The Roads to ruining Thanksgiving_ Epstein, SNAP, Inflation, Pens, and 15,000 troops
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What talking points about Biden’s file releases should I be ready for at Thanksgiving?
Well, howdy there, internet people it's Bell again. And welcome to the Roads with Belle. Today is November 20th, 2025. And we're going down the roads to your questions about ruining Thanksgiving dinner and specific talking points you might run into. As we talked about last week, you can often tell what talking points you're going to run into over the holidays by simply scanning right-leaning news sites the day before. But in this case, we're going to go over some older ones that are likely to pop up and the information needed to counter them. All of these are ones that had the subject come in more than once. Okay. So let's start off with the one that will definitely come up. I actually have a Uncle Bob you always talk about, but he's an Uncle Randy.
He constantly says that the Democrats should have released the files under Biden. And that Trump doesn't need to because they don't care. I say that Biden didn't campaign on releasing the files. But I'm wondering if there's something else I should be saying instead.
How can I counter the SNAP “handout for lazy people” myth with facts?
Obviously, this came in before Congress told Trump to release the files. But it'll probably still come up in a different way. Here's the answer and the point that will drive Uncle Randy crazy. There was an open investigation and an appeal going on during the Biden administration. The Supreme Court didn't reject Maxwell's appeal until October of this year. Case files aren't open during an active investigation and appeal process. Ask Uncle Randy why he thinks Trump is suddenly telling DOJ to open investigations. Next. Bell. My Republican family has been posting about Snap being handouts for lazy people since before the government shutdown. It's so bad I didn't even want to go to Thanksgiving. How TF am I supposed to sit there and listen to them pretend to care about Jesus and sharing at the table when the second they get up they'll be ignoring everything he taught.
I like your phone idea, but if I go, I think I want to actually print out sheets showing that what phone news told them about snap recipients is wrong. I just want to hand them out at the table and say something like I'm thankful I'm not one of the millions who work but get paid so little by a multi billion dollar company that I can't afford food.
What data disproves the claim that Trump has eliminated inflation?
The common takes are that they don't work, they don't actually need help, and that they don't feel like they should pay for people who have eight kids. Wow. Printing out fact sheets that's definitely a route you can take. Um okay, so to hit your direct question first, the average household size that includes children on Snap is three point three, and that includes adults. The idea that it's people with an abnormal amount of kids that are on snap is false. It's cherry picking examples to manipulate people. As far as them not working, there's a literal work requirement. As far as them not needing it. Most snap benefits go to people living below the poverty line. In fact, a majority of SNAP benefits are paid to people whose income puts them at fifty percent of the poverty line or below.
Easy to say, but how do you show your family? Well, the cool thing is that lots of federal agencies actually put out fact sheets that address bad claims about their agencies. I'll put the links in the description to two of them that address all of your questions and more. Complete with charts and graphs and pictures because I feel like you're going to need them.
Why does a presidential pardon not need an original signature?
Good luck. Okay, moving on to the next one. Uh. I've got an aunt that is saying that Trump brought prices down. And she's posting about it all over her social media. Is there something I can load on my phone for that? Yeah. Two things. Because she could be talking about two different things. The first is Trump running around saying inflation is defeated. And maybe she believes that. There will be a link down below to a chart. Inflation has risen every month since April. It's currently at three percent, which is fifty percent above target.
Is a force of 15,000 troops enough to take and hold Venezuela?
You'll need that same chart for the other reason she might be saying it. She might be talking about Trump removing tariffs to lower prices on some grocery items.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What talking points about Biden’s file releases should I be ready for at Thanksgiving?
0:01–1:19
2
How can I counter the SNAP “handout for lazy people” myth with facts?
1:19–2:57
3
What data disproves the claim that Trump has eliminated inflation?
2:57–4:24
4
Why does a presidential pardon not need an original signature?
4:24–5:08
5
Is a force of 15,000 troops enough to take and hold Venezuela?
5:08–6:10
6
What’s the status of Dana and Dee and why are they only on Patreon?
6:10–7:41
7
What’s the host’s favorite Thanksgiving dish and why does it matter?
7:41–8:44
Speakers
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