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Scott Adams β’ @ScottAdamsSays β’ 7h g .. On Monday, I will ask President Trump, via X, to help save my life. He offered to help me if I needed it. I need it. As many of you know, I have metastasized prostate cancer. My healthcare provider, Kaiser of Northern California, has approved my application to receive a Show more β’ 5.6K L7 12K 67K ill 7.5MεͺδΌ Robert F. Kennedy Jr # @Robert..β’47m g Scott. How do I reach you? The President wants to help. 322 17 773 5.4K ihi 73K Chamath Palihapitiya Β© @cha...β’43m g ... Just connected you guys via text. 64 1734 930 ill 16K
Healthcare but only for my friends
02.11.2025 18:40 β π 6876 π 1596 π¬ 295 π 412Folks, food banks can really use your time and money right now if can spare either.
01.11.2025 18:54 β π 108 π 41 π¬ 3 π 1WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE SO ON THE NOSE
01.11.2025 02:19 β π 32 π 6 π¬ 2 π 0Mahomes been paying off refs since he was a kid. #nfl #NFL #nflmemes #Chiefs #Chargers #Raiders #Broncos #Mahomes #refs
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Mannys stating that if you come in during the first week of November and show your SNAP card, they will make a family meal for there or to go.
SUPPORT MANNY'S IF YOU ARE IN CHICAGO.
31.10.2025 23:08 β π 1675 π 546 π¬ 16 π 25
CULTURE TRENDS SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown One mother claims taxpayers must feed her children as SNAP benefits face cuts By Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi β’ Fox News Published October 31, 2025 2:16pm EDT
So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!
This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...
![UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL.,
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Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
October 31, 2025
TALWANI, D.J.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc.
No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated
below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that
Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested
on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants
to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report
back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiczapq36myqhzcrdp4jfodg5rkso7nuvlta4e5b5r4l5upce7b3le@jpeg)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ET AL., Plaintiffs, V. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ET AL., Defendants. * * * * * * * * * * * Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-13165-IT MEMORANDUM AND ORDER October 31, 2025 TALWANI, D.J. Pending before the court is Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order [Doc. No. 3] seeking to enjoin, on an emergency basis, Defendants' November 1, 2025 suspension of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP"). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and are likely to succeed on their claim that Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is unlawful. Where that suspension of benefits rested on an erroneous construction of the relevant statutory provisions, the court will allow Defendants to consider whether they will authorize at least reduced SNAP benefits for November, and report back to the court no later than Monday, November 3, 2025.
A. Likelihood of Success on the Merits Plaintiffs have demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits of their claim under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. Β§ 706(2)(A), (C), that Defendants' suspension of SNAP benefits is contrary to law. At core, Defendants' conclusion that USDA is statutorily prohibited from funding SNAP because Congress has not enacted new appropriations for the current fiscal year is erroneous. To the contrary, Defendants are statutorily mandated to use the previously appropriated SNAP contingency reserve when necessary and also have discretion to use other previously appropriated funds as detailed below.
![As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP
benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4];
Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of
SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, Β§ 6, 138
Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L.
No. 119-4, Β§ 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature
of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. Β§ 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available
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through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve
account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at
93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreiac7aa6icx44x5xjkilpwj7il5oriyttttnrslzrhkwvw6b32cbnm@jpeg)
As both parties acknowledge, Congress has not yet appropriated any new funds for SNAP benefits for Fiscal Year 2026, which began on October 1, 2025. Pls.' Mem. 6 [Doc. No. 4]; Defs.' Opp'n 7 [Doc. No. 18]. But Congress took steps to protect against the deprivation of SNAP assistance. In the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, Pub. L. No. 118-42, Β§ 6, 138 Stat. 25, 93-94, Congress separately appropriated $6 billion to the SNAP program "to remain available through September 30, 2026" and "be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations." See also Pub. L. No. 119-4, Β§ 1101(a), 139 Stat. 9, 10 (2025). As Plaintiffs point out, given the mandatory nature of SNAP benefits under 7 U.S.C. Β§ 2014(a) and the appropriation of these funds to be available 10 Case 1:25-cv-13165-IT Document 26 Filed 10/31/25 Page 11 of 15 through this current fiscal year, the government is obligated to use this contingent reserve account to fund SNAP "as may become necessary to carry out program operations." 138 Stat. at 93-94; Pls.' Mem. 11 [Doc. No. 4].
