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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.

From the Berkshires to the Cape and everywhere in between, there are people in need — and people ready to help. To donate food, funds or time, visit Mass.gov/SNAPFreeze.

A compilation of videos of crying children whose parents were taken by ICE has broken me. Where is our humanity?

Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving: $100 billion Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%: $100 billion One is decried as "welfare." One is not. Why?

We will do our very best.

Yes, they’re using the shutdown to turn off SNAP benefits. No, they don’t have to.

“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.” “SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.” ~Center for Budget and Policy

Heck yeah!

If they think this is bad wait until the tribunals for crimes against humanity.

I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings. These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate. Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.

Does anyone have a calculator that would tell people what their premiums would be without the subsidies? I have seen examples of the huge increases, but I think it would be very effective for people to be able to put in their plan to find out what their own cost would be.

Join us!

Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data. We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district. Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):

Every ridiculous new Trump AI video further highlights how desperate he is for distractions from the Epstein files.

Gov’t shutdown update - Here’s what you should know: • SNAP benefits in MA will be paid in full through Oct • USDA food already ordered months in advance will arrive as planned The Food Bank’s work will continue without interruption.

Here in the Pioneer Valley, I am in the Season of Pilates - too old for roller derby and too young for Young at Heart.

This.

Release. The. Files.

He is desperate for distraction.

Nope, still not distracted. Release the Epstein files.

Nothing brings out my grass-is-always-greener than blueberry picking. Others’ bushes and rows are superior and call to me.

I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.

Within the first 7 months, Trump has managed to add trillions to the deficit, eviscerate agencies like the Education Department, rattle the economy, shake our strongest alliances, build concentration camps for his deportation program, and strip popular social programs like Medicaid from millions.

Brett Meiselas: They showed Donald Trump...Everybody started booing. He stepped on the field, people gave him the middle finger. Then rags like the New York Post have the nerve to write "Donald Trump gets thunderous applause." They are running cover for Trump. They're running cover for Epstein.

"It’s a full-frontal attack on the authority of the courts, out in the open now."

In Northampton, a crowd showed up to attend the swearing in of our new American neighbors.

A New Declaration of Independence from Tyranny www.borowitzreport.com/p/a-new-decl...

The Senate passed the MAGA budget. Now it’s up to the House—and we’ve got a list of 27 vulnerable reps and their top donors. It’s time to apply pressure. Start calling. Start tagging. Let’s do this! Link to the spreadsheet included below: open.substack.com/pub/objectio...

This terrible bill will take healthcare and food assistance away from millions of Americans. It will cause needless suffering and death. States and nonprofits will not be able to make up the difference. Please call Congress. And then vote out anyone who supports this.

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.

1 in 4 nursing homes will shut down. Who will take care of all those people? Are you ready to do 24/7 home heath care for your aging parents and grandparents? This is what the Republicans are putting on us.

Ambushing & arresting people who are here legally & are obeying the law by checking in with ICE as they’re required to do. Repressive fear tactics that will NOT end with immigrants alone. Why would it? It’s a handy way to force your opposition into compliance and silence, & take dictatorial control

This. A good explainer of how Medicaid cuts work.

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📣 Western MA people!!! June 14th NO KINGS Day event, 12 Noon CHANGE OF LOCATION for Springfield, MA NEW SITE: Springfield Federal Building, 300 State St. Easy parking at the library and garages! @in-slwm.bsky.social @ruwmi.bsky.social @ddhc.bsky.social Please repost.

Sure, it’s helpful that adopted pets come with microchips but how about additional cloud storage for the requisite oh my gosh look how cute he is now pics?

I still think it’s backwards that mass shooters owning assault weapons is considered a right while their victims’ healthcare is considered a privilege.

Hero. www.huffpost.com/entry/jim-mc...

Trump's incompetence is everywhere.  His regime can’t keep military secrets. It can’t maintain financial stability. It can’t protect children from measles. While we resist Trump’s authoritarianism, we also need to highlight his utter inability to govern America.

Pay attention to what is next. Don’t be fooled.

Sessions run April 15–29 in Greenfield, Florence, Pittsfield, and Chicopee (including one in Spanish). Details + registration: bit.ly/3XDGgpz Questions? [email protected] | 413-419-0160 #FoodBankWMA

Human kindness still exists ♥️ Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway… LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨♥️

This is what democracy looks like.

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