"Rather than try to restart the political program, he seemed to decide in the moment that it would be more enjoyable for all concerned — and, it appeared, for himself — to just listen to #music instead.

#Trump had his staff fire up his campaign playlist, standing on the stage for about half an hour and swaying to songs as his crowd slowly dwindled."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/trump-town-hall-dj-music.html

#Weird #Senile #Sundowning #GOP #Republicans #Politics #USPol #USPolitics #News #US #USA #Press

The world knows Donald Trump is a pro-Putin bumbling fool who would throw democracy under a bus for a backhanded compliment from a murderous dictator.

Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a 'misfortune' for the world
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking
https://www.yahoo.com/news/polish-democracy-leader-lech-walesa-103309680.html

They asked all party leaders in #Sweden to fact check their speechless/debate in real time. All those in the left said yes, all those in the right declined.

It's the same almost everywhere

#Svpol #FactCheck #Sverige #Politik #Politics

Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are becoming more visible in American #politics – marking a shift from their historically apolitical stance.

And they’re far from insignificant. The Black Church PAC recently hosted a “Win With the Black Church” webinar that raised $500,000 in support for #KamalaHarris.
https://theconversation.com/black-pentecostal-and-charismatic-christians-are-boosting-their-visibility-in-politics-a-shift-from-the-past-238516

Black Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past

Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity explains.

^{The Conversation}

“When you think of the incentive structure [in #politics] right now to get your name out, it’s about people who want to throw rocks & create controversy… People who work & toil away to pass common sense, good, bipartisan legislation that actually helps people’s lives? That doesn’t get press.” https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/13/gary-peters-senate-map-00183541

- Senator Gary Peters, who isn’t always in the news, but scores as the most effective Senator in Congress https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/03/20/center-for-effective-lawmaking-identifies-most-successful-lawmakers-in-117th-congress/

Center for Effective Lawmaking identifies most successful lawmakers in 117th Congress

Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-VA, and Don Bacon, R-NE, and Sens. Gary Peters, D-MI, and John Cornyn, R-TX, top their respective lists of the most effective Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the recently completed 117th Congress (2021–23), according t…

^{Kara Furlong (Vanderbilt University)}

This.

#Politics #Media #ThinkForYourself

RS:
Far-right outlet Gateway Pundit admits: 'There was no widespread voter fraud'

The editor of a website that singled out two Georgia election workers and baselessly accused them of manipulating ballots in the 2020 election has now admitted the entire story was false.

Jim Hoft.. posted... there was no truth to his claim that Fulton County, Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss did anything illegal in the election...
https://www.rawstory.com/gateway-pundit-defamation/

#News #Politics #Democrats #Harris

Far-right outlet Gateway Pundit admits: 'There was no widespread voter fraud'

^{Carl Gibson, AlterNet (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

#Poland’s leader plans to suspend the right to #asylum as country faces pressure on #Belarus #border

Source: https://apnews.com/article/poland-migration-asylum-right-suspension-belarus-1716d8872d38caa25b01ac02a5348a69

Through its involvement in the lost wars in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan, Poland has contributed significantly to the refugee flows. Refusing to accept refugees is therefore not only ethically reprehensible but also a testimony to inhumane criminal politics.

#europe #eu #refugees #humanrights #humanity #Problem #politics #ethics #fail #news #crime #military #war

Poland's leader plans to suspend the right to asylum

Poland’s leader says he plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a new migration policy. Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed to its alleged abuse by eastern neighbor Belarus and Russia.

^{AP News}

The #NYTimes is failing its obligation to serve its customers and the public in general.

Instead of showing #Trump as he is, they are #Sanewashing him and downplaying his #Fascist tendencies.

HT: @thetnholler

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

More Conservatives Choose Kamala Harris Over Trump!

Charlie Sykes, among the most prominent conservative voices in Wisconsin for over two decades, has publicly announced he will vote for Kamala Harris this upcoming elections.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.latintimes.com/kamala-harris-gains-another-prominent-conservative-endorsement-562007

Kamala Harris Gains Another Prominent Conservative Endorsement

Former conservative radio host Charlie Sykes explained why he'll vote Democrat this coming election

^{Demian Bio (Latin Times)}

Too true

#Meme #TrolleyProblem #Trolley #AutoIndustry #PublicTransit #Politics

"Alex Blasdel lays out the case for private equity as a kind of virus that infects economies, parasitically draining them of not just the capacity to provide goods and services, but also of the ability to govern themselves, as politicians and regulators are captured by the unfathomable sums that PE flushes into the political process:"
~@pluralistic

#Politics #Capitalism

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/oct/10/slash-and-burn-is-private-equity-out-of-control

Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?

The long read: From football clubs to water companies, music catalogues to care homes, private equity has infiltrated almost every facet of modern life in its endless search to maximise profits

^{Alex Blasdel (The Guardian)}

#GeoPol #GhostFleet #Iran #Politics

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. #Iran is certainly an enabler of Putin, apart from North Korea and China.

"The new designations today also include measures against the “Ghost Fleet” that carries Iran’s illicit oil to buyers around the world."

I'm curious to learn what this means IRL.--They can hardly sink oil tankers.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/11/statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-expansion-of-sanctions-on-iran-following-attack-on-israel/

Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Expansion of Sanctions on Iran Following Attack on Israel | The White House

On October 1, Iran launched a ballistic missile attack against Israel.  This attack targeted Israel’s most populated city, Tel Aviv, and could have

^{The White House}

Trump was asked about raising his kids. He went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews #Trump

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-fentanyl-death-penalty-b2627521.html?10102024&utm_source=reddit.com

Trump was asked about raising his kids. He went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty

Trump explained why fentanyl-related offenses should receive the death penalty when asked about his kids

^{Katie Hawkinson (The Independent)}

Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief

In a sane world it would be Watergate-level news.

