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‘They’ve taken a hatchet’: Joe Biden accuses Trump of wrecking social security in first major speech post-presidency

In his first major public appearance since leaving the White House, former president Joe Biden accused his successor, Donald Trump, of causing deep harm to the social security administration. Speaking at a national conference for disability advocates, Biden said Trump had “taken a hatchet” to the agency, which provides benefits to tens of millions of […]

To push self-deportation, Trump administration lists thousands living immigrants as dead, cancels their social security number

Representative image/AI generated The Trump administration has listed over 6,000 living immigrants as dead, cancelling their Social Security numbers and stopping them from working or receiving benefits, according to a report by news agency Associated Press.Since becoming US president, Donald Trump has worked to remove temporary legal status from hundreds of thousands of immigrants who […]

From ‘no inflation’ to ‘don’t be a Panican’, Trump defends tariffs on social media amid market turmoil

The “Wall Street mayhem” also led to a “Trump meltdown” on Monday after the US President justified “the tough days ahead” by reiterating his belief in the shock therapy through back-to-back social media posts.At 6:49 am on Monday, Trump took to his Truth Social and declared that there is “no inflation” in the US, despite […]

‘Penguins gotta pay too’: Social media has a field day over Trump’s tariff on uninhabited island

In a move that left many people confused and amused, US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs included a faraway island with no people—just penguins.Announcing what he called “Liberation Day tariffs” from the White House Rose Garden, Trump imposed a flat 10% tariff on all US trading partners. But what truly caught people’s attention was the […]

Austin Metcalf Karmelo Anthony: ‘Austin Metcalf’s death not racial hatred’: Social media debate over stabbing of 17-year-old Texas athlete

Austin Metcalf (left) was stabbed to death by Karmelo Anthony at a sports event. 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death by another 17-year-old, Kermelo Anthony, at an athletics competition in Frisco, Texas. They did not know each other and got into an argument over a seat that led to Anthony taking out the small […]

Rubio Orders U.S. Diplomats to Scour Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats overseas to scrutinize the social media content of some applicants for student and other types of visas, in an effort to ban those suspected of criticizing the United States and Israel from entering the country, U.S. officials say. Mr. Rubio laid out the instructions in a long […]

Elon Musk Social Security: Elon Musk reveals ‘mind-blowing’ chart of non-citizens who were issued SSNs

Elon Musk presented a chart of non-citizens who were being issued Social Security Numbers by the Biden administration. Elon Musk was at a townhall in Wisconsin to hand over $1 million check to two voters for their online petition against activist judges ahead of the Supreme Court election in Wisconsin on Tuesday. He spoke for […]

Elon’s xAI swallows up social network X in a surprise move

Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platform, which he himself controls, at a valuation of $33 billion, marking a surprise twist for the social network formerly known as Twitter.“The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion,” the billionaire wrote Friday in a post on X. […]

Trump’s billionaire aide says his 94-year-old mother-in-law doesn’t mind Social Security cuts

Billionaire Howard Lutnick said his mother-in-law won’t scream and shout if she misses a Social Security check. Donald Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick who is a billionaire said those who complain about missing a monthly Social Security check are mostly fraudsters. He gave the example of his 94-year-old mother-in-law and said, “Let’s say Social Security […]