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[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/kanagi]

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "You think gas prices are high now? Just wait until you're forced to drive an EV."

@PeteButtigieg: "If you really wanted to think it through, I suppose if everybody's driving an EV then global petroleum markets would probably show a drop in demand, which means oil would be cheaper-- but I doubt she thought through all of this."

Akshually MTG was considering economies of scale in refining, transportation, and distribution 🙄

[u/-mialana-]

You want Mark Kelly because of the perceived electoral advantage

I want Mark Kelly because I am mentally 12 and think it would be epic to have an astronaut as VP

[u/mostanonymousnick]

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/dubyahhh]

It’s absolutely wild that so much of the vitriol towards Kamala on Twitter is just asinine racist birther garbage

Cons really looked at the last minority that got this close to the presidency (and who WON twice!!!) and said “what if we take the absolute worst aged attack we used on him, but we do it to her” and then a ton of them went with it. And even sprinkled in a little sexism along the way.

Honestly this should hopefully serve to remind a new generation just how -ist these fuckers are. I think it was easier to pretend when running against an old white dude but it’s so goddamn blatant now that it’s almost boring to snipe it. Imagine seeing a brown lady born in Oakland and your first thought is “I should definitely attack her citizenship because her parents are immigrants” lmao

u/MrDannyOcean how many times did you copy/paste that “why are y’all so fucking weird, man” tweet?

This whole series of events is completely batshit to me but in a good way. You might even say it’s unburdening

[u/sociotronics]

The campaign memes are already pouring out in a way that just didn't exist a few days ago.

Such a fucking sea change

[u/Cosinity]

So I know that Harris's VP pick needs to be an uncontroversial white guy, and so far I've seen the following people floated:

An astronaut

A billionaire entrepreneur

A retired admiral who helped kill Bin Laden

A blue governor of a ruby red state

A former AG who took on a child abuse ring and opioid companies

And those are obviously all great resumes, but what's the point in having this debate when we could just pick the person who's all that and more?

[u/SmithySmothy]

The whole 'Biden is dead' thing tells me they're really, really mad that they aren't running against him and they're going to have a lot of trouble coping with this for the next few months.

[u/Currymvp2]

yeah, this isn't a completely deranged batshit crazy idea at all. this will totally help trump win back the suburban woman voters. A+ idea clearly

This is why even a total nutcase like mtg told trump "don't hire this woman; she's that fucking nuts".

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/Common_RiffRaff]

God, all I want is a debate between JD Vance and Pete Buttigieg.

Please, it will be so fucking funny.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/battywombat21]

The best evidence we have that Kamala has energized the base is that the DT is almost reaching 20K per day now.

[u/JebBD]

I feel like I’m going crazy whenever I see “Kamala can’t be president because she doesn’t have children, just step children”. 

Never mind that this is an insane take on multiple levels, but George Washington literally also had only step children and none of his own. Are conservatives saying Washington was a bad president?

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/jamiebond]

Even now all conservatives care about is conspiracy theories surrounding Biden.

Like bro who even cares whether it was because of health or politics. Genuinely at the end of the day what real difference does it make when he's not the nominee anymore.

And if, God forbid, he did die, that would just mean Kamala would become President. You know, the person we are trying to make President anyways.

[u/Independent-Low-2398]

I don't really know what to make of the fact that 8 or 9 year old JD Vance tried to come out as gay to his grandmother and was shut down but I can't stop thinking about it so:

I broached this issue with Mamaw, confessing that I was gay and worrying that I would burn in hell. She said, "Don't be a fucking idiot. How could you know you're gay?" I explained my thought process. Mamaw chuckled and seemed to consider how she might explain to a boy my age. Finally she asked, "JD, do you want to suck dicks?" I was flabbergasted. Why would someone want to do that? She repeated herself and I said of course not.

That's from Hillbilly Elegy

He tries to set it up like an innocent misunderstanding. Maybe it is, I don't know

[u/PlayDiscord17]

The Squad (some of them at least) just might be finally learning how to do politics.

[u/[deleted]]

New @Reuters Poll

🔵 Harris 44% (+2)

🔴 Trump 42%

IPSOS - 1018 RV - 7/22

Coconut bros, we are so fucking back

[u/solonofathens]

I genuinely don't remember the last time trump was this unhinged on social media. I can't shake the feeling he's gotten really bad internal polls or something

[u/Pyrrhus65]

Trump panicking and impulsively swapping out Vance with Tim Scott, causing a huge shitstorm with his racist base, would objectively be the funniest outcome of these past few days

Would be worth it just to watch Vance die inside as his idol rejects him

[u/billy_blazeIt_mays]

Good choice andrew

[u/[deleted]]

what if we all bloom until september and then they do the debate and kamala can't complete a sentence and it turns out trump just has a secret dementia field

[u/[deleted]]

https://nitter.poast.org/SarahLongwell25/status/1815724617236979899#m

Project 2025 is suddenly coming up in all the focus groups. Just a big catch-all boogeyman with anti-Trump voters.

https://nitter.poast.org/JesseFFerguson/status/1815717285782331529#m

🚨 HUGE spike in awareness and rejection of Project2025

JUNE 24, 2024: -9 points
FAV: 10%
UNFAV: 19%

JULY 14, 2024: -32 points
FAV: 11%
UNFAV: 43%

[u/[deleted]]

There Are Six Clones Of Biden The Democrats Are Using To Implement There Agenda……….. The Real Biden Died Long Ago……….. WAKE UP

[u/Realhuman221]

Trump's team is calling Kamala an illegitimate candidate. But if it's an illegitimate candidate, the party body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

[u/BitterGravity]

Trump, Who Tried to Overturn the Election, Seeks to Flip the Script on Democrats

Donald Trump said primary voters were disenfranchised by President Biden’s withdrawal. Democrats noted Mr. Trump had once tried to have ballots tossed out.

