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Dissident Dems Boycott Bibi Speech - The Wednesday AM Quickie 7/24/24

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THE BIG NEWS

Dissident Dems Boycott Bibi Speech

At least 58 Democrats plan to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress today. They are protesting the warm political welcome being given to a head of state who's presiding over a war in Gaza that international observers have called a genocide.

"This will be the first time in American history that a war criminal will have the honor of addressing a joint meeting of Congress," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaking from the Senate floor. "With this invitation, it's increasingly difficult, with a straight face, to lecture any country about human rights and dignity."

Other Democrats have criticized the decision by Republicans to invite Netanyahu to offer a major address during the height of a US presidential campaign. Rep. Jerry Nadler called Netanyahu "the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the Romans into Jerusalem over 2,100 years ago" (which is fair!). Still, Nadler said that he would attend the speech, believing that his "voice is more impactful in the room, holding the Prime Minister accountable."

"No U.S. official met [Netanyahu] at the airport when his plane landed," according to Slate. Vice President Kamala Harris won't attend the speech but will meet in private with the prime minister. As for Joe Biden, try again later in the week.

DC Resignations: Sen. Menendez and Secret Service Director Are Gone

Sen. Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Democrat who was recently convicted of a colorful array of felonies in a corruption and bribery trial, announced he is resigning his position and will leave the Senate next month. In an unrelated story that also manages to be an emblem of DC rot, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned. The Secret Service was widely criticized for failing to stop a gunman who fired on former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally in Butler, PA, wounding Trump and killing one attendee.

We Just Had the Hottest Day Ever

Sunday was the hottest day in recorded human history, according to European Union climate scientists. The global average air temperature was about 62.76 degrees Fahrenheit, topping a record set last year. Much of the planet north of the equator is currently experiencing extreme heat due to the advancing effects of climate change. Meanwhile, emissions are dropping in the U.S. – the renewable energy buildout and the Inflation Reduction Act have made a real difference – but not enough to reach the goals set in the Paris climate agreement.

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  • Army Denies Expert Claim That Mass Shooter's Military Service Caused Brain Damage A US Army investigation into Robert Card II, a reserve soldier who murdered 18 people in October 2023, found that officers made mistakes in how they handled Card's deepening psychosis. But the investigation challenged a medical expert's report claiming that Card's brain showed severe damage likely received from experiencing the combined force of thousands of small explosions in his role as a grenade instructor. via NYT and NBC News.
  • Israel and Allies Hold Secret Talks On Post-War Gaza Officials from the US, UAE, and Israel met in Abu Dhabi last week to talk about governance in post-war Gaza. The meeting is notable mostly because it shows that Israel may be willing, under some conditions, to end its catastrophic war against Gaza. Missing from the meeting on Palestine's future: Palestinians. via Axios.
  • The FTC Is Investigating How Companies Use Data to Price-Gouge Customers FTC Chair Lina Khan announced an investigation into "surveillance pricing products and services" that use consumer data to set individualized prices for customers. The relatively opaque practice violates privacy and forces some consumers to pay higher prices than others. via FTC.

SOME NUMBER

11 percent

That's how full one of Taiwan's major reservoirs is, as a multi-year drought has dried up rice paddies and prompted difficult decisions about water allocation. The island's water supply is particularly stressed because its massive semiconductor manufacturing industry uses a tremendous amount of water. Chip manufacturers are trying to decrease their water consumption, but the demand for their products – and their overall water usage – only grows.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

7/24: It’s Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Jennifer Berkshire, freelance journalist and co-host of the Have You Heard podcast, to discuss her recent book The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide And Defense Manual, co-authored with Jack Schneider.

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PARTING WORDS

"I don't know who said it, or where it came from, perhaps the Radical Left, but I never discussed, or thought of, Jamie Dimon or Larry Fink for Secretary of the Treasury."

-- Former president Donald J. Trump denying a report that he would consider Jamie Dimon as a possible Treasury Secretary. The problem is that Trump said exactly that to Bloomberg earlier this month and there's a transcript.

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