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- Five Men Accused of Kidnapping Hoosier Girlwibc.com Five Men Accused of Kidnapping Hoosier Girl
CASS COUNTY, IND –Five illegal immigrants are facing kidnapping charges in the disappearance of a teenager. Missouri State Highway Patrol officers received an alert this week regarding an ong…
- [Commentary] No debate: RFK Jr. is a threat to Democracy [Matt Bennett & Rahna Epting | June 23, 2024 | Salon]www.salon.com No debate: RFK Jr. is a threat to Democracy
MoveOn and Third Way represent different views but agree about Robert Kennedy Jr.
>MoveOn and Third Way represent different views but agree about Robert Kennedy Jr.
- CNN pundits clash over public support for deporting illegal immigrants: 'You're going to be embarrassed' | Fox Newswww.foxnews.com CNN pundits clash over public support for deporting illegal immigrants: 'You're going to be embarrassed' | Fox News
'I have issues with that poll,' a Democratic strategist said of a CBS poll showing broad public support for deporting illegal immigrants
- Migrants in 'urgent humanitarian' need flown to US from Bahamas, other vacation hot spotswww.foxnews.com Migrants in 'urgent humanitarian' need flown to US from Bahamas, other vacation hot spots
A Biden program that allows migrants who urgently need humanitarian assistance to fly directly to undisclosed U.S. airports has seen migrants arrive from well-off countries.
- If Trump Winswww.nytimes.com If Trump Wins
Donald Trump and his closest allies are planning a radical reshaping of American government. Here are some of the policy stakes if he regains power in 2025.
- The evolution of Ritchie Torres [David Cruz | Jun 10 24 | City and State NY]www.cityandstateny.com On Sneaker Day, Albany kicks back
Marking the second annual celebration of casual footwear at the state Capitol.
>“I didn’t leave the progressive movement; the progressive movement left me.”
- Biden campaign hires Republican to pursue 'never Trump' voters [Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose | Jun 07 24 | Reuters]
>WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is making a pitch for his re-election to Republicans who do not support their party's standard-bearer, Donald Trump, in November's election, a Biden campaign official said on Thursday.
- Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War [Sheera Frenkel | Jun 05 24 | NYTimes]
>Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war with Gaza, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation.
- Could Trump beat Biden in a blowout? [Julia Mueller and Brett Samuels | 06/05/24 | The Hill]
>President Biden’s poor polling numbers have raised questions about the possibility of a blowout victory by former President Trump in November, even as he grapples with his own political challenges in the wake of a conviction in a New York hush money trial.
- ‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizingwww.theguardian.com ‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing
In ‘mirror world’, Trump is martyr and Biden is autocrat, as calls for violence erupt on internet after ex-president’s conviction
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/17713638
> ‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing > > ““If we jail Trump, get rid of Maga, end the electoral college, ban voter ID, censor free speech, we’ll save democracy,” says one meme in a QAnon channel on Telegram that depicts Biden in a Nazi uniform with a Hitler mustache” > > Apparently they at least understand their opponent’s view .
- Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins three million followers [Jasper Ward | Jun 02, 2024 | Reuters]
>June 2 (Reuters) - Roughly a day since joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted 3 million followers on the short video social media platform that he tried to ban as president on national security grounds.
- Trump turns conviction into cash, spotlights record fundraising in wake of guilty verdict [Paul Steinhauser | May 31, 2024 | Fox News]www.foxnews.com Trump turns conviction into cash, spotlights record fundraising in wake of guilty verdict
Trump campaign announces haul of $52.8 million in fundraising in the 24 hours after the former president was found guilty on all counts in his criminal trial.
>Trump campaign touts smashing single-day fundraising record in the first 6 hours after the former president's conviction in his criminal trial
- Maureen Dowd’s sister is backing Trump after verdict [Sarah Fortinsky | 06/02/24 | The Hill]
>New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd said this weekend that her sister is backing former President Trump’s reelection bid following the guilty verdict in the New York hush money criminal trial.
- Biden’s Pier-less Incompetence | National Reviewwww.nationalreview.com Biden’s Pier-less Incompetence | National Review
The breaking apart of the president’s Gaza port project is a perfect metaphor for a failed presidency.
- Bipartisan leaders officially invite Netanyahu to address Congress [Mychael Schnell | 05/31/24 | The Hill]
>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday sent Netanyahu a formal invitation to speak during a joint meeting of Congress, and the invitation featured the signatures of all four Congressional leaders: Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
- Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change [Lisa Rathke | May 31, 2024 | Associated Press]apnews.com Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather.
>Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late Thursday, saying he is very concerned about the costs and outcome of the small state taking on “Big Oil” alone in what will likely be a grueling legal fight. But he acknowledged that he understands something has to be done to address the toll of climate change.
