I got to organize a little bit with Alexis nearly 10 years ago, and she’s frickin brilliant. I couldn’t be more fired up about this:

I just voted HELL NO to giving ICE a single penny. Congress should not be funding an agency that has terrorized our communities, kidnapped our neighbors, and killed people on the street with impunity. We must abolish ICE and end qualified immunity for ICE agents NOW.

There’s a once in a generation opportunity to build governing power for working people coming up. We’re endorsing @janeese4dc.bsky.social for Mayor of Washington, D.C., and @robertwhitedc.bsky.social for Congress to represent the District of Columbia.

Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.

Confusion and misinformation are keeping eligible immigrant families from SNAP. Join FRAC and partners for a briefing on H.R. 1’s changes and how advocates can respond with clear, trusted outreach. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Grateful for @massgovernor.bsky.social & @massago.bsky.social’s leadership for the 143,000 Boston residents and 1M MA residents who rely on SNAP to keep nutritious food on the table and keep dollars in our local economies. SNAP was not designed as & cannot continue as a state by state program.

This might resolve depending on the next court case, but I would love to see a map that summarizes which states provided full benefits in November, which provided half benefits, and which provided nothing. Absolutely chaotic.

NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to fund food stamps in full this month. Pretty quickly, DOJ said it would appeal. Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...

HIP benefits still available if you have 1 cent left on SNAP card. BPS students still get free meals. #boston

This moment calls for all of us—government, nonprofits, individuals, philanthropy, and business—to come together for our community. Boston doesn’t back down. We stand together to take care of our neighbors.

If the Trump administration allows SNAP benefits to expire, 140,000 Boston residents could lose vital food benefits that contribute $30 million to our small businesses and grocery stores. The majority of Boston’s SNAP recipients are seniors, people with disabilities, and families with children.

Tomorrow, SNAP benefits are set to expire. In Boston, if you need assistance with groceries or paying the bills, or if you’re looking to donate to our support fund with @bostonfdn.bsky.social, please visit boston.gov/snap or dial 311 to get help.

If President Trump allows SNAP to expire, @boston.gov will be ready to help our neighbors. If you need assistance during this time of intense and entirely preventable need, go to boston.gov/SNAP or call 311.

If the federal government doesn’t act, 655,000 MA SNAP recipients (1 in 6 residents) will not receive the benefits they are legally entitled to and 1 in 5 grocery dollars will leave our local economy. The SNAP funds must be released: www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...

If you live outside DC and want to act against the authoritarian power grab & support autonomy for DC, contact your members of Congress here (+ support @freedcproject.bsky.social): freedcproject.org/allies?sourc...

As ICE continues to raid businesses, it's essential for restaurant owners and workers to know their rights. If you own a restaurant or work in one, make sure you know your rights when encountering ICE: www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Implementers (ASNNA) Statement on Final House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Eliminating SNAP-Ed Funding 🧵 asnna.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?...

We are being killed by the dumbest people on Earth.

There are still 2 more votes:

A lot of what is happening now is the Rs pushing the final vote until the wee hours of the morning so that the American people won't be watching the final debate.

It’s sickening to se the number of agricultural industry associations lined up behind a bill that will literally take food away from millions of Americans.

This is hard for Americans to understand. We've never lived with mass hunger. SNAP & other food programs have been *that* successful that we forgot what problem they solve. It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"

Today is Northeast SNAP Day of Action! We need the Senate to vote NO on proposals to cut SNAP, Medicaid, and basic needs programs.Join us in fighting for these critical programs that help people afford groceries and healthcare. #SNAPdayofaction

In small towns across the country, SNAP does more than feed families — it keeps local grocery stores open. Trump’s proposed cuts would hit rural areas hardest, where hunger is already rising and options are few. www.al.com/news/2025/06...

Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics…

From @pandaberman at www.instagram.com/p/DJ9aMoVtaN...

If you are married and qualify for SNAP benefits, your children are considered minors until age 18. If you are a single parent and qualify for SNAP benefits, your children are considered minors only until age 7.

We're with you @repmcgovern.bsky.social: Food is a FUNDAMENTAL human right.

This Republican proposal to decimate SNAP will make groceries more expensive for more than 100,000 Bostonians. It’s an unacceptable attack on working families.

In Boston, we look out for each other and lift up all of our families and residents. No matter what happens in DC, @foodjustice.boston.gov will continue to connect our neighbors with nutritious and affordable food every day.

We are committed to working closely with @oeoi.boston.gov, residents and other community partners to ensure continued access to affordable, nutritious food as we navigate this transition.

Residents in need of immediate food resources can go to Boston.gov/foodresources to get connected. To find information about other stores where residents can get 50% off fresh fruits & vegetables purchased with SNAP through the Boston Double Up Food Bucks program, go to boston.gov/DoubleUp.

We are aware and concerned about the impacts of the recent closure of the Roxbury and Dorchester locations of the Daily Table, whose unique model of providing affordable groceries played an important role in preventing food insecurity and reducing food waste. Short thread:

Consider a parent w/ a 2nd grader who works for a small business and gets laid off when sales fall after tariffs raise their costs. Or a parent without sick leave who loses his job when his child gets very sick. Both could lose their SNAP benefits & not have enough to feed their kids.

The House Ag bill released tonight would take away or cut #SNAP food benefits for millions of low-income people struggling to afford groceries—families w/ children, seniors, ppl w/ disabilities, veterans & workers in low-wage jobs.

Agriculture text is out. Will go through it in this thread. tl;dr: this'd be the largest SNAP (nutrition assistance, formerly food stamps) cuts in history. It would severely worsen food insecurity in America.

Yesterday, I visited the new cold food storage hub @wutrain.bsky.social opened - an impressive project inspired by C40’s work in Milan. It’s helping fresh food that would otherwise go to waste reach food insecure families across the city. Boston is showing how climate policies deliver benefits.

That was amazing! Over the weekend, Friends of Standing Together groups in 15 cities across the world, in partnership with other "It's Time" coalition members, held events in solidarity with the “It’s Time” People’s Peace Summit happening this Thursday & Friday in Jerusalem (1/3)

Republicans’ reconciliation bill would gut SNAP & increase food insecurity in the #MA7 & nationwide. I asked my GOP colleagues if any of them are willing to vote NO and make sure that children, people with disabilities, & veterans don’t go hungry. Their silence was deafening.

It is incredibly moving to have a leader like Rav Claudia Kreiman, of Temple Beth Zion, as my rabbi, leading us against authoritarianism and towards collective liberation. The traditions of Pesach require us to act urgently & with haste. #FreeRumeysa #FreeMahmoud #FreeMohsen #SederintheStreets

Rabbi Andy Vogel of Temple Sinai and a broad coalition of synagogues and groups stand against the weaponization of anti-Semitism for authoritarianism that makes Jews and all of us all less safe #SederinthrStreets #FreeRumeysa #FreeMahmoud #FreeMohsen

500+ Jews show up to stand with our immigrant neighbors in Boston and beyond against illegal deportations this Pesach @truahrabbis.bsky.social @ifnotnowboston.bsky.social @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social #SederintheStreets #freeMahmoud #freeRumeysah #freeMohsen

Residents and City workers come together every day to make Boston great. At #BostonSOTC we highlighted some of these Civic Heroes. Here's a thread (& playlist) of all of them! Let's start with the lovely Birch Street Plaza in #Roslindale. 🌳🥪

An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan. His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush. #MomSky