More cruelty ahead as far as SNAP benefits open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Happening now: clergy protest ICE detention center in Chicago. “Why are you still here? Greg Bovino already left.” “It’s an internment camp…no medicine…toilets don’t work”

Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center. This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.

My latest on Patreon, about how we are rapidly going back to a Whites Only society and people aren't paying enough attention. Today's post isn't behind a paywall, so enjoy. www.patreon.com/posts/143524...

In Bovino's upside down world, there is no difference between an armed gang member preying on others in his community and a guy working 12 hours a day washing cars, flipping burgers, or installing sheetrock to feed his family — and he wants you to hate and fear both men equally.

Tonight's Substack is about Pete Hegseth and his hatred of beards. My attempt at humor. Give it a read. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Tonight's read over on Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

My latest on Substack, things to think about. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠

DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie] SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in

My thoughts on yesterday's collapse in the White House. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

The administration wants people to starve, they want to terrorize us, and with the cuts to air travel, they want to trap us. They are doing this because they want to, and they can.

My latest on the blog. Hope you aren't planning a flight soon. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Elon Musk has acquired billions in government subsidies and tax breaks. Tesla shareholders will vote whether to make him the world’s first Trillionaire. The moral of the story is this: If you ask for affordable healthcare & food, you’re a mooch. If you ask for billions, you’re an entrepreneur.

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Last night was a moment of hope, but let's remember the bad things are still happening. What happened today in my hometown was horrific. Here's my latest on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

My post election thoughts on Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Last night’s electoral successes happened in spite of white voters, not because of them.

Enjoying the results, fully expecting that man to punish us. Stephen is hard at work, crafting our punishment.

MacKenzie Scott was taught and mentored by Toni Morrison, who was her professor at Princeton. Mentoring matters! It is some of the most important work that we do. #ProfessorLife

Oh Uganda, I love you.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Shut it down, then.

JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.

I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.

Thank you 💜. This really means a lot. The past few days have been a lot.

Covid shot #whatever had been acquired. Novavax.

"The shutdown is putting “the burden of financial uncertainty” on a workforce that's enduring “10 hours a day, up to 60 hours a week, on a job that requires you to be rested and and to check your emotions and things like that at the door, and to focus 100% on safety.”

My evening Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Deeply appreciate this.

I did meet with Graham Platner today, we had a good chat that will hopefully be the first of several. As I didn't get into everything I wanted to. I'll be writing a piece with my reflections and thoughts in the next few days.

This moment isn't just because of the people who voted for this guy. The people who didn't vote, whether they intended to or not, helped get us here.

Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

My afternoon thoughts over on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

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.

For folks following along, I have a confirmed meeting Tuesday afternoon with Graham Platner. My goal is to find out who he is?

PAYCHECK $0.00 A single dad holding back tears on national TV because his federal paycheck can’t cover food and rent, while Trump’s building a $350 million ballroom at the White House. Is America great yet?

Given what Miller’s threat to arrest Pritzker for seditious conspiracy, I ask again:

The government shutdown feels a bit like a decapitation strike aimed at the entire legislative branch. The administration can’t keep the government shutdown forever, but I could easily see them using the plenary executive theory to circumvent congressional appropriations authority, for example.

I remember when we all got the same news. Instead of 50-11 different versions of the news.

Love on a black woman TODAY

I'm tired of talking politics this week. I did get a brief call with Graham Platner, and a real meeting will happen in the coming weeks. Once that happens, as a Black Mainer, I'll share my thoughts. Right now,I'm focused on the upcoming election and assisting community members.

Telling me to take down an article I wrote because you can't read dates is some real white shit. Get bent.

oh dear

My latest on Substack open.substack.com/pub/shaystew...

Latest on the blog where I talk about the impending loss of SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans and what we can do. blackgirlinmaine.com/activism/tim...