Mastodawn

William Lindsey

"President Donald Trump has attended his second extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago in a week as tens of thousands of federal employees go without pay, leaving some of them, and many more Americans, to turn to food banks amid the longest government shutdown in history."

~ Mike Bedigan

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites
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https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-banquet-mar-a-lago-snap-funding-b2861556.html

Trump attends another extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago as thousands hit food banks amid shutdown

Images of the president were shared by guests on social media Friday at the lavish event which featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desserts including “Trump chocolate cake.”

The Independent

William Lindsey

"Images of the president were shared by guests on social media Friday at the lavish event which featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desserts including 'Trump chocolate cake.'”

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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William Lindsey

"Estimates, including one from Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation who spoke to The New York Times, suggest turkey prices may surge 40%. A report by Purdue's College of Agriculture shows wholesale turkey prices at $1.71 per pound, up a staggering 75% from October 2024."

~ David Watsky

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #EconomicElites #turkey #Thanksgiving
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https://www.cnet.com/home/report-thanksgiving-turkeys-are-75-more-expensive-than-this-time-last-year/

Report: Thanksgiving Turkeys Are 75% More Expensive Than This Time Last Year

Here's what's driving the massive spike in whole turkey prices ahead of Thanksgiving.

CNET

William Lindsey

"Ask yourself this: if any other president abandoned Washington during a shutdown to attend a lavish, red-carpet party in Florida, would the press shrug it off? Of course not. It would be a national uproar."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake #media
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-trump-leaves-dc-as-government

NEWS: Trump Leaves DC as Government Shutdown Severely Impacts Air Travel and SNAP

Trump leaves Washington and attends opulent party during government shutdown for second week in a row, air travel several disrupted, and much more.

The Parnas Perspective

William Lindsey

"As the shutdown deepened and his administration pushed to freeze SNAP benefits and slash air traffic, Trump hosted another opulent Mar-a-Lago party featuring opera, truffle-laced dishes, celebrities, GOP allies and a red carpet…."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake #media
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William Lindsey

"The exit polls showed incontrovertibly that affordability was the primary issue on the minds of American voters. That Trump has no idea what staples cost and his insistence that the economy is doing 'fantastic' were also key factors."

~ Mark Mansour

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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https://mmansour.substack.com/p/the-meaning-of-last-tuesdays-elections

The Meaning Of Last Tuesday’s Elections

Trump was on the ballot, and it didn’t go well

America’s Fractured Politics

William Lindsey

"In particular, his absurd insistence that the economy is doing well only served to antagonize the electorate. The populace is deeply dissatisfied with the direction of the country."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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William Lindsey

"Tuesday’s devastating losses for the Republicans represent a hinge-point in the narrative of Trump’s presidency. Up to this point, Trump has been seen as ascendant; as a strongman seizing power at home and flexing his muscles abroad."

~ Dan Pfeiffer

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/did-donald-trump-just-become-a-lame

Did Donald Trump Just Become a Lame Duck?

Tuesday's election signaled Trump might entering a different, weaker phase of his presidency

The Message Box

William Lindsey

"Despite an unpopular agenda, low approval ratings, and large majorities dissatisfied with the direction of the country, Trump seemed immune to the laws of political gravity.

That all changed on Tuesday."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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William Lindsey

"The voters finally got to push the pundits, press, and podcasters aside and render their judgment on the first nine months of Trump 2.0."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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William Lindsey

"A little party never killed anyone, sure, but a big party, the Republican Party, has indubitably killed hundreds of thousands of people—and it’s just getting warmed up. If we count the 300,000 who died of covid as a direct result of Trump’s botching of the pandemic response,"

~ Greg Olear

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
/11

https://gregolear.substack.com/p/sunday-pages-white-houses

Sunday Pages: White Houses

Musings on Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump, Evelyn Nesbit, and Jay Gatsby.

