If the president steps down, the DNC committee that could pick the new nominee is stocked with corporate lobbyists looking to influence public policy.
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Helluva cognitive wizard The moment last night when Donald Trump brought up “acing” his cognititve test (actually a screen for early dementia, including Alzheimer’s), Joe Biden should have pounced. He didn’t. “This guy over here boasts about passing a dementia screen. Boasts! Anyway, how good was it? Donald Trump is obsessed with sharks and showerheads, with windmills and electric boats,” Biden might have responded. “Can he even draw the clock? Next thing you know, he’ll be accusing relatives of stealing his steak knives.” (A former landlady of mine with dementia complained about that.) “Trump thinks having an uncle who taught at MIT makes him a genius,” for goodness sake, Biden didn’t say. Last week Trump got wrong the name of the physician who gave him the test. But Biden didn’t pounce. Missed opportunity. The choice the debate presented was “Hell no” vs. “Oh, no,” as MSNBC’s post-debate panel put it. Joe Biden is an accomplished legislator and a surprisingly successful president. But he’s not a communicator on par with Barack Obama. That’s okay.
Doctor Who Season 1 is coming to Blu-ray & DVD, with every episode and all the supplemental video extras on August 12th - but only in the UK.
Heidi Siegmund Cuda revisits that time Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was part of an operation to divide California known as Calexit, which collapsed after it was revealed to be funded by Russia
The normalisation of racism and dog-whistles will only get worse if the press continues to treat Farage as an entertaining figure representing the ‘real views’ of the British people – it must stop, writes Byline Times’ Editor
Post debate visit One of us here is a delegate to the Chicago DNC convention in August. Turns out that privilege comes with demands on your time. That includes, coincidentally, being present when the party’s candidate shows up in your state to campaign. About the time this posts, I’ll be on the way from my end of the state to one such event four hours away. (N.C. is nine hours from east to west.) I can only imagine what it’s like to be the youngest state chair in the country, Anderson Clayton, now 26. She’s been barnstorming North Carolina’s 100 counties since her 2023 election and attracting national press along the way. And fitting presidential visits into that schedule. Here she is at 24 (June 2022) taking a selfie with a local blogger who avoids selfies. Gen Z gonna Gen Z. I’ll try to share what I can through the August convention. These things tend to be tightly controlled and hyper busy. It was less demanding to attend the Charlotte convention in 2012 on a press pass. Your patience appreciated. Digby will be along presently with some presidential debate coverage/fallout. And there will be fallout.
Netanyahu downplays civil war fears despite escalating protests and resignations, revealing Israel’s internal fractures.
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2024 PRESIDENTIAL deBATE
CNN STUDIOS
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
JUNE 27, 2024
9:00 PM: Moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash explain that this debate will happen in a studio without a live audience as the only people even slightly interested in attending were individuals who fell into a coma just before 2016 and have only recently woken up, and even those three people were more interested in visiting the Cincinnati Zoo to see Harambe than hearing what either the former reality-television host or current president have to say.
Democrats blocked a serious primary challenge to Biden — now after the first debate, the threat of a Trump presidency looms.
Then-councillor Jude English was suspended by the Greens shortly before the May elections, over transphobia allegations (she denies wrongdoing)
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The most dangerous precedent in the case against Assange is the idea that the U.S. government can decide how to define journalism.
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- by Eliane Glaser
"It is clear that voter ID rules are having a disproportionate and damaging impact on our elections and should be scrapped by the next government"
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the shortcomings of Pride Month when it comes to journalism and the corporate world
So my wife took this picture in our garden yesterday, here in Kigali, Rwanda: Take a close look. This little bird — about the size of an American cardinal, or a European robin — is facing us. It’s also facing the sun, though you can’t see that. It is holding two twigs with its little […]
GLAM rock music came to the mountains on Saturday night in a fun-filled fundraiser hosted by the Ulong Hall Committee. The ‘Mountain Rocky Horror Show’ event, a massive night of music and entertainment, was held in aid of raising funds for restoration and repairs to the Ulong BMX track. Advertise with News of The Area...
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TALLOWOOD Ventures shared an inspiring update on its progress to transform the historic rail corridor between Glenreagh and Ulong. Around 50 locals and district visitors gathered at Lowanna Railway Station on Saturday 22 June to hear from Tallowood Ventures chairman Wal Muir. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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A BUSKER extraordinaire has appeared in the Food Terrace at Coffs Central recently, playing the piano from midday on Mondays and Wednesdays. A piano teacher, tuner and local musical identity, 82-year-old Reuben Fox is playing with purpose. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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FOUR new probationary constables started duties in Coffs/Clarence Police District on Monday June 24 after a formal ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy last week. The new recruits locally are Probationary Constables Phillips, Townsend, Barrington and Andrews. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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