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She/hers, disabled Crohnie, food geek, mom, wife, all views my own. It’s hard to fight the good fight hungry. I’ll bring snacks.
Hear me out.
Charlie Brown vs. Lucy
Democrats vs. Republicans
Bert vs. Ernie
The football changes but it’s always rigged.
Charlie Brown vs. Lucy
Democrats vs. Republicans
Bert vs. Ernie
The football changes but it’s always rigged.
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hear me out.
Charlie Brown vs. Lucy
Democrats vs. Republicans
Bert vs. Ernie
The football changes but it’s always rigged.
Charlie Brown vs. Lucy
Democrats vs. Republicans
Bert vs. Ernie
The football changes but it’s always rigged.
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urgp...
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
(He’s an asshole, what an asshole!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urgp...
New game just dropped. What was #19 before it was struck from the record?
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
November 9, 2025 at 2:24 AM
New game just dropped. What was #19 before it was struck from the record?
This is excellent.
Also, in case anyone missed it, I literally mention how hard it is to fight on an empty stomach in my bio here. This is what the administration is counting on. Everyone who is not rich, in too much need to argue.
Also, in case anyone missed it, I literally mention how hard it is to fight on an empty stomach in my bio here. This is what the administration is counting on. Everyone who is not rich, in too much need to argue.
SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This is excellent.
Also, in case anyone missed it, I literally mention how hard it is to fight on an empty stomach in my bio here. This is what the administration is counting on. Everyone who is not rich, in too much need to argue.
Also, in case anyone missed it, I literally mention how hard it is to fight on an empty stomach in my bio here. This is what the administration is counting on. Everyone who is not rich, in too much need to argue.
This is horrible. None of these people should have anything good happen for them ever again. I hope they go very hungry in their lifetimes. I am disgusted.
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is horrible. None of these people should have anything good happen for them ever again. I hope they go very hungry in their lifetimes. I am disgusted.
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While I get why this is true during normal operating procedures, the times are not normal. SNAP recipients getting no money have what options? It’s not like they can pay regular price with no funds. I hate the cruelty.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
While I get why this is true during normal operating procedures, the times are not normal. SNAP recipients getting no money have what options? It’s not like they can pay regular price with no funds. I hate the cruelty.
I just made @lollardfish.bsky.social cooler for our child. I pointed out that his profile pic is Fuzzy. You’re welcome!
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I just made @lollardfish.bsky.social cooler for our child. I pointed out that his profile pic is Fuzzy. You’re welcome!
Starting a war with Venezuela while your own citizens starve is a move. A really, really bad move. Is this admin written by Terry Gilliam? Did I miss the memo about volunteering to be on Monty Python the reboot?
miami herald apparent scoop: venezuela strikes are imminent www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
www.miamiherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Starting a war with Venezuela while your own citizens starve is a move. A really, really bad move. Is this admin written by Terry Gilliam? Did I miss the memo about volunteering to be on Monty Python the reboot?
This is just so awful. What are kids who started hormones supposed to do? Oh wait! I know this answer. The cruelty is the point.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is just so awful. What are kids who started hormones supposed to do? Oh wait! I know this answer. The cruelty is the point.
Marjorie Johnson has passed away and this timeline is crap. She won literally hundreds of state fair ribbons for her baking. May she find a wonderful kitchen to haunt. www.startribune.com/marjorie-joh...
Marjorie Johnson, Minnesota’s ‘Blue Ribbon Baker,’ dies at 106
The famous home baker and media darling earned thousands of State Fair ribbons and inspired legions of bakers.
www.startribune.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Marjorie Johnson has passed away and this timeline is crap. She won literally hundreds of state fair ribbons for her baking. May she find a wonderful kitchen to haunt. www.startribune.com/marjorie-joh...
Capitalism is hot garbage. How much do you think they are paying to do this? I wonder what else you could do with money?
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Capitalism is hot garbage. How much do you think they are paying to do this? I wonder what else you could do with money?
I have been trying to figure out how to say the right thing about the connection between health care costs and SNAP benefits.
Because we refuse to let them make the cost of insurance skyrocket, they are *blackmailing* us by withholding paychecks and food.
When is the general strike?
Because we refuse to let them make the cost of insurance skyrocket, they are *blackmailing* us by withholding paychecks and food.
When is the general strike?
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I have been trying to figure out how to say the right thing about the connection between health care costs and SNAP benefits.