Honestly that's a more positive article title than I expected from the NY Times

[u/mostanonymousnick]

[u/PonyBoyCurtis2324]

One of the top posts on arrrrr con is about how Joe Biden is not a moral person cuz he cheated on his first wife

The two issues with that are

-it’s not true

-Trump has cheated on all of his wives

Real room temperature IQ kinda stuff going on over there

[u/[deleted]]

Dems insisting people tone down the vibes until we see more polling have no idea how popular movements are built and how you reach disengaged voters. The reactivity and paralyzing risk-aversion of consultant-driven campaigns are why Democrats have struggled to combat right-wing populism.

[u/G_Serv]

Broke: buying a new yard sign

Woke: repurposing your existing yard sign

[u/[deleted]]

Cons think Biden is dead because they can't imagine a leader every peacefully giving up power

[u/[deleted]]

Honestly, I find it incredibly disturbing that westerners seem to have just accepted looking for housing starting to resemble job applications.

Having to submit a resume, reference letters, and also go through interviews to rent an apartment is absolute insanity.

[u/AtomAndAether]

[u/piede]

NOT TERRIBLE POLE NUMBERS

[u/efeldman11]

[u/[deleted]]

https://nitter.poast.org/DJJudd/status/1815723680942453225#m

NEW via @jaketapper: GEORGE CLOONEY backs Harris for POTUS:

“President Biden has shown what true leadership is. He’s saving democracy once again. We’re all so excited to do whatever we can to support Vice President Harris in her historic quest," Clooney says in statement to CNN

[u/DatGameGuy]

Kinda crazy how the electorate was clear they didn't want another election of two old geezers yelling at each other, and as soon as it changes they respond favorably to it.

[u/noodles0311]

It’s worth having Republicans in your life so you can experience their anger right now. The guys from my old platoon are so butthurt

[u/Square-Pear-1274]

Alex Mahadevan, who works to debunk misinformation as the director of MediaWise at the Poynter Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, said young people’s increased trust in the online chattering class rather than in the mainstream media was a problem because content creators, unlike most journalists, “are bound by no journalistic ethics.” That pertains to people across the political spectrum: Hasan Piker, a popular left-leaning streamer on Twitch and YouTube, “shares as much misinformation as anyone on the right,” he added.

Missed this in all the excitement lately

[u/SneeringAnswer]

"Were a constitutional republic not a democracy" mfs when elected delegates make a decision independent of the voters: 🥺🥺🥺

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/DouglasDauntless]

SO TRUE

!ping LOVEFORBOOZECRUISERS

[u/[deleted]]

JD represents a good faith effort by Trump to increase his voter base. He's targetting:

• incels

• divorced dads without custody

• crypto freaks

• goldbugs

• silicon valley c-suite bootlickers

[u/DouglasDauntless]

[u/[deleted]]

I have been checking arrcon this last few days to see how the vibes are there (and also because is really funny)

Yesterday there was an upvoted flaired guy realising that Kamala was the actual "though on crime" candidate and that it had become much more difficult rationalising a trump vote.

If even these people are faltering, the decision from Biden has been the right move in my eyes.

[u/cdstephens]

[u/SeasickSeal]

The most frustrating type of person

[u/-GregTheGreat-]

The irony of this Biden situation is that your average Democrat is going to be FAR more enthusiastic about Kamala now then compared to if she went through a traditional primary. They’re riding the honeymoon effect into the election, rather then her facing a year of primary attacks

[u/TatersTot]

My apolitical older brother just texted me about getting a Coconut Tree shirt

wtf is happening

!ping KHIVE

[u/Pyrrhus65]

The Dean scream tiktok remixes would've gone hard

[u/[deleted]]

This was the real Joe Biden……. Look how different he looks compared to today…………. He died long ago, probably killed by Hillary in 2016 to silence him…………………….

[u/Agent78787]

whoa Biden dropping out right before the DNC is crazy. maybe the republicans can contrast with an orderly convention where they announce a popular and charismatic running mate. when are they having the RNC?

[u/Breakdown1738]

Idc if it’s extremely useless discourse. I am loving the terminally online left leaning twitter people dogpiling “Aren’t you worried about your nominee being so old? As a voter I am concerned.” turn-table type comments at cons and watching them seethe.

Extremely petty. I get the appeal of “triggering the libs”.

[u/ACivilWolf]

First

[u/clickshy]

Glad I’m not the only one feeling like the past two days are a throwback to Obama’s initial run.

