Margaret Brennan and Norah O'Donnell will serve as moderators during the VP debate, or should I say, time keepers, given that they won't be fact-checking.

I expect the following to be raised during tonight's VP debate:
- immigrants eating cats
- stolen valor
- taxing single folks without children
- cat ladies
- Vance's former characterization of Trump as Hitler
- Trump's concept of a healthcare plan
- selling out one's family

A classic: the low-information voter https://youtu.be/KAG37Kw1-aw

Jared Kushner's shakedown

R.I.P. John Amos.

The next case regarding GA election board is whether poll workers must hand count all votes on election in addition to the machine tabulation.

Better link on GA election board certification rule change: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/georgia-judge-seems-open-to-allowing-election-rule-changes/ar-AA1rxsnt

Good news: Election boards must certify results despite new GA rules. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert Burney dealt with that nonsense in short order. https://www.ajc.com/politics/democrats-are-fighting-georgias-election-certification-rules-in-court/WHNJ3VH25BCATOGJAS55TGINFQ/

Judge Robert Burney in ruling GA's anti-abortion law to be unconstitutional wrote about the indentured servitude that would result if a woman was forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term. Quite a powerful argument.

That's good news in itself and worth noting that he is presiding over tomorrow’s bench trial about the legality of two Georgia Election Board rules.😎

R.I.P. Pete Rose

Gov. Newsom signed AB 2863 on Sept. 25 to give consumers more protections against online subscriptions that automatically renew subscriptions. Businesses will now have obtain "express affirmative consent" to renew online subscriptions, and consumers will be able to cancel subscriptions with one click. The law will apply to subscription contracts signed or renewed after July 1, 2025.

Gov. Newsom signed SB 1061 on Sept. 24, which will keep medical debts off credit reports. “No Californian should be unable to secure housing, a loan, or even a job because they accessed necessary medical care,” said Sen. Monique Limón, a Santa Barbara Democrat who authored the law. The law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

No more forgetting history...Requirement to teach segregation case in California schools: Gov. Newsom signed AB 1805 on Sept. 20, requiring public schools in the state to teach Mendez v. Westminster. The 1947 court case involving an Orange County family and local school districts helped bring about the end of segregation laws in schools around the country. AB 1805 takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Over the past 20 years, Republican counties have become increasingly reliant on the government assistance. Those voters seem not to be aware that their party is trying to cut the programs that they rely on.

MIT researchers developed an easy-to-use tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits the purpose of their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias. https://news.mit.edu/2024/study-large-language-models-datasets-lack-transparency-0830

California bans legacy admissions at all colleges https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/30/california-bans-legacy-admissions-colleges-00181655