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mahatmakanejeeves

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6. Full disclosure: this might not be late breaking news.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:04 AM

Jan 6

According to its time stamp, the New York Post had the story yesterday. It is not regarded as a credible source at DU. The time stamp seems off, as the story is just now showing up everywhere else.

I report; you decide.

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Trump cuts off $10B in funding to five blue states for child care, social services over fraud fears

By Josh Christenson
Published Jan. 5, 2026, 12:53 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is cutting off more than $10 billion in social services and child care funding meant for a handful of Democrat-led states over concerns that the benefits were fraudulently funneled to non-citizens, officials told The Post Monday.

The Department of Health and Human Services will freeze taxpayer funding from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, and the Social Services Block Grant program.

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Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 OP

Sigh lonely bird Jan 6 #1

NEEDED: These same 5 states have announced they are no longer sending ANY funds to the federal criminal cabal. Moostache Jan 6 #2

No real way to do that popsdenver Jan 6 #24

Terrorists. mahina Jan 6 #3

Cruelty is the point MaineBlueBear Jan 6 #4

Time For : Blue States To Secede? Foreign countries sell off our bonds? the_liberal_grandpa Jan 6 #5

At some point this is going to become a real topic. yardwork Jan 6 #11

Rural/ Urban is a large part of it. creon Jan 6 #13

I understand but as I say, this can't go on. yardwork Jan 6 #14

AGREED, this shit needs to stop vapor2 Jan 6 #27

That will not be easy. creon Jan 6 #29

Many rural people love it. Blackjackdavey Jan 6 #17

A divided country lindalou65 Jan 6 #25

THIS TREASON NEEDS TO STOP vapor2 Jan 6 #28

New Mexico rocks! yardwork Jan 6 #32

Full disclosure: this might not be late breaking news. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 6 #6

You are correct about the Post. ificandream Jan 6 #19

There's a link to the Times choie Jan 6 #20

Heartless ratfuckers. intheflow Jan 6 #7

Who needs evidence? Remember Pizzagate? ChicagoTeamster Jan 6 #8

At this point we should no longer care about the US government. Jacson6 Jan 6 #9

Guess who also lives in blue states? Republicans, Independents, etc. They are broadcasting the murder of U.S. citizens chowder66 Jan 6 #10

Vindictive creon Jan 6 #12

Is this even legal? Oh, never mind... Fil1957 Jan 6 #15

But they need that money for imperialism in Venezuela, Argentina, and Greenland! nt wiggs Jan 6 #16

I hope someone is putting together a lawsuit on this. ificandream Jan 6 #18

And when people can't afford their basic needs Nittersing Jan 6 #21

Aren't those states able to Faux pas Jan 6 #22

to all republicans Nigrum Cattus Jan 6 #23

FUCK YOU HHS! Most of the money you have came from blue states.,. mdbl Jan 6 #26

Those pro-life Republicans Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 6 #30

Proof that irony is not dead LittleWoman Jan 6 #31