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Kaylia Nemour of Algeria in the qualifying round

Heather Tom still directs B&B. Per IMDB, 5 episodes in 2023. So far 4 episodes in 2024. (I know IMDB isn't always correct but she does still direct B&B.) She last directed one of the Sheila/Sugar cremation episodes, and an episode in May or June after Sheila was found alive.

From that notus.org article, it seems that Walz would fit what she's looking for. I like Kelly more but I get that Walz has more experience.

yes! The city herself was a participant in the Ceremony.

If a journalist actually asked Tr*mp about that vote quote, it would surprising if he gave a coherent reply.

Here is context of the Tr*mp quote "Get out and vote just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years it will be fixed. It'll be fine. You won't have to vote anymore...In four years you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good your not gonna have to vote." That quote is from the last five minutes of this July 26 speech to Turning Point USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point_USA It starts at about 1:00:20. He says it twice.

He wants to be a dictator for life.

July 27 NYTimes interview with Pete Buttigieg about the Harris campaign: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/magazine/pete-buttigieg-interview-election-democrats.html Same without paywall: https://archive.is/ONEjd Same interview with Pete as a podcast, audio only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK87A_M9A0k

edit, francetv youtube took the Celine video down

I appreciate you posting clips but for some reason all I get is audio and no video. I guess it's my device/connection, since others can see your clips, just not me. I just upgraded my computer so I don't know what's going on. Oh well, it's for me to solve, I'll figure it out eventually. Edit, it works on my phone but not on my upgraded computer. Well at least I can see it. Thanks for posting!

I agree that the fashion show on the Seine bridge was odd. I mean usually during an Olympic Opening Ceremony in a stadium, the home country demonstrates some of its culture; so I could see if they'd done a traditional ceremony then a short bit in the stadium about French couture would fit. But I don't think it made sense on the bridge over the boat parade. Kelly Clarkson just commented that they made sure to include all ages and ethnicities in the fashion show, so there's that.

I think it's beautiful and wonderful

NBC coverage will start earlier than the actual ceremony. Olympics opening ceremony starts today at 1:30pm Eastern U.S. time, 10:30am Pacific (7:30pm Paris time). Over 200 delegations from countries/regions with about 10,500 athletes in ceremony. This year, the Parade of Nations won't be in a stadium. They will travel 4 miles down the Seine in custom-made floats. Each national delegation will ride in a boat equipped with cameras that enable immersive access for viewers. At the end of the boat parade, will be the lighting of the Torch. This will be outside, at the Trocadéro across from the Eiffel Tower. Also more ceremonial and celebratory events. Entire ceremony including boats, lighting of torch, and celebration/entertainment/speeches to last about 4 or 4 1/2 hours.

From what I have observed from speaking with people in real life, as well as what I've seen online, it seems that there have been Democrats who are younger or youth who have been upset about Biden's stance on the Israel/Gaza situation. It would seem that some of them who were despairing or apathetic are now energized to vote for Harris because her stance on Israel/Gaza seems to be more aware of the bigger picture. I'm not sure what I think about all of that, but that's what I have observed. This could affect the outcome of the election. _________________________________________________ From The Guardian (Link) In the two days after Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, Vote.org recorded its highest number of new voter registrations over a 48-hour period that the organization has seen during the 2024 cycle, the organization told the Guardian. The organization said in a statement that the site saw a roughly 700% increase in daily new voter registrations during that period, totaling over 38,500. Young voters, aged 18 to 34, made up the bulk (83%) of those registrations, the organization added.

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Netanyahu to address Joint Session of Congress Wed. July 24, 2024. The usual procedure for a Joint Session of Congress (the House and Senate all meeting together) ... would be: the Vice President of USA is also president of the Senate, and the VP sits on the dais next to the Speaker of the House. The VP as president of the Senate, is the presiding officer. Kamala Harris as VP and thus president of the Senate, would preside, however she will *not* attend. She had a prior commitment that was planned long before Biden dropped out of the election. Kamala Harris will be in Indianapolis for the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Grand Boulé. More about that here: (Link from WPTA channel 21 news) and here (Link from AP) (Link to event site) Organization's site https://zphib1920.org/ Harris could chose to skip that and be at Congress, but has declined to change her plans. The next in line to preside would be Senator Patty Murray of the State of Washington, as she is President Pro Tempore of the Senate. But Murray has declined to preside and released a statement: "Securing a lasting, mutual ceasefire is of the utmost importance right now, and I will continue to push for one to be reached as soon as possible. I hope Prime Minister Netanyahu will use the opportunity to address how he plans to secure a ceasefire – and lasting peace in the region." As of the most recent update I read, the role of presider for this event will be Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, who is the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so apparently he'll be seated on the dais? Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is the Senate Majority Whip and he is boycotting the Netanyahu speech. He said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel’s war in Gaza under Netanyahu’s direction "is a brutal strategy beyond any acceptable level of self-defense", adding: "I will stand by Israel, but I will not stand and cheer its current prime minister at tomorrow’s joint session." Quotes from Murray and Durbin via The Guardian live blog on Wed. July 24. (Link) More quotes from other politicians at that link as well. From Doug Adams of NBC: https://x.com/DougNBC/status/1816093108133658963 The #NBC Capitol Hill team says more than 30 House & Senate Democrats are planning to skip Netanyahu’s speech today to Congress. Some will boycott it entirely. Others will listen from their offices instead of the chamber. And some have planned counter-programming events. J.D. Vance is scheduled to skip Netanyahu's speech and and instead will be at a fundraising event in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hosted by the Indiana businessman Bill Bean. Various reports say that Biden or Harris, or both? will meet with Netanyahu at the White House on Thurs. July 25. This has been updated a few times, so I'm not certain who/when. Supposedly (?) Netanyahu will meet with Tr*mp at Mar-a-Lago on Friday July 26. Edit: the Guardian live blog says Chuck Schumer will attend Netanyahu's speech to Congress, but Nancy Pelosi will NOT attend. Bernie Sanders gave a speech yesterday on the Senate floor in which he pointed out that Netanyahu is a war criminal and therefore should not be addressing Congress. Edit again per the Guardian live blog. Apparently Netanyahu brought with him some Israelis who are family members of those who were captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, (and/or there are Americans who are now in Washington DC who are relatives of the captives, and currently connecting with Netanyahu?) *** Some of the politicians who are not attending the speech, will be instead meeting with those family/relatives of the captives.

