182) Like many, I've been more than disappointed at the #NYTimes coverage of #Election2024.

Far too little attention has been paid to the abject unsuitability of a #DonaldTrump return to the #whitehouse

In the editorial below ⬇️, the Times lays out the peril of another #Trump presidency.

It cannot happen without the most dire consequences to democratic, geopolitical, and ecological stability.

#USPolitics #Politics #NotTrump

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/11/opinion/editorials/donald-trump-2024-unfit.html

183) The pressure on the #Biden campaign to withdraw from #Election2024 has cranked up further with reports that former president #Obama is now encouraging #POTUS to examine the viability of his candidacy.

Three weeks have passed since the Trump/Biden debate, and its becoming increasingly clear that #Democratic Party leaders and wealthy donors would prefer a withdrawal.

#USPolitics #Politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/18/obama-says-biden-must-consider-viability

184) Nancy Pelosi has been much discussed and speculated about lately. Now, she seems to be taking a more forceful position on the #Biden Withdraw movement.

#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024 #JoeBiden

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/18/nancy-pelosi-biden-close-to-dropping-out/

185) As astonishing a moment as one is likely to see in #USPolitics during a lifetime. A nightmare for #Trump who is now the crazy old man left standing

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-21/biden-says-he-will-not-seek-reelection-aims-to-finish-term

#Biden #Politics #Election2024 #JoeBiden

186) There has been a palpable shift in political energy since #JoeBiden announced that he would no longer seek a 2nd term.

#Trump is still busy attacking #Biden; one has to wonder who is truly deranged, but no, #DonaldTrump has always been a deeply troubled man - just older and meaner now, as unlikely as that might seem.

@anneapplebaum gives her view on the transition ⬇️

#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-looks-older-and-more-deranged/679186/

187) I'm reminded that 24 or, in this case, 48 hours is a long time in #politics.

After the #GOP convention, there was talk of a resounding victory over a diminished, some said enfeebled, #JoeBiden.

To bad for the boosters of the #authoritarian viewpoint, who can't conceive of a leader surrendering power

The game has shifted, and the energy has changed, as detailed in the latest from @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

#kamala #USPolitics

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/july-22-2024

188) The attacks on #KamalaHarris will come hard and fast until the #GOP congeals and coalesces around a smear that satisfies them.

Rather than attempting to swat these attacks, the job is to define the #Trump campaign with the truth: #Narcissism, #Nastiness, #Negativity, Nativism.

They have no plan for our commonwealth, just a desire to loot and enrich cronies who find democracy inconvenient.

#USPolitics #Politics #USPol

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/racist-and-misogynistic-attacks-on-kamala-harris

189) #KamalaHarris with a sharp pointed piece which defines her campaign and the dangers of #Trump

I’m impressed

https://youtu.be/sHky_Xopyrw?si=EsxNHxPM1ZbIS8kB

#USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024

190) Just leaving this here

#KamalaHarris #USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024

191) #Trump appearance at #NABJ in Chicago produces a dumpster fire of #racism and disdain with a white man judging who is black

https://open.substack.com/pub/lizadonnelly/p/trump-questions-kamala-harris-heritage

#USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024

192) Just leaving this here

#Trump #USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024

193) @rbreich on the increased frequency of #Trump mental lapses.

Yesterday’s press conference at #maralago has added to the litany of misstatements resulting in increased scrutiny of #DonaldTrump’s mental health

https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps

#USPolitics #Politics #USPol #Election2024

194) #Trump has lost control of #Election2024 tempo. He’s being dominated by #kamalaharris and his various debate maneuvers have come to naught.

#JoshMarshall of #TPM has a good take on #DonaldTrump’s debate capitulation

#USPolitics #Politics

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/kamala-dog-walked-trump-right-back-into-the-debate

195) Making a #DonaldTrump return to the #WhiteHouse unfathomable is a big part of the #KamalaHarris campaign.

One of the best techniques is to needle #Trump, provoking outlandish claims which cause voters to question his mental balance

Trump is particularly touchy about crowd sizes. Remember the madness of his inaugural crowd claims or the more recent bigger than #MLK claim at #maralago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/10/harris-crowd-size-trump-rallies/

#Election2024 #USPolitics #Politics

196) A vote for the #harriswalz2024 is a vote for those that place community at the center of American life

@heathercoxrichardson.substack.com details the ugly history of #NeoLiberalism and those who have fought against #WealthConcentration and #ToxicIndividualism

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-11-2024

#Election2024 #USPolitics #Politics #USPol

197) #DonaldTrump got together with #ElonMusk on #TwitterX last night. Things did not go well as technical issues on the troubled #SocialMedia platform caused a 42 minute delay.

