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Smax

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  1. keep cementing your place as one the worst posters in shag/surly history
  2. This fire has been burning for a year?
  3. Not all Russian assets are frozen/held by the US, the EU can do as it wishes and the snippet in the article about using the finds to purchase arms from European manufacturers only will not sit well with the US war machine
  4. Interesting day to make this announcement, with Hunter giving his testimony today
  5. Smax

    Shogun

    Enjoyed the first 2 episodes but
  6. Thought this was pretty cool
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    Shogun

    I was browsing disney plus late last night and it was up then, thought about starting it but in a brief moment of clarity decided against it as I was several glasses of wine into the evening
  8. I was under the impression the voucher push was from Jeff Yass out of Pennsylvania ?
  9. Texas passes on $450 million summer lunch program for low-income families Doesn't mention abbott but I'm sure this was his doing and I'm positive Jesus would be proud .... https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-federal-summer-lunch-program/ This year 35 states will participate in a $2.5 billion federal nutrition program that will help low-income parents buy groceries for their children when free school meals are unavailable during the summer months. But Texas, which has 3.8 million children eligible for the program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has opted not to join this national effort. If it had, qualifying families would have received $120 per child through a pre-loaded card for the three summer months. The USDA calculated that Texas is passing on a total of $450 million in federal tax dollars that would have gone to eligible families here. When the USDA notified Texas Health and Human Services Commission officials of their new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer, or EBT program on Dec. 29, that gave the nation’s second largest state only six months to get it up and running and that’s not enough time, said Tiffany Young, a spokesperson for the state agency. Although the summer program would involve two other agencies as well – the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Department of Agriculture – HHSC would have to bear the brunt of the work because they would have to coordinate and direct the distribution of the preloaded cards to qualifying families. Already on their plate is the cumbersome unwinding of Medicaid coverage. Since last April, the agency has removed more than 2 million Texans from the program since the federal government lifted continuous coverage rules during the pandemic, forcing those who still qualify for coverage to reapply. From HHSC’s perspective, launching an entirely new program would be at this time. Additionally, the USDA would only cover 50% of the administrative expenses for Summer EBT. It would be up to the state to cover the residual cost. For more than 3 million Texas children, school lunch may be the only full meal they get each day. According to Feeding Texas, a nonprofit organization that supplies food banks across the state, one in five children are affected by food insecurity — defined as an insufficient amount or unreliable sources of food to sustain oneself. The Texas Department of Agriculture administers the free and reduced meal program for students during the school year. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said he understands the disappointment some families have about Texas’ decision not to participate this year. . He said his agency would have assisted if the decision was made to participate. “The problem we’re facing — and we face this at the TDA in our school meals program and our summer feeding programs — everything is so much more expensive,” Miller said. “An extra 40 dollars could have gone a long way to offset that.” Every Texan petitioned alongside statewide and regional organizations for the program last November, signing a letter to Cecile Young, executive commissioner of HHSC. “Summer EBT is something that we have been advocating for for years, because we know how hard it is in a state as spread out as Texas to access enough food, to be able to afford enough food for their kids when school is closed,” Rachel Cooper told The Texas Tribune. Though not as comprehensive as Summer EBT, food insecure children still have options for food assistance during the summer. Miller told the Tribune that “kids aren’t going to get fed any less” on account of the TDA’s expansion of their Summer Meals Program. Children 18 and under are eligible to receive a free meal at their meal sites across the state. Parents can also find out if their child’s school district is one of many that provide free meals during the summer. National organizations, such as the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club, provide summer meal assistance at select locations. Though it remains possible to secure a balanced meal without Summer EBT, Cooper believes it is still possible and necessary for Texas to join the program in 2025. “Our kids need it,” Cooper said. “They deserve it, and we just need to do our part.”
  10. None of this matters, just trumps lawyers mudding the water to distract, delay oh squirrel.....
  11. I wish just one of them would have the balls to (regularly) cut the mic on guests who are 1. Clearly lying 2. Dancing around the question refusing to answer it 3. completely changing the subject To borrow a phrase from jim rome, have a take don't suck
  12. Yeah yeah political morning talk shows... not a regular watcher but caught the past several weeks of Meet The Press and this woman is in over her head and has no business hosting this show. Her guest walk all over her. She cant stand up for her questioning, lets guest steer the debate to where she ends up just sitting there looking like stooge. Maybe this is by design but for the longest running show on tv, she's an embarrassment /grumpy morning rant
  13. Tons of military in that area too
  14. naaa egg chorizo potato and cheese
  15. Seems like Bob got into someone's stash
  16. This what Texas is, where you been
  17. A few years ago people thought that about Roe v Wade....
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