Ain't that the truth, though?
I don't want to wish homelessness, hunger, poverty, or sickness onto anyone, but it might be more expedient that way.
#MAGA #Trump #homelessness #hunger #SNAP #ChildCare #MaternityLeave #healthcare #UBI
Ain't that the truth, though?
I don't want to wish homelessness, hunger, poverty, or sickness onto anyone, but it might be more expedient that way.
#MAGA #Trump #homelessness #hunger #SNAP #ChildCare #MaternityLeave #healthcare #UBI
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis
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The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #SNAP #Medicaid #Poverty #Healthcare #Food #Government #Tax
When @heidilifeldman learned that food benefits were to be withheld in the U.S., she wanted to do something about it — and so she turned to the fediverse. She talked to Grapevine, the platform she used to facilitate a Giving Circle that has so far raised $14,000 for food banks, about mobilizing her @Mastodon community to help communities IRL.
#Community #Fundraising #SNAP #Mastodon #Fediverse #FoodBank
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis
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The recent government shutdown, with families skipping meals and babies unfed, could have been a preview of what’s to come when Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill shifts billions in costs for the SNAP program to states that may not be able to afford them.
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-stamps-crisis-snap-big-beautiful-bill-state-tax-cuts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #SNAP #Medicaid #Poverty #Healthcare #Food #Government #Tax
When @heidilifeldman learned that food benefits were to be withheld in the U.S., she wanted to do something about it — and so she turned to the fediverse. She talked to Grapevine, the platform she used to facilitate a Giving Circle that has so far raised $14,000 for food banks, about mobilizing her @Mastodon community to help communities IRL.
#Community #Fundraising #SNAP #Mastodon #Fediverse #FoodBank
Rae the queer Black dino here. My twin gets SNAP & it's the only money she has for food. She's a disabled mom of 2 kids & cares for our grandmother as well.
Still struggling out here! Adjusted goals cuz I split money with my sister and one of my bills ate some
My goal: 96/600
Hers: 96/600
My Cashapp/Venmo: SingsongRaptor
Sister's Cash&Venmo: squiddcandy
#MutualAid #BlackMutualAid #TransCrowdFund #MutualAidRequest #TransMutualAid #BlackTransMutualAid #BlackMastodon
#SNAP #USGovShutDown
Today in "oh my word, fuck you":
OH MY WORD, FUCK YOU USDA #SNAP
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5606715-agriculture-secretary-snap-reapply/
#nowListening
State of the Bay: Congresswoman Lateefah Simon / Feeding the Bay with #SNAP in Flux / Musician Meklit Hadero
#podcast episode webpage: https://www.kalw.org/show/state-bay/2025-11-10/congresswoman-lateefah-simon-feeding-the-bay-with-snap-in-flux-musician-meklit-hadero
Media file: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s2/audio/2025/11/stateofthebay-2025-nov-10-trimmed.mp3
Federal workers: The government shutdown may have ended, but we know that many of you are still dealing with its lasting repercussions.
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The #USDA is requiring #SNAP recipients to reapply for benefits. They already do so every six months. If pain is the point, why not make them apply every month?
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/14/trump-usda-snap-participants-reapply-benefits-00651874
Today in "oh my word, fuck you":
OH MY WORD, FUCK YOU USDA #SNAP
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5606715-agriculture-secretary-snap-reapply/
Did anyone suggest eating the rich yet? #capitalism #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #poverty #snap #foodstamps #foodbank #foodbanks #activism #anarchism #socialism
Did anyone suggest eating the rich yet? #capitalism #anticapitalism #eattherich #feedthepoor #poverty #snap #foodstamps #foodbank #foodbanks #activism #anarchism #socialism
#Trump admin to fire worker for TV interview about #SNAP
The employee warned that the #shutdown could have negative impacts on the millions of Americans who rely on the #FederalGovernment to put #food on the table.
#censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #law #labor #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/13/usda-worker-snap-benefits-interview/
…The threat of Mei’s dismissal has sparked concerns & outrage among other USDA workers & members of the Federal Unionists Network, who argue that the move is part of a concerted effort by the #Trump admin to chill #speech among federal employees.
At the time Mei spoke to MSNBC, the information she shared was publicly available through a variety of news articles & guidance from anti-hunger advocates, think tanks & organizations.
#USDA itself, in a memo dated Sept30, explained that #SNAP funding would lapse because of the #shutdown & that the #OMB would use contingency reserves to pay for benefits past Oct. That memo, however, was scrubbed from the agency’s website later in Oct, once the #Trump admin began arguing against tapping contingency funds to pay for benefits.
In the MSNBC interview, host Chris Jansing also explained that Mei was speaking as herself & a #union leader, not a USDA employee.
#law #labor #FreeSpeech
The next day, #USDA informed Mei that the process to remove her from her position had begun. In correspondence reviewed by WaPo, an official in the USDA human resources dept told Mei that she will be let go 30 days after the #shutdown ends. The agency accused Mei of discussing USDA programs & funding “without prior approval.”
#Trump #law #labor #SNAP #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
…The threat of Mei’s dismissal has sparked concerns & outrage among other USDA workers & members of the Federal Unionists Network, who argue that the move is part of a concerted effort by the #Trump admin to chill #speech among federal employees.
At the time Mei spoke to MSNBC, the information she shared was publicly available through a variety of news articles & guidance from anti-hunger advocates, think tanks & organizations.
