Social Security COLA increase in 2026 projected to be lowest in years, advocacy group says The Senior Citizen’s League, a nonpartisan senior advocacy group, released its latest projection this week.

Social Security COLA increase in 2026 projected to be lowest in years, advocacy group says

Trump’s assault on small farmers And what it could mean for rural communities as we know them.

It’s hard to overstate how thoroughly Trump’s policies have disrupted farmers’ lives.

“It would seem like they’re trying to create fewer farms," said a farmer in Maine.

You going to deny him entry to his birthplace because you can't handle criticism what a weak ass man

Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam Donald Trump talked a good game about raising taxes on the rich. Guess who benefits from a provision buried deep within the new GOP bill?

Experts say the GOP bill creates a whole new tax benefit for wealthy investors.

Or, as Punchbowl News puts it, Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" bill is actually a “big victory to hedge fund managers, private equity executives, and their lobbyists.”

Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue A federal grand jury indicted a Wisconsin judge on charges she helped a man in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him as he appeared before her in a local domestic...

Federal grand jury indicts Wisconsin judge in immigration case, allowing charges to continue

'We’re living in two separate economies.' Why young Americans feel stuck, financially Young American adults are earning more, but rising costs and debt are keeping them from building wealth or hitting key life milestones.

For many millennials and Gen Zers, financial security remains out of reach — even as their net worths grow on paper.

As attacks on Christians rise in Israel, Netanyahu's snub of Francis is a dangerous step (RNS) — Even a perfunctory tweet from the Foreign Ministry was quickly deleted under pressure from far-right coalition members.

“If this country respects all religions,” said Aida Touma-Sliman, a Christian legislator from northern Israel, “what is happening against Christian clergy should have caused a huge uproar and upended the country.”
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I hope u get that blessing you’re waiting for

Trump and the third term: first he denies it, then he insinuates doubt: ‘But I don’t know if it’s unconstitutional’ 🔊 Listen to the article - After hinting several times at a third term, the president rules out the hypothesis but still leaves loopholes, raising doubts about compliance with the Constitution and stil...

Trump and the third term: first he denies it, then he insinuates doubt: ‘But I don’t know if it’s unconstitutional’

Youth curfew vote stalled in Chicago City Council’s public safety committee • The TRiiBE After about seven hours of debate, Chicago alders didn’t vote on a revised proposal that would give the police superintendent and city’s top community safety leader the power to declare a curfew in th...

Soon, Chicago alders will revisit a curfew proposal aimed at curbing teen “trends.”

“My anticipation right now is that there are enough votes to pass this meeting out of committee,” Ald. Brian Hopkins told reporters following the meeting.

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The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.

The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked

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Elon Musk’s Latest Donations Show a Disturbing Pattern Elon Musk is trying to flip the courts in Donald Trump’s (and his own) favor.

Billionaire Musk gave more than $144,000 to more than two dozen Congress members who support impeaching judges or restricting their power.

What It Takes to Win—or Lose—in a Meeting With Trump Companies and institutions are honing a playbook for handling a meeting with an unpredictable president.

Companies and institutions are honing a playbook for how to handle a meeting with President Trump, arriving prepared to flatter, play ball on the president’s agenda and give something

CPS data breach: Here’s what to know to protect yourself Over 700,000 current and former Chicago Public School students’ information was exposed following a data breach last month. On Feb. 8, the district learned that student data had been leaked followi…

In the wake of the attack, parents and students might feel exposed or worried. Here’s a guide of possible problems and how families can protect themselves.

JD Vance best watch this vid ‘cuz yesterday he bitched that his 3-yr-old was scared by a group of protesters shouting “Slava Ukraini.”

The hypocrisy is staggering: This girl lost her leg in a Russian attack & is a symbol of the unyielding strength of the Ukrainian people who are fighting pure evil.

The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.

This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.

WOW. Read this entire affidavit.

Reminder that Biden was the first U.S. president to join striking workers on the picket line. Yet so many blue collar workers became convinced a billionaire would be better for them. Make it make sense.

Microsoft to invest R5.4 billion in South Africa’s AI Microsoft is investing R5.4 billion in South Africa to enhance AI and cloud infrastructure and expand data centres.

Microsoft to invest R5.4 billion in South Africa’s AI

China to impose retaliatory tariffs on certain Canadian imports China is set to impose tariffs on some Canadian goods in retaliation to Canada’s levies on Chinese electric vehicles and metals as the global trade war heats up.

China is set to impose tariffs on some Canadian goods in retaliation to Canada’s levies on Chinese electric vehicles and metals as the global trade war heats up.

Feb. 28th is the economic blackout!✊🏻🔵🥄💄🇺🇸🔵✊🏻

Please prepare tomorrow to not spend $ Friday✊🏻

when drive past a house displaying a tRump flag. Chevy Chase flipping the bird from his car window.

When I drive past…

I'll Take You There (1972)
The Staple Singers

She will forever be one of the most unintentionally funny celebrities lol.

Trump dismisses head of the National Archives Trump had vowed to dismiss national archivist Colleen Shogan last month.

Felon tRump kicked out the National Archives chief, proving once again he can't handle accountability. A White House official confirmed this move, fulfilling his threat to shake up the agency linked to his classified documents scandal. Anyone surprised?
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Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said.

The hiring of thousands of federal firefighters has stalled amid a governmentwide freeze ordered by President Trump, just as agencies were beginning to ramp up staffing for the summer wildfire season, according to a firefighters’ union.