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KS55 said:
AOC has announced her intention to file articles of impeachment against the SCOTUS judges. Should be interesting, but the democrats will need to win the House for the case to get anywhere. She is a very determined and ferocious woman.
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Thomas would jump before they got to him.

I like AOC she's like a dog with a tug rope who won't let go.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
Great conversation, which (I hope) is helping people put Trump into some context.

The genius of Trump, though, has been his ability to gaslight a very specific segment of the American public by making them believe a supposed silver spoon billionaire understands their plight and is their savior.

His not so subtle racism and hate of “other” (under the guise of America First) is like cream to a cat and he has co-opted the patriotic symbology of America. However, in stark contrast to Reagan, he has done so by creating a very dark, almost apocalyptic vision of America today, as opposed to the “shining city on a hill.” This imagery itself was from a 1630 sermon by John Winthrop, a Puritan who led the original Massachusetts Colony and helped establish the original governance of the first colonies. In short, a reference back to an original patriot, puritanical in belief and a white male at a time when white males made the rules and enforced them.

America First, combining the imagery of George Washington alongside swastikas and emoting Nazism, was the cornerstone of the American Bund, a movement that held great sway over 1930s American whites and was not entirely peripheral to American apathy towards Hitler and the Nazi movement in the 40s.

And here we sit, with a bigoted, nationalistic, felonious ex-President, whose father was arrested at a Klan rally, and who, in a full page tombstone in the NYT, called for the death penalty for the Central Park Five, black men who, it turned out, were not even guilty, running for a second term of office.

If it were not so absurd and dangerous, it could be an hilarious parody of American politics written by Iannucci.

Sadly, it is America’s current reality, albeit with every ounce of absurdity and danger possible.
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Plus the cunts a pedo.

 
KS55 said:
AOC has announced her intention to file articles of impeachment against the SCOTUS judges. Should be interesting, but the democrats will need to win the House for the case to get anywhere. She is a very determined and ferocious woman.
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It's the right thing to do. It'll ultimately go nowhere as other posters have commented. But it should serve to fire up the base and, one hopes, to draw the attention of undecided voters to ongoing corruption in SCOTUS.
 
It’s nearly always Florida or Texas…

www.bbc.com

A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans

A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

A network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories as part of an AI-powered operation that is increasingly targeting the US election, a BBC investigation can reveal.

A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it.
 
SebastianBlue said:
It’s nearly always Florida or Texas…

www.bbc.com

A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans

A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com

A network of Russia-based websites masquerading as local American newspapers is pumping out fake stories as part of an AI-powered operation that is increasingly targeting the US election, a BBC investigation can reveal.

A former Florida police officer who relocated to Moscow is one of the key figures behind it.
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I really wouldn't worry about this issue. Biden will simply fire space lasers at these fakers and that'll be the end of that!
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
The stakes are too high to let any sentiment get in the way.
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Trump has achieved a complete hostile takeover of that country now that his pet judges on the court removed all accountability left for him. The knock on effect those idiots have caused will be felt globally when he gets back. It is truly staggering.
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Trump has achieved a complete hostile takeover of that country now that his pet judges on the court removed all accountability left for him. The knock on effect those idiots have caused will be felt globally when he gets back. It is truly staggering.
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We simply cannot rely upon them any more. Europe I mean. We’ve got to pull together. The alternative is too frightening.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
We simply cannot rely upon them any more. Europe I mean. We’ve got to pull together. The alternative is too frightening.
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I expect the new government will open negotiations with Europe to discuss improved security arrangements as we can't rely on the colonials should Trump come to power.
 
BIDEN MUST RESIGN

If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.

By Adam Serwer

3 JULY, 2024

www.theatlantic.com

Biden Must Resign

If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
 
SebastianBlue said:
BIDEN MUST RESIGN

If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.

By Adam Serwer

3 JULY, 2024

www.theatlantic.com

Biden Must Resign

If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com
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To read the link, it seems that you need to subscribe to The Atlantic.

Without having had the opportunity to read the article, isn't withdrawing as candidate for president enough? Resigning from office seems unnecessary, unless Biden's health is far worse than I realize... but if his health is that bad, why is Biden wavering about whether to continue running?

Edit:
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, now hosts the PBS program Washington Week With The Atlantic. It's a short, 1/2 hour watch, every Friday and provides great insight into current US political issues. Highly recommended!
 
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Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Trump has achieved a complete hostile takeover of that country now that his pet judges on the court removed all accountability left for him. The knock on effect those idiots have caused will be felt globally when he gets back. It is truly staggering.
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China (1.39bn), India (1.35bn) USA (328m) and Russia (144.5m) all having "strong man" leaders really doesn't bode well for anyone globally.
 
BlueMoonAcrossThePond said:
To read the link, it seems that you need to subscribe to The Atlantic.

Without having had the opportunity to read the article, isn't withdrawing as candidate for president enough? Resigning from office seems unnecessary, unless Biden's health is far worse than I realize... but if his health is that bad, why is Biden wavering about whether to continue running?

Edit:
Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, now hosts the PBS program Washington Week With The Atlantic. It's a short, 1/2 hour watch, every Friday and provides great insight into current US political issues. Highly recommended!
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Strange, I don’t have a subscription and am able to read it without issue.

The argument conveyed by Adam Serwer, very much simplified, is that Harris needs to be given the next 4 months as president to establish credibility as a national leader and commander-in-chief, which itself will give the electorate the confidence that she is the incumbent candidate and is a legitimate alternative to Trump. She is also the only one that can inherit the Biden campaign’s war chest, and running for president as the current vice president presents some fundraising complications, among others.

Beyond that, Biden pulling out of the race, essentially acknowledging that he cannot fulfill the duties of the presidency if elected, whilst remaining president until the election, causes some difficult to answer questions to be raised, both for Biden and for Harris, including about Harris’ judgment.
 
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