Because we refuse to let them make the cost of insurance skyrocket, they are *blackmailing* us by withholding paychecks and food.
When is the general strike?
Because we refuse to let them make the cost of insurance skyrocket, they are *blackmailing* us by withholding paychecks and food.
When is the general strike?
IQ tests are bullshit. Using them to try to prove superiority? Double bullshit.
Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
IQ tests are bullshit. Using them to try to prove superiority? Double bullshit.
This is one of many points about who uses SNAP. Even working more than full time only goes so far when it’s so far below a living wage.
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.
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is one of many points about who uses SNAP. Even working more than full time only goes so far when it’s so far below a living wage.
Anyone know? I drive past it all the time but have no clue about its status.
Curious for folks who know more about this:
For the derelict CVS site in St. Paul. Why can’t the city use eminent domain? Is it that you need a new use/owner/developer locked in? Is it not derelict enough?
Is it just that the process is so demanding it’s worth exhausting every other approach?
For the derelict CVS site in St. Paul. Why can’t the city use eminent domain? Is it that you need a new use/owner/developer locked in? Is it not derelict enough?
Is it just that the process is so demanding it’s worth exhausting every other approach?
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Anyone know? I drive past it all the time but have no clue about its status.
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Do not let them lie unchecked. Cutting a trillion dollars only makes life harder for millions who rely on Medicaid.
Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Do not let them lie unchecked. Cutting a trillion dollars only makes life harder for millions who rely on Medicaid.
Is he speaking about someone official? Like it looks like he’s speaking to the interpreter or the Pres. of Argentina. WTF Could he be more inappropriate?!
Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Is he speaking about someone official? Like it looks like he’s speaking to the interpreter or the Pres. of Argentina. WTF Could he be more inappropriate?!
David is one of the new contributing columnists at the Strib. I am very proud of him and excited for his future pieces.
When Trump was elected, I decided I would try to put my column writing energy towards somewhere local. I wanted to write in my communities about stuff that was happening.
Not all plans work out, but this one seems to be so far. I am looking forward to a slightly more formal process.
Not all plans work out, but this one seems to be so far. I am looking forward to a slightly more formal process.
Meet the 4 new contributing columnists we’re adding to our refreshed roster
Strib Voices is welcoming writers who will focus on Gen Z perspectives, menopause, disabilities and other issues. They will join four voices from our inaugural group returning for a second year.
www.startribune.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
David is one of the new contributing columnists at the Strib. I am very proud of him and excited for his future pieces.
I have had a long day. On my drive home I was stuck behind people going 35-40 in a 60. I have discovered that “mother f@cker” scans perfectly in the place of Rubber Ducky. Please use this information responsibly.
October 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I have had a long day. On my drive home I was stuck behind people going 35-40 in a 60. I have discovered that “mother f@cker” scans perfectly in the place of Rubber Ducky. Please use this information responsibly.
There is a very specific niche this hits. I can even hear it in my head. Lol.
"When they fought, the Vikings fought hahd! N’ some’ah the ones that got the most famous fahr fightin’ the fuckin’ hahdest were the Varangians who fought in Constantinople befoh r’it turned intah a Turkish caliphate ah whatevah." #LeifEriksonDay
A Short History of the Varangian Guard for Bostonians
Art by Matt Smith - - -Now, evuhryone knows that the Vikings were some sehriously hahdco’ah fuckin’ fightahs. ’Cept most’ah ’em actually didn’t go...
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
There is a very specific niche this hits. I can even hear it in my head. Lol.
I had a skin thing biopsied and it came back with fancy words that mean Traumatized Mole (dibs on band name).
My darling husband because I did not give enough context thought I was rescuing another small animal. So on brand for me. 🤣
My darling husband because I did not give enough context thought I was rescuing another small animal. So on brand for me. 🤣
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I had a skin thing biopsied and it came back with fancy words that mean Traumatized Mole (dibs on band name).
My darling husband because I did not give enough context thought I was rescuing another small animal. So on brand for me. 🤣
My darling husband because I did not give enough context thought I was rescuing another small animal. So on brand for me. 🤣
It’s unfair that it’s so hot and yet the juncos are in my yard. We’re going straight from summer to snow at this rate. #Minnesota
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It’s unfair that it’s so hot and yet the juncos are in my yard. We’re going straight from summer to snow at this rate. #Minnesota