Kamala / Walz 2024

[wirelessgrinder]

No one gaf gif

[crash_face]

This reminds me of when I used to play tournament chess as a kid. I was decent, 1700 as a 15 year-old. But my thought process for picking moves was super chaotic. “Ok if I go here, he goes there, then my knight is restricted, shit, this is taking too long, I gotta do something” then BOOM I found myself making some move I had barely even considered

People do shit and don’t know why, even if they thought about it. Vibes, economy, trouble at work, hungover, latent misogyny, the weather. Who knows why some people vote the way they do

[clovis8]

lol guy says something nice about someone without doing a full cia background check first. Oh the humanity.

[pvn]

any time some derp brings this up just show the pic of nick fuentes eating with trump at maralago

[MimosaDef]

[ParlaySlow]

@econophile

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign event in 2018 praised a Muslim cleric and leader in the Muslim community who has spread antisemitic content on Facebook, according to video newly revealed by the Washington Examiner.

The video features Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, speaking at an event hosted by the Muslim American Society of Minnesota during his first gubernatorial campaign, according to the Washington Examiner. In the video, Walz praises Imam Asad Zaman, executive director of the organization hosting the event, as a “master teacher” and briefly touches on their shared history.

“I would like to first of all say thank you to Imam. I am a teacher, so when I see a master teacher I know it,” Walz says in the video. “Over the time we’ve spent together, one of the things I’ve had the privilege of is seeing the things in life through the eye of a master teacher to try and get the understanding, listening today to the stories and what it means.”

Walz’s appearance alongside the Muslim cleric, one of several in recent years, came after Zaman had shared a link to a neo-Nazi propaganda film in 2015 portraying Adolf Hitler in a positive light. Zaman had also shared a Hamas press release in 2016 mourning the death of a Muslim politician in Bangladesh who was executed after being found guilty of war crimes.

In the wake of the October 7 attacks by Hamas in Israel, Zaman has shared anti-Israel posts on social media. On the day of the attacks, he expressed solidarity for Palestinians “against Israeli attacks” while sharing a statement from the Muslim American Society of Minnesota condemning “Israel’s recent unprovoked attacks.” Earlier that day, Zaman shared a post arguing “Palestine has the right to defend itself.”

In a statement to CNN, Harris campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt said that Walz and Zaman do not have a “personal relationship.”

“The Governor and he do not have a personal relationship. Governor Walz strongly condemns Hamas terrorism,” Hitt told CNN.

CNN has reached out to Zaman and the Muslim American Society of Minnesota for comment.

[Rugby]

Actual white guy neo nazi gets less play than a brown guy linking to neo Nazis

[econophile]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/us/politics/harris-walz-milwaukee-rally-dnc.html

[econophile]

Here’s What Scares Republicans Most About a Harris Win

“Let’s assume our worst nightmare—the Democrats went to the White House, the House, the Senate,” McConnell said during his keynote speech at the National Conference of State Legislators Legislative Summit last week, according to Spectrum News. “The first thing they’ll do is get rid of the [Senate] filibuster. Second, you’ll have two new states: D.C., Puerto Rico. That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity.”

[Melkerson]

@econophile

Here’s What Scares Republicans Most About a Harris Win | The New Republic

“Let’s assume our worst nightmare—the Democrats went to the White House, the House, the Senate,” McConnell said during his keynote speech at the National Conference of State Legislators Legislative Summit last week, according to Spectrum News. “The first thing they’ll do is get rid of the [Senate] filibuster. Second, you’ll have two new states: D.C., Puerto Rico. That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity.”

That, like all things GOP, is projection. Unfortunately, we don’t have any one like Mitch or our team, so that ain’t happening.

Also doubt PR sends 2 Dems in perpetuity, but that’s a separate issue.

[MrWookie]

[bobman0330]

Not ideal…

[pvn]

@econophile

Second, you’ll have two new states: D.C., Puerto Rico. That’s four new Democratic senators in perpetuity.”

Why stop there? Combine north and South Dakota. Split California into two or three states.

[Trolly]

Split DC into four states: NW DC, NE DC, SW DC, and SE DC.

[Bigoldnit]

Heh, I can only imagine what the Metro funding meetings would look like… trying to get DC MD and VA to agree on a plan is bad enough.

[AngryQueer]

@pvn

California into two or three states.

That could easily add R Senators

[Melkerson]

@AngryQueer

@pvn

California into two or three states.

That could easily add R Senators

Obviously you gerrymander the fuck out of them NC style.

[LKJ]

https://x.com/adamwren/status/1823694149528273141?s=46

Pete could be giving the speech before Walz.

[clovis8]

I assume we agree that even if by some miracle dems won the house, senate and POTUS there is zero chance they are going to end the filibuster or make DC or PR states?

[L.Washington]

I think the chance is small but it’s >0 given that Manchin, Sinema, and Feinstein are all gone. There’s certainly a lot of shitty ones left but they might do limited filibuster reform for DC statehood and maybe some abortion stuff. In practice it would be a full nuking of the filibuster but the worst ones would limit it to just a few subjects in the name of moderation while leaving the door wide open for the Rs to finish the job the next time they take over. Unrelated but it would be pretty sweet for them to “win” SCOTUS though.