Notices by Ron Chusid :verified: (rchusid@med-mastodon.com), page 3

Latest attack on democracy from Democratic Party fails. Green Party to remain on Wisconsin ballot.

https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-jill-stein-harris-trump-lawsuit-1c69023c94ac0c3fcf4c23b361b9159a?utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Biden ending US
ban on sale of offense weapons to Saudi Arabia. Has Biden given up on even pretending to be opposing genocide in Yemen? https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-us-lift-ban-offensive-165146769.html

The US Government has abandoned public health re Covid and fails to provide accurate information.
#COVID https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-government-has-abandoned-us-to-endless-covid-we-can-do-better/

@toiletpaper @sun No, because of the scientific data for the mRNA vaccines, not propaganda (although Novavax might be even better and we do need better second generation vaccine)

@toiletpaper
I've studied the scientific literature in debt. That is not drinking kool-aid
@sun

@toiletpaper @sun Yes but the scientific data is what counts.

@anrothelf It pushes the interests of a foreign government. Don't push the antisemitic argument tying America Jews to Israeli policy. Many of us are opposed.

Democrats will continue to put out scare stories about Russian influence and ignore the foreign country which really has considerable control over their party and our government.

https://theintercept.com/2024/08/06/aipac-cori-bush-election-results-wesley-bell/?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=theintercept&utm_medium=social&s=09

Reuters claims VP pick down to Walz or Shapiro. Choosing Walz will help with party unity while choosing Shapiro will indicate move to the right and divide the party. Therefore Democratic Party history favors Shapiro but hopefully Harris will go with less conservative choice.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-announce-vice-president-pick-before-battleground-states-tour-2024-08-05/

Tim Walz is looking like about the best VP choice we are likely to see from Harris. Far better than Shapiro.
https://prospect.org/politics/2024-07-25-tim-walz-would-make-great-running-mate/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tim+Walz+Would+Make+a+Great+Running+Mate+%7C+Weekend+Reads&utm_campaign=Weekend+Prospect+Reads+7272024&fbclid=IwY2xjawESOrJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHa1NharbM5IloAUEcYPsBqIG0ZL4zDwviOyWp3Ukkqv8aRUSCRTRVNzsLw_aem_c2d1nsm-kDAF9kGjjOozmg&sfnsn=mo

Shorter Trump speech: Vote for me or you will be killed by illegal immigrants who are crazy criminals like Hannibal Lecter or while sight seeing in Washington, DC. And don't forget the China Virus.

The primary reason most Democratic office holders are sticking with Biden despite the fact that he will probably lose is that they know nothing will fundamentally change regardless of who wins. They are more concerned about their future prospects in the party & know that there is no substance to their arguments re Trump destroying democracy.

Today's "centrist" Democrats who vote for Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton and gush over Liz Cheney would really love the presidencies of George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan.

If it is necessary for staff to cover up Biden's mental deterioration he should not be a candidate for reelection. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/conspiracy-of-silence-to-protect-joe-biden.html

LA mayor who proposed mask ban now has Covid. She will be working remotely, an option not available for everyone.
#COVID https://newrepublic.com/post/183289/los-angeless-mayor-contemplating-mask-ban-just-got-covid?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0eV1yQhQUHZOwC-7XA-AK9lSUvLgaz8-rW3-z8l6rkd_qvQgOn7jOSxiE_aem_YResDAlLvvw3DyEQERYq5Q

Masks are important for Public Health and have become important as Biden has both abandoned us re Covid and is the subject of protests over his support for genocide in Gaza. Mask bans are now being pushed by both Democrats and Republicans.
#COVID
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/masks-are-a-symbol-of-solidarity-dont-let-democrats-take-them-away/#google_vignette

Either the Democrats dump Biden or we spend four months seeing clips of Biden from this disastrous debate followed by Trump winning.

If you are screaming about Project 2025 but have ignored Biden's expansion of warrantless mass surveillance of Americans, war crimes, and actions to censor those reporting on or protesting war crimes, you are a partisan and not really working to protect civil liberties.

Biden broke his campaign promises re Covid and adopted much of Trump's strategy, leading to Covid spreading out of control and causing a mass disabling event.
#COVID

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/03/covid-19-is-still-a-threat-so-is-bidens-cdc

H5N1 is spreading. Increased surveillance is needed
#h5n1 https://fortune.com/2024/06/11/pandemic-bird-flu-h5n1-spread-health/