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A week after ProPublica published an investigation that found $470 million in SNAP benefits were stolen from Americans last year alone, the Trump administration announced a new rule to add microchips, which are more secure, to EBT cards.

propublica.orgAfter Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight TheftA week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced pla...

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propublica.orgScammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

25/10/26, 5:52 pm52 reposts124 likes

Seth B

@sdbauer.bsky.social

Excellent work. Not the recipients. And not Somalis

ep081598.bsky.social

@ep081598.bsky.social

Effen deserving of a firing set. This is stealing food right out of children and elderly's mouths! We're not talking about money for shoes but food so people don't starve! And then to have orange diaper stain, Muskrat and traitorous GQP Congress add insult to injury because they don't care!

ep081598.bsky.social

@ep081598.bsky.social

Government could care less about NOT replacing stolen funds nor add preventative technology! THIS IS CLEARLY FRAUD AND ABUSE! All the while Rumpus personally spends BILLIONS! MuskRat, the richest dirtbag in the world also made sure DOGE didn't reimburse either! VOTE BLUE to stop this cruelty!

PhotonBlink

@photonblink.bsky.social

Well, if we just fixed the fraud from one orange felon, that would cover the food stamp fraud x10...