#re-election

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The majority white council in Baton Rouge is attempting to remove a Black woman who chairs the Library Board with a less qualified white male. She has an MBA and parliamentary training, has led the library board well.  They didn’t say why they weren’t voting for Nicole, they just didn’t and deferred it to the next meeting when the missing white members will be in attendance. They didn’t have all 7 at the meeting so they couldn’t appoint anyone else.  Truth is, y’all listening to entertainers while folks playing with your tax dollars. The people doing this live in your city, and if enough of you show up you can evict them from office. Every member of the council but one is up for re-election this year.  Send them an email and let them know we are watching what they do in 2 weeks. Let them know people around the country see their racist ways on display. Their mouths say one thing, their votes and actions speak their truth. MetroCouncilMembers@brla.gov MetropolitanCouncilAides@brla.gov And for those in other places, understand that boards and commissions have power to impact your life. Not voting means letting other people decide who from the community serves on the board or commission.  Do your part so the quality of life in the community can change. Show up…  #KeepPushing #AlwaysRising

[gwydionmisha]

Trump’s Re-election Defines a New Era of American Politics

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Olivia Nuzzi PUNISHED Over Criticism Of Biden

Sep 4, 2024 TYT Clip of the Day - Hour 1 New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi criticized President Joe Biden and his deteriorating condition became apparent to the American people.

10:23 Olivia.

10:24 Totally agree. Know exactly what that's like.

10:27 The difference is that mainstream media organizations

10:29 tend to ignore bad faith campaigns against reporters led by the right.

10:33 I have no illusions about massive corporate media entities

10:37 and their tolerance for even the faintest murmurs of a PR crisis, so I can't say I

10:43 was surprised, but I was disappointed.

10:46 And then she says the following, which I think is the most important point here.

10:49 She says, I really believe that if you want to live in a world that is forgiving

10:54 and where people hold even those they disagree with to the

10:58 same standards they wish to be held,

11:01 you can't cave to mob pressures as a means to protect yourself, even

11:06 when it would be a lot easier to do so.

11:09 That's how this type of culture is formed and maintained, and as individuals, we get

11:14 to decide if we think it's worth enduring a little pain to fight against it.

11:20 Yeah.

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[emotional-moss]

sorry for resorting to a meme about this but people are making me mad 👍

[bulletinobserver]

Supreme Court orders re-election in PB-50 Balochistan - SUCH TV

The Supreme Court Monday ordered re-election in Balochistan Assembly Constituency PB-50 Qila Abdullah . . . Read the full article

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Dare We Say "Murderer"?

I have long contended that, taking into consideration his knowledge of the pandemic, along with his reckless disregard for the consequences of his inaction, Donald John Trump is guilty of second degree murder. It’s clear he was more interested in his re-election and “legacy” than the safety or security of the American people. One of the primary duties of the President is to protect the national…

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Joe Biden officially announces he's running for re-election as US President

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially announced that will seek a second White House term in 2024.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially announced that will seek a second White House term in 2024. The 80-year-old Democrat - the oldest US president ever - could see him facing Donald Trump again as the latter announced his re-election bid earlier.

Sharing a little over three minutes video, Biden said, “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours. That’s why I’m running for reelection as President of the United States.” The video opens with imagery from the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.

“Freedom. Personal freedom is fundamental to who we are as Americans. There's nothing more important. Nothing more sacred. That's been the work of my first term - to fight for our democracy. To protect our rights. To make sure everyone in this country is treated equally. And that everyone is given a fair shot at making it,” Biden said in the video.

Slamming the ‘MAGA extremists’ (MAGA is the acronym for the "Make America Great Again" political slogan of Trump), Biden said that they are “lining up to take those bedrock freedoms away.”

“When I ran for President 4 years ago, I said we are in the battle for the soul of America, and we still are. his is not a time to be complacent. That's why I'm running for re-election. I know America. Let's finish this job. I know we can,” the 80-year-old Democrat added.

Biden's age makes his re-election bid a historic and risky gamble for the Democratic Party. While it has become a central attack point for the Republicans, Biden's supporters have asserted that his age “reflects the experience he has for the job.”

