Love Borowitz

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#satire #borowitzreport #USPol #USPolitics #Amazon

Jeff Bezos Sells Washington Post’s Integrity in Latest Amazon Prime Deal

The Amazon product page called the Post’s integrity “a signature feature that made this former newspaper great."

^{Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report)}

#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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...my children and all of our children live in,” Beyoncé said. “A world where we have freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided.” 1)

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Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump

Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday. The superstar told the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song.

^{COLLEEN LONG (AP News)}

#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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...the men and women in this room, and watching around the country,
we need you,” Beyoncé said in a rare political appearance. The megastar’s speech was lofty, joyful and optimistic — a temper to the seriousness of the topic and of the message Harris was there to bring..." 1)

“I’m here as a mother, a mother who cares deeply about the world...

#USPol #Elections2024
#Harris in #Texas #ReproductiveFreedom

*Global superstar #Beyoncé endorses #KamalaHarris for #US President*

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👉I found the heart-wrenching story of the victim of #Texas' Draconian abortion laws particularly captivating.👈 It embodied the fate that might befall any American woman and girl of childbearing age, if the fascist #Donald Trump should be re-elected to office on November 5th

Via #AP

👉"It is time to sing a new song” 👈

“For all...

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“Some of us have lost many family members in Gaza and Lebanon. We respect those who feel they simply can’t vote for a member of the administration that sent the bombs that may have killed their loved ones … As we consider the full situation carefully, however, we conclude that voting for Kamala Harris is the best option for the Palestinian cause and all of our communities.”
…
“[an] awful situation where only flawed choices are available.”

newrepublic.com/post/187537/ka…

#USPol #Harris #Trump

“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump

Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.

^{The New Republic}

#uspol Read carefully:

More than 100 Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and progressive Democrats and community leaders have signed a letter making the case for those reluctant to support Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.

newrepublic.com/post/187537/ka…

#BoostingIsSharing

#Vote #Election #Kamala #KamalaHarris #Palestine #Gaza #genocide

“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump

Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.

^{The New Republic}

The Gov. Shapiro and DoJ need to act NOW! Crooked billionaire #ElonMusk is funding fraudulent voter registration drives in Pennsylvania. He is a threat to election integrity in #America.

#election2024 #HarrisWalz2024 #uspol #uspolitics @KamalaHarrisWin

Jeff Bezos deserves to be bankrupted—selling out democracy to protect his wealth. Disgusting.

#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #USPol

Follow the Crypto now tracks presidential spending, including spending routed outside of the crypto super PACs.

followthecrypto.org/elections/…

#USpolitics #USpol #crypto #cryptocurrency

Presidential election | Follow the Crypto

Cryptocurrency industry spending to influence the United States Presidential election.

^{Follow the Crypto}

Earlier this month, Ben Horowitz pledged to make a "significant" donation to Harris. He's since contributed $2.5 million to BlackPAC, a left-leaning PAC focused on Black voter turnout. They support Harris, but not exclusively.

Recent expenditures by BlackPAC include support for Sherrod Brown, a candidate that crypto super PAC Fairshake has spent $40 million to oppose.

Horowitz has contributed $22 million to Fairshake.

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpolitics #USpol

Marc Andreessen has donated another $2 million to Donald Trump. He's contributed $5.35 million this year (across several committees).

#USpolitics #USpol

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They're tracking abortion patients across state lines.

This is why I was banging on about digital security when Roe fell.

Basically everyone should be using burner phones when seeking abortion care in abortion hostile states— or even states where abortion is legal now but in jeopardy. #uspol #ReproductiveRights #digitalsurveillance #digitalsecurity #abortion #abortionrights notus.org/technology/cell-phon… notus.org/technology/cell-phon…

It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too.

A company got access to a mobile phone-tracking tool used by law enforcement and U.S. government agencies across the country. They found significant privacy vulnerabilities.

^{Byron Tau (NOTUS)}

"Media analyst D Folkenflik raised concerns that major media outlets are holding their fire on Trump's trials & tribulations before the election out of fears of retaliation should he win re-election.

Recent actions by the LA Times, MSNBC & the WP are worthy of scrutiny in light of a close election where a bombshell story & major endorsement could tip the scales towards one candidate or the other."

The DOJ hasn't been aggressive regarding the numerous threats.

#USPol
rawstory.com/trump-press-threa…

'Anticipatory obedience': Major media outlets accused of withholding fire on Trump

In his column for NPR, media analyst David Folkenflik raised concerns that major media outlets are holding their fire on Donald Trump's trials and tribulations before the election out of fears of retaliation should he win re-election.

^{Tom Boggioni (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

An open letter condemning Trump, signed by 233 professionals as of early Friday, will run as a NYT print ad.

The signatories “have an ethical duty to warn the public that Trump is an existential threat to democracy,” they write. “His symptoms of severe, untreatable personality disorder—malignant narcissism—makes him deceitful, destructive, deluded, & dangerous -grossly unfit for leadership.”

He's foremost, evil. Why don't they mention his most menacing trait?

#USPol

huffpost.com/entry/mental-heal…

233 Mental Health Professionals Spell Out Dangers Of Donald Trump In Chilling Letter

"We have a duty to warn the public about the grave danger posed by returning this man to power."

^{Lee Moran (HuffPost)}

"Musk has spent a vast amount of money — '$134 million on the presidential campaign and 18 congressional races, 60 percent of which has been dedicated to voter canvassing operations.' Even if that sum has been spent in the most incompetent and shambolic manner possible, it’s hard to imagine it hasn’t had some effect somewhere.

The article also makes clear that Musk seems to be excitedly planning for the political future beyond this campaign. That’s probably where the most interesting story is. He’s a man of obsessions. And with a couple hundred billion dollars. He can fund a lot of obsessions."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/s…

#USPol

Some More Ground Operations Tea Leaves

The Times has a piece up this morning which is largely complimentary of Elon Musk's political operation and Musk himself. It's a far cry from the range of critical pieces which have been published…

^{Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)}

In the past 5 weeks, Trump’s operation has spent >$29M on TV ads criticizing Harris for supporting transgender surgeries for inmates & illegal immigrants in detention. *Only 2 inmates appear to have received such surgeries.

By contrast, the campaign has spent $5M over that same time period on TV ads on the economy, making that topic their 5th-most emphasized -so spending almost 6X more on these ads comp. to the much bigger issue of the econ-.

#USPol #HarrisWalz #GOPLies thebulwark.com/p/trump-goes-al…

Trump Goes All In on Anti-Trans

It’s not clear if the ads will help Trump, hurt Harris—or just scapegoat trans people.

^{Marc A. Caputo (The Bulwark)}

Harris delivers a hopeful message.

"Let's be very clear, Donald Trump has an enemy's list, and I have a to-do list for the American voter.'"

That's their 'close.' I hope that is a TV ad tomorrow," he elaborated. "It's a perfect distillation of, 'I'm in it for you, and he is in it for him.' That's the closing argument that people need to understand."
-W Geist

#USPol #HarrisWalz2024 rawstory.com/harris-cnn-town-h…

'I hope that is a TV ad': Obama adviser singles out Harris' CNN town hall winning message

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Jim Messina – who served as President Barack Obama's campaign manager in 2012– pointed to one moment during Vice President Kamala Harris' CNN town hall where she delivered what he believes is the winning…

^{Tom Boggioni (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

ICYMI, during the #CNNTownHall Vice President #KamalaHarris answered a voter's question about what her major #policy goals requiring Congressional action would be if elected #POTUS.

#democracy #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
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#KamalaHarris speaking to reporters in #Philadelphia. She should do more of this non scripted speaking, it displays her intelligence & firm grasp of the issues like the #economy, #immigration & #WomensRights completely independent of a speech on a teleprompter.

#democracy #constitution #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

youtube.com/watch?v=jg5flNd50v…

Reminder: #KamalaHarris & #TimWalz published their #economic policy plan here:

A Plan to Lower Costs & Create an #Opportunity #Economy

kamalaharris.com/wp-content/up…

#democracy #USpol #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

#BREAKING #USPol #GeoPol #Ukrainekrieg

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...lag nach Einschätzung der [Geheim-]Dienste bei 50 zu 50👈. Im #WeißenHaus zogen die Mitarbeiter Vergleiche zur #Kubakrise von 1962", erzählt #BobWoodward."

"Zwischen #US-Präsident #Biden und seinen Militärs 👉gab es bereits Gespräche, wie ein solcher Krieg zu führen sei.👈 "Als ich bei meinen Recherchen davon erfuhr, war das einer dieser emotionalen Momente,..."

#BREAKING #USPol #GeoPol #Ukrainekrieg

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👉#Kubakrise 2.0 zunächst abgewendet:👈

Renommierter Investigativ-Journalist, der schon den #Watergate-Skandal enthüllte, deckt auf, 👉wie nahe die Welt einem #Atomwaffeneinsatz in der #Ukraine war👈

"Im Herbst 2022 erhielten die Vereinigten Staaten Informationen, dass es 👉in #Moskau Überlegungen zum Einsatz einer taktischen Atomwaffe gegen die #Ukraine gab.👈 Die 👉Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass dies geschehen könnte,...

web.de/magazine/politik/wahlen…

US-Reporter enthüllt: So nah stand die Welt in der Ukraine vor einem Atomkrieg

Der US-Journalist Bob Woodward hat den Watergate-Skandal enthüllt. In seinem neuen Buch beschäftigt er sich mit Russlands Überfall auf die Ukraine – und er warnt vor Donald Trump.

^{Fabian Hartmann (WEB.DE News)}

For any other politician, appearing in a story whose headline includes the words "twisted game" and "Jeffrey Epstein" would be an instant campaign killer. For Donald Trump, it's just Thursday

deadline.com/2024/10/donald-tr…

#USPol

Donald Trump Accused Of Groping By Former Model Stacey Williams

Donald Trump, the Presidential candidate, has been accused of groping former model Stacey Williams.

^{Jesse Whittock (Deadline)}

“I'm resigning bc I want to make it clear that I'm not okay with us being silent -In dangerous times, honest ppl need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up.

But 2 things concern me: This is a point in time where you speak your conscience no matter what. & an endorsement was the logical next step after a series of editorials we’ve been writing about how dangerous Trump is to democracy, about his unfitness to be president, about his threats to jail his enemies."
#USPol cjr.org/business_of_news/los-a…

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement

Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

^{Columbia Journalism Review}

That opening paragraph is a hell of a lot to digest. Jeeez.

❝A former deputy Palm Beach County sheriff who fled to Moscow and became one of the Kremlin’s most prolific propagandists is working directly with Russian military intelligence to pump out deepfakes and circulate misinformation that targets Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign, according to Russian documents obtained by a European intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post.❞

wapo.st/4dYOKNr #uspol

For some reason, the Washington Post changed the headline from:

"Trump meets definition of ‘fascist,’ says John Kelly, his former chief of staff

Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, who is a former general, warned of his former boss’s dictator tendencies in an interview with the New York Times."

to.... [see next post]

#Journalism #Press #Media #News #Politics #USPol #USA