In a Trump-cancerous US, it's just a typical Friday.

Ponder for a moment the damage Trump has done to our democracy with this being the case!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/jack-smith-t

In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
—

From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.

https://propub.li/3BDP5Yl

#News #Texas #Politics #Government #Election2024

Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government

From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.

^ProPublica

Well, Russia and China? Do you make the cyberwar between you now ?
You don't want Tencent backdoor? ayaa No-joke 🤣

#Russia #Tencent #China #Discord #Backdoor #Messenger #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Info #IT #politics #cyber #VPN #proxy

https://cybersecuritynews.com/russia-bans-discord/

Russia Bans Discord Following Illegal Content Issues

The Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technologies, and Mass Media has officially blocked the popular communication platform Discord within the country.

^{Dhivya (CybersecurityNews)}

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."

https://flip.it/ktLJnI

#Texas #USPolitics #FarRight #Politics #Conservatives #Election

Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government

From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.

^ProPublica

I love watching Kimmel taking the piss out of Trump during my lunch break.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOIPRfadAP8

#Trump #JimmyKimmel #Kimmel #Politics #Videos

Trump is set to sell off $300 million worth of #WLFI crypto tokens to... [someone] next week. Remember that because this is #crypto there are no laws around disclosing investors (or pretty much anything else).

If I were a betting man I'd guess we might find a lot of #Russian and #Saudi names in the investor list (if we were allowed to look at it, which we aren't).

https://www.theblock.co/post/320430/trump-world-financial-liberty-raise

#Election2024 #2024Election #Trump #DonaldTrump #JDVance #uspol #uspolitics #politics #Kamala2024 #KamalaHarris #GOP #MAGA #MAGAts #Vote #Republicans #RVAT #Democrats #HarrisWalz2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisForPresident #Russia #Putin #VladimirPutin #a16z #Russian #Ukraine #cryptocurrency #SaudiArabia #WorldLibertyFi #EricTrump #DonJR

Content warning: USPol, Cards Against Humanity PAC Reveal/hide

Axios:
Logan Act: Why it could be illegal for Trump to call Putin

A spokesperson for the Harris campaign told Axios Tuesday that Trump's engagement in diplomacy outside of the government could be illegal under the Logan Act — a view echoed by former Biden White House advisor Susan Rice on X Wednesday.

"Private citizens are forbidden under the federal Logan Act from engaging in foreign policy undercutting America..."
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/09/logan-act-trump-putin-calls-explained

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Trump

#PACE hearing on Julian #Assange's #detention and conviction and their chilling effects on human rights

watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/Mq85IZMeigc?t=746s

It is a shame for Western democracy that neither #Sweden nor the #UK have a review and a committee of inquiry into the failure of justice and US interference in the supposedly independent judiciary in the Assange case. Unfortunately, many politicians in Western Europe believe that human rights are only violated in Russia, China or Afghanistan, but not on their own doorstep. Distracted by the many crises and the rise of far-right parties, Europe is heading straight into diabolical chaos 😱

#humanrights #europe #politics #justice #wikileaks #journalism #press #freedom #democracy #news #ethics #fail #problem #future #USA #torture #scandal

Nothing could be more of an example of why monopolies suck than Google search.

Went from great to shitty in a few years as they ruined it for various forms of incidental revenue.

Now we have no good alternatives because they dominated the market.

(I know there is DuckDuckGo, but it has never been as good as Google. Closer now but that, imo, is because Google is trash now.)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/googles-ai-deals-could-hurt-its-search-monopoly-appeal-expert-says/

#tech #uspol #politics #uspolitics #monopoly #doj

DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopoly

Google called the DOJ extending search remedies to AI “radical,” an “overreach.”…

^{Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)}

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Steve Schmidt explains why Donald Trump will become the next Hitler if he wins

“When the next Hitler comes... maybe... it will present itself like this; on a stage in Butler Pennsylvania. Two fascists, one jumping for joy; joy for what? power, and money, and the thrill of taking from you everything and anything that should matter; starting with your freedom and your liberties as an American.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHQHerczlnA

#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #Harris #KamalaHarris #Trump

Would Some Attorney, Law Professor or Judge please explain:

WHY HAS DOJ NOT ARRESTED OR OTHERWISE CHARGED DONALD J TRUMP WITH VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW

18 U.S. Code § 2383

There are copious audio and video recordings, witnesses, text and social media messages and mountains of other evidence linking Donald J Trump to a direct and provable violation of this Federal Law! leading up to and on January 6th 2021.

It provides fines and incarceration for up to 10 years and prohibits such person from ever holding any office under the United States!

Joe, Merrick ... what have you ignored for nearly 4 years that would have prevented this F***ING MESS?

#politics #uspolitics #law #doj #uspresident #biden #garland #lawrencetribe #judges #criminal #insurrection #congress #AssistantAttorneyGeneral #jacksmith

Howard Stern told Kamala Harris he'll be voting for her during their conversation on his SirusXM show. Trump was once a frequent guest on The Howard Stern Show and the pair attended each others' weddings, but their relationship has soured in recent years, with the former president accusing the radio host of becoming "woke." Here's @THR's story on VP Harris's chat with Stern, plus what she said on today's episode of "The View."

https://flip.it/hX1OmY

#Politics #Entertainment #Podcast #HowardStern #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump

Kamala Harris Wins Howard Stern's Vote During SiriusXM Show Visit

The VP visited Stern's SiriusXM show and 'The View' on Tuesday, and will later be interviewed by Stephen Colbert.

^{Kevin Dolak (The Hollywood Reporter)}

Nearly half of people convicted of the same crimes as Donald Trump are sent to prison, study finds
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-felony-convictions-sentencing-prison-b2626096.html