Friday, June 7, 2024. Annette’s News Roundup.
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Joe is always busy.
Touch to watch the President!👇
Q: How important do you think Trump's conviction should be in this race for president?
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 6, 2024
President Biden: That's for the public to decide. But one thing for certain is to stop undermining the rule of law. Stop undermining the institutions. That's what Trump’s whole effort is. He's… pic.twitter.com/GhmMSFhFLH
President Biden fists pumps after a flyover at a ceremony in Normandy commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day. pic.twitter.com/ysUnSpTDEM
— The Recount (@therecount) June 6, 2024
The President spoke on D-Day, linking the war in Ukraine to WWII. Watch here.👇
Our democracy is only as strong as all of us make it together. pic.twitter.com/VsqEvW7Llc
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 6, 2024
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World leaders honor D-Day heroes in France.
Zelenskyy joined the D-Day salutes yesterday.
President Zelensky at the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. pic.twitter.com/aGMgXyrGLv
— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) June 6, 2024
Ukraine President Zelensky and Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, welcomed by French President Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron.
“You’re the savior of the people, you bring tears to my eyes.”
— Jessica Berlin (@berlin_bridge) June 6, 2024
“No no, you saved Europe.”
“My hero.”
“No, you are our hero.”
“I pray for you.”
Heartbreaking between @ZelenskyyUa & a #DDay veteran, who knows the cost. He kisses his hand & won’t let go.
pic.twitter.com/qQoI2SekeR
D-Day was a powerful illustration of how alliances make us stronger in the defense of freedom.
— President Biden (@POTUS) June 6, 2024
This lesson has never resonated more. pic.twitter.com/lY5A90eIsG
🥲🙏🇺🇸
— Official Account of (Activist) "Bad" Brad Berkwitt (@BadBradRSR) June 7, 2024
World War II veteran Robert Persichitti dies at 102 while traveling to France for D-Day’s 80th anniversary | CNN https://t.co/ZBRFmyeWJs
“I don’t think I was a hero. I was just like everybody else. We were all in this together.” D-Day veteran Jake Larson is adamant that his bravery 80 years ago was not exceptional: “The heroes are up there. They gave their life, so that I could make it.” pic.twitter.com/gID1vnCgX4
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) June 6, 2024
"They put themselves here for what? Because it was the right thing to do... they were not gaining territory, they were not here for riches, they were not here to conquer anything. They were really here in order to mend the future." Tom Hanks reflects on the heroes of D Day pic.twitter.com/lTWpXBmOfy
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) June 6, 2024
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Sanity strikes at Citibank.
Fathers need paid leave too.
This week Citigroup Inc. announced that it would double the paid leave it offers new parents — from eight to 16 weeks — with an additional eight weeks available to mothers who physically give birth. This move comes six years after Citi’s last paid leave overhaul, in 2018, when those eight week offerings were first put in place.
Before 2018, things were bleaker for new parents at Citi, especially fathers and other “secondary caregivers,” who were given a mere two weeks off. The expanded leave policy brings Citi in line with or closer to rivals like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, who’ve had similar, if not better, policies in place for years.
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This is one sick man. Touch to watch👇
Trump says states passing abortion bans forcing teenage rape survivors to give birth is “a beautiful thing to watch” pic.twitter.com/dbOXSnC8Ln
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 6, 2024
How did so many become #PutinPuppets? #TrumpPuppets
Tuberville says Putin has only wanted peace all along but the U.S. wants war: “He dudn’t want Ukraine. He dudn’t want Europe. Hell, he’s got enough land of his own. He just wants to make sure he does not have US weapons in Ukraine.” pic.twitter.com/VoKMEqDasG
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) June 5, 2024
I hope Pennsylvania voters are paying attention. pic.twitter.com/oqI5dGe9mM
— Bathsheba Dreams in Blue 🌻🌻🌻 #🟦 (@Inkling61) June 5, 2024
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Trump claims to be welcoming jail time, but his cultists don’t want to go.
Recently, Trumper Peter Navarro, found guilty for Contempt of Congress, fought like hell to avoid prison. He is now in jail. Following the same script, Steve Bannon, who has appealed and appealed in order to avoid imprisonment, seems jail-bound on July 1.
Steve Bannon ordered to prison while he challenges his conviction for defying Jan. 6 committee.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, had previously paused Bannon’s four-month sentence while he appealed his conviction.
A federal judge has ordered Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, to report to prison by July 1 for his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, previously paused Bannon’s four-month sentence while he appealed his conviction. But on Thursday, Nichols ruled that the original reasons for the postponement no longer apply because a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled strongly and unanimously last month against Bannon’s position (Politico)
Steve Bannon — after a federal judge ordered him to report to prison by July 1: "This is about shutting down the MAGA movement... There's not a prison built or a jail built that will ever shut me up.”
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Your daily reminder.
Trump is still a felon.
Chris Christie: “We cannot, as a Republican Party, have a felon as our nominee...I believe our standards have to be much higher for the person who sits in the Oval Office.” (Nov. 2023)pic.twitter.com/8pdBZmHn0K
— Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) June 5, 2024
On May 30th, he was found guilty on 34 felony counts by the unanimous vote of 12 ordinary citizens.
He will be sentenced on July 11th.
Breaking: DNC Unveils 'Convicted Felon' Billboard Near Trump Rally https://t.co/apwZ8icg6r
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 6, 2024
