Thursday, September 5, 2024
BY MATT BERG & CROOKED MEDIA
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Doug Emhoff is gearing up to make history as America’s original first gentleman, if Kamala Harris wins in November. He’s got a vision — free from toxic masculinity — to make the most of it.
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff hailed his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, as a “badass warrior” during his first in-depth interview since the Democratic National Convention with Pod Save America. He also sketched out his views on stepping into the role of presidential spouse, as a man, for the very first time in U.S. history — a job that sets him up to become a national role model for America’s feminist dudes.
- “Let's talk about gender issues. I've talked a lot about gender equity, pay equity, family leave, childcare,” Emhoff said. “I spent two years talking to men about why the Dobbs issue and reproductive freedom, and this crisis that Dobbs has caused is an issue for all of us, not just for women. And then being the first Jew … lean into that. That's how I approached it, and that's how I'll continue to approach it.”
- Emhoff said he stepped away from his successful legal career to become a political spouse “without bitterness.” The president’s spouse takes on an unpaid position as an advocate for the administration’s policies while also leading personal initiatives — think former First Lady Michelle Obama’s public health campaign to end childhood obesity, or First Lady Jill Biden’s efforts to boost federal research into women’s health. We don’t know yet what Emhoff would make of the role, but one duty is non-negotiable: “Where can I be most useful to her as her husband, support her, love her as always?” Emhoff said.
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Emhoff and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Harris’s affable running mate, have the opportunity to take a stand against toxic masculinity and incel culture in America — and the dubiously macho vibes radiated by disgraced former President Donald Trump and GOP veep nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH).
- Anthony Polcari, a DC-based influencer promoting “vibrant masculinity” counter to toxic masculinity (who is better known as Tony P) said he thinks Emhoff and Walz have the winning proposition in this national debate over the soul of the American guy. “Their ability to engage with people with warmth and kindness, while consistently demonstrating strength and toughness in defending and advocating for those who are hurt and may not have a voice, is inspiring,” Polcari told What A Day — adding that he plans to vote for Harris-Walz.
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We might be about to learn new information about Donald Trump’s allegedly criminal role in trying to subvert the 2020 election, likely before the end of this month.
Trump’s cronies were back in court on Thursday, once again denying that the former president broke the law. His lawyers entered a not guilty plea to criminal charges brought in a revised federal indictment by Special Counsel Jack Smith in Washington D.C., before sparring with prosecutors over how the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling should affect the case.
Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly sought delays in all his legal cases while attempting to push all of his trials and legal deadlines past the election. The no-nonsense Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing Trump’s D.C. case, has previously dismissed Trump’s political campaign as his “day job.” On Thursday, she said politics should not factor into the timing of these proceedings. She also acknowledged the trial is likely still “months” away — and presumably well after the November election. But later in the day, she released a schedule ordering prosecutors to file a brief on presidential immunity by September 26. That filing could include fresh details about Trump's alleged crimes, including previously unseen evidence like grand jury transcripts. Does this mean we’re getting a deep-dive on Trump’s alleged wrongdoing from prosecutors right before the election? The answer seems to be: maybe!
Let’s take a moment here to remind ourselves how absolutely insane it is that a former president (and convicted felon) is on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow an election — two months before the country decides whether he should be given another shot. I hate everything!!!
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Hunter Biden dealt with his own legal troubles on Thursday, pleading guilty in federal court to nine tax offenses sans a deal with prosecutors. The president’s son had previously tried to resolve the tax evasion case with a so-called “Alford plea,” which would’ve allowed him to maintain his innocence while accepting punishment.
Noted roadkill enthusiast Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the Wisconsin Elections Board to remove his name from the battleground state’s ballot, in an effort to boost Trump’s chances there. “The only way he gets to not be on the ballot is to up and die, which I'm assuming he has no plans on doing,” WEC chair Ann Jacobs, who’s a Democrat, said last week. “The statute is absolutely clear on this.”
Donald Trump is turning Elon Musk’s crackpot ideas into official policy positions, outlining a “government efficiency commission” proposed by the conspiracy-peddling billionaire as well as a series of economic proposals. Those proposals? You’ll be shocked to hear that they include massive corporate tax cuts and deregulation, among other things that benefit the ultra-rich.
North Korean spies are secretly scoring low-level jobs at IT companies in the United States, netting hundreds of millions of dollars for the authoritarian regime each year, according to the Justice Department. So is THIS why it’s been impossible to find jobs on LinkedIn?
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Truth Social, the former president’s social media cesspool, has lost so much money since going public in March that Trump’s stake, previously valued at $6 billion, is now worth about $2 billion. Turn it up, I love this song!
Will Ferrell and his close pal Harper Steele, former SNL head writer, are starring in a new documentary about their cross-country road trip together after Steele came out as a trans woman. We’re not crying, you are!!!
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