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→ Tim Walz pick delights the Left — and his opponents
Kamala Harris’s choice of progressive Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for her running mate — and her spurning of a popular swing-state candidate — has both the Left and Right cheering, though for very different reasons. For conservatives, the VP’s apparent disregard for moderate voters is a gift to Donald Trump. Former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway called the choice “a relief”, while the former president himself posted “THANK YOU” on Truth Social after the announcement.
“She’s more interested in doubling down on her radical base than in winning”, Ben Shapiro wrote. “I’m truly amazed by the incompetence.”
THANK YOU!
Donald Trump Truth Social 10:52 AM EST 08/06/24 @realDonaldTrump
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) August 6, 2024
Progressives, of course, are pleased with the pick. Meanwhile, centrists who wanted Harris to win are disappointed. Could this be a rare VP pick who makes a difference?
→ Brits more likely to think Starmer is handling riots badly
Keir Starmer has postponed his holiday to deal with ongoing riots across the UK. He’s even worked on a Friday night to try and find a solution to the chaos. And yet the British public isn’t too happy with his performance.
According to a YouGov poll, Britons think the Prime Minister is handling the 2024 riots badly by 49% to 31%. Unsurprisingly, 88% of Reform voters think he is doing badly, while a substantial 24% of Labour voters agree, even if these groups may be at odds on why he is doing badly.
Britons tend to think that Keir Starmer is handling the riots badly
Well: 31%
Badly: 49%https://t.co/5UAbLteddN pic.twitter.com/7p8pymQBmQ— YouGov (@YouGov) August 6, 2024
In other findings, by 52% to 34% Britons say the police have handled the recent riots well, but most Reform UK voters disagree. Worryingly, a combined 58% of Brits either have no confidence or not a lot of confidence that the police can defend and protect people and property from further unrest. May as well take that holiday, Keir…
→ Elon Musk declares war with a tweet
“We tried peace for two years, now it is war,” Elon Musk warned on X today alongside an announcement of the platform’s recently filed antitrust lawsuit.
We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war https://t.co/elgT62uDtF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2024
X is suing a number of major advertisers for allegedly boycotting the platform following Musk’s acquisition in 2022. The lawsuit claims advertisers illegally banded together to discourage brands from giving advertising money to the social media platform, and CEO Linda Yaccarino has claimed today that the alleged boycott cost the company billions of dollars. Musk has been encouraging other companies to sue: “Everyone who has been boycotted should file a lawsuit in every country they’ve been boycotted.” Huge week for Big Tech lawsuits…
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SubscribeAI has a long way to go.
I asked it to create a smiling Stock Photo DEI Candidate , suitable for a corporate web page under the “Careers” tab. She’s leading teams, giving presentations, programming space vehicles etc.
It kept giving me images of Kamala Harris.
I really did do this.
And they were not a million miles away from Kamala.
The hair was a bit shorter, and the image was younger than Kamala, but quite impressive.
AI has a long way to go
On the contrary, doesn’t this just show how clued up AI is?
No, it only shows the agenda of those who programmed the AI.
How can organizing to not buy advertising as a boycott breach anti-trust laws? Serious question, I don’t understand the basic reasoning.
Banding together to fix prices, sure, that I get. However, surely you are not under an obligation to spend your money advertising on a platform you don’t want too. In fact, wouldn’t forcing people to advertise where they don’t want be a violation of free speech rights in itself?
I don’t get it either – other than collusion.
It is the collusion they’ll be going after. Lawsuits are useful even if they aren’t successful because they will have to disclose lots of embarrassing information about how Woke and anti free speech they are. Elon can then pummel them with it. He has 150 million followers – his reach is powerful.
Post Google decision today, fair winds are blowing. Good call by Musk.