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About the Upcoming SNAP Cutoff in Massachusetts
If the federal government doesn’t reopen, SNAP benefits in Massachusetts are not slated to be distributed as usual in November. Read this piece for resources if you need help and groups you can support if you have resources you can offer.
The Flyering Toolkit: How to Get Your Message Seen, Remembered, and Acted On
Flyering is one of the simplest, cheapest, and most effective ways to put your message in front of people. It works because it’s physical, it’s visible, and it can’t be hidden behind an algorithm. A flyer in the right place can reach hundreds of people a day. Do that in dozens of places and you’ve built a steady, visible drumbeat that people can’t ignore.
Growing the Movement through Street Chalking
For the movement to grow, we need to reach people who aren’t looking; if we’re everywhere, we can’t be ignored. Mass 50501’s Street Art Team tested the best ways to create chalked messages in a scalable way. Find out how to make your own stencils and join this creative resistance tactic.
Self-Starter Internet Archivist: A Guide to Preserving Open Information in The Trump Age
Earlier today I printed out several news articles collected over the last five months, such as the Washington, D.C., air disaster from January 29th, 2025, and all of the FAA chaos that followed, a list of people abducted by ICE, including Rümeysa Öztürk from Tufts University, and a picture of the new pope. I then buried them in a jar somewhere in the woods.