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He'd have to resign as Governor first, and seeing as the convention is less than 2 months away it's unlikely he would/could do it.

girlfreddy OP ,
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I'd go for Bernie myself.

I mean just imagine that! In a year of some of the worst and craziest 'first-time-evers' Sanders could be the DNC's candidate.

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From the article ...

There, a candidate must win support from the majority of "delegates" - party officials who formally choose the nominee. Delegates are assigned to candidates proportionally based on the results of each state's primary election.
This year, Mr Biden won almost 99% of the nearly 4,000 delegates.

According to the DNC rules, those delegates are "pledged" to him, and are bound to support his nomination.

But if Mr Biden were to drop out, it would be a free-for-all. There is no official mechanism for him or anyone else in the party to choose his successor, meaning Democrats would be left with an open convention.

Presumably, Mr Biden would have some sway over his pledged delegates, but they would ultimately be free to do as they please.

That could lead to a frantic contest erupting among Democrats who want a shot at the nomination.

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I think at this point he has a lot going for him, ie: he's recognizable, he's popular with a large segment of Americans, he can play the game well (as seen when he graciously accepted the DNC's bs in 2015), he's kind, he's rarely (if ever) been known to publically lie, he's smarter than at least half of Congress and the House of Reps, etc etc.

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They asked the question because ...

Some Democrat politicians and operatives reportedly texted CNN commentators with hopes that Mr Biden, 81, would step aside.

That's from the summary and article, if you had bothered to read it.

girlfreddy OP ,
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I never argued Biden was too old.

But if I had I would have argued that of any candidate in that age group, Bernie could defy the odds as far as ageism goes.

More Than 10 Years Later, the Senate Torture Report Is Still Secret ( theintercept.com )

THE SENATE SELECT Committee on Intelligence submitted its 6,700-page “torture report” about the CIA to the White House in April 2014. More than 10 years later, the full report remains secret after a federal appellate court dismissed a lawsuit I filed in the hopes of forcing its release....

Alito’s Dissent in Emergency Abortion Case Provides “Building Blocks” for More Extreme Bans ( theintercept.com )

WHERE ABORTION IS concerned, it appears there is at least one thing on which ideological opposites Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji Brown Jackson agree: The Supreme Court’s decision this week to avoid ruling on whether federal law protects abortion care in emergency situations was the wrong one....

Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence ( www.theguardian.com )

Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory....

Supreme Court shifts power over federal regulations from agencies to judges ( www.politico.com )

The Supreme Court on Friday killed off a judicial doctrine that has protected many federal regulations from legal challenges for decades — delivering a major victory for conservatives and business groups seeking to curb the power of the executive branch....

girlfreddy OP ,
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It's an especially egregious ruling since SCOTUS gave companies the same rights as people.

girlfreddy OP ,
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That's not guaranteed if Biden drops out before the DNC convention in August, where presumably another (possibly younger) candidate could be chosen.

girlfreddy OP ,
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Why would Kamala be the worst candidate?

girlfreddy OP ,
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There, a candidate must win support from the majority of "delegates" - party officials who formally choose the nominee. Delegates are assigned to candidates proportionally based on the results of each state's primary election.
This year, Mr Biden won almost 99% of the nearly 4,000 delegates.

According to the DNC rules, those delegates are "pledged" to him, and are bound to support his nomination.

But if Mr Biden were to drop out, it would be a free-for-all. There is no official mechanism for him or anyone else in the party to choose his successor, meaning Democrats would be left with an open convention.

Presumably, Mr Biden would have some sway over his pledged delegates, but they would ultimately be free to do as they please.

That could lead to a frantic contest erupting among Democrats who want a shot at the nomination. Source

girlfreddy ,
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Dolly's husband has never been a part of her public persona. He's always been in the background and almost everyone has respected his/her choice on the matter.

girlfreddy ,
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Archive link

And an add-on example of what the Daily Beast wants to print ...

Weeks into former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial this spring, Joanna Coles — one of two veteran media bosses trying to inject new life into the Daily Beast — had a story idea.

Like many digital-era editors, she sometimes thinks of story ideas in terms of their headline appeal. In this case, Coles had a very specific request, according to three people who attended the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preserve confidences:

She wanted a story with a headline asking whether Trump would get raped in prison.

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    It's a guy.

    Richard Cuevas, described by his lawyers as an experienced mechanic and a 40-year veteran of the airline industry, used to work for Strom, a contractor with Spirit, which is Boeing’s primary parts supplier. original source

    girlfreddy ,
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    As always, ACAB.

