Appeals Court Rejects Trump's SNAP Cuts, Not Genocide Funding
Axios reports a US appeals court blocked the Trump administration from withholding full SNAP benefits, sparing 40 million Americans a month in nutritional limbo. The judges noted the 'immediate, predictable, and unchallenged harms' facing citizens. One might wonder if similar empathy is extended to the immediate, predictable, and abundantly challenged harms facing civilians in jurisdictions
receiving billions in US military aid. While courts debate feeding Americans, Congress routinely greenlights billions for foreign military operations. For instance, in May 2024, the House passed a bill providing $14.3 billion in aid to Israel (Roll Call Vote 181). This was after AIPAC spent $24.5 million in 2022 to lobby Congress and elect favored candidates, according to OpenSecrets.org. It
appears withholding food from suffering Americans requires a court battle, but withholding it from suffering Palestinians via foreign military aid is bipartisan consensus. What exactly are our 'critical' national interests?