>Under the legislation, the Vermont state treasurer, in consultation with the Agency of Natural Resources, would provide a report by Jan. 15, 2026, on the total cost to Vermonters and the state from the emission of greenhouse gases from Jan. 1, 1995, to Dec. 31, 2024. The assessment would look at the affects on public health, natural resources, agriculture, economic development, housing and other areas. The state would use federal data to determine the amount of covered greenhouse gas emissions attributed to a fossil fuel company.
>The American Petroleum Institute, the top lobbying group for the oil and gas industry, has said it’s extremely concerned the legislation “retroactively imposes costs and liability on prior activities that were legal, violates equal protection and due process rights by holding companies responsible for the actions of society at large; and is preempted by federal law.” It also said in a letter to lawmakers before the bill became law that the measure does not provide notice to potential affected businesses about the size of the potential fees.
- These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himselftheintercept.com These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself
After his conviction on 34 counts by a New York jury, Donald Trump might find himself campaigning behind bars.
- Netanyahu Under Fire After Calling Rafah Massacre a 'Tragic Mistake' [Brett Wilkins | May 27, 2024 | Common Dreams]www.commondreams.org Netanyahu Under Fire After Calling Rafah Massacre a 'Tragic Mistake' | Common Dreams
"This was intentional," said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "You don't accidentally kill massive amounts of children and their families over and over again and get to say, 'It was a mistake.'"
>"This was intentional," said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "You don't accidentally kill massive amounts of children and their families over and over again and get to say, 'It was a mistake.'"
- Pennsylvania poses problems for ‘Scranton Joe’ [Amie Parnes | 05/25/24 | The Hill]
>President Biden goes by “Scranton Joe,” he references Pennsylvania often in speeches and his campaigns have spent millions of dollars there in political ads.
>In 2020, the president set up his campaign headquarters in Philadelphia — before the COVID-19 pandemic — and he visited the state more than any other battleground that cycle.
>A Muhlenberg College poll of voters in the state out earlier this month showed Trump leading Biden 44 percent to 41 percent in a head-to-head match-up. The previous survey done by the college showed Biden ahead by 42 percent to 41 percent.
>“The most loyal Democratic voters — and the share we see within that group — is lower than what we have traditionally seen and that’s very problematic for Biden,” Borick said.
- (Clinton blaming Russia to Trump being an illegitimate president to 3rd parties and now...) Clinton says women abandoned her because she wasn’t ‘perfect’ [Tara Suter | 05/25/24 | The Hill]
>“They left me because they just couldn’t take a risk on me, because as a woman, I’m supposed to be perfect,” Clinton said in an interview with The New Times, published Saturday. “They were willing to take a risk on [former President Trump] — who had a long list of, let’s call them flaws, to illustrate his imperfection — because he was a man, and they could envision a man as president and commander in chief.”
>“Is there a double standard? One hundred percent times 100 percent,” Tracy Sefl, a Democratic consultant and Clinton surrogate, said at the time. “And God forbid if she coughs.”
>In the interview with the Times, Clinton also went after members of her party for what she said was a long-term failure in not shoring up abortion rights. She argued that Democrats didn’t fully estimate the power of anti-abortion powers until most of them were “taken by surprise” with the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, which ended the federal right to abortion access.
- How campus protests flip-flopped America’s free speech debate [Colin Meyn | 05/25/24 | The Hill]
>The battle lines over free speech on college campuses were largely entrenched before pro-Palestinian encampments rapidly spread across the country last month.
>This left conservative voices on campus and in Congress positioning themselves as the defenders of free speech and, somewhat paradoxically, champions of liberal values around the need for open debate in America’s bastions of higher learning.
>In recent months, however, House hearings about college campuses have focused instead on various ways to suppress speech deemed antisemitic or “pro-Hamas” — as protesters rail against U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza, as well as the Zionist movement they blame for the historical oppression of Palestinians.
>“For a decade, conservatives have been crying foul on that,” Morey said of curbing free speech. “Until you get to post-October 7. And now people are saying ‘From the river to the sea’ or ‘Intifada’ or ‘Free Gaza’ — and a certain crop of conservatives don’t like that. And now suddenly, we have found their free speech limit. They don’t really mean ‘free speech,’ they mean ‘free speech until it’s speech I don’t like.’”
>Lawler said slogans such as “From the river to the sea” were clearly antisemitic threats that should not be allowed. But Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), who has also proposed legislation to crack down on anti-Jewish hate speech, said such slogans were protected in her view.
>“We’ve seen Jewish students in the encampments who held Shabbat services and Passover Seders with their peers,” said Beth Miller, political director at Jewish Voice for Peace Action, which has helped organize cease-fire protests. “It is not antisemitic to criticize the Israeli government or to protest complicity in genocide.”
