September 13, 2024

Friday, September 13,2024. Annette’s News Roundup.

Will there be a second debate?

Trump says no.

Kamala says this.👇

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Keeping up with the Harris Ads.

From the Harris-Walz campaign.

They sent out the full debate. 👇

This is a great ad… not the full debate. 👇

From the Lincoln Project.

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Just so the truth is known.

The German Government answered Trump.

On Violence in our country.

On Haitians eating pets.

Touch to watch Ana Navarro explain. 👇

Threats in Ohio: Springfield, the city that has been thrust into the national spotlight by Mr. Trump’s bogus claims about an immigrants eating pets, said it had received bomb threats at “multiple facilities.” Its city hall was evacuated and closed on Thursday, two days after Mr. Trump amplified the outlandish claim during the debate. At a rally in Michigan headlined by Ms. Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, supporters on Thursday broke out into chants of “We’re not eating cats,” to the tune of Ms. Harris’s common refrain: “We’re not going back.” (New York Times).

Watch this.👇

On Project 2025.

On funding Ukraine.

Fine people on both sides.

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More endorsements and commentaries.

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.

Alberto Gonzalez, former attorney general and White House counsel in the George W. Bush administration, said in a Politico op-ed on Thursday that he was endorsing Harris due to “the necessity of electing a president who respects the rule of law to safeguard our liberties and way of life.”

Pop star Linda Ronstadt.

Made after Trump rented the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tucson for his "hate show."

“Trump first ran for President warning about rapists coming in from Mexico. I’m worried about keeping the rapist out of the White House.”

Karl Rove in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal.

Republicans

Ben and Jerry step up.

Oh, and yes, the Taylor Swift effect is larger than we thought.

The Swiftie surge: Ms. Swift’s endorsement of Ms. Harris in an Instagram post after the debate accounted for more than half of the roughly 727,000 visitors to Vote.gov from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to a government spokeswoman. The debate itself also is likely to have driven interest; the site averaged only about 30,000 visitors a day for the prior week. The League of Women Voters said the number of people using its Vote411.org site had more than doubled since Tuesday, and Vote.org, another resource, said the number of people it helped register more than doubled Wednesday compared with preceding days. (New York Times).

Register to vote or update your registration
Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections. Share this. 👇

VOTE.GOV

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North Carolina Yesterday.

Touch to watch.👇

Touch the next two tweets to see the crowds greeting Vice President Harris in North Carolina. 👇

Watch Kamala in Greensboro, NC, her 9th visit to the state. She enters at 4:18. The Joy Campaign is on the road.👇

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On another but related issue.

What is a “Female Job”?

President?

Gender wage gap widens for the first time in 20 years

Men and women both saw real gains in earnings last year, but the wage gap between them widened, per census income data out Tuesday.

Why it matters: This is the first significant widening of the gender gap since 2003.
State of play: Men's median earnings rose 3% last year, compared to 1.5% for women.

Plus, the composition of the female workforce changed, census officials said Tuesday.

There was an influx of Hispanic women into the labor force, as well as younger women and those new to the labor market — all of whom tend to earn less.
By the numbers: The median woman working full time in 2023 earned 83% of what the median man earned.

That's down from 84% in 2022, but still a bit above pre-pandemic levels of 82%.

Closing this gap has been slow going. In 2000, it was 74%.

The big picture: The wage gap doesn't mean women earn less than men for the same types of jobs — though that does happen.

Instead, it is a useful indicator of broad inequality between men and women in the labor market.
Zoom in: Women make up the majority of low-wage workers in the U.S., partly because many are trying to figure out how to earn money while also caring for children. Jobs that can accommodate those schedules tend to pay less.

The best-paying "greedy" jobs, as Nobel winner Claudia Goldin calls them, are dominated by men.
Plus, jobs typically done by women often pay less than those done by a guy. For example, housekeepers typically don't make us much as janitors.
Women are also far more likely to take time out from the workforce because of child care needs, leading to career setbacks that wind up costing money. (Axios).

The article above👆 shows why we need Harris-Walz. We won’t go back!

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Your daily reminder.

Trump is a convicted felon.

On May 30th, he was found guilty on 34 felony counts by the unanimous vote of 12 ordinary citizens.

The Convicted Felon Donald J. Trump was scheduled to be sentenced on July 11th and September 18th. He will now be sentenced on November 26

Touch to watch this.👇

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