Author: Scottie
I am an older gay guy in a long-term wonderful relationship. My spouse and I are in our 36th year together. I love politics and news. I enjoy civil discussions and have no taboo subjects. My pronouns are he / him / his and my email is Scottiestoybox@gmail.com
Sometimes we all need help, knowing how to help the best ways is also important as wanting to help.
Ali offered two comments to add additional information. I am going to repost this to get that information to more people. Thank you Ali for the volunteering work you have done. Hugs
If you’re giving to humans directly (like a little food pantry or a local drive where people don’t have to sign in to a bank,) as well as to a food bank, canned meats are good with the skillet helpers. It does help to check with your food bank before bringing fresh items in; some don’t have storage available to keep fresh food safe. Which could be a fundraising idea for those inclined to help in such a fashion! 🙂
Also, the top thing that will help a food bank is money. It doesn’t have to be a lot of money, either. The food bank in Wichita charges only .20 per pound to food banks, but a bag of food is going to cost, well, what a bag of food costs. We need our food banks, because it’s another example (like SNAP) that bigger entities can do more. But sometimes people who use or cannot use a food bank need a little in between food bank visits and the little food pantries help there. So many ways to help at little cost and trouble-thanks, Scottie!
That’s probably confusing, about money and the .20 per pound. Frequently, there is a large food bank that collects foods, etc., then distributes it to local food banks. The example above is our local food bank (yeah, I volunteered there for 4 years before going to work as a para). We received food donations, and money, but what really helped our bank (which keeps records on families served, allergies, etc.) was the money, because they could take the truck up to Wichita, and for 10.00, get 50.00 worth of food to bring back for our bank. It’s a simple thing, and I mucked it up with lots of words, as is my wont. 🙂
That said, I bring up other points for getting food to people because in some places, the food bank is only open one or two days per week, for a few hours. Depending upon volunteers, many of whom are retired, those hours are going to be during working hours, so people can’t always get to a food bank. So those little pantries make a big difference, too!
GOP Knives OUT For Nancy Mace
TRUMP SNAPS
The Majority Report clips on Zohran Mamdani and stuff related to his win.
Zohran’s Blueprint For Beating The Establishment
Is THIS The End Of Cuomo?
Morning Joe FED UP With Greenblatt’s BS
Trump In Full Meltdown After GOP’s Election Disaster
Hasan Confronts Media Weirdo Following Him Around Zohran’s Party
Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 11-8-2025
“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” – Albert Camus (born: 7 November 1913)
If you’ve seen Star Trek The Next Generation you would be familiar with the alien race known as the Ferengi. The Ferengi are a culture based on greed. Their whole way of life is centered on acquiring as much wealth as possible using any means necessary. Greed, gluttony, deception, and all the cardinal sins are virtues to them. When confronted with a force they can’t subdue they become sniveling cowardly weasels. Their holy leader is the Grand Nagus and their holy book is the Rules of Acquisition. The book is a long list of horrible advice such as “when in doubt think ruthless” and “no good deed goes unpunished.”
The Republikkkans are our Ferengi and the oligarchs are the most ruthless and exploitative of that race.
You can’t distill and intensify the projection any more than this. Hurting the people that voted for you? This is psychotic levels of gaslighting.
Mike Johnson is piloting the longest government shutdown in history. He is refusing to work.
But he is collecting his socialism paycheck.
“Please hold—we’re experiencing a high volume of traffic and a low volume of staff.”
The Trump Economy is here!
Employers announced 153,074 cuts last month, compared to 55,597 cuts in October 2024. Last month’s figure was “the highest total for October in over 20 years, and the highest total for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008,” Andy Challenger, chief revenue officer for Challenger, Gray & Christmas, said in a report Thursday.
Whatever you want to say about Biden’s first debate performance, this is a thousands times worse.
Let me get this straight.
1. Trump imposes billions in tariffs on imported goods.
2. The importers pay those to the government and pass them on to consumers so the importers are net zero out of pocket.
3. Then the government has to give the money back, and because there is no way to give it back to the consumers, they will give it back to the importers, giving them a huge windfall.
How is this not a money laundering scheme?
“I think I need a new ballot—I filled in the bubble too emphatically.”
Trump Slump Gets Worse
Also I have a doctor’s appointment this morning, the second time this week. Hugs
ICE Agents Invade School To Arrest Teacher In Front Of Kids
What I find deplorable is the fear they caused to the young children all to “capture” a woman who is working and has paperwork allowing her to be here. But the ICE thugs seem to get bounties for each person they snatch. She was a teacher there. How is this the going after the worst of the worst and removing dangerous criminals from the streets? Plus notice that the FBI is now warming of masked criminals pretending to be agents or officers to do crimes. As Emma says that was totally being predicted as kidnappings and trafficking’s of young people and children would start happening. Hugs
Politcal cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 11-5-2025
Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share. 11-4-2025
“He got my vote when my in-laws threatened to leave the city if he wins.”
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