From #CNN: Former #Trump national security advisor H.R. McMaster asked why he couldn't bomb Mexico and North Korea. Oval Office meetings were βexercises in competitive sycophancy."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/politics/mcmaster-trump-book-account/index.html
As expected, #RFKJr showed up at the #Trump rally to endorse the Republican candidate. Trump said he'll set up a commission to investigate the JFK and RFK assassinations.
(Spoiler ... We did that in the 1960s.)
RFK Jr. will campaign for Trump in the weeks ahead, which reinforces my speculation earlier that Trump hopes RFK takes the spotlight off Vance.
(No, Walz won't debate RFK instead of Vance, don't get your hopes up, #MAGA.)
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/dnc-harris-trump-campaign-news-08-23-24/index.html
The World Bank ceases all advertising on Zombie Twitter after its tweets were paired with pro-Nazi and white nationalist ads.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-bank-advertising-elon-musk-x-racism-pro-nazi-accounts/
#Politics Rumor has it that #RFKJr will drop out today and announce he's endorsing #Trump. He could appear at a Trump rally scheduled this afternoon in #Arizona.
Personal speculation ... Trump may view this as a surrogate test drive. Vance has flopped miserably. He can't easily remove Vance as the VP nominee, but he can certainly pay for RFK Jr. to fly around the country holding rallies, thinking RFK is much more charismatic than Vance.
We'll see.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/politics/robert-kennedy-president-trump/index.html
Fed Chief Jerome Powell says it's time to cut interest rates.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/economy/fed-crucial-message-rates/index.html
From #CNN: How #Trump funnels Republican campaign spending into his businesses.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/politics/trump-businesses-campaign-spending-invs/index.html
Idle thought ... #Trump has been in meltdown mode since the assassination attempt.*
Even for a world-class narcissist, I have to think a near-miss has to mess with your psyche. Trump now knows he's vulnerable. Instant death is one thing, but what if he were brain damaged and had to suffer for years?
I wish I could find a psychiatrist to ask about narcissists and near-death experiences.
* Anyone trying to tell me it was faked gets put on mute.
#RFKJr to drop out on Friday, expected to endorse #Trump.
RFK said earlier he'd drop out in exchange for a Cabinet or other administration executive position. I wonder if Trump promised him Director of the CDC. π€¬
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/politics/rfk-jr-speech-friday/index.html
I've listened to Stephanie Miller for decades. She was part of the Air America experiment decades ago that produced Rachel Maddow, Al Franken, and others (Ed Schultz π ). Stephie is to progressive talk radio what Rachel is to MSNBC.
Anyway, Stephie took her show to the #DNC this week. You can watch Monday's webcast at the link.
https://livestream.com/fstv/stephaniemillerlive/videos/249841969
Today's "This Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow on #DailyKos.
From #CNN: #Kamala #Harris to release economic plan today.
Comment ... It talks a lot about tax cuts for the poor and middle class. No mention in the article about how to pay for it. As a one-time municipal budget guy, this always gnaws at me -- both parties cut taxes for their constituencies, but no one wants to pay for it.
The federal government is the only level that can run a debt. We by law had to balance our budgets, which meant tough choices.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/politics/harris-middle-class-tax-cuts-economic-policy/index.html
#Politics #Religion From #FloridaToday:
Titusville, #Florida high school football students allegedly coerced into a baptism ritual to join the team. The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling for an end to the practice.
I am a long-time advocate of space exploration, settlement and commerce. Migrated from @WordsmithFL on Twitter.