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  1. #House passes bill cutting #food aid for #pregnant #women #children. Special Supplemental #Nutrition Program for Women, Infants Children commonly known as #WIC would lose $141M in funding for #fruit and #vegetable benefits for nearly 5.4 million children & pregnant & #postpartum women enrolled, according to an estimate from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. #Senate has yet 2 consider the #legislation. #nutrition #trump #maga #gop #republicans #congress cbpp.org/research/food-assista #law

  2. #House passes bill cutting #food aid for #pregnant #women #children. Special Supplemental #Nutrition Program for Women, Infants Children commonly known as #WIC would lose $141M in funding for #fruit and #vegetable benefits for nearly 5.4 million children & pregnant & #postpartum women enrolled, according to an estimate from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. #Senate has yet 2 consider the #legislation. #nutrition #trump #maga #gop #republicans #congress cbpp.org/research/food-assista #law

  3. WaPo: House passes bill cutting food aid for pregnant women, children

    Under the legislation, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — more commonly known as WIC — would lose $141 million in funding for fruit and vegetable benefits for the nearly 5.4 million children and pregnant and postpartum women enrolled, according to an estimate from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Senate has yet to consider the legislation.

    #WIC #uspol #hunger #economy

  4. WaPo: House passes bill cutting food aid for pregnant women, children

    Under the legislation, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — more commonly known as WIC — would lose $141 million in funding for fruit and vegetable benefits for the nearly 5.4 million children and pregnant and postpartum women enrolled, according to an estimate from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Senate has yet to consider the legislation.

    #WIC #uspol #hunger #economy

  5. Ask your Members of US Congress to ensure access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by fully funding and modernizing #WIC through:  
    Funding for fiscal year (FY) 2027 at a level that will ensure every eligible person who applies for the program can receive the full evidence-based benefits and services, including maintaining the full cash value benefit for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. 

    secure.everyaction.com/hf1N6HV

  6. Ask your Members of US Congress to ensure access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) by fully funding and modernizing #WIC through:  
    Funding for fiscal year (FY) 2027 at a level that will ensure every eligible person who applies for the program can receive the full evidence-based benefits and services, including maintaining the full cash value benefit for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. 

    secure.everyaction.com/hf1N6HV

  7. #HoustonTX - #UrbanHarvest Mobile Market

    "Launched in the summer of 2020, the Urban Harvest Mobile Market Program is committed to providing individuals in food-insecure areas with expanded choice and purchasing power, promoting healthy dietary habits, and fostering a robust local food ecosystem in Houston.

    Feeling the pinch? Urban Harvest has expanded Double Up to help!

    Show your #SNAP, #WIC, #TANF, or other federal assistance card (no balance required) — or mention your health or community resource agency — and get $1 in free produce for every $1 you spend at any Mobile Market site.

    Eligible payments for the Double Up match include SNAP, cash, or card.

    All Urban Harvest Mobile Market and Farmers Market sites:

    BakerRipley Gulfton
    4th Tuesdays
    6500 Rookin St.
    10am – 1pm

    Northeast Community FM at LBJ
    1st and 3rd Saturdays
    5656 Kelly, Entrance 4, Houston, TX 77026
    9am to noon

    Trinity United Methodist Church
    4th Saturday
    2600 Holman St., Houston, TX 77004
    10:00am – 1:00pm "

    Source:
    urbanharvest.org/mobile-market/

    #SolarPunkSunday #MobileFarmersMarket #FoodInsecurity #FoodSecurity #MobileMarkets #BuildingCommunity

  8. #HoustonTX - #UrbanHarvest Mobile Market

    "Launched in the summer of 2020, the Urban Harvest Mobile Market Program is committed to providing individuals in food-insecure areas with expanded choice and purchasing power, promoting healthy dietary habits, and fostering a robust local food ecosystem in Houston.

    Feeling the pinch? Urban Harvest has expanded Double Up to help!

    Show your #SNAP, #WIC, #TANF, or other federal assistance card (no balance required) — or mention your health or community resource agency — and get $1 in free produce for every $1 you spend at any Mobile Market site.

    Eligible payments for the Double Up match include SNAP, cash, or card.

    All Urban Harvest Mobile Market and Farmers Market sites:

    BakerRipley Gulfton
    4th Tuesdays
    6500 Rookin St.
    10am – 1pm

    Northeast Community FM at LBJ
    1st and 3rd Saturdays
    5656 Kelly, Entrance 4, Houston, TX 77026
    9am to noon

    Trinity United Methodist Church
    4th Saturday
    2600 Holman St., Houston, TX 77004
    10:00am – 1:00pm "

    Source:
    urbanharvest.org/mobile-market/

    #SolarPunkSunday #MobileFarmersMarket #FoodInsecurity #FoodSecurity #MobileMarkets #BuildingCommunity

  9. New in Demographic Research: Our Bayesian multi-dimensional mortality reconstruction integrates Eurostat, DHS, UN WPP & WIC data to flexibly estimate age-, sex-, and education-specific mortality across countries. #Bayesian #Demography #popjus #iiasa #WIC
    demographic-research.org/artic

  10. New in Demographic Research: Our Bayesian multi-dimensional mortality reconstruction integrates Eurostat, DHS, UN WPP & WIC data to flexibly estimate age-, sex-, and education-specific mortality across countries. #Bayesian #Demography #popjus #iiasa #WIC
    demographic-research.org/artic

  11. Looking for resources to make university tech courses more accessible?

    We've got free resources for:
    * Educator development, supporting skill-building for teaching
    * Inclusion, such as for students with disability
    * Outreach
    * Global initiatives from universities in other parts of the world
    Check it out: ideate.community

    More coming in 2026!

