The Republican use of the “fascist” accusation is entirely about muddying the waters to imply it’s just meaningless political noise. Same way “fake news” followed people rightfully pointing out that conservatives were getting actual fake news.
It’d take some work to bake this in so it doesn’t just revert to the norm and it doesn’t seem like Biden’s team wants to do that work. I have a real hard time figuring out how political experts theoretically at the top of their field just thought this was an event that should be met with a lowkey response. Polls have been saying this would affect people’s votes the whole time, they just need to exploit it rather than expect it to be self-evident to the voting population that this mattered.
And frankly, even separate from the very disparate ethics surrounding the crimes they were convicted of, this comparison is completely irrelevant. Debs was a minor candidate with no shot at winning. This trivia article is mostly just going to be an excuse for why an actual criminal who could actually win the presidency is no big deal. Putting this out now is just a single tiny step down from deciding now is the right time to recount Nelson Mandela’s time in prison.
It’s like reporters are just blank slates primed with random contemporary keywords without context and incapable of contemplating what the effect of their work will be in reality.
Except Debs was a fringe candidate in prison for political speech and Trump is a major candidate convicted in a scheme of election fraud. Why is NBC normalizing felonious candidates with trivia that only relates to Trump’s case tenuously.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war....
The new element in the proposal would come with a second phase, during which Israel and Hamas would negotiate a permanent cease-fire and complete Israeli withdrawal. Under the newly announced plan, the temporary cease-fire would continue beyond the six weeks until such a permanent plan is put in place, provided neither side violated its terms and negotiations continued.
So the second step is basically optional. Israel can pause the invasion of Rafah, get some hostages back, and then just go back to what they were doing. Netanyahu’s already said all the hostages are not enough for him to stop, he also requires the destruction of Hamas (the people who are supposed to accept the negotiated terms) and long-term security control over Gaza (i.e., reestablish the occupation), so the negotiations are probably doomed from the start. It’s really a one-phase plan for a limited hostage swap masquerading as three.
So there’s a lot of reason to believe that Phase II is never intended to resolve in a cease fire. Their demands in the negotiations are eliminating the group they’re negotiating with and then reestablishing the occupation of Gaza. That’s not really a negotiation.
LOL. “Bad people should be self-sacrificing for the good of others.” If we’re going to talk in such fantasies, Benjamin Netanyahu should go present himself to the people of Gaza and accept whatever judgement they believe is appropriate for his crimes against them.
It’s not all wine and roses in terms of requiring sustained fracking, which defeats the purpose of transitioning away from fossil fuels, but the estimate is there’s enough lithium (as lithium carbonate) coming from these sites to cover 40% of domestic demand.
I’m been fantasizing about Biden passing away from some clearly age related issue, simultaneously opening the race up for Anyone Else (D) to step in and highlighting how it’s a bad idea to put ancient people in critical offices.
With the billionaires backing him, it’s going to be on us as individual Americans to make sure Trump doesn’t end up in the White House again. That means not just voting but talking with people around you, volunteering and donating
He controls the State Department. Like sure, theoretically they just do their job producing an independent report that gets to his desk and then he finds out what it says for the first time, but realistically no, they support what the White House says. That’s why there’s so many people resigning.
You guys had a whole good back and forth about real things that were done and matter and then deviated into “Biden actually has no power so nothing is his fault” on the things that he does, unquestionably, have power over.
I just don’t think this is Blinken’s doing, or more accurately I think he’s doing exactly the job Biden is asking of him. But I’d be happy for him to be the fall guy to mark a pivot. Whatever it takes to right the ship.
How exactly did it backfire? He got a bunch of people who Republicans hate to say he’s the worst. If anything the scheme worked even better than expected.
Coal lobbyists are literally the only Republican-allied group mentioned and they just kept lukewarm distance. From the wording it kind of sounds like they were already with his opponent. They were never going to care about a Dylan Mulvaney troll. The already know who’s going to ask “how high” when they say “jump”.
Weird messaging choice. I guess they don’t want anyone to just sit back and assume sentencing will solve everything, but this seems like downplaying a major beneficial event. Like, you can at least pump it up for a weekend rather than telling voters it doesn’t really matter and trying to move on immediately.