>“There’s not an armed insurrection where one side is seeking to overthrow another and engages in any means necessary. This is a protest on a college campus in the United States of America. I think it’s entirely possible to proceed with one’s objectives without crossing the line into rhetoric that is either dangerous or antisemitic.”
- ‘A deranged fringe movement’: what is Maga communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?www.theguardian.com ‘A deranged fringe movement’: what is Maga communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?
Two young men are promoting a grab-bag ideology celebrating ‘honor’ and condemning ‘global elites’ – and winning powerful friends on the right
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15781650
> ‘A deranged fringe movement’: what is Maga communism, the online ideology platformed by Tucker Carlson?
- Chicago Develops Exciting New Form of Gun Crime | National Reviewwww.nationalreview.com Chicago Develops Exciting New Form of Gun Crime | National Review
Hundreds of illegal immigrants have been paying a fake robbery gang to pretend to rob them so that they can gain preferential immigration status.
- Trump pitch to oil companies turns off two-thirds of likely voters, poll finds [Saul Elbein | 05/21/24 | The Hill]thehill.com Trump pitch to oil companies turns off two-thirds of likely voters, poll finds
Broad majorities of voters aren’t happy with Trump’s apparent offer of a quid pro quo to oil companies, a poll from an advocacy group has found. Almost 6 in 10 likely voters surveyed — 58 percent —…
>Almost 6 in 10 likely voters surveyed — 58 percent — said they were “concerned” about a second Trump term after hearing about the former president’s reported offer to undo broad swaths of President Biden’s climate policies, according to polling by Data for Progress and Climate Power.
>The group’s new poll surveyed 1,231 likely voters from May 10-13, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
- [7/10 voters... want to see third-party/independent candidates in presidential debate this cycle] 71 percent in poll want RFK Jr., third parties in debate [Julia Mueller | 05/20/24 | The Hill]thehill.com 71 percent in poll want RFK Jr., third parties in debate
Seven in 10 voters in a new poll want to see third-party and independent candidates in presidential debates this cycle, as President Biden and former President Trump prepare to go head-to-head. The…
>Seven in 10 voters in a new poll want to see third-party and independent candidates in presidential debates this cycle, as President Biden and former President Trump prepare to go head-to-head.
>The latest Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found 79 percent of voters want Biden and Trump to debate, while 71 percent think those debates should include candidates from outside the major parties if they clear a viable threshold — with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listed as an example of one such candidate.
>Seven in 10 voters in the poll also say they’ve made up their mind about who they’ll vote for in the fall — but half of independents say they’re still undecided, which could have an impact in what’s gearing up to be a competitive race.
>The survey was conducted from May 15-16 among 1,660 registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX. The margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2 percentage points.
- [Latest NH Journal/Praecones Analytica poll] Biden, Trump tied in New Hampshire survey [Sarah Fortinsky | 05/21/24 | The Hill]thehill.com Biden, Trump nearly tied in New Hampshire survey
President Biden and former President Trump are almost tied in a hypothetical three-way general election race in New Hampshire that includes independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to…
>In the latest NH Journal/Praecones Analytica poll, released Monday, Trump received 36.6 percent support, compared to Biden’s 36.5 percent. Kennedy followed the presumptive party nominees in a not-so-distant third place, with 14.6 percent of the vote.
>“In comparison to exit polls from the 2020 presidential election, independent/undeclared voters in New Hampshire demonstrate significantly lower support for Biden, as Biden won around 60 percent of these voters in 2020, compared to around a quarter if the election were held today,” he added.
>The results come as Biden is slated to travel to New Hampshire this week to campaign.
>The poll, conducted between May 15-20, included 862 registered New Hampshire voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.33 percentage points.
- How much do illegal immigrants cost the U.S.?www.newsweek.com How much do illegal immigrants cost the U.S.?
The U.S. sees $150.7 billion yearly cost from illegal immigration, with policy shifts increasing taxpayer burden.
- Biden's economic adviser Jared Bernstein can't explain how money works
- Jared Bernstein, Joe Biden's Chief Economist, faced difficulties explaining money's workings in a documentary or 'Finding The Money,' despite his role.
- He stumbled through concepts, highlighting the confusion around government money printing and borrowing
- Bernstein, who is head of the US Council of Economic Advisers, is not formally trained in economics and appeared bewildered in the clip
- Tester on suggestion immigration bill support motivated by election-year politics: ‘Bulls—‘ [Tara Suter | 05/16/24 | The Hill]
>“That’s bulls—,” Tester told Punchbowl News. “You can’t on one hand talk about how the border’s not secure, and on the other hand say we’re not going to secure the border because we don’t want it to be secure.”
