Mastodawn

Don't get all gushy over McMaster's proclamation. He's the same guy who TURNED KIDS AWAY from free meals because the funding came from Joe Biden. He's played politics with kids' stomachs.

#SouthCarolina #SCPol #HenryMcMaster #HungryKids

https://www.wfae.org/politics/2026-01-13/south-carolina-gov-mcmaster-calls-for-free-breakfast-for-all-public-school-students

Nearly Normal (=>÷)Jul 20, 2025

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/usaid-food-for-nearly-30000-hungry-kids-to-be-destroyed-official?traffic_source=rss

Donold continuing to win bigly.

Hungry children not winning quite so much.

#hungrykids

USAID food for nearly 30,000 hungry kids to be destroyed: Official

Senior US official calls destruction of 500 tonnes of biscuits a ‘casualty’ of the USAID shutdown.

Al Jazeera

Larry Russwurm Feb 15, 2025

Reverse Stomach Growling

There is an ad on television, to promote school meal programs, that relies on the stomach growling of young kids to illustrate that they are hungry. I am all for meal programs for these hungry kids, it’s just that I don’t think that stomach growling is a universal sign of hunger.

You see, I am a reverse stomach growler. That’s right, my stomach is most likely to growl after I have already eaten. It’s not even a close thing. At least 90% of the time, my stomach growls when I am full. This even makes sense. My stomach growls when it has something to work on. I don’t know how the rest of you can have stomach growls when you have nothing in there to make the sounds.

I’m just saying if adults relied on stomach growls to tell if a child is hungry, they might run into a bit of trouble.

When I was younger, for instance, if a teacher had discovered my stomach growling, they might put me into a meal program, even though I was already fed. Then they would notice that my 6 brothers and sisters didn’t have stomach growling symptoms.

The principal would be called in and they would conclude that my family was deliberately excluding me from food but not my brothers and sisters. Such a sick home environment would not only result in me being taken away from my family but the rest of my siblings might be taken away as well.

Then I would be forced into the meal program despite my protestations that I’m full. “Look, Larry, I can hear your stomach growling. We know what’s best for you.”

So I would eat an extra meal that later would result in my stomach growling so they would feed me some more. Soon I would be a very overweight young kid.

Some might wonder why I was still in a meals program despite being very overweight. But then my stomach would growl and they would all say “Of course. This must just be his natural weight when he is fed enough.” That stomach growl could be used as justification for all the bad things that came about.

Not all stomach growls mean hunger pangs. I’m tired of being thought of as weird.

#hunger #hungryKids #mealProgramsMightMakeMeOverweight #reverseStomachGrowling #schoolMealProgram #siblingsAreNormal #somethingToWorkOn #stomachGrowls #stomachGrowlsAfterIAmFull #takenFromFamily

Kim Perales Jul 31, 2024

~2M FL children could've benefited from >$258M in aid this summer, ~21M kids are being fed by the program this year.

The states that declined to participate in the program cited reasons: aging computer systems, philosophical opp. to welfare programs, & a belief that existing free meal programs are sufficient. All 13 are led by R govs🚨.

Summer EBT program: fed govt covers the cost of the benefits for families, but states split the admin. costs 50/50.

#HungryKids #USPol
https://apnews.com/article/summer-ebt-children-food-meals-b2ad1e63aec7944dbda7ef43de76f8da?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer

Millions of children are going without extra food on the table this summer, after 13 states said no to joining a federal program that helps families in need buy groceries. In the 37 states that are participating in the program, qualifying families are receiving an extra $120 per child this summer, to help feed kids who rely on school meals to get enough to eat. The states that declined to participate cited reasons including issues with aging state computer systems, philosophical opposition to welfare programs, and a belief that existing free meal programs are sufficient.

AP News

Nearly Normal (=>÷)Jul 25, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/families-affected-by-two-child-benefit-limit-more-likely-to-skip-meals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

People suffering from poverty and hunger apparently suffer from poverty and hunger.

#poverty

#ChildPoverty

#hungrykids

Families affected by two-child benefit limit ‘more likely to skip meals’

Food Foundation survey finds 14% of households experienced food insecurity in June, with hunger more prevalent in larger families

The Guardian

Black White Blue in the South May 27, 2024

In Episode 23, special guest Matt Vilardebo introduces a story about how Gov Henry McMaster declined federal money to feed hungry kids over the summer.

Subscribe, download and listen today! https://linktr.ee/bwabits

#SouthCarolina #SCPol #SCPolitics #EBT #summer #hungrykids #hungrychildren #Scrooge #McMaster