I can't wait to see how the Dems will hand victory to the GOP over the Epstein Files...
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DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefitted from the deal.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #KristiNoem #DHS #Government #USPolitics #Law #TV #Advertising #Media
#USPolitics is just so damned depressing. The choice this election is *litterally* between the sitting VP and a convicted criminal, sexual abuser and insurrectionist and polling is STILL within the margin of error. The election is going to come down to about 100k people in the same old battleground states as it always has. A woman’s right to choose threatens to be wiped out nationwide and yet the outcome is still uncertain.
Should be a blow out but no. Sometimes I really dislike this country.
"JD #Vance’s Combative Style Confounds Democrats but Pleases #Trump"
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/us/politics/jd-vance-trump-vp.html
The #NYTimes (@nytimes) doesn't understand what "confounds" means. Dems are not "confounded" by Vance's rhetoric. They understand it, answer it, denounce it, refute it, ridicule it.
By contrast. Trump and Vance are confounded by #Harris and #Walz. They're floundering for an effective line of attack.
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Women #Health #Abortion #Pregnancy #Texas #Law #USPolitics
JOBS REPORT: The Great American Comeback Continues
• 15.9 million jobs added since Trump left
• Much lower unemployment than Morning in America in 1984
• Employment for prime-working-age Americans at a 23-year high
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Wisconsin #Women #Health #Medicaid #Pregnancy #Law #USPolitics
Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.
Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-pardons-erased-prosecutions-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
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Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
https://www.propublica.org/article/andrew-tate-investigation-dhs-paul-ingrassia?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #AndrewTate #WhiteHouse #DHS #Law #USPolitics #Trump #Epstein
After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.”
Latest comic: Prairie Progressives
#uspol #USPolitics #cartoon #comic #TimWalz #media #journalism #rural
Taylor Swift has fulsomely endorsed Kamala Harris on Instagram, describing her as "a steady-handed, gifted leader," making clear that she plans to vote for her in the forthcoming U.S. election, and signing off as a Childless Cat Lady. "I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate Tim Walz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman's right to her own body for decades," she continued, ending her post with a reminder to followers that they should register to vote. Here's more from USA Today.
#TaylorSwift #KamalHarris #HarrisWalz #Celebrity #USPolitics #USElection #Debate
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Sen. Ron Johnson Endorses Book Touting Chlorine Dioxide's Unproven Health Benefits
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Wisconsin's Ron Johnson has a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. Now he's giving credence to assertions about the therapeutic powers of chlorine dioxide, a disinfectant and deodorizer. “It is all lunacy," one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ron-johnson-wisconsin-chlorine-dioxide-pierre-kory-endorsement?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Wisconsin #Health #Misinformation #Congress #Senate #USPolitics
The Great American Comeback with Biden-Harris:
• Nearly 16 million jobs added
• Stock market keeps hitting record highs
• Strongest post-pandemic GDP growth in the world
• Much lower unemployment & inflation than Reagan in 1984
• Employment for prime-working-age Americans at a 23-year high
Watching the screw-ups in the Comey prosecution right now I'm just thinking #TACO , #Trump Always Chickens Out, should be joined by #TOFU , Trump Only Fs Up.
Because seriously... OK his supporters claim that he's not chickening out, that was the plan all along, but there's really no way to get around the F ups.
And this is a historically giant screw up.
"I think our people hate the right people," said JD Vance.
I’ve heard it said that if you don’t vote with whichever party then you are a coward. I think that’s exactly backwards, and even reflects poorly all the person making that argument. It doesn’t take much courage to go with the group.
Instead I go the other way: no matter which party you might prefer in general, it takes courage to say they nominated a moron, and fortunately the other party also nominated a loser, so no matter what the US is going to slog through these next few years.
In my opinion the courageous position is to say no, you nominated a moron, and I’m not going to give you my vote. We’re going to be okay I guess, whether you win or not, but I’m not going to let you assume that you have my vote if you insist on nominating a moron. You should have nominated someone better. You should have nominated someone worthy of my vote. Do better next time.
That’s the state of #USPolitics . As South Park said, big douche versus turd sandwich. So screw both #Democrats and #Republicans. Neither of you managed to nominate someone worth voting for, so I’m voting for my dog.
To give either party our votes is to sign on to their nomination of garbage people. Let’s not. Let’s say that they need to actually nominate worthwhile administrators.
But more practically, let’s focus on #Congress. No matter who wins this election, they’re going to suck, but we can still express ourselves through our representation in Congress, and that’s honestly how it should be anyway.
Check out your representatives. See how they have actually been voting, and vote them out if they have been letting you down. That’s really where our focus should be anyway.
Not on which jerk ends up in the Oval Office.
(But thank God #Biden is on his way out, as he has been terrible for #science in the US, which has not gotten nearly enough attention from the press.)
In Texas’ third-largest county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life.
@ProPublica and @texastribune report: "Tim O’Hare’s leadership in Tarrant County, Texas, gives a glimpse of far-right priorities: cutting programs for at-risk youth, targeting elections and stifling dissent. Home to 2.2 million people and the city of Fort Worth, [the county] is the most significant political battleground between Republicans and Democrats in Texas."
#Texas #USPolitics #FarRight #Politics #Conservatives #Election
Trump Agenda: Himself and His Rich Friends
Harris Agenda: Working Americans and Middle Class Families
Vote accordingly
#Election2024 #Economy #Freedom #USPol #USPolitics #Harris #KamalaHarris #Democrats #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Abortion #RoeVWade
Behind #Christian Nationalism’s Influence on the 2024 #Election
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The Christian right has become an increasingly powerful force in American #politics at every level, from school boards to the presidency. Its roots trace back decades.
#News #USPolitics #History #ChristianNationalism #Rightwing #Abortion #Trump #Project2025 #HeritageFoundation #Jan6
“Minnesota nice, whether represented in policies or in being kind to neighbors, is a worthy ideal,” writes a scholar who has studied the experience of Vietnamese refugees in Minnesota.
But “...the trope of Minnesota nice has a more complex history – especially when it comes to nonwhite people.”
https://theconversation.com/the-contradictions-of-minnesota-nice-236751
#USPolitics #TimWalz #Midwest #Refugees #News
#Romancelandia @bookstodon #CallToAction #USPolitics #KOSA
(and if you go, "well, I write ~clean~ romance, so it doesn't affect me", please know that fascism never runs out of targets/enemies, and that it *will* affect you sooner rather than later)
https://www.techpolicy.press/house-subcommittee-advances-18-child-online-safety-bills/
"Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with Fox News' Bret Baier Wednesday as she steps out of the comfort of what has so far been a relatively friendly series of interviews since she became the Democratic nominee this summer."
From @abc: "With three weeks until Election Day, Harris' interview with Baier will mark her first sit-down with Fox News -- and her first interview with a conservative news outlet since she became the Democratic nominee."
For ongoing coverage, follow @2024-white-house-ElectionCentral
#Harris #FoxNews #USPolitics #Politics #Election #Media #KamalaHarris