"These are people who make more than $35,000 but less than $58,000 per year, but don’t currently qualify for #overtime; to oversimplify, bosses have reclassified many of these #workers as managers, exempting them from federal overtime protections. The #Biden rule would make them eligible...

Guess who managed to block this rule that would have provided those people with relief? #MAGA #Republicans allied with #business interests, that’s who."

newrepublic.com/article/188663…

#GOP #Politics #USA #News

White House Says Democrats Who Oppose Weapons To #Israel Are Aiding #Hamas

huffpost.com/entry/biden-weapo…

#FreePalestine @israel @palestine #gaza #biden #joebiden #genocide #Netanyahu #DarkBrandon #genocidejoe #aipac #uspol #uspolitics #usa #dnc #votebluenomatterwho #voteblue #Fediantisemitism

⬆️ @dangillmor

>> Criminal #Trump nominates monstrous #Gaetz to oversee criminal justice in America.

We can call it Trump's #viceSignaling, which is the exact opposite of #Biden's #virtueSignaling that had led him to make #Garland "whole" by appointing him as AG because #Republicans had stolen the latter's #SCOTUS seat.

Now Trump signals to his constituents that rape — whether statutory with underage kids, or otherwise — is just fine, and the DOJ won't prosecute them.

#YourBodyMyChoice #YBMC

What a surprise: Biden lied.

Oh well, at least he managed to get Trump elected.

That’s something, I guess.

Wish I could say “good job committing genocide by proxy, Democrats” but it looks like Trump is going to beat you at that too.

Damn, maybe you should’ve been playing a different game… Turns out you can’t beat Trump at fascism.

🤷‍♂️

#USA #US #America #USPol #Biden #Democrats #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #settlerColonialism #apartheid #warCrimes #ethnicCleansing #genocide

Despite Biden's Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down
—

Old-growth forests are key to slowing #climate change and to protecting endangered species. In #Oregon, logging in Bureau of Land Management-controlled areas has continued at a steady pace despite Biden’s promise to protect these forests.

#News #Biden #Environment #Sustainability #Forest #EndangeredSpecies #ClimateChange #Carbon #Trees

propub.li/3Z1BqDy

A Biden Effort to Protect Old Forests Hasn’t Curbed BLM Logging

In Oregon’s Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.

^ProPublica

#WompWomp

Via Mike Sacks:

CA5 throws out #RFKJr's suit blaming the #Biden admin for social media takedowns of COVID/vaccine misinformation during the pandemic.

Unanimous ruling (Reagan, Clinton, GWB) follows companion case SCOTUS decided last term.
storage.courtlistener.com/pdf/…

#WompWomp

Via Josh Gerstein:

JUST IN: 8th Circuit denies, without comment, bid by #Missouri and #Arkansas officials to block a #Biden Executive Order promoting voter registration.

Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/reca… Earlier MOED ruling:

(#Trump ended up winning #Iowa by >9 points.) In 2020, her poll again showed Trump ahead by 7pts, which was both close to the final tally &, in retrospect, a sign that #Biden’s margins in neighboring states like #Wisconsin would be much thinner than other polls were indicating.

So many of us were anxious to see how big Trump’s lead would be this time, & the fact that #Selzer instead found him #losing came as a shock.

#women #BodilyAutonomy #ReproductiveRights #WomensHealth
#HarrisWalz2024

#Trump #Harris #Biden #Election #USA #Politics #Oligarchy

I want #Kamala #Harris to #Win, but she will have a massive amount of work to do. More than anyone before her.

medium.com/@colingajewski/how-…

How Democracies Quietly Transform into Oligarchies Without Anyone Noticing

The transformation of democracies into oligarchies is not marked by sudden coups or dramatic revolutions. Instead, it’s a gradual, almost invisible process. Democracies, at their core, are designed…

^{Colin Gajewski (Medium)}

Dark Brandon is the best. #Biden has no more f’s left to give.

Video:

threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/…

Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads

yolo Biden

^Threads

We need one more Biden misstep calling Republicans Drag Queens. He's so close he doesn't even realize his power.

#MAGA #MAGAGarbage #USPol #Trump #KamalaHarris #Biden #Harris

#Polish #Defense spending

(3/3)

...eventual #Russian invasion the most, apart from, obviously, #Ukraine.

//

*#Biden was the first POTUS to seriously tackle the #ClimateCrises. #TFG even withdrew from the Paris accords and Obama chiefly made pledges.

//

Via @marcelias:

Great news!🥳

"A federal judge rejected Republican state officials’ request to block President Joe #Biden’s executive order that expanded voting access."

democracydocket.com/news-alert…

Republicans' Attempt to Block Biden's Voting Access Executive Order Fails - Democracy Docket

A federal judge rejected Republican state officials’ request to block President Joe Biden’s executive order that expanded voting access.

^{Democracy Docket}

A 2nd-term #Trump might have the edge over a 1st-term #Harris because a #Republican-controlled #Senate could block some of her appointees. Perhaps moderate Harris nominees would get through, though: Most of #Biden’s appointees received bipartisan support. Another potential area of agreement is a bipartisan measure to incrementally increase the total number of federal district #judges to ease rising caseloads. The bill passed the Senate in Aug but has yet to receive a #House vote.

#law

The next president will also alter the courts’ #racial, #ideological & #professional makeup. Under #Trump, 76% of judicial nominees were #men, & 84% were #white…. Many had ties to the #FederalistSociety, a *#conservative* #legal group. #Biden’s appointees have been 63% #female & 61% #nonwhite. He has prioritized nominees who served as #PublicDefenders & #CivilRights lawyers, & his picks have tended to be more #liberal than those of past Democratic presidents.

#law #judiciary #HarrisWalz2024

In a typical 4-yr term, a president replaces about ¼ of the country’s 870 active federal #judges, across both federal district & appeals courts. #Trump filled 231 vacancies, & President #Biden may equal that number before the next #Congress takes over.

Partly as a result, Republican & Democratic presidents have each appointed about ½ of the judges on federal courts.

#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #Vote #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

As Americans vote, exhausted and outmanned Ukrainian soldiers are holding defensive lines under constant Russian fire, knowing the results will dictate their future.

#Harris, who has decried President Vladimir #Putin’s “brutality,” would likely carry on President Joe #Biden’s policy of support.

#Trump has repeatedly taken issue with #US aid to #Ukraine, made vague vows to end the war and has praised #Putin.

apnews.com/article/election-uk…

#Russia

The trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election

The decisions of the next U.S. president will determine the trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia’s invasion.

^{SAMYA KULLAB (AP News)}

#Doonesbury: "What am I supposed to do about it, lock him up?"

OGODYES.

#comics #Trump #Biden

Entire strip here: gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/1…

After #Biden apologizes for Native boarding schools, #Oklahoma tribal leaders urge action

Source: eu.usatoday.com/story/news/202…

More than 417 schools were funded by the U.S. to assimilate Native American #children, according to a federal report under Biden and his Interior secretary, Deb Haaland. More schools — 87 — were located in Oklahoma than in any other state.

#usa #politics #history #torture #humanrights #crime #natives #apologize #government #news #education #school

After Biden apologizes for Native boarding schools, Oklahoma tribal leaders urge action

Native American leaders in Oklahoma applauded President Joe Biden's apology for Indigenous boarding schools, calling it an important step toward healing.

^{, USA TODAY (USA TODAY)}

#BREAKING #USPol #GeoPol #Ukrainekrieg

(2/2)

...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,..."