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Trump’s Harris Racial Epiphany

August 1, 2024 Buck Banks

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.”

— Donald Trump, in an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, about Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris Chides Trump Over Debate

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

“Well Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage… Because as the saying goes, ‘If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.’”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times.

Large Majority of Dems Satisfied with Harris as Candidate

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

79%

A new Associated Press poll shows that 79% of Democrats are satisfied with Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee — more than double the 37% who were satisfied with Joe Biden as the nominee in a poll earlier this month.

‘White Dudes’ Raise $4 Million for Harris in Video Rally

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

$4 million

A star-studded live video call under the rubric “White Dudes for Harris” urging white men to vote for Kamala Harris raised about $4 million on Monday night for the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, attracting over 190,000 people including ‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill and singer Josh Groban, Reuters reports.

Little Marco’s Third-Grade Retort

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

“They called us weird so I’ll call them weirder. That’s what I used to do back in high school.”

— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told HuffPost’s Igor Bobic on Tuesday.

The 2025 Zombie

July 31, 2024August 14, 2026 Buck Banks

Don’t be fooled by changes reported at Project 2025,
That plan to turn government into a right-wing hive.
The press says it’s falling apart,
That Dems and Trump staked its evil heart,
But like a zombie, it may seem dead, but it’s very alive.

Murkowski on Vance: ‘I Don’t Think This Is Working’

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

“If the Republican Party is trying to improve its image with women, I don’t think that this is working.”

— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) hit her party’s own vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), for what she called “offensive” comments about “childless cat ladies,” Politico reports.

Government to Vaccinate Farmworkers to Prevent Bird Flu Spread

July 31, 2024 Buck Banks

$5 million

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said it will spend $5 million to buy seasonal flu shots and get livestock workers vaccinated this fall, working with state and local officials. Another $5 million will be spent to promote the shots, reports the Associated Press.

Beware, Robed Rogues

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Buck Banks

So, Joe Biden has decided to float us
His plan for fixing a corrupt SCOTUS.
It’s light on the specifics,
But heavy on the ethics.
Warning, robed rogues — don’t f*ck with a lame-duck POTUS!

Harris Passes Trump in National Poll

July 30, 2024 Buck Banks

47% to 46%

A new Morning Consult poll finds Kamala Harris edging Donald Trump nationally in the presidential race, 47% to 46%. Perhaps more interesting is that Harris’s favorability is now 50% to 46% — up from 43% to 51% last week.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.”

— Donald Trump, in an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, about Vice President Kamala Harris.

“Well Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage… Because as the saying goes, ‘If you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.’”

— Kamala Harris, quoted by the New York Times.

79%

A new Associated Press poll shows that 79% of Democrats are satisfied with Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee — more than double the 37% who were satisfied with Joe Biden as the nominee in a poll earlier this month.

$4 million

“They called us weird so I’ll call them weirder. That’s what I used to do back in high school.”

— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told HuffPost’s Igor Bobic on Tuesday.

“If the Republican Party is trying to improve its image with women, I don’t think that this is working.”

— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) hit her party’s own vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), for what she called “offensive” comments about “childless cat ladies,” Politico reports.

$5 million

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday said it will spend $5 million to buy seasonal flu shots and get livestock workers vaccinated this fall, working with state and local officials. Another $5 million will be spent to promote the shots, reports the Associated Press.

47% to 46%

A new Morning Consult poll finds Kamala Harris edging Donald Trump nationally in the presidential race, 47% to 46%. Perhaps more interesting is that Harris’s favorability is now 50% to 46% — up from 43% to 51% last week.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.