Marissa 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🌒🌕🌘
@marissacantrell.bsky.social
Food Justice Auntie, Homelessness Advocate, Autistic Rights Activist, Proud Colorado Leftist
My brother's protest sign
January 31, 2026 at 4:35 PM
My brother's protest sign
40 armed police showed up to Lakewood City Council to intimidate activists asking for an independent oversight committee. Packed house tonight for police reform and zoning referendum vote.
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 AM
40 armed police showed up to Lakewood City Council to intimidate activists asking for an independent oversight committee. Packed house tonight for police reform and zoning referendum vote.
I met one of my heroes, @philweiser.bsky.social on one of the worst days. I'm thankful AG Weiser acknowledged Alex and Renee first today. RIP Alex Pretti. 😔
January 25, 2026 at 1:38 AM
I met one of my heroes, @philweiser.bsky.social on one of the worst days. I'm thankful AG Weiser acknowledged Alex and Renee first today. RIP Alex Pretti. 😔
I won an award for advocacy last year. Can I now add "award winning advocate" to my "resume"? (I don't have a resume lol)
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I won an award for advocacy last year. Can I now add "award winning advocate" to my "resume"? (I don't have a resume lol)
Community organizing meetings are back in full swing and I'm here to report that our charitable food systems helpers aren't any less pissed than before the holiday and they're ready to fight back. In Denver we believe food is a human right & deserves funding. Mayor Mike is about to learn who I am.
January 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Community organizing meetings are back in full swing and I'm here to report that our charitable food systems helpers aren't any less pissed than before the holiday and they're ready to fight back. In Denver we believe food is a human right & deserves funding. Mayor Mike is about to learn who I am.
My comments to Lakewood City Council 1 hour 21 min mark. Foul language warning.
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01-12-2026 Lakewood City Council Meeting
YouTube video by Lakewood Colorado
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January 14, 2026 at 6:40 AM
My comments to Lakewood City Council 1 hour 21 min mark. Foul language warning.
www.youtube.com/live/-A5OW-Q...
www.youtube.com/live/-A5OW-Q...
One of the families in my intentional community got detained at their immigration check in today. 😞
December 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of the families in my intentional community got detained at their immigration check in today. 😞
I was taught in freshman political science back in 2001 that we don't go to war with countries that have McDonald's ("Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention).
Venezuela has McDonald's.
Also doesn't Piggy have a lifetime contact with McDonald's?
Looks like capitalism fails again.
Venezuela has McDonald's.
Also doesn't Piggy have a lifetime contact with McDonald's?
Looks like capitalism fails again.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I was taught in freshman political science back in 2001 that we don't go to war with countries that have McDonald's ("Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention).
Venezuela has McDonald's.
Also doesn't Piggy have a lifetime contact with McDonald's?
Looks like capitalism fails again.
Venezuela has McDonald's.
Also doesn't Piggy have a lifetime contact with McDonald's?
Looks like capitalism fails again.
I was interviewed for a Rolling Stone article last month about SNAP. Megan does a great job of summarizing my story of how I became homeless during COVID and why I'm struggling to get out of poverty (expensive meds/health insurance).
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Struggle of Living on SNAP as Trump Attacks Food Assistance
SNAP recipients struggle to make ends meet as Donald Trump and Republicans slash the crucial federal food assistance program.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I was interviewed for a Rolling Stone article last month about SNAP. Megan does a great job of summarizing my story of how I became homeless during COVID and why I'm struggling to get out of poverty (expensive meds/health insurance).
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
SNAP nightmare is over, the trauma from it remains with helpers & the families affected. Please don't stop donating $, food & time to your local pantries, hunger is still at an all time high. We received this today when we picked up the pantry order. I wish I could share it with all of the helpers.
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
SNAP nightmare is over, the trauma from it remains with helpers & the families affected. Please don't stop donating $, food & time to your local pantries, hunger is still at an all time high. We received this today when we picked up the pantry order. I wish I could share it with all of the helpers.
Polis' net worth is $300 million+ & he's asking us to drop off food to a mansion owned by the state. He may be unaware that his newsletter goes out to everyone, even SNAP recipients on his mailing list. He is unable to read a room because he's not in the room with us. He is completely out of touch.
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Polis' net worth is $300 million+ & he's asking us to drop off food to a mansion owned by the state. He may be unaware that his newsletter goes out to everyone, even SNAP recipients on his mailing list. He is unable to read a room because he's not in the room with us. He is completely out of touch.
“I liken it to extending a lease,” Crank said. “If you’re at the end of your lease and you still haven’t moved out, but your landlord says, ‘Well, I wouldn’t mind getting another month of rent,’ you extend the lease for a month. You don’t try and add things into the existing lease.”--Rep. Jeff Crank
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“I liken it to extending a lease,” Crank said. “If you’re at the end of your lease and you still haven’t moved out, but your landlord says, ‘Well, I wouldn’t mind getting another month of rent,’ you extend the lease for a month. You don’t try and add things into the existing lease.”--Rep. Jeff Crank
I've emailed with a few Denver City Council and there is interest in Denver to follow JeffCo if the shutdown gets extended. JeffCo, working with food pantries, tracks data to allocate resources where they are most needed. This will be useful even after the crisis & can be replicated statewide.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I've emailed with a few Denver City Council and there is interest in Denver to follow JeffCo if the shutdown gets extended. JeffCo, working with food pantries, tracks data to allocate resources where they are most needed. This will be useful even after the crisis & can be replicated statewide.