    And that commissioner should be tased, beaten and choked ... then jailed for his stupidity and egregious behavior.

    7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll ( apnews.com )

    A solid majority of Americans say Supreme Court justices are more likely to be guided by their own ideology rather than serving as neutral arbiters of government authority, a new poll finds, as the high court is poised to rule on major cases involving former President Donald Trump and other divisive issues....

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    The difference is at least some of us recognize our bias and work to mitigate its effects while the rest of us don't even know there's supposed to be a difference.

    Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent ( theintercept.com )

    RICHARD ROJEM JR. had 20 minutes to address the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Wearing a maroon prison uniform, he raised his cuffed right hand and swore to tell the truth, then gave his pitch for why his life should be spared. It would take less than 90 seconds....

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    Rarely is it a rational gov't/populace that takes out its own dictator tho. Usually it's a military coup, so just substituting one dictator for another.

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    Here's a few good ones.

    The Associated Press

    BBC

    C-SPAN

    The Bureau of Investgative Journalism

    The Economist (requires a subscription)

    NPR

    ProPublica

    Reuters

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    Archive link

    girlfreddy ,
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    I remember that time, when American car makers screamed bloody murder because Honda was killing them. Good times.

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    Weaker than Canada or Mexico? I don't think so.

    girlfreddy ,
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    This is what happens when the one ring of profits rules them all. US automakers don't give a shit about anything other than their bottom line.

    Haitians wary as Kenyan police arrive on latest US-backed mission ( www.theguardian.com )

    Hundreds of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a US-backed security intervention aiming to rescue the Caribbean country from a criminal insurrection that toppled the prime minister and brought death and chaos to the streets....

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    Haiti has a poor history when it comes to foreign military forces entering the nation to 'help out', and they have a valid reason to be wary.

    2010s Haiti cholera outbreak

    The suspected source of Vibrio cholerae in Haiti was the Artibonite River, from which most of the affected people had consumed the water. Each year, tens of thousands of Haitians bathe, wash their clothes and dishes, obtain drinking water, and recreate in this river, therefore resulting in high rates of exposure to Vibrio cholerae.

    The cholera outbreak began nine months after January 2010 earthquake, leading some observers to wrongly suspect it was a result of the natural disaster. However, Haitians grew immediately suspicious of a UN peacekeeper base, home to Nepalese peacekeepers, positioned on a tributary of the Artibonite River. Neighboring farmers reported an undeniable stench of human feces coming from the base, to the extent that local Haitians began getting their drinking water upstream from the base.

    Before the outbreak, no cases of cholera had been identified in Haiti for more than a century, and the Caribbean region as a whole had not been affected by the cholera outbreak originating in Peru in 1991. The population's lack of prior exposure and acquired immunity contributed to the severity of the outbreak.

    Haiti suffered 819,779 cases of cholera with 9,794 deaths

    girlfreddy ,
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    SCOTUS has officially entered the sewage system courtesy of the GOP and Trump.

    ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses ( www.404media.co )

    A company that verifies the identities of TikTok, Uber, and X users, sometimes by processing photographs of their faces and pictures of their drivers’ licenses, exposed a set of administrative credentials online for more than a year potentially allowing hackers to access that sensitive data, according to screenshots and data...

    ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses ( www.404media.co )

    A company that verifies the identities of TikTok, Uber, and X users, sometimes by processing photographs of their faces and pictures of their drivers’ licenses, exposed a set of administrative credentials online for more than a year potentially allowing hackers to access that sensitive data, according to screenshots and data...

    girlfreddy ,
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    The Three Stooges, the unfunny version.

    girlfreddy OP ,
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    I simply quoted what was in the article, which seemed vastly better than what you pulled from your brain.

    How about you source your statements instead.

    girlfreddy OP ,
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    You're a good person for knowing when you fuck up and admitting it. I need to do better at that myself. So thanks for reminding me. 👍

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends ( apnews.com )

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga....

    girlfreddy OP ,
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    TIL that self-aggrandizement is a federal offense.

    girlfreddy OP ,
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    As stated by ikidd above, it was up to the publishers to clean up the releases before printing/posting them.

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    Journalists do it all the time. That's where they used unnamed sources and have gone to jail to protect those sources. Or maybe you're too young to remember Deep Throat.

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    Please explain how Assange 'actively aided' his source in getting the info.

    I'll wait.

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    Thank you. I had not read this before.

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