blitzkrieg is unnerving many of Trump’s senior advisers
Senior officials have been blindsided by DOGE’s actions at Treasury and USAID. But the president’s support of the group means other advisers have limited options.
The Washington Post