Defendants argue out that a "suspension" is permitted under USDA's regulations, and that USDA "has consistently interpreted its authority to allow for the suspension or cancellation of benefits when necessary." Defs. Opp'n 6 [Doc. No. 18). The regulation at issue, 7 C.F.R. $ 271.7(a), sets forth procedures to be followed if monthly SNAP allowances "must be reduced, suspended, or cancelled to comply with section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008" (emphasis added). But that the regulation allows for a suspension when there are no funds does not mean that Defendants may choose a suspension over a reduction while funds do remain. If the regulation did authorize such discretion, it would be inconsistent with the statutory mandate that benefits "shall" be paid unless funding is no longer available.
BREAKING: Federal judge rules that the Trump administration likely illegally suspended SNAP benefits, ruling that at least reduced distribution is required to go forward under law using the $6 billion reserve fund.
Judge gives the Trump admin until Monday to respond as to whether it will act.
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I think Houston might actually have outdone NYC in terms of creativity in its puppy Halloween costume contest.
31.10.2025 02:12 β π 641 π 100 π¬ 10 π 17LONDON (AP) β Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.
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1. This morning, a flurry of movement in federal rulemaking signals Trump's intent to ban transgender youth care nationwide.
If these rules go into effect, the administration may be successful in doing so.
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If you're one of the many who falls asleep to GG as your comfort show...here's why β₯οΈ
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β.. A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states .. to form βquick reaction forcesβ trained in βriot controlβ, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive ..β
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Caught wind this might be coming down the pipe this morning. Lions and Aidan Hutchinson have agreed to a four-year extension: www.detroitfootball.net/p/detroit-li...
29.10.2025 15:08 β π 40 π 5 π¬ 4 π 2see any analogies here?
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SCOOP
The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered
The admin cites Trump order: βDefending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Governmentβ
I got the memo laying it all out
www.propublica.org/article/vete...
these guys just love doing this. nothing like 8 storm troopers beating the absolute shit out of a defenseless old person www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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These kids!!!
28.10.2025 22:12 β π 579 π 130 π¬ 9 π 1βFollowing the jewel heist at The Louvre, [Bari] Weiss suggested they interview author Dan Brownβ¦Brown is well known as the bestselling author of the 2003 mystery novel, The Da Vinci Codeβ¦β
28.10.2025 22:01 β π 1477 π 238 π¬ 138 π 88For those asking how to support, hereβs how: www.greenbootsgardens.com/get-involved
28.10.2025 02:28 β π 1422 π 873 π¬ 13 π 10Extremely important pupdate from the NYC dog costume competition.
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Donβt even sweat that'
You never have a MRI for βfunsies.β Thereβs always a reason.
27.10.2025 14:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0support whomever youβd like, but what is frustratingly dishonest about this take is that actual issue β the thing critics have identified as the problem β isnβt the decision of the 21-year old to get the tattoo, but of the judgment of the 40-year old who still has it.
27.10.2025 10:49 β π 6516 π 923 π¬ 141 π 48In addition to money donations to food banks & food aid for people, please also consider donating money or food & litter to pet food pantries. Many people who rely on SNAP to feed themselves will now need to redirect $ to buy groceries that they would have spent on pet food before.
26.10.2025 18:14 β π 768 π 494 π¬ 15 π 11If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
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The Fred Trump treatment. Give him a fake job while Miller draws up missile strike plans on fishermen.
26.10.2025 16:37 β π 4415 π 886 π¬ 82 π 87Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
