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- Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump on economy in new pollwww.newsweek.com Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump on economy in new poll
The survey also shows the vice president with a 7-point lead over Trump in a head-to-head matchup.
- Large majority of Americans want to end Electoral Collegewww.rawstory.com Large majority of Americans want to end Electoral College
Polling results released Wednesday, less than six weeks away from November's Election Day, show that a majority of Americans want to ditch the Electoral College and "would instead prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally."Pew Research Cen...
> Polling results released Wednesday, less than six weeks away from November's Election Day, show that a majority of Americans want to ditch the Electoral College and "would instead prefer to see the winner of the presidential election be the person who wins the most votes nationally."
- 'Unreal': Massive pushback after Trump 'admitted he stiffed his workers' at latest rallywww.rawstory.com 'Unreal': Massive pushback after Trump 'admitted he stiffed his workers' at latest rally
Donald Trump on Sunday admitted that he refused to pay his workers overtime, leading to a massive pushback. Trump, who made a similar comment recently about how he "hated" paying overtime to his employees, went even further over the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania. At that same rally, the for.....
> Donald Trump on Sunday admitted that he refused to pay his workers overtime, leading to a massive pushback.
- What 3 economists say is in store in a second Trump economyfinance.yahoo.com What 3 economists say is in store in a second Trump economy
Three economists across the policy spectrum analyze the impacts of the GOP presidential candidate's two major policies he's promising on the campaign trail: more tariffs and deportations.
- Gavin Newsom signs laws to rein in Gaza protests at universities
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed legislation that will require public universities in California to update their codes of conduct and train students on how to protest with civility, a response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations that erupted across the state last spring.
Universities will also have to add mandatory antidiscrimination training for students under the laws, which were introduced by Jewish lawmakers with the aim of counteracting antisemitic harassment that has reportedly spiked on college campuses since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel last year.
Both parties in the state Legislature broadly supported the proposals, despite opposition from pro-Palestinian activists and the ACLU. And Newsom endorsed updating university codes of conduct even before the bill was on his desk. The Democratic governor traveled to Israel soon after the attacks and released a plan targeting antisemitism in April as university protests were peaking.
“We know that tensions are high following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas,” state Sen. Steve Glazer, author of the codes of conduct bill, told reporters earlier this year. “Even in these difficult circumstances, all students should be able to freely express themselves without threat or intimidation, especially on college campuses.”
Protests have not yet exploded on California campuses the way they did last spring. And public university leaders have promised not to tolerate pro-Palestinian encampments that were raised up on several California campuses last year.
Much of the last academic year was marked by turmoil over the war. Jewish students at Berkeley had to be evacuated from an event as counter protesters forced open a door at the venue. Cal Poly Humboldt demonstrators occupied an administrative building for days. And counter protesters, some of them still unidentified, viciously beat occupants of a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California Los Angeles.
The Legislature’s Jewish Caucus members, all Democrats, were frustrated by the responses of university leaders — and responded with legislation. At first, they sought more sweeping changes, including a ban on calls for genocide, but that provision and others that tested free speech rights were removed.
The state’s public universities haven’t fought the changes, and some campuses have already begun steps such as code of conduct updates.
Yet the ACLU contested some of the proposals, arguing in one letter to lawmakers that the codes of conduct change would be duplicative and “only serves to chill the speech of students.” Also opposed were the United Auto Workers 4811, a campus workers union at the UC that went on strike last spring in protest of the system’s response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. That work stoppage caused some Jewish lawmakers to reject legislation that would have provided unemployment benefits to striking workers.
In addition to this round of legislation, Newsom also signed a bill meant to prevent “hate littering” — the distribution of flyers and other materials on private property that threaten or harass people based on their identity.
- Trump Humiliated By Savannah Mayor Over Georgia Rally Crowd Size, Stuck Using Small Theater Because He Couldn't Fill Large Arenawww.politicalflare.com Trump Humiliated By Savannah Mayor Over Georgia Rally Crowd Size, Stuck Using Small Theater Because He Couldn't Fill Large Arena
Donald Trump’s obsession with crowd size rears its ugly head again, this time in Savannah, Georgia. After throngs of angry MAGA supporters gathered around the Johnny Mercer Civic Center complained to local reporters about the fact that Trump wasn’t in a bigger venue, the Mayor of the city weighed in...
- California won’t require big tech firms to test safety of AI after Newsom kills billwww.theguardian.com California won’t require big tech firms to test safety of AI after Newsom kills bill
Governor vetoes bill that would require generative AI safety testing after tech industry says it’d drive companies away
> Governor vetoes bill that would require generative AI safety testing after tech industry says it’d drive companies away
- VIDEO: Driverless cars get stuck on motorcade route as VP Kamala Harris returns to SF for fundraiserabc7news.com VIDEO: Driverless cars get stuck on motorcade route as VP Kamala Harris returns to SF for fundraiser
This is likely Vice President Kamala Harris' last visit to San Francisco before election day, but one of those "only in San Francisco" moments happened. As her motorcade arrived at the Fairmont San Francisco, an autonomous Waymo got stuck making a turn. See video here.
