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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 11h

Served with Mexican rice, guac, and homemade salsa + chips

Could make it vegan if you swapped the chicken stock for veggie stock. Totally gluten free though.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 11h

I put about 2 cups of pintos in with about 2 or 3 quarts of chicken stock (probably could have used less), with a couple serranos, salt, and a bay leaf (would have used onion, but I knew the stock had onion).

Sealed it, and cooked on high pressure for 45 minutes, 15 minute natural release. DONE.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 11h

My only regret is that I didn't thrift an Instant Pot 5 years ago

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 11h

I've been trying to make a great pot of brothy beans SINCE I MOVED TO ALTITUDE in Colorado, and this is the first REAL success in that quest.

I'm deeply delighted.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 11h

The Instant Pot is God's Kitchen Appliance.

I made the best beans of my LIFE in ONE HOUR.

The beans were not pre-soaked, they were OLD and CHEAP. A perfect combo for tough beans.

Except they had perfectly custardy interiors, with a beautiful clear broth.

WELCOME TO HOT BEAN WINTER!!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 1d

Put morality aside, every social safety net program generates or saves more money than every punitive austerity policy.

Housing First? Saves cities thousands.
SNAP/WIC? Generates millions

Why aren't we making fun of these GOP losers who can't do basic math?

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 1d

Every 1$ in SNAP benefits creates 1.60$ in local economic activity.

So, in El Paso County where I live, 24,636 households receive about of 356.41$/mo in SNAP

That's a net loss of 14,048,826.81$ in economic activity in my county IN ONE MONTH.

"Fiscally Conservative" my fanny.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 1d

Every 1$ in SNAP benefits creates 1.60$ in local economic activity.

So, in El Paso County where I live, 24,636 households receive about of 356.41$/mo in SNAP

That's a net loss of 14,048,826.81$ in economic activity in my county IN ONE MONTH.

"Fiscally Conservative" my fanny.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

I am sick at heart over this.

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

I still live on the Thrifty Plan (more or less), because even though I'm not feeding a family of 4 on 14$/hr anymore, inflation has eaten my lunch.

And I'm one of the lucky ones. My housing costs are stable.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

I am a very blessed to now live in a lower-middle-class household.

I feed 2 teen boys, and 3 adults on between 800-1200$/mo in groceries

I'm blessed because I now have the wiggle room in my budget to be able to stock up when things are on sale, and an extra freezer to store it in.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

The THRIFTY FOOD PLAN from Trump's USDA from this summer says that feeding a family of 4 takes a minimum of 1K/mo

This is making things from scratch, little meat, no convenience foods, no waste eating.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't own a smart phone until 2016 because of this, btw.

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

But you're also required to Better Yourself With This Hand Up, and so you NEED to have professional clothing and the accessories of a modern life!

It's a constant tightrope walk!!

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

A Respectable Poor who is taking assistance must, at all times, be well groomed, modest, humble, and ascetic.

Pleasure, beauty, and full participation in community life is reserved for those who do the giving, not for anyone in a perilous enough position to take.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

If you wear a nice outfit, you brag about how you got it for 3$ at the thrift.

If you have a new phone or kindle, you immediately let people know it was a gift.

And yes, your food ought to be both visibly healthy and visibly cheap.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

If you've never been poor enough to need financial help

(whether that's from the government, your family/friends, or church/charity)

-- if you've never been that poor --

I don't think you can realize the INCREDIBLE OBLIGATION you carry to be both Respectably Poor and still Visibly Poor.

Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 2d

i thought the joke in the grey poupon commercials was obvious but then again i'm not an economic conservative ("racist")

Redacted bluecheck on Twitter: "I mean, come on. [rofl emojis]"
Image of Amazon listing for 10oz Grey Poupon Squeeze Bottle for $3.88
The fact that it is SNAP EBT eligible is highlighted for effect by OP

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

100%

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 2d

these ghouls want folks on SNAP to cook every meal completely from scratch, with healthy macros.

But they balk at poor folks getting Dijon mustard (a vital ingredient in homemade salad dressing) b/c they associate Grey Poupon w fancy commercials from the 90s, so The Poors shouldn't have it.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3d

There is not a single day that goes by that i don't think about the vast majority of Americans reading below a sixth grade level

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 3d

The job market is *wildly frightening* right now, so I just want to give someone else a chance to have some security.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 3d

I've been working for this company for 3mo, and literally every one of my coworkers has said it's the best agency they've ever worked for.

In the tumultuous industry that is Travel, I've never felt more job security than I do right now, even with the economy like it is.

Please share this.

Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 3d

I have an opportunity for a Travel Agent who wants to work on-site in-office, in either LA or NYC. Great pay, GREAT benefits.

If anyone is an experienced agent, specifically for VIP/high touch professional travel, please hit me up!

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 3d

I have an opportunity for a Travel Agent who wants to work on-site in-office, in either LA or NYC. Great pay, GREAT benefits.

If anyone is an experienced agent, specifically for VIP/high touch professional travel, please hit me up!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

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Erica Wilkinson @everywhereerica.bsky.social · 5d

Hear me out:

If 30% of a publicly traded company's employees are on SNAP/WIC/Medicaid, then the American People should own 30% of the shares of that company.

The profit from those shares support SNAP/WIC/Medicaid.

Or, the company raises wages so that none of their employees require aid to live.

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 6d

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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