Waldo JaquithApr 9, 2024
Oklahoma’s governor refuses to let kids in his state access the federal government’s new summer EBT program, to ensure that kids can have meals when school is out. In response, five tribal nations have teamed up to provide the benefits to any eligible kids who happen to live on tribal land (which is a lot of Oklahoma). https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/politics/school-meals-summer-ebt.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jE0.NZAi.mehkrnKm8xuN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=u&sgrp=c-cb
Another Red-Blue Divide: Money to Feed Kids in the Summer

Congress passed bipartisan legislation to provide families that rely on subsidized school meals with help buying food over the summer. Nearly half of Republican-led states have yet to sign on.

The New York Times
Show threadMatthew HaugheyApr 9, 2024
@waldoj bonkers that someone can run on a “letting children starve is good, actually” platform and not get voted out of politics forever
Show threadTexty the BardApr 9, 2024
@mathowie @waldoj It's an evangelical thing. It's partly "sins of the father" logic, and partly a belief that it's necessary for children to suffer to teach them obedience.
Show threadFoxhack
@textualdeviance @mathowie @waldoj Evangelicals are a blight upon the world.
Apr 10, 2024 at 3:24amWeb