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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
BY CROOKED MEDIA

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-  [Rep. Dean Philips]([link removed]) (D-MN) on America’s new favorite dad.  

Kamala Harris found the perfect foil for J.D. Vance in Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her vice presidential running mate.
 

- At [the duo’s debut]([link removed])as the Democratic ticket in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Harris aimed remarks directly at her opponent. “Well, Tim and I have a message for Trump and others who want to turn back the clock on our fundamental freedoms," the vice president told the crowd. “We’re not going back.” About Walz, she said: “Compare his resume, shall we, to Trump’s running mate? Well, well, well, some might say … it’s like a matchup between the varsity team and the JV squad.”
 

- The Democratic Minnesota Governor was a bit of a late bloomer in Harris’s veepstakes; battleground state lawmakers such as Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly were seen as more likely picks. Though the chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association, Walz went from largely unknown to the internet’s folksy Dad almost overnight when the 60-year-old Democrat labeled Trump’s Hannibal Lecter laden rants and shark diatribes [as, simply, “weird]([link removed]).” 
 

- Dismissing Trump & Co. as weirdos has been a particularly effective line of attack for Democrats. “This ‘weird’ thing is not an insult. It is an observation,” [Walz told Pod Save America]([link removed]) cohost Jon Lovett last week. Trump not laughing in public is weird; Vance arguing “childless cat ladies” should have “no direct stake” in democracy is weird. “Who is asking for some of this stuff?” Walz asked. “It's ludicrous and I think what’s happened is that the spell has been broken and now we need to step into it with some positive ideas.”
 

- In the two weeks since Harris launched her White House bid, Walz emerged as one of Democrats’ most effective messengers. He is also the antithesis, in many ways, of Vance. To wit: Trump’s V.P. pick doesn’t support abortion even in cases of rape and incest and expressed support for a national abortion ban; he says he supports IVF [but voted against legislation]([link removed]) that would have codified protections for it; Walz expanded reproductive protections and has two daughters through IVF treatments. “There is nothing pro-family [in the G.O.P. platform] other than having women be incubators for their vision,” Walz said in the Pod Save America interview. “Once again it's weird, I don’t want J.D. Vance talking about my family, I certainly don’t want him talking about my daughter or my wife. It's none of his damn business.”
 

- At the Philadelphia rally, Walz laid out the stark differences between the Democrats and the Republicans. “[Trump] sows chaos and division, and that’s to say nothing of his record as president… He froze in the face of the Covid crisis. He drove our economy into the ground. And make no mistake, violent crime was up under Donald Trump,” Walz said. “That’s not even counting the crimes he committed.” As for Vance, Walz expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of going toe-to-toe with the Ohio senator. “Like all regular people, I grew up with in the heartland, JD studied at Yale, had his career funded by Silicon Valley billionaires and then wrote a bestseller trashing that community. Come on! That’s not what middle America is,” he said gleefully.

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Walz isn’t likely to expand the map for Harris; Minnesota remains a blue state. But he could boost Harris in other ways. 

- [Walz boasts certain bonafides]([link removed])—which Harris lacks—that could appeal to certain demographics Democrats need to win in November. He is a gun owner, veteran and former high school football coach with Midwestern roots. Prior to his election as governor, Walz demonstrated an ability to win Trump country; he served as the representative for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District for six terms, representing a rural, conservative region of the state.

- Walz, however, also is [arguably one of the most progressive governors]([link removed]) in the county. Since Democrats secured the power trifecta in Minnesota, with the Governor’s office and majorities in both the state House and Senate, Walz has signed sweeping progressive policies into law including, but not limited to: reenforcing Minnesota’s constitutional abortion protections, expanding paid family and medical leave, legalizing recreational marijuana, restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated felons, protections for transgender individuals and gender-affirming care, expanding gun control regulations and free school breakfast and lunch. So it’s not so much that Walz is a radical lefty (which is what Republicans want you to believe) but that he campaigned on popular Democratic policy and actually implemented it. Imagine that!

Vance says he called Walz and left a voicemail for the governor after Harris made her pick official. Whether Walz will call Vance back, however, is TBD.

The Supreme Court might be on break, but the conservative agenda is still going full-steam ahead. Project 2025 is a 900-page far-right wish list that lays out a hyper-specific and bone-chillingly fascist roadmap for a second Trump administration. Over at Strict Scrutiny, our favorite trio of badass constitutional law professors  is breaking down the full 900 yards in a 4-part series within your Monday episodes. Melissa, Leah, and Kate scoured all the fine print for you, because lawyers are sick freaks who love that shit. Stay informed about the far-right agenda, and its real-life implications for tens of millions of Americans as we head into this election cycle by listening to Strict Scrutiny wherever you podcast, or on [YouTube]([link removed])! 

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[A Pakistani national with suspected ties to Iran was arrested]([link removed]) last month in an alleged plot to hire hitmen to assassinate Donald Trump, and potentially other elected officials, ABC News reported. The individual was arrested the day prior to the shooting at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
 
[Hamas named Yahya Sinwar, a key architect of the October 7 attack, the new head of the terrorist  group’s political office]([link removed]).The announcement comes one week after Sinwar’s predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.. 
 
[Former Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis struck a deal with Arizona Attorney General]([link removed]) Kris Mayes related to her alleged involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Ellis previously faced nine felony charges, which will be dropped per her cooperation. 
 
[Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took two additional]([link removed]), not publicly disclosed flights on billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow’s private jet, according to Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). Man, at this point you almost have to respect the grift. And by respect the grift I do mean get him off the Supreme Court. 
 
[Social media platform X brought a lawsuit against a group of advertisers]([link removed]) in federal court Tuesday, alleging an advertising “boycott” shortly after Elon Musk purchased and rebranded the company from Twitter was a violation of antitrust laws. 
 
[Kamala Harris won the support of 99% of participating delegates]([link removed]) in the Democratic National Convention’s virtual roll call vote, which concluded Monday, to serve as her party’s official nominee for president.

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[Democrats have pumped nearly double the cash into political advertising]([link removed]) as Republicans this election cycle. According to an analysis from AdImpact, Dems have poured $325 million into this cycle, compared to Republicans’ $181 million. 
 
Scientists at the University of Bath say new 3D printed, latticed ceramic structures known as “monoliths” can be used to remove up to 75% of certain chemicals from polluted water in less than three hours, [according to a new research study]([link removed]). 
 
[Bloomberg Philanthropies announced it will donate $600 million]([link removed]) to four historically Black medical schools: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College and Morehouse School of Medicine.
 

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