Ian Vandewalker
@ianvan.bsky.social
Policy advocacy and research on money in politics and disinformation. Senior Counsel & Manager, Brennan Center.
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At $16 million in campaign spending, the PA retention elections are the second most expensive retention elections ever. But the justices themselves have only raised $4 million, the bulk of the spending is by outside interest groups. 2/
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
At $16 million in campaign spending, the PA retention elections are the second most expensive retention elections ever. But the justices themselves have only raised $4 million, the bulk of the spending is by outside interest groups. 2/
Reposted by Ian Vandewalker
Let's remember that earlier this year, the Trump administration canceled 94 million pounds of aid that was supposed to go to food banks.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Let's remember that earlier this year, the Trump administration canceled 94 million pounds of aid that was supposed to go to food banks.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Business plan: desperately hoping the bubble won't burst before your 2027 IPO while making an announcement that signals the collapse has got to be just around the corner...
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Business plan: desperately hoping the bubble won't burst before your 2027 IPO while making an announcement that signals the collapse has got to be just around the corner...
They're only laying off hundreds of people from a prior hiring spree that was poorly thought out--not those from the current hiring spree, which is entirely rational.
October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
They're only laying off hundreds of people from a prior hiring spree that was poorly thought out--not those from the current hiring spree, which is entirely rational.