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Millions paid more than your puny $750 in taxes. Can we get our names on food boxes instead?
The Agriculture Department last week began mandating that millions of boxes of surplus food for needy families include a letter from President Donald Trump claiming credit for the program.The USDA’s $4 billion Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than 100 million boxes to those in need since May, with the aim of redirecting meat, dairy and produce that might normally go to restaurants and other food-service businesses. But organizations handing out the aid complain the program is now being used to bolster Trump’s image a month before a high-stakes election — and some even have refused to distribute them.
“In my 30 years of doing this work, I've never seen something this egregious,” said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Food Banks. "These are federally purchased boxes.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/01/trump-letter-food-aid-boxes-424230
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1311639185523122182?s=20
A reminder that Roger Stone has been linked to the Proud Boys since 2018.
Jul 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy
Facebook bans accounts linked to Roger Stone and far-right Proud Boys
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Facebook announced Wednesday it removed nearly 100 social media accounts and pages with links to Trump associate Roger Stone and the Proud Boys, a far-right group, for posting misinformation.
Why it matters: Facebook began looking into the accounts as part of an investigation into the Proud Boys' attempt to return to Facebook following a 2018 ban. The accounts posed as Florida residents and shared misinformation about local politics, land and water resource bills as well as misinformation about Stone's trial, books and media appearances.
The network of accounts consisted of 50 Facebook pages, 54 Facebook accounts and four Instagram accounts.
Nearly 260,000 people followed more than one of the removed Facebook pages, and 61,500 people followed one or more of the Instagram accounts.
The groups and individuals behind the accounts spent about $308,000 on advertising.
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1311511167437697029?s=20
https://about.fb.com/news/2020/07/removing-political-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior/
https://www.axios.com/facebook-roger-stone-proud-boys-8fe7cd2e-3ff2-4a42-b92a-4832cb83aaef.html
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Obama to Biden: Did you take the high road like I told you?
https://twitter.com/Brasilmagic/status/1311480866619699201?s=20
Trump: "I don't know who the Proud Boys are"
Said Trump: “I don’t know who the Proud Boys are. You’ll have to give me a definition because I really don’t know who they are. I can only say they have to stand down and let law enforcement do their work.”
https://www.axios.com/trump-proud-boys-debate-stand-by-b47cdf10-35e0-4fc7-ac1a-5deeef325252.html
Statement from the Commission on Presidential debates just now:
KRUGMAN: Aha. It looks as if they *will* introduce a Cone of Silence that can be dropped on Trump ...
CPD Statement
September 30, 2020
The Commission on Presidential Debates sponsors televised debates for the benefit of the American electorate. Last night’s debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues. The CPD will be carefully considering the changes that it will adopt and will announce those measures shortly. The Commission is grateful to Chris Wallace for the professionalism and skill he brought to last night’s debate and intends to ensure that additional tools to maintain order are in place for the remaining debates.
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1311358110834061313?s=20
RASMUSSEN-pre-debate: Trump's latest showing is his lowest since early August-Biden 51% to Loser 43%
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/1311356442386092032?s=20
Following President Trump’s announcement of a U.S. Supreme Court nominee just weeks before Election Day, Democrat Joe Biden has jumped out to an eight-point lead in Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. The survey does not include reaction to last night’s first Trump-Biden debate.
The latest national telephone and online survey finds Biden leading President Trump 51% to 43% among Likely U.S. Voters. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate. Another three percent (3%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The race had narrowed over the previous three weeks, but Biden has now cleared the 50% mark for the first time. Trump’s latest showing is his lowest since early August.
The president took his first lead two weeks ago, 47% to 46%, but Biden inched back ahead 48% to 47% last week.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/white_house_watch_sep30
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