If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.

The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in local economic activity. Without SNAP, that will mean a loss of $15 billion to the US economy just in November alone.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

More incentive

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US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

Lite secret about legacy newspapers & subscriptions: the Washington Post & the New York Times for decades didn’t care about consumer subscriptions cancellations because they were almost entirely profitable because of CORPORATE subscriptions. That was the stable money in subscriptions

The way we avoid having to do all of this again in 8 or 12 or 16 or 24 years is by imprinting a generational memory of, "oh, the last time they did that, all of the top guys - I mean, the ones who survived - went to prison for the rest of their lives, and had their property seized."

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Genuine checking-my-own-biases question:

Feel like elite-school prof op-eds are always “here’s why this far right winger is good for liberals” or “Trump actually is a king.”

Is that right? Or is it just saliency (they stick in my mind)? Or availability (sane op-eds get ignored, bad hate-reposted)?

Just disgusting.