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.
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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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.
Reposted by Aliza Wasserman
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.
Reposted by Aliza Wasserman
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.
Reposted by Aliza Wasserman
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!"