Discussion
🧵1/
🇺🇸 Withholding funding to fight #foodinsecurity is un-American. Helping feed the hungry is patriotism.
Food insecurity is personal to me. I benefited from food programs as a child. I’ve experienced homelessness. And like many Americans, I received benefits even while employed—because without them, I would have had to choose between food, shelter, and utilities.
The current withholding of #SNAP funding is not accidental. It’s a manufactured crisis, created by the administration and its…
2/
…allies to generate scarcity, fear, and division. They have the power to end this today.
We’ve all seen how #billionaires, large corporations, and foreign governments can receive immediate aid with a single post. Meanwhile, millions of Americans—those relying on SNAP, WIC, and #food programs—are left waiting. These programs are not luxuries. They are lifelines.
Nonprofits have been stretched thin for months due to funding cuts tied to Project 2025. Food insecurity was already rising because
3/
of the cost of living, the lack of livable wages, and unaffordable #housing. We cannot ignore the added damage caused by greedflation and #tariffs.
The reality isn’t on Wall Street. It’s on Main Street.
Did you know:
• Forty percent of SNAP recipients are children
• Sixty percent of older adults must choose between groceries and utilities
• Food insecurity deeply affects mental and physical health
As families go hungry and food banks scramble for support, the same elected leaders who would
4/
act promptly on a social media post from current occupant of the White House, choose not to work toward solutions. Instead, they appear on mainstream and social media, using discriminatory rhetoric to describe struggling families as the problem and promote propaganda that sows division.
That’s not leadership. Dehumanizing Americans in need and abandoning civic duty is the antithesis of our values. It’s unpatriotic. It’s also cruelty.
My American friends, please support your local food…
5/5
…bank and community programs. Whether you donate, volunteer, or simply share their mission, your action makes a real difference. Feel free to post trusted organizations in the comments.
Thank you for taking the time to read. Together, we can show that we care more about our communities than political points.
— Coach Julio
A space for Bonfire maintainers and contributors to communicate