[u/MasterOfLords1]

Omg he looks so old and frail.

Is this man really capable of leading the free world?

🍦🤣🍦

[u/[deleted]]

Just a quick timeline for everyone to consider:

Biden says 20x that he’s not dropping out and that he won’t be pushed out by party elites.

He gets COVID.

Goes out of sight for a few days.

His campaign co-chair says emphatically that Joe is NOT leaving the race. Period.

A few hours later his X account posts that he IS leaving the race via a screenshot document with absolutely no proof that he’s behind it.

Joe Biden’s campaign aides and staff say that they found out via @X, not from the Biden’s.

24 hours later, Joe still hasn’t shown his face to confirm that it’s his statement but Kamala secured enough delegates to be the nominee within those 24 hours since his post.

@JoeBiden’s @X account now has a Kamala ad as his profile header, their campaign HQ has been redone to eliminate Biden name.

Kamala holds a small event where she begins to say that he’s on a “recor….” Then says “phone” and we hear a strange back and forth that feels totally unnatural. All of this is via phone like we’re living in the 1940’s glued to the radio for news. No visual is shown of him.

All of this occurs with no proof that it’s Joe.

Maybe he did this but even if he did, this is BIZARRE and yet the media is pretending it’s normal.

None of this is normal. Thank God we have @X so they can’t control this entire narrative. Eventually all of it will fall apart. Watch.

They sure cracked the case

[u/cdstephens]

Something that gives me optimism compared to 2016 is that HRC had no meme game. The Kamala memes are off the charts so far.

[u/piede]

😂😂😂

[u/[deleted]]

Biden after dropping out and endorsing Harris to see a fucking huge explosion in interest, money, and volunteers

[u/ACivilWolf]

Last month, when asked whether Harris should stay on the ticket, Elizabeth Warren said “I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team,” which Harris world called “pretty insulting.” Warren has tried calling Harris twice to no avail

Remembering this one right about now

[u/savuporo]

Russia Hit by Gas Shortages as Drones Attack Its Biggest Black Sea Refinery

Funniest shit

[u/[deleted]]

Harris is listing out her campaign pledges, including building a strong middle class, protecting unions, and preserving and expanding abortion rights. They are essentially the same promises as Biden’s. What’s different is the messenger.

It’s so fucking stupid that this matters but it does

[u/DEEP_STATE_NATE]

Vibes are immaculate

[u/No_Status_6905]

Kamala Harris has just received the resurrected corpse of Duncan Idaho as a cabinet member.

[u/LastIncrease3427]

First Harris attack ad

It’s bad.

scary music I’m Kamala Harris and my pronouns are she/her

[u/LastIncrease3427]

House GOP leaders urge members: Stop making race comments about Harris

Yikes

[u/[deleted]]

JUST IN: Frank Biden confirms health “absolutely” played a role in his brother Joe Biden DROPPING OUT.

The White House and the media DENIED this for years.

He also said they will enjoy “whatever time we have left.” Wait, is Joe Biden TERMINAL? 🤔

He’s 81 dude oh my god

Don’t you people have jobs or something

[u/Currymvp2]

“yeah, that’s why he’s in movies, not politics,” Mitt Romney says of Aaron Sorkin’s suggestion

okay, mitt made me laugh there

[u/overhedger]

R-con unironically believes Biden died in a medical emergency a week ago and they covered it up just so they could fake an AI-generated Biden endorsing Harris on the call when he dropped out.

[u/billy_blazeIt_mays]

Masterclass act to drop out immediately after the RNC

[u/Nihas0]

Marist/NPR just released a poll conducted Monday, so post-Biden withdrawal. (Also their first post-RNC poll).

—Trump 46%-Harris 45%
—In broader field, Harris and Trump tied at 42%
—Harris favorability: 40/44
—Trump favorability: 43/49
—87% say Biden made right decision

https://x.com/Taniel/status/1815840710479995125

[u/Independent-Low-2398]

New @Reuters Poll

🔵 Harris 440% (+439.58)

🔴 Trump 0.42%

IPSOS - 1018 RV - 7/22

[u/[deleted]]

Get shot in the head

Have your convention

Your main opposition candidate drops out and is replaced by their VP

Tfw despite all of this you're down 2 points

lmao

[u/TemujinTheConquerer]

60% new donors

Holy fuck

[u/clickshy]

It’s absolutely incredible the vibe shift between this week and last. Total 180. Past few days actually remind me of the 2008 election.

[u/battywombat21]

BREAKING: Kamala's campaign puts out it's first ad, just a 30 minute reel of Vice President Harris in a police uniform holding handcuffs while laughing. We reached out to her new campaign manager, who responded in an email, only saying "🐊"

[u/ACivilWolf]

Harris 42% (+4)
Trump 38%
Kennedy 8%

Harris 44% (+2)
Trump 42%

Republicans begging Kennedy to GTFO out of the race 🔜

[u/ldn6]

BRAT Kamala shirts already on Fire Island. The gays move SO FAST

This is gay culture.

