My latest on what we can learn from the Administration's horrific freeze of SNAP food assistance benefits. Balkinization: What the Administration’s SNAP Freeze Teaches Us

Today, Yesenia Jimenez of ECPCA stood with leaders and advocates to call for a federal school nutrition waiver that ensures no child goes hungry during the shutdown. Hunger steals potential. Together, we can stop it. ✨ #EndChildPoverty #FoodJustice #NourishOurChildren

NEW: The First Circuit has denied the Trump Admin’s motion to stay in our SNAP case. This means full benefits should be paid after the SCOTUS stay expires. The court doesn't mince words about what the government has done here. Congrats to our clients, co-counsel, & @DemocracyFwd.

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So… the #POTUS wants hungry people to give back their food stamps. Two weeks before #Thanksgiving. When they show you who they are, believe them!

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Rebuilding the small area of Los Angeles destroyed by global warming-induced wildfires is expected to cost at least $250 BILLION with costs rising due to the need to remove vast amounts of toxic waste. If you think 'net zero costs too much', I have some terrible news for you.

NEW: The NTSB has released footage of the damage swath following the explosive crash of UPS Flight 2976, whose left #1 engine detached and fell off during takeoff from Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday. The death toll has risen to 13, including 10 persons on the ground, with

**Major Pattern Shift with Heavy Rain&Mountain Snow Expected late next week*** Enjoy these next couple days of warm near record high temperatures as a major pattern shift and old man winter is about to impact SoCal by late next week. Look for gradual cooling Monday and Tuesday

A 50-year mortgage saves you about $270/month (on average with same rates), but takes 18 years more to get to 50% equity. The amortization schedule is ugly. Wouldn't help with down payment. 30-year duration is better tied to working lifecycle. Why not build more housing instead?

Republicans said there would be breadlines in America because of Democrats and socialism, but here we are because of Republicans and authoritarianism.

Saturday November 8, 2025 1:23 PM The latest CPC getting super wet for Southern California definitely storm upcoming Thursday through next Sunday. #CAwx

A large French Alps ski resort that operated for 85 years just shut down because winters are now too warm to sustain reliable snowfall due to climate change. This isn’t an isolated case. It’s becoming common across the Alps and the US is next. Spring snowpack in the western US

Americans’ household debt levels – including mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student loans – are now at a new record high, data shows. Read more: https://t.co/Q6BSCa5qbr

With a potential atmospheric river arriving Wednesday, here is a look at a reasonable low end and a reasonable high end scenario for precipitation totals from Wednesday to Saturday. Stay up to date on the latest forecast and finish any outdoor preparations by midweek. #CAwx

@fractweets @gplatanino & @DemocracyFwd @SkyePerryman tell @nytimes @TonyRomm abt flaws in USDA hold up of Nov SNAP benefits ⚖️🍴 @cheyne_andrew @Jess_Bartholow @ChildrensHW @Karen_Russell @PatMLRI @caitlinhodgkins

This is Biden-era policy Trump is now vocally pushing to continue — as he deals with high beef prices

#Trump team went all the way to the Supreme Court to deny people of food. What if they put that kind of energy into reducing your cost of health care, groceries, gas, and housing? What if they put that kind of energy into increasing your wages?

Thank you @CAgovernor @CaliforniaDSS & everyone working overtime to feed the 2 million California children who have been denied #SNAP #CalFresh benefits Children do not get back the days they go #hungry! Families are in tears of joy they can finally get groceries #SNAPmatters

Breaking: A federal appeals court just denied a last-minute bid by the Trump admin to temporarily halt some SNAP funding during the shutdown.