politics

Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators - The Washington Post (Gifted article, no paywall) (wapo.st)

Will House Democrats defend the speaker against unseating? (infosec.pub)

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Most voters want a ceasefire, but few in Congress support one (substackcdn.com)

^Alt text for screen readers: Most voters want a ceasefire, but hardly anyone in Congress supports one. This chart shows the percent in favor of a ceasefire in Gaza. Among Democratic voters, 80 percent; House Democrats, 8 percent. Republican voters, 56 percent; House Republicans, 0 percent. All voters, 66 percent; all House...

Wisconsin Republicans vote to fire elections director, who may not leave the job (wapo.st)

The vote creates a dispute over who is in charge of overseeing elections in a state that is expected to play a critical role in next year’s presidential campaign...

GOP lawyer with ties to three Trump rivals enters 14th Amendment fray (wapo.st)

The attorney represents a private individual, not any of the campaigns, as he explores whether Trump should be ruled ineligible to run for president...

Trump's mugshot has been released (lemmy.sdf.org)

Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war (wapo.st)

Former president floats 10 percent tax on all foreign imports and calls for ‘ring around the collar’ of U.S. economy...

Trans people and bathrooms: This debate is stupid. (lemmy.world)

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Russia recruited operatives online to target weapons crossing Poland (wapo.st)

Russian spy agencies built a network of amateurs for operations including sabotage, assassination and arson — plots disrupted by Polish authorities...

[US] Marianne Williamson, RFK Jr and Cornel West; let's discuss. (i.postimg.cc)

These candidates are really the only challengers to Biden in the primaries. All of their campaigns are extremely long shots (but not impossible in my opinion- if we decided we liked them more than Biden they could win). Let’s all have a civilized discussion/debate over them. Let’s try to not focus too heavy on their...

The advertising blitz behind Biden’s hydrogen tax credits (wapo.st)

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Florida approves Black history standards decried as ‘step backward’ (wapo.st)

The updated standards say students should learn that enslaved people “developed skills” that “could be applied for their personal benefit,” and that in teaching about mob violence against Black residents instructors should note “acts of violence perpetrated against and by African Americans.”