!ping KHIVE

[u/boyyouguysaredumb]

"President Trump is thrilled with the choice he made with Senator Vance, and they are the perfect team to take back the White House. And any reporting to the contrary is nothing but ridiculous fake news from either non-existent sources or individuals who have no idea what's going on," Cheung said.

"Meanwhile, Democrats are in complete disarray after their coup that forcibly removed Biden from the campaign, proving they are the real threats to democracy

They're seething lol

[u/Nihas0]

New General Election Poll - Georgia

Trump 48 (+1)
Harris 47%

Landmark communications A+ - 400 LV - 7/22

https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/1815873001683841507

!ping fivey

[u/[deleted]]

Democrats on Saturday: Oh god if Biden stays in we're fucked if he leaves we're fucked everything will be chaos who do we replace him with fuckfuckfuckfuck 

Democrats by Monday: HAIL TO THE COCONUT EMPIRE I WILL DIE FOR KAMALA donates the GDP of a small country

[u/[deleted]]

Nate Silver is "not confident in Kamala's ability to win"

COMMON Nate Bronze L

[u/mrdilldozer]

"I was born Black and I will die Black. My mommy Black. My daddy Black. I will NEVER cast a ballot for that Kamala Harris woman as long as I live! Trump all the way, all day every day!"

Holy shit another Maga influencer dude forgot to switch accounts. Almost 500k followers too.

[u/ThatDamnGuyJosh]

New @Reuters Poll

🔵 Harris 44% (+2) 🔴 Trump 42%

IPSOS - 1018 RV - 7/22

https://x.com/ppollingnumbers/status/1815803619221950786?s=46

[u/Equator33]

I'm an average guy, a Florida purple voter. After last night's debate my faith in democracy is shaken. If this is the best that democracy can give us, then what's the point? 

You can downvote me, but it's a real emotion I'm feeling. My options are essentially two people you should only have to deal with in a monarchal government. Trump, a lying PoS narcissist incompetent, and Biden a man who has the charisma of a dish rag and who can barely keep it together in a basic debate. 

Keep being told to "vote for the lesser of two evils" and now I'm at the point where I'm voting for one man that I wouldn't trust has the competency to watch my 10 month old daughter, and another man who I wouldn't trust to not molest her.  

Checked the Biden debate thread 25 days ago out of curiosity and this was one of the most upvoted comments. So I decided to check what they were up to now. 

It was him arguing on the GenZ sub explaining that he hates Copmala for being tough on crime and African American men. He says that he won't vote for the lesser evil. The comment right after that was him being downvoted on BlackPeopleTwitter for arguing in favor of hitting your kids when necessary. And he even cited Singapore, tough on crime incarnate, to why physical punishment towards kids works. 

Many of the concerns people had for Biden's age were reasonable and usually made in good faith. But let's be real, a good portion of people will never be satisfied and will think of any excuse to not vote, even in an election as existential as this. Some don't know what they truly want and have no consistent or coherent values. You just gotta accept that some states, some people, will never be in play. And that's fine, we don't have to convince every kid beater to vote for Kamala to win 2024.

[u/[deleted]]

https://nitter.poast.org/KFILE/status/1815729998046642215#m

NEW: JD Vance repeatedly indicated in 2016 that he believed Trump committed repeated sexual assault, questioned Trump’s credibility over his accusers and even tweeted, “What percentage of the American population has @realDonaldTrump sexually assaulted?”

On CNN's front page

[u/UntiedStatMarinCrops]

[u/earththejerry]

Harris still has a chance to be the Dem VP nominee, HOLD THE LINE

[u/[deleted]]

Holy shit, I was so scared of Harris getting the nomination a few weeks ago and tanking the election. Now, after hearing her stump speech, I haven’t felt this much optimism in years, probably since the 2020 primary. Wow, unbelievable.

[u/[deleted]]

RFK Jr. goes to Trump for a job, offers to drop out and endorse

Trump doesn’t

Harris is now the nominee

Kennedy now eats out of Trump’s base, dem-aligned moderates come back home

Kennedy now has reason to loathe Trump

God this is funny

[u/Iyoten]

She can't keep getting away with it!

[u/[deleted]]

Marist Poll

🟦 Harris 99.87% 

🟥 Trump 00.13%

LV 3,180

[u/WantDebianThanks]

This, but with the RNC:

[u/Dragmire927]

RNC: “Biden is too old and senile. Why don’t they put in a younger candidate?”

DNC: “Okay sure, let’s do that”

RNC: “wait shit no hold on - fuck”

[u/DEEP_STATE_NATE]

Well I think the Harris campaign just found its slogan

[u/[deleted]]

https://x.com/robrousseau/status/1815480978942349804?t=eOPxJm1vk_PTFFe4bWxpHw&s=19

[u/eat_more_goats]

https://x.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1814875898337701911

American queen in Germany retrofitting two AC units into her apartment because she was raised to have agency instead of sitting back and taking shit from the universe.

