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“The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced Monday that some $4.7 trillion in payments from the Treasury Department were missing a critical tracking code which made tracing the transactions ‘almost impossible.’”

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“Government databases may code someone as 150 years old for reasons peculiar to the large and complex Social Security database.”

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MK-Ultra: The shocking Cold War experiments hidden by the CIA – BBC REEL

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“Erickson’s death highlights a deepening crisis for aging Americans who lack a safety net. In California, people over 55 are the fastest-growing group of unhoused individuals, with two million seniors struggling to afford housing, health care and other basic needs, with millions more nationwide. The problem is especially severe in high-cost metro areas in the West and Northeast, including Seattle, Denver and Boston, as well as in New York and Los Angeles. But housing costs outpace affordability for many seniors in areas including Dallas, Houston and Minneapolis-St. Paul.”

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Opinion: I think you could live really comfortably in Thailand on $1,800 a month.

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“Technology has always replaced jobs. Your children are going to live to 100 and not have cancer because of technology, and literally they’ll probably be working three and a half days a week.”

— Jamie Dimon/ JPMorgan CEO

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“Blue collar is a classification of working people by the types of jobs they perform. It typically refers to those in hands-on jobs that involve manual labor. Some of the industries that rely on blue-collar workers are manufacturing, mining, construction, and automaking. People who are considered blue-collar may or may not have specialized skills. Most earn hourly wages rather than salaries. The term refers to the blue uniforms or other work clothing that is usually worn for blue-collar jobs.”

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The study concluded the byproduct “is a potential human health concern” and called for an immediate evaluation of its levels in water sources, finished drinking water and wastewater. Researchers also suggested further “assessment of its carcinogenicity and reproductive and developmental toxicities.”