Listen "CRUELTY: the Trump Regime CUTS OFF FOOD STAMPS Starting November 1!"
Episode Synopsis
✨ Big news: we just opened POWER LAB: A Seven Week Program for Emerging Organizers to Overcome Outrage and Build Community Action for registration! This guided 7-week program helps you turn struggle into strategy, gather your people, and start making a real difference. Learn more here: https://gaialeadershipproject.com/power-lab Elizabeth unpacks the acting SNAP director's late-night letter warning of a Nov 1 funding halt, situates it in shutdown gamesmanship, and lays out what it means for families already on the brink—alongside concrete steps you can take today (donate to local food banks; support neighbors). She also explains the legal reality on seating GVA and why Speaker Mike Johnson's stall is unprecedented, plus the Senate's defense-only maneuver to shift blame for unpaid military families. On the Voting Rights Act case, she outlines what to watch at the state level while we await a ruling and how turnout plus voter-protection organizing can counter suppression. Elizabeth then addresses reported grand jury movement around John Bolton as part of a broader trend of weaponized prosecutions—and why we must oppose persecution even of political adversaries. Closing with a candid talk on "news as entertainment," she offers a sanity-preserving filter: follow sources that lead to action, not adrenalized despair. If you want structured support to turn concern into sustained action, join the Patreon for bonus broadcasts (code FALL2025) and check out Power Lab, our 7-week training for emerging organizers. Clear analysis. No spin. Real tools for resistance. Want bonus broadcasts, deeper dives, and answers to your questions? Join me on Patreon at patreon.com/resistancelive.
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