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Trump Emerges from Seclusion Angry and Confused - The Friday AM Quickie 8/9/24

By Corey Pein —

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THE BIG NEWS

Future of Democracy Watch: Trump-Harris Debate Is on for Sept. 10 on ABC

  • Rambling, Lie-Packed, Attention-Desperate News Conference Underscores Trump Dementia Concerns "I haven't recalibrated strategy at all" since Kamala Harris took over from Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, Trump admitted; he said it was "stupid" to ask if he was campaigning enough and boasted that he was taping "tremendous amounts" of ads at Mar-a-Lago. via Politico, the New York Times, and PBS Newshour.
  • Special Counsel Jack Smith Requests 3-Week Delay in Jan. 6 Case to Respond to Supreme Court Immunity Ruling "It is clear that the Supreme Court's Historic Decision on Immunity demands and requires a Complete and Total Dismissal of ALL the Witch Hunts," the deranged felon posted on Truth Social last night; US District Judge Tanya Chutkan last week declined to dismiss the Justice Department's election interference case. via NBC News.
  • JD Vance's Disclosures Show Investment in Company Dealing with Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Monkey Torture Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and his wife, meanwhile, reported a combined income of $166,000 in 2022, roughly one-tenth of what his wealthy Republican rival Vance took home from investments and salaries in the same year. via the Guardian and the Washington Post.
  • Harris and Walz Rally in Michigan with Workers at the Vanguard of Last Year's UAW Strike United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain introduced the Democratic nominees as "working-class people" who "chose to show up and stand up" for organized labor. via the Associated Press, the Detroit News, and C-SPAN.
  • 'Uncommitted' Movement Leader Claims Harris Seemed Open to Discussing Arms Embargo on Israel; White House Aide Denies It Michigan Squad Rep. Rashida Tlaib's sister, Layla Elabed, a co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement, broke down crying at a photo op as she explained to Harris how the Gaza bloodshed affected her personally as a Palestinian; she says Harris was "sympathetic." via Politico, Al Jazeera, and the Washington Post.
  • Trump Celebrates Georgia Election Official Who Claims Biden Lost and Is Very Busy Gumming Up the Works Meanwhile, GOP activists across the country are flooding elections offices with baseless challenges to valid voter registrations. via the Washington Post and HuffPost.
  • 'I'm F*cked': Justice Looms for Colorado Election Clerk Who Helped MyPillow Guy's Minions Steal Voting Security Info Republican former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, 68, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on all 7 felony and 3 misdemeanor charges related to the 2021 election system breach; the prosecution rests its case this week. via Colorado Newsline.
  • Biden Thanks Campaign Staff with Ice Cream Social at Delaware Music Hall Some Biden aides still want him to stump for Harris, but other Democrats are skeptical: "I would just park his ass in Pennsylvania and move on," one veteran operative says. via the AP and Politico.

Ukraine Takes the Fight to Russia, with US Weapons

For months, Ukraine's military has been struggling to hold ground in the country's east against Russian invaders. Three days ago, in a risky surprise attack, a significant Ukrainian ground force crossed some six miles over the Russian border, seizing villages and a gas export station in the Kursk region. The Ukrainian raid employed armored vehicles supplied by the US, which the State Department says is "not in violation" of US policy over how its weapons can be used. Ukraine has said little about the operation and its strategic purpose is a mystery to outside military experts; however, some speculate that it may have been intended to boost morale and encourage allies, demonstrating that Aspiring Tsar Vladimir "Putin's 'red lines' are only words and that Russia is not as strong as some make out." It may also, Ukrainian presidential advisers suggest, improve the country's position during future negotiations to end the war. A fuming Putin grilled military commanders in a video call broadcast yesterday; all appeared to have been caught unprepared. Russian authorities claim at leave five civilians have been killed and 66 injured. The latest reports suggest Ukrainian forces are pressing deeper into Russian territory.

Rent Still Too Damn High But Mortgages Get Cheaper

  • At Photo Op Trashing Homeless People's Stuff, Gov. Gavin Newsom Threatens Funding of California Counties That Don't Join His Crackdown "In LA, more than one in four renters are now spending 50% or more of their income on housing, meaning they could be one emergency away from falling into homelessness." via the Los Angeles Times and the Guardian.
  • Oregon City That Won Supreme Court Ruling Enacts Ban on Sleeping Outside "Grants Pass has just one overnight shelter for adults, the Gospel Rescue Mission. It has 138 beds, but rules including attendance at daily Christian services." via the Associated Press.
  • Biden Administration Fixes Rule That Pushed Disabled Veterans Into Homelessness "Before the adjustment, some veterans who received full disability benefits did not qualify for subsidized housing because their benefits were considered compensation and made their 'income' too high." via NBC News.
  • Five Tenants Unions Form National Federation, 1st Such Attempt in 40 Years "Last week, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris echoed Biden's endorsement of rent caps at her first major campaign rally in Atlanta," while a new poll commissioned by Vermont socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders finds 63 percent of voters want candidates who back rent control. via In These Times.

QUICKEST QUICKIES

  • Israel's Allies Condemn 'Shameful' Pro-Genocide Remark By Netanyahu Cabinet Member Far-right Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich complained at a pro-settlement conference on Monday that "no one will allow us to starve 2 million people, even though that might be just and moral until they return the hostages." via the Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
  • Interim Leader Takes Over in Bangladesh; Cabinet Includes 2 Student Protest Leaders Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus, sworn in yesterday, was also acquitted this week of alleged labor law violations at a telecom company he founded. via the Associated Press and Al Jazeera.
  • Thai Court Dissolves Progressive Party That Won Last Year's Election Most Move Forward party parliamentarians will keep their seats and join a new party, but the Constitutional Court's decision bars five leaders from politics; the party advocated changing a law banning criticism of the powerful monarchy. via the AP and the Bangkok Post.
  • North Dakota GOP Leader Pleads Guilty to International Sex Crime Involving Minors "No one is ever too young," former high-ranking Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg, 80, allegedly told a friend while boasting about "my twink." "What happens in Prague, stays in Prague." via NBC News and the Grand Forks Herald.

SOME NUMBER

2,200

That's how many people Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims to have arrested in an opposition crackdown since the contested July 28 presidential election, the Washington Post reports. The government is calling it "Operación Tun Tun," after the sound security forces make banging on doors in late-night raids. Meanwhile in Miami, US prosecutors say they found former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau's DNA on weapons smuggled to South America as part of his attempted coup against Maduro; Goudreau claims he acted with the blessing of Donald Trump's administration and in concert with the Venezuelan opposition.

ON THE SHOW TODAY

8/9: It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Krystal Ball, host of Breaking Points, to round up the week in news. 

DON'T MISS MR CLIPS‌

Trump's Truth Social Scam Is a Total Ghost Town

Emma speaks with New York Magazine writer David Freedlander about his investigation into Trump's $6 billion corruption scheme.

JD VANCE IS SO BAD AT THIS

"I'm having a good time out here," he grumbles. "I'm enjoying this."

PARTING WORDS

"I was like, 'I think I've been drinking poison.'"

-- Keyry Broncano, 23, recalling the moment in middle school when she learned she'd been drinking lead-tainted water since kindergarten from the taps in the East Ramapo Central School District north of New York City. As the Washington Post reports, there is no nationwide law or rule requiring schools to test drinking water, and only 18 states have such a requirement. The Environmental Protection Agency will soon release a new rule mandating utilities to test school water supplies, but will not force schools to fix their pipes if the tests find high lead levels.

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