1) Here’s another example of the Trump administration weaponizing hunger. In the USDA memo is something extremely terrible and evil. I have the USDA memo, so let’s see it next⬇️
2) Here’s the memo so you can verify it’s the actual memo. Let’s continue⬇️
3) Highlighted is the official who sent the memo. Let’s continue⬇️
4) Here you see the Trump admin has been planning to do this since October 10th at least. And they are cutting SNAP by 35% to do partial payments. If you think that’s bad, wait’ll you see what’s next⬇️
5) If full benefits were given, 35% must now be returned to USDA. If those already went out to people, those people must come up with that cash to pay back USDA if they already bought food with it. And if they don’t? They’ll lose eligibility. But what’s more next⬇️
6) If the states fail to do this, SNAP will be cut off for those states AND they will still have to pay back the money. So as you see here, the Trump administration has weaponized hunger and is using it as a weapon. And what is that tactic called? Let’s see that next⬇️
7) If the Trump admin is engaged in hostilities against some states, such as a hybrid civil war, what they are doing could be construed as a war crime. Trump’s use of the military in blue cities could make such a case. Let’s see more next⬇️
8) Political warfare or actual warfare, it is clear that Trump is violating the Geneva Conventions in practice. The USDA memos are all evidence of that since threats are made to cut off all SNAP to states who do not comply with the order to withhold food aid. Let’s continue⬇️
9) It can be construed as a crime against humanity. Look at Intent there. The USDA memos and one Trump tweet in particular prove intent. The Trump admin knows starvation will occur and not only fail to prevent it, but are intending it as a political weapon. Let’s see more next⬇️
10) Here is the Trump tweet. Coming from the president himself, this proves intent. He says food aid will be cut off until his conditions are met. Thus also proving he’s using hunger/food as a weapon. Therefore, it technically constitutes a crime against humanity. And⬇️
11) Here’s the portion of the USDA memo that also proves intent. If states do not comply with cutting off food aid, food aid will be cancelled altogether and cut off forever. There’s one more example next⬇️
12) This also proves intent. That the Trump admin has stubbornly lobbied to withhold food aid despite court orders not to do so also proves intent. Therefore, it is clear: the Trump administration is committing crimes against humanity.
13) See this thread also.
14) See this? Trump is obviously using this as a weapon.
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