Michael Rosenblum·1 day agoWhy Donald Trump is Going to Be Elected — Part 3In yesterday’s New York Times, columnist Charles Blow published a scathing analysis of Trump’s first big public rally in Waco, Texas. Blow hits all the right points, but his conclusion is wrong. Trump is going to be both nominated and re-elected, owing almost entirely to the points Blow makes as…Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Heath Brownin3Streams·1 day agoShiv Roy’s Presidential TransitionI’ve been waiting four seasons for this sub-plot — My eyes lit up when Shiv Roy let it slip to her brothers that she’d been talking to a “transition” early in episode 1 of the season premier of HBO’s Succession. And not to any transition team, to the Jimenez’s transition team, maybe the front-running Democratic candidate? It’s really…Biden3 min readBiden3 min read
oscar·1 day agoMember-onlyPutin and a Recent RecruitPutin is at a military facility where he has gone to address fresh troops headed for the battle front in Ukraine. He has already given a speech and now is walking past a formation of soldiers holding their rifles at attention. As he goes by NIkolai L. — a 21…Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
sam L·1 day agoDon and JoeyChatGPT Prompt: Write a fictional story about a young Trump who goes to a protest the Vietnam war where he meets a young Biden. They fall in love but must hide it. They end up splitting up, finding women to marry. Their love seems to be forgotten, until the 2020 election…Biden2 min readBiden2 min read
Shankar Narayan·3 days agoMember-onlyBiden is not merely the glue that binds the Western World for UkraineHistory is not going to talk about Presidential Approval Ratings — In 2012, President Barack Obama warned Assad’s potential use of chemical weapons as “a red line” that would have “enormous consequences” and “change my calculus” on American military intervention in Syria’s civil war. One year later, Bashar-Al-Assad did exactly what Obama had warned him not to do. “A rebel-held suburb…Biden7 min readBiden7 min read
Improve the News·1 day agoReporter: Biden Fed Media ‘False Stories’ on Pipeline BlastsHere are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Seymour Hersh, ²Seymourhersh, ³RT, ⁴Ukrinform and ⁵Understandingwar. Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh alleged on Wednesday that US Pres. Biden and his administration fed US and German media ‘false cover stories’ of how the Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed…Biden3 min readBiden3 min read
Richard A Meyer·3 days agoBiden’s three biggest mistakesNobody is perfect, but we like to assign blame when something goes wrong. So far, President Biden has done a LOT, but he is not without blame for some things. Here are his three biggest mistakes: (1) Appointing Garland as Attorney General- Garland may be a significant legal book, but…Biden1 min readBiden1 min read
oscar·3 days agoMember-onlyXi ReflectsHe’s in his office. Alone. It’s late afternoon and he’ll be heading home soon. He sits on a sofa near his desk. It’s a bright day outside. ‘I’m learning a lot from Putin and his invasion of Ukraine. One mistake he made, was to put so much into the ground…Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Josh Getlin·5 days agoWhere Breaking News Meets History: Chris Whipple’s New Book, “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe…Where Breaking News Meets History: Chris Whipple’s New Book, “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House” Photo credit: David Hume Kennerly When he addressed a group of Newsweek correspondents in 1963, Washington Post president and publisher Philip Graham used a phrase that has traditionally defined the difference…Biden6 min readBiden6 min read
Brooklyn Muse (editor)inILLUMINATION-Curated·3 days agoMember-onlyNews- Politics- President Biden and the Possible Indictment of TrumpAt this time in history, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) is facing the biggest political test of his career. The possible indictment of former President Trump would be an unprecedented act and of historical significance. In 2022 Alvin Bragg took criticism from Democrats and members of his own prosecutorial…Biden5 min readBiden5 min read