This week: Volunteer surge at local food banks; replenish steward shelves. No one in our community should go hungry because grown adults in power chose brinkmanship over bread. We can't fix D.C. tonight. We can make sure our neighbors eat. Let's move.

We refuse to let neighbors go hungry while politicians posture. We can stand up a street-level safety net in days. Neighborhood plan: "Block Food Steward" model One steward per block. A volunteer with a single shelf or 2-3 totes of staples who coordinates quiet, no-shame help. Starter shelf (suggested): 10 lb rice • 10 lb dry beans • 8 lb pasta 12 cans vegetables • 12 cans protein (tuna/chicken/beans) 2 large peanut butter • 2 shelf-stable milk packs • 1 cooking oil Baby formula (sealed), diapers (mixed sizes), wipes, soap, toothpaste

How it works: 1. Steward posts once to the block group: "I've got a small shelf of staples. DM 'BAG' no questions asked." 2. Keep a simple in/out tally; rotate oldest first; replace what's used. 3. If demand spikes, steward pings the block: "NEED: 6 cans, 2 pastas, diapers size 4." 4. For larger needs, handoff to a local food bank. Privacy and dignity first—no photos, no public names. Comment to volunteer: STEWARD - [Your Street Name] Comment to donate: DONOR - [Item or $ pledge] Need help? DM me the word BAG. No shame.

Volunteer at food banks this week. Show up for a 2-hour shift. Sorting, bagging, intake, there's a role for everyone. Donate smart. Shelf-stable staples first; ask for priority items before dropping off. Be kind to clerks. They didn't create this mess. They're catching the fallout. Hunger is not a negotiating tactic. Contact your state and federal reps today and demand: An immediate SNAP/WIC bridge with retroactive benefits. No more hostage-taking of basic nutrition assistance.

De-link food aid from unrelated fights. Fix the pipeline, then debate policy. No politics at the pantry door. We help first, argue later. No purity tests. If someone says they're short on food, we feed them. Dignity and privacy. DM, porch drop-offs, initials only. Safety: sealed formula only, check dates, store cool/dry, pet-safe. The Timeline? Tonight: Name stewards; seed each shelf with a starter kit. Within 48 hours: Every block has at least one steward, a group text, and a small reserve.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE END OF SNAP

This is important. This came to me overnight through a group organizing in the PNW. Please consider adopting these strategies where you live. YOU WILL SAVE LIVES. SNAP runs out 11-1.

Start a block/neighborhood channel on Signal and get to work.

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This is a poor take…

Oh my g’d, this is terrible

This sounds like gibberish

Thank you!

Thank you

Thank you

Learning so much from your replies, cleared up misunderstandings I didn’t know I had…I’m just going to assume that everyone who “likes” your replies feels the same, vs the handful who ignore what you are saying — but serve the useful purpose of highlighting misconceptions.

I blame their voters. I don’t think about Trump anymore — I think about all the people we move among who want this…

It’s a display of power and a blatant threat.

No one should include ”crime” in discussing what’s going on.

That’s their take.
Their story.
Their lie.
Don’t use their frame.

200,000 YouTube subscribers in 3 months.

It shows the international community realizes we are not getting the full truth: Ukraine does not "need" a bad peace deal and Russia is not "strong."

This is what is really happening:
▶️ www.youtube.com/@JasonJaySmart

Done

It's hard to think of a more brutal parable against 21st greed than "It caused old men to buy newspapers so that they could lie about the nature of reality at the devastating expense of all current and future generations."

"Compared to warfare, occupation does not decreases human suffering

- it just makes it invisible for the world."

- Oleksandra Matviichuk
Human rights activist,
2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner

Not news that fear and trauma has taken over many Los Angeles communities—and others across the country— but last night I was at a support group for survivors and family members of ICE raids and the devastation. If watching raid videos is too much for you (I get it), I will share some stories.

Thank you

Thank you for asking this!

o.m.g…

Well, no other comment seems to agree, but, from someone as liberal as Reich, I would say this was incredible support for your point

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The heartbreak and loss of jobs…

Serious answer: yes, see Amy Siskind, since day one…

I mean, wtf…

Duck…

Choke 😂

Hello! I tried to find one thread and tag you, but there may have been several — it was theology and atheism and literature and morality…I’d say, go to Mr. Nichol’s page, his replies, and follow where they lead. (“Tom” just feels a little fresh 😂)

That thread was thought provoking and at times beautiful, I’m enchanted — to have stumbled across it on BlueSky…