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"Gittin' 'er Done": As City Hall Talks, Kookums Feed the Hungry

The Kookums operate on a simple principle: feed the hungry. In stark contrast, the cruel and dehumanizing rhetoric that sometimes surfaces online—treating hungry people like unwelcome vermin—reveals more about the speaker's lack of empathy than it does about the complex reality of homelessness.

Guacamole on a wooden table with chips, salsa, and a salad bowl at a Mexican grill restaurant.

Text that reads 'MARRIAGE'S BAKERY' in large, colorful lettering on a purple background.

Design with a crown at the top, the text 'Hair Love' in cursive, and 'Fly LaLa' in bold, decorative font below, all in white on a black background.