Sarah, a 44-year-old single mother in Maryland, was down to the last $20 on her EBT card as of Monday, wondering how she would feed herself and her two preteen boys as the government shutdown dragged on. She’d been out of work since May, after the Trump administration made sweeping cuts to federal contracts and eliminated her job in public health.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., signed a petition Wednesday to force a House vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, giving it the needed 218 signatures.

Phoronix article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026

No prices yet. I may never financially recover from this.

Film also claims that Adam Milstein funds Canary Mission

The European Union has called for a bloc-wide handling fee on small packages ordered online from platforms such as Shein, Temu and Alibaba to be imposed in early 2026, over two years earlier than scheduled, in a bid to crack down on billions of cheap Chinese imports each year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic to EU finance ministers.

Just a little bit of levity.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38724442

Some in the crypto community are skeptical.

In the wake of a measles outbreak in Canada that has infected thousands of people over the past year, an international health agency revoked the country’s measles-free status on Nov. 10, 2025.

This tracks.

Exclusive: Hans Kohls’s hearing aids could not withstand the 1,220°F temperatures involved in metal casting, and claims the Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker refused to accommodate his disability

All credit goes to the artist MoringMark. You can find him here: Tumblr | Reddit | Ko-fi | Instagram | Deviantart

De-paywalled archive link: https://archive.is/6Gcd5

Jack Dorsey backs diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive of 6-second, looping videos.

Upcoming National Security Strategy makes “homeland” top priority

Oh how Randy Andy, the Prince of the Nonces has fallen.

The start of meteorological winter is just weeks away, and some parts of Alberta are forecast to see a decent amount of snow on the way.

Look it’s an evergreen issue. Worse, it’s so one dimensional to suggest you raise the wages and the old wisdom goes: society will find it very hard to claw back what’s already given, there’s fewer jobs offered, and people end up stuck where they are.

Artist: Ku Roiko | bluesky | pixiv | twitter | deviantart | patreon | danbooru

Bandcamp

https://archive.ph/wiXa0

Google has announced it is building a new way for ‘experienced users’ to install Android apps that haven’t been verified.

Review: Skilhunt EC500 - a long-range flashlight and USB powerbank powered by a 21700 size rechargeable battery

I linked to the Oversight Committee’s press release and it says there are 20,000 documents they released. I can’t find a link to any of the documents besides the 3 included in the press release. Are they for lawyers and press only?

work long hours at a small grocery shop, and every evening when I lock up, a few street dogs are waiting outside. It started with one who looked hungry. Then another showed up, and now it’s a small pack that follows me home for food.now i build them roof and care for them

Hopefully he is recognizable. Mixing the style I’ve been working on with watercolor and people. Did I pull it off?

Shame on you, Homebrew, for effectively killing FOSS apps from casks.

Just saying