PREVAIL by Greg Olear

William Lindsey

(continued from /11)

"add the 600,000 who died this year as a direct result of Elon Musk DOGE-ing USAID, and tack on the deaths from ICE Gestapo raids, the pregnancy-related deaths that are a direct consequence of Trump’s embrace of Dobbs,"

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake #USAID #DOGE #ElonMusk #abortion #healthcare #ICE
/12

William Lindsey

(continued from /12)

"the thousands slaughtered in mass shootings because of the GOP’s ghoulish fidelity to a twisted interpretation of the Second Amendment, the Venezuelan fishermen blown out of their boats, and the many people sure to die as a consequence of the Epstein Shutdown, Trump and the MAGA Republicans already have a body count approaching seven figures."

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #Epstein #Venezuela #guns #MassShootings #party #MaraLago #EconomicElites
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William Lindsey

"The Trump administration told states on Saturday to 'immediately undo' any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply."

~ New York Times

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/09/us/trump-news

Trump Live Updates: Senate Votes to Advance Measure to End Government Shutdown

In a 60-to-40 vote on Sunday night, the Senate cleared the way for a spending deal to end the government shutdown. A group of Democrats broke their party’s blockade to vote with Republicans.

The New York Times

William Lindsey

"The Department of Agriculture has now sent states an order: immediately undo any actions taken to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families. Not next week. Not soon. Immediately."

~ Aaron Parnas

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/major-mid-day-breaking-news

Major Mid-Day Breaking News

Donald Trump orders states stop paying full SNAP benefits, Reagan judge resigns to speak out against Trump, Trump feels increasingly isolated as Republicans begin to ignore him, and more

William Lindsey

"Donald Trump’s lawyers literally argued in court yesterday that feeding starving families undermines his ability to use hunger as political leverage for the shutdown.

SICK!"

~ Governor Newsom Press Office

#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #children #prices #groceries #party #MaraLago #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EconomicElites #champagne #BeefFilet #truffles #TrumpChocolateCake
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https://www.threads.com/@govpressoffice/post/DQ0G4MfEuYQ

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice) on Threads

Donald Trump’s lawyers literally argued in court yesterday that feeding starving families undermines his ability to use hunger as political leverage for the shutdown. SICK!

Threads

Ross of Ottawa Nov 9

@wdlindsy if they were in a different country it would be a war crime, like Netanyahu is perpetrating. Apparently doing it to your own people sits alright with some.

Rose Anne 💫Nov 9

@wdlindsy Hello 👋 😘

RainbowFrog Nov 9

@wdlindsy
They sent that order on a Saturday evening ?

Are they mad ? Or are they raving MAAAADDD ?? 😡😱

What should they do ? Invade the house of recipients to forcibly take the distributed groceries ?! 🤦

Army Girl Nov 9

@RainbowFrog @wdlindsy not at all, they will just show it as government debt and reduce future benefits or garnish tax refunds.

Kinene⭐🐻Nov 9

@wdlindsy From the party supporting "States Rights." Sure.
</dripping with sarcasm>

Message from California: Fuck off.

Lisa Gets Politik Nov 10

@wdlindsy So let me get this straight:

On Friday, the administration argues in court they have no authority to make decisions on SNAP funding.

On Sunday, they demand States must stop funding.

If they don't have the authority, how can they tell people to stop funding?

Randall Lee Nov 9

@wdlindsy The federal government does not have the authority to make this order.

Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Nov 9

Archive link: https://archive.ph/FNxGr

William Lindsey

@stepheneb Thank you. That link did open for me when I clicked on it, though I'm definitely not a NYT subscriber (and do not want to be), so I assumed that if I shared it in my posting, it would open for others. I'm sorry it didn't open for you and others and appreciate the Archive link.

Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Nov 9

No problem!

From a process/communication pov I really appreciate all the context you provide in your threads. Gives me enough info to decide if I want to open a NYT link and then get the archive link. At that point I’m happy to share the archive link back in the thread ;-)

William Lindsey

@stepheneb Thank you.

Lisa Gets Politik Nov 10

@wdlindsy States should ignore the Trump administration. If the administration doesn't like it, they can sue!