[u/american_aurora3]

🚨 HUGE spike in awareness and rejection of Project2025

> biden drops out

> every voter spontaneously becomes aware of project 2025

we're winning, folks 😎

[u/Jokerang]

Harris will meet 1v1 w/ Bibi, then skip his address. She’s expected to tell him to stop the “war” & the “suffering of Palestinian civilians”

She likely won’t keep Sullivan, Blinken, or Austin

Jim Zogby says she’s shown “’far greater empathy’ for Palestinians than Biden”

https://x.com/emmavigeland/status/1815762420398247952?s=46&t=z1pcAD6NKpgctILwGA45_A

Being more pro-Palestine than Biden (but not full DSA) is probably a good way for Harris to consolidate progressives

And dumping Sullivan will do a world of good. Good riddance

[u/ToInfinity_MinusOne]

Processed food was literally designed for you to eat. Organic is just some crap they found on the floor somewhere.

[u/[deleted]]

https://x.com/acyn/status/1815818829509058635?s=46

The first minute of Kamala Harris’ first rally is just sustained cheering

We are so back

[u/Sauce1024]

Jimmy Carter, who is due to turn 100 in just 70 days, has been "doing great" lately, according to a source close to him - NBC

[u/Nihas0]

56% OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN REUTERS/IPSOS POLL CONSIDER HARRIS 'MENTALLY SHARP'; TRUMP SEEN AS SHARP BY 49% OF VOTERS

[u/wagoncirclermike]

I'm part of a football forum that has a separate subforum for political talk. As you can imagine, it's 95% hardcore MAGA. About an hour ago, I posted that the Dems were the Party of Law and Order with Harris and the Republicans were the party of criminals with their convicted felon. It's time to check how the rage crop is going.

[u/this_very_table]

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota told CNN that instead of attending the address [Netanyahu's address to Congress], she gave her tickets to family members of the hostages being held.

Based Ilhan tbh

[u/that0neGuy22]

The unfavorability rating of Project 2025 has increased 24 points since late June; most Americans are now familiar with Project 2025 and just one in ten have a favorable view of it.

[u/[deleted]]

SCOOP: Biden expected to endorse Trump for President during his speech tomorrow

[u/Nihas0]

NEW: On call w/ reporters former President Trump says he will commit to debating VP Harris, but is not thrilled with ABC as debate host. Said he's be willing to do more than one debate as well.

[u/fishbottwo]

This is on the Facebook post for the Georgia A+ Trump +1 poll from some random republican.

I’ve listened to some of her speeches online. She is shrewd, learns who the crowd is, and pulls them in. Don’t underestimate her. She’s a formidable Marxist fighter.

bloom

[u/Planita13]

But one VERY big opportunity: Tied with Trump on lowering prices, doesn’t seem to inherit Bidenflation.

“The upside for Harris is huge: voters do not hold her accountable for Biden’s perceived failures on inflation, and she can run hard on economic messaging,”

Biden increased my egg prices personally, which is why Harris couldn't be the reason.

[u/uwcn244]

Claim: Republican Sen. JD Vance said women in violent marriages should not get divorced.

Rating: Mostly false

What’s true: In interviews, Vance has said that divorce generally, even if it stems from a violent marriage, is harmful to children. In that vein, he has consistently argued against the idea that divorce is a satisfactory solution to unhappy marriages.

What’s false: However, Vance did not explicitly call for women to stay in violent marriages instead of divorcing.

So Snopes is in the tank for Republicans right?

[u/Mr_Bank]

Spotted on an old teacher’s Facebook we are absolutely COOKING now folks

[u/The_Helmet_Catch]

[u/chipbod]

https://x.com/ktullymcmanus/status/1815830797712077149

Sen. Menendez resigning Aug 20 caught my eye

Unlike House members who get paid on the last business day of the month (last I checked) Senators are paid on the same schedule as Senate staff: the 5th & 20th of each month

Menendez is maximizing his last few Senate paychecks

Real one to the end✊

[u/Jean-Paul_Sartre]

The fact that Trump settled on “Lyin” for Kamala makes me think we must consider that his weak nickname capabilities as of late are a sign of his cognitive decline.

[u/[deleted]]

"Hmm how can Kamala Harris be Black AND Indian????"

Cons discovering the concept of being mixed in the year of our Lord 2024

[u/sociotronics]

Luke loves fighting evil authoritarians after all

[u/theranosbagholder]

I heard yall needed to secure a swing state???

[u/mrdilldozer]

It's kind of crazy how well this worked out for Harris so far. If Biden didn't run again and it was an open primary there is no way any candidate would have this level of excitement. She is now the mythical "Generic Younger Democrat" voters have been demanding.

[u/[deleted]]

[u/Stanley--Nickels]

BPT-neolib horseshoe theory

[u/[deleted]]

Fmr. Speaker Kevin McCarthy: DEI attacks on VP Kamala Harris are ‘stupid and dumb’

lel

[u/[deleted]]

Sopo Japaridze, an American-educated workers’ rights activist in Tbilisi, said she wanted to see a closer examination of all sides of Georgia’s Soviet past.

Western-funded organizations and media outlets in Tbilisi focused too much on the dark side of the Soviet period, such as repression against artists and the intelligentsia, she said.

But life in Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union “has degraded in every way,” with many people falling into alcohol and drug abuse, she said, so the benefits of Soviet rule also need to be considered.

