Eloquent, powerful, important. Listen!!

Good for Ken Burns. Bottom line: at this point, if you have any platform at all - large or small - you need to be speaking up for democracy and against authoritarianism. NOW. bluevirginia.us/2024/05/saturd… h/t Larry Sabato

Good for Ken Burns. He called out the Trump elephant in the room rather than sidestepping necessary controversy--as so many other commencement speakers have done this year. #PabulumIsPoisonIn2024

Remembering my brother, U.S. Army SPC Christopher Neiberger, who was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq in 2007 at age 22. He will never marry, have a child or grow old. He is loved and missed every day. I stopped by his site in section 60 Arlington National Cemetery today. #MemorialDay

The Trump circus for Libertarians will apparently close after a single performance.

Because people always seem to need the reminder.

Don't thank Veterans or those currently serving on Memorial Day, join us in honoring our fallen. There is also nothing happy about Memorial Day. It's not just a 3 day weekend.

Heading into Memorial Day weekend, what, if anything, do the latest political polls tell us about the Nov. election? Does either candidate have an advantage & where will Nikki Haley votes go? Center for Politics at UVA Director Larry Sabato speaks with CNN.

Perhaps the most relevant thing about trump‘s really good polls

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🗞️Just an absolutely astonishing story in today's dangerous NYT from their polling guru, Nate Cohn.

🗞️For close to a year, Cohn and his loaded newspaper have beaten us over the head with their damn polls, while warning us over and over again of Joe Biden's looming demise.

Thank you Luca Trenta for a fascinating preview of your new Edinburgh University Press book ‘The President’s Kill List’ 👀 President Biden subterfuge & intrigue abound! Alex Waddan 🤓 🇺🇸
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-c…

I rarely weigh in on Trump's posts, but this latest one (below) should not escape your attention.

Trump seems to say here that his relationship with Putin is such that he could secure Evan Gershkovich's release, but won't do it until he wins the election.

Keep that in mind.

“No Recreational Sex”. Yep, that’s a winner all right. #GOPSlogansToLoseBy

Love Veep speculation and this by Kyle Kondik for Larry Sabato Center for Politics at UVA comes at it from different angle: impact of down-ballot vacancy caused by Trump's election. Senate definitely in play anyway, and OH+FL (Vance/Scott/Rubio) could be competitive
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/th…

It’s not just Roe. Looks like the “right to contraception” will be a significant issue in both 2024 and 2025.

This week's CRYSTAL BALL from Kyle Kondik

-- Trump's VP options generally come from red states/districts, but would any of them jeopardize a current GOP office if elected? centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/th…

-- House incumbents nearly perfect in primary season so far centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/no…

OF COURSE Nikki Haley is voting for Trump. There are very few prominent Republicans with the courage of Liz Cheney.