Jubes and Ames discuss the events of the week such as the latest on the government shutdown, who's REALLY on SNAP, the Binance dark money Bananza, and Trump's flirtationship with a third term.

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Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-not-run-vice-president-2028-2025-10-27/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/doj-election-monitors-california-new-jersey.html?searchResultPosition=1

https://time.com/7328448/trump-election-monitoring-doj-bondi-newsom/

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap#:~:text=What%20Is%20SNAP?,block%20grants%20for%20nutrition%20assistance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkt-3cPCsaM

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/key-statistics-and-research#:~:text=Unlike%20the%20Special%20Supplemental%20Nutrition,and%20older%20(19%20percent).&text=Download%20chart%20image-,Download%20chart%20data%20in%20Excel%20format.,Fiscal%20Year%202024%20Annual%20Report

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap#:~:text=What%20Is%20SNAP?,block%20grants%20for%20nutrition%20assistance.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits#:~:text=Gross%20monthly%20income%20%E2%80%94%20that%20is,2026%20is%20$2%2C221%20a%20month.

https://frac.org/blog/new-usda-report-provides-picture-of-who-participates-in-snap#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Agriculture,SNAP%20households%20have%20earned%20income.

https://justharvest.org/advocacy/the-truth-about-snap-food-stamps/#:~:text=More%20on%20food%20stamps%20eligibility,automatically%20qualify%20for%20food%20stamps.

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-a-government-shutdown-and-why-are-we-likely-to-have-another-one/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrj1znp0pyo.amp

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/27/will-this-government-shutdown-ever-end/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pardons-convicted-binance-founder-zhao-white-house-says-2025-10-23/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/23/trump-pardon-binance-changpeng-zhao-crypto-exchange/c87ee050-b026-11f0-ab72-a5fffa9bf3eb_story.html