Christopher Bosso
@cjbossoboston.bsky.social
Professor of public policy and politics. Farm Bill and SNAP geek. New book: Why SNAP Works: A Political History -- and Defense of -- the Food Stamp Program (Univ. California Press). Cooking is therapy. Wine is food, no matter what my doctor says.
Who? Didn't even know we had a HUD secretary...
HUD Secretary Scott Turner: "I want to get to the root: over 12 million illegal aliens came into our country, which has put a great strain on our housing supply and affordability."
November 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Who? Didn't even know we had a HUD secretary...
What fresh hell is this? Claims of SNAP fraud are overblown but not surprising. Their real objective is to deny benefits, or at least to throw up more roadblocks to households needing them.
Brooke Rollins says on Newsmax SNAP participants will have to re-apply for the program.
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Details are still unclear.
via Grace Yarrow for @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
What fresh hell is this? Claims of SNAP fraud are overblown but not surprising. Their real objective is to deny benefits, or at least to throw up more roadblocks to households needing them.
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If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on why Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you’re trying to catch up on what went down with #SNAP late last night at #SCOTUS, here’s my attempt to read the breadcrumbs on the “administrative stay” issued by Justice Jackson—and why a justice so critical of the Court’s grants of emergency relief to Trump still granted temporary relief here:
Oh FFS. But no surprise: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits
A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Oh FFS. But no surprise: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Winning the hearts and minds of the public www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block order on releasing SNAP benefits
A federal judge had directed the administration to release full benefits for November. The administration is appealing the order.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Winning the hearts and minds of the public www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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In the GOP budget bill are provisions that would effectively make substantive cuts to SNAP in terms of future purchasing power—and SNAP already lacks automatic COLA-linked increases, being calculated as it is based on the price of a set group of goods. I’m only surprised USDA began complying at all.
Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In the GOP budget bill are provisions that would effectively make substantive cuts to SNAP in terms of future purchasing power—and SNAP already lacks automatic COLA-linked increases, being calculated as it is based on the price of a set group of goods. I’m only surprised USDA began complying at all.
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I’m just a lowly public health professor so what do I know, but I would call starvation irreparably harmful.
The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m just a lowly public health professor so what do I know, but I would call starvation irreparably harmful.
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“Nobody has a bigger heart than me.”
— Donald Trump, last night
— Donald Trump, last night
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration turns to Supreme Court to block order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“Nobody has a bigger heart than me.”
— Donald Trump, last night
— Donald Trump, last night
Based on what logic or legal grounds? This was sadly predictable.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Based on what logic or legal grounds? This was sadly predictable.
Of course it did...
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court for an emergency block on a judge’s order that it fully pay 42 million Americans' SNAP benefits for November.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Of course it did...
We'll see if USDA complies.
JUST IN: Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday
The administration had said it would distribute partial payments in November, but that the process could take weeks.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We'll see if USDA complies.
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SNAP surveys SNAP users. Already half of them are saying they are skipping meals.
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
SNAP surveys SNAP users. Already half of them are saying they are skipping meals.
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What are the effects of the shutdown on SNAP users? Propel provides an app to SNAP users to allow them to track their spending and so can offer real-time estimates of needs.
About 70% of SNAP households have a $10 or less balance on their SNAP card accounts.
www.propel.app/shutdown-fun...
About 70% of SNAP households have a $10 or less balance on their SNAP card accounts.
www.propel.app/shutdown-fun...
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What are the effects of the shutdown on SNAP users? Propel provides an app to SNAP users to allow them to track their spending and so can offer real-time estimates of needs.
About 70% of SNAP households have a $10 or less balance on their SNAP card accounts.
www.propel.app/shutdown-fun...
About 70% of SNAP households have a $10 or less balance on their SNAP card accounts.
www.propel.app/shutdown-fun...
Food fight for you federalism geeks. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
Big Food’s Fight Against Kennedy Is Heating Up
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Food fight for you federalism geeks. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...
The devil is always in the details. What are odds that nobody gets the benefits to which they are entitled for a while, if at all? Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The devil is always in the details. What are odds that nobody gets the benefits to which they are entitled for a while, if at all? Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
The funds are there. It's a political decision not to release them.
Unprecedented SNAP cuts are putting the most vulnerable at risk. "It is a significant inflection point in the program's history," says @nu-policyschool.bsky.social professor @cjbossoboston.bsky.social Christopher Bosso. "Where we go from here is anyone's guess."
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
Americans on Food Stamps Have No Good Options
America has a lifeline against hunger: ultra-processed foods.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The funds are there. It's a political decision not to release them.
USDA has adequate funds available, so partial funding is a political decision.
BREAKING: The Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings required the food aid program to continue.
Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
USDA has adequate funds available, so partial funding is a political decision.
The funds are there, so this is a wholly political decision. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Says It Will Make Only Partial SNAP Payments This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The funds are there, so this is a wholly political decision. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
But will the administration comply? Or stall?
Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP.
Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to have a plan for SNAP benefits
Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP.
www.wbur.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
But will the administration comply? Or stall?
We'll see if they comply. Bets? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We'll see if they comply. Bets? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Spread the word. The Trump Administration can use emergency funds to pay for SNAP benefits during a shutdown. The President and little Mike Johnson are lying to you. How do we know? 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown
The Agriculture Department has $5.5 billion in backup funds for food stamp benefits but says it can’t use them.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Spread the word. The Trump Administration can use emergency funds to pay for SNAP benefits during a shutdown. The President and little Mike Johnson are lying to you. How do we know? 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.
A judge is set to decide whether SNAP benefits can be cut off on Saturday
A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.
www.wbur.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.