August politics

[beetea]

Aug 16, 2022 18:55:09 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Dr. Oz doesn't know where he's shopping, or how grocery shopping works.

nymag.com/intelligencer/article/questions-dr-oz-crudites-video.html

This made me laugh a lot harder than it should have. 

[winecat]

Aug 16, 2022 18:55:09 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Dr. Oz doesn't know where he's shopping, or how grocery shopping works.

nymag.com/intelligencer/article/questions-dr-oz-crudites-video.html

“In PA we call this a veggie tray.” 🤣

[Bad Dingo]

No one sums up the day better than HCR.
m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid026mwmy3q6V616sx9ZDZiSGavWsJZDiVZxhwE5odLgeVsccvx4w7nDiuSdS3rxqhAal&id=100044557238708

[neverfstop]

I'm sad Cheney lost, but she looks to be running for POTUS in 2024. The GOP primary is going to be bonkers...
I deeply respect what she's done on the J6 committee, but her ideas are still vile.

From Axios
It sure looked like a presidential-campaign stage (above) when Cheney — vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee — conceded last night in Jackson, Wyo. She immediately teased a '24 presidential run.

"[O]ur work is far from over," she began.
"The great and original champion of our party, Abraham Lincoln, was defeated in elections for the Senate and the House before he won the most important election of all," she added.

"Lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved our Union and he defined our obligation as Americans for all of history."

[neverfstop]

OMG- did we know Sarah Palin was running & she won the primary last night?? Lisa Murkoswki barely won.

apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-steve-bannon-voting-special-a25a0845d165e8ba0edfd532e9bff31b

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski advanced from her primary along with Kelly Tshibaka, her GOP rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while another Trump-backed candidate, Republican Sarah Palin, was among the candidates bound for the November general election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat.

[Scout'sHonor]

Aug 17, 2022 6:51:11 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

I'm sad Cheney lost, but she looks to be running for POTUS in 2024. The GOP primary is going to be bonkers...
I deeply respect what she's done on the J6 committee, but her ideas are still vile.

My mom is all excited about this.   She was a big GWB fan, switched back to dem for Obama and HRC, but claims Cheney is great. Like yeah, she's done well here, but that's about it.

[basilosaurus]

NYTimes rips apart Jared's memoir. It's quite a beautiful takedown. www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/books/review-breaking-history-jared-kushner.html

[estrellita]

Aug 17, 2022 6:52:52 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

OMG- did we know Sarah Palin was running & she won the primary last night?? Lisa Murkoswki barely won.

apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-steve-bannon-voting-special-a25a0845d165e8ba0edfd532e9bff31b

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski advanced from her primary along with Kelly Tshibaka, her GOP rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while another Trump-backed candidate, Republican Sarah Palin, was among the candidates bound for the November general election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat.

Ugh. I knew she was running but forgot to check out the results.

[noodleoo]

Aug 17, 2022 10:04:05 GMT -5 Scout'sHonor said:

Aug 17, 2022 6:51:11 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

I'm sad Cheney lost, but she looks to be running for POTUS in 2024. The GOP primary is going to be bonkers...
I deeply respect what she's done on the J6 committee, but her ideas are still vile.

My mom is all excited about this.   She was a big GWB fan, switched back to dem for Obama and HRC, but claims Cheney is great. Like yeah, she's done well here, but that's about it.

I was just reading this article about her possibly running in 2024.  The conclusion was she basically has no chance to win, but her goal may simply be to take down Trump in the process and keep him from winning.  If that's true, I'm all for it.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/17/liz-cheney-2024/

[bcv513]

BuzzFeed has taken on the Dr. Oz video and I can't stop laughing

www.buzzfeed.com/alicelahoda/dr-oz-bizarre-grocery-store-video?d_id=4785292&ref=bffbbuzzfeedtasty&utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bffbbuzzfeedtasty&fbclid=IwAR1HX9tKH_va58W8jIIkHvyKF84lPHJliGd23JiFdJvu1zxnP5_69c_XjWs

[basilosaurus]

I love that this oz video has resurfaced. Much fun.

I have had a raw shaved asparagus salad, and I was not a fan. I've never heard of anyone chomping on a raw stalk, though. Sounds woody.

[chickadee77]

Aug 17, 2022 13:52:39 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I love that this oz video has resurfaced. Much fun.

I have had a raw shaved asparagus salad, and I was not a fan. I've never heard of anyone chomping on a raw stalk, though. Sounds woody.

