Seems to me that cruelty is the theme of conservative governments worldwide.
Just watch.
In 1 year (midterms), and in 3, US voters who starved from this will forget all about it and vote based on whatever outrage pops up on cable news or their social feed. And, more specifically, not vote in primaries where both party’s problems can really be addressed.
I still wonder if they are banking on making 2025 just such a miserable year that it’s comparitively easy to make 2026 feel good.
Turn SNAP back on, dial back the tariffs. People feel a remarkable improvement in food security and prices. Might still be in worse shape than end of 2024, but people will tend to remember change in experience rather than their experience in absolute terms.
The narrative will inevitably be that somehow the GOP figured out how to overcome those pesky democrats and restore the things that the democrats broke.
If things remained persistently broken, then the narrative couldn’t really overcome people’s actual experience. They strongly branded and made it clear that this was the Trump show, he’s got the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. When it comes to ‘right now’, it’s hard to ignore that reality. But once they make it ‘last year’s problem’, then mental gymnastics can resume to blame the democrats.
Hell they could resolve this crisis by ultimately letting the democrats have what they are asking for and the voters would still credit the GOP with restoring the benefits that the democrats are demanding. They’ve already set the stage by saying democrats want to give all the money to illegal immigrants (which they explicitly don’t) and so there will be some BS to claim they ‘compromised’ by getting the democrats to give up illegal immigrant eligibility (they aren’t eligible and were never asked to be) and then take credit for the ‘good’ version of the outcome.
All the bad things they still blame on Biden, even when Trump was president. Overall it still hurts non-whites a tiny bit more, so they’re ok with it.
Well duh, obviously if it wasn’t for all the illegal Mexican gang members taking all the food stamps there would have been plenty of money to help the people that deserved it, like them.
Would be pretty strange if there were go fund mes around the world to feed hungry Americans meanwhile going into trillions of debt whilst holding the positions they do on the market and in WH. I don’t think a country could fail harder at sustaining a society. This is embarrassing. Even compared to Roman times. Like they failed… but not so stupidly. This is the stupidest fail ever.
lol gofundme. mabye realize its time to leave, or that it was time to leave decades ago when you were old enough to learn about the 2nd amendment.
Snowflake says what
There is SNAP funding.
Even the Republicans ensured that there was 5 Billion Dollars prepared to ensure that SNAP funding could not easily run out.
It is being Withheld by Trump
Any references for this?
But the two-page document states that “contingency funds are not legally available to cover regular benefits.”
So what’s the point of a “Contingency Fund” if it can’t be tapped to cover contingencies?
It just reads like an excuse.
Trump isn’t supposed to be able to deploy the national guard the way he did, he wasn’t allowed to move funds for the wall, he shouldn’t be able to decimate the Dept of Education, they shouldn’t be able to deport people without a trial.
The Trump admin can almost do anything it wants, so they could use the funds, they’ve chosen not to.
Precisely.
“The document states that the contingency fund is reserved for such things as helping individuals in disaster areas. It cited Tropical Storm Melissa, which could become a major hurricane in the coming days, as an example of why it’s important to have funds available to mobilize quickly in the event of a disaster. The document was obtained by The Associated Press and was first reported by Axios.”
Gov shutdown isn’t enough I guess.
Damn, they’re going to stop feeding folks so they can feed folks in case if emergency. Some genius brain shit right there.
I reckon it’d be fair to classify the Trump administration as a national disaster.
No funding, but there’s 40 billion to “buy” the election in Argentina…
And $300 million for a new ballroom, $230 million to compensate him for the FBI investigating his extensive criminal activities, etc…
A plane he’s converting into AF1, that he will just keep. I think a couple more planes for ICE Barbie…
That plane won’t even be available until he’s out of office, yet we have to pay for renovating it, so he can fly a palace around in his retirement.
Unless he’s not planning on leaving. Suddenly he’s acting like he knows he has to leave after this term, but, y’know, he LIES.
He’s not going anywhere, if he has anything to say about it. Out of office means prison, or worse.
Republicans: cutting food assistance
Also Republicans: “Waaaah! Why aren’t people having kids?”
also some posts on reddit, some magats are quite gleeful over the cuts.
A literal traitor to our nation. Enabled and protected by a literal traitor party.
Incase anyone wants to help their local community. I talked to my local food pantry today and they said they prefer financial donations vs food drops. They can make a dollar go further than we can at the grocery store
Work with a food bank and this is spot on, except they do get food donations that make sense from farmers and food service companies. But people buying food at the grocery store will do worse than the food bank can do with their connections, experience, and volume.
They also know what to get, in terms of what is most useful.
You’re telling me my year old can of pumpkin pie filling isn’t useful?
Thanksgiving is going to be crazy. People are going to be so mad about so many things not working
Oh god, turkey prices are going to be nuts.
Failed State.
State isn’t the right word to describe the USA. States have borders and believe in national sovereignty.
America is now just a criminal syndicate with a military.
Well ok, but also that’s pretty much what a state is…
Trump said he is probably not going to heaven. I feel kind of certain of that… I mean, assuming there is a god even.
In what religion would a man like Trump go to a place of eternal bliss after death?
Scientific atheism… :)
Have they tried having their parents put them on the company board?
have they tried not being poor? or get an MBA and become a ceo?
The US government seems to want people to violently revolt.
I imagine they want to use it as an excuse to take absolute power. But I don’t think they thought it thoroughly.
Oh the trump administration is 100% hoping people revolt - they’re already discussing invoking the insurrection act
exactly this….
food riots/ looting -> martial law -> dictatorshiphe would need the miltiary on his side, but it doesnt seem like they are too keen to do this, considered they are also furloughed. that 130mil isnt even going to the troops too.
That’s probably where ICE comes in. Are they still being paid?
yes ICE, they made an exception for ice of COURSE.
What if they have?
If they are right, then the US is fucked.
I really think they are wrong, and that the US is less fucked, but well, I’ve been wrong several times in my life.
Not an US citizen, conservative states seem to have more guns. If there’s Civil outcry it could easily be people vs people
So, my first question is why hasn’t it been an issue before? Was the timing so that they wouldn’t miss a payment? Or was there a vote to make an exception for snap? Not in favor of this at all, I just don’t understand the mechanisms of a lot of this.
So, my first question is why hasn’t it been an issue before?
The USDA maintains an emergency fund for situations like this. This time they’re saying they can’t use it, and it’s gone to the courts.
I really appreciate the enlightening comment.
No worries, everything’s super confusing right now.
Fascists need to be buried 6 feet deep.
I still like the idea of burying Trump and his kitchen cabinet in a deep geologic repository, where we bury vitrified spent fissile fuel.
To be fair, here in the states, we have a lot of fuel in line to be deposited.
It would be a very appropriate message for the tombstone:
This place is a message… and part of a system of messages… pay attention to it!
Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture.
This place is not a place of honor… no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here… nothing valued is here.
What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger.
The danger is in a particular location… it increases towards a center… the center of danger is here… of a particular size and shape, and below us.
The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours.
The danger is to the body, and it can kill.
Super shallow so the piss can soak down and reach
His kitchen cabinet is full of pussy-grabbing pinchy pantyhose (pinche pendenos).
or the sudden sound of guillotines falling.
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