Month: October 2024

U.S. Military Tries to Make Up for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Discharges

Buck Banks

800

The Pentagon announced that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, reports the Associated Press. It is the latest development over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service members.

Hurricanes Milton and Helene to Join Ranks of Most Expensive Storms

Buck Banks

+$50 billion

Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much damage, government and private experts say they will likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers, reports the Associated Press. Worse still, most of the damage — 95% or more in Helene’s case — was not insured.

Vice Pres. Harris: ‘Yes, We Can Say’ Trump Is a Fascist

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“Yes, we can say that.”

– Vice Pres. Kamala Harris in an interview with Charlamagne tha God, describing the difference between her goal for governing and her opponent’s. She said, “One [choice], mine, that is about taking us forward and progress and investing in the American people, investing in their ambitions, dealing with their challenges. And the other, Donald Trump, is about taking us backward.” To which Charlagmagne pressed her, “The other is about fascism. Why can’t we just say it?”

Unions Are Hip Again

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3,286

Morning Brew newsletter: US workers filed 3,286 petitions with the National Labor Relations Board this fiscal year, up from 1,638 three years ago. That is the first increase during a presidential term since the Gerald Ford administration in the mid-’70s, according to the Associated Press. President Biden touted the historic surge as proof that his pro-labor policies are working, contrasting his record with the Trump presidency, when there was a 22% decline. Per the AP, 16% of voters in 2020 were part of a union household, which is prevalent in the crucial battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

Trump’s Campaign Manager Rakes in Millions

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$22 million

“The co-manager of Donald Trump’s White House campaign has raked in $22 million and counting from the Republican nominee’s political operation in just two years,” the Daily Beast reports. “Chris LaCivita, an influential GOP operative, reaped a $19 million financial windfall in 2022 when he served as a ‘strategic consultant’ to two Trump-affiliated super PACs, campaign finance records show. Then, after joining the Trump campaign, he negotiated three contracts that gave his tiny LLC a generous cut of Trump’s TV and digital ads, direct mail and other campaign spending.”