The Political Thread

[Chris]

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5025769/biden-scotus

President Biden called the Supreme Court's decision to grant his predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, broad immunity from prosecution "a dangerous precedent" that "undermines the rule of law."

“Today's decision almost certainly means that there are virtually no limits on what the president can do,” Biden said. “The power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even including the Supreme Court of the United States. The only limits will be self-imposed by the president alone.”

Biden's remarks from the White House came hours after the court's 6-3 decision along ideological lines that a former president has absolutely immunity for his core constitutional powers– and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts, but lack immunity for unofficial acts. The court sent the case back to the trial judge to determine which, if any of Trump actions, were part of his official duties and thus were protected from prosecution.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Biden should probably "officially" have Trump assassinated now that he can't be prosecuted for "official acts".

 

[Chris]

Hathras: Dozens killed in stampede at religious event in India

More than 50 worshippers, including children, have died, with officials fearing the toll may rise.

www.bbc.com

More than 50 people have been killed in a stampede at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.

The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.

"A figure of nearly 50-60 deaths has been reported to me by doctors," district magistrate of Hathras Ashish Kumar said.

 

[Chris]

Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Delay Trump’s Sentencing

Donald J. Trump’s lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.

www.nytimes.com

Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday agreed with Donald J. Trump’s request to postpone his criminal sentencing so that the judge overseeing the case could weigh whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling might imperil his conviction, new court filings show.

It is up to the judge to determine whether to postpone the sentencing, though with both sides in agreement, it seems likely he would do so.

Mr. Trump, who was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to his cover-up of a sex scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign, was scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. He faces up to four years in prison, though he could receive as little as a few weeks in jail, or probation.

 

[Deezy]

Biden should probably "officially" have Trump assassinated now that he can't be prosecuted for "official acts".

talk like that is they winning.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/politics/rudy-giuliani-officially-disbarred-in-new-york/index.html

CNN — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred for his part in Donald Trump’s election interference efforts in 2020.

The New York Supreme Court announced the decision on Tuesday prohibiting Giuliani from practicing law, effective immediately.

Giuliani previously was suspended from being able to practice law while the New York court considered attorney discipline proceedings against him.

 

[Swamps]

talk like that is they winning.

They ain't gonna learn. Not the first one to say some dumb shit like that in this thread either.

 

[Deezy]

They ain't gonna learn. Not the first one to say some dumb shit like that in this thread either.

Zero awareness.

 

[Chris]

Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race

The president’s conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday.

www.nytimes.com

President Biden has told a key ally that he knows he may not be able to salvage his candidacy if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is up for the job after a disastrous debate performance last week.

The president, who the ally emphasized is still deeply in the fight for re-election, understands that his next few appearances heading into the holiday weekend — including an interview scheduled for Friday with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and campaign stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — must go well.

 

[Chris]

Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election?

538’s 2024 presidential election forecast model showing Democrat Joe Biden’s and Republican Donald Trump’s chances of winning.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

Latest update is basically as close as it was last week, on switched to Trump now leading 51/49 instead of Biden, most likely due to new polls from the debate

 

[Samoa Looch]

Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage, with offenders facing up to 15 years in prison or a fine of around $4,000, or both. Witnesses to such marriages will also face jail or a fine.

Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage. Even witnesses to such weddings can face jail time.

The law, which criminalizes marrying any girl who is under 18 years old, is being celebrated widely.

www.cbsnews.com

Some good news from a different part of the planet. Good to see some countries actually going forward in time for a change.

 

[Chris]

Biden Tells Governors He Needs More Sleep and Less Work at Night

The president’s opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay — chilled any talk of his withdrawal, participants said.

www.nytimes.com

President Biden told a gathering of Democratic governors that he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours, including curtailing events after 8 p.m., according to two people who participated in the meeting and several others briefed on his comments.

The remarks on Wednesday were a stark acknowledgment of fatigue from the 81-year-old president during a meeting intended to reassure more than two dozen of his most important supporters that he is still in command of his job and capable of mounting a robust campaign against former President Donald J. Trump.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Uncle Joe needs his Early Bird special, guys


...man, this is just bad. Like really, really bad.

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/uk/uk-election-exit-poll-results-labour-conservative-starmer-gbr-intl/index.html

London CNN — The center-left Labour Party will win Britain’s general election by a landslide, according to a major exit poll, ending a 14-year era of Conservative rule in decisive fashion and putting its leader Keir Starmer on course to become prime minister in the coming hours.

Labour was forecast to win 410 seats, while the Conservatives will drop to just 131 seats, according to the exit poll, a rejection of the ruling party by Britain’s electorate that had been anticipated for months.

 

[Chris]

Nigel Farage, Right-Wing Disrupter, Elected to Parliament for the First Time

His upstart party, Reform U.K., was projected to win four seats, a strong showing, according to a nationwide exit poll.

www.nytimes.com

Nigel Farage, a supporter of former President Donald J. Trump, a driving force behind Brexit and Britain’s best known political disrupter, was elected to Parliament for the first time.

The new insurgent party he leads — Reform U.K. — was projected in the national exit poll to have captured four seats, more than many analysts had predicted, in an electoral system that typically punishes small parties. His party has been buoyed by an anti-immigration platform.

Mr. Farage won by a large margin in Clacton, a faded seaside town, where pre-election opinion surveys had suggested he had a strong chance of winning. He had tried and failed seven times before to be elected to Parliament.