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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

Is 2024 Really the Most #Important #Election in #History?

#Democracy—and the #global #system—might not be so easily #dismantled.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #US #Politics #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #AntiSemitism #Homophobia #Misogyny #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #Megathread

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/09/2024-us-election-harris-trump-democracy/

2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The Stakes for Democracy in the Harris-Trump Matchup

Democracy—and the global system—might not be so easily dismantled.

Foreign Policy

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#Scoop: #Retired #US #Generals come to #VicePresident KamalaHarris' #defense on #Afghanistan

Ten #generals and #admirals are mobilizing to defend Harris from #Republican attempts to tie her to the #chaotic 2021 #US #withdrawal from #Afghanistan.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/09/generals-defend-harris-us-withdrawal-afghanistan

Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan

The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including Admiral Steve Abbot and General Larry R. Ellis.

Axios

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

One Politician took credit for the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawl and that wasn't Kamala Harris

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XwsAyDwK-sw

Trump Took Credit for U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan #Shorts

YouTube

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris #campaign #website releases #policy #platform.

As Harris aims to sustain her crunch-time #campaign's early #momentum, she's begun zooming in on a clearer #agenda.

https://www.axios.com/2024/09/09/kamala-harris-policy-agenda-campaign-website

Harris campaign website releases policy platform

The Trump campaign had previously targeted Harris for her lack of a policy page.

Axios

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris #support rises among some #likelyvoters: #POLL

Her #numbers grew with #women and #Black #voters, the #poll found.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-support-rises-voters-poll/story?id=113465657

Harris support rises among some likely voters: POLL

The vice president numbers grew with women and Black voters, the poll found.

ABC News

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

More #Black #Americans are certain to #vote for #VicePresident #KamalaHarris, #Post-#Ipsos #poll finds

The #shift is concentrated among #younger #voters, #Black #Americans, and especially #women.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/09/harris-trump-biden-black-americans/

More Black Americans are certain to vote for Harris, Post-Ipsos poll finds

A Post-Ipsos poll finds that the commitment of Black Americans to vote this fall has rebounded since Harris became the Democratic nominee.

The Washington Post

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#Coach #TimWalz #blasts #GOP in #firey #HRC #speech: “It’s a #factoflife some people are #gay”

He also praised #MatthewShepard's #parents for their #Activism, and #blasted #Trump'#s crusade against #trans #people while #denouncing #GOP #opposition to laws targeting #gunviolence.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/tim-walz-blasts-gop-in-firey-hrc-speech-its-a-fact-of-life-some-people-are-gay/

Tim Walz blasts GOP in firey HRC speech: "It’s a fact of life some people are gay" - LGBTQ Nation

He also praised Matthew Shepard's parents and blasted Trump's crusade against trans people while denouncing GOP opposition to gun violence laws.

LGBTQ Nation

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#Coach #TimWalz’s #comment about #gay #penguins and #schoolshootings goes #viral.

The #Democratic #vicepresidential #nominee has told the #audience at a #national #dinner for the #HumanRightsCampaign that #Republicans are #wastingtheirtime promoting #conspiracytheories that #LGBTQ+ #people are trying to “turn your children #gay.”

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/09/09/tim-walz-gay-penguins-goes-viral/

Tim Walz’s comment about gay penguins and school shootings goes viral

A clip of vice presidential nominee Tim Walz discussing gay penguins during a Human Rights Campaign national dinner has gone viral.

PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

The #Democratic #vicepresidential #nominee #TimWalz in fiery #HRC #speech

‘I sure the hell don’t need #ShadyVance (#JDVance) giving me #advice’ on (my family's) #reproductive #healthcare.

https://www.advocate.com/election/tim-walz-hrc-dinner

‘Coach’ Tim Walz fires up LGBTQ+ team at HRC National Dinner

’We’re not going back to the discrimination,” Kamala Harris’s running mate said in a keynote address over the weekend.

Advocate.com

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

These two videos come to mind...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z10j_H7zOb8

(1/2)

Keep Republicans Out Of Your Bedroom

Paid for by PAF. Not Authorized By Any Candidate or Candidate Committee.

YouTube

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGIyxhGkvo

(2/2)

State Line

YouTube

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#Coach #TimWalz #underlines #Democrats’ #support of #LGBTQ #rights, #slams #ShadyVance (#JDVance) on #schoolshootings claiming they are a “#factoflife.”

“It’s a fact of life, some people are #gay,” Walz said in his remarks. “But you know what’s not a fact of life? That our #children need to be #shot #dead in #schools.” In a Wednesday school shooting in #Georgia at #ApalacheeHighSchool, two #students and two #teachers were #murdered.

https://penncapital-star.com/election-2024/walz-underlines-democrats-support-of-lgbtq-rights-slams-vance-on-school-shootings/

Walz underlines Democrats’ support of LGBTQ rights, slams Vance on school shootings • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Walz praised Harris for her long history of supporting LGBTQ rights, including officiating some of the first marriages in California.

