"Despite the data that shows that the largest demographic benefiting from food stamps are White folks and Walmart, so much of the anti-food stamp discourse has centered on blaming the poor instead of addressing the root cause of their shortcomings. "Go get a job!" holds a lot of sway when you ignore that most food stamp recipients have jobs. AI-supercharged welfare queen deepfakes may have been a pleasure to watch and chew toast at,"
"There are now 25 states that are parties to a lawsuit against the federal government seeking to block the elimination of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on Nov. 1....The attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia, as well as the governors of Kansas, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, joined in the national lawsuit[.]"
"But hey, no need to listen to your rumbling stomachs or look out for lawsuits when you could just trust the truth of whatever the president says! Trump: In nine months we had lifted over 600,000 Americans off food stamps, and meanwhile energy prices are down, gasoline prices are down, grocery prices are down... pic.twitter.com/cJhqsY33yi- Acyn (@Acyn) October 29, 2025"
Red-state opposition to prior federal programs shifted when benefit funding lapsed and residents sought assistance. Data indicate white people and large retailers are major SNAP beneficiaries. Much anti-food-stamp rhetoric blames individual recipients despite most recipients working. Viral AI deepfakes and welfare-queen tropes entertain while obscuring how many people live close to needing assistance. Several states that supported earlier policy changes have filed suit to block SNAP elimination effective Nov. 1. Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia joined the lawsuit, with multiple attorneys general and three governors participating. A presidential claim cites 600,000 fewer recipients and falling energy and grocery prices.
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