Okay - I know no one wants to voluntarily watch Trump.
But his answers at the Q&A session w/ the National Association of Black Journalists was unfathomably weird and racist, and it should be called out. Loudly.
Okay - I know no one wants to voluntarily watch Trump.
But his answers at the Q&A session w/ the National Association of Black Journalists was unfathomably weird and racist, and it should be called out. Loudly.
! All, largely offline today because of work, but Schumer is planning on moving on KOSA this week with a floor vote:
https://punchbowl.news/archive/72324-am/
Remember, this bill isn't good news. Please call your Senators - script in next post.
Something you may have missed yesterday -
The Biden Administration is going to unveil a nationwide rent control proposal.
It's going to be challenging to implement, and will require control of both chambers, but they're working on it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/07/15/rent-cap-biden-housing/
Remember: here's the breaking news handbook. All of these are good rules to stand by at the moment.
Popping on to say:
A lot of rumors are about to fly about this rally. Trump's team is 100% going to try and take advantage of this situation. So will malicious foreign actors/bots/etc.
Please don't auto share. Check your sources, and vet their wording/sourcing carefully.
I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but:
Please don't waste time picking fights w/ people who basically agree with you, and just differ on semantics. If today has reminded us of anything, it's that democracy is at stake.
One side wants to end it. One side doesn't.
All, all eyes on UC Irvine.
Students have taken a building, and the police response is absolutely bonkers. Cops are being called in from 30 minutes away, OC Sheriff is involved, and helicopters are circling campus.
And yes, as always - take polls with a grain of salt. But taking this as a reminder to get involved is never a bad thing.
All, something to be aware of this morning - Biden's trailing Trump in five key states in a new NYT/Siena Research poll.
Please consider this a reminder as a lateral move - if you haven't already, adopt a Senator, adopt a House member, and get involved this cycle.
Hello! Hi! I have book news!
I can't thank my agent enough for this, and also @MarkStout, because it was his words on my thesis, which sparked the idea that Tsien's story needed to be a book.
FYI, all -
The Senate is voting NOW to end a filibuster re: the House-passed foreign aid package. This will allow the bill to advance to final passage, 60 votes needed.
Senate has voted 80-19 to advance foreign aid bill.
In Senate news: it looks like we're about to avert shutdown. Voting is happening NOW.
Solidarity with SAG-AFTRA members now joining WGA members on the line.
These are necessary, important fights to ensure fair pay and protect artists and anyone who dares to hope to work in the creative arts.
I know there's a lot of Threads discourse at the moment, so here's my one contribution:
Managing social media is fun, until you have to manage nine accounts, including your own. 💀 I only have so much content in my brain!
Also, IF anyone needs it, Buffer's a handy tool for posting on multiple platforms at once.
They let you connect 3 accounts for free, and they charge far less than HootSuite, etc.
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