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Commerce Sect’y Says Just Shut Up if You Don’t Get Social Security Check
Commerce Sect’y Howard Lutnick
If You Don’t Get Your Social Security Check, Shut the F*** Up!!!
Published
All-In Podcast
This is almost too outrageous to process … Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said proudly and loudly … if his 94-year-old mother-in-law didn’t get her monthly Social Security check, she would just wait for it to come the next month, and anyone who would dare complain they didn’t get their check is a criminal.
Lutnick’s mother-in-law shouldn’t worry … after all, her son-in-law is worth north of $800 million. But hey, for someone who lives check to check — well, screw ’em.
Lutnick says anyone who loudly complains they didn’t get their check is a fraudster. In fact, he likes the idea of actually withholding checks because he thinks it will root out those criminals. Seriously, watch the video.
Of course, some people who don’t get their checks will go without food, or medication, and may well die. But them’s the breaks, according to Lutnick.
Thing is … Lutnick is actually intimidating people who don’t get their Social Security checks — intimidating them into silence, for fear if they speak up they’ll be arrested for fraud. So if you’re starving or just plain dying, well, don’t bitch to someone who’s supposed to care.
BTW … as if it can’t get worse, the Trump administration is closing down Social Security offices all over the country, and they want to make it harder for people with grievances to get their checks. There’s a plan to make recipients appear in person at the remaining Social Security offices to correct problems — the phone will no longer be an option.
If you end up at a Social Security branch trying to get your check and you see old lady Lutnick, please let her cut the line … god forbid she should suffer.
Aubrey Plaza
Strolling With Producer Pal
After Late Husband’s Passing
Published
Aubrey Plaza was out for a stroll with her dog, taking some much-needed chill time — the sighting coming after we revealed she and her late husband, Jeff Baena, had been separated for months before he took his life.
The actress was spotted at L.A.’s famous Griffith Park over the weekend with producer Tyler Davidson — soaking up nature and the great weather, deep in conversation.
It wasn’t exactly a power walk — the vibe felt a bit somber. But as we know, Aubrey’s still grieving after TMZ broke the news that Baena was found dead in his L.A. home in January.
Last week, TMZ reported Aubrey and Jeff had been separated for several months before his passing. According to the medical examiner’s report — obtained by TMZ — their separation was officially noted as September 2024.
Officers say Aubrey told them Jeff made some concerning remarks in October, leading her to call a friend for a welfare check. Since then, Baena had been attending therapy.
He died on January 3.
RIP
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Maryland Hero Derik Queen
On Game-Winning Shot …
Happy I Didn’t Let Seniors Down!!!
Published
TMZSports.com
Derik Queen put the Maryland Terrapins on his back and hit a game-winning shot to punch their tickets to the Sweet 16 … and he tells TMZ Sports the best part about it is he was there for the seniors when they needed him most.
We caught up with the star of Sunday’s action after Maryland beat the Colorado State Rams in a nail-biting 72-71 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament … and Queen was still riding high off the outcome a day later.
INSANE VIEW OF DERIK QUEEN’S GAME WINNER 🤯#MarchMadness @TerrapinHoops pic.twitter.com/lGpjOFQzzc
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 24, 2025
@MarchMadnessMBB
In case you missed it, the 20-year-old freshman got the ball with 3.7 seconds left in the contest … and drove to the hoop to sink a TOUGH bank shot with the entire season on the line.
After the game, it was revealed Queen told coach Kevin Willard he wanted the ball … and he told us he was fully confident he could execute — and the whole team believed it as well.
Queen said the Terps have a ton of team chemistry … so if anyone else had spoken up ahead of the final play, there would have been full faith in that guy, too.
The Terps are now slated to face off against No. 1 Florida … and he said his teammates are locked in with hopes of pulling off the upset.
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