Julie Cassidy

The thing that's pissing me off the most is that "getting back SNAP" or backpay doesn't constitute a deal because those things were illegal. Making a "deal" about when and for whom laws exist is not it.

All while Trump is actively trying to slash funding for vouchers and destroy the "Housing First" approach--the very strategies at the center of U.S. success in reducing veteran homelessness by more than half since 2009, even achieving functional zero in some communities.

I'm scared because I know this was a litmus test to see how much cruelty they can get away with. If anyone thinks they will stop at SNAP -- you haven't been paying attention.

I have special diet requirements that make food pantries untenable. 💙♿

OECD Child poverty rate by country “On average across OECD countries, 12.2% of children live in relative income poverty (Chart CO2.2.A), but rates differ considerably from country to country. In six OECD countries (Chile, Costa Rica, Israel, Spain, Türkiye and the United States), more than 20% of children live in relative poverty; rates are particularly high, at around 30%, in Costa Rica. In 17 other OECD countries (Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden), however, less than 10% of children live in relative income poverty. In Denmark and Finland, the child relative income poverty rate is only around 4%.” Source: https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Family_Database/CO_2_2_Child_Poverty.pdf

Did you know? The US has one of the highest child poverty rates of OECD countries.

The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%

In the US, it’s over 20%

It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP

High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.

Food banks aren’t a substitute for SNAP.
Food bank director, Jill Dixon explains that for every meal a food bank provides the SNAP program provides nine. If Republicans don’t negotiate with Democrats to keep SNAP benefits going after the Nov 1 deadline, Americans are going to starve.

JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵

Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease"

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An illustration promoting the “SNAP Day of Action.” The image shows a green cliff edge with a grocery bag labeled “SNAP” tipping off the side. The text reads: “SNAP Day of Action — Urge policymakers to restore food assistance before SNAP falls off the cliff.” Below the image of the bag, it says in red and blue text: “Take action now before benefits run out in November.” The background is a gradient blue sky.

Today is the #SNAPDayOfAction, and we need you to join us and act now.

42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits on Nov 1st. USDA has a contingency fund but hasn't released it. Contact your Members of Congress today.

Disability services staffing squeezed as Medicaid cuts loom Staffing already is a long-standing problem for disability services providers.

Nearly 90% of the organizations providing Medicaid-funded community services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities had staffing shortages this year, according to a trade group for the providers.

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The Americans receiving the most benefit from SNAP are children, the elderly, and the disabled. Most beneficiaries who signed up for SNAP have jobs.

Employers rely on SNAP to subsidize their low wages instead of paying a living wage.

Yet the RW continue to blame the poor for being poor.

I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people? Does anyone work anymore?"

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

SNAP is a lifeline for food-insecure people and families, and it is also an indirect cash transfer to corporations, who get away with paying poverty wages bc they're able to outsource the social safety net to SNAP and other programs.

I'm really glad to see all the folks stepping up to try to resource the loss of SNAP but also billionaires could just pay taxes.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

If 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

Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026 Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.

"Approximately 339,100 jobs are projected to be lost in 2026, as loss of income forces health care providers & other businesses to reduce their workforces. Slightly less than half of these jobs (154,000) will be health care–related, while the rest (185,000) will be in other sectors of the economy."

Congress provided SNAP's multi-year contingency reserves for use "in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations."

Those funds are now needed to carry out program operations. This isn't rocket science.

No one should feel stigmatized for utilizing a food bank.
100% of the stigma belongs to the people who have created a world where food banks are a necessity.

And if you donate, please donate money (if you can) - food banks get a LOT more bang for your buck.

As my friend the ED of a food pantry says: Every $1 you give can provide as many as 3 meals.

Centered over a dark green background, capitalized top header text reads “Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day 2025 October 23” in white and pale green letters. Below is a single dollar bill torn in half, representing how disabled women are paid just over half of what nondisabled men are paid per year.

Women with disabilities are paid only $0.56 for every dollar that a man without disabilities makes.

On #DisabledWomensEqualPayDay, America’s unions reaffirm our commitment to fair pay and a living wage for every worker—and a union contract is how we level the playing field!

Congressional Republicans’ Federal Shutdown is now taking food from Michigan families. The MI Dep’t of Health & Human Services issued a letter regarding the federal government's temporary pause on November SNAP benefits.

Participants should reach out to their local MDHHS office with questions.

Despite the shutdown, the Trump Administration has the ability to ensure millions of low-income families can afford groceries next month.

If they're not doing so, that is a choice they are making.

If the Administration follows through with its current plan to let SNAP run out of funding, many affected families will have to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table, putting them at greater risk of #eviction and #homelessness.

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🚨If YOU rely on SNAP, please like this post, and if you could share YOUR story in the replies below.🙏 I'm SO reliant on SNAP as someone on Social Security Disability with a fixed income & have Medicare & Medicaid.

We must speak out because we are NOT just a statistic we are FLESH & BLOOD! INHUMANE.

I am on SSI which is $967 per month. I need SNAP to be able to purchase food under normal circumstances. Currently I have an infection that will require IV antibiotics. Last round of this(only 2 weeks ago) it cost almost $300 in transportation cost. Food or treatment is where I am.

food banks have already been under pressure over the past several years, and with SNAP benefits expiring they're going to be the only safety net for a lot of people

please donate what you can. $100 can feed several families for a month because of the discounts and purchasing power they have

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight.

Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

TLDR: In the top 10 Michigan cities with the highest proportion of foreign-born residents, the majority had lower than average property crime and violent crime given both their size and poverty levels. #mileg

Breaking News: Contrary to their Claims, Republicans are Perfectly Happy to Raise Taxes And not by a little, but by over 100% and over $100bn. It's just a matter of who they hit.

Re the shutdown, this is one of those moments when it's crystal clear who's fighting for whom:
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