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MAHA LPBBEAR Yesterday #1
You read my mind. ananda Yesterday #21
My old mind went to BidenRocks Yesterday #80
It writes itself Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #45
It sure does. Aristus Yesterday #68
Should be spelled MUAHAHA! tinrobot Yesterday #74
Why am I reminded of the Army's promises of food for Native Americans on reservations so many years hlthe2b Yesterday #2
Sounds like another Trump grift. Irish_Dem Yesterday #3
And seniors get the bottom of the barrel tonekat Yesterday #70
He doesn't understand what farmers grow questionseverything Yesterday #4
I think they are fantasizing about all the types of crops BumRushDaShow Yesterday #6
119,000 acres of lettuce grown questionseverything Yesterday #7
Yeah but to be an apparent partial "replacement" for SNAP BumRushDaShow Yesterday #8
I'm saying what most farmers grow won't replace snap questionseverything Yesterday #9
That's a given BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14
If this is the case, are there enough smaller local farmers to supply seniors blue_jay Yesterday #97
They already have programs that have done this over the years and were partially funded by USDA & HHS BumRushDaShow Yesterday #100
At least he's consistant. nt pazzyanne Yesterday #35
I bet anything they haven't worked out the distribution at all Walleye Yesterday #51
Concepts BumRushDaShow Yesterday #57
Yep, their idea of planning is throwing spit balls at the wall and seeing what sticks Walleye Yesterday #59
Spot on, BumRushDaShow Diamond_Dog Yesterday #54
My mom got food boxes from Medicare. forgotmylogin Yesterday #90
They may be thinking about the "good old days" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #95
Agreed. It's not going to be "Hello Fresh" for seniors. n/t forgotmylogin Yesterday #99
This message was self-deleted by its author forgotmylogin Yesterday #91
farmers grow in response to demand cadoman Yesterday #27
It's a nice idea in theory but would require a lot of infrastructure. yardwork Yesterday #50
Yes, Let's Create RobinA Yesterday #69
While gutting the entire HHS budget! yardwork Yesterday #71
Galling is right. llmart 23 hrs ago #107
Every veggie you have listed can already be bought at farmer's markets or groceries with food stamps questionseverything Yesterday #81
The Shenandoah Valley Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #104
i relly dont think ,,,, even thouh he claims to be a " bussinessman,, he is clueless. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #61
Yes, Government will decide what seniors can eat Born Free Yesterday #102
Another disruption to supply chains bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5
They have absolutely no idea how people live... MiHale Yesterday #10
is not knowing how to cook real food a problem worth fixing, or must it be accepted? cadoman Yesterday #28
Ask yourself how a disabled 75 year old living in poverty is going to cook and store food. yardwork Yesterday #52
I too thought about how that would work for elderly/disabled/low income folks. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #67
If you want to learn to cook fine but that doesn't give you the right to push it onto everyone questionseverything Yesterday #98
No they do not. I'd bet he's never set foot in an actual grocery store. Initech Yesterday #75
You just reminded me of that Poppy Bush photo-op BumRushDaShow Yesterday #85
I signed up for CSA once with a couple of coworkers. LisaM Yesterday #11
"bag o weeds" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #15
LOL, I know. LisaM Yesterday #17
Probably bags BumRushDaShow Yesterday #24
Nothing as good as that. LisaM Yesterday #56
Ahhh... BumRushDaShow Yesterday #60
I signed up for a CSA subscription a couple of times, Ocelot II Yesterday #30
I had the exact same experience. LisaM 9 hrs ago #112
On the tax payer $$, Trump gets a high-grade steak for dinner but the less fortuate get a can-of-spam!! riversedge Yesterday #43
Hey! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #49
Five heads of cabbage Retrograde Yesterday #92
We can't even get through one head of cabbage. LisaM Yesterday #93