> This is likely Vice President Kamala Harris' last visit to San Francisco before election day, but one of those "only in San Francisco" moments happened. As her motorcade arrived at the Fairmont San Francisco, an autonomous Waymo got stuck making a turn. See video here.
- Biden Praises Carpet-Bombing in Beirut, Tlaib Condemns US-Funded “Bloodbath”truthout.org Biden Praises Carpet-Bombing in Beirut, Tlaib Condemns US-Funded “Bloodbath”
The president called Israel’s attack, which flattened a residential city block, “a measure of justice.”…
> The president called Israel’s attack, which flattened a residential city block, “a measure of justice.”…
- Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing 'bad' stories on himwww.rawstory.com Trump vows to prosecute Google for showing 'bad' stories on him
Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only "bad stories" about him and vowed to have the tech giant prosecuted if he gets back in the White House.Trump provided no backing for his accusation in a post on his Truth Social platform, in which he added that the search engine displays only pos...
> Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only "bad stories" about him and vowed to have the tech giant prosecuted if he gets back in the White House.
- Harris Rips Trump as 'One of the Biggest Losers of Manufacturing in American History'www.commondreams.org Harris Rips Trump as 'One of the Biggest Losers of Manufacturing in American History' | Common Dreams
"As president, he cut taxes for corporations, encouraged outsourcing, and lost nearly 200,000 manufacturing jobs, including auto jobs," said Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
- Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the UStheconversation.com Brown bananas, crowded ports, empty shelves: What to expect if there’s a big dockworkers strike in the US
The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 6-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will expire on Sept. 30 at midnight unless there’s an agreement before that deadline.
> The International Longshoremen’s Association’s 6-year contract with the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports will expire on Sept. 30 at midnight unless there’s an agreement before that deadline.
- Anti-trans laws fueled a spike in suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youthwww.rawstory.com Anti-trans laws fueled a spike in suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth
The number of suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth in states that passed anti-transgender laws increased by as much as 72% over five years, according to a study released on Thursday. “It’s hard to digest,” said Dr. Ronita Nath, vice president of research at The Trevor Project, .....
> The number of suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary youth in states that passed anti-transgender laws increased by as much as 72% over five years, according to a study released on Thursday.
- Three more prominent Republicans endorse Harris because of Trump's disloyalty to Americawww.independent.co.uk Three more prominent Republicans ‘put country over party’ and endorse Harris
Numerous former Republican elected officials have voiced support for Harris over Donald Trump in this election
- Oregon senator introduces bill to reform Supreme Court, add 6 more seats
> Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D) introduced a bill on Thursday that would bring fundamental changes to the nation’s high court, including adding six additional seats and forcing all justices to have their tax returns publicly disclosed.
- Sticky Votes Campaign
Ran into this site elsewhere online and thought some here might be interested in putting little sticky notes like those around
- A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LAwww.theverge.com A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LA
A bridge has been closed as well.
> A bridge has been closed as well.
- Trump’s promises would spike inflation and wipe out jobs, study findswww.cnn.com Trump’s promises would spike inflation and wipe out jobs, study finds | CNN Business
Trump’s promises would spike inflation and wipe out jobs, study finds
- Five myths about abortion in the USwww.brookings.edu Five myths about abortion in the US
Brookings Senior Fellow Isabel Sawhill and Kai Smith discuss five need-to-know myths about abortion in America.
- Trump Suggests Giving Vladimir Putin Whatever He Wantsnews.yahoo.com Trump Suggests Giving Vladimir Putin Whatever He Wants
Donald Trump continues to suck up to the Russian president.
- Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department findsedition.cnn.com Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black residents, Justice Department finds | CNN
Police in small Mississippi city discriminate against Black people, use excessive force, Justice Department probe finds.
- Trump Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Allegations of Raping a 13-Year-Old Girldailyboulder.com Trump Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Allegations of Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl
Former President Donald Trump finds himself thrust back into the spotlight amidst resurfaced allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors. These accusations stem from a 2016 lawsuit filed by an anonymous plaintiff known as "Katie Johnson," alleging that Trump and the late Jeffrey Epstein engage...
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- U.S. state executes man despite conviction doubtswww.rawstory.com U.S. state executes man despite conviction doubts
Two men on death row in the United States were executed Tuesday, including a Black man convicted of murder who had maintained his innocence and drawn support from civil rights groups.Marcellus Williams, 55, was sentenced to death in the midwestern state of Missouri for the 1998 killing of Felicia Ga...
> Two men on death row in the United States were executed Tuesday, including a Black man convicted of murder who had maintained his innocence and drawn support from civil rights groups.
