Choose your poison: Over the weekend, depending on your political preferences, you could have chosen one of the following: Comedian hurls insults On stage at Madison Square Garden as part of a campaign rally. A look at current U.S. House members and vice presidential candidates play video games He then talks about abolishing the filibuster via Twitch. hear presidential candidates’ thoughts about whale psychology;Or listen to vulnerability researchers(?) and presidential candidates. Chat about birth order.
Our sharpest political thinking does not.
It’s as if everyone is avoiding talking about the real issues – how to reduce inflation, how to control government spending, how to solve Social Security, how to create an orderly and fair immigration process. or how to improve the quality of immigration. of our school. From the last election cycle to now, the podcasting industry has brought a shiny wrecking ball to cable news, spawning a slew of rogue independent upstarts, and presidential candidates (and their political consultants) trying to control how voters receive their news. I finally understood that it was an important tool. Explained. Unfortunately, it seems like the candidate’s own head is full of more than just fluff.
First, it’s a predictable scandal. tony hinchcliffe insult comedian Known for his off-color jokes, he opened for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden yesterday. he joked about it clintonsDiddy, What Latinos “Make Babies” and How They Love ItPlease come inside“–“Just like they did to our country!”
He also said, “I don’t know if you guys know this, but right now there’s literally a floating island of trash in the middle of the ocean. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.” This could become a political scandal and jeopardize President Trump’s ability to win Puerto Rico’s electoral votes. (Oh, wait…)
“If you have horrible people calling Puerto Rico ‘floating garbage,’ know that they think that about you…that’s what they think about people who earn less than them.” said New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds on livestream with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. (Apparently they are quite good friends For now, they want voters to believe).
“Noticing the opening of a Trump rally, injecting red-flesh racism into the frothing crowd along with other bigots, then swapping tampons for others while you’re the one dropping a brick on Depend. You can’t get over this guy who says, ‘Ironically, let me be one of you.”’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. I wrote “You don’t ‘love Puerto Rico.’” You like drinking pina coladas, but with a difference. ”
After noticing the opening of a Trump rally and injecting red-flesh racism into the frothing crowd along with a bunch of other bigots, he changed his tampon to someone else while he himself was breaking bricks with Depend. You can’t get over this guy telling you to do it, but ironically, you’re one of them. https://t.co/kr82avveYs
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 28, 2024
Were the Puerto Ricans at the rally angry about this? not muchor It seems so. But this whole story is actually very symbolic of how this whole election has gone. In other words, we have almost completely ignored talking about real issues. The Trump campaign continues to stir up controversy over and over again, while the Harris/Waltz campaign frequently opposes Trumpists and defines itself as reactive and powerless, even though they are actually They rarely actively define what they do.
Trump told Logan: The most free-spirited, twisty, and occasionally funny presidential candidate took on the most free-spirited, twisty, and occasionally funny podcaster, and it was wild. Donald Trump and Joe Rogan talked about whale psychology. They talked about how Trump staffed his administration. They are concerned about President Trump’s proposed CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to reduce reliance on chips manufactured in Asia and subsidize companies that produce semiconductor components here at home. ” I talked about it. called “put[ting] He explained his comments on “billions of dollars in premiums for wealthy corporations” and said he instead supports imposing hefty tariffs on companies to encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing capacity.enemy from within” And how does he take that to mean that there are “people who really want to make this country fail?” He was sometimes very harsh towards women. The View.
On the other hand, there’s J.D. Vance, ostensibly the policy director for the Trump campaign.talking Comedian Tim Dillon talks about globalization podcast. “London doesn’t feel completely British anymore,” Vance said, but added, “Of course New York is a classic American city. Over time, New York will become less American.” he said. (Is he saying that large international cities are adopting a certain identity over time? What exactly is he predicting and what is he talking about?)
Trump’s protectionism, Hinchcliffe’s off-kilter jokes, and Vance’s unclear issues with globalization all come together to create a campaign with very different values and priorities than, say, mine. Draw a portrait.
Then there’s Kamala. Democratic presidential candidate continued research from vulnerability/empathy/shame researcher Brené Brown podcast And it was… empty. Brown asked Harris a lot of questions about her background, namely her birth order. Harris was the nickname given to her by the sorority!—but they never got to anything serious. They talked about the core values of “bold leaders.” If you played a drinking game where you got one shot every time someone said “real experience” or “Venn diagram,” you’d end up face down on the rug.
Perhaps we don’t deserve more recognition from our leaders. Perhaps our politics were always destined to boil down to this. But it’s depressing to see it lined up in front of us via hours of long-form content on various podcasts and consumed by diametrically opposed parts of America who believe they have little in common with each other. Isn’t it?
Miami scene: I’m in Miami for an event hosted by Founders Fund, and yesterday I went to a Catholic church that is totally opposed to the Fourth Amendment to the Florida Constitution, which adds abortion protections to the Florida Constitution. . Abortion shall be prohibited, penalized, delayed, or restricted before viability or as necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s health care provider. ” (Fourth Amendment Details here. )
Florida currently bans abortions after six weeks, and doctors and activists are working on a campaign to draw attention to the rare cases that have occurred in women’s lives. be forced into a medically difficult situation That’s because the law reportedly does not clarify whether doctors are allowed to perform abortions in situations that threaten life or health. Supporters say the Fourth Amendment would make this clear. Meanwhile, the bishops of Florida write: “We appeal to all Floridians of goodwill to oppose the legalization of late-term abortions and to oppose the proposed abortion reform bill. Not only will we protect the lives of millions of people, but we will also protect countless women.” ”
quick hit
- On Saturday, Israeli warplanes struck multiple Iranian “air defense systems, missile production facilities and launchers.” report bloombergin response to Iran’s attack on Israel earlier this month. Although the attack was not extremely costly in terms of loss of life (four Iranian soldiers were reported killed), it demonstrated significant vulnerabilities in Iran’s weapons and nuclear infrastructure. “President Joe Biden’s administration has worked with Israel to come up with a ‘proportionate’ response and urged Iran not to retaliate again,” a U.S. military official told reporters on condition of anonymity. Bloomberg.
- During a campaign stop in West Philadelphia, Kamala Harris once again “announced plans to revitalize Puerto Rico’s economy and power grid.” around Bloomberg.
- “Egypt’s president on Sunday proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to exchange four Israeli hostages from Hamas for Palestinian prisoners, as Israeli military attacks left 45 Palestinians dead across the enclave. It was announced that report Reuters.
- Interesting trending articles about how young women should be avoid I wear my engagement ring and wedding ring every day. As a surfer, I couldn’t wear my surfers for most of the summer, but I didn’t know that other people were copying me.
- This “Supreme Leader” new york times article This is the most disgusting book I’ve ever read length meanwhile. Please consume with caution.
