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Time for a mega-thread 🧵on the impending SNAP crisis. Why it this happening, what will the impacts will be, and what can you do to help? 1/18 (I think)
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
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Hot new game in town to compare how much your ACA plan premiums are increasing!
November 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Hot new game in town to compare how much your ACA plan premiums are increasing!
THEY ARE BETRAYING EVERYONE RIGHT NOW AND YOURE NOT HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE RIGHT NOW
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
THEY ARE BETRAYING EVERYONE RIGHT NOW AND YOURE NOT HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE RIGHT NOW
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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When Senate Republicans vote against healthcare subsidies in December that they “promised” a vote on Chuck Schumer is going to write the most strongly worded letter OF ALL TIME!
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When Senate Republicans vote against healthcare subsidies in December that they “promised” a vote on Chuck Schumer is going to write the most strongly worded letter OF ALL TIME!
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Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
As this vote moves to the House, I stand with Democratic leadership as they refuse to rubber stamp the full-scale Republican assault on Americans’ health care and I am proud of the majority of Senate Democrats who opposed this vote.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Expel the yes votes from the party and cut off all their access to fundraising, then remove Schumer from leadership. Anything less is mealy-mouthed coward bullshit.
I’m not convinced opening the government will restore SNAP. It was never tied to the shutdown. Trump just decided he wanted people to starve, and wouldn’t be surprised if they keep inventing ways to suspend the program.
i log off for a few hours and come back to… www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senators reach tentative deal to end the government shutdown
The deal, negotiated by a group of Democrats and GOP leaders, funds the government through Jan. 30. If it passes, it will still need to clear the House, which will likely take days.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I’m not convinced opening the government will restore SNAP. It was never tied to the shutdown. Trump just decided he wanted people to starve, and wouldn’t be surprised if they keep inventing ways to suspend the program.
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Caving now means they literally did it for nothing and caused harm to people for nothing. Just absolute failure on every level.
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Caving now means they literally did it for nothing and caused harm to people for nothing. Just absolute failure on every level.
Folks didn’t vote Dem in 2024 because the party abandoned its voters. If they cave on this, they’re cooked for good. The fascists will stay in power for years.
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Folks didn’t vote Dem in 2024 because the party abandoned its voters. If they cave on this, they’re cooked for good. The fascists will stay in power for years.
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I know quite a few comrades on the ACA exchange. I used to be on the exchange for years. A doubling or tripling of premium costs will be a death sentence for people who NEED HEALTH INSURANCE to survive. PERIOD.
We've heard Democrats say as much for WEEKS. So what the hell??????
We've heard Democrats say as much for WEEKS. So what the hell??????
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I know quite a few comrades on the ACA exchange. I used to be on the exchange for years. A doubling or tripling of premium costs will be a death sentence for people who NEED HEALTH INSURANCE to survive. PERIOD.
We've heard Democrats say as much for WEEKS. So what the hell??????
We've heard Democrats say as much for WEEKS. So what the hell??????
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
Honestly our cats are pretty good at adjusting to daylight savings time.
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Honestly our cats are pretty good at adjusting to daylight savings time.
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Just like their friend in the White House, CoreCivic has a hard time understanding the word 'no', but CEO Damon Hininger is starting to acknowledge reality.
For anyone who's missed it, the City of Leavenworth has been fighting off the opening of this facility for ~6 months.
For anyone who's missed it, the City of Leavenworth has been fighting off the opening of this facility for ~6 months.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just like their friend in the White House, CoreCivic has a hard time understanding the word 'no', but CEO Damon Hininger is starting to acknowledge reality.
For anyone who's missed it, the City of Leavenworth has been fighting off the opening of this facility for ~6 months.
For anyone who's missed it, the City of Leavenworth has been fighting off the opening of this facility for ~6 months.
SNAP benefits are going out today in Kansas!
www.dcf.ks.gov/Agency/Pages...
www.dcf.ks.gov/Agency/Pages...
