I got to organize a little bit with Alexis nearly 10 years ago, and she’s frickin brilliant. I couldn’t be more fired up about this:

Alexis Goldstein@alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Last week, I was fired in retaliation for confronting DOGE staff in 2025. Today, I launch my campaign for U.S. Congress in Maryland’s 6th district. Marylanders show enormous bravery in defense of our communities. #MD06 deserves a Rep as brave as its residents. secure.actblue.com/donate/alexi...

I just voted HELL NO to giving ICE a single penny. Congress should not be funding an agency that has terrorized our communities, kidnapped our neighbors, and killed people on the street with impunity. We must abolish ICE and end qualified immunity for ICE agents NOW.

There’s a once in a generation opportunity to build governing power for working people coming up. We’re endorsing @janeese4dc.bsky.social for Mayor of Washington, D.C., and @robertwhitedc.bsky.social for Congress to represent the District of Columbia.

Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.

Confusion and misinformation are keeping eligible immigrant families from SNAP. Join FRAC and partners for a briefing on H.R. 1’s changes and how advocates can respond with clear, trusted outreach. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: SNAP and Immigrant Communities: Understanding Eligibility Changes and Protecting Access After H.R. 1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...

H.R. 1 introduced sweeping changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), narrowing eligibility for many humanitarian-based noncitizens and deepening fear among immigrant communities...

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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.

Lauren Bauer@laurenhlb.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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...

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.

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...

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month

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See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...

Atul Gawande@agawande.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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-...

HIP benefits still available if you have 1 cent left on SNAP card. BPS students still get free meals. #boston

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.

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.

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.

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 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...

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...

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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...

Tell Congress to stand down federal forces and respect DC — Free DC

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Administration’s actions are unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful. There is no crime emergency in DC. Violent crime reached historic 30-year lows in 2024, and is down 26% so far in 2025. We are considering all options and will do what's necessary to protect DC residents' rights and safety.

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...

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

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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?...

We are being killed by the dumbest people on Earth.

There are still 2 more votes:

Jennifer C@thejenniwren.teamlh.social · last yr.

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

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.

Brad Johnson@climatebrad.hillheat.com · last yr.

I guess it is morbidly appropriate that Supercuts lobbied for the One Big Brutal Bill Act.

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!"

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

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.

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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…

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last yr.

“.. 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...