By moving the first debate to before the Democratic convention in August, Democrats increase their option value. Here’s what I mean by that. If Biden totally and irrecoverably screws up in the June debate — he’s just obviously no longer ready for prime time — then he can step down and Democrats can pull the Ezra Klein break-glass-in-case-of-emergency plan and hold a contested convention. It’s not ideal — that’s an understatement — but it’s much less bad than going into the final months of the campaign certain to lose.
The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added....
The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added.
Both the UN and US officials have previously appraised the figures from the Ministry of Health in Gaza as credible.
In my city near Los Angeles they proposed to turn a parking lot into a 5 story affordable housing complex. All the NIMBYs came out of the woodwork to fight it claiming "it will hurt the neighborhood charm and character of single family homes." The city said F OFF and are moving forward with the plan anyways.
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Students borrowing from the federal government this fall will face the highest interest rate in more than a decade ( www.nbcnews.com )
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The total number of dead also does not include the approximately 10,000 people who are still missing and trapped under the rubble, the officials added....
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be privileged and safe ( lemmy.world )
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Centrists gonna centrist... ( lemmy.world )
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