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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜
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Food Justice Auntie, Homelessness Advocate, Autistic Rights Activist, Proud Colorado Leftist
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3h
Ok but my Lakewood polling place being busy as hell for a municipal election is fun as hell. Tax the rich to pay for school lunches!!
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 1d
We got it figured out thank you
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3d
That worked!! I'm a former subscriber so maybe they're trying to force me back! Thank you!!
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3d
Is the newsletter separate from this link you posted? Because when I click the above link it says you must be a subscriber.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3d
When I click the link it says I need to be a subscriber.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3d
On Thursday members of the JBC asked "since we're meeting with Polis tomorrow, can we ask him to increase the amount of funds to help with SNAP cuts. The answer was no, because the proposal can't be amended. Looks like the answer is no because he won't be there.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 3d
Dang it's paywalled. Polis has difficulty with transparency.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 4d
When SNAP gets "turned on" again it will take 10 days to get loaded onto EBT cards.

😬
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 4d
Oh, so it's NOT the Dems voting to not release it. Interesting because earlier this morning and every other morning Mikey Jo said it's the Dems fault but clearly it's the "administration's discretion".
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 4d
SNAP benefits must continue despite shutdown, judge tells Trump administration share.google/ucbdQk9D2QKq...

The lawyer, Tyler Becker, also argued it was the administration's discretion whether to use $6 billion in contingency funds already set aside by Congress to continue issuing SNAP benefits.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 5d
I was just on a call with pantries in our Denver precinct & fights are already being reported. @coloradogovernor.bsky.social Polis please declare a state of emergency so county emergency management can coordinate logistics with food pantries. Our helpers are already hurting, please help.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 5d
It's disappointing because had Polis and the JBC worked together we could maybe get more money. But they negotiated unilaterally with Feeding Colorado and by the time the JBC got to it, there wasn't much time to get things figured out. I hate to see all levels playing politics with basic needs.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 5d
At the JBC meeting Senator Kirkmeyer wanted to get food pantries $50 million, from emergency not general funds and wants the Governor to declare a state of emergency so that county emergency management can assist with logistics.

But the proposal couldn't be changed. The $10 million passed.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 7d
Don't forget to leave your receipts for those whose SNAP runs out. Don't ask, don't tell. πŸ€«πŸ«£πŸ˜‰
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 7d
Hell yeah AG Phil! He stays fighting for us. Another example why Phil needs to be our next governor.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 7d
This is why we need this man as our next governor because he actually fights for the people. Thanks Phil!
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 8d
And as I told Feeding Colorado, even if we did get more food from them, we don't have the storage space. We are looking into giving gift cards to the SNAP recipients in our programs. Please considering donating at AngelicaVillage.org
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 8d
Doing our food bank order for our food pantry this week. The only free offerings are: winter squash, water, ketchup packets.

The rest we have to buy. As far as we know, our pantry won't even qualify for the extra food that will be bought if the JBC approved the $10 million emergency funds.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 8d
Polis won't give direct assistance to SNAP recipients because DT won't reimburse it. It's going to be all on the charitable food system. Hopefully he will at least declare an emergency so that logistics can be coordinated. Let's hope that there isn't violence at the grocery stores & pantries. 🀞
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 10d
States that have activated the National Guard or declared states of emergency over SNAP cuts:
California
Virginia
Louisiana

I hope other states follow suit because our charitable food system can not handle it. The logistics & infrastructure just isn't there. We need help. 😟
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 11d
youtu.be/TSiySIgHGtw?...
Food banks overwhelmed by Colorado's plan to feed families during government shutdown
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 11d
Well that was my first time on Next with Kyle Clark 😬
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 11d
Did you know that many food pantries purchase their food from food banks?

In the Denver metro, many food pantries go to the Food Bank of the Rockies warehouse with personal vehicles to pick up their orders.

Not sure the on the logistics of providing 10x the need with 0% of the assistance.
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Marissa πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸŒ’πŸŒ•πŸŒ˜ @marissacantrell.bsky.social Β· 12d
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