💬 Quoted… “What we both very much agree on is the system is very broken and actually in deep trouble… We have been thinking about what can be done to bring people together.”

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and his daughter, Heather, the former CEO of EpiPen-maker Mylan, have reportedly been pitching major political donors on giving a collective $100 million to their newly formed politically active nonprofit organization, Americans Together. The ultimate goal? Per Heather Manchin, to give “the politically homeless a voice” at a time when many voters see the two major parties as “normalizing the extremes on the fringes.”

• The effort comes as Joe Manchin, a centrist senator up for reelection in 2024 in a solidly Republican state, weighs whether to move forward with a reelection bid, run for president, or pursue a different future altogether.

🍽️ Stat of the Day: 1% of Americans currently identify as vegan, down from 3% five years ago, according to a new poll from Gallup.

🤔 Did You Know?... Most “close door” buttons in US elevators are actually programmed to not work so they’re compliant with the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act, which stipulates that elevator doors must remain fully open for at least three seconds.

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