Whether It’s Biden or Someone Else, Gaza Remains Top Priority for “Uncommitted” Voters (theintercept.com)
Activists from around the country told The Intercept that they will advocate for an anti-war agenda at the convention in August and withhold their vote in November unless an adequate candidate steps up, listing policy priorities such as support for a permanent ceasefire and standing up to the pro-Israel lobby as it intervenes in...
Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. (www.cnn.com)
Luckily being President is mostly a 9-5 /s
The lawsuit accusing Trump of raping a 13-year-old girl, explained (www.vox.com)
Johnson claimed that Trump violently raped her when she was 13 at a 1994 orgy hosted by Jeffrey Epstein — the billionaire who was convicted in 2008 of soliciting an underage girl for prostitution and has been accused of having sex with more than 30 underage girls....
Could this be the end of the GOP supermajority in Ohio's legislature? (www.wvxu.org)
Times Gonna Times (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Whatever else happens in the coming days with the presidential election, the whole saga will permanently affect my understanding of the culture of The New York Times.
The American People Need A New Independence (www.kenklippenstein.com)
The 4th of July feels like a sad holiday to me. We celebrate an independence won over two centuries ago, like an out of shape former athlete reminiscing about his glory days on the high school football team....
Vox: 5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race (www.vox.com)
Experts doubt Trump will get conviction tossed in "hush money" case despite Supreme Court ruling (www.cbsnews.com)
Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful (apnews.com)
Rape Allegations Refiled Against Trump (www.courthousenews.com)
Gaetz unveils bill allowing bitcoin tax payments (thehill.com)
Federal judge temporarily blocks rule banning noncompete contracts (wapo.st)
This judge is one more of Trump’s appointees, who is out to keep wages down so that billionaires can profit a bit more....
[In The Know] ‘Lost’ creator calls on Dems to stop giving party money until Biden steps down [Nick Robertson | 07/03/24 | The Hill] (thehill.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17203647...
The U.S. has one of the most punitive criminal justice systems — unless you’re the president (19thnews.org)
Pro-LGBTQ+ laws boost queer people's mental health (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Raising the alarm about Nevada’s extremist anti-LGBTQ+ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown (www.advocate.com)
Biden issues Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederacy (www.pbs.org)
President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles (140 kilometers) as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.
You Know Who’s Available to Replace Joe Biden? Al Franken! (www.thedailybeast.com)
He’d get my vote…