Asked if the shutdown was worth it, Sen. John Hickenlooper replied, “Yeah, I think so.”
He argued that Democrats forced people to “pay attention” to the fact that healthcare affordability is a “traumatic, in many cases, life or death situation all over this country.”
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He argued that Democrats forced people to “pay attention” to the fact that healthcare affordability is a “traumatic, in many cases, life or death situation all over this country.”
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Senate advances deal to end government shutdown as air traffic control staffing worsens - live updates | CNN Politics
The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow for live updates
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November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Asked if the shutdown was worth it, Sen. John Hickenlooper replied, “Yeah, I think so.”
He argued that Democrats forced people to “pay attention” to the fact that healthcare affordability is a “traumatic, in many cases, life or death situation all over this country.”
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He argued that Democrats forced people to “pay attention” to the fact that healthcare affordability is a “traumatic, in many cases, life or death situation all over this country.”
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Jefferson County, CO declares emergency disaster over SNAP
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Jefferson County Issues Order Declaring Emergency Disaster Due to Economic Impacts of SNAP Delays • Jefferson County, CO
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November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jefferson County, CO declares emergency disaster over SNAP
www.jeffco.us/m/newsflash/...
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Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) will start loading payments onto (EBT) cards and SNAP participants will begin to see payments on their EBT cards as early as Saturday, November 8. All SNAP participants can expect their full payments to be available over the next few days.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) will start loading payments onto (EBT) cards and SNAP participants will begin to see payments on their EBT cards as early as Saturday, November 8. All SNAP participants can expect their full payments to be available over the next few days.
Last week during the county meeting with food pantries, we had 1 person breakdown. This week we had 3. Our helpers are really hurting out here while they try to feed people. We're doing our very best, I promise. Some of us pick up food in our own vehicles for our pantries, like we do every Fri.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Last week during the county meeting with food pantries, we had 1 person breakdown. This week we had 3. Our helpers are really hurting out here while they try to feed people. We're doing our very best, I promise. Some of us pick up food in our own vehicles for our pantries, like we do every Fri.
Tax The Rich! ✊
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tax The Rich! ✊
Ok but my Lakewood polling place being busy as hell for a municipal election is fun as hell. Tax the rich to pay for school lunches!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ok but my Lakewood polling place being busy as hell for a municipal election is fun as hell. Tax the rich to pay for school lunches!!
On Thursday members of the JBC asked "since we're meeting with Polis tomorrow, can we ask him to increase the amount of funds to help with SNAP cuts. The answer was no, because the proposal can't be amended. Looks like the answer is no because he won't be there.
So #copolitics Gov. Polis will only meet with Joint Budget Committee if the media (and the public!) are excluded? good reporting from @mgoodland.bsky.social cc: @coloradofoic.bsky.social
Gov. Jared Polis abruptly cancels unpublicized meeting with Joint Budget Committee
Gov. Jared Polis was scheduled to talk to reporters at 12:30 p.m. on Friday at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, which he is required to submit to the...
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On Thursday members of the JBC asked "since we're meeting with Polis tomorrow, can we ask him to increase the amount of funds to help with SNAP cuts. The answer was no, because the proposal can't be amended. Looks like the answer is no because he won't be there.
When SNAP gets "turned on" again it will take 10 days to get loaded onto EBT cards.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When SNAP gets "turned on" again it will take 10 days to get loaded onto EBT cards.
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SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration share.google/ucbdQk9D2QKq...
The lawyer, Tyler Becker, also argued it was the administration's discretion whether to use $6 billion in contingency funds already set aside by Congress to continue issuing SNAP benefits.
The lawyer, Tyler Becker, also argued it was the administration's discretion whether to use $6 billion in contingency funds already set aside by Congress to continue issuing SNAP benefits.
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration share.google/ucbdQk9D2QKq...
The lawyer, Tyler Becker, also argued it was the administration's discretion whether to use $6 billion in contingency funds already set aside by Congress to continue issuing SNAP benefits.
The lawyer, Tyler Becker, also argued it was the administration's discretion whether to use $6 billion in contingency funds already set aside by Congress to continue issuing SNAP benefits.
I was just on a call with pantries in our Denver precinct & fights are already being reported. @coloradogovernor.bsky.social Polis please declare a state of emergency so county emergency management can coordinate logistics with food pantries. Our helpers are already hurting, please help.
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I was just on a call with pantries in our Denver precinct & fights are already being reported. @coloradogovernor.bsky.social Polis please declare a state of emergency so county emergency management can coordinate logistics with food pantries. Our helpers are already hurting, please help.
At the JBC meeting Senator Kirkmeyer wanted to get food pantries $50 million, from emergency not general funds and wants the Governor to declare a state of emergency so that county emergency management can assist with logistics.
But the proposal couldn't be changed. The $10 million passed.
But the proposal couldn't be changed. The $10 million passed.
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
At the JBC meeting Senator Kirkmeyer wanted to get food pantries $50 million, from emergency not general funds and wants the Governor to declare a state of emergency so that county emergency management can assist with logistics.
But the proposal couldn't be changed. The $10 million passed.
But the proposal couldn't be changed. The $10 million passed.