...and they'll roll it out in 2 weeks. Sure. JHB Yesterday #12
So what happens in January? Biophilic Yesterday #13
How is this latest breaking news? BootinUp Yesterday #16
When Congress (or the Executive Branch which claims to be a "unitary executive" ) enacts it BumRushDaShow Yesterday #20
Eugenics in a box. NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #18
Why do Republicans always create more problems with their solutions! Lonestarblue Yesterday #19
Because they want to kill us Alice Kramden Yesterday #23
Who's going to harvest that healthy food? marble falls Yesterday #22
What a great idea ... it's a monumental waste. dreamland Yesterday #25
We used to get the government cheese... Shipwack Yesterday #82
Can you imagine what it would do our arteries .. dreamland 22 hrs ago #108
😂 nt Shipwack 17 hrs ago #110
Just blowing smoke Old Crank Yesterday #26
trump and rfk jr., friends of the Common People. Paladin Yesterday #29
Steals on Wheels. I'm sure this will somehow funnel cash to the mob boss. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #31
Are these the same boxes that had the Civil Defense emblem on them? LiberalArkie Yesterday #32
What an a.swipe. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #33
If RFK Jr is so adamant about people eating healthy, gab13by13 Yesterday #34
Just remember RFK Jr eats road kill! nt pazzyanne Yesterday #38
So your food box could contain a couple of rutabagas, some beets, Ocelot II Yesterday #41
Doesn't that sound yummy? pazzyanne Yesterday #47
It's Balanced! RobinA Yesterday #72
Trump and his crew of incompetent ideologues fuck up everything. Swede Yesterday #36
Why yes...boxing up oddball veggies would be way more convenient Hope22 Yesterday #37
Apart from my first reaction being, "I am not putting anything in my mouth niyad Yesterday #39
Maybe this is Krasnov's 1st step gab13by13 Yesterday #40
It's people! maveric Yesterday #78
" noting the logistical complexity of getting perishable food from farmers directly to older Americans. Another question riversedge Yesterday #42
A whole potato for Thursday Mr. President,? Thanks so much! Brainfodder Yesterday #44
In the small print it says "must go to farm and pick yourself". Ferrets are Cool Yesterday #46
More "paper towel" diplomacy. Martin68 Yesterday #48
Oh "nanny State" right? Walleye Yesterday #53
Will Melania be packing the lunches? twodogsbarking Yesterday #55
"Eventually" covers all manner of sins in Trumpworld Prairie Gates Yesterday #58
snork AllaN01Bear Yesterday #62
Each lucky person will receive: FSogol Yesterday #63
Everything dump touches dies. greatauntoftriplets Yesterday #64
They're proposing something of mind-boggling complexity, resting on a card table sculpted from bullshit. hatrack Yesterday #65
Hey ! Why did the government send me a box dweller Yesterday #66
I recall, during the pandemic... MissMillie Yesterday #73
conceptually, this sounds reasonable Sailingdiver Yesterday #76
This Vegan senior loves to cook from scratch Granny Blue Yesterday #77
More white "christian" nationalist bullshit Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #79
What about winter? get the red out Yesterday #83
He LITERALLY cut this exact same program that sent food from farms to schools NickB79 Yesterday #84
Yes BumRushDaShow Yesterday #86
make America hungry again? I don't see how that's good. nt Javaman Yesterday #87
In my head, I'm seeing gallons of raw milk, Linda ladeewolf Yesterday #88
Why am I seeing MAHA as Mwahaha? N/T Blue Dotty Yesterday #89
You ain't the only one! BumRushDaShow Yesterday #94
Who's going to deliver these boxes? videohead5 Yesterday #96
Government Cheese And Butter Deep State Witch Yesterday #101
Trump Cheese, Trump Crackers, Trump M @ Ms with the letters DJT on them... Escape Yesterday #103
MAHA Food Boxes?? Canada Kid Yesterday #105
Lots and lots of cod liver oil. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #106
In Humboldt County, CalFresh and Food for People recently lost $360,000 in Federal funding. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #109
And, the purge continues... (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #111
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