Raw asparagus is delicious if you get the small, tender ones. #notrelevant

[wawa]

this is very local and not even my county - but Montgomery County MD's county exec democratic primary (which is effectively the general...they're not going to elect a R) has been a wild ride and you should all get to enjoy it.

Initial results were down to a 42 vote margin, and they were supposed to certify last weekish and "found" 100+ ballots that were missed, counted those, it narrowed the margin a bit, but didn't change anything and they declared it for the incumbent a few days ago by a margin of 35 votes. 
This is a county of over 1M residents. 

Runner up filed asking for a manual recount. They're not going to start till friday and who knows how long it'll take. 
My favorite part...this is the second time they're doing this.  These two went head to head in 2018 too, there was a recount, etc.  it came down to 77 votes that time. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN???

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/08/16/david-blair-recount-montgomery-executive/
bethesdamagazine.com/2022/08/15/blair-to-request-manual-recount-of-all-paper-ballots/

Also if anybody remembers that crazy situation I posted about down in a southern Maryland county with the DEEPLY fucking corrupt State's Attorney who'd been in office since 2004? He got his ass handed to him in the primary. De-fucking-stroyed.  70% to 30%  Yay! 

But only after this final little bit of petty corrupt fuckery: southernmarylandchronicle.com/2022/07/18/states-attorneys-office-scrubs-social-media-posts-of-sterlings-cases-accolades/ 

[neverfstop]

Palin's opponent seems promising
www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/17/us/primary-elections-midterms

Ms. Peltola, 48, was leading Ms. Palin, 58, in unofficial results on Wednesday, a strong showing that thrilled and surprised Democrats eager to see her become the first Alaska Native in Congress and the first woman ever to hold the seat.

Ms. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, is seen as having the same independent streak and devotion to Alaskan interests as Mr. Young, who died in March. Her father and the longtime congressman were close friends, and, as a young girl, she would tag along as he campaigned for Mr. Young. But she sharply diverges from Mr. Young and her top Republican contenders, including Ms. Palin, in her support for abortion rights, her understanding of fishing industries, her clear warnings about climate change and her commitment to sustain communities over corporate interests in developing Alaska’s resources.

[aurora]

Aug 17, 2022 6:52:52 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

OMG- did we know Sarah Palin was running & she won the primary last night?? Lisa Murkoswki barely won.

apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-sarah-palin-steve-bannon-voting-special-a25a0845d165e8ba0edfd532e9bff31b

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski advanced from her primary along with Kelly Tshibaka, her GOP rival endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while another Trump-backed candidate, Republican Sarah Palin, was among the candidates bound for the November general election in the race for Alaska’s only House seat.

It's going to be very interesting to see how it all pans out with the ranked choice voting. The House seat is definitely uncertain (the 538 article I read said it could be any of the three - Palin, Begich, or Peltola). I think Murkowski will end up winning her Senate seat easily, though, as she will get the #2 vote for many D's and independents even if she doesn't win in the first round.

[neverfstop]

Ranked choice voting is a really great opportunity to reform elections and decrease partisanship.

[bookqueen15]

Two pieces of political news out of Florida. DeSantis just keeps getting scarier...he really cannot be president.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/12/florida-state-attorney-desantis-fired-me/

As someone who voted for Andrew Warren twice, I am so shocked by this. He has been an excellent state attorney.

And then today I came across this article. Nationalism during Florida teacher civics curriculum trainings.

www.wfla.com/news/politics/tampa-bay-teacher-says-new-curriculum-trainings-were-ultra-conservative/?fbclid=IwAR1grJOr-kEBfoBI16RDcoT9ka2a5oGr5PdYmQgGOBgyShg4Xs6EQMvrX_w

[fortnightlily]

Aug 17, 2022 15:26:40 GMT -5 wawa said:

this is very local and not even my county - but Montgomery County MD's county exec democratic primary (which is effectively the general...they're not going to elect a R) has been a wild ride and you should all get to enjoy it.

Initial results were down to a 42 vote margin, and they were supposed to certify last weekish and "found" 100+ ballots that were missed, counted those, it narrowed the margin a bit, but didn't change anything and they declared it for the incumbent a few days ago by a margin of 35 votes. 
This is a county of over 1M residents. 

Runner up filed asking for a manual recount. They're not going to start till friday and who knows how long it'll take. 
My favorite part...this is the second time they're doing this.  These two went head to head in 2018 too, there was a recount, etc.  it came down to 77 votes that time. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN???

MoCoer chiming in to say yes, it's exhausting! And also it's taken an awfully long time to count the votes.

