Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) officials alerted more than 3.5 million low-income residents — including 1.7 million children — that November food benefits will be cut off if Democrats continue blocking budget negotiations in Washington. Republicans say the shutdown stems from Democratic demands to expand Obamacare benefits to illegal aliens, a move GOP leaders refuse to fund.

Concern is growing over the government shutdown, which is entering its third week, and what it means for federally-funded initiatives, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

As the federal government shutdown endures for a third week, states have started to issue concerning warnings: Funding for food assistance is about to dry up.

Back in the day, plastering posters on bedroom walls was the ultimate method of self-expression. From bands to actors to movies and more, Boomers and Gen Xers had some pretty rad taste.And the younger generations are inspired—posters are making a comeback. According to the Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report 2025, Gen Z has created a resurgence in posters and print sales, leading to a 22% increase in sales from 2024 to 2025. The reason? A desire to detox from digital technology and attain physical art.Boomers and Gen Xers got nostalgic on Reddit as they discussed the posters that graced their bedroom walls growing up. From pop stars to famous artists, these are the nostalgic posters they hung from their walls: @angel.override i love my smiths poster! #amazonfinds #amazon #roominspo #room #retro #y2k #alt #grunge #2000 #fypシ #fyp #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #pinterest #y2k #angel #guitar #80s #90s #00s #grunge #viral #viral? #cool #aesthetic #foryoupage #foryoupage #fypage #foryou #inspo #whatiorderedversuswhatigot ib:@victoria ꩜ .ᐟ "Pages torn from Tiger Beat." - RutgerSchnauzer"Jackson 5 and the Osmonds filled my Tiger Beat pages." - tipsana"Ditto: Monkees, then Bobby Sherman and David Cassidy and.... Johnny Cash!" - Radiojan"Leif Garret was my 9 year old idol ?." - doodlebug2727"Yep. Mine were the Corey Haim and Jonathan Brandis. Lol." - sparksgirl1223 corey haim 90s GIF by absurdnoise Giphy "I (64f) had the fuzzy blacklight posters, and blacklights, too! Plus lava lamps, incense, and ozium for covering up the smell!" - Lovemybee"Monet's Waterlilies..." - Spirit50Lake"RongGearob•6d agoThe ones that I can remember: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon pyramids and band photo posters. The Who in concert and the Face Dances album poster. Jimi Hendrix." - RongGearRob"I guess I’m really an old person. I had The Beatles everywhere." - TheFairyGardenLady"DURAN DURAN! My walls were plastered with them." - ylly22 duran duran 80s GIF Giphy "Farrah! But that was in my 20s, does that count as youth?" - Own-Animator-7526"A poster of Middle Earth." - Eaglemoon7"I was a geek too. However, the maps on my bedroom walls were National Geographic maps." - KhunDavid"Map of Mars, Map of Native American tribes of North America, Map of the Moon. Map of the Solar System, Map of the World." - Xorpion"WC Fields, Marx Brothers & Three Stooges." - VengefulWidower"Bobby Sherman, Davy Jones, The David Cassidy and Partridge Family, Herman Hermits." - alanamil The Partridge Family and David Cassidy Giphy "Horses. My first horse poster was a huge one of the Budweiser Clydesdales. It has so much tape and tack holes on all of the corners. (I still have it in a poster tube in my basement). As a teen, I added musicians and actors to the mix, but always horses." - PahzTakesPhotos"Rocky Horror Picture Show and I Want to Believe poster." - 207Menace"Oh man I’m old. Clark Gable and James Dean." - sterlingsplendor"Han Solo from Star Wars, Han Solo from Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo from Return of the Jedi. Oh and Indiana Jones from Raiders and Indy from Temple of Doom." - ConclusionUnusual320 May The Fourth Be With You Harrison Ford GIF Giphy "I had two large ones. One was a peace sign. One was Snoopy dancing. Both, of course fluorescent under black lights." - Tasty_Impress3016"A poster of Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting from Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet." - jeffeners"Peter Frampton -Frampton Comes Alive." - typhoidmarry"I hate admitting this, but David Lee Roth." - BelaFarinRod"Ferrari 308GTB and a Lamborghini Countach, they are still there. Yes, I know I'm old. ?" - DCS_1963