    #ComputerScience #tech #SoftwareEngineer
    #python #OpenSource #FOSS #GameDev #DEI #disability #WIC #neurodivergent #FirstNations #BIPOC

  12. "Farmers in Iowa, manufacturers in Michigan, and truckers in Texas aren’t getting richer off these trade wars; they’re getting crushed. …

    the migration has begun. Slowly, quietly, and maybe even too late. But it’s happening. And when it’s over, the GOP will look up, dazed and confused, wondering how the man they built their empire around ended up standing alone in the dust."

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC #economy #tariffs #farmers #manufacturers
    /11

  13. "Farmers in Iowa, manufacturers in Michigan, and truckers in Texas aren’t getting richer off these trade wars; they’re getting crushed. …

    the migration has begun. Slowly, quietly, and maybe even too late. But it’s happening. And when it’s over, the GOP will look up, dazed and confused, wondering how the man they built their empire around ended up standing alone in the dust."

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC #economy #tariffs #farmers #manufacturers
    /11

  14. "Republican lawmakers are finally reading the room, and for once, the writing on the wall isn’t spelled M-A-G-A. The economy is shrinking, the tariffs are hitting red states the hardest, and millions of Americans—the same ones Trump promised to uplift—are watching their grocery bills rise while their SNAP benefits are slashed."

    Michael Cohen

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC #economy #tariffs
    /10

    meidasplus.com/p/the-reckoning

  15. "Republican lawmakers are finally reading the room, and for once, the writing on the wall isn’t spelled M-A-G-A. The economy is shrinking, the tariffs are hitting red states the hardest, and millions of Americans—the same ones Trump promised to uplift—are watching their grocery bills rise while their SNAP benefits are slashed."

    Michael Cohen

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC #economy #tariffs
    /10

    meidasplus.com/p/the-reckoning

  16. "The story of Trump is that the worse it gets for him, the more obvious it is that he’s losing, the more desperate and extreme he gets. That means we can’t sit back and relax, counting the days until the midterms and a beautiful blue wave."

    ~ Steven Beschloss

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /6

    americaamerica.news/p/a-punch-

  17. "The story of Trump is that the worse it gets for him, the more obvious it is that he’s losing, the more desperate and extreme he gets. That means we can’t sit back and relax, counting the days until the midterms and a beautiful blue wave."

    ~ Steven Beschloss

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /6

    americaamerica.news/p/a-punch-

  18. “The evidence shows that people will go hungry, food pantries will be overburdened, and needless suffering will occur. That’s what irreparable harm here means.

    This should never happen in America.”

    ~ Judge John J. McConnell quoted by Lucy Campbell

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /5

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n

  19. “The evidence shows that people will go hungry, food pantries will be overburdened, and needless suffering will occur. That’s what irreparable harm here means.

    This should never happen in America.”

    ~ Judge John J. McConnell quoted by Lucy Campbell

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /5

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n

  20. But to look on the bright side, imagine how bad things would be if we weren't a Christian nation with a pro-life Christian party now in control of the federal government with strong pro-life Christian support.

    /s

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /3

  21. But to look on the bright side, imagine how bad things would be if we weren't a Christian nation with a pro-life Christian party now in control of the federal government with strong pro-life Christian support.

    /s

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /3

  22. "But the Justice Department almost immediately told the court that it would appeal the ruling. The move renewed fears that the poorest Americans would not receive their full benefits to purchase groceries this month, leaving many at risk of imminent and severe financial hardship."

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /2

  23. "But the Justice Department almost immediately told the court that it would appeal the ruling. The move renewed fears that the poorest Americans would not receive their full benefits to purchase groceries this month, leaving many at risk of imminent and severe financial hardship."

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /2

  24. "A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the government for delaying aid under the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the shutdown."

    ~ Tony Romm

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /1

    nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/poli

  25. "A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the government for delaying aid under the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the shutdown."

    ~ Tony Romm

    #Trump #Republicans #shutdown #food #hunger #children #SNAP #WIC
    /1

    nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/poli

  26. “I really wish we didn’t have to touch the stove to prove to ya’ll it’s hot just to get you all to vote. For the rest of your life you’re got to vote!” When we vote, we win! ~Todd #YourVoteSavesLives #MedicaidMatters #SNAP #WIC

  27. "Republicans have been brainwashed for decades to believe in the myth of the freeloading Black welfare queen, who sits at home eating bonbons while defrauding the government and voting for Democrats.

    Except it’s not true."

    #Trump #Republicans #SNAP #WIC #food #hunger #children #shutdown #cruelty
    /2

  28. "Republicans have been brainwashed for decades to believe in the myth of the freeloading Black welfare queen, who sits at home eating bonbons while defrauding the government and voting for Democrats.

    Except it’s not true."

    #Trump #Republicans #SNAP #WIC #food #hunger #children #shutdown #cruelty
    /2

  29. "The highest SNAP participation rates cluster in the rural South, Appalachia, and the Midwest — regions that overwhelmingly voted Republican — while wealthier suburban and coastal counties, which voted Democratic, have far lower rates. The typical red county is poorer and more reliant on food assistance than the typical blue county."

    ~ Julie Roginsky

    #Trump #Republicans #SNAP #WIC #food #hunger #children #shutdown #cruelty
    /1

    saltypolitics.substack.com/p/t

  30. "The highest SNAP participation rates cluster in the rural South, Appalachia, and the Midwest — regions that overwhelmingly voted Republican — while wealthier suburban and coastal counties, which voted Democratic, have far lower rates. The typical red county is poorer and more reliant on food assistance than the typical blue county."

    ~ Julie Roginsky

    #Trump #Republicans #SNAP #WIC #food #hunger #children #shutdown #cruelty
    /1

    saltypolitics.substack.com/p/t