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      Trump's Hunger Games

      Trump's Hunger Games

      More damage to our nation’s most successful anti-hunger program is on the horizon.

      Greg Kaufmann
      Dec 12, 2019

      Approximately 700,000 people are expected to lose food stamps due to the Trump Administration's new rule on time limits and a related work requirement--a rule that will be especially difficult for those lacking transportation, low-wage workers with unpredictable schedules, people living in rural areas, veterans, former foster youth, people reentering the community after prison, and those with no education past high school. In short, some of the people most vulnerable to hunger in our nation, with an average income that is just 18 percent of the poverty line, or about $2350 annually.

      And even more damage to our nation's most successful anti-hunger program is on the horizon.

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      Despite Front Seat to Last Four Decades of US Politics, Biden Repeats Claim That GOP 'Epiphany' Coming Soon

      Despite Front Seat to Last Four Decades of US Politics, Biden Repeats Claim That GOP 'Epiphany' Coming Soon

      "Make it stop."

      Eoin Higgins
      Nov 05, 2019

      Former Vice President Joe Biden, one of the three frontrunners for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Wednesday repeated the assertion that if President Donald Trump was not in office the Republican Party would happily work alongside Democrats in Congress and the White House to get things done.

      "With Donald Trump out of the way, you're going to see a number of my Republican colleagues have an epiphany," said Biden. "Mark my words. Mark my words."

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      Trump and GOP Are Blatantly Encouraging Foreign Dictators to Hack the 2020 Election

      Trump and GOP Are Blatantly Encouraging Foreign Dictators to Hack the 2020 Election

      Which is why Trump and McConnell are working as hard as they can to make sure those foreign oligarchs and autocrats know how much they’ll appreciate that help, should it be forthcoming

      Thom Hartmann
      Jul 09, 2019

      It looks like Donald Trump and the leadership of the GOP are encouraging other countries to hack our upcoming 2020 election.

      Donald Trump is sucking up to dictators, strongman oligarchs, and autocrats around the world, while Mitch McConnell is using political brute force to prevent individual states from hardening their election systems. Why?

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