Squatters can be a thorn in homeowner's sides, especially when they're trying to sell a vacant properly. Typically, stories about squatters involve the police or homeowners attempting to get squatters out by force in some way. But, in many of these cases, there seems to be one piece missing from the equation: humanity. Cam Burke, a realtor and investor, has developed a tried and true strategy for getting squatters out of the vacant homes he's trying to sell—and it's based in kindness. There have been reports of homeowners moving into the home with the squatters in an attempt to get them to leave. There have been stories about hiring someone to essentially make the squatters' lives miserable enough for them to vacate the premises. Burke's approach using kindness as a means to get unwanted guests out of his vacant houses is impressing those online. Knocking on a wooden door in anticipation.Photo credit: CanvaThe investor uploaded one of his interactions with squatters in a home he was planning to sell on social media and the approach was clearly different from the start. For instance, Burke didn't put the people clearly on camera. Instead, he films at a downward angle where only the person's lower half can be seen. He also appears to treat the people as if it's their home by seemingly knocking on the door and saying, "Hey, sorry to bother you," before asking if they're staying in the house. In the foyer of the home you can see multiple trash bags filled with stuff and the shoes of the person who opened the door. When the people inside confirm that they are staying in the home, Burke kindly explains, "Here's the deal, we haven't bought these places yet, and so I'm not gonna kick you out but we do need to come through. The buyers are going to be buying these in the next month or so." @cammburke Real example of how I deal with squatters Treat them like humans Hope this adds value Cam Burke Realtor / investor #realestateinvesting ♬ original sound - cammburke It appears that the woman living inside the vacant home planned to be cooperative as she apologizes for being there. The exchange between Burke and the woman on camera was brief. Between him and his partner, they explained that she didn't have to leave right that second, but that she would need to be out of the home in the next month or so. It ended with Burke trying to help the woman find a shelter that she could stay in after she leaves the house, saying that his friend owns a nonprofit shelter that he would be willing to put the squatters in contact with. Viewers appreciated Burke seeing the humanity in the squatters, with one person commenting, "Look I'm not ever on the side of squatters but the way you handled this difficult situation was top tier. As a woman who was homeless a while back, I get her fear of the shelter. Some of them are really bad and even more unsafe than the streets for women." Reflective moments in a shared space.Photo credit: CanvaSomeone else writes, "Squatters are squatting because a lot of shelters are underfunded and closed down. these are humans who just need a roof over their heads. its their first time living too."Another person gets emotional, writing, "Tears in my eyes because you remembered at the end of the day they’re humans down on their luck. Treating them the way Jesus would want you to.""Thanks for treating them like people. I think there are some good squatters that have no other way of finding a place so they go to squatting," one person shares. Reflection in shared space.Photo credit: Canva"See, they wouldn’t have been THAT open and honest if just you came in berating them. This is perfect, I love the way you handle this," another writes.Squatters are people, too. Oftentimes people get so caught up in the frustration of it all that they forget to take the time to see them as people. Burke really sets the example of how well things can go when speaking to squatters, and people in general, with respect.

If you're a child of the '80s and '90s, Tupac was likely a popular figure you couldn't escape hearing about. Not only did he make prolific music addressing the struggles of the times, but he also gave brilliant interviews about the state of the country. Of course, there were some songs mixed into his repertoire that wouldn't fall into the category of profound, but the majority of his music had a message. A message that often crossed generational and racial barriers. It's hard to believe Tupac was only in the music industry for such a short period of time before his tragic death. And one of the songs that captured America's attention was based on a real-life case that did the same. "Brenda's Got A Baby" took the radio by storm, and the visual depiction of the story unfolding in the music video added more emotion to the sad tale. The song was based on an article Tupac read while he was filming the movie Juice, according to author Jeff Pearlman, who wrote a new biography called Only God Can Judge Me about the late rapper. Recently, the biographer appeared on the podcast All the Smoke with Davonn Hodge, the baby at the center of Tupac's song. Yes, Brenda's baby is all grown up and seemingly thriving after having a good childhood despite how his life began.Brenda's story caught Tupac's attention because she was just a child herself when she gave birth to her son. Pearlman tells the podcast hosts about the events that took place in 1991, sharing, "2Pac was filming Juice, his first movie, and one day he gets an article, he reads the New York Daily News because he got the newspaper every day," he says. "There’s an article, 'Cries in the Dark'. He reads it and it’s about a 12-year-old girl in public housing in Brooklyn, who was raped by a cousin, gave birth to the baby on the floor, wrapped the baby in an odd job plastic bag, threw the baby down a trash heap." Tupac with group of people in music videoTupac/YouTubeAccording to reports from the time, the girl did indeed give birth on her apartment floor in Brooklyn and threw the baby down a trash chute. It was trash day, so maintenance workers were making their rounds to turn on the trash compactors when McArthur Williams says he heard the infant crying, according to the Roanoke Times. The baby, now known to be Davonn Hodge, was transported to the hospital and later adopted."Man, who would've thought a $99 Ancestry DNA test would literally unlock a whole Tupac revelation of a song that was one of his first hits," Hodge says to the podcast hosts. "My mom and dad died 10 months apart. When things like that happen, you try to reinvent yourself and find a way. As soon as I called one of the people within the close range of my family member, she knew exactly who I was and put me on the phone with about 10 different people, showing me the newspaper clips from back in the day, and was telling me about what happened." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trap Transition ?? (@traptransition)Hodge explains that he was adopted as a newborn, unable to stay with his biological mother due to the circumstances around his birth. But he says he did have visitation with his birth mother until he was in first or second grade, when his last name was officially changed to match his adoptive parents. It was then that all contact between Brenda and Hodge was cut off, and they lost touch with each other until the DNA results uncovered the truth. Hodge says he never fully understood what happened surrounding his birth, as his adoptive parents only said his mother was too young and couldn't care for him. Brenda wasn't charged with a crime due to her age, and eventually, the cousin who assaulted her and fathered her child was convicted. When a genealogist reached out to Brenda, Pearlman says she was frantic trying to find out if the genealogist knew where her son was, as she had been looking for him for over 20 years. Hodge flew out to Las Vegas, where Brenda was attending a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert, to meet her. He tells the cohosts that he's stayed in touch with Brenda and they're working on building their bond as mother and son. Watch the entire interview below:

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