In a move that’s about as shocking as tech bros gentrifying the Mission, the Trump administration just declared war on low-income families by threatening to suspend SNAP food benefits during a federal shutdown. 🙄

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom aren’t taking this lying down. They’ve launched the 45th lawsuit against the federal government, this time challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s bone-headed decision to cancel next month’s food benefits for millions of Americans.

A Food Fight Like No Other

With 5.5 million Californians relying on CalFresh (the state’s SNAP program) to put food on the table, this isn’t just a policy dispute, it’s a lifeline being threatened. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins claims they’ve run out of funding, but Bonta ain’t buying it.

Contingency Funds: The Secret Weapon

Bonta argues that the USDA has up to $6 billion in contingency funds just sitting around. “This is what the contingency funds are for,” he stated, basically calling out the USDA’s fiscal shenanigans.

When Politics Meets Hunger

Newsom didn’t mince words, calling the USDA’s move “cruel” and telling Washington to stop the “BS”. As a backup plan, California has already fast-tracked $80 million to food banks and deployed the National Guard to support food distribution.

In true California fashion, they’re ready to fight bureaucratic nonsense with everything they’ve got, proving once again why we’re the resistance state that doesn’t back down. 💪🌉