Michelle—Just Michelle

the SNAP of it all and practical tips for mutual aid 🩷

I know that this is a little over a week old, but I think there is a lot of good information here about connecting with your local food bank. Don’t assume you know what they need!
Give them money!

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I know—that’s why I recommend it! It rules!

My go-to nonfiction audiobook recommendation is Runaway.

I don’t really care if AURORA BOREALIS NORTHERN LIGHTS happened to you. It should have happened to me instead.

Well, someone owes me $5!

Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.

Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...

The voices of SNAP Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.

SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.

Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:

This morning I snagged a bottle of Bucks County made amaro, crafted with local radicchio, fennel and herbs. This amaro guy is thrilled.

"I'm just trying to match your energy."

For those in the Bucks County, PA region who have lost your SNAP assistance, there are resources to help out: food banks, senior centers, and government social services sites. Also, many area restaurants are stepping up to assist by offering free meals to SNAP recipients. Here are just a few.

BOOOOOOOOOOOO

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong,

it is right.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness,

it is a strength.

No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited,

it is unlimited.

Meanwhile, in the Eagles locker room...

"Hi, I'm Jalen. This is my brother, Jalen, and my other brother, Jaelan."

we did it babes.... we're the opposite of cooked. what is that. we're ingredients

There are more of us than there are of them.

Andrea Squiccimara (@andreabeasq) I spent the month of October connecting different translations of Beowulf to the 2017 Philadelphia Eagles and Taylor Swift. It’s a full sized candy bar for your spirit!

“It’s a full sized candy bar for your spirit!” @andreabeasq.bsky.social

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The same health insurance company who encouraged me to return to Pennsylvania to seek care instead of going to urgent care when I was on vacation wants me to pay $114 more a month for the privilege of the coverage.

"Greetings Citizens": Pierre Robert, Philadelphia radio legend and voice of WMMR for over 40 Years, Dies At 70 - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart Having grown up in the city and listening to the great Philly rock radio station WMMR, I think I can speak for thousands, maybe even millions of Philadelphia radio listeners and say that we’re e...

Man 🥺 @somevelvetblog.bsky.social ‘s tribute to Pierre Robert is so good xpn.org/greetings-ci...

What a shock to hear that we lost Pierre Robert. May his memory be a blessing.

i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days

“Dad’s cousin” isn’t even about calling people of the older generation uncle or aunt! I grew up with the expectation I’d call and view my mom’s cousin’s uncles in the same way as her brother, and have generally assumed that’s not that odd?!

Starving people right before Thanksgiving is actually diabolical on every level imaginable. It's also the kind of cruelty people don't forget.

If you’re going to get mixed news at the dentist, it is best if it is delivered by the most chic French man alive.

Jimmy Carter watched over 480 movies in the White House movie theater during his presidency, a lot of them all time bangers
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A hand holding a Playbill and a ticket for Kimberly Akimbo with the stage out of focus in the background.

One of the many benefits of @wxpnfm.bsky.social membership is getting to attend cool cultural events like seeing Kimberly Akimbo at the Academy of Music. Support your local public radio station!

Extra Credit with Tayler Simon Black Madonna by Tayler Simon

Lucky Vocabulary School readers got a bonus newsletter last week: Extra Credit with Tayler Simon! Check out the conversation between @andreabeasq.bsky.social and Tayler about intentionality of language.

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Inner/outer excellence.

He heard what Merrill Reese said about him on the radio.

Erin. I have barely anything to show for nearly two decades of listening to The Hold Steady for this very reason. I do, however, have a beach towel (???) that is better than most.