We just dropped off our donation for the local breadbasket. I may have gone overboard because we had to get our folding wagon out to get it from the car to the drop-off point. Cans and jars are heavy. And I just kept thinking of different scenarios, like people who need formula, or who have babies who are on baby food, or folks who need gluten-free stuff. So I kept adding stuff.

We're blessed to be in a position where we can do this. It looked like others in my town were also doing a good job chipping in (there were a lot of donations when we went by).

I also realize that I'm blessed that The Husband is with me on this. It would be a lot harder if he thought we needed to hoard our good fortune, or if he put limits on what we would do. But he was right with me today. And our boy pulled the wagon.

I don't know if they're having the drive again next weekend, but I know our church is collecting food to take to the breadbasket, so if they don't have a collection point set up next week we can take it there. I'm working when the pantry is open so it's a big help to have someone else take it.

It makes me so angry that the Republicans are just letting people (kids!) go hungry so they can have their way. I really do think there is some truth to the idea that Trump is hoping this will increase the chances of riots. He wants people to get violent so that he can use it as justification to send in troops.

It breaks my heart to think of parents who can't feed their kids. It's horrific that our government is just fine with cutting off food support from American Citizens of any age. And because I live in the Heartland, this is another kick to the farmers while they are down - part of the way we provided food to people was the USDA bought things from farmers and those things went to food insecure people. That has ceased. If you go to the TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) there is a notice on their website blaming Democrats for their shutdown.

We need to vote these ghouls out as quickly as we can.

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