R Stengel: “A debate where one candidate flagrantly lies again & again w/o a mechanism for correction isn't a debate.”
D Rothkopf: “Lack of challenges from moderators has the effect of making it appear that the lies flowing from Trump’s mouth are the same as the facts in which Biden is dealing.”
J Valenti: “I’m sorry, but Trump just claimed that Dems allow ‘after birth’ abortion & the moderators’ only response was ‘thank you’?”
I saw a comment go by today that said some people are going to sit this election out and wait for 2028. First, there are many downballot elections now and before 2028. Don’t sit out.
Second, if you’re thinking if Trump wins and gets to pack up the courts with more Aileen Cannons, Matthew Kacsmaryks, and Brett Kavanaughs and you’ll have a chance to correct all that in 4 years, you will not.
@mastodonmigration@stargazersmith@emc2@TonyStark Exactly. In 2016 there was a LOT of propaganda, likely Russian originated and spouted by many of the faux-left, to not vote at all. We can't help but think there is some more of that happening now. #Trump wants a US dictatorship. #Biden is an actual Constitutional leader who gets things done. #VoteBlue and give #BidenHarris working majorities in the House and Senate. That will actually help America and Americans.
@Nonilex The billionaire class doesn't want anyone else to succeed, or even live. We seriously need to get the #GOP out of office at EVERY level of government, elect #BidenHarris , and give them working majorities in the House and Senate. #VoteBlue
More small farm owners are onboard for Biden. They see #TFG as a threat:
A growing number of rural Americans now plan to vote for Biden.
During Trump’s previous tariff campaign that began in 2018, many farmers in MI, an election swing state, railed against the former president’s actions. Under the Biden admin, farming incomes have increased significantly, in large part due to govt assistance and a post-pandemic bump in demand for AG products.
Some billionaires understand that Biden is better than #TFG, for business, the #economy, & #democracy, & are willing to spend millions to ensure that the president wins a second term.
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire entrepreneur and former Democratic presidential candidate, has given nearly $20 million to help President Biden’s reelection effort, according to people familiar with the donations.
It is irresponsible to obsess over Pres #Biden’s tendency to mangle a couple of words in a speech while #Trump is out there sounding detached from reality. Biden, who is old, at least makes sense. Trump, who also is old, rants like someone you’d cross the street to avoid.
@Nonilex I saw a post of just the EV boat clip and it was unhinged enough. #Trump can't string together a cogent thought any more, if he ever could. #VoteBlue#BidenHarris
@Nonilex#Trump really doesn't believe in the law, the Constitution, etc. He does want to be a dictator and line his own pockets while canceling any criminal charges against himself. #VoteBlue#BidenHarris
Orange Felon 34’s lies about immigration as the cause of violent crime in the U.S. is, surprise, surprise NOT TRUE AT ALL. @NBCNews analysis of some 2024 crime data reveals that cities received the most undocumented people have overall crime DROPPING. https://tinyurl.com/yck3hupm
#Biden calls #America’s democratic values the “grounding wire of our global power” & its #alliances “our greatest asset.” …#Trump, called for withdrawing American forces in #Europe & #Asia & has promised… to cut loose even our closest #allies if they don’t do as he tells them. …Trump sees all countries as unreliable, the relations between them #transactional. That sentiment has spread throughout a #GOP that once championed America’s values abroad…
…#Biden says he remains committed to Ukrainian victory. Asked about the #war’s endgame, Biden says, “#Peace looks like making sure #Russia never, never, never, never occupies #Ukraine.”
…even longtime critics are impressed w/Biden’s efforts in Ukraine.
…Biden says his response has been part of a broader #deterrence strategy. “If we ever let Ukraine go down, mark my words, you’ll see #Poland go, & you’ll see all those nations along the actual border of Russia [fall].”
3 fmr #UnitedStates foreign policy ofcls in Trump's admin met w/ Benjamin Netanyahu & other public figures in #Israel on Mon….
The delegation was comprised of Robert O'Brien, who served as Trump's 4th & final #NationalSecurity adviser, as well as fmr Ambassador to the #UAE John Rakolta & fmr Ambassador to #Switzerland Ed McMullen….
#RFKJr was immediately scheduled for a procedure at Duke Medical Center by the same surgeon who had operated on his uncle….
While packing for the trip, he said, he received a call from a doctor at NY-Presbyterian Hospital who had a different opinion: #Kennedy, he believed, had a dead #parasite in his head.
The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans “was caused by a worm that got into my #brain & ate a portion of it & then died,” Kennedy said in the #deposition.
Do you feel you have less interest posting about politics / current events lately?
Why?
Do you notice the same responses over and over again?
Do you feel headlines and events seem to go nowhere or seem to repeat?
Do you think people are more polarized or less polarized?
Are people beholden to their sides’ ideology— the kind of people where if you looked at their profile you would know exactly what they think on most issues without nuance?
I see the (nice) extream "radical liberals" saying Dems in #congress and #biden policies will get a #trump win
I see (nice) cool liberals pointing out above, except they label them as liberals and not "radical liberals"
(some of the best Mastodon posters)
I see (nice) pro #BidenHarris posters who give DAMN GOOD reasons to VOTE in the #nov5th election, seriously need to register esp in the key States its a #electoralcollege event
New York will be the first state to receive federal Inflation Reduction Act rebates for heat pumps and other climate-friendly appliances.
11 other states have filed applications to distribute IRA funding tied to energy-efficient appliances: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. #ClimateAction#BidenHarris
#Trump saw more turnover in his #Cabinet than any other recent president, & it’s not even close. #POTUS#Biden, on the other hand, has had relatively little change in his admin’s top roles so far.
As Trump & Biden barrel toward a fall rematch, The WaPo is examining the numbers behind their time as president. In this case, we reviewed how they ran the vast #ExecutiveBranch of govt through the lens of the #stability of their Cabinets.
The Cabinet consists of the leaders of the 15 major executive depts — think #Defense, #State, #Justice — as well as additional snr ofcls. These can include the #EPA admin & #SmallBusiness Admin chief, ambassador to the #UN & US #trade rep. The VP & the WH #ChiefOfStaff, who are not #Senate-confirmed appointments, are also in the Cabinet.
About ¾ of #Trump’s initial Cabinet picks were GONE by the end of his 4 yrs in office, while only a handful have left #Biden’s almost 3½ yrs in.
Trump stands to gain billions… from the merger between TrumpMedia & Tech & the blank-check co [#SPAC] #DWAC, which took the parent company of #TruthSocial public.
Postolnikov, the nephew of #AleksandrSmirnov, an ally of the Russian president, Vladimir #Putin, has not been charged w/a #crime. In response to an email to Postolnikov seeking comment, a lawyer in Dominica representing #PaxumBank threatened legal action for reporting the contents of leaked docs.
#Trump claimed today at his speech in front of #law enforcement officers in #Michigan that he called the family of #RubyGarcia, who was killed by a friend of hers who was a migrant. Trump claimed he spoke to several of her family members….
Ruby Garcia's sister Mavi Garcia told WOOD TV8 that neither Trump nor any member of his campaign have contacted her or any of her family members, & was upset that Trump was #exploiting migrants.