Infocon Green, Nothing Exploding In Cyberspace Today
The ISC Stormcast for Wednesday, October 29, 2025, says conditions are routine. Keep calm, keep patching, and save the panic for when your printer starts demanding tribute in goats.
Map Watch, Non-citizen SNAP Numbers Spark Shutdown Theater
A report from the conservative Economic Policy Innovation Center spotlights where non-citizen participation in SNAP concentrates, claiming about 1.5 million non-citizens received benefits in FY 2022, plus 2.2 million children in households with non-citizens, totaling roughly 4.2 billion dollars. EPIC lists the most recipients in California, 273,000, Florida, 238,000, New York, 218,000, Texas, 132,000, and Illinois, 73,000, with some small states reporting none. USDA policy bars undocumented individuals from SNAP, but the report argues expanded use of parole and deferrals under Biden broadened eligibility, citing a CBO estimate that unauthorized immigrants and their children could account for up to 15 billion dollars in FY 2024. With a Nov. 1 shutdown threat, unions urge Democrats to back a GOP stopgap, Republicans vow to close perceived loopholes, and 42 million citizens hang in the balance while Congress rehearses its favorite act, immigration grandstanding with a side of empty grocery carts.
Trump Acknowledges Two Term Limit, Applause Meter Still Plugged In
On Air Force One en route to South Korea, Donald Trump said it is clear he cannot run for a third term, the Constitution is pretty clear, then promptly reminded everyone he has the best numbers in years. The law still applies, the bragging rights remain on tour.
GB News Turns White House Into Family Field Trip
With Trump in Asia, GB News presenters Bev Turner and Ben Leo brought their families to the briefing room. Bev arrived with partner James Pritchett and daughters Kiki and Trixie, Ben brought wife Rhian and sons Zach and Jude, who did a Halloween werewolf bit about chasing off fake news. The kids called the room small and messy, which tracks, and, in a plot twist, expressed pride in mom. Sincerity slipped past the metal detectors for a selfie.
Ex State Dept China Hand Courts CUSEF Spotlight, Critics See Messaging Assist
Rick Waters, former director of State’s China House, appeared on platforms tied to the China–U.S. Exchange Foundation, which U.S. assessments link to the CCP’s United Front influence work. In a CUSEF interview and a 2024 Hong Kong forum with private sessions, he urged restraint and dialogue, later echoing similar views in Western outlets that Chinese state media amplified. A Senate inquiry has flagged CUSEF’s media influence efforts, so counterintelligence folks are uneasy. Not illegal, perhaps, just remarkably convenient for Beijing, proof that sometimes a well catered panel can do what a spy cannot.
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