@cdarwin@c.imThis fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry.
With the U.S. government shut down for multiple weeks
and Donald Trump refusing to fund SNAP, the federal food stamp program,
a panic set inamong the more than 40 million people who rely on it.
Families skipped meals,
and babies went unfed.
Food banks ran out of food, and some people turned to dumpster diving.
It was just a glimpse of what’s to come.
Start…
@grifferz@social.bitfolk.com"A US Army website for its bases in Bavaria, Germany published a list of food banks in the area that could help soldiers and staff as part of its “Shutdown Guidance,” the subtext being that soldiers and base employees might need to obtain free food from German government services during the government shutdown."
@gwire@mastodon.socialAmazing.
> US Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It
https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/
@davej@dice.campNot to mention that available foods may not be suitable.
The one time my wife and I had to use a food bank during COVID, we queued for a couple of hours, constantly derided for being shiftless and poor by the Baptist volunteers who ran the bank.
At the end, we were told to be thankful for what we received: a couple of pieces of fruit that would’ve killed my wife (anaphylactic allergies) and pasta, pasta sauce, and bread, all containing gluten (she has coeliac disease).
@cdarwin@c.imAs SNAP benefits lapse, thousands show up to Southern California food banks
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-01/la-me-snap-benefits-los-angeles-food-bank
@newsie@darktundra.xyzUS Army Tells Soldiers to Go to German Food Bank, Then Deletes It https://www.404media.co/army-tells-soldiers-to-go-to-german-food-bank-then-deletes-it/
@servelan@newsie.socialWhy I feel blessed to live in a blue state:
WA directs $2.2 million/week state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-directs-state-dollars-to-food-banks-as-snap-funding-cliff-nears/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCalifornia National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays (Sophie Austin/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/california-snap-food-assistance-banks-national-guard-21c0b6b1628b252deec21ca589e8373b
http://www.memeorandum.com/251022/p170#a251022p170
@cdarwin@c.imCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday
he is deploying the state’s National Guard to help staff food banks
amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Newsom said the move mirrors steps he took during the COVID-19 pandemic a few years ago.
He warned that the prolonged shutdown
— now in its 22nd day
— could disrupt California’s CalFresh program,
which provides food benefits to about 5.5 million residents.
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump country prepares for 'unrelenting' need at food banks as GOP shutdown continues - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-shutdown-food-banks/
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump attends another extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago as thousands, including government employees, hit food banks in shutdown | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-banquet-mar-a-lago-snap-funding-b2861556.html
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caI would like to see the BC Liquor Distribution Branch do the same with any US inventory left here!
Send the proceeds to charities and food banks that are overflowing with need this year, some of it because of Trump's insanity!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Booze #TradeWar #TheAmericanFascist
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/premier-lifts-american-alcohol-ban-revenue-manitoba-holiday-charities-9.7002935
@servelan@newsie.socialCalifornia National Guard to support food banks due to expected food assistance delays | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/gavin-newsom-donald-trump-national-guard-sacramento-los-angeles-b2850486.html
@lilmikesf@c.imDue to #GovShutdown 175,000 #Alameda County residents are set to lose #SNAP benefits assistance affecting thousands of #FoodStamps recipients,…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Trump administration is dismantling the last of the public commons.
It’s cutting billions to state programs tracking disease,
repealing emissions and drinking water regulations,
revoking hundreds of millions in funding for life-saving research,
canceling local food programs for schools and food banks,
rolling back vaccinations,
and shutting down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Commi…
