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There’s a new poll out by the Barna group which surveys evangelical Christians and is considered to be very reliable. There’s lot’s of interesting information but this struck me as important: Historical data indicates that turnout among the voting age population was 53.6%in 2012 (Obama-Romney); 54.6% in 2016 (Trump-Clinton); and 61.3% in 2020(Trump-Biden). If the election were held now (about 7 weeks before November5th), the expected turnout would be 50% of voting age adults. Typically, thatturnout figure will rise several percentage points, likely concluding in the 53% to 55% range. That would put the 2024 election squarely in line with the turnout levels of 2012 and 2016, but below that of 2020. It’s big problem for Trump if any of his evangelical followers don’t vote. But one biggie there at the bottom is especially problematic this time. The voters who say the election is rigged are almost certainly his. He can’t afford to lose them. I must say, this surprised me (actually not…) Moral decline was identified by less than one-quarter of the churched Christians(23%) as a defining issue in this election.
Activists are drawing parallels between the state-sanctioned killing of Williams in Missouri and U.S. backing for Israel’s war on Gaza.
The post “I Saw a Mirror”: Marcellus Williams’s Execution Enrages Palestine Solidarity Protesters appeared first on The Intercept.
McDonald’s is actually not on her resume which he used to use as proof that she never worked there. But nobody puts their summer job while they’re in school on their professional resume. (Trump wouldn’t know that because he never had a job other than working for daddy before he inherited his $400 million.) Now he’s saying is all over her resume I guess to push that she’s a liar? I don’t know why Trump thinks this is such a put away shot but he’s leaning very heavily on it. Usually I can see why he thinks something is going to resonate with the MAGA cult but I honestly can’t see it this time. Sure, he wants to portray her as lying about her normal middle class upbringing (I guess to say she’s a Marxist???) but the fact that she worked at McDonald’s doesn’t prove or disprove that. She’s not lying but I doubt there’s a record of her short term part time job from 40 years ago. So is he trying to make this into a new “birther ” scandal? (“Burger” scandal?) I just don’t get it.
Three Earth plants will soon make a new home on the lunar surface.
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I don’t know how much time you have to listen to podcasts but if you’re interested in the minutia of the electoral college vote and are worried about Pennsylvania, this one with Greg Sargent interviewing Gov. Josh Shapiro may be up your alley. An excerpt: If Kamala Harris can defeat Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, she almost certainly will win the presidency. It’s must-win for him. Yet the state remains a coin-flip—which is why both candidates campaigned in the state this week. So what is Harris’s path to victory? We talked to Governor Josh Shapiro, who explained why the race is so close—and why he thinks she’s “on her way” to winning there, in part due to concerted communications with non-college voters. Shapiro also responded at length to Trump’s lies about Haitian immigrants living in Pennsylvania, pronouncing them “utter bullshit.” Here is the whole thing: I know the polls show a very close race. But as I wrote in an earlier post,
After listening to a 90-minute comprehensive webinar on campus protests and antisemitism, led by a...
Opposition leader, Peter Dutton, fresh off releasing no new details of his nuclear power policy, has reacted angrily to all those against the policy (sic) saying: ”let them eat yellow cake.” ”Bloody Greenies, inner city elite and the so-called journalists... Read More ›
Naturally, the MAGAs had him removed. Their sense of humor is confined to making fun of disabled people and chanting “lock her up” and “send them back.”
As 600 civilians are killed in Lebanon, CNN and The New York Times continue to frame Israel’s airstrikes as legitimate attacks on Hezbollah.
The post From Gaza to Lebanon: Israel’s Bombing Campaign Backed by Media Propaganda appeared first on MintPress News.
Donald Trump is running for president. And he may just win. It’s that close. And this is what he’s doing 6 weeks before the election. The watches sell for $499, which I’m sure is a bargain for the people who are suffering in this economy which Trump says is the worst in American history. But get a load of this: He is basically soliciting bribes at this point. He can raise a quick million and a half from rich buddies and it will go directly into his pocket before the election. As we’ve seen with his promises to everyone from the oil and gas industry to the vape industry in exchange for policy promises in the last few months, Trump is in a frenzy of corruption right now. I wonder why this hasn’t really penetrated the media? We’re hearing lots of details about Eric Adams’ alleged crimes, some of which are worth big money and others which are penny ante graft.
Journalists Marwa Osman and Batool Subeiti break down Israel’s brutal bombings that killed over 500 in Lebanon. As Netanyahu threatens to push Lebanon "to the edge of the abyss," resistance groups prepare for a confrontation that could reshape the Middle East.
The post Lebanon Burns: Israel Expands Genocide Beyond Gaza with Marwa Osman and Batool Subeiti appeared first on MintPress News.
You may recall that he said this yesterday: Check out this piece by Jill Lawrence in the LA Times. She recently went to Los Alamos and suggests that people should stay away during this presidential election because you won’t be able to sleep at night: President Truman followed through with the plan to use the bombs that ended World War II. Truman could have stopped it. He didn’t, but right afterward he ordered that presidential permission was required for such action, and his administration made it official policy in a 1948 memo: U.S. presidents had the sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. If a president gives the word, the military must obey. That’s even if America has not been attacked, and even if a president is demonstrably unfit. A president, for instance, such as Trump, whose reckless, divisive term ended with his loyalists — at his urging — staging a deadly attack on the Capitol to try to keep him in power after he lost the 2020 election. “President Trump’s last terrifying weeks in office have been a wake-up call. Never again should we allow a dangerous president to have unilateral control over nuclear launch,” Sen.
Lever Time producer Arjun Singh and investigative journalist David Daley discuss the other memo behind the conservative takeover of the courts.
What is the main use of leaf blowers?
Leaf blowers allow us to powerfully blow leaves into big piles. This is totally awesome. It ensures that humanity has unobstructed views of the naked ground at any time of the year.
Is viewing the naked ground really that good?
Definitely. As Emily Brontë wrote, “Every leaf speaks horrors to me, fluttering from the autumn tree as it says, ‘Just wait until I fall and block your view of the ground. Then you won’t like me very much, will you?’”
Are there any health benefits to leaf blowers?
Absolutely. Each fall, thousands of Americans accidentally step on dry leaves, which causes a terrifying and unexpected “crunch” sound. Many barefoot Americans accidentally step on wet leaves, and this feels super slimy and gross. These leaf-steppers often become startled and topple over, leading to sprains, concussions, or death. Leaves are dangerous, and we must blow them away so they can no longer hurt us.