http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/07/china-xi-jinping-global-security-initiative/670504/? How China Wants to Replace the U.S. Order What began as a trade war and a tech war between Beijing and Washington is now an ideas war.By Michael Schuman Beijing has for years been chipping away at the pillars of the U.S.-led global order—subverting its foundational institutions, international norms, and liberal ideals—but Chinese President Xi Jinping … Continue reading How China wants to replace the U.S. world order →

https://apple.news/AAHmLBrg7Rym4-9oc1WCdkQ Campaigns may have lost their most effective — and annoying — outreach tool Texting voters just got harder, right before the midterms. By Rachel M. Cohen for Vox @rmc031 rachel.cohen@voxmedia.com  Jul 19, 2022, 10:43am EDT A California volunteer sends text messages to registered voters in Florida in an effort to get out the vote for Democratic … Continue reading Those campaign texts are about to flame out →

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/09/politics/senate-race-rankings-july-elections/index.html The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022 By Simone Pathe, CNN Updated 8:06 AM ET, Sat July 9, 2022  (CNN)With more than half of this year's competitive Senate matchups set, the overall electoral environment remains consistent: President Joe Biden's poor approval numbers, combined with a pervasive sense that the country is headed in the … Continue reading 10 Senate seats close enough to flip in 2022 →

https://apple.news/AUyeHcmvXTUipyg9vPdzaSg Trump Has Floated Giving MAGA Extremists — Including Lou Dobbs — Cabinet Gigs if He Wins in 2024 The former president is considering gutting the government