Members of Congress who voted to defund FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program one day before Helene hit: Sen. Budd (R-NC) Sen. Blackburn (R-TN) Sen. Hagerty (R-TN) Reps. Bean, Bilirakis, Cammack, Donalds, Gaetz, Lee, Luna, Mills, Posey, Waltz, Webster (R-FL) Rep. Bishop (R-NC)

$1,000,018.54 was raised for Kamala Harris in less than 3 hours during the Win with Black Women Zoom call, organizers said

Thousands of Black women tune into Zoom call in support of Kamala Harris

At its peak, organizers said 40,000 Black women and allies were listening to the Win with Black Women Zoom call.

"Vance is not a hillbilly, but a grifter of the hillbilly trope." A great piece by my historian friend and former colleague Dr. Tina Irvine on the long history of throwing Appalachia under the bus for political gain. time.com/6999981/j-d-...

J.D. Vance's Distorted Vision of Appalachia Is Nothing New

Vance comes on the heels of a long 19th and 20th century tradition.

J.D. Vance’s memo and intensive scrutiny of President Biden’s ambassador nominees reflects his view that cultural elitism has infected America’s diplomatic corps and needs to be rooted out through extraordinary vetting efforts, said U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Leaked memo shows J.D. Vance’s anti-woke ideology on foreign affairs

J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP pick, froze dozens of ambassador nominations over LGBTQ issues and diversity hiring, offering a glimpse of his antiestablishment views.

Full quote from ex-ICE director Tom Homan: "Trump comes back in January... I will run the biggest deportation force this country has ever seen. They ain’t seen shit yet. Wait until 2025.” Tonight in Florida Trump pledged to bring Homan back. Homan, BTW, is a listed Project 2025 contributor.

DWdaveweigel.bsky.socialJul 9, 2024 11:47pm

"Wait until 2025. They ain't seen shit yet." www.semafor.com/article/07/0...

Trump’s ‘national conservative’ allies plot a revenge administration

As President Biden’s position weakens, Trump world is enthusiastically planning a MAGA White House.

Everyone needs to be made aware. This plan is about creating a patriarchal, white “Christian” nationalist dictatorship. #StopTheCoup

Their plan is to go back to the days of sweat shops.

JSjoshsternberg.bsky.socialJul 10, 2024 1:29pm

Zaslav, yesterday, on the pres. election: “We just need an opportunity for deregulation, so companies can consolidate and do what we need to to be even better,” he said. Today, CNN to lay off 100 staffers. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Efforts

CNN CEO Mark Thompson told staff Wednesday that its first digital subscription product will launch this year, and that it is exploring a "strategic push into AI."

Israel is still telling Gazans to flee to the refugee camps they're actively bombing. apnews.com/article/isra...

So creative & whimsical! I need to go visit these trolls!

This. Exactly. @nytimes.com needs to get some journalistic ethics.