oh Hillary's op-ed is good https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/opinion/kamala-harris-donald-trump.html https://archive.is/0hod7

Yeah I hear you on that. Mark Kelly seems like a wonderful human, but I have no idea what he is like as a public speaker. One list of potential VPs mentioned Minnesota governor Tim Walz. I hadn't heard of him before. His wiki page makes him sound competent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walz But can he truly contribute to the ticket to win?

Many years ago, I saw a TV documentary on that forest and I've always wanted to visit!

In my opinion, Mark Kelly would be a great choice for VP. Senator from Arizona, but the AZ governor is Democrat so would appoint a Dem replacement until election happens. Mainstream stuff: Former astronaut, several missions on the Space Station. U.S. Navy veteran who served in Japan and as a Gulf War combat aviator. He is of Irish ancestry. His mother Patricia was a cop in New Jersey - the first female police officer in West Orange, NJ https://nleomf.org/one-officers-story-patricia-kelly/ (it shouldn't matter that he's a straight white male, but sadly, it matters in this situation). Arizona resident who understands border issues. Replaced John McCain of Arizona in the Senate and knows that constituency. He is married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who survived an assassination attempt. Multiple people were shot at and some died, and she was badly injured but survived. In addition to his Navy and Space Station assignments, he has lived life on the East Coast, in Texas, and Arizona. Born and raised in New Jersey where his mom was a cop. Graduate of Merchant Marine Academy in New York. Mark's main residence was in Houston, Texas while working for NASA. There were some years in long-distance marriage with Congresswoman Gabby Giffords of Tucson, Arizona. They maintained a strong marriage while living in separate states, and while he served on the Space Station and she served in Washington DC. Gabby moved to Texas for her medical recovery (after the assassination attempt). Mark moved to Arizona with her after he retired from NASA. He was later elected senator from Arizona. He is 60 years old. His twin brother Scott was also an astronaut. Mark has two daughters from his previous marriage, and one grandchild. Religious beliefs: Mark is of Irish ancestry, he was raised Catholic but is not particularly religious. He and the rest of the Space Station crew spoke with Pope Benedict from the Space Station in 2011 This is what Mark Kelly said to Pope Benedict from Space: "It’s a very good question: we fly over most of the world and you don’t see borders, but at the same time we realize that people fight with each other and there is a lot of violence in this world and it’s really an unfortunate thing. Usually, people fight over many different things. As we’ve seen in the Middle East right now: it’s somewhat for democracy in certain areas, but usually people fight for resources. And it’s interesting in space … on Earth, people often fight for energy; in space we use solar power and we have fuel cells on the Space Station. You know, the science and the technology that we put into the Space Station to develop a solar power capability, gives us pretty much an unlimited amount of energy. And if those technologies could be adapted more on Earth, we could possibly reduce some of that violence." https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2011/may/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20110521_iss.html Gabby is a member of a reform Judaism synagogue and they were married by her rabbi (The rabbi is female). Mark began to consider spiritual things after Gabby was shot and he is open-minded and noncommittal. Article from the year 2011: Mark Kelly said that before the attack on Gabby, "I thought the world just spins and the clock just ticks and things happen for no particular reason", but that, in Tucson, as he found himself wandering in makeshift memorials and shrines filled with Bibles and angels, [makeshift shrines placed in the place of the shooting] "You pray where you are. You pray when God is there in your heart." https://content.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/2011/02/prayer-mark-kelly-angels-god-fate-/1 Mark Kelly's political stances are moderate Democrat. pro-choice supports 2nd amendment with responsibility and background checks