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LIVE: Trump BLOWS IT with Devastating Confessions on Live TV SEPT.18,2023

"On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett and Jordy discuss a series of deranged interviews and speeches by Donald Trump, in which he admitted to various crimes, lied to the American public, and showed severe cognitive decline. We also dissect the media’s coverage of these moments and show how they enable fascism. Meanwhile, House Republicans are in complete chaos with a government shutdown around the corner a full-blown revolt within McCarthy’s caucus. Texas AG Ken Paxton was acquitted in his impeachment trial following tampering by Donald Trump — that he admitted to. We’ve got the receipts. We’ll also discuss the Biden administration’s securing of the release of 5 American citizens wrongfully detained in Iran and much more."

VIDEO 1:42:39 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7hWnjsjGQo

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[corvus-parvulus]

if you are in the united states, trump WILL be banning MANY books that were previously banned then unbanned. he will censor anything and everything that goes against his bigoted, ignorant rhetoric. these books will be taken off shelves for sale, and removed from libraries and public domains. if you have the funds, please buy these books or download them. get your hands on these books in any way possible.

knowledge is resistance. resistance is power. do not let fascism win.

EDIT: here is the list i have compiled so far

[theamazingian]

joe biden’s silence on sonic the hedgehog’s 32nd birthday is telling

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[creativemedianews]

Biden faces donor pressure as he seeks re-election

Biden faces donor pressure as he seeks re-election #Biden #donorpressure #re-election

[aashiqeddiediaz]

you know, after watching day 3 of the democratic national convention, i need to say something, especially to other muslims like me.

most of the muslim communities that i'm a part of have chosen to vote uncommitted, or independent, or sometimes, even trump. they refuse to give their vote to kamala harris and tim walz, because of the way the us has handled the war in gaza, and how they have been careless with acknowledging palestinian lives lost, how it was american bombs and american tax money that went towards funding this genocide. it's fucked up, and it's wrong, and there shouldn't be any debate on that.

and i am 100% in support of that anger. i am 100% in support of forcing america to stop funding this genocide. no one wants to keep seeing palestinian lives suffer. no one is free until we're all free, and i believe that to my very core.

my only concern is that where this anger is being placed, from 1 year to 11 weeks before the presidential election, is so scary. because the reality of the situation is that america has a bipartisan outlook. whoever gets the presidency is either democrat or republican. and every vote that doesn't go towards democracy (i.e. voting for kamala harris) inadvertently goes towards trump's big plan of project 2025, which is basically dictatorship. Even voting uncommitted, even voting independent. we cannot afford to elect trump for a second term, and voting anything other than democrat draws that line way too close, especially in swing states like michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, georgia.

yes, there are many issues that we wish joe biden would handle better. there are many ways that the democratic party has fucked up beyond repair. there are many ways the democratic party has refused to acknowledge the pain of people affected by their military people throughout the years, and we've been seeing it for years. this is not a new thing. this did not start on october 7th. we see it during pretty much every administration.

however, voting for your candidate should never be based on a singular issue. no political candidate is ever going to check every single box. and its so unfortunate that we have to always take the "lesser of two evils" approach when nominating our president, but that's the reality of the situation at this very moment. there are many other rights to be considered that are at stake this election, all of which trump is trying to remove. abortion bans, women's rights, healthcare, social security, climate change, to name a few.

(and, somehow, there's a belief that trump will lead to a ceasefire deal where biden-harris didn't? let me tell you that is never going to happen.)

does this mean we just stop protesting or pressuring? absolutely not. you NEVER stop, because if our votes are the ones that put the candidate in their position of power, then we expect results. we expect them to work towards what they promised. and we can't let up on reaching out to our local county offices and our state governors and escalating these issues further until someone takes notice and does something about them. we don't elect them and just leave them to do what they want. we keep them accountable. use that anger i was talking about.

but it also means not having tunnel vision. the election in november could very well mean the end of democracy if kamala harris doesn't win. this post is not me all giggly-happy over the democratic party, because trust me, i have my fair share of issues with them as well. this post isn't to tell you what to do, because i can't force you to vote blue. i can't force the community i'm in to change their minds about toss-up votes. but what i can do is put down plainly what's at stake this election. and that is, very simply, our right to choose everything.

so if you are eligible to vote and haven't registered, please do. if you haven't voted before because "what's the point", please see above what the point is. a handful of votes is enough to flip the outcome of an election, especially with the electoral college.

and if you're still on the fence on whether to vote for kamala or trump, hopefully this post gives a little bit more perspective in the most streamlined way i could manage without bogging you down with statistics and numbers.

the choice is yours.