Biden's family starts discussing his exit plan from the 2024 race  —  The president's family members have discussed how he would want to end his re-election bid on his own timing and with a carefully calculated plan in place.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of President Joe Biden's family …

This Crew Is Totally Beatable  —  At the climax of the Republican National Convention last night, former President Donald Trump's nomination-acceptance speech was a disheveled mess, endless and boring.  He spoke for 93 minutes, the longest such speech on record.

Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media  —  A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare.  —  An update to a product offered …

The Zeal of a Convert  —  Much of the coverage of JD Vance presents has implied, if not outright stated, that Vance is a hypocrite and opportunist.  How else do you explain someone who denounced Trump in a myriad of ways, and then jumped onto Trump bandwagon when struggling in his primary race?

AOC goes live on Instagram saying many who want Joe Biden to drop out of race also want to remove Kamala  —  ‘A lot of them are not just interested in removing the president.  They are interested in removing the whole ticket,’ congresswoman says … Support truly  —  independent journalism

Elon Musk's X adds pro-Trump icons for Trump hashtags  —  The move comes after Musk publicly endorsed Trump  —  Over the weekend, Elon Musk made his support for Donald Trump official by publicly endorsing the former-president shortly after Trump was wounded in the ear by a would-be assassin during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris to Speak With Major Democratic Donors  —  The call comes as turmoil roils the party and its donor base.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address a network of major Democratic donors on short notice Friday afternoon, according to two people invited to the call.

Horny for fascism  —  You ever have one of those days where nothing surprises you but the sheer volume of things not surprising you is kind of overwhelming?  —  Here's Politico reporter Natalie Allison with an extremely unsurprising yet deeply stupid bit of not-journalism:

Zuckerberg Calls Trump's Response to Shooting ‘Badass’  —  Meta CEO doesn't endorse Trump or Biden for president  —  Mark Zuckerberg said that former President Donald Trump's immediate reaction after being shot was “badass” and inspiring, and helps explain his appeal to voters.

Election denialism front and center at Republican national convention  —  Doubts about 2020 and fears of another ‘stolen’ election persist - while Trump has beseeched attendees to ‘protect the vote’  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  “Don't fuck us,” Lara Logan, the former CBS News anchor turned to me and said.

Rudy Giuliani can't even fall out of bankruptcy right  —  His tumble at the RNC was bad.  His legal problems are even worse. … If Rudy Giuliani simply would've walked into the sunset after his 2008 presidential bid, he'd probably have airports named after him by now.

July 18, 2024  —  Paul Manafort walking onto the floor of the Republican National Convention yesterday illustrated that the Republican Party under Trump has become thoroughly corrupted into an authoritarian party aligned with foreign dictators.  —  Manafort first advised and then managed Trump's 2016 campaign.