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If you’re seeing this, this is your sign to make beans a regular part of your diet 🫘
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you’re seeing this, this is your sign to make beans a regular part of your diet 🫘
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NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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This will warm your heart
In the DC area Giant Foods knows the true meaning of Thanksgiving
They will give over a thousand Thanksgiving meal kits to furloughed government families and SNAP recipients
Bravo to them and thank you
More of this PLEASE
This will warm your heart
In the DC area Giant Foods knows the true meaning of Thanksgiving
They will give over a thousand Thanksgiving meal kits to furloughed government families and SNAP recipients
Bravo to them and thank you
More of this PLEASE
Supermarket chain giving away free Thanksgiving meal kits to SNAP recipients
A BELOVED supermarket chain is lending a helping hand to the community, handing out free meal kits to Americans on SNAP benefits. Giant Food is helping to fill consumers’ tables just in time …
www.the-sun.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
www.the-sun.com/money/154587...
This will warm your heart
In the DC area Giant Foods knows the true meaning of Thanksgiving
They will give over a thousand Thanksgiving meal kits to furloughed government families and SNAP recipients
Bravo to them and thank you
More of this PLEASE
This will warm your heart
In the DC area Giant Foods knows the true meaning of Thanksgiving
They will give over a thousand Thanksgiving meal kits to furloughed government families and SNAP recipients
Bravo to them and thank you
More of this PLEASE
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It’s a good day to make noise for the federal and state governments to do more.
…and donate cash to food banks!
…and donate cash to food banks!
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s a good day to make noise for the federal and state governments to do more.
…and donate cash to food banks!
…and donate cash to food banks!
It’s a good day to donate to a food bank.
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It’s a good day to donate to a food bank.
A lot going on here as usual, but to be clear, he's not suggesting that grocery shopping requires ID -- he's saying that he thinks TODAY, grocery shopping requires ID.
Trump: "It's time for Republicans to do what they have to do and that's terminate the filibuster ... we should start tonight with 'the country's open, congratulations,' then we should pass voted ID, we should pass no mail in voting ... you go to a grocery store, you have to give ID."
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A lot going on here as usual, but to be clear, he's not suggesting that grocery shopping requires ID -- he's saying that he thinks TODAY, grocery shopping requires ID.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Challenger, Gray, and Christmas estimate ~950K jobs cut YTD through September. About 1/3 are government. Highest amount since 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Challenger, Gray, and Christmas estimate ~950K jobs cut YTD through September. About 1/3 are government. Highest amount since 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Challenger, Gray, and Christmas estimate ~950K jobs cut YTD through September. About 1/3 are government. Highest amount since 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Challenger, Gray, and Christmas estimate ~950K jobs cut YTD through September. About 1/3 are government. Highest amount since 2020.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Major layoffs have happened so far in 2025 -- and the single biggest source is the federal government.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Major layoffs have happened so far in 2025 -- and the single biggest source is the federal government.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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One day after ordering the Trump administration to continue funding food stamps during the shutdown, a federal court gave the government a choice. It can either make full payments by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday, to spare low-income Americans from hardship.
Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says
The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One day after ordering the Trump administration to continue funding food stamps during the shutdown, a federal court gave the government a choice. It can either make full payments by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday, to spare low-income Americans from hardship.
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When I got out of college, I rented a room in my buddy’s double-wide. He was a firefighter. I was a firefighter. I made $26,000 that year and had 0 kids. He had 3 kids, 2 jobs, rented out a room - and still needed food stamps to make ends meet and put good food on the table for the kids.
As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
SNAP benefits feed essential needs while still leaving many hungry for more
Journalist and author Adam Chandler explains what so much of the conversation about them gets wrong.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When I got out of college, I rented a room in my buddy’s double-wide. He was a firefighter. I was a firefighter. I made $26,000 that year and had 0 kids. He had 3 kids, 2 jobs, rented out a room - and still needed food stamps to make ends meet and put good food on the table for the kids.
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Due to rising costs, low crop prices and the effects of the trade war, economists project that growers could see roughly $44 billion in net cash income losses from their 2025–26 crops. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-f...
US farmers face $44 billion in losses as costs rise and markets shrink
Soybeans sit in storage, farm bankruptcies are rising, and total farm debt continues to climb. By nearly every measure, American farmers are struggling.Experts say financial pressures are expected to ...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Due to rising costs, low crop prices and the effects of the trade war, economists project that growers could see roughly $44 billion in net cash income losses from their 2025–26 crops. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-f...
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A Kentucky woman accepted a package from a courier, expecting her usual delivery of time-sensitive medications and medical supplies. When she opened it, though, she found two human arms and four human fingers on ice.
Kentucky Woman Receives a Package of Human Body Parts, Coroner Says
She was expecting time-sensitive medication, but opened the box to find two arms and four fingers meant to be used in surgical training, the coroner said.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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not at all -- SNAP is used by voters of both parties.