[brady2012]

Aug 18, 2022 8:31:16 GMT -5 fortnightlily said:

Aug 17, 2022 15:26:40 GMT -5 wawa said:

this is very local and not even my county - but Montgomery County MD's county exec democratic primary (which is effectively the general...they're not going to elect a R) has been a wild ride and you should all get to enjoy it.

Initial results were down to a 42 vote margin, and they were supposed to certify last weekish and "found" 100+ ballots that were missed, counted those, it narrowed the margin a bit, but didn't change anything and they declared it for the incumbent a few days ago by a margin of 35 votes. 
This is a county of over 1M residents. 

Runner up filed asking for a manual recount. They're not going to start till friday and who knows how long it'll take. 
My favorite part...this is the second time they're doing this.  These two went head to head in 2018 too, there was a recount, etc.  it came down to 77 votes that time. WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN???

MoCoer chiming in to say yes, it's exhausting! And also it's taken an awfully long time to count the votes.

This has been more painful than it was the first time!  Also, interesting to note that the challenger spent about 5 or 6 million in 2018 of his own money and again during the 2022 race.  To come up short by a handful of votes twice after spending that money is bananas.  

[basilosaurus]

These fucknuts! Removing diary of Anne Frank from school shelves until it can be reviewed for appropriateness because one person complained.

www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-714895

[wawa]

Aug 18, 2022 10:11:30 GMT -5 brady2012 said:

Aug 18, 2022 8:31:16 GMT -5 fortnightlily said:

MoCoer chiming in to say yes, it's exhausting! And also it's taken an awfully long time to count the votes.

This has been more painful than it was the first time!  Also, interesting to note that the challenger spent about 5 or 6 million in 2018 of his own money and again during the 2022 race.  To come up short by a handful of votes twice after spending that money is bananas.  

It's a little mindblowing to me that he has a spare 10M just....around.  That anybody does.  Rich people sure are....rich.  

[basilosaurus]

Yet another strike from a dumbdumb Trump lawyer. Admits on Fox that there were classified docs, but it was ok because there was only 1 key to the closet, and only a few staff had access, and it's like super duper hard to get onto the resort that regularly hosts large parties (I'm only slightly editorializing).

How dumb can they be?!

www.huffpost.com/entry/christina-bobb-mar-a-lago_n_62ff16a9e4b063894831c50a

[basilosaurus]

Tangentially related as it's a Dr Oz thing. His advisory board included a whole bunch of people with no medical training. I'm oh so shocked.

www.businessinsider.com/medical-advisory-board-dr-oz-show-promoted-debunked-treatments-2022-8

[basilosaurus]

Trump not likely to find any "reputable" lawyers. I put that in dick quotes because when you're too low for Alan Dershowitz! that "reputable must be a really low bar. What ambulance chaser team will he get?

www.businessinsider.com/alan-dershowitz-reputable-lawyers-wont-go-anywhere-near-trump-2022-8

[basilosaurus]

(yes, it's a news dump kinda day)
Rand Paul wants to repeal the espionage act.

www.npr.org/2022/08/15/1117457622/rand-paul-what-is-espionage-act-repeal

[lea]

Aug 20, 2022 6:34:18 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

(yes, it's a news dump kinda day)
Rand Paul wants to repeal the espionage act.

www.npr.org/2022/08/15/1117457622/rand-paul-what-is-espionage-act-repeal

Rand Paul is a Russian asset, change my mind.

[basilosaurus]

DeSatan announced arrests of 20 people who submitted ballots in 2020 but were ineligible mere days before primaries and other local elections. Miami-Dade mayor says it's "no conincidence." In case you're paywalled, FL allows for ex-felons to vote. They must submit paperwork, which they did, not realizing they were ineligible (homicides and sex crimes) and cast ballots. Clearly Tallahassee would have known about this before now. It's voter intimidation pure and simple. Man, I hate that fuck.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article264722989.html

[basilosaurus]

OMG This attack ad against Oz is brilliant!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihRX-hXQjgo

[ssmjlm]

Fauci is stepping down, not sure if this should go in this thread or the COVID one:

www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/white-house-chief-medical-advisor-anthony-fauci-to-step-down-in-december-after-more-than-50-years-of-public-service.html

(I think this one doesn't require a login)

[AAM2012]

www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/08/22/election-system-copied-files-trump/

Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers

Sensitive election system files obtained by attorneys working to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat were shared with election deniers, conspiracy theorists and right-wing commentators, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.

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This seems scary…and my non-lawyer brain seems lawsuit and/or class action worthy for the actual individuals whose information was shared without approval.