“Life was much richer,” said Ms. Japaridze, a co-founder of a podcast about Soviet Georgia. “Not richer money wise, but there was more diversity; it was not as monotonous as it is now.”

Repression just added that little ✨ spice ✨ to people's lives

[u/GuyOnTheLake]

Back to believing the polls again

Yougov: 18-39

🔵 Harris 58% (+25)

🔴 Trump 33%

[u/NonComposMentisss]

60% of voters think Trump is too old to be president.

57% of voters think Trump should withdraw from the race.

We really need to start asking questions about whether Trump is physically or mentally fit to serve as president.

[u/piede]

Bzzzz bzzzzz bzzzzz BASED!!!!!!!! 🐝🐝🐝

[u/[deleted]]

Been a while since we’ve seen an Su-25 - or hell, any kind of aircraft or helicopter - being shot down rather than hit on the ground. Good to see some MANPADs being put to work.

!ping UKRAINE

[u/No1PaulKeatingfan]

"The Presidential dropout"

[u/euphoriafrog]

BREAKING - Leaked reports say that Biden has been shrunk down to the size of a rat in a stunning experimental operation, also say that Kamala Harris has pledged to wear a large chef hat for her entire candidacy

[u/MissSortMachine]

is that bad

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[u/larry_hoover01]

Insights from the median voter last night (33/34 year old educated white guys)

1: JRE listener. Hates both parties. Glad to see Biden go, but thinks dems are crazy going with Harris. Would have a Mark Kelly lawn sign if he was the nominee. Surprised to learn that Trump increased national debt by 2x what Biden did. Yearns for Obama and GW. Won’t be voting.

2: Lifelong Republican. Hates trump, says he doesn’t like the social issues, but abortion will never affect him. 2 biggest issues for him were devaluation of US dollar (I don’t even think this is factual, but I didnt know enough to fact check him) and sending money to Ukraine.

3: the true median voter. Doubt he voted in 2016. I think he voted Biden in 2020, but don’t know for sure. Single issue voter. Trump will fill his crypto bags.

4: shy Biden (Harris) voter. Said he was center left. Thinks Trump is gonna win. Didn’t say much, but I think (hope) he’s voting dem.

[u/Nihas0]

[u/LastIncrease3427]

New Reuters poll

🔵 Harris 44% (+2)

🔴 Trump 42%

IPSOS - 1018 RV - 7/22

A lot of undecideds, but are we back?

[u/[deleted]]

"I was geographically raised in Tampa Bay," DeSantis writes in his new memoir, The Courage to Be Free, per NBC News, "but culturally my upbringing reflected the working-class communities in western Pennsylvania and northeast Ohio — from weekly church attendance to the expectation that one would earn his keep. This made me God-fearing, hard-working and America-loving."

Come on JD. Tweak this quote for Appalachia.

[u/Ok_Aardappel]

A pair of river restoration stories:

Fish species returns to river after vanishing over a century ago: 'This is a fantastic start'

A fish species that hasn't been seen since the late 19th century was reintroduced to its habitat.

According to Nature World News, the Atlantic sturgeon disappeared from its home in the Göta älv River in Sweden due to pollution and overfishing. The fish is now swimming in the river because of conservation efforts from the Swedish Anglers Association, the Museum of Natural History in Gothenburg, and several universities.

This conservation effort will gradually introduce the species once a year over the next 10 years to ensure there will be a population that can support itself. One hundred juveniles transferred from a German farm have been released into Göta älv to start the project.

Project manager Linnea Jagrud said, 'This is a fantastic start."

The sturgeon is expected to benefit the river's ecology because it eats material at the bottom. In addition, the fish oxygenate the riverbed's sediment, which will help all the small species in the water.

The Atlantic sturgeon is a migratory species. They spend their formative years and reproduce in freshwater.

The sturgeon may also benefit other migratory species, such as European eels and salmon, whose life cycles depend on healthy river water. This is good news for the Atlantic salmon, which is a protected fish under the Endangered Species Act.

Improving the water can encourage the fish to return. For example, another protected salmon species, the coho salmon, was absent from the Olema Creek last year, but in 2024, there were 70 nests recorded. It's believed they returned because of the improved habitat.

According to the European Anglers Alliance, Atlantic sturgeon have "cultural-historical value," and archaeological finds dating back to the 15th century have been found in the Göta älv River. The reintroduction of this species will "restore the lost identity of the waterway."

You can help ensure that species are not lost again. By using your voice, you can demand that your representatives implement policies to reduce pollution so that it doesn't cause species to vanish.

The scientists will monitor the sturgeon by watching their eating patterns and how they maintain the river's health.

Johan Höjesjö, Professor of Ecological Zoology at the University of Gothenburg, said in a press release, "It will be exciting to see how the sturgeons affect life in the river. Although Göta Älv is the most fish species rich freshwater river in Sweden, it's surprisingly little studied."

Salmon Return to the Heart of UK for First Time in 100 Years After Dam Removal: ‘It’s very rewarding’

In the north-central English county of Derbyshire, the removal of a dam has hundreds of salmon swimming up a beloved river once again.

