Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Annette’s News Roundup.
Joe is always busy. (and that is still true).
The President called Britain’s new Prime Minister.
Listen to their conversation.👇
https://x.com/rcdimezzo/status/1810064283109126537?s=61&t=I_Od53CbnPTsbLcD0baXPg
President Biden delivered remarks at the NATO Summit, Washington DC.
The President celebrated NATO’s 75th anniversary, and passionately defended Democracy, Ukraine, and NATO itself.
Worth a watch in its entirety.
The Headlines in 2 major newspapers.
NY Times - Top Democrats, Swallowing Fears, Remain Behind Biden.
Wall Street Journal - “Democrats’ Effort to Push Biden Off Ticket Hits Uncertainty.”
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Biden on Earth Day in a Virginia park in April. She said on Monday that she continues to support the president.
Kamala is always busy.
Black women’s equality day.
https://x.com/vp/status/1810801454560563638?s=61&t=I_Od53CbnPTsbLcD0baXPg
The Vice President visited USA Basketball in Las Vegas. Touch to watch.👇
https://x.com/bengolliver/status/1810772185063248301?s=61&t=I_Od53CbnPTsbLcD0baXPg
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris met with Team USA on Tuesday, telling the 12 American star players and famous coaching staff they demonstrated their patriotism by pursuing a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball.
“Win the gold. Short, sweet and to the point,” said Team USA center Bam Adebayo, summarizing the vice president’s message.
“A great reminder of the fact that we’re playing for our country,” added Team USA coach Steve Kerr, who has met Harris, an Oakland, Calif., native, several times. “I think the guys really listened to every word. It was great.” (New York Times).
While Democrats were in-fighting, Putin continued.. .
More destruction in Ukraine. More prosecutions in Russia.
Tom Nichols of The Atlantic described Putin this way- “a murderous, grubby dictator, a Mafia don at the apex of the gang of thugs who now infest the Russian government.” Who cannot concur?
https://x.com/stephenking/status/1810445531753439336?s=61&t=I_Od53CbnPTsbLcD0baXPg
Russian Court Orders Arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s Widow.
The court accused Ms. Navalnaya, who left Russia in 2021, of “participating in an extremist community.” She would be subject to arrest if she ever returns to Russia, the court said.
A Russian court on Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of Yulia B. Navalnaya, the widow of Aleksei A. Navalny, who was a key figure in the country’s political opposition, accusing her of “participating in an extremist community.”
The court order against Ms. Navalnaya, who left Russia in 2021, comes five months after her husband died under murky circumstances in a harsh Russian penal colony. He was imprisoned after being convicted of various trumped-up charges when he returned to Russia after a near-fatal attempt to poison him in August 2020.
Ms. Navalnaya has repeatedly accused President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia of murdering her husband and has vowed to continue his opposition work. She has become an outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine, using episodes like a Russian missile hitting a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday to blame Mr. Putin and the Kremlin for the bloodshed.
The statement from the Basmanny District Court’s press office announcing the arrest order did not spell out the reason for the charges, but it appeared to be linked to her role in helping to run the Navalny opposition organization. Although she avoided any overt political role while her husband was alive, Ms. Navalnaya has long led the advisory board of his Anti-Corruption Foundation.(New York Times.).
One more thing.
https://x.com/koshercockney/status/1810740576838422536?s=61&t=I_Od53CbnPTsbLcD0baXPg
Trump is Project 2025.
Hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
One more thing.
The Heritage Foundation put together 81% of the writers for Project 2025. They are also the sponsor of the Republican National Convention.
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 11. He will now be sentenced sometime around September 18th.
