Wednesday, July 3, 2024

​ July 3, 2024 Good morning, Welcome to the news for independent thinkers ​ Leading the News . . . ​ Two dozen House Democrats set to call for Biden to stand down . . . There are 25 Democratic members of the House of Representatives preparing to call for Biden to step aside if he seems shaky in coming days, according to one House Democratic aide. A second House Democratic aide said moderate House Democrats in competitive districts - often called "frontliners" - were getting hammered with questions in their districts this week. U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett became the first congressional Democrat to call for Biden to withdraw from the presidential race on Tuesday. He told NBC News in an interview that he hoped other Democratic lawmakers would follow his lead. "It looks like the dam has broken," the second aide said. Reuters​ ​ Biden mental lapses increasingly common and worrisome . . . In the weeks and months before President Biden's politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless, or would lose the thread of conversations. Debate preparations, which took place over six days, never started before 11 a.m. and Mr. Biden was given time for an afternoon nap each day, according to a person familiar with the process. New York Times​ ​ The New York Times finally decides to tackle one of the most important issues facing the nation: The mental decline of its president. Politics Hunter Biden joins White House meetings . . . Hunter Biden has joined meetings with President Joe Biden and his top aides since his father returned to the White House from Camp David, Maryland, on Monday evening. The president's son has also been talking to senior White House staff members, these people said. While he is regularly at the White House residence and events, it is unusual for Hunter Biden to be in and around meetings his father is having with his team, these people said. They said the president's aides were struck by his presence during their discussions. NBC News​ ​ Biden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race . . . The White House announced Tuesday that President Joe Biden will meet with congressional leaders and Democratic governors, sit for a network TV interview and hold a press conference in the coming days, a blitz designed to push back against growing pressure for the 81-year-old president to step aside in the 2024 race after his disastrous performance in last week's debate with Republican Donald Trump. "We really want to turn the page on this," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Associated Press​ ​ Talk about a plan that could backfire . . . ​ Biden campaign fails to quell mounting Dem frustration . . . Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated by President Biden's reelection campaign's attempts at painting a rosy picture after his disastrous debate performance. Some say the campaign is trying to convince Democrats to move on quickly and not worry about the debate, while others feel they are being "gaslit" by those trying to convince the party the president can rebound. "I really do criticize the campaign for a dismissive attitude towards people who are raising questions for discussion. That's just facing the reality that we're in," Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.). The Hill​ ​ ​Endangered Wisc. Democrat Sen. Tammy Baldwin will not campaign with Biden​ ​ Biden's decline raises questions about Jill Biden's power . . . First Lady Jill Biden has taken a leading role in propping up President Biden, inviting comparisons to first lady Edith Wilson who took the reins at the White House a century ago when President Wilson was incapacitated by a stroke halfway through his second term. "We don't know the role Jill Biden's been playing behind the scenes in the Biden administration, or what decisions she's been making, but it's clear, she has been making a number of decisions," Michigan pollster Steve Mitchell said. Washington Times​ ​ Michelle Obama only Democrat to beat Trump in postdebate poll . . . Former first lady Michelle Obama is the only Democrat to beat former President Trump in a new poll Tuesday. The survey, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found Obama was the only Democrat with a lead on Trump in a hypothetical match-up, garnering 50 percent support to his 39 percent. Meanwhile, the poll found, President Biden and Trump are neck and neck in a head-to-head match-up. They each received 40 percent of the vote. The Hill​ ​ Except, she will never run. And if she does, people will find out that absence has made the heart grill fonder. ​ WH staffers reportedly 'scared s–tless' of erratic Biden, tiptoe around 'isolated' president . . . Some White House staffers have been forced to tiptoe around President Biden when briefing him on certain topics because they want to avoid eliciting his wrath and are "scared s–tless" of him, a new report says. "It's like, 'You can't include that, that will set him off,' or 'Put that in, he likes that,'"a senior administration official told Politico, referring to how some of the 81-year-old president's aides feel