Saturday, July 8, 2017
Poor...
Twenty-six members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood have been swept up on charges of benefits fraud following a multi-agency investigation.
At present, thirteen couples have been accused of wrongfully collecting a total of $2.4 million in public assistance by under-reporting incomes. Most of the charges have been filed in state court, though some federal charges have been filed as well.
The social services programs involved include Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, previously known as food stamps), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Hurricane Sandy relief, Section 8 housing, Social Security and the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund.
This is steeling money from the poor, a crime...By Justin Zaremba | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
Friday, July 7, 2017
Tactics...
Julian Assange's interest in this is all about CNN's response.
On July 5, the network's master internet sleuth, tracked down the Reddit user who came up with the Trump-CNN wrestling video. But because the maker apologized on the forum, CNN decided not to name him. That said, "CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change."
According to CNN, the Reddit user voluntarily apologized for the gif and other memes that were racist and anti-Semitic. Also, CNN never threatened to disclose reams of private information on the Reddit user, just his name.
But such is the nature of these social media kerfuffles in the age of Trump. Both sides try to maximize grievance. CNN accuses the president of inciting violence. Trump's supporters accuse CNN of mafia tactics
Enjoy...
Two Americans and a Spaniard were gored Friday during the first running of the bulls of this year's San Fermin festival, medical officials in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said.
A 46-year-old Spanish man was undergoing surgery for serious injuries to his head and leg after he was gored and then tossed by a bull.
Hospital officials said that the Americans had been gored as well during the run, but their injuries — in the abdomen for a 35-year-old man and in the scrotum for a 29-year-old — weren't considered serious. Not serious?!
Outlast...*
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Online searches for long-acting birth control devices spiked significantly in the hours after the presidential election ended. Many women took to social media to advise other women to get an intrauterine device (IUD) which can "outlast" a conservative presidency.
The posts began over concerns that Trump and the Republican-held houses of Congress will repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the ACA, insurers participating in the healthcare marketplace aremandated to provide coverage for contraception without any co-payment or coinsurance, allowing many more women access to birth control.
Buh Bye...
Generally, when big-time television news stars and newspaper/magazine editors are pushed out or resign on their own accord, they publicly express a desire to "take some time" to think about their next move and consult with their families.
But, after being ousted by MSNBC late last week, Greta Van Susteren quickly made it clear - on Twitter - that she'd welcome another hosting job.
"Since I got fired, of course I will entertain any job offers that come my way," she told The Hollywood Reporter.
Van Susteren's program was the least-watched show on MSNBC between 5 p.m.
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