- Yet Another Study Shows ShotSpotter Can’t Fight Crime Or Get Help To Shooting Victims Fasterwww.techdirt.com Yet Another Study Shows ShotSpotter Can’t Fight Crime Or Get Help To Shooting Victims Faster
This would seem like a truly extraneous nail in the coffin of ShotSpotter deployment in Chicago, but there are far too many city council members still willing to prop up under-performing tech with …
> This would seem like a truly extraneous nail in the coffin of ShotSpotter deployment in Chicago, but there are far too many city council members still willing to prop up under-performing tech with faith-based arguments. And there’s the company itself, which has shifted narratives (along with redoing the company letterhead) over the past several months in hopes of keeping this part of its revenue stream flowing.
- GOP in Turmoil as Sex Scandals Emerge Ahead of Electiondailyboulder.com GOP in Turmoil as Sex Scandals Emerge Ahead of Election
A series of sex scandals is causing significant upheaval within the Republican Party this September, diverting attention as the party aims to regain control of the White House and Congress.
- Republican Group Slams “Despicable Traitor” Donald Trump2paragraphs.com Republican Group Slams “Despicable Traitor” Donald Trump
Mispronouncing Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris's first name, Trump said "Biden and Kamala got us into this war in Ukraine" and asserted that the U.S. is "stuck."
- The Dangers of Donald Trump, From Those Who Know Himwww.nytimes.com Opinion | The Dangers of Donald Trump, From Those Who Know Him
What 91 people who know the former president say about his character.
- More than 400 economists just endorsed Kamala Harrisqz.com More than 400 economists just endorsed Kamala Harris
Economists backing the Democrat's policies include former officials in the Bush, Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations
- Report: More Than 210 People Were Charged With “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” in First Year After Roe Endedtruthout.org Report: More Than 210 People Were Charged With “Pregnancy-Related Crimes” in First Year After Roe Ended
Most criminal charges against pregnant people are tied to the doctrine of fetal personhood, a new report says.
> Most criminal charges against pregnant people are tied to the doctrine of fetal personhood, a new report says.
- [Video] Tim Walz: Radically Nice | The Daily Showography
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> People think vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is nice. But is he... too nice? From his dangerously folksy upbringing, to the National Guard, to teaching America's future enemies in China, Tim Walz's "nice" act isn't fooling anyone. This is the Dailyshowography of Tim Walz.
- Windows shot out at Kamala Harris' Arizona campaign office: reportwww.rawstory.com Windows shot out at Kamala Harris' Arizona campaign office: report
Shots were fired at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona, reported the New York Post."Damage from gunfire, fired sometime after midnight on Monday, was discovered at the Democratic National Committee campaign office near Southern Avenue and Priest Drive in Tempe," reported Patric...
> Shots were fired at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona, reported the New York Post.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken landapnews.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes bill to help Black families reclaim taken land
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for land that was taken unjustly by the government through eminent domain.
> California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have helped Black families reclaim or be compensated for land that was taken unjustly by the government through eminent domain.
- Diet-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the US – yet many doctors receive little to no nutrition education in med schooltheconversation.com Diet-related diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the US – yet many doctors receive little to no nutrition education in med school
Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.
> Looking for ways to eat better? Turns out your doctor may not be your best source of information.
- Hurricane Helene reaches Category 4 as it tracks toward Floridawww.washingtonpost.com Live updates: Hurricane Helene reaches Category 4 as it tracks toward Florida
Hurricane Helene could come ashore in Florida as a dangerous Category 4 storm with a surge over 10 feet, bringing flooding inland. Follow live updates.
- Tlaib, Bush Slam Biden for Deploying Additional Troops to Middle East to Support Israel’s Slaughtertruthout.org Tlaib, Bush Slam Biden for Deploying Additional Troops to Middle East to Support Israel’s Slaughter
“Deploying more US troops and sending more US bombs will only lead to more suffering and carnage,” said Tlaib.
> “Deploying more US troops and sending more US bombs will only lead to more suffering and carnage,” said Tlaib.
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted in federal corruption probe: reportwww.rawstory.com NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted in federal corruption probe: report
The mayor of New York City has reportedly been indicted in a federal corruption probe.The New York Times reported Wednesday that the indictment against Eric Adams remained sealed. It wasn't immediately known what charges he faces. Adams is a retired police captain who took office in January 2022 aft...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/23423385 > The mayor of New York City has reportedly been indicted in a federal corruption probe.
- Bomb explosion at California courthouse injures five: officialswww.rawstory.com Bomb explosion at California courthouse injures five: officials
A bomb explosion at a California courthouse injured at least five people Wednesday morning, officials said. A male suspect has been detained and the courthouse remained closed Wednesday afternoon as investigators processed the scene, according to a social media post by Santa Barbara County Sheriff s...
> A bomb explosion at a California courthouse injured at least five people Wednesday morning, officials said.