Pennsylvania Capital-Star

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

— #Media please stop saying killed when the person was murdered.

Someone is killed when they lose their life in an accident, they are murdered when someone else with intent or by design takes their life away from them.

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#House #Democrats pour more #cash into #Iowa, #Virginia #races

A #superPAC with close ties to #MinorityLeader #HakeemJeffries will #pay for more #ads aimed at #unseating #Republican Reps. #MariannetteMillerMeeks and #JenKiggans.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/09/09/congress/house-dems-on-offense-00177936

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

What If #DonaldTrump Wins a second term?

The #chaos and #lawlessness of the first Trump term could pale in comparison to what comes next.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/if-trump-wins-2024-election-1235096091/#utm_campaign=syndication

What If Trump Wins?

The chaos and lawlessness of the first term could pale in comparison to what comes next.

Rolling Stone

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#Vengeance is #DonaldTrump's only true #campaign #proposal.

Even as the former president spouts #incoherently about #massdeportation and #tariffs, he remains #focused on #revenge.

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/09/vengeance-is-only-true-campaign-proposal/

Trump's vengeance: If he wins all bets are off

Salon.com

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump’s #Angry New #Threats of #Bloodshed and #Revenge Should #Alarm Us All.

As Trump unleashes a fresh wave of #deranged #warnings, a #columnist who writes about #authoritarianism explains how he is clearly priming his #supporters to prepare for #postelection #violence.

https://newrepublic.com/article/185712/trumps-angry-new-threats-bloodshed-revenge-alarm-us

Trump’s Angry New Threats of Bloodshed and Revenge Should Alarm Us All

As Trump unleashes a fresh wave of deranged warnings, a columnist who writes about authoritarianism explains how he is clearly priming his supporters to prepare for postelection violence.

The New Republic

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

Is This the Real #Reason #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump Promises to #Pardon #January6th #Insurrection #Convicts

If past is prologue and Trump #loses the #election, is there any reason to think he won’t enlist #violent #rightwingers to #challenge the #outcome during the weeks between #ElectionDay and January 6, 2025? He should be #asked about it at this week’s #debate.

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-this-the-real-reason-trump-promises-to-pardon-january-6th-convicts

Is This the Real Reason Trump Promises to Pardon Jan. 6th Convicts?

He should be asked about it at this week’s debate.

The Bulwark

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump Has One #Debate #Strategy: Try to Get #America to #Hate #VicePresident #KamalaHarris.

Trump can’t win by getting people to #like him, so he’ll do the opposite. I hope the #VP is ready for anything.

https://newrepublic.com/article/185713/trump-debate-strategy-hate-harris

Trump Has One Debate Strategy: Try to Get America to Hate Harris

Trump can’t win by getting people to like him, so he’ll do the opposite. I hope Kamala is ready for anything.

The New Republic

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump returns to his favorite #debate #playbook: It’s all #unfair.

#Trump’s #attacks on #ABC illustrate his overall approach to #debating. Trump is laying the foundation to falsely claim #ABC “#rigged” the debate with #KamalaHarris.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/09/trump-debate-plans-00177885

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#TeamTrump Is #FreakingOut That #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump will #Blow the #Debate With #VicePresident VicePreisde #KamalaHarris.

If the #bloviating #manbaby is #frustrated, he may resort to #PersonalInsults, taking aim at Harris’s #race and #gender and #hurting #voters’ perceptions, which some of his fellow #Republicans have #criticized as #counterproductive.

https://newrepublic.com/post/185715/team-trump-nervous-harris-debate

Team Trump Is Freaking Out That He’ll Blow the Debate With Harris

Donald Trump’s team is nervous about the first presidential debate with Kamala Harris.

The New Republic

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris Heads Off Trump #TalkingPoints Ahead of #Debate

#Republicans have #accused the VP of being #vague in her #policies, but she has sought to spike their guns with a new page on the #campaign #website outlining her #agenda if elected #President.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/policies-what-policies-kamala-harris-sets-out-issues-ahead-of-trump-debate

Policies, What Policies? Kamala Harris Sets Out ‘Issues’ Ahead of Trump Debate

Republicans have accused the vice president of being vague in her policies, but she has sought to spike their guns with a new page on the campaign website outlining her agenda.

The Daily Beast

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 9, 2024

7 things to watch at the #debate between #VicePresident #KamalaHarris and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump.

Many are eager for Harris, known for her #resume and #reputation as a #prosecutor, to take her #Republican #opponent to task over his #unprecedented #criminal #record and to draw a #contrast on #criticalissues facing the #country in front of a #nationalaudience.