Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Dotard Kneecaps TX Food Pantries When They’re Needed Most

Early in the morning on July 4th, as torrential rains battered Central Texas, the dangers of flash floods became imminent. In Kerr County, the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet within 45 minutes, leading to the deaths of 106 people. As the catastrophic deluge swept throughout the region, the death toll climbed to at least 132. Later that day, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The law gutted public food and healthcare safety nets, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid, while also codifying massive tax breaks for wealthier individuals and major corporations. The devastation in Texas, then, became the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump's extensive disinvestment from disaster resilience programs " and his administration's newest food and hunger policies.

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San Antonio Food Bank's president and CEO Eric Cooper told Grist he is consumed by concern that they may not be able to meet the emergency food demand prompted by the flooding tragedy in central Texas.
"Prior to this disaster, we just don't have the volume of food in our warehouse that we need to have," said Cooper, noting that they are "struggling to keep up" with the demand intensified by the deluge. "We have had to try to pivot a little bit to ration some of what we do have across the population we serve so that we can stretch [our supply]," he added. "USDA cuts have made it harder to keep up. The flood will make it even more difficult. Pending SNAP cuts feel like it will be impossible."

Texas gets what it voted for.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-15 02:47 AM

Per Wiki, 61% of eligible Texan voters cast their ballot on 5 Nov 2024, down 5.58% from 2020. 6,393,597 (56.14%) chose Dummkopf Trumpf; 4,835,250 Texans opted for Kamala Harris (42.46%).

Why aren't more Americans voting in US national elections that have serious consequences on their quality of life?

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#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-07-15 04:52 AM

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