@giacomo@snac.tesio.it avatar giacomo , to random

The documents provide smoking-gun evidence that Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok all purposefully designed their social media products to addict children and teens with no regard for known harms to their wellbeing, and how that mass youth addiction was core to the companies’ business models. The documents contain internal discussions among company employees, presentations from internal meetings, expert testimony, and evidence of Big Tech coordination with tech-funded groups, including the National Parent Teachers Association (PTA) and Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), in attempts to control the narrative in response to concerned parents.

“These unsealed documents prove Big Tech has been gaslighting and lying to the public for years

https://techoversight.org/2026/01/25/top-report-mdl-jan-25/

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest U.S. companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/society/ban-social-media-kids-europe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social avatar thejapantimes , to random

TikTok is moving to settle a lawsuit with a woman who alleged that the company and other social media giants designed their platforms to addict young users, the first such case to go to trial. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/28/tiktok-snap-youth-addiction-suit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

@jeffowski@mastodon.world avatar jeffowski , to random

Ain't that the truth, though?
I don't want to wish homelessness, hunger, poverty, or sickness onto anyone, but it might be more expedient that way.

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@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis

The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar wdlindsy , to random

"A Gallup poll released yesterday shows President Donald J. Trump’s job approval rating at 36% with disapproval at 60%. Since last month, Trump’s approval has plummeted 11 points. Republicans’ approval of Trump has fallen seven points to a second-term low, while approval among Independents has fallen eight points to its lowest point in either term. Only 3% of Democrats approve of his job performance."

~ Heather Cox Richardson


/1

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-29-2025

wdlindsy OP ,
@wdlindsy@toad.social avatar

"The polls tell the story no one in power wants to admit. Trump’s approval rating has crashed to second-term lows. ...

Prices are soaring because of tariffs that were sold as painless. ICE raids are tearing through communities like political theater gone wrong. SNAP benefits are being slashed while inflation squeezes families from every direction."

~ Michael Cohen


/3

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/the-blue-wave-awakens

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    @EthicalProfessor

    Indeed. I believe there are enough sports subsidies available in to fund and then some.

    @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org avatar ai6yr , to random

    AP: What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP

    https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/snap-expanded-work-requirements/3806554/

    @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social avatar DoomsdaysCW , to random

    Recipients Crushed by Caving on : “They Just Wasted It All”

    People on said they were willing to sacrifice to protect benefits. They’re furious that the Democrats gave up.

    Jessica Washington, November 12 2025

    Excerpt: "The Intercept spoke with four SNAP recipients who said they’re furious that Democrats squandered the sacrifice they made for the last month to ensure access to health care for millions of Americans — just as voters rewarded the party for finally fighting back against Republicans with major electoral victories last week.

    " 'We sacrificed and we would continue to sacrifice because we understood what the stakes were. People’s health care was at stake,' said Delight Worthyn, 67, a SNAP recipient with lupus living in New Haven, Connecticut. 'And that they would cave for nothing after we have all gone through this. … I only feel betrayed.' "

    Read more:
    https://theintercept.com/2025/11/12/government-shutdown-deal-snap-medicaid/

    Archived version:
    https://archive.ph/KSlYa

    @ProPublica@newsie.social avatar ProPublica , to random

    Federal workers: The government shutdown may have ended, but we know that many of you are still dealing with its lasting repercussions.

    We want to hear from you. Here's how to securely reach out: https://propublica.org/tips

    Stinson_108 ,

    @ProPublica

    The is requiring recipients to reapply for benefits. They already do so every six months. If pain is the point, why not make them apply every month?

    https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/14/trump-usda-snap-participants-reapply-benefits-00651874

    @killer_rabbit90@mastodon.social avatar killer_rabbit90 , to random
    @linuxmagazine@fosstodon.org avatar linuxmagazine , to random

    Modern-day package systems solve some problems posed by classic formats like DEB and RPM. Andrea Ciarrocchi looks at Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap and describes how they differ
    https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/298/Universal-Package-Formats?utm_source=mlm

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    @fedicares@blobfox.coffee avatar fedicares , to random

    Help out the awesome @SingsongRaptor !

    http://cash.app/$SingsongRaptor
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    @indivisibleteam@mastodon.social avatar indivisibleteam , to random
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    gentlegardener ,
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    @indivisibleteam take Zero time and energy to blame the eight . Their constituents will call. Keep the entire dem team together and make your own rules.

    Instead publish names of all the republicans who took pay during the shutdown and what those $ would buy in

    @BrianHarrod@mastodon.social avatar BrianHarrod , to random

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE: SNAP Helps 1.2 Million Veterans With Low Incomes, Including Thousands in Every State In .....

    BUT, BUT, BUT... COMMANDER BONE SPURS IS CUTTING OFF YOUR FOOD RATIONS: About 1.2 million live in households that participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as

    MAGA DON'T CARE: Thousands of veterans in every state will do without because the Cultists Don't Give A About Our Vets.....

    https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-helps-12-million-veterans-with-low-incomes-including-thousands-in

    @NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar NewsDesk , to random

    The Trump administration is going to the U.S. Supreme Court in its battle to avoid paying SNAP benefits to Americans. An appeals court denied the government's request to continue with planned partial payments rather than reinstate the full amount, and the Trump administration immediately asked the highest court to take up its request. Here's more from @USAToday.

    https://flip.it/u1aRS_

    NewsDesk OP ,
    @NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar

    Interested in who gets SNAP benefits and how they work? Here's a detailed explainer from @TheConversationUS . "Nearly 60% of Americans enrolled in SNAP are either children under 18 or adults who are 60 or older. About 1 in 5 non-elderly adults with SNAP benefits have a disability," writes Tracy Roof, an associate professor of political science. "Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for SNAP. Only 4.4% of SNAP recipients in the 2023 fiscal year were immigrants who were not citizens but legally present in the U.S., such as refugees. The 'big' tax-and-spending package Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, however, ended SNAP eligibility for most of those immigrants."

    https://flip.it/VIc-Ro

    @wdlindsy@toad.social avatar wdlindsy , to random

    "Trump’s 'Gatsby' gala wasn’t homage but autopsy — a champagne-soaked dirge for a nation that once believed in class, grace, and conscience. ...

    Trump, the man who once wrapped himself in the mantle of populism, threw a party mocking the very people who once believed him."

    ~ David Shuster


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    https://www.blueamp.co/p/the-great-gatsby-of-garbage-trumps

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    @TheBreadmonkey@beige.party avatar TheBreadmonkey , to random

    AWOOGA
    AWOOGA

    Today is my 3 year

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    wilpercy ,
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    @TheBreadmonkey finally got round to checking and transpires we share the same third fediversary. I’m so happy.