Current Events > Grocery stores threatened with mass looting after SNAP benefits expire

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The threats began cropping up on social media this week after the US Department of Agriculture announced that November food stamp payments would not be made to some 42 million Americans due to the federal government shutdown which at 29 days and counting is already the second-longest in US history.

The news has incensed many recipients of the 60-year-old Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, some of whom are threatening to take matters into their own hands with a lawless national protest, the source said.

As the benefits pause looms, postings on TikTok and Facebook have cropped up encouraging people to coordinate in a rash of mass thefts.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/29/us-news/walmart-nyc-area-grocery-stores- threatened-with-mass-looting-after-snap-benefits-expire-sources/

Everyone stay away from ALL stores on Nov 1. If violence does happen, some people will just use it as an excuse to steal crap like tvs or destroy stuff.

Stay safe.

The NY Post is a hard-right propaganda rag.

LOL...The NY Post. They already think every PoC is already a looter so not surprised by this article.

That source sucks but I've seen a bit of this going around. I've seen people posting shorts on my own fb and people are joking (or "joking") about joining in on it at work.

New York shitpost

Is that what the Russian bot farms are saying?

LinkDaLunatic posted...

That source sucks but I've seen a bit of this going around. I've seen people posting shorts on my own fb and people are joking (or "joking") about joining in on it at work.

There is a legit hard edge to this stuff -- it would be stupid to believe that people who are condemned to starve by the Trump regime have any particular reason to be law-abiding.

I think it'll be a problem in bigger cities than smaller ones.

My relatively small city, people and the local food bank are preparing ahead of time. People on the town Facebook asking where they can donate food in prep for the upcoming months.

Ny post sucks but I wouldnt be surprised at all to see riots or looting

Were literally talking about millions of people being deprived of their ability to buy food

Regurgitated MAGA fantasy

Tc are you good?

Kalk posted...

Everyone stay away from ALL stores on Nov 1

on saturday i don't shop.

friday yes.

also to note: my caseworker reached out if i had a plan in place and sent a document with food resources if i run into trouble. said i wouldn't be bashful about using it. i have emergency funds in place so i can eat like i normally do.

mostly healthy, though sometimes i eat bad food (ice cream cones or sandwich mostly).

Martial law incoming

The perfect excuse that they always wanted.

Glad I have the weekend off ._.

Well I hope they at least choose Amazon fresh and walmart

Trump would rather villainize the poor than to actually help them. God he's such a shit president.

TC over here dropping fascist propaganda and then bailing from the topic.

UnholyMudcrab posted...

dropping fascist propaganda and then bailing from the topic.

one of the few MAGA's on this board. where the politics board got nuked (they have no home now).

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a42b2763.jpg

Be sure to check in on your friends.

Even ones that you only know online.

You could make a much needed difference in their lives next month.

Nobody in my circle heavily relies on it thankfully.

Though I wish the government had at least given the country a much bigger heads up then a month that they were going to end.

I am tired of this fear mongering bullshit

That article is just probably fear mongering and bait.

Anyway...donate to charities and food pantries if you can. Or...if you personally know people suffering- buy their groceries. Support local stores as much as possible, the big grocery stores are mostly owned by Trump cult members.

If this is what a MAGA fantasy looks like I daren't even imagine what the United States will look like after they're finished making it great again.

If this happened, the people who took the tvs would be like the people who do that in the beginning of a zombie outbreak. Short sighted fools. Food is more important

Lillymon posted...

If this is what a MAGA fantasy looks like I daren't even imagine what the United States will look like after they're finished making it great again.

slavery
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/81061312

maga fantasy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/pentagon-memo-quick-reaction-forces

A top US military official has ordered the national guards of all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and US territories to form quick reaction forces trained in riot control, including use of batons, body shields, Tasers and pepper spray, according to an internal Pentagon directive reviewed by the Guardian.

This has to be the most obvious case of foreign actors boosting shit on social media to try to cause division. Shit probably even domestic. Trump admin would love an excuse for martial law.

and now that the article is out there expect the dipshits in charge to play a video of a past riot on nov 1 as "evidence" that people are out of control. bonus points if there is obvious signs that it's in the past like a sign for the "upcoming" xbox 360 launch or the first avengers movie coming out on dvd

KnightofShikari posted...

and now that the article is out there expect the dipshits in charge to play a video of a past riot on nov 1 as "evidence" that people are out of control. bonus points if there is obvious signs that it's in the past like a sign for the "upcoming" xbox 360 launch or the first avengers movie coming out on dvd

That or it will be AI generated and we'll have hordes of identical-looking people all melding together and growing extra limbs to pick up bags of Doronitos

TMOG posted...

That or it will be AI generated and we'll have hordes of identical-looking people all melding together and growing extra limbs to pick up bags of Doronitos

And they will all be black or brown

You really cited this from NYPost? A very, VERY high chance those are AI generated videos.

NYPo? Might as well post shit from the Federalist or Breitbart.

Senta posted...

I think it'll be a problem in bigger cities than smaller ones.

That's what they want, since the bigger cities tend to be more blue, and this will give this admin an excuse to go in all guns blazing.