Trump Wins CPAC Straw Poll As Conservatives Urge Him To Run Again In 2024
If he doesn’t run, GOP respondents said they’d heartily vote for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis instead.
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News Roundup: Fox News, Trump praise seditionists as Texas again attempts voting restrictions
In the news today: As a conservative conference in Texas welcomes a stream of January 6 seditionists, Trump and Fox News continue to paint those violent would-be topplers of government as patriots while attacking law enforcement officers who defended lawmakers that day. Texas Republicans, meanwhile, are again pushing forward with new voting restrictions.
Predatory lender, con man, and racketeer Joel Tucker is exactly what privilege looks like
Right-wing commenters have been up in arms about others pointing out the problem of privilege. After all, they tell us, aren’t all the laws equally enforced? To that, I would like to introduce and contrast a simple case. One, a man uses a suspicious $20 bill and is dead at the heel of an officer.
Words for Trump to live by: ‘Take your fake White House seal and go play president somewhere else’
The day before former President Donald Trump was scheduled to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday, CNN host Jim Acosta delivered the kind of spot-on analysis of Trump that will likely hold true for years to come. “Now there’s something I’d like to address. A couple of weeks ago, I compared Trump’s comeback tour to the circus, full of sideshow acts and clowns,” Acosta said Saturday on CNN Newsroom.
I Lost My High-Paying Job During the Pandemic. Now I Have $40,000 in Credit Card Debt.
I’m making half of my previous salary, and I’m depressed and embarrassed.
How key 2020 wins gave progressives unprecedented influence in New Mexico state legislature
Daily Kos Elections has calculated the 2020 presidential results for every state Senate and state House district in New Mexico, where Democratic primary wins against several conservative state senators removed a huge roadblock for progressives. You can find all of our district-level data nationwide at this bookmarkable permalink.
We’ll start with the 42-member state Senate, where members are elected to four-year terms during presidential cycles.
Fauci Says It’s ‘Horrifying’ To See CPAC Crowd Cheering Anti-Vaccine Remarks
“They are cheering about someone saying that it’s a good thing for people not to try and save their lives.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign: Enough with the gimmicks
Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
In the image above, you get to see the official ice cream truck, paid for by the Democratic National Committee, designed to celebrate July 4th and show that America was back on track.
GOP Rep. Rips Greene, Boebert For Comparing Biden’s Vaccine Campaign To Nazism
Adam Kinzinger said that Republican leaders must call out “these absolute clown politicians playing on your vaccine fears for their own selfish gain.
Amid Voter Suppression Push, Texas To Prosecute Man Celebrated For Waiting In Long Line
Hervis Rogers, 62, is being charged with illegal voting, officials said Wednesday. Rogers endured seven hours in line waiting to vote in last year’s primary elections.
The Joyride Era of Space Travel Is Here
Richard Branson was hungover on the day the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon in 1969. He had turned 19 two days earlier and had celebrated accordingly. But he was “gripped” as he watched Neil Armstrong on his family’s little black-and-white television, he later wrote in a memoir. He knew then—he was “instantly convinced”—that someday he would go to space himself.
Vaccines will get full FDA approval, Fauci predicts
“There’s no doubt in my mind that these vaccines are going to get full approval because of the extraordinary amount of positive data,” he said.
Fauci: ‘There should be more’ local vaccine mandates
But the nation’s top infectious disease expert did not back a federal mandate.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slashes Lauren Boebert For Call To End Government Benefits
The woman who has talked about her days on welfare NOW wants benefits to end.
Danez Says They Want to Lose Themself in Bops They Can’t Sing Along To
Photograph by Mengwen Caoand I’m thinking of the years I spent sweating
to the choreo of every K-pop song with a decent
dance break, me and the other girls from church,
practically saintly in our diligence as we
rehearsed our isolations and body rolls, winding
and rewinding the tapes, our noses almost
grazing the screen, though in truth I only understood
maybe about half the words, the other half
mostly sounds, which nevertheless sank
into my muscles, pathways laid by so many
hours of indu
Help! My Boyfriend Is Also in a Relationship With a Mannequin Named Barbara.
He basically treats her like a second girlfriend.
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Americans sharply divided over vaccine mandates
The deepening split shows how difficult it may be for businesses and schools to require shots.
Dear Care and Feeding: Am I Selfish for Not Wanting to Breastfeed?
Parenting advice on breastfeeding, fat phobia, and child development.
Murders Are Skyrocketing. Here’s How Democrats Should Respond.
They don’t have to act like Republicans to do it.
Elon Musk’s Tunnels Never Go Anywhere
Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Miami—who hasn’t been promised a tunnel?
My Wife Spends Her Money on Hair and Nails, Leaving Me to Pay for Our Expenses
She’s always broke a few days into the month.
The Hidden Costs of Dollar General
Critics say the company drives out grocery stores and exacerbates the problem of food deserts.
My Cat Needs $2,000 Dental Surgery. Should I Spend the Money to Keep Him Alive?
He’s only 3 years old.
FDA chief calls for probe of relationship between agency and Biogen
The decision to greenlight Aduhelm has drawn widespread scrutiny, and came over the objections of independent advisers to the FDA and other experts who said there was little evidence of its effectiveness.
CDC: Fully vaccinated students and teachers do not need to wear masks in school
The health agency updated its school guidance to help guide state and local officials as well as administrators prepare for the fall term.
POLITICO-Harvard poll: Most Americans believe Covid leaked from lab
Opinion on the lab leak scenario, once seen as a fringe theory, has shifted dramatically.
Calls mount on FDA to formally endorse Covid vaccines as Delta surges
“I don’t think there’s anything that can move the needle more in the U.S.,” said Eric Topol, a professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, about the unvaccinated who are eligible to get the shot.
The Atlantic Daily: 3 New Things to Watch This Weekend
1. Soccer finals Wish the footie fan in your life godspeed. First, the Copa América concludes with an Argentina-Brazil matchup on Saturday. Then Sunday sees England against Italy for the European Championship.The English team is competing for its first major tournament title in more than half a century. At a time when the country’s identity is in flux, the players offer a progressive and inclusive model of Englishness.
Why I’m Supporting England at Euro 2020
I am not from England. I have no family in England. And I have not spent a considerable amount of time on English soil. So my investment in the success of England’s soccer team, at face value, doesn’t make much sense. I cheer as Raheem Sterling glides past a defender; I smile as Bukayo Saka sends the perfect pass to a teammate; I hold my breath with the anticipation of possibility when Jadon Sancho gets anywhere within 25 yards of the opponent’s goal.