The rambling exchange between #Musk and #Trump persisted for 2 hours and many listeners remarked on Trump’s persistent slurring of words during the event

#USPol #USPolitics #Election2024

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/12/x-interview-elon-musk-donald-trump/74771640007

198) I'm looking forward to joining the #IrishAmericans for #HarrisWalz this evening at 8 PM EST. Please see the link below ⬇️

#USPolitics #USPol #Politics #KamalaHarris #Election2024

https://events.democrats.org/event/666161/

199) How should the #Musk - #Trump love-in last night on #TwitterX

#KamalaHarris campaign calls it out precisely for what it was: "self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class."

File this one under #ToxicNarcissism

#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPols #Politics

200) Why is the #KamalaHarris campaign working? Because it's sending clear directional signals about where she plans to take the country. Read the #JoshMarshall article below ⬇️

Meanwhile, the #GOP and #NewsMedia are grumbling about the lack of a detailed sitdown interview and policy specifics.

Marshall reminds us what campaigns are about - ensuring voters know where a candidate is taking a country.

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/harriss-campaign-is-working-get-used-to-it/sharetoken/4937d0b5-ee7a-4af3-975b-22327a3a9b41

201) I can't imagine two rich boys more deserving of the #Borowitz treatment than #Trump and #Musk

Sometimes, a quick timeout to chuckle is appropriate.

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-and-musk-share-tips-on-running

202) #Trump is in #Ashville #NC today. His campaign had to prepay for the rented auditorium. Might have something to do with the fact that #BigOrange has a habit of stiffing city’s when campaigning

Not surprising that, folks from #NYC know that #DonaldTrump is not to be trusted, that’s why he can’t borrow money in this town. Too many people stiffed over the years.

Why would a man like this be trusted to be #POTUS?

https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-08-13/city-confirms-that-trump-campaign-paid-82-000-for-thomas-wolfe-auditorium

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

203) I feel sorry for #DanielDale of CNN he frequently writes and reports on l #Trump’s tormented grasp on reality.

Given the velocity of #BigOrange’s lies and falsehood, Mr Dale’s task is ultimately impossible. Here’s his take on yesterday’s #Ashville speech

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/14/politics/fact-check-insulin-trump-biden-harris/index.html

#NC #DonaldTrump #Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

204) Speaking of lie velocity ⬆️, #NPR gives some sense of just how challenging it is to keep up with #Trump fact free zone

Here’s their take on 162 lies and distortions floating out of. #BigOrange’s mouth at #MarALago last week. Can anybody say #GishGallop?

Each assertion presents an opportunity for the #NewsMedia to call BS on #DonaldTrump, but how often do you see that?

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-s1-5070566/trump-news-conference

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

205) Sometimes the best laid plans have unpredictable outcomes 😜

https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/study-people-exposed-to-jd-vance

#Borowitz #JDVance #Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics

206) Some believe #pharmaceutical companies have the right to gouge vulnerable Americans - #GOP anyone?

Other’s believe that government should negotiate a better deal using the heft of #Medicare and #Medicaid networks.

That’s what good government does and why #KamalaHarris will make a great #POTUS.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-expects-6-bln-savings-first-medicare-drug-price-negotiations-2024-08-15

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue

207) #PeteButtigieg explains how this election is about putting our fellow citizens first.

That notion breaks #Trump’s brain. He is sadly a man so consumed by his own selfishness that he cannot conceive of bringing happiness, joy, kindnesss or support to others

#KamalaHarris is bringing back joy, compassion and the strength of shared purpose back to #USPolitics

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/trump-cannot-comprehend-that-kind-of-sacrifice-buttigieg-on-medal-of-honor-winners-217422917854

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue

208) When Americans vote on Nov 5, they get to decide if the want to vote for #KamalaHarris who wants corporations to pay a tax rate of 28%, a 7% increase, or for #Trump who wants to reduce the rate so his billionaire buddies have more money to corrupt democracy

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-proposes-raising-corporate-tax-rate-28-rolling-back-trump-law-rcna167208

#USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue #Election2024 #WealthConcentration

209) Hmmmm changing the name of #PA???