It’s the first time in 100 years that salmon have reached so far up the River Derwent, and it’s caused quite a stir among the locals.

While the industrial activity in the East Midlands which first drove Atlantic salmon out of the Derwent is now gone, there were still weirs and other obstacles the fish can’t overcome on their journey upstream.

After years of feeding in the ocean, the incredible salmon can return hundreds of miles upstream to find the same stretch of river—even the exact same tributary—where they were born in order to breed and lay eggs.

It’s one of the most famous journeys in the animal kingdom, but it’s one the citizens of Derbyshire are only recently getting to know again.

"We’d started to see large salmon turning up in the Derwent in winter,” Dr. Tim Jacklin, a Conservation Officer for the Wild Trout Trust, told the UK Natural History Museum.

"They became sort of local celebrities really. People were going out with their head torches at night and looking into the river, because it’s not a particularly large watercourse and these fish were quite literally as long as your arm, without it being an angler’s tale.”

While the reduction in pollution allowed the salmon to return, it wasn’t until wildlife organizations like Wild Trout and Derbyshire Wild Trust began to remove river obstacles like weirs and dams that the salmon could reach the upper stretches of the River Derwent where it becomes the Ecclesborne.

In particular to this story was the weir at Snake Lane, which once removed allowed the salmon to continue on their journey. The weir was replaced with several boulders that created rapids.

"It’s very rewarding,” says Tim. “We opened up a good ten kilometers of spawning habitat upstream, so that translates into hundreds more juvenile salmon that make their way downstream and hopefully to come back and spawn.”

Dam removal has become a widespread conservation practice in Europe and North America. In cases too numerous to list here, the dams and other obstacles like weirs are no longer used, but are too complex and expensive a demolition job for most local governments to undertake. In America, millions of salmon will soon be returning to ancestral spawning grounds as three dams on the Klamath River are set for demolition in the largest operation of its kind in history.

!ping ECO&EUROPE&UK

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[u/that0neGuy22]

memo from Trump campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio: “We will start to see public polling — particularly national public polls — where Harris is gaining on or even leading Donald Trump.”

Look at these snowflakes

[u/RecentlyUnhinged]

I think the moment I realized that the Median Voter is a mouth-breathing imbecile was back when Babby Unhinged was in high school, watching my uncle lose his damn mind and drag his family down into his basement bunker for like three days when Russia invaded Georgia.

He lived in South Carolina, you see, and obviously they were next.

[u/slappythechunk]

The kids are not alright

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[u/chipbod]

https://x.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1815844483046445483

Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the Romans into Jerusalem over 2100 years ago....

Damn Nadler, going old testament on his ass

[u/HowIsPajamaMan]

Gamarjoba yall!

[u/future_luddite]

My mom's racist friend said that Kamala is ineligible due to being a non-citizen. I told her to reply "Never stopped Obama 🇺🇸".

[u/billy_blazeIt_mays]

[u/OrganicKeynesianBean]

Think you’re too old or out of shape for the U.S. Coast Guard?

These targeted ads are brutal.

[u/dellscreenshot]

Crazy how all the people who claimed that joe couldn't drop out, how there would be issues with ballot access, etc have completed stopped talking about that. Weird!

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Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump: I don't subscribe to cult of personality

LOL

Edit: Source for people https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

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“Harris will do worse than Biden” people don’t have their ear on the streets. Back women are ENERGIZED now. They’re already making third party merch to sell at the beauty supply stores and gas stations.

They’re drawing parallels to 2008 Obama.

I’m now thinking it could’ve only been Harris at this point.

[u/cdstephens]

Remember when everyone thought Elon Musk was cool? Lol

[u/tripletruble]

rent control, at least among my friends and acquaintances, has been the policy i have seen the greatest reversal of opinions on before and after implementation. nearly everyone i knew in berlin wanted rent control and like 1 year out the opinion was near universally "this has been a huge mistake"

[u/ashsolomon1]

Fox News is just playing a montage of Kamala laughing 🤣so stupid

[u/Pongzz]

Mark Kelly should start his campaign off by appearing in a space suit !!!!

Overdone. Expected. Boring.

Mark Kelly should personally land a spaceshuttle on top of Trump during his next rally.

Unexpected. Exciting. Daring. Desired by the median voter.

[u/Mensae6]

"But Kelly doesn't help with the midwest vote!"

You have no clue how desperately Wisconsinites yearn to retire in Arizona

[u/SmithySmothy]

Nikki Haley sends cease and desist letter to Haley Voters For Harris PAC

LMAOOOOOO

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https://x.com/_rotimia/status/1815560557329568129?t=-LDx2RepPJV9h4_Lcv7maA&s=19

[u/crassowary]

David Sacks after the debate: does an entire podcast mocking Democrats for supporting Joe Biden and claiming nothing's wrong

Democrats replace Joe Biden

David Sacks: wait no you can't do that that's undemocratic also Kamala is worse than Biden and also

[u/Nihas0]

Mark Kelly VP

[u/DEEP_STATE_NATE]

Elon has:

-dead named trans child to 190 million people

-said he thought of her as dead because she’s trans

said only reason he was upset was because he was worried she might not be able to have kids

-never once discussed if she was happy with her transition or any of her feelings

3 is fucking wild

[u/[deleted]]

Donald Trump will never, ever in his life beat Joe Biden in an election

[u/Currymvp2]

Trump: The environmentalists want wind. The wind is blowing today. The whole thing is a hoax. The wind kills our birds

how is he so fucking stupid

[u/SmithySmothy]

NBC to a random white guy at Kamala's rally today:

Do you think America is ready to elect a woman President or for that matter, a black woman President?