2025 Federal Government Shutdown
www.dcf.ks.gov
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
SNAP benefits are going out today in Kansas!
www.dcf.ks.gov/Agency/Pages...
www.dcf.ks.gov/Agency/Pages...
It’s no surprise that punitive work requirements have not led to better outcomes for families. History shows that improved outcomes are not a function of work requirements. Instead, they have been used as a blunt force tool to harm targeted populations through means like violence and starvation.
I spent two months researching the history of work requirements and the harm they've perpetrated over the past couple centuries. I'm really proud of this work, so please give it a read! I think you'll learn some stuff you didn't know.
www.kac.org/work_require...
www.kac.org/work_require...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It’s no surprise that punitive work requirements have not led to better outcomes for families. History shows that improved outcomes are not a function of work requirements. Instead, they have been used as a blunt force tool to harm targeted populations through means like violence and starvation.
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We already paid for SNAP with our taxes and the government is illegally withholding that funding.
We shouldn’t need to spend money a second time to make sure our neighbors are fed. Government exists for big collective action problems like this.
We already paid for SNAP with our taxes and the government is illegally withholding that funding.
We shouldn’t need to spend money a second time to make sure our neighbors are fed. Government exists for big collective action problems like this.
Stories like this around people rising to meet the SNAP crisis are easy to frame as inspirational and I appreciate the reporting here that stresses that this is a crisis of the government's making with long-term consequences that individuals alone cannot fix.
As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills
With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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We already paid for SNAP with our taxes and the government is illegally withholding that funding.
We shouldn’t need to spend money a second time to make sure our neighbors are fed. Government exists for big collective action problems like this.
We already paid for SNAP with our taxes and the government is illegally withholding that funding.
We shouldn’t need to spend money a second time to make sure our neighbors are fed. Government exists for big collective action problems like this.
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PHOTOS: 'Yo tengo papeles': Teacher detained by immigration agents in North Center day care
READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
PHOTOS: 'Yo tengo papeles': Teacher detained by immigration agents in North Center day care
READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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LA is under seige. So is Chicago. Organize block by block. This is gestapo shit.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
LA is under seige. So is Chicago. Organize block by block. This is gestapo shit.
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Wow, huge credit to Katie and the rest of the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. USDA has now issued revised numbers because CBPP caught them either accidentally or intentionally making huge errors that would severely underfund SNAP, in direct violation of court orders.
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Wow, huge credit to Katie and the rest of the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. USDA has now issued revised numbers because CBPP caught them either accidentally or intentionally making huge errors that would severely underfund SNAP, in direct violation of court orders.
5 days into the SNAP shutdown with no end in sight, and food pantries are already running out of food.
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
5 days into the SNAP shutdown with no end in sight, and food pantries are already running out of food.
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
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Example: For a household of 2 with $600 in monthly net income, 30% of their net income is $180.
Their typical SNAP benefit is $546 - $180 = $366.
Under USDA's plan, their benefit calculation would be $273 - $180 = $93.
That's about a 75% cut.
Their typical SNAP benefit is $546 - $180 = $366.
Under USDA's plan, their benefit calculation would be $273 - $180 = $93.
That's about a 75% cut.
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Example: For a household of 2 with $600 in monthly net income, 30% of their net income is $180.
Their typical SNAP benefit is $546 - $180 = $366.
Under USDA's plan, their benefit calculation would be $273 - $180 = $93.
That's about a 75% cut.
Their typical SNAP benefit is $546 - $180 = $366.
Under USDA's plan, their benefit calculation would be $273 - $180 = $93.
That's about a 75% cut.
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In one and the same breath Zohran’s speech welded the loftiest visionary promises of a New Era to the most concrete & tangible aspirations for affordable housing, transportation, childcare. That is the way
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
In one and the same breath Zohran’s speech welded the loftiest visionary promises of a New Era to the most concrete & tangible aspirations for affordable housing, transportation, childcare. That is the way