Jeffries: Democrats ‘effectively’ in majority due to GOP ‘chaos, dysfunction’ [Nick Robertson - 05/05/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The Biden Administration's Hypocrisy On World Press Freedom Day [Kevin Gosztola | May 3, 2024 | thedissenter] (thedissenter.org)
United States President Joe Biden marked World Press Freedom Day by calling for the “immediate and unconditional release of all journalists who have been put behind bars for simply doing their jobs.” He added, “Journalism should not be a crime anywhere on Earth.”...
More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll [Lauren Sforza | 05/05/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that economy and inflation were among the top issues for Americans in this upcoming presidential election, with more Americans saying they trust Trump on the issues than Biden. Eighty-eight percent of Americans in the survey said the economy was important when deciding whom to vote for, and 85...
Fetterman mocks students protesting on college campuses over Houthi offer [Lauren Irwin | 05/03/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) mocked the students protesting on college campuses after a report was released stating a Houthi-run university in Yemen will offer slots to those suspended at U.S. universities....
US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism [1 May 2024 | Al Jazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a margin of 320 to 91, and it is largely seen as a reaction to the ongoing antiwar protests unfolding on US university campuses. It now goes to the Senate for consideration....
Jewish Democrat on voting against bill: Anti-Zionism not ‘inherently’ antisemitism [Filip Timotija | 05/01/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
Jewish Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) said she voted against the bill that would crack down on antisemitism on college campuses because, in her view, anti-Zionism is not “inherently” antisemitism, and the measure that passed through the House would “stifle” free speech rights....
Trump leads in 3-way race with Biden, RFK Jr.: Poll [Julia Manchester | 04/29/24 | TheHill] (thehill.com)
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Gaetz gets last-minute primary challenger in Florida [Miranda Nazzaro | 04/29/24 | TheHill] (thehill.com)
A former naval aviator has launched a last-minute primary challenge against Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), filing last week to run for the House in Florida’s 1st Congressional District....
Palestinian Solidarity Encampment Protests Explode Around the Country (But will they be effective?) (youtu.be)
The Tech Robber Baron that wants to take over San Francisco
Balaji, a 43-year-old Long Island native who goes by his first name, has a solid Valley pedigree: He earned multiple degrees from Stanford University, founded multiple startups, became a partner at Andreessen-Horowitz and then served as chief technology officer at Coinbase. He is also the leader of a cultish and increasingly...
We needed an instant replay, but, yes Mike Johnson did point at Donald Trump when talking about "hardened criminals." (twitter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2667481...
Yup! (lemmy.world)
‘Now you’re a terrorist’: Atlanta’s Cop City crackdown (www.aljazeera.com)
Ohio Governor DeWine’s Executive Order Is A De Facto Ban on Transgender Care (www.acluohio.org)
Donald Trump's reported smell becomes target of attack ad (www.newsweek.com)
Donald Trump in real trouble after leaked Michigan call, Karl Rove warns (www.newsweek.com)
Biden's Messaging
Hey, so, I was hoping someone could break down the strategy or rationale behind team Biden’s current messaging? Cards on the table, I plan on voting for him in the general election and primary, but the Biden camp’s messaging seems insane to me. I know a single person irl who’s doing well financially right now, everyone...
Donald Trump Hates The US Military - Long List Of Links
A user on that other site put together a list of articles detailing a TON of examples of Trump harming the US military, ranging from actual policy implementations, to brown-nosing our enemies’ leaders, to being disrespectful to current and prior servicemen and women....
Some thoughts on the messed up memory culture of late 20th century America into which I was socialized (sethcotlar.substack.com)
Tuberville is holding up appointments to key military positions for Trump in order to prepare for (another) eventual coup, not because of concerns about “wokeness”
Basically the title, I think Sen. Tuberville’s stated reason for holding up many key military appointments is to ensure Trump loyalists are appointed to those positions when the next coup occurs....
McCarthy ousted as speaker (www.cnbc.com)
Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire (apnews.com)
The arguments for Russia are BS (youtu.be)
A video describing how all pro-Russian arguments are nonsense.