Morning Jolt: Unserious Candidates in a Seriously Dangerous World

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

September 23 2024

Unserious Candidates in a Seriously Dangerous World

On the menu today: On the campaign trail, it's all coconut-tree memes and Oprah touting "joy!" and official coins and gold sneakers. Meanwhile, U.S. commercial airline pilots are experiencing more GPS jamming when they fly internationally, the North Koreans are conning U.S. companies out of cash through fraudulent remote-work schemes, a new report concludes, "China is outpacing the United States and has largely negated the U.S. military advantage in the Western Pacific through two decades of focused military investment," and "the U.S. public are largely unaware of the dangers the United States faces or the costs (financial and otherwise) required to adequately prepare." It's a Mad Max geopolitical scene, and our leadership is a Care Bear riding into town on a My Little Pony.

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