Kamala Harris: Comets with a Light on Crimes in the House of Deputies and High Sheriff’s Investigations
He told the crowd at the Wednesday night rally that something happened to him after he was shot. I became nice. And when you’re dealing with these people, they’re very dangerous people when you’re dealing with them. You can’t be too nice. You really can’t be, so I won’t be nice if you don’t mind.
Harris is still making her own attacks. In her first major speech as the likely nominee on Tuesday, Harris boasted of her background as a prosecutor and said that experience would come in handy against Trump.
In Wisconsin, she said that she took on perpetrators from all walks of life, from cheaters to predatory men who abused women. “So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump’s type.”
“You’ve been terrible at everything you’ve done,” he said, as though speaking to her directly. “You’re ultra liberal. We don’t want you here. We don’t want you anywhere. Something told me that Kamala was the person. You’re fired.
Source: Trump tries out attack lines on Kamala Harris as her campaign heats up
Up First Newsletter: The War in Gaza, the Left Behind, And NASA Races to Save a Telescope: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2020 State Visit
The importance of North Carolina to Trump was reflected in his visit. The margin was so narrow in 2020, though, that Democrats see an opportunity to win and have also campaigned heavily in the state.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can expect a mixed reception today when he’s scheduled to speak at a joint meeting of U.S. Congress. The war in Gaza is seen as being supported by Republicans. Democrats are getting critical of the situation with President Biden calling for a stop-fire. About 200 protestors were arrested yesterday after staging a sit-in against the war in Gaza on Capitol Hill. Netanyahu believes that Hamas must be completely destroyed in Gaza, which is the central theme of his speech.
She’s not so hot after all: a Newly Undecided Voter Could be Crucial for the 2020 U.S. Senate Campaign
With roughly 100 days until the 2024 election, Harris is aiming to define herself on the campaign trail. She is in Indianapolis today to speak to a Black SOU. The trip follows her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate yesterday. She walked out to Beyoncé’s “Freedom” as a highly energetic crowd of 3,000 people chanted her name in Milwaukee. The campaign event had to be moved to a larger venue due to the high interest.
According to a new NPR poll, a significant number of undecided voters can be won over by Vice President Harris. The poll finds Harris and Trump tied, but 1 in 5 independents are undecided as of today, up from 4% a week ago.
U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her job yesterday, according to the White House. She faced bipartisan criticisms for not fully answering their questions about the assassination attempt on Trump, even after she testified before the House Oversight Committee.
Source: Newly undecided voters could be crucial for Harris. And NASA races to save a telescope
Observing the Evolution of Popular Pop Music: A Case Study of the First Two Years of the Censorship Between the Interior Department and the Trump Administration
At the Interior Department, Clement worked on policies to help Alaskan communities that are threatened by rising sea levels. During the Obama administration, his work continued. When Trump took over, Clement was reassigned as part of a government-wide effort to stop working on climate change. Clement was a scientist who became a whistle blower about the Trump administration’s interference with science. The scientists are concerned that the interference would be worse under a second Trump term. Here’s why:
A PhD student set out to explain our emotional connection to popular music and found a different discovery along the way. Her find: Today’s most popular tunes are much simpler than hits from decades ago. Over 1,000 pop songs were analyzed to show how the vocals have become less sophisticated over time. It doesn’t mean that hits don’t have complexity.
