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17) How much legal jeopardy is #DonaldTrump in?
The classified documents case will make use of a recording which indicates that #Trump had a highly sensitive document which he knew was NOT declassified.
The chain of evidence looks strong and while there is much news media spinning, a court of law is more rigorous environment where focus on fact is primary
#Election2024 #USPolitics #Politics
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/us/politics/trump-documents-tape-audio.html
18) Much of #JoeBiden’s reelection efforts for #Election2024 will hinge on his ability to pass legislation which stimulates the economy in the rust belt.
Will investments such as the new Micron plant in Syracuse, New York courtesy of the CHIPS act improve his electoral chances?
19) How does the public feel about #DonaldTrump’s indictment on classified documents mishandling?
Navigator Research has the numbers and they’re not good if you’re a #Trump supporter
Notably Trump’s numbers are poor with Independent voters, the group which will decide #Election2024
https://navigatorresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Navigator-Update-06.27.2023.pdf
20) As the #DeSantis campaign continues to flail and gain traction against #DonaldTrump, the Florida governor leans into a deeper hostility directed at the #LGBT community
There are no solutions being offered here, merely rage directed at a minority group. Just the #facist playbook being dusted off again
#Politics #USPolitics #Election2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/us/politics/desantis-video-lgbtq-trump.html
21) While the #GOP is busy stoking conspiracy theories and rage, the #Biden administration is delivering meaningful change.
Invest in broadband access will better enable all Americans to start their own businesses and remote work opportunities regardless of location
22) How should journalists cover a candidate like #RFkJR?
Have you heard of the Gish Gallop?
On the Media has some interesting thoughts on the matter and what to do when a candidate spouts a flood of conspiracy theories
#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/segments/how-cover-candidate-rfk-jr-on-the-media
23) #PeteButtigieg shows the way for #Election2024. Americans have to decide whether they want government that gets things done or #CultureWars and the attendant hatred directed at the #LGBTQ or other minority communities.
24) From the guy that thought #ElonMusk would be a good leader for #Twitter, an endorsement for a candidate who has descended into the swirling conspiracism
25) Good piece from David French at the #NYT on not just the rage, but also the joy of being a #MAGA fan.
The joy of belonging to a group of like minded people who are facing down an imagined set of awful lefties determined to destroy America
It is a cultish mindset. Can it be cracked? Should an effort be made to deprogram Trumpists? Should the movement be left to fade into irrelevancy assuming #Election2024 is lost?
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/opinion/maga-america-trump.html
26) The #GOP in Congress are doing their bit to move #ReproductiveRights and #LGBTQ issues up the national agenda for #Election2024.
The #HardRight look to start #CultureWars on major legislation wherever possible. Clearly an indication that they want a national #abortion ban and to ostracize the #queer community
A more than questionable winning strategy
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/us/politics/defense-bill-house-ndaa.html
27) Good piece from #NPR on young #RuralVoters which will be an important constituency for #JoeBiden in #Election2024 particular in #Georgia and #NorthCarolina and other purple states.
There are of course rural voters in every state and so the #Biden campaign has to hone its message to bleed away some of these votes which have trended #GOP
28) #DonaldTrump is attempting to delay legal proceedings against him, a practice consistent with his past, when he sought to exhaust the financial and emotional resources of those that instituted proceedings against him
American voters now have a candidate for #Election2024 who looks to his election for relief from his legal woes
29) #DonaldTrump’s minions have crafted a disturbing plan to centralize more authority under the presidency.
Should such a plan be implemented, independent federal agencies will be purged for those deemed insufficient loyal to the president.
The ability to resist Caligula-like commands will be rescinded. Unchecked partisan power will become the norm
#USPolitics #Politics #Election2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/us/politics/trump-plans-2025.html
@mnutty Isn’t that not what they call authoritarianism? 
To say the least.
Yup, I’d say that plan falls squarely into the authoritarian category. The desire is to crest a Budapest on the Potomac
@mnutty Wasn’t Orban not at CPAC this year?
That man, and all he’s stands for, is a disgrace for the European Union.
He was at #CPAC last year in #Texas and this year the CPAC #Orban fan boys took themselves off to #Budapest to venerate their leader in his home country. Pathertic stuff
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/at-cpac-hungarys-viktor-orban-decries-lgbtq-rights-migration
@mnutty Pathetic. You can say that again. But scary, that too.
@mnutty god, how I hate that guy!
I try to avoid hating. The people that subscribe to this kind of stuff are in my opinion broken, have suppressed that most important of human qualities: empathy. They have replaced it with anger and a belief that they are better than others. That’s a lonely place to be, but they don’t know any better
@mnutty There are not many people I hate, Martin, but sometimes if someone is that evil and so bad for his people, I can’t help myself. It’s a waisted emotion (if that’s correct English) I know. And I know how you think about that. 
I totally get it and I don’t want you think I’m virtue signaling. I’m a work in progress like we all are and I find avoiding hate is good for me. I’m not immune to anger at all this awful #RightWing stuff, I’m just determined to combat this awful movement in my own small corner of the world
@mnutty Fair enough. I love Ireland and know a thing or two about the history. That you live in America must be hard in a way because Ireland is such a beautiful country with great music!
I will think about your words because you’re probably right. My English isn’t sufficient enough to express myself sometimes the way I want. It’s just English that I’ve learned in school. 
Heidi your English is vastly superior to any of my other languages, sadly including my native Gaelic which I'm working on improving
I do miss Ireland and Dublin where I grew. I'm fortunate to be able to travel there at least once a year so I get the chance to reconnect with family and friends
I count myself fortunate to live in one of the great cities of the world which is New York. It has its faws but I love it and it is home
@mnutty It sounds like the best of both worlds. And I sincerely hope that it will stay that way. 
@mnutty By the way, I’m so proud that I can correctly pronounce names as Dun Laoghaire, Taoiseach, Siobhan, Aoife and Sinead. 
Here’s a hard one: Sadhbh - one of nieces. Card to take a stab? 
@mnutty Wow! Daar waag ik mij niet aan! 
@mnutty @heideroosje despite growing up in Ireland I was an adult before I encountered my first Sadhbh. You think you've heard all the Irish names, but there's always another one.
That said, if you paid even the slightest attention going through the Irish education system it's usually easy enough to have a stab at pronouncing Irish language names.
Yup. But those who did not grow on our island it is totally freaking mysterious. Until one dies a bit of basic reading
https://college.lclark.edu/live/blogs/73-irish-101-a-guide-to-irish-name-pronunciation
@mnutty I will definitely look into it. Leuk!