>Tester said last month that he would support the bill as a stand-alone after previously voting against it when it was offered as an amendment to a spending package to fund the departments of Defense and Homeland Security alongside other priorities.
- Biden repeats false claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office after being called out last week | Fox Newswww.foxnews.com Biden repeats false claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office after being called out last week
President Biden was called out for repeating the lie that inflation was at 9% when he first took office even after he was fact-checked by media outlets.
- What’s the Inflation Rate Under Biden vs 7 Previous Presidents? – MishTalkmishtalk.com What’s the Inflation Rate Under Biden vs 7 Previous Presidents?
Voters seem angry about inflation despite economists telling us how great things are. A few pictures explain.
- The Biden Administration's Hypocrisy On World Press Freedom Day [Kevin Gosztola | May 3, 2024 | thedissenter]thedissenter.org Biden's Hypocrisy On World Press Freedom Day
“Journalism should not be a crime anywhere on Earth," Biden said on World Press Freedom Day. But the US has helped make journalism more deadly.
>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.”
>WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been in detention in London’s Belmarsh maximum-security prison for more than five years because the Biden administration insists on bringing Assange to the U.S. for a trial on unprecedented Espionage Act charges that were issued under President Donald Trump.
>Despite what Blinken claims, the U.S. does not support “free and independent media around the world.” It supports media that help U.S. officials further the agenda of the U.S. government.
- More Americans trust Trump on economy, inflation than Biden: Poll [Lauren Sforza | 05/05/24 | The Hill]
>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 percent said the same for inflation.
>The ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted online among 2,260 adults April 25-30 and has a margin of sampling error of 2 percentage points.
- Fetterman mocks students protesting on college campuses over Houthi offer [Lauren Irwin | 05/03/24 | The Hill]
>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.
>“The board of the university condemns what academics and students of the U.S. and European universities are being subjected to, suppression of freedom of expression,” the school’s board said in a statement.
>Since the start of the war, Fetterman has unequivocally backed Israel and its right to defend itself. He criticized the protests, admitting that it’s a “great American value to protest” but thinks the demonstrations are “pup tents” for Hamas.
>The protesters have rejected that characterization, saying they are merely exercising their freedom of speech to protest Israel’s war crimes against Palestinian civilians.
- US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism [1 May 2024 | Al Jazeera]www.aljazeera.com US House passes controversial bill that expands definition of anti-Semitism
Rights groups warn that the definition could further chill freedom of speech as protests continue on college campuses.
>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.
>But critics warn IHRA’s definition could be used to stifle campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, which has claimed the lives of 34,568 Palestinians so far.
>In a letter sent to lawmakers on Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) urged House members to vote against the legislation, saying federal law already prohibits anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment.
>The Biden administration and other top Washington officials have pledged steadfast support for Israel, despite mounting humanitarian concerns over its military campaign.
- Jewish Democrat on voting against bill: Anti-Zionism not ‘inherently’ antisemitism [Filip Timotija | 05/01/24 | The Hill]
>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.
>“But I do not believe that anti-Zionism is inherently antisemitism. I support Israel’s right to exist, but I also know many people who question whether Israel should exist as a Jewish state who are deeply connected to their Judaism,” Jacobs said.
>The bill passed with a 320-91 vote. The 70 Democrats were joined by 21 Republicans in opposing the measure that now heads to the Senate.
>“Today, I voted against H.R. 6090, because it fails to effectively address the very real rise of antisemitism, all while defunding colleges and universities across the country and punishing many, if not all, of the non-violent protestors speaking out against the Israeli military’s conduct,” she said.
- Greene leaves them guessing on threat to oust Speaker Johnson [Mychael Schnell and Mike Lillis | 04/29/24 | TheHill]
>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is happy to keep them guessing.
>And on Monday evening — after a weeklong recess during which she escalated her threats against the Speaker — Greene was a no-show at the only House votes of the day, raising only more questions about whether she intends to pull the trigger on her motion to vacate.
>And Greene herself kept the anticipation in high gear Sunday afternoon, writing on the social platform X that Johnson’s “days as Speaker are numbered” — though she did not provide a more specific timeline.
>“One, I don’t think it’s good timing. Two, I don’t think — if it was triggered — I don’t think it would pass,” Crane said. “I’ve publicly said multiple times I think that the Democrats would keep Speaker Johnson, I think they would save him, so I don’t think it would pass. And furthermore, even if it did pass, I don’t have much confidence with the conference that we have that we could get a more conservative Speaker for the American people.”
>“Right now, we’re six months out, ish, from the election, and we need to focus on that. But we’ll see. There’s still a lot of work left to be done on [fiscal 2025] levels, on other issues — Farm Bill — other stuff. Let’s see what our priorities are.”