Nearing the First Presidential Debate of the 2024 Election.

 

The Trump gag order was partially lifted in the hush money case ahead of the first Presidential debate of 2024. There is one standard for Donald Trump and another for the rest of Americans. Trump recently lied and said that he was tortured in the Fulton County Jail.  Meanwhile, President Biden has promoted investments in manufacturing and infrastructure. Economic growth is tied to investment and helping the workers directly.  The Supreme Court is wrong to take its time to decide if a former President is immune from prosecution for inciting an insurrection. No President should have unlimited immunity for any crime in the world at all. We know that we have a long way to go to promote real economic justice. For example, half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food and housing costs. A third of the workers have had to rely on at least one government assistance programs, and some have to go to GoFundMe to cover injuries they go on the job. Jeff Bezos is worth $205 billion, so he has the resources and power to make the necessary changes to help all workers at Amazon comprehensively too. Not to mention that we have to deal with the massive homelessness in America too. 

There was a violent synagogue attack in Los Angeles, California. This has nothing to do with peaceful protest or standing up for Palestinians. It has to do with violence, anti-Semitism, and hatred. These folks blocked access from people to go into a synagogue on Sunday which is illegal and a violation of the First Amendment. This occurred outside Adas Torah in Los Angeles's heavily Jewish Pico-Robertson neighborhood. The protesters said that they opposed Israel's response in Gaza, but they could easily protest using other means instead of blocking congregants, etc. Some people said that they were maced and bear sprayed by some demonstrators. L.A. Mayor Bass condemned the blocking access to a place of worship and violence. Defenders of this violence say that the synagogue was hosting a sale of Palestinian land, but blocking people and fighting people have nothing to do with human justice. Those actions reflect insecurity, bigotry, and hatred of religious expression. 

There are recent massive protests in Kenya. Kenyan forces have used live rounds and tear gas against demonstrators. Kenyan President Ruto denounced the parliament being stormed as treasonous. At least five people have been shot. The protesters are against the proposed tax hikes in Kenya. A CNN team saw two human beings lie motionless on the ground in Nairobi. Many people have been arrested. President Ruto said violent people have infiltrated the protesters. Human rights groups and civil society groups have opposed the heavy-handed response by the police in Kenya. Many activists have said that human rights violations have existed by the issue of live bullets and violations to the right to assembly. Many people are opposed by the Finance Bill 2024. Auma Obama or the half-sister of the former U.S. President Barack Obama was teargassed by the police during an interview with CNN live on air, while protesting against the bill. The facts are clear that the police should follow the law and allow restraint to exist. I don't agree with people storming the Kenyan Parliament, but the police over there must use wide judgment in dealing with demonstrators too. 

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S. allowing him to go free. Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks who revealed a lot of information on the war on terror and other information pertaining to Western politics via 250,000 U.S. Embassy Diplomatic cables. He was loved as a promoter of free speech and hated as a person who revealed classified information that put the lives of Americans in danger (according to his critics). He spent five years in a British prison. Assange worked with Chelsea Manning, a military intelligence analyst to revealed thousands of reports about the war on terror, Guantanamo Bay, etc. Julian Assange accepted the plea deal in order for him to return to Australia, where he was born. Assange was fighting extradition to America for more than a decade. Julian Assange agreed to a plea deal in his alleged role in the U.S. government breaches of classified material. The plea deal must still be approved by a federal judge. We saw see what the future hold, but we certainly desire Julian Assange to move on with his life.

President Biden and Donald Trump are preparing for the debate on Thursday. The new rules included muted microphones when they are not answering questions. This debate will be unlike any debate in American history, because the stakes are very high. The issues of the economy, foreign policy, immigration, health care, and other issues will be debated during that future debate. Trump's Project 2025 is very clear on what Donald Trump desires for America. It promotes the myth of a massive unitary executive branch of government, wants to cut funding of the Department of Justice, recommends the abolishment of the Department of Education, cutting funding for climate change research, ending DEI programs, ending all affirmative action, have more tax cuts for the super wealthy, and other abhorrent plans. Trump wanting a fight league for migrants shows his non serious attitude about solving immigration issues. Trump is flip flopping on whether to take Biden seriously in the upcoming debate. Therefore, the choice is ours on who will win the election in November 2024.

By Timothy