Joel S. Berg
@joelsberg.bsky.social
Author of the book “America, We Need to Talk” and CEO of a nonpartisan nonprofit group, but all my views here are personal ones.
@nytimes.com I’ve got to hand it to The NY Times. Having been critical of them for decades for not covering hunger and SNAP issues more, in the the last few weeks, they’ve truly jumped into reporting on both with a wide range of detailed, accurate, and compassionate coverage.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@nytimes.com I’ve got to hand it to The NY Times. Having been critical of them for decades for not covering hunger and SNAP issues more, in the the last few weeks, they’ve truly jumped into reporting on both with a wide range of detailed, accurate, and compassionate coverage.
The White House claim that all SNAP recipients will have their full remaining November benefits placed in their accounts today is likely untrue. Some states will likely take days to issue full benefits.
November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The White House claim that all SNAP recipients will have their full remaining November benefits placed in their accounts today is likely untrue. Some states will likely take days to issue full benefits.
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McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
McGovern: Seriously, we were worried. We actually started handing out missing person posters. Nobody has seen you for eight weeks. But, hey, I'm glad that you are ok. I'm glad you survived your nice, two-month paid vacation
Those who previously believed that neither the Trump Administration nor the Supreme Court majority were cruel and lawless enough to halt SNAP grocery payments to 42 million of the most vulnerable Americans were wrong.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Supreme Court extends pause on order requiring full SNAP payments
The Trump administration has twice gone to the Supreme Court in recent days, seeking to prevent other judges from forcing it to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Those who previously believed that neither the Trump Administration nor the Supreme Court majority were cruel and lawless enough to halt SNAP grocery payments to 42 million of the most vulnerable Americans were wrong.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Google Trends shows seven states where searches for "SNAP benefits" have outpaced searches for "Taylor Swift" over the last 30 days.
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Google Trends shows seven states where searches for "SNAP benefits" have outpaced searches for "Taylor Swift" over the last 30 days.
I blasted both Trump and the Senate deal on CNN: video.snapstream.net/Play/Z9fKu9f...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I blasted both Trump and the Senate deal on CNN: video.snapstream.net/Play/Z9fKu9f...
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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You might think that, given the Dems' concessions in the Senate last night, the Trump administration would give up on its battle to withhold SNAP funding.
Wait, you didn't think that. Neither did any other sane person.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wait, you didn't think that. Neither did any other sane person.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump administration wants Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again
The battle over funding for the nation’s largest anti-hunger program has left millions wondering how they will afford food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
You might think that, given the Dems' concessions in the Senate last night, the Trump administration would give up on its battle to withhold SNAP funding.
Wait, you didn't think that. Neither did any other sane person.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Wait, you didn't think that. Neither did any other sane person.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump Administration to Return to Supreme Court in Food Stamp Fight www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u... Still appealing .. and still appalling.
Trump Administration to Return to Supreme Court in Food Stamp Fight
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump Administration to Return to Supreme Court in Food Stamp Fight www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u... Still appealing .. and still appalling.
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A US appeals court refused to pause a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans
Trump Administration Loses Bid to Limit Food Aid Funding for Now
A US appeals court refused to pause a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A US appeals court refused to pause a judge’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
If any some Senate Democrats agree to a deal to reopen the federal government without any substantive health care wins at all, that will be a grievous mistake, both substantively & politically. The mass suffering of the last six weeks would have been entirely in vain.
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If any some Senate Democrats agree to a deal to reopen the federal government without any substantive health care wins at all, that will be a grievous mistake, both substantively & politically. The mass suffering of the last six weeks would have been entirely in vain.
The only thing more dangerous than an asleep President Trump would be an awake President Vance.
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The only thing more dangerous than an asleep President Trump would be an awake President Vance.
Paraphrasing the Bible, Lincoln famously said a “house divided against itself cannot stand,” meaning the U.S. could not endure if it was partially enslaved and partially free. Likewise, America can’t survive for long if 47 million of its residents suffer from hunger.
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Paraphrasing the Bible, Lincoln famously said a “house divided against itself cannot stand,” meaning the U.S. could not endure if it was partially enslaved and partially free. Likewise, America can’t survive for long if 47 million of its residents suffer from hunger.
abcnews.go.com/US/snap-appe... Just appalling.
In SNAP appeal, Trump administration says it faces more harm than people who can't buy food: ANALYSIS
The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge's requirement that it make full November SNAP payments.
abcnews.go.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
abcnews.go.com/US/snap-appe... Just appalling.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11... Still more chaos and cruelty.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11... Still more chaos and cruelty.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
www.opensecrets.org/industries/i... Insurance companies have overwhelmingly funded the GOP more than Dems. The notion that Republicans are really taking on the insurance industry now is complete bullshit.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
www.opensecrets.org/industries/i... Insurance companies have overwhelmingly funded the GOP more than Dems. The notion that Republicans are really taking on the insurance industry now is complete bullshit.
I’ve worked in & around politics for decades but the modern GOP is the most cynical, ideology-free, political entity I’ve ever seen in America. Their latest gambit— claiming that the reason they hate the ACA is that is subsidizes private insurance companies — is so obviously a load of crap.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I’ve worked in & around politics for decades but the modern GOP is the most cynical, ideology-free, political entity I’ve ever seen in America. Their latest gambit— claiming that the reason they hate the ACA is that is subsidizes private insurance companies — is so obviously a load of crap.
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Love this. The election “wasn’t contentious. In fact, Mr. Drew said he remained “very close” with his former teacher, fondly recalling that Mr. Bell twice took him to Richmond to shadow lawmakers. Mr. Bell, for his part, said he was “over the moon” when he found out who he would be running against.”
Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats His Former Civics Teacher in County Election
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November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Love this. The election “wasn’t contentious. In fact, Mr. Drew said he remained “very close” with his former teacher, fondly recalling that Mr. Bell twice took him to Richmond to shadow lawmakers. Mr. Bell, for his part, said he was “over the moon” when he found out who he would be running against.”
Given that we have a president who literally looked away when a man collapsed in his office, it’s no surprise that he’s looking away when his own government is making 42 million Americans far hungrier.
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Given that we have a president who literally looked away when a man collapsed in his office, it’s no surprise that he’s looking away when his own government is making 42 million Americans far hungrier.
After the GOP faced whopping election losses because they denied a broad swath of Americans food and healthcare, the GOP is doubling down on denying a broad swath of Americans food and health care.
That’s both moral depravity and political suicide.
That’s both moral depravity and political suicide.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
After the GOP faced whopping election losses because they denied a broad swath of Americans food and healthcare, the GOP is doubling down on denying a broad swath of Americans food and health care.
That’s both moral depravity and political suicide.
That’s both moral depravity and political suicide.
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“Even though this stay is temporary, it will cause massive, continued panic and extreme hardship for tens of millions of the most vulnerable Americans, who have already gone a week without the promised food. Food delayed is food denied.”
- Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg, in response
- Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg, in response
Jackson lets Trump hold back full SNAP funding for now
Jackson lets Trump hold back full SNAP funding for now
The justice’s order came after the Trump administration raced to the Supreme Court ahead of a lower-court deadline to pay full SNAP benefits.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“Even though this stay is temporary, it will cause massive, continued panic and extreme hardship for tens of millions of the most vulnerable Americans, who have already gone a week without the promised food. Food delayed is food denied.”
- Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg, in response
- Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg, in response