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Full fact sheet from the White House website on Biden's proposal for Supreme Court reform
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/07/29/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-bold-plan-to-reform-the-supreme-court-and-ensure-no-president-is-above-the-law/

Edited July 29, 20241 yr by janea4old

This article from the Jamaica Gleaner (one of the world’s oldest newspapers) discusses the excitement among naturalized citizens, particularly those from the Jamaican diaspora, as well as the Caribbean communities in Florida for a VP Harris.

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20240729/diaspora-excitement-harris-presidency-chart

from the ny times:

deeply disturbing how little importance the new paper of record, at least east of the mississipi, attached to this existential threat to the american way of life. 

To the Editor:

“Trump Tells Christians, Vote ‘Just This Time’” (news article, July 29) contained critical information about the threat that Donald Trump poses to our democracy.

Mr. Trump’s quoted statement was an admission that his plan is to subvert the democratic process and lead our country into authoritarianism: “Christians, get out and vote. Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore, you know what? Four more years, it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine, you won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians.”

The reporting was clear, concise and easy for any reader to understand. Unfortunately, this article was buried on Page A15 of your newspaper.

Can I ask, What is more important for a free press to publish on the front page than this direct and clear attack on our democracy by one of our two presidential candidates?

Robin Perls-Shultis
Shokan, N.Y.

 

Edited July 29, 20241 yr by wonderwoman1951

They did it:

 

 

Meanwhile, Roy Cooper has withdrawn from the veepstakes.

The "weird" attack on the GOP (which is accurate) is a long time coming, and the freaked-out response by Republicans as well as the uncomfortable institutional reaction in the Beltway shows how incredibly effective it's been - the tiresome Thomas Friedman is clucking his tongue about it in the op-ed pages.

Meanwhile:

 

Oh lord. I'm not sure I've ever seen a longtime Fox anchor so disgusted with a Republican.

Edited July 29, 20241 yr by Vee

 

21 hours ago, Vee said:

I still don't think he's the right optic but I see @DRW50's point:

 

I see Walz is an effective attack dog. But what he has is authenticity. Something not easy to come by in a politician.  He's 60 years old by the way.  I understand the optics point, but he's also a veteran. The only other one in the VP stakes is Kelly. Buttigieg is but I don't believe he's really a legit VP candidate sadly enough. I love the guy but this isn't his time.

Thanks for posting the clip of Whitmer.  I hope Lemire felt like an idiot. This is the third time she has publicly stated she's not in the VP race.  And maybe she knows a 2 woman ticket is not happening, maybe she's sincere, or maybe both.  

Edited July 30, 20241 yr by JaneAusten

 

 

I hate posting that grifter Yashar, but:

Article here.

You almost expect a black, female Democrat to say to the GOP, "Y'all are weird!".  And I, for one, am grateful for that, lol.

Mark Hamill, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mayor Pete and many others are on there. I ain't goin' in there, Zoom gives me anxiety.

 

Adam McKay along with various conservative black accounts on social media have all been pushing the line of how this is identity politics and shows how broken the party is and so on, which probably means they are worried over the success. 

Speaking of which:

I'm glad that Democrats are not as terrified of being seen as anything but serious at all times as they used to be. Yes, this has to stop at some point, and clearly it will, but this is the world Trump, and the media who would sell every organ in their body for a moment with him, created.

 

source:
https://www.tiktok.com/@ladychayil/video/7396751623453740330

Jeff Bridges was also on the call tonight, among many others.