Aliza Wasserman
@beetthesystem.bsky.social
(she/her) 🎙️ Personal opinions here.
Boston is my adopted home. food + justice + local government by day, amateur gardener and mandolin player by night.
Boston is my adopted home. food + justice + local government by day, amateur gardener and mandolin player by night.
Grateful for @massgovernor.bsky.social & @massago.bsky.social’s leadership for the 143,000 Boston residents and 1M MA residents who rely on SNAP to keep nutritious food on the table and keep dollars in our local economies. SNAP was not designed as & cannot continue as a state by state program.
Where are SNAP benefits being delivered?
November 1 (left): No SNAP benefits delivered anywhere.
Morning of November 10 (right): If the state/county is a lighter color than the left, at least partial benefits were delivered in the past few days. If it's a darker color, still nothing...
November 1 (left): No SNAP benefits delivered anywhere.
Morning of November 10 (right): If the state/county is a lighter color than the left, at least partial benefits were delivered in the past few days. If it's a darker color, still nothing...
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Grateful for @massgovernor.bsky.social & @massago.bsky.social’s leadership for the 143,000 Boston residents and 1M MA residents who rely on SNAP to keep nutritious food on the table and keep dollars in our local economies. SNAP was not designed as & cannot continue as a state by state program.
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This might resolve depending on the next court case, but I would love to see a map that summarizes which states provided full benefits in November, which provided half benefits, and which provided nothing. Absolutely chaotic.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This might resolve depending on the next court case, but I would love to see a map that summarizes which states provided full benefits in November, which provided half benefits, and which provided nothing. Absolutely chaotic.
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to fund food stamps in full this month. Pretty quickly, DOJ said it would appeal.
Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to fund food stamps in full this month. Pretty quickly, DOJ said it would appeal.
Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...
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This moment calls for all of us—government, nonprofits, individuals, philanthropy, and business—to come together for our community.
Boston doesn’t back down. We stand together to take care of our neighbors.
Boston doesn’t back down. We stand together to take care of our neighbors.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This moment calls for all of us—government, nonprofits, individuals, philanthropy, and business—to come together for our community.
Boston doesn’t back down. We stand together to take care of our neighbors.
Boston doesn’t back down. We stand together to take care of our neighbors.
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If the Trump administration allows SNAP benefits to expire, 140,000 Boston residents could lose vital food benefits that contribute $30 million to our small businesses and grocery stores.
The majority of Boston’s SNAP recipients are seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children.
The majority of Boston’s SNAP recipients are seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children.
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If the Trump administration allows SNAP benefits to expire, 140,000 Boston residents could lose vital food benefits that contribute $30 million to our small businesses and grocery stores.
The majority of Boston’s SNAP recipients are seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children.
The majority of Boston’s SNAP recipients are seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children.
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Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
October 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.
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If President Trump allows SNAP to expire, @boston.gov will be ready to help our neighbors.
If you need assistance during this time of intense and entirely preventable need, go to boston.gov/SNAP or call 311.
If you need assistance during this time of intense and entirely preventable need, go to boston.gov/SNAP or call 311.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If President Trump allows SNAP to expire, @boston.gov will be ready to help our neighbors.
If you need assistance during this time of intense and entirely preventable need, go to boston.gov/SNAP or call 311.
If you need assistance during this time of intense and entirely preventable need, go to boston.gov/SNAP or call 311.
If the federal government doesn’t act, 655,000 MA SNAP recipients (1 in 6 residents) will not receive the benefits they are legally entitled to and 1 in 5 grocery dollars will leave our local economy. The SNAP funds must be released:
www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits
Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...
www.cbpp.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If the federal government doesn’t act, 655,000 MA SNAP recipients (1 in 6 residents) will not receive the benefits they are legally entitled to and 1 in 5 grocery dollars will leave our local economy. The SNAP funds must be released:
www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
If you live outside DC and want to act against the authoritarian power grab & support autonomy for DC, contact your members of Congress here (+ support @freedcproject.bsky.social):
freedcproject.org/allies?sourc...
freedcproject.org/allies?sourc...
