What does it mean to be skeptical of Israel's strategy but unwilling to change the equation or adhere to US law for that matter?

Obviously this has been true for a while but the dissonance between hostage families begging/blaming Netanyahu and US statements just talking about Hamas is especially striking today.

Harris proves she is willing and able to explicitly differentiate her policy preferences from Biden and this is what she chose. Responsive to pressure from wealthy donors but not from Democrats who want to stop US complicity in genocide.

From me: Kamala Harris' announcement yesterday that she would expand the startup-cost tax credit doesn't seem calibrated to the actual problem small businesses say they have in virtually every survey: access to credit prospect.org/economy/2024-0…

This thread is a useful reminder for all journalists that centrism (whether left or right leaning) is an ideology and should be treated as such.

Almost without exception the people with microphones - the people who matter, the people who might possibly be listened to - completely failed to take even the mildest stand over gaza and i hope everyone is proud of themselves

The substance of what adams does policy wise is less important than all the wrong people (The Left) were against him

“Locally rich” white people, those who had higher incomes than others in their zip codes, were much more likely to support Trump than those who were locally poor." vox.com/politics/36979…

"They’re using the same silly ideas ...to guide their decisions, embracing sycophants, TikTokers, and YouTubers while hiding their intelligent candidate from intelligent reporters at major outlets," writes Alex Shephard. newrepublic.com/article/185705…

Cheney on VP Harris’ DNC speech: “It is a speech that Ronald Reagan could have given. It’s a speech that George Bush could have given. It's very much an embrace and an understanding of – of the exceptional nature of this great nation. A love of America.”

When Hamas kills an American, Phil Gordon — Kamala Harris's national security advisor — says that Hamas has killed an American. When Israel kills an American, Phil Gordon says that an American has died. x.com/PhilGordon46/s…

"Cheney would prefer lower taxes and fewer regulations and a more conservative social policy than Kamala Harris would prefer. What unites them is this: a settled commitment to American global supremacy," writes Hamilton Nolan. hamiltonnolan.com/p/why-would-di…

"Police in the US use force on at least 300,000 people each year, injuring an estimated 100,000 of them, according to a groundbreaking data analysis on law enforcement encounters." theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Excellent as always from @traister. Read to the end.

"The new personnel that do arrive come from conservative thinktanks, or are rightwing activists who applied through the Project 2025 database. Political cronyism is now the official hiring policy of the US federal government." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"Liz Cheney’s struggle against Trump deserves respect and support. But she should not be allowed to define the boundaries of the “respectable” spectrum of U.S. politics or the contours of American democracy," writes Thomas Zimmer. thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/liz-cheney-a…

Interesting. Missed that!

"Republicans hate unions and by extension hate the working class and when they tell you different they are lying to you. Please internalize this fact." hamiltonnolan.com/p/listen-repub…