Trump’s administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges’ orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans.
The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned of “catastrophic operational disruptions” if the Trump administration does not reimburse them for those SNAP benefits they authorized before the Supreme Court’s stay.
Denying people their aid is bad enough. Now they’re trying to take the money back.
I think they legitimately want violence in th street as a pretense for the Insurrection Act.
I legitimately can’t tell anymore what even they think their trying to do.
Like… yall are monsters who think government shouldn’t help people, yeah, I get that. But… like… if you want to speed-run violence in the streets, artificially fucking with the food’s a great way to do it.
And… again… I’m just perplexed. Do you want the violence? If you wanted to invoke the riot act or whatever there’s easier ways to do that that don’t involve blowing up half the economy along with it. Is this a “principled” stance? Do you believe government shouldn’t help people so much that your willing to stand ten toes on causing hunger riots? Or is this desperation? Do you want to loot that discretionary fund so bad that your willing to risk sparking a revolution to do so? Is the money even still there? Or are you fighting this hard against SNAP because it was stolen long ago?
On top of all of the rest of the anger and outrage, it’s frustrating that there’s likely no answer to these questions. Or as many answers as there are right wing chuds with their boots on the nation’s throats. At least in movies the villian have a devious master plan. Here in reality it feels like we’re speed running accelerationism and it’s hardly even intentional. Just equal parts malice and stupidity.
been business as usual here sadly
thought it would have been done happened after the first missed reload of SNAP money
not to mention the workers missing checks
people here think just got vote straight ticket blue or red and forget about it like that is all that is necessary to safeguard democracy
Abortion? What the states decide, is the law of the land.
Feeding starving kids? Oof, catastrophic impact.
Never have I ever wanted a greater calamity
The grim reaper needs to get an uber to 1600 Pennsylvania ave asap.
Next thing you know he’ll send ICE to kick down the doors of poor families homes at dinner time and take away the food from the table.
But that’s already happening…
Good luck, I spent my $34 in SNAP benefits.
The regime: “We don’t just want to withhold food aid, we want to threaten to withhold it, then give it to them but a week late, but then snatch it right back out of their hands before they get a chance to spend it. That makes the high we get off being cruel that much better!”
