July 2025
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How Vermont’s SNAP Program Spends $155M Each Year
Vermont’s SNAP program distributed $155 million in federal benefits last year, but less than 36% went to nutrient-dense foods like meat, dairy, and non-starchy vegetables.…
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All The President’s Men 2
Newly declassified documents reveal a buried intelligence assessment showing no Russian cyber manipulation of the 2016 election. Whistleblowers were silenced, the Steele dossier quietly inserted,…
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How Vermont’s 250th Anniversary Logo Was Chosen—and What’s Missing
Vermont’s 250th Anniversary Commission selected its rainbow-gradient logo after reviewing six options. But a closer look at meeting records reveals limited documentation of its decision-making.…
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VT’s 3-Acre Rule: A Billion-Dollar Cleanup with Pennies of Impact
Vermont has spent over $600 million battling Lake Champlain’s phosphorus crisis, yet results barely cover a 33×33-foot square. With 2 million new pounds leaching in…
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Why AI Won’t Uncover Epstein’s Redacted Names—Yet
AI models like ChatGPT could, in theory, guess what’s behind the Epstein document redactions. But hard-coded guardrails keep them muzzled. Strip the brakes, and open-source…
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Trump, Biden, and the DOJ: Is This Payback or Just Doing Their Job?
Trump’s DOJ is being accused of political revenge as it investigates Biden’s aides over cognitive concealment and the autopen controversy. But is this really payback—or…
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Why Refusing Lawful Orders Shouldn’t Mean a Payday
Every year, cities spend millions settling lawsuits from police encounters that began with one bad choice: refusing to cooperate. By shifting the expectation to cooperation—and…
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AI Psychosis? It’s Just the Same Addiction Repackaged
As reports of “AI psychosis” circulate, experts say it’s not a new threat but the same human vulnerability behind gaming addiction and social media binges.…
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Vermont’s À La Carte Constitution
Vermont’s Constitution is clear: residency, virtue, and fiscal restraint are not optional. Yet many modern laws openly defy these principles. Why haven’t courts stepped in?…
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