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The Trump admin’s USDA issued new guidance stating it will not use existing funds to cover SNAP benefits if the government shutdown extends beyond October 31. This move effectively threatens to withhold billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funding
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The new Preble Street Food Security Hub in South Portland will be a lifeline for Mainers—producing up to 2K nutritious meals a day and storing tens of thousands more.

With food insecurity on the rise, this new hub will tackle hunger head on, and be an invaluable resource for our community. (1/3)
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The Trump regime could tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to ensure people continue to be fed through SNAP.

They are refusing.

Republicans know the pain they’re causing to Americans—they do not care. The cruelty is the point.
Trump administration won't tap contingency fund to keep food aid flowing, memo says
The Trump administration says it won't use a roughly $5 billion contingency fund to keep food aid flowing in November amid the government shutdown.
apnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I think our country sinks beneath the yoke,
It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gash
Is added to her wounds.
Macbeth
#ShakespeareSunday
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM