I loathe that we need GoFundMe campaigns for this type of thing, but Randy is a real one. Kind, dedicated, smart, funny, and deeply a good person. If you have a few dollars or well wishes please send them his way

So is the new plan to base our measurement of food insecurity on the vibes of insulated, men like this guy? youtu.be/L51G6L_HVns?...

1 in 3 people living in Massachusetts face food insecurity. We can all agree we need to solve hunger. But the MAHA Commission strategy is not it. Instead of real solutions, we see proposals that undermine choice and dignity for food-insecure families. #foodsecurity #antihunger #endhunger

The MAHA Commission has over 99 ideas, but a real plan to improve healthy lifestyles ain’t one. What a wasted opportunity to make meaningful change for America’s children.

And there still never has been.

My coworker just abruptly told me that I’m a lot like Elmo. And I’ve never felt less seen in my life.

Short sighted legislation that is bad policy and (if we are focused) is bad politics. “The grocery store employs 15 people, maybe more, and if we lose the grocery store, what do those people do? It’s not just about people shopping at the grocery store. It has a ripple effect.”

I’m nostalgic for when Kylie Jenner almost solved everything with a Pepsi

Happy Interdependence Day Today, I’m choosing to remember how we, our communities, and our countries are intertwined.

"...humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat." -Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man I'm enraged, sad, and tired. I'm taking care of myself this weekend, but then it's back in this fight because it is too important.

Just now, in an act of unimaginable cruelty, Congress passed legislation that will take basic needs — including food and affordable healthcare — from millions of Americans. projectbread.org/news/in-an-a... #MApoli #SNAP #Medicaid

THIS-- don't let Trump own this bill. He deserves his fair share of blame, but Republicans in Congress did this. Vote them out in 2026, 2028, 2030, and as long as necessary until they thoroughly learn their lesson.

I wouldn’t blame you for thinking the sky is falling. Take a breath, hydrate, sleep, take a walk, eat a good meal, intentionally disassociate for a few days. Whatever it is you need to take care of yourself so that you can stay in this fight, do it! projectbread.org/news/federal...

Speaker Johnson wants everyone to remember this vote today. Oh we will, oh we will.

So.... did they just flirt with doing the right thing for the wrong reason? Misbehave so you can Daddy Trump's attention?

Please respect the sanctity of the five minute vote

Whenever I tune into coverage of this awful bill, @repmcgovern.bsky.social seems to be there. From the rules committee, to floor debate, to making repeated motions for recorded votes. He's making the case and slowing things down. "He's here, he's there, he's every f-ing where, McGovern, McGovern!"

A sad moment for Americans, the United States Senate has passed their version of the budget, which is undeniably the most devastating attack on food assistance in our lifetime. projectbread.org/news/united-...

KING SHIT

The health and wellbeing of millions of Americans is not a fucking game!

I'm not feeling 100% so I finished rewatching Rogue One while waiting for this vote in the Senate. Feels awfully appropriate as this Death Star of a bill moves ahead.

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!"

Everyone is going to feel the sting from this bill, but as usual the poor will get the brunt of it. This is bad policy AND should be bad politics for Republicans as @deenashanker.bsky.social powerfully lays out.

Strong words…from a man looking for his soul. (Hint: might be at the White House)

Taking Alaska and Hawaii off the board may pick up 2 votes (not my department), but it leaves every other state hanging. And this "fix" gives up the fake game: if there's an alternative to cost-sharing in the bill that incentives error rate improvements, why are the stakes end-the-program high?

I understand Hawaii and Alaska might face steeper challenges than the other 48 states, but if these ideas make sense for 2 states, shouldn’t they make sense for all 50? Sigh

16 million people would lose health coverage and become uninsured under the Republican health agenda, including 238,000 people in Massachusetts. Policymakers should protect people’s health care, not cut it.

Oh so Senate Republicans ADMIT that the Big Beautiful Bill cuts Medicaid. Their bill effectively defunds rural hospitals. Some simple math: $15 billion does not plug a nearly $1 trillion hole. It doesn't add up! This is a self-inflicted wound and this band-aid won't heal it.

If the news is making you feel like this, today is a good time to contact your senators today. Be like Yoko, channel that energy. #SNAPdayofaction

There is confusion about whether the Parliamentarian has indicated that a slightly revised version of the #SNAP cost-shift to states in the Senate Republican bill complies with the Byrd rule. But what’s clear is: the provision’s harmful impact is unchanged.

The Parliamentarian ruled 2 of the most harmful #SNAP cuts in the Senate Republican bill violate the Byrd rule, including an unprecedented cost-shift to states that could end SNAP entirely in parts of the U.S. www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep...

Such good news!

Rather than course correct, Senate Republican leaders are rushing to advance a bill that is in some ways even more destructive and harmful than the unpopular House Republican bill. The Senate must reject it.

What's the difference between the House and Senate SNAP proposals? The bottom line is they will both end SNAP as we know it, preventing millions from putting food on the table. Your advocacy is critical right now. When SNAP is under attack, we fight back: projectbread.org/act #ProtectSNAP #SaveSNAP

UPDATE: The Senate’s proposals on SNAP closely mirror those passed last month by the House of Representatives. Both would pose an existential threat to access to food for millions in our country. Senators must reject these attacks on basic needs programs. Read more: projectbread.org/news/live-up...

Poverty and income inequality truly are policy choices

Senate Republicans are pushing the same disastrous policies that will slash the food budgets of families with young kids, kick older adults off nutritional assistance, and take food away from hungry people all to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

I'm angry that the Senate Republicans put in charge of writing laws for our nation's food system are almost completely agreeing with the devastating cuts proposed by the House. We should all be angry--and make sure they hear us in DC over the next few weeks. No cuts to SNAP!

Don't dare let anyone say the Senate version is reasonable since it's "less bad" than the House version. It's still murder with just a little less pain.

Reading through the language, too, but @bbkogan.bsky.social is such an appreciated resource

Who are the more than 3 million parents, grandparents, foster parents, and other caregivers at risk of losing #SNAP under House Republicans' plan to expand SNAP's harsh work requirement to adults living with kids as young as 7? 🧵

Politico reports that the Senate is eyeing a more “modest” proposal for so-called SNAP cost sharing. SNAP is a federal benefit and has been for over 50 years. It must remain 100% federally funded to be fully effective. 5% or 25% are existential threats to our nation’s food security and food system.

Going to be hard to get rides when underpaid drivers are waiting in pantry lines and/or sick.

"We cannot build bananas in America" is an all timer

"Work requirements" are cuts. "Work requirements" are cuts. "Work requirements" are cuts. Even if people navigate them in order to access food & healthcare, that's time away from education, your job, or your family. So even in best case scenario, that's time & money families will never get back.