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MagickMuffin

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3. During the Great Depression pt 1, my parents ate dried beans and cornbread a lot

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:50 PM

15 hrs ago

My in laws also ate a lot of dried beans and cornbread.

A full protein. Died beans and legumes can be cost effective. No need to starve yourself.

And yes, the trump tax cut to his crony billionaires while gutting social programs is and was the point of their cruelty. They don't care about us so they don't have to be concerned. The quicker we die the better off they will be!

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65 year old woman calls CSPAN and tells host she's slowly starving to death. Blames Trump's cuts. [View all] Swede 17 hrs ago OP

What can we do to help Oppaloopa 16 hrs ago #1

Of course we all would want to help, but hamsterjill 14 hrs ago #21

Is there a way CSPAN can contact her so help can be provided? displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #27

I just emailed the CSPAN listener service site, and asked if it displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #31

Very nice gesture.. whathehell 12 hrs ago #34

The cynic in me is also cautious, it might just be a scam displacedvermoter 12 hrs ago #36

Yeah..I've feel like that sometimes, whathehell 12 hrs ago #37

You know, it's really sad that the first thing mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #2

I listened to the video and she's not a Republican. yardwork 15 hrs ago #7

During the Great Depression pt 1, my parents ate dried beans and cornbread a lot MagickMuffin 15 hrs ago #3

She has $65 a month for food. yardwork 15 hrs ago #4

Your first three sentences. 🧐 ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #18

My great-grandmother kept a pot of beans on the stove 24/7 Coventina 14 hrs ago #22

There are food pantries in most communities. milestogo 15 hrs ago #5

There is not help some places Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #6

Yes, there's a good chance PatSeg 15 hrs ago #8

There's a national organization "Meals on Wheels" haele 15 hrs ago #10

Federal cuts have been made to this program ms.pamela 14 hrs ago #14

I believe that she is disabled. whathehell 14 hrs ago #25

Meals on wheels doesn't even exist in some places Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #28

Okay. whathehell 12 hrs ago #33

Wait times to get Meals on Wheels 'average 4 months' and 'are as long as 2 years' lostnfound 11 hrs ago #40

She's also blind and can't drive Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #9

Sometimes hard to get to JT45242 14 hrs ago #16

Nope obamanut2012 13 hrs ago #29

Should the "shining city on the hill" be allowing its citizens to starve? Or to lose their healthcare? OGBuzz 15 hrs ago #11

Thanks for posting. This is heartbreaking. Had me thinking about Meals On Wheels LaRaven 15 hrs ago #12

Stress from tRump made me go down to 81 pounds. BigmanPigman 15 hrs ago #13

This guy. We live in a real small town, and trumps Luz 14 hrs ago #15

How do you find neighbors that need help? I live in a big middle class neighborhood and I have no idea Maraya1969 1 hr ago #42

This isn't about suggestions on how she can eat more. LisaM 14 hrs ago #17

I'm Gobsmacked By Some Comments Bordering On Victim-Blaming. Yes,.. ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #19

Thank you. 2MuchNoise 14 hrs ago #23

Seriously obamanut2012 13 hrs ago #30

I was lectured on another board by people without, I suspect ANY experience GenThePerservering 8 hrs ago #41

A comment or two in this thread... 2MuchNoise 14 hrs ago #20

The GOP has done literally NOTHING to improve our lives. NOTHING! Initech 14 hrs ago #24

They've made it much worse. Ritabert 14 hrs ago #26

They're great for the billionaire class. Initech 13 hrs ago #32

Exactly. Ritabert 12 hrs ago #38

CSPAN should quickly and quietly track her down to get her help. Lars39 12 hrs ago #35

I agree, and I think they will do that. n/t whathehell 12 hrs ago #39