Notices by Kriszta Satori (fulelo@journa.host), page 6

St Petersburg artist Sasha #Skochilenko - sentenced to 7ys for replacing supermarket pricing labels with anti-war messages: "The #Russian army bombed an art school in #Mariupol . Around 400 people were hiding inside," and: "My great grandfather did not fight in WWII for four years so that Russia could become a fascist state and attack #Ukraine ."

She was convicted of spreading "false information" about the Russian army.

#UkraineWar

Andrey #Pivovarov - opp activist, former director of the Open #Russia movement, detained in May 2021 (after being taken off a Warsaw-bound plane just before takeoff) sentenced to 4 ys on a charge of heading an "undesirable organisation."

#BBCNews - #Poland 's #firearm bill sparks human rights concerns
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clly79jvy8do
Poland’s parliament has approved controversial proposals to decriminalise in certain circumstances the use of firearms by #border guards in self-defence.

Bill #Clinton , the former US president, and his wife #Hillary Clinton, who ran against #Trump in 2016, have endorsed #Kamala Harris.

Joe #Biden has endorsed #Kamala #Harris , the current vice-president, to be the new Democratic nominee

It comes four months before Americans go to the polls on 5 November

#BBCNews - Joe #Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e5xpdzkd8o
#USPol #USNews #uselections

"Joe #Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me," writes Barack #Obama on X.

"Today, we’ve also been reminded – again – that he’s a patriot of the highest order"

Obama appointed Biden as his deputy during his time in office. But during the recent period of pressure on Biden, he reportedly joined other senior Democrats in urging him to consider his position

UK PM Keir Starmer:
"I know that, as he has done throughout his remarkable career, President #Biden will have made his decision based on what he believes is in the best interests of the American people"

In a post on X, Nancy #Pelosi the former House Speaker calls #Biden "a patriotic American who has always put our country first".

Echoing the words of other top members of her party, she calls him "one of the most consequential presidents in American history".

#RNC co-chairs Michael Whatley and Lara #Trump stmt:

They trust Trump will win the election "because he is the only person who will rebuild our southern border, restore our economy and secure our standing in the world.

"Every single failure we’ve seen from Joe Biden – the Afghanistan withdrawal, a border crisis, crushing inflation, and America weakened abroad – has been delivered hand-in-hand with Kamala Harris" 

#Kamala #Harris :
: "I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald #Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda."

“We have 107 days until election day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

#BBCNews - #Biden has endorsed #Harris - What happens next?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5xdq71drro

A growing number of senior Democrats are backing Kamala #Harris to be the party's presidential candidate, after Joe #Biden quit the race

Her supporters include Gavin #Newsom and Pete #Buttigieg , who themselves were touted as possible nominees

An interesting report by the Wilson Center:
Malign Creativity: How Gender, Sex, and Lies are Weaponized Against Women Online

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/malign-creativity-how-gender-sex-and-lies-are-weaponized-against-women-online

an analysis of online conversations about 13 female US politicians across six social media platforms, totaling over 336,000 pieces of abusive content shared by over 190,000 users over a two-month period

#BBCNews - Republicans call on #Biden to leave White House
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnd0ek9el6ro

If you too are just catching up on the day's #uspol news, here are a few bits and bobs:

The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee set to meet on Wednesday to discuss the process for picking a new candidate.

The #DNC , when the Democratic candidate should be officially selected by delegates, is scheduled to begin on 19 August.

some big names have not yet endorsed #Kamala #Harris - Barack Obama, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and house minority leader Hakeem Jeffries

#BBCNews - What #Biden quitting means for #Harris , the Democrats and #Trump
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwd8yzw45qo
By @zurch

Hillary Clinton had re-indorsed Kamala Harris:
"Quote Message

I've known Kamala Harris a long time. This brilliant prosecutor will make the case against convicted felon Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda to take away our freedoms."

As a reminder from the #BBC live page,
Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records - sentencing in Sept while the judge considers a new court ruling over pres. immunity.

And you can read more about Project 2025:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do

V #BBC Katty Kay:
Three key state governors being vetted by #Harris camp:
Andy Beshear, Kentucky gov, who's proved himself by being elected as a Democratic governor in a conservative state.

Josh Shapiro from Pennsylvania, who could help with winning his home state.

Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, another Democrat who has done well in a conservative state.

(Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Gavin Newsom of California and Transport Sec Pete Buttigieg has also been mentioned by pundits)

V politico:
#Putin critic #Kara-Murza goes missing after transfer to prison hospital

https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-kara-murza-missing-vladimir-putin-kremlin-russia-omsk/
#Karamurza