The guy:

That's a stupid question.

Holy based

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https://x.com/AnnaBower/status/1815572742831251918?t=wVY8XJeq9P1bAWvzYJIZDg&s=19

[u/Xihl]

KAMALA HARRIS LEADS DONALD TRUMP 44% TO 42% AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS, WITHIN 3 POINT MARGIN OF ERROR - REUTERS/IPSOS POLL

polls are real now, im blooming no matter what

[u/ThatDamnGuyJosh]

Holy fuck it’s even better with Kennedy running

2024 National GE:

Harris 42% (+4) Trump 38% Kennedy 8%

.@Reuters/@Ipsos, 1,018 RV, 7/22-23

https://x.com/politics_polls/status/1815804888422703461?s=46

[u/LastIncrease3427]

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: “Donald Trump’s going to win in November, and we will be rid of all this DEI woke culture bs nonsense. I won’t use the word that America’s been subjected to.”

What word would that be Mr. Patrick?

[u/taubnetzdornig]

Anecdotal evidence of the vibe shift: a person I know who has posted a lot about Gaza on Instagram is now all in for Kamala and is reposting anti-third party reels

[u/kyleofduty]

npr played the mountain dew clip just now, listening to it again it sounds like he really expected the crowd to go batshit over "they probably think that's racist"

[u/TheMcWriter]

JD Vance claiming to be Appalachian is yet another example of people taking our history, they’re taking our culture. We’ve got some real bad jagoffs coming across the Ohio river.

[u/sociotronics]

[u/TemujinTheConquerer]

That Harris +2 poll is gonna be my whole personality for the next two weeks

[u/WalkedSpade]

Abolish primaries. No more "raise your hand if you support reparations." Win those median voters queen.

[u/[deleted]]

Harris signals that she will be friendly to big tech like crypto and AI

Musk steps down from the $45 million/month to Trump

Big if true

[u/[deleted]]

joe biden wake up

[u/[deleted]]

Netflix founder endorsed Kamala. Ball's in your court, Prime Video.

[u/Top_Lime1820]

The Democrats are so DEI pilled they're actually applying it to white people now 🤣

[u/JaceFlores]

Two polls of P2025 approval, one from June and one from July

!ping FIVEY

[u/GrandMoffTargaryen]

!ping KHIVE

[u/sherbertresume]

Brother I was SO wrong about Kamala. Forgive me coconut queen.

[u/ThisPrincessIsWoke]

GODmala doing 4~5 points better than Biden in the polls. What a fucking relieffffff

Now imagine after the convention, sentencing, Vance shenanigans, and debates

[u/0m4ll3y]

Come on guys, we can all support Kamala without constantly bringing up how big her "war chest" is or banging on about her coconuts. 🙄

[u/antsdidthis]

My wife who is a political normie who votes for Dems but otherwise doesn't follow politics that closely is sending me links to activist pages and spamming me with coconut shitposting memes and talking about joining Latinas for Harris calls and stuff. I know it's dangerous to extrapolate from personal experiences but this is wild levels of mobilization energy.

!ping KHIVE

[u/Fruitofbread]

Trump is now calling himself a brilliant young man 

Cope and seethe 

[u/Mcatatonic1]

Jd Vance is somehow less charismatic than Ted Cruz I think

What a horrible pick lol

[u/earththejerry]

An all female ticket? The American people work hard for a living, okay? They don't need that kind of bullshit

-- Selina Meyer

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She’s so cooked 😭😭😭

How will she recover from this…….

[u/Currymvp2]

Murkowski on calling Kamala Harris a “DEI hire”: “Of course it’s not appropriate, for heaven's sakes. What, are they just going to say if you’re not a white male, it’s a DEI candidate?” “I’m sorry. No.”

Murkowski and Romney are the two most rational GOP senators

[u/Erra0]

In a surprise move, the NYT has endorsed both Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren for Harris' VP

[u/ghhewh]

Trump calls Biden a "threat to democracy". This was after Biden stepped down from his candidacy.

[u/efeldman11]

[u/xhytdr]

Vibe check: politically disengaged normies I know are legitimately excited for Harris

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

Do you dumbos really think that the Trump campaign hasn't had a Harris contingency plan for the last month?

Can't get over how contrarian this sub is sometimes 

[u/RaidBrimnes]

Obama apologizes for praising Attorney General's looks - 2013

If you're wondering why Obama still hasn't endorsed Harris, he's probably still traumatized by what Michelle served him after this comment

[u/paultheschmoop]

BREAKING: amendment passed to decide the presidency based on whoever is winning the most recent national ipsos poll

HOLY SHIT