In districts that voted primarily Kamala in 2024, an average of 13% of households had used SNAP the prior year. For Republican districts, it was 11%.
my story from the summer:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In districts that voted primarily Kamala in 2024, an average of 13% of households had used SNAP the prior year. For Republican districts, it was 11%.
my story from the summer:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
not at all -- SNAP is used by voters of both parties.
In districts that voted primarily Kamala in 2024, an average of 13% of households had used SNAP the prior year. For Republican districts, it was 11%.
my story from the summer:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In districts that voted primarily Kamala in 2024, an average of 13% of households had used SNAP the prior year. For Republican districts, it was 11%.
my story from the summer:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Charles Gaba is the know all end all of knowledge about ACA. He has been talking about ACA since I came across him on Twitter maybe 8 years ago. If you are preparing yourself for enrollment, despite all the crap with the Republicans, I advise you to read this thread.
📣📣📣 The 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period launches TOMORROW, so here's my annual guide: 13 important things to know before you #GetCovered.
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Charles Gaba is the know all end all of knowledge about ACA. He has been talking about ACA since I came across him on Twitter maybe 8 years ago. If you are preparing yourself for enrollment, despite all the crap with the Republicans, I advise you to read this thread.
There is literally a contingency fund for just this purpose. The Trump administration had planned to use it. Then it changed its mind.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
There is literally a contingency fund for just this purpose. The Trump administration had planned to use it. Then it changed its mind.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
don't need to be an astronomer to know that OBVIOUSLY aliens are real
yes darth but it is not the #1 question. the top three questions are:
are aliens real
did the big bang really happen
isn’t that stuff all just unknowable
are aliens real
did the big bang really happen
isn’t that stuff all just unknowable
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
don't need to be an astronomer to know that OBVIOUSLY aliens are real
at @bloomberg.com we are chronicling capitalism.
this week: a historic market rally and an unprecedented refusal to provide food stamps
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
this week: a historic market rally and an unprecedented refusal to provide food stamps
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
at @bloomberg.com we are chronicling capitalism.
this week: a historic market rally and an unprecedented refusal to provide food stamps
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
this week: a historic market rally and an unprecedented refusal to provide food stamps
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
with SNAP benefits not coming tomorrow, I am sharing a few stories I've done over the past ten or so years on how to save money while cooking.
first: waste less.
tasty.co/article/deen...
first: waste less.
tasty.co/article/deen...
tasty.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
with SNAP benefits not coming tomorrow, I am sharing a few stories I've done over the past ten or so years on how to save money while cooking.
first: waste less.
tasty.co/article/deen...
first: waste less.
tasty.co/article/deen...
China’s commitment to purchase 12 million metric tons this year and at least 25 million tons annually through 2028 falls short of the roughly 29 million tons imported on average each year over the past decade.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Past Will Not Be Prologue on US Soybean Sales to China
Brazil’s dominance in the market casts shadow over American farmers.
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
China’s commitment to purchase 12 million metric tons this year and at least 25 million tons annually through 2028 falls short of the roughly 29 million tons imported on average each year over the past decade.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Kraft Heinz CEO says we're experiencing "one of the worst consumer sentiments we have seen in decades" as he reports some sad earnings...
...but you also gotta wonder how much is just people not wanting Jell-O, Lunchables and Kool-Aid like they used to.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
...but you also gotta wonder how much is just people not wanting Jell-O, Lunchables and Kool-Aid like they used to.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kraft Heinz Sees Weaker US Sales Ahead of Planned Split
Kraft Heinz Co. lowered its sales outlook as its chief executive officer said that consumer sentiment has fallen to historic a low.
www.bloomberg.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Kraft Heinz CEO says we're experiencing "one of the worst consumer sentiments we have seen in decades" as he reports some sad earnings...
...but you also gotta wonder how much is just people not wanting Jell-O, Lunchables and Kool-Aid like they used to.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
...but you also gotta wonder how much is just people not wanting Jell-O, Lunchables and Kool-Aid like they used to.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Cutting off SNAP benefits and blaming the shutdown is, like so many events recently, unprecedented.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Government Shutdown of Food Aid Is Unprecedented
“We can’t use hungry children as a bargaining chip,” a MAHA leader says.
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Cutting off SNAP benefits and blaming the shutdown is, like so many events recently, unprecedented.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The funding exists. USDA has contingency funding for just this purpose.
Q: Should the White House now be able to find some funding for the SNAP program since they've done it for all those other ones?
MIKE JOHNSON: They certainly tried
MIKE JOHNSON: They certainly tried
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The funding exists. USDA has contingency funding for just this purpose.
if you are a fried chicken consumer, why do you / don't you go to KFC? is it the bones?
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
KFC’s Plan to Catch Up in the Fried Chicken Wars: Ditch the Bones
Fried chicken is making American restaurants more money than ever, except at KFC — the very place that pioneered selling it by the bucket load across the country.
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
if you are a fried chicken consumer, why do you / don't you go to KFC? is it the bones?
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...