Donald Trump's Polling Numbers Plummet With Independents

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Biden directed his senior aides to employ a two-pronged strategy: privately make clear to Johnson the stakes if Putin claims Ukraine, leaning heavily on intelligence — and lay off attacking the new speaker. Senior aide Ricchetti spoke to Johnson regularly

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This 450-foot home run by Shohei Ohtani left the bat at 118.7 mph, making it the hardest-hit ball in MLB this season.

His stats through 25 games with the Dodgers:

.364 AVG
.430 OBP
.677 SLG
1.107 OPS
6 HR
14 RBI
11 2B
1 3B

Terrific!

It's well past time, and should be 2-4x larger.

As the final vote on Ukraine aid was wrapping, I grabbed the shoulder of Senator Lankford. Our failed attempt at border reform - which consumed our entire winter - ended up being the necessary predicate for a clean Ukraine bill.

“The universe works in mysterious ways, James.”

Exactly right. Getting this aid package through was the latest in a long string of Biden triumphs that everyone...everyone...said was impossible in today's political climate and that Trump used all his might to try unsuccessfully to stop.

Mitch McConnell gets hug from Kyrsten Sinema and a firm handshake from Chris Murphy as Ukraine aid finally on track to go to Biden's desk.

Trump's focus on getting his message out (and protecting his 'image') via The National Enquirer does show a real awareness of the nature of his base: gullible, ignorant, semi-literate.

Perfect

Brooklyn Public Library, tonight

Lindsey Graham: Everybody who says we should do something about border legislation, you're absolutely right but unfortunately, we didn't get there because Trump opposed the bipartisan border deal. I hate that

Yikes!!!

So pleased and proud to have completed another in our series of Bernard L. Schwartz PolicyForum events, this one in conjunction with The New Republic featuring Pete Buttigieg in conversation with @MTomasky and I. It will be up soon as a pod on our DSR and TNR feeds. Don't miss it.

The power of the people will always be greater than the people in power.

Proud to join UAW Region 1A today to celebrate the power found when we work together and fight for fairness — in the workplace and at the ballot box!

'Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes.' --A new UN statement news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Excellent news.

'I Am a Jewish Student at Columbia. Don’t Believe What You’re Being Told About ‘Campus Antisemitism’'

Important, powerful, detailed-filled piece from student jon ben-menachem, exclusively for Zeteo:
zeteo.com/p/i-am-a-jewis…

💥200 days of captivity. Thousands in Tel Aviv demand a deal to free the hostages held by Hamas.
(Aviv Atlas)

Periodic reminder that if you come into my mentions to call Jews (including but not limited to me) “not Jewish” or “Kapos” I will block you. Life is short and precious and I can’t help how you spend yours but mine won’t be spent engaging with what I consider to be vile bile.

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is an obstacle to a two-state solution and should resign | rte.ie/b/1445055