The 6 largest publishers in the country, PRH, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster, and Sourcebooks, are all suing the state of Florida for censorship. They’re claiming Ron DeSantis’ new law is unconstitutional and has unfairly

So much for First Amendment rights and transparency in government in the “Sunshine” State.

Unearthed footage of Trump to his Project 2025 leaders: “We have shown the power of our winning formula working closely with many of the great people at Heritage… We've worked with you a lot. We’re gonna work on some other things that are going to be very exciting… I think

#WereNotGoingBack

The Project 2025 proposal to block grant Medicaid has a long history of very close calls that threaten the health of millions of children. We cannot let this happen. —> open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…

For 75 years, the U.S. has led in global child welfare. Project 2025 threatens to reverse this progress. Read our full analysis of how these cuts could affect millions of children around the world. firstfocus.org/resource/how-p…

NEW: CNN has independently confirmed the Russia funded US media company that paid American right-wing social media stars is Tenet Media, based in Tennessee. Some very big names tied up in all of this. Reporting w/ Zachary Cohen Evan Pérez Sean Lyngaas cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

How did American conservatism go from “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall” to the beating heart of pro-Russia propaganda? Russia bought a party. This is just a tiny portion of the story.

Wrong Julie Gerratt 🚛. Harris supported the improved Child Tax Credit back in 2021 (see chart on left in green and purple). Trump was for the weaker Child Tax Credit (see chart in green). A few weeks ago, here was a vote on an improved Child Tax Credit bill in the Senate. Harris

NC's Millersville Christian Academy got $863,953 in public voucher funds last year. MCA bars admission to LGBTQ+ students, and if a student is even discovered to have an LGBTQ+ family member they'll be expelled. Public dollars shouldn't subsidize discrimination. #nced #ncpol

Every day, every hour, and every minute is the time for our policymakers to talk about and, more importantly, actually do something to protect the health, education, safety, and well-being of children.

While red states spend more federal dollars than they contribute, blue states get the short end of the stick — Connecticut pays ~$6K per capita more than it receives. Morning Joe

Red states disproportionately benefit from education subsidies like Head Start — it’s weird that Republicans at Project 2025 want to cut the program. Morning Joe

Title I funding is vital in low-income schools, particularly in red states, where it supports 6.4% of teachers’ jobs — why, then, do Republicans at Project 2025 want to cut Title I funding? Morning Joe

Why Medicaid block grants are a terrible idea and would disproportionately harm children. —> open.substack.com/pub/brucelesle…

JD Vance Wants a Better Child Tax Credit. If So, He Should Put Words Into Action? - DC Journal dcjournal.com/jd-vance-wants… #VoteKids

Grandma is not a public policy.

Ummmmm…I have no idea what policy he is saying he is for. It is a word salad without a complete sentence or thought.

Today I asked Donald J. Trump what he would do to solve the child care crisis. His response? Incomprehensible at best; at worst, outrageously offensive to the millions of families drowning in costs.

This is unhinged and undemocratic behavior being pushed by DeSantis and his cronies in an effort to continue our state’s near total abortion ban. It’s clear voter intimidation and plain corruption — continue to call it out and fight back. Vote Yes on 4 Florida and spread the word.