Democratic platform forgets to remove Joe Biden’s name
→ Presentation of the new Dem platform
The DNC’s new platform has it all: a land acknowledgement, Nick Fuentes and 150 mentions of Donald Trump.
They started with a land recognition. pic.twitter.com/vPjrgR7n36
— Erika Sanzi (@esanzi) 19 August 2024
The party, currently gathering on the traditional Anishinaabe homeland commonly known as “Chicago,” will vote tonight to formally approve the new program. The voluminous 92-page document, released to the public only this morning, was written before Biden dropped out of the race and so mentions the president 150 times, including 19 mentions of a second Biden term, compared to just 32 mentions of “Harris,” many of which actually refer to the “Biden-Harris administration.”
The document also includes a long ode to the police, a notable change in tone from the program’s 2020 call to “fundamentally overhaul the criminal justice system.” And, of course, there’s a mention of Trump’s meeting with “white supremacist, anti-Semite, and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.” Has any Democrat even read it?
→ Led By Donkeys get their own exhibition
Led By Donkeys pulled a hilarious prank on former Prime Minister Liz Truss last week and are now getting their own exhibition. The self-described “political accountability collective” has risen to prominence through a series of publicity stunts and videos, targeting targets as diverse as Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson and David Cameron. Now their work will be exhibited in Bristol next month, to coincide with the release of their book Adventures in art, activism and responsibility.
“The first ever exhibition of Led By Donkeys’ work is taking place in Bristol. The exhibition at 17 Midland Road…”
-That should have been Midwit Road. https://t.co/06KjjgHDVa— Kristian Niemietz (@K_Nimietz) 18 August 2024
Led By Donkeys was founded in 2018 as an anti-Brexit movement but has since expanded its oeuvre to include other Tories’ weaknesses. After last week’s Truss stunt, the group claimed it would hold the new government to account and that “Labour is fair game”. There is undoubtedly a lot of material to look forward to…
→ X stirs up rumors about Kamala Harris’ drinking problem
Right-wing extremist X-accounts spread the rumor that Kamala Harris is an alcoholic.
This is an extremely serious matter. Someone with a full-blown drinking problem has the chance to become president of the most powerful country in the world.
For years, it has been rumored that Kamala Harris, as Vice President, shows up drunk to important meetings. In this clip, you can hear the alcohol in her face… pic.twitter.com/hoV3LAfNvY
– Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) 18 August 2024
Since Trump ally James Blair announced on X that there were “a lot of rumors” about Kamala Harris’ alleged drinking problem, the platform has been flooded with clips of the vice president with captions suggesting she was obviously drunk and that her alleged alcoholism was an open secret in Washington circles. It remains entirely unclear which high-ranking Democrats are passing on this valuable information to right-wing X accounts.
The eagerly circulated accusation may be the right’s answer to the unfounded rumors circulating about JD Vance on the couch. However, it’s unlikely to make much of a splash outside the conservative echo chamber, as it’s neither offensive nor particularly unusual. Some of America’s most popular presidents have been notorious drunks. Could this solve their relationship problem?