Yup, that’s high on the list of priorities for the #DemocraticParty 🙄

Really!! How freaking #Weird

File this one under stoking division and anger. That’s all #Trump has to offer to #Pennsylvania voters

https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2024/02/theyre-going-to-change-the-name-of-pennsylvania-examining-trumps-claim.html

#USPol #USPolitics #Politics #VoteBlue #Election2024 #WealthConcentration

210) Take 20 minutes to listen to an extraordinary speech from the wonderful #MichelleObama

#Election2024 affords the opportunity to #GoBig with #KamalaHarris or descend into the chaos and #GoSmall with #DonaldTrump

#USPolitics #USPol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgJBFBwRXvc

211) Pretty interesting comparison between
Team Sane vs. Team Delusional
Team Empath vs. Team Narcissist
Team Reality vs Team Delusion

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/dnc-vs-rnc-two-convention-speeches-two-different-messages-217837637552

#Election2024 #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #USPolitics #USPol

212) #Trump folks are excited about endorsement from #RFKJr and his shrinking campaign. #DonaldTrump has had little to cheer about since #KamalaHarris replaced #JoeBiden

While Trump folks might be excited about this development, adding an #AntiVax conspiracy theorist imprimatur is hardly going to improve a plummeting campaign

Team #Weird just got weirder

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/nx-s1-5086838/robert-kennedy-future-plans-trump

#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol

213) Interesting to see what #RFKJr had to say about #Trump in times past

#Forbes with the story ⬇️

Will the #DeadBear guy move the needle for #TeamWeird?

Maybe #JDVance’s tagging #DonaldTrump as #AmericasHitler is looking a little bit better now?

LOL what a mess

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/08/23/rfk-jr-endorses-trump-after-calling-him-sociopath---his-reversal-explained

#Weird #Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol

214) #AbortionRights are on the ballot in 10 states in this election cycle. I expect many voters will turnout specifically to affirm the #BodilyAutonomy of women

Like many, I expect that the presence of these measures should be helpful to the #KamalaHarris campaign since this important right can transcend red/blue state divides

Here’s a good breakdown of the ballot measures in each state ⬇️

https://19thnews.org/2023/12/abortion-states-election-2024-ballot-measures/

#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #ReproductiveRights #Abortion

215) I expect some mirrors will soon be classed as fake reflectors by the #Trump campaign

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/24/2264520/-Cartoon-Fairest-of-them-all

#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

216) I’ve not been shy about calling #DonaldTrump a #fascist. I think that is a fair description but is labeling the man as such helpful in defeating him in #Election2024?

Mike Tomasky at the @newrepublic
Makes the case that #Trump likes being labeled a fascist. It reinforces his self image as an #authoritarian. Ridiculing him however, is far more effective in persuading swing voters

A good read ⬇️

https://newrepublic.com/article/185270/democrats-harris-trump-achilles-heel-ridicule

#USPolitics #USPol #Politics

217) This cartoon grasps the essential truth of many #NewsMedia outlets and their willingness to give #Trump a freebie.

Many news businesses in our click-addled media sphere love the clickbaityness of #DonaldTrump. He is a gift that has given much to the bottom line of news corporations, and they would rather not give him up

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/26/2265249/-Cartoon-The-fact-checkers

218) Excellent piece from @rbreich on the #oligarchs who are opting to support #Trump despite past protestations of his #autocracy

A reminder that for many of these types money and NOT #democracy is paramount .

Fortunately, the unbejeweled have a lot more votes, the job is to ignore #billionaire financed ads and get normies to the polls.

https://youtu.be/0LEnI9THvLA?si=MW6LQxcmOMC2UsUR

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics

219) #Georgia is in play and every vote will count whether it comes from traditional #democraticparty urban strongholds or more rural parts of #GA

Great to see #HarrisWalz2024 campaigning outside big cities - see #WashingtonPost article ⬇️

#Election2024 #USPol #USPolitics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/28/harris-bus-tour-georgia-rally-savannah

220) I'm enjoying a little #LincolnProject satire this morning

#Election2024 #USPolitics #USPol #Politics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQjGQbj5so

221) For over a week, stories on #DonaldTrump's visit to #Arlington have flooded the #NewsMedia.

The question we need to ask is whether rules and laws apply only to some or all?

#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024

https://www.nuttyinnyc.com/blog/for-whom-are-the-rules