they have to walk through a minefield before briefings to avoid him getting angry with them. New York Post​ ​ Ex-Clinton spinmeister Stephanopoulos given first post-debate interview Biden . . . President Joe Biden's first interview since his poor debate performance last week is set to be scheduled with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, as some Democrats are pushing for a new party nominee. ABC News announced the interview with the president Tuesday, stating it would be set into two parts. According to the outlet portions of the discussion will be released Friday on ABC's "World News Tonight" with the extended version being released Sunday morning on the network's "This Week" show. Daily Caller​ ​ Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee . . . Two hardline anti-abortion delegates to next week's GOP platform committee have been stripped of their positions, according to several members of the Republican National Committee, underscoring a broader fear among evangelicals and other social conservatives that the party is poised to moderate its stance on abortion at the direction of former President Donald Trump. The Trump campaign's efforts to block the two South Carolina delegates from the platform committee and replace them with loyalists is described in several affidavits as "interference from paid RNC staff … to circumvent the will of the delegation." Politico​ Culture Crossdressing luggage snatcher and ex-Biden official Sam Brinton gets sweetheart plea deal . . . Sam Brinton is a free man. The disgraced former Department of Energy official pleaded guilty to petit larceny as part of a sweetheart deal that will see him serve no jail time after facing felony charges that carried a sentence of up to 20 years. Brinton stole a Tanzanian female fashion designer's luggage containing her custom designs six years ago. Brinton entered into an adult diversion program, which requires him to undergo mental health treatment, write a letter of apology, and complete 50 hours of community service helping the elderly. Washington Free Beacon​ National Security Putin is operationalizing anti-submarine warfare doctrine against the US homeland . . . Three weeks ago, a Russian flotilla of warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, operated less than 30 miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, a development that the Pentagon dismissed as posing "no threat." Although Putin's recent deployment presented no immediate danger, it is indeed a grave threat to the U.S. homeland and here's why. The Russian naval action group – consisting of the missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan, the oil tanker Pashin and the salvage tug Nikolai Chiker – was carrying out "combat service" tasks, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Rebekah Koffler in Fox News Digitial​ ​ ​Video || Jen Psaki can say 'nothing' to 'exonerate' Joe Biden for what he did in Afghanistan: Rebekah Koffler​ International Europe finally voting to save itself . . . The left seems confused as to why citizens of Europe are "all of a sudden" voting and chanting populist policies. These citizens are merely fed up with left-wing policies that turned their cities boasting idyllic Western culture into rampant crime-laden third-world subsidiaries. These policies are rapidly losing appeal in France, Germany, and Ireland. A French woman, Lili R, who posted how "unbearable" daily life has become. "I am 26 years old, blonde, with light eyes, and I have always lived in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, which is thought of as the poshest area in Lyon, and my daily life has become unbearable. I write this because, ten years ago, I could go out with my friends in the evening, at any hour, without being bothered, insulted, followed, or stabbed," she wrote. Daily Caller​ Money Bosses bust workers who fake computer activity . . . The rise of remote work and, in turn, employee-monitoring software sparked a boom in mouse and keyboard jigglers and other hacks to help staffers fake computer activity—often so they can step away to do laundry or a school pickup. Now some companies are cracking down on the subterfuge, deploying tools that can better spot the phony busywork. The latest salvo in this productivity-tracking arms race came in a recent regulatory filing from Wells Fargo. The bank said it had fired more than a dozen employees in its wealth and investment management unit for allegedly simulating keyboard activity to create the "impression of active work." Wall Street Journal​ Guilty Pleasures Angry sea lion charges at beachgoers on popular California beach: 'Get out of the water' . . . Dozens of beachgoers in San Diego ran for their lives when a defensive sea lion charged at the unwelcomed human visitors who seemingly approached its pups. The sea lion was captured on video swimming around La Jolla Cove with the babies before it began barking at the swimmers on June 23. "Oh, they are kind of close, get out of the water, fat ass," one person can be heard saying before the sea lion rushes out of the water. 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