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BlueTsunami2018

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38. It's leverage and nothing more.

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 03:14 PM

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They’re the terrorist holding the child at gunpoint demanding a chopper or the kid gets it.

They simply do not give a fuck about anything except raw power. Give us everything we want or we’ll starve your people.

And that’s what they consider the people who need food assistance, our people. Freeloaders, leeches, lazy ghetto people, fraudsters and so on. Even though this is an across the political spectrum program, they frame it as people who don’t deserve assistance because they won’t work. Democrats in other words.

This is an opportunity to claim those people as our own. Working class folks who are being screwed over by this absurd system we live under.

Somehow, I don’t think they’ll take it and run. Not that way at any rate.

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There's no reason to withhold SNAP benefits. There's a $5 billion contingency fund. [View all] Scrivener7 Monday OP

Hungry and sick people are pawns, used as a bargaining chip. no_hypocrisy Monday #1

louisiana will cover snap for "select recipients." rampartd Monday #2

Probably by zip code. haele Monday #10

That $5B contingency fund will only cover SNAP for 16-17 days. LonePirate Monday #3

Give half the funds and you make a difference for a month. Scrivener7 Monday #11

Hunger and homelessness. yellow dahlia Monday #49

It "owns the libs" Quanta Monday #4

Like the people he allowed to die during the Covid-19 pandemic, Trump believes all SNAP recipients are Democrats. sop Monday #5

Yep...and no one in the Republican party is on the ACA Bengus81 Monday #45

The cruelty is the point durablend Monday #6

+10 sakabatou Monday #32

k and r. riversedge Monday #7

So many voters wanted a businessman to run things. Well, hello! taxi Monday #8

However, Walmart makes a lot of money off SNAP. haele Monday #15

+1 leftstreet Monday #18

Yes, the grocers are single, large voices. Grocers, of all people, are the ones who need to make their voices heard. taxi Monday #22

And health insurance companies are going to lose 20M customers Bengus81 Monday #48

Turning us into a second rate, aka "shit-hole" country. yellow dahlia Monday #50

Correct, and farmers too IronLionZion Monday #20

Yes, the grocers are single, large voices. Grocers, of all people, are the ones who need to make their voices heard. taxi Monday #23

kim jong-il starves his people Marthe48 Monday #9

Well, Kim feeds his generals well progree Monday #25

That is why I fail to understand why Trump is working so hard to piss off the military. travelingthrulife Monday #28

And lots of military families depend on SNAP. Scrivener7 Monday #30

So those people leave the military and stop getting is his way progressoid Monday #36

Somehow, we have $40 billion for Argentinian cattle barons, but not for our own hungry children. Scrivener7 Monday #12

+1 dalton99a Monday #17

Adults feel hungry, too synni Monday #33

People do care. Elessar Zappa Monday #40

Seriously, dude? Scrivener7 Monday #47

THIS x 1000! KPN Monday #39

I love my Senator! He's my favorite "in office" Dem right now. Obama is my GOAT, he and Michelle. CTyankee Monday #13

He is one of the ones who seems to get what is happening. I love him too. Scrivener7 Monday #14

Chris Murphy! yellow dahlia Monday #51

If he owns the golf course why do we have to pay him to play golf and pay the golf course too. twodogsbarking Monday #16

Every state governor should be screaming. Hope22 Monday #19

How satisfied now are all those who complained about the price of eggs under Biden??? DeeDeeNY Monday #21

Are we sure the criminals in the white house haven't raided that fund for golf travelingthrulife Monday #24

"the money is reserved for such things such as helping people in disaster areas" CaptainTruth Monday #26

Another question is WHY in the richest country on earth do ONE IN EIGHT people require Ziggysmom Monday #27

Here's the thing, it should be 7 out of 8 receive snap questionseverything Monday #43

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Make America Hungry Again BlueWavePsych Monday #31

SNAP is a "Democrat Program". maxsolomon Monday #34

My suspicion: ChazInAz Monday #35

K&R UTUSN Monday #37

It's leverage and nothing more. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #38

Am I the only one who thinks the fact that 1 in 8 Americans need financial assistance to eat means that the Martin68 Monday #41

Sociopaths don't care. Totally indifferent to others suffering. Never experienced hunger or lack of resources. n/t Evolve Dammit Monday #42

The cruelty of the MAGA Fascists is simply overwhelming. mwb970 Monday #44

He needs that money for his ballroom and fascist boyfriends abroad. mdbl Monday #46

The "reason" is that Trump does not realize how many of his OWN supporters are on SNAP, Jack Valentino Monday #52

Fascists have no shame. Emile Monday #53