Many childcare providers across Oklahoma will be scrambling to find a way to keep teachers in classrooms. On September 30, 2024, $15 billion in federal funding will expire. Forget about Oklahoma's workforce, Governor Kevin Stitt. No federal money for us. Sigh.... But state won't pay for it.

One point not to be missed is Lauren Chen’s association with Turning Point USA, which is an organ of the Council for National Policy. CNP, Turning Point, Eagle Forum, America’s Future all mirror Russia talking points. Same network. justice.gov/opa/pr/two-rt-…

Oh boy, the Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts just revealed as the secret special guest at Reboot Conference in SF!

For anyone still doubting the alignment between SF tech and the far-right… Kevin Roberts is the architect of Project 2025. JD Vance wrote the “violent” foreword to his forthcoming book, “Dawn’s Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America.” Mask is fully off.

The Tim Pool/Tenet Media story is obviously fascinating. But... An FBI affidavit unsealed this week says the Russians are maintaining an active list of 2,800 influencers, 600 of whom are in the US The FBI has not released the list Who else is on it? wired.com/story/project-…

"The former president insisted this week the incident did not happen, highlighting a growing disconnect between the messaging of the candidate and his campaign." npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-…

Crucial thread.

Useful summary of where Koch Network is investing in a GOP Congress. apple.news/A9q_bk7fAR0ujf…

Hey City of Sterling, Illinois your engine has had to work hard in Odesa under some very tough conditions. Today however, your engine had a different mission. It was tasked with helping celebrate the birth of a baby for one of the local firefighters. May God bless the child and family.

Delighted to see Courage Tour + Lions of Judah getting the attention they deserve this week from The Guardian & CBS News -- with expert assistance from Matthew D. Taylor. His new book comes out in October!

NEW: Media Matters went inside Moms for Liberty’s summit last weekend and it was…bleak. What I saw at the Moms for Liberty summit: a diminished and desperate group, with Madeline Peltz mediamatters.org/moms-liberty/w…

Lance Wallnau + TPUSA's Courage Tour are part of broader election disruption efforts, reports @peterstone46 in The Guardian. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

There will be some very special productions of my play The Guys on September 11. One of them is in Southold NY, and will benefit RayPfeiferFoundation Foundation & US Ambulances for Ukraine NFP for Ukraine. riverheadlocal.com/2024/09/05/bai…

If you wonder why so many teachers, at every level, are reporting never-before levels of stress, fatigue, anxiety, and burnout...(and frankly, this is one of MANY reasons). Thank you, Jennifer, for keeping those kids safe.

The president of the Heritage Foundation came to the city that launched Kamala Harris’s political career and announced plans for Project 2028 — the sequel to Project 2025 — if she wins. At a Peter Thiel/Garry Tan/Heritage tech conference in San Francisco. Get the picture?

From Wall Street Journal. Note Elon’s interactions with Russian-backed influencers.

Look what he’s amplifying.

Let’s talk US food supply. Right now, a quarter of our nation’s food comes from California, which is running out of both land and water. 🌵🧵 ca.water.usgs.gov/projects/centr…

"...almost 80% of the 1,600 millionaires targeted by the @IRS for failing to pay a delinquent tax debt have now made a payment, leading to over $1.1 billion recovered. And in the first 6mos of a new Feb2024 initiative, the IRS collected $172 million from 21,000 wealthy taxpayers

Project 2025's Kevin Roberts to speak at NY Times’ Climate Week NYC event | Media Matters for America mediamatters.org/project-2025/p…