Trump's Department of Agriculture has sent an email to grocery stores prohibiting them from offering discounts to customers impacted by the SNAP funding lapse.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

Early this morning, our city still plunged into darkness, I set off to walk the Brooklyn Bridge.

As the sun came up, we were joined by canvassers, labor leaders, elected officials, and working people — a movement to bring a new day to our city.

Tomorrow, we win it together.

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My quote of the day

Abraham Lincoln

Oh, he’s getting some other senators in on the speaking: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...

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American Samoan Tupe Smith faces five years in prison for mistakenly registering to vote as a U.S. citizen, advice given to her by local election officials in Alaska. Nevertheless, the GOP is exploiting Smith's unusual case to spread fear about noncitizen voting.

Thursday, Sept. 18th. Begins at 1:00 PM. BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg To Return Home to Rally Against Gerrymandering in Indiana open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...

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As a direct result of Republicans’ controversial HEA 1447 passed in 2023, one Indiana school corporation has just banned 6 books.

Back in 2023, educators and librarians sounded the alarm over HEA 1447. Supporters of this bill downplayed their concerns and insisted the bill wouldn’t ban books.