Crooked Media - What A Day: The Maine concern

Thursday, October 26, 2023
BY JULIA CLAIRE & CROOKED MEDIA
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) talking about the most important issue facing our nation today

Hundreds of law enforcement agents are searching New England for the man who perpetrated the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. this year. 
 

The conversation, as always, comes back to guns.
 


As the United States endures yet another mass shooting, we return to the same question: What will be done? Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME)—one of the most moderate Democrats in the House—gave an apologetic press conference today, saying, “I have opposed efforts to ban deadly weapons of war like the assault rifle he used to carry out this crime. The time has now come for me to take responsibility for this failure. Which is why I now call on the United States congress to ban assault rifles.”

You know those blood-sucking creatures that prey on and kill more humans than any other creature in the world? No, we're not talking about vampires - we’re talking about mosquitoes! In this week’s America Dissected, host Dr. Abdul-Sayed talks to NYT reporter Stephanie Nolen about the horrifying genetic evolution of mosquitoes. You can catch this episode of America Dissected and more every Tuesday wherever you pod.

Beginning with the deadly October 7 attack when Hamas killed 1,400 Israeli civilians and kidnapped another 200 people, the Israeli government promised to retaliate. But leaders in the government, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have not yet coalesced around a strategy to do so, though a ground invasion has been looming for weeks and could begin as soon as Friday. In the immediate aftermath of the October 7 attack, the Israeli government called up approximately 360,000 reservists and deployed most of them to the Gaza border, where they have sat waiting since. Some government officials worry that a ground invasion in Gaza—which experts warn could result in some of the worst urban fighting since World War II—could draw the nation into an intractable conflict, or a broader war with the Hamas-allied Lebanese militia, Hezbollah.

President Biden has repeatedly urged the Netanyahu government to delay a ground invasion in the interest of continuing hostage negotiations, allowing humanitarian aid through to Gaza, and refining Israeli military strategy. The Israeli government has said that their aim is to “dismantle Hamas,” but many officials could not answer what metrics they would use to know they had achieved that goal. As our own Pod Save The World host Tommy Vietor put it, new intelligence “suggests there's no clear strategy behind Netanyahu's bombing campaign in Gaza, meanwhile thousands of civilians are getting killed. The US should push for a ceasefire to allow in humanitarian supplies and demand to see a coherent strategy.”

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge for falsely triggering a fire alarm in a Congressional office building. He will be placed on probation, pay a $1,000 fine, and write a letter of apology to the United States Capitol Police. Meanwhile, the members of Congress who cheered on an actual attack on the Capitol Building haven’t apologized for anything, in a letter or otherwise.

 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) filed a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) over her criticism of Israel and, get this, accused her of inciting an insurrection because Tlaib spoke to hundreds of demonstrators at an October 18 rally at the Capitol calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. 

 

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s team accused disgraced former president Donald Trump of threatening his former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, after an ABC News report revealed some of the details Meadows provided to investigators about the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Meadows was granted immunity in exchange for his sworn testimony and cooperation. 

 

President Biden’s approval rating among Democrats dropped a staggering 11 percent just in the month of October according to a new Gallup poll

 

The statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee that once stood in the center of Charlottesville, VA—its proposed removal in part set off the violent “Unite the Right” rally in 2017—was melted down in an undisclosed location and will be turned into a new piece of art.


In the first year of Elon Musk’s ownership of X (formerly known as Twitter) the social media site has hemorrhaged users and advertisers. Do you think he has considered...not being so bad at everything? 

The United Auto Workers union announced on Wednesday that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford, a possible breakthrough in the 6-week strike against the Detroit Three (Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler owner Stellantis). The four-year deal would still have to be approved by 57,000 rank-and-file union members at the company, but, if ratified, it could set the tone for agreements with the other two auto giants. And a signed deal will be incredible leverage for the auto workers union moving forward. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a video address to members, “We won things no one thought possible,” and that Ford had put 50 percent more money on the table than the company had offered before the strike began on September 15. Under the tentative agreement, workers will get a 25 percent general wage increase, plus cost of living raises. When talks began, Ford was only offering a 9 percent wage increase. General Motors released a statement that it is “working constructively” with the UAW to reach an agreement as soon as possible, and Stellantis released a similar statement. A great reminder of worker power!

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Fulton County prosecutors have reportedly discussed plea deals with at least 6(!) additional co-defendants in the sweeping case charging 17 people connected to disgraced former president Donald Trump and his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.


The New York State General Assembly is considering a bill that would establish a “workplace readiness week” to educate high schoolers on workplace rights. Cool!  

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