August 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you live outside DC and want to act against the authoritarian power grab & support autonomy for DC, contact your members of Congress here (+ support @freedcproject.bsky.social):
freedcproject.org/allies?sourc...
freedcproject.org/allies?sourc...
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As ICE continues to raid businesses, it's essential for restaurant owners and workers to know their rights.
If you own a restaurant or work in one, make sure you know your rights when encountering ICE: www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
If you own a restaurant or work in one, make sure you know your rights when encountering ICE: www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
What Should You Do if ICE Comes to Your Restaurant?
We spoke to legal experts about what restaurant owners and workers can do to protect themselves from immigration raids
www.eater.com
July 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
As ICE continues to raid businesses, it's essential for restaurant owners and workers to know their rights.
If you own a restaurant or work in one, make sure you know your rights when encountering ICE: www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
If you own a restaurant or work in one, make sure you know your rights when encountering ICE: www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
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Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Implementers (ASNNA) Statement on Final House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Eliminating SNAP-Ed Funding 🧵
asnna.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?...
asnna.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?...
asnna_statement_final_house_passage_July-2025.pdf
asnna.us17.list-manage.com
July 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Implementers (ASNNA) Statement on Final House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Eliminating SNAP-Ed Funding 🧵
asnna.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?...
asnna.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?...
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We are being killed by the dumbest people on Earth.
July 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We are being killed by the dumbest people on Earth.
There are still 2 more votes:
Hell YES! Y’all are flooding the Capitol Switchboard so hard it’s overwhelmed—this is people power in action! 💥
Here’s what to do next: Call your reps’ district offices instead. It’s easy—just Google their name + “district office number.”
Pass it on. Keep that pressure blazing.
#VoteHellNo
Here’s what to do next: Call your reps’ district offices instead. It’s easy—just Google their name + “district office number.”
Pass it on. Keep that pressure blazing.
#VoteHellNo
July 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
There are still 2 more votes:
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A lot of what is happening now is the Rs pushing the final vote until the wee hours of the morning so that the American people won't be watching the final debate.
July 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A lot of what is happening now is the Rs pushing the final vote until the wee hours of the morning so that the American people won't be watching the final debate.
It’s sickening to se the number of agricultural industry associations lined up behind a bill that will literally take food away from millions of Americans.
I guess it is morbidly appropriate that Supercuts lobbied for the One Big Brutal Bill Act.
Beauty Parlors For Setting The World On Fire
Corporate America proudly backs the One Big Brutal Bill
hillheat.news
July 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It’s sickening to se the number of agricultural industry associations lined up behind a bill that will literally take food away from millions of Americans.
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This is hard for Americans to understand. We've never lived with mass hunger. SNAP & other food programs have been *that* successful that we forgot what problem they solve.
It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"
It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"
June 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This is hard for Americans to understand. We've never lived with mass hunger. SNAP & other food programs have been *that* successful that we forgot what problem they solve.
It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"
It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"
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Today is Northeast SNAP Day of Action! We need the Senate to vote NO on proposals to cut SNAP, Medicaid, and basic needs programs.Join us in fighting for these critical programs that help people afford groceries and healthcare.
#SNAPdayofaction
#SNAPdayofaction
June 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today is Northeast SNAP Day of Action! We need the Senate to vote NO on proposals to cut SNAP, Medicaid, and basic needs programs.Join us in fighting for these critical programs that help people afford groceries and healthcare.
#SNAPdayofaction
#SNAPdayofaction
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In small towns across the country, SNAP does more than feed families — it keeps local grocery stores open. Trump’s proposed cuts would hit rural areas hardest, where hunger is already rising and options are few. www.al.com/news/2025/06...
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ food stamp cuts may kill rural grocery stores: ‘We already have hungry kids’
Together, the changes would remove more than 3 million Americans from SNAP.
www.al.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In small towns across the country, SNAP does more than feed families — it keeps local grocery stores open. Trump’s proposed cuts would hit rural areas hardest, where hunger is already rising and options are few. www.al.com/news/2025/06...
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Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…
“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…