Wait… But Biden passed a massive infrastructure law. There’s a lot of people who could feel like he didn’t really do anything to improve their economic outlook, but a guy who sells heavy equipment shouldn’t be one of them.
President Joe Biden has suggested he will appoint progressive justices to the Supreme Court if he wins a second term in the White House in November....
Moderate Republican incumbent barely beats neo-Nazi endorsed by sitting Republican congressmen. Glad to know everything’s going super fine in the republic. Nothing to worry about here.
From this article it sounds like that’s not all his news sources and the Truth stuff was through a repost bot. He also said he followed Michael Cohen.
Second juror: ‘I’ll try to keep an open mind’ The second juror is a married man who works in investment banking.
His hobbies include hiking, music and concerts, and he said he reads “basically everything” — including Trump’s Truth Social posts through an account that reposts them on the social platform X.
The man also said he follows Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-fixer who made the hush money payment at the center of the case, on X, but he assured Trump’s attorney he would be able to put aside any opinions about Cohen.
“I’ll try to keep an open mind,” the man told prosecutors during questioning.
Sus for sure, but he’s not actually on Truth. Seems like an extremely risky juror though. Kind of odd that he says he reads “basically everything”, but apparently only if it’s posted on Twitter, and only Truth deserved mention in the media consumption questionnaire.
More than a thousand Harvard students walked out of their commencement ceremony yesterday to support 13 undergraduates who were barred from graduating after they participated in the Gaza solidarity encampment in Harvard Yard....
And it’s not just hiring where prestige can be useful, it’s business pitches, op-eds, political speaking. These aren’t things universally judged by HR managers … , they’re judged by everyday people who might not even be able to name the full top 10 US-based universities, but know the name “Harvard”.
Trump turns conviction into cash, spotlights record fundraising in wake of guilty verdict [Paul Steinhauser | May 31, 2024 | Fox News] (www.foxnews.com)
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US has 'every expectation' Israel will accept ceasefire proposal (www.bbc.com)
Hamas no longer poses major threat to Israel, Biden says (www.politico.com)
Trump brands US a ‘fascist state’ in 40-minute rant amid wild scenes outside his Manhattan home (www.independent.co.uk)
One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (www.reuters.com)
This is the first poll taken after the conviction, and has us at 41% Biden/39% Trump...
Publisher of ‘2,000 Mules’ election conspiracy theory film issues apology (www.npr.org)
Trump is not the only convicted criminal to run for U.S. president. Over a century ago, Eugene Debs ran from his prison cell. (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war....
Live updates: Biden Endorses Israeli Proposal for a Cease-Fire in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Washington Post coverage
Pennsylvania’s Fracking Wastewater Contains a ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Critical Clean Energy Mineral Lithium (insideclimatenews.org)
It’s not all wine and roses in terms of requiring sustained fracking, which defeats the purpose of transitioning away from fossil fuels, but the estimate is there’s enough lithium (as lithium carbonate) coming from these sites to cover 40% of domestic demand.
Donald Trump Should Drop Out (washingtonmonthly.com)
Why Megadonors Are Unfazed by Donald Trump’s Guilty Verdict | Money flowed into the former president’s re-election campaign from Wall Street and Silicon Valley following Thursday’s historic conviction (www.nytimes.com)
With the billionaires backing him, it’s going to be on us as individual Americans to make sure Trump doesn’t end up in the White House again. That means not just voting but talking with people around you, volunteering and donating
A transphobic Republican hired Dylan Mulvaney to mock his opponent. It severely backfired. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump guilty verdict does not change US election race, Biden campaign says (www.reuters.com)
TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS (www.bbc.com)
Joe Biden issues Supreme Court warning (www.newsweek.com)
President Joe Biden has suggested he will appoint progressive justices to the Supreme Court if he wins a second term in the White House in November....
Moderate Texas Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’ (www.theguardian.com)
Ticketmaster hacked. Breach affects more than half a billion users. (mashable.com)
Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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1,000 Harvard Students Walk Out of Commencement to Support 13 Seniors Barred from Graduation over Gaza (www.democracynow.org)
More than a thousand Harvard students walked out of their commencement ceremony yesterday to support 13 undergraduates who were barred from graduating after they participated in the Gaza solidarity encampment in Harvard Yard....