Wesley Dean

YouTube video by Garry J cbs documentary hunger in america (1968)

What was it like before SNAP? In 1968, CBS News aired Hunger in America. It motivated a shift in public policy and its message bears repeating.

Anyway: it’s an American tradition. www.startribune.com/trump-admini...

Air Canada employees take a special class on maintaining that cheerful smile when making the luggage transfer speech.

The Right-Wingification of UT Texas targets liberal enemies within one of the top U.S. schools

“Intellectual diversity is essentially a fake problem that is used to create cover for ideologically committed, far-right faculty who are not intellectually honest.” Craig Campbell, UT anthropology professor.

www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-11...

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The largest recipient of SNAP benefits. They get them coming and going.

Absolutely. When I worked for USDA as a SNAP evaluator we always received a “no” from up above whenever we suggested an evaluation of the program among military families.

Hey Gucci, it’s a surprisingly sunny morning in Malmö.

Angie has been contributing to a 401k account and over $30k in the last 5 years

Her account is less than $3000. We stoping contribution with E*trade via Morgan Stanley at the moment

Is there something she missed? Should she have been managing it more closely?

Any legal action to take?

Rola approves.

As she should be.

What a handsome beast!

Beyond feeding people, and supporting ag., another useful thing economists who study SNAP have pointed out is how it is one of the most efficient ways to support local economies. So that’s at least three things the current administration opposes.

I’ve not been hit a single time since I moved to Scandinavia although I’ve come close with a few deranged cyclists.

Ack, hiring.

Come to Sweden and I’ll introduce you to the wall of flavored mayonnaise tubes.

I’d say come to Copenhagen but there’s not much hitting going on these days.

Sorry to hear this Asif. I think I saw something for US based scholars in Salzburg. Let me look for it.

Looking forward to reading it!

You’re in for a delightfully odd treat.

I forgot how good these fellers are. Have you ever heard any of the Camper Van Chadbourne albums?

Thank you, fucking brilliant!

I’ve never seen so many violations of the Hatch Act in a row.

Wow! We have them all over Houston now, but I’ve not heard any reports of a leucistic one.

14 hours by train and bus so I guess I won’t visit in person.

Ack. Do I have a day to waste tomorrow so I can go see it in person‽

They’re not protecting consumers because they’ve all been ordered to log in every morning and then do no work.

It’s the most annoying bubble!

Hi Jane!