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:

Isn't it funny how the same people that keep saying "Get over it he won," have absolutely lost their shit that someone won a Mayoral race in a city they don't even live in?

Currant citrus zest scone. I tried 2 recipes, similar ingredients & flavor, difference is 1 uses food processor, and the other cuts the butter in by hand. #2 from Zuni Cafe is fluffier & my preferred one, do it by hand! 1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco... 2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...

In case you haven’t heard: Legit food banks in your local area get the most food for your donated dollar. You can buy one can of beans or one bag of pasta with $1. They can buy double, triple, quadruple that for the same $1. So look into food banks, and consider setting up a monthly donation.

Some context from @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what KBJ is doing www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-w...

Not a fancy tool. I use for pie crust as well.

So much of baking can be done with electric tools. But there is something that happens when you do it by hand. One thing I will never do is knead bread dough with a machine. If you ever have a bad day, take it out on some dough. The best bread I ever made was in anger.

Currant citrus zest scone. I tried 2 recipes, similar ingredients & flavor, difference is 1 uses food processor, and the other cuts the butter in by hand. #2 from Zuni Cafe is fluffier & my preferred one, do it by hand! 1. sugarspunrun.com/the-best-sco... 2. thegourmetgourmand.com/zuni-cafe-or...

Appealing to the Court to hoard food stamp money. Well.

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Oh, changing the time by one hour for Daylight Savings is messing with your sleep schedule? "Why is it dark at 5 p.m.," you ask? Frilled sharks live in such deep water that they never see the sun at all! You didn't think about THAT, did you? No, you only ever think about yourself.

Sandwich verdict wasn’t jury nullification. It was failure to prove the required “reasonable fear of physical injury” in a case where the agent was wearing A BULLETPROOF VEST. The only crime was the waste of resources on this case. My thoughts in @MSNBCDaily. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

That’s before I reckon with the ethics of using a thing for ghost efficiency that is pretty societally devastating. And on a final personal note, I don’t want to become stupid before my time. I really don’t. I will keep mucking about so that I can keep mucking about, for as long as possible.

Women are dying of sepsis after being denied abortions. A conservative sect that wants to repeal women’s voting rights is growing and gaining national attention. *This* is the NYT’s contribution to conversations about women?

morning walk

Next step is the cover reveal. Not sure when that is but soon.

The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

Justice Jackson's move sounds bad, but read Steve first to understand what she did.

ICYMI: The New York Times is done with women

get in bitch we're destroying the west

Going to cook something instead of doomscrolling. Can't doomscroll when there's a sharp knife in my hands.

Millennials coming over…

“Strange obsession with physical traits” ummm this is the ableism that 90% of people in the US practice out loud every day🤔

Is this stuff any good? I want a nonalcoholic option

My favorite Brooklyn based pie company is Four and Twenty Blackbirds. I have their pie cookbook, otherwise, this pie is $46. Un-gated recipe I'm making for Thanksgiving. It calls for a splash of cocktail bitters.

Going to cook something instead of doomscrolling. Can't doomscroll when there's a sharp knife in my hands.

Making a list of appointments, commitments, and reservations I have to cancel if imminent commercial air travel doesn't pan out. Grrrrr

Justice Jackson's move sounds bad, but read Steve first to understand what she did.

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social agrees and explains. www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf

/2 1. Real human beings will suffer from even a brief stay. 2. The government's position is transparently dishonest and in bad faith. 3. The Supreme Court has lost any benefit of the doubt. They have lost the mandate of the heaven that is the rule of law.

This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it. But most people won't believe that for several good reasons. /1

This has not gotten much attention, but it should. Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE. Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

My favorite Brooklyn based pie company is Four and Twenty Blackbirds. I have their pie cookbook, otherwise, this pie is $46. Un-gated recipe I'm making for Thanksgiving. It calls for a splash of cocktail bitters.

Oh ho, I believe I have finally beat the time change disruptions to my sleep. This is my usual wake up time.

After posting this, I got an actual jury summons today. 😳

Aaand literally today I got a jury summons

BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

17% at 20. 🏥 ER visits ↓ 45%, 43%, 39%. 💀 Hospitalization or death ↓ 57%, 50%, 34%. Protection fades but stays strongest where it matters most—keeping people out of the hospital. Safety? Solid. A Danish study of 1.5M found no rise in adverse events. Bottom line: Boosters save

"The average voter believes a SNAP recipient gets $20/day, more than 3 times the actual amount of $6."

BREAKING: A federal jury in Brooklyn awarded our clients — 674 immigrants unlawfully jailed by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office — $112 million. Could not be more proud to work at @latinojustice.bsky.social and to partner with the talent of Winston & Strawn.

LET ME BE PERFECTLY CLEAR: DOJ DID ALL OF THIS TO TRY AND STOP PAYMENTS TO PEOPLE UNDER AN ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM.

HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS

Aaand literally today I got a jury summons

He has now erased fully 10% of the term to which Grijalva was elected.

Fall is here and many of you may be shopping for an overcoat. Let me show what you can get as you move up the price ladder. 🧵

Exciting news. We’ve got a pub date for the 2nd edition of No Common Ground & it’s in paperback! It’ll be out Feb. 1, 2026 & there’s a 30% discount on preorders by using the code 01SOCIAL30. @uncpress.bsky.social

After posting this, I got an actual jury summons today. 😳

This thread is horrifying, and is only happening with the complicity of Congress and the Supreme Court

D.C. doesn't have statehood. We don't have voting representation in Congress. We have limited home rule that can be taken away any time. When Trump oppresses us, we have few democratic means of fighting back. Juries are one of them. And Trump can't take that away. slate.com/news-and-pol...