#benefits — Public Fediverse posts

Federal cuts are hitting Illinois food assistance recipients — and the farmers who feed them https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/13008/ #25news #administration #assistance #benefits #changes #cuts #cutting #donald #eligibility #farmers #federal #feed #food #hitting #hundreds #hurting #Illinois #IllinoisDining #IllinoisFood #IllinoisGroceryStores #IllinoisRestaurants #President #recipients #Residents #small #SNAP #support #them #thousands #Trump #week #who

Food insecurity affecting many Kentuckians statewide https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/12756/ #act #Arkansas #benefits #center #climb #cumbers #economic #food #inflation #insecure #insecurity #Kentucky #KentuckyDining #KentuckyFood #KentuckyGroceryStores #KentuckyRestaurants #ky #ONEBIGBEAUTIFULBILL #pantry #policy #secure #SNAP #USDA #workers

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits
By Adria R Walker

The policy allows immigration officers the authority to deny green cards to those using public benefits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit

#USnews #USimmigration #NewYork #Trumpadministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits
By Adria R Walker

The policy allows immigration officers the authority to deny green cards to those using public benefits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit

#USnews #USimmigration #NewYork #Trumpadministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits
By Adria R Walker

The policy allows immigration officers the authority to deny green cards to those using public benefits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit

#USnews #USimmigration #NewYork #Trumpadministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits
By Adria R Walker

The policy allows immigration officers the authority to deny green cards to those using public benefits

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit

#USnews #USimmigration #NewYork #Trumpadministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani #TheGuardian #AdriaRWalker

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit #UsNews #UsImmigration #NewYork #TrumpAdministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit #UsNews #UsImmigration #NewYork #TrumpAdministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit #UsNews #UsImmigration #NewYork #TrumpAdministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit #UsNews #UsImmigration #NewYork #TrumpAdministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani

States and cities sue Trump administration over policy restricting green card benefits https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/trump-immigration-snap-lawsuit #UsNews #UsImmigration #NewYork #TrumpAdministration #Benefits #ZohranMamdani

New ’20 hour’ rule for CalFresh food program that could slash benefits https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/9114/ #benefits #California #CaliforniaFood #DisabilityBenefits #DonaldTrump #FoodStamps #government #Metro #politics #unemployment #UnemploymentBenefits #USNews

New ’20 hour’ rule for CalFresh food program that could slash benefits https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/9114/ #benefits #California #CaliforniaFood #DisabilityBenefits #DonaldTrump #FoodStamps #government #Metro #politics #unemployment #UnemploymentBenefits #USNews

New ’20 hour’ rule for CalFresh food program that could slash benefits https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/9114/ #benefits #California #CaliforniaFood #DisabilityBenefits #DonaldTrump #FoodStamps #government #Metro #politics #unemployment #UnemploymentBenefits #USNews

New ’20 hour’ rule for CalFresh food program that could slash benefits https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/9114/ #benefits #California #CaliforniaFood #DisabilityBenefits #DonaldTrump #FoodStamps #government #Metro #politics #unemployment #UnemploymentBenefits #USNews

PIP September and October DWP key dates - full list

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pip-september-october-dwp-key-34614936

PIP September and October DWP key dates - full list

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pip-september-october-dwp-key-34614936

PIP September and October DWP key dates - full list

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pip-september-october-dwp-key-34614936

Food stamp cuts strain West Virginia food banks https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6376/ #benefits #FoodStamps #hunger #LincolnCounty #WestVirginia #WestVirginiaDining #WestVirginiaFood #WestVirginiaGroceryStores #WestVirginiaRestaurants

Food stamp cuts strain West Virginia food banks https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6376/ #benefits #FoodStamps #hunger #LincolnCounty #WestVirginia #WestVirginiaDining #WestVirginiaFood #WestVirginiaGroceryStores #WestVirginiaRestaurants

Food stamp cuts strain West Virginia food banks https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6376/ #benefits #FoodStamps #hunger #LincolnCounty #WestVirginia #WestVirginiaDining #WestVirginiaFood #WestVirginiaGroceryStores #WestVirginiaRestaurants

Food stamp cuts strain West Virginia food banks https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/6376/ #benefits #FoodStamps #hunger #LincolnCounty #WestVirginia #WestVirginiaDining #WestVirginiaFood #WestVirginiaGroceryStores #WestVirginiaRestaurants

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/burnham-must-pay-heed-to-new-research-which-shows-public-do-not-back-cuts-to-disability-benefits/. "The #Labour #Government risks alienating #voters if it ignores new #research which shows the #public strongly oppose #cuts to spending on #disability #benefits, #disabled people’s organisations warned the prime minister this week."

What the Dumbbells can benefit for Biceps and More! ☑️

Dumbbell-based workouts are highly effective because they combine strength, muscle-building potential, stability, and movement freedom in a simple training tool.

👉 Promote muscle growth

👉 Improve left-to-right balance

👉 Increase stabilizer muscle involvement

#dumbbells #biceps #benefits #weightlifting #onlinecoach

Busy Beavers - The Turbidity Signature Of Ecosystem Engineers At Work
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70661 <-- shared paper
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H/T @alan Puttock
“Beavers are the quintessential ecosystem engineers. In slow-flowing streams, they create complex wetlands with ponds by building dams and canals that can positively impact biodiversity, hydrology and water quality. These activities can interchangeably capture or release sediment along the watercourse. To date this has not been quantified at the resolution of rainfall events or beaver activity. This study used 15-min frequency, sustained monitoring upstream and downstream of a newly establishing beaver wetland to measure episodic changes in water turbidity at an event resolution. Monitoring showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream turbidity over 160 days when the first pair of beavers, known not to be building dams or canals, were resident. Shortly after introduction of another beaver pair, however, dam building, burrows and canal excavations were quickly observed, resulting in the creation of a complex beaver wetland between 2021 and 2024. Monitoring over 375 days during this period showed significant differences. Downstream turbidity was significantly higher overall than upstream: 13.1 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) compared to 4.2 NTU. Stochastic spikes in downstream turbidity during the study period not recorded upstream were associated with dam building and burrowing. Overall, there was no significant difference in turbidity loads, which was at least partially explained by a reduction in discharge downstream, particularly in higher flows, during the dam building period. This demonstrates a complex system with the trapping of influent sediment, the storing of water and the periodic release of beaver wetland sediment leading to net balance in loads. These results help provide context for other studies which have used temporally discrete sampling campaigns rather than continuous high-frequency monitoring. They provide a unique insight into the downstream impacts of a rapidly developing beaver wetland over its first three and a half years in a landscape that hasn't had beavers for over 400 years…"
#hydromorphic #water #hydrology #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #biodiversity #ecology #benefits #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #valleysreborn #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #monitoring #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

Eager Beavers - Rodents Engineer Czech Wetland Project After Years Of Human Delay [ecosystem engineers]
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/beavers-save-czech-taxpayers-by-flooding-ex-army-training-site <-- shared technical media article
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic <-- shared wiki technical page
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https://phys.org/news/2025-02-fine-beavers-czech-treasury-million.html <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/GSTw8qmBP4Y?si=XK2Iy2pAltW91flj <-- shared video (Czech)
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H/T @ScienceGirl
"We don't expect any conflict with the beaver in the next 10 years," ~ Bohumil Fiser from the Czech Nature Conservation Agency
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“For seven years, planners struggled to complete a $1.2 million wetland restoration project in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic. The goal was to build a dam that would improve water management and bring back valuable wetland habitat, but the project remained trapped in a maze of permits and approvals.
Then a family of eight Eurasian beavers did what engineers had planned… without permits, machinery, or a budget.
The beavers built a network of dams in almost the exact area chosen for the proposed project, naturally restoring the wetland system officials had spent years trying to create. After seeing the results, authorities decided there was little point continuing with the original human-built dam.
Although some reports suggested the beavers completed the work overnight, experts say their construction likely took several weeks. The reason it seemed sudden is that the animals quietly worked away until their finished dams became impossible to miss.
Beavers are known as “ecosystem engineers” because their behaviour can reshape entire environments. By cutting trees and blocking streams, they create ponds and wetlands that support countless species, including fish, amphibians, insects, birds, and mammals.
Their wetlands also act as natural water reservoirs, helping during droughts, reducing flood risks, filtering water, storing carbon, and keeping landscapes wetter during wildfires…
Once heavily hunted across Europe, beaver populations have been recovering thanks to conservation efforts, proving that sometimes nature can solve problems humans spend years trying to fix…"
#water #hydrology #KlabavaRiver #Czech #BrdyRegion #protected #CzechRepublic #armytraining #military #beaver #Eurasianbeavers #dam #beaverdam #waterquality #restoration #biodiversity #crayfish #wetland #ecology #benefits #Beavers #NatureBasedSolutions #Wetlands #Ecology #Biodiversity #Agroforestry #EnvironmentalScience #Conservation #Wildlife #Ecosystem #bioviversity #conservation #restoration #landscaperecovery #EcosystemEngineers #nature #floodmanagement #FloodMitigation #flood #flooding #energy #floodrisk #sustainability #wetlands #hydrography #dams #impoundment #deadwood #waterresources #landscapeengineer #agriculture #benefits #vegetation #ecology #ecosystem #riversystemsstabilisation #naturalwaterregulation #resilience #drought #wildfire #valleysreborn #slowdetermination #fisheries #invertebrates #extremeweather #floodflows #sediment #baseflow #drought #landmanagement #naturalsystems #landuse #ecosystemengineers #watermanagement

Billions Spent And Hypothetical Returns: The AI Boom Explained With Six Charts
(expenditure is growing fast and consumer take-up accelerating; but alarm bells are sounding)
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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/07/billions-spent-hypothetical-returns-the-ai-boom-explained-with-six-charts <-- shared technical media article
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“… [The] latest peak in the AI market comes amid a multitrillion-dollar spending spree on related infrastructure such as datacentres. Meanwhile, companies are attempting to deploy the technology in a way that makes investing in it worthwhile. Here’s a look at what stage the AI boom is at and six key charts that tell us how we got here…
• Datacentres are propping up US GDP - …This means that datacentres – and the AI boom – carry a disproportionate share of US growth, and a large part of why the world’s largest economy, despite significant headwinds, still looks healthy. Any dent in this expenditure could have economic, and thus political, consequences…
• AI has sent stocks soaring
• Expenditure is growing at a staggering rate
• Firms and consumers are adopting AI at pace
• Claude is snapping at ChatGPT’s heels
• AI is getting more expensive to use
• Datacentre building might not keep pace with demand
• What AI models can do is expanding rapidly…”
#AI #impacts #benefits #overview #technicalarticle #AIBoom #humaninpacts #datacenters #Datacentres #expenditure #cost #economics #infrastructure #building #investment #stocks #GDP #USgrowth #sustainability #statistics
@TheGuardian

#Decentralized #Module #Federation #Microfrontend #Architecture

I'm working on a #webapp and I'm being #creative on the #approach. It might be considered #overcomplicated (because it is), but I'm just trying something out. It's entirely possible this approach won't work #longterm. I see it as there is #onewaytofindout. I don't recommend this approach. Just sharing what I'm trying/#investigating.

How it will be #architected: [https://positive-intentions.com/blog/decentralised-architecture](https://positive-intentions.com/blog/decentralised-architecture)
Some #benefits of the #approach: [https://positive-intentions.com/blog/statics-as-a-chat-app-infrastructure](https://positive-intentions.com/blog/statics-as-a-chat-app-infrastructure)

I find that #modulefederation and #microfrontends to generally be #discouraged when I see posts, but I think it works for me in my #approach. I'm #optimistic about the approach and the #benefits and so I wanted to #share details.

When I serve the #federatedmodules, I can also host the #storybook statics so I think this could be a good way to #document the modules in #isolation.

#Cryptography modules - https://cryptography.positive-intentions.com/?path=%2Fdocs%2Fcryptography-introduction--docs

#P2P framework - https://p2p.positive-intentions.com/?path=%2Fdocs%2Fe2e-tests-connectionstatus--docs

This way, I can create #microfrontends that consume these #modules. I can then #share the #functionality between #apps. The following apps are using a different codebase from each other (there is a #distinction between these apps in #opensource and #closesource). Sharing those #dependencies could help make it easier to roll out #updates to #coremechanics.

#P2P chat - [https://chat.positive-intentions.com/](https://chat.positive-intentions.com/)
#P2P file transfer - [https://file.positive-intentions.com/](https://file.positive-intentions.com/)

The #functionality also works when I create an #Android build with #Tauri. This could also lead to it being easier to create #newapps that could use the #modules created.

I'm sure there will be some distinct #test/#maintenance #overhead, but depending on how it's #architected I think it could work and make it easier to #improve on the current #implementation.

Everything about the #project is far from finished. It could be seen as this is a #complicated way to do what #npm does, but I think this #approach allows for greater #flexibility by being able to #separate #opensource and #closesource code for the #web. (Of course as #javascript, it will always be "source code available". Especially in the age of #AI, I'm sure it's possible to #reverseengineer it like never before.)

(mastodon might not be the place for something like this, so let me know if you dont like this kind of content. i typically post on reddit and would like to shift it more towards mastodon. i also use lemmy, but mastodon has a better reach.)

If the Tories really cared about mental health, they’d stop trying to score cheap points | Micha Frazer-Carroll | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/22/tories-cared-mental-health-mel-stride

#Tories
#MentalHealth
#Stride
#Benefits
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheIll
#WarOnThePoor
#WarOnTheMentallyIll
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#WorkRelatedStress
#BadJobs
#BackToWork
#Jobcentres
#TherapistsAtJobcentres
#Workfare
#Workhouses
#CBT
#Medicines
#RecoveryInTheBin
#Poverty
#Homelesness
#Austerity

Benefit cap means CUT, not rise, in benefits from April [Tory lie of the day] | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2024/01/07/benefit-cap-means-cut-not-rise-in-benefits-from-april-tory-lie-of-the-day/

#DWPCrimes #ToryDemocide
#JeremyCunt #Benefitcap #cut #benefits #April #Mike Sivier #Vox Political

USGS Study Estimating A Monetary Value For Floodplain Ecosystem Services In The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware River Watersheds
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/chesapeake-bay-activities/science/floodplains-provide-millions-dollars-benefits-every-year <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118747 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #extremeweather #climatechange #watersheds #floodengineering #floodplains #nutrients #sediments #sedimentation #fluvial #soils #erosion #floodwaters #agriculture #farming #economics #accounting #mitigation #tradeoffs #management #landforms #geomorphology #ecosystems #publicsafety #communityhealth #appliedscience #water #hydrology #benefits #benefitstransfer #regulation #quantification #value #loss #lossanddamage #lossadjusting #Hazus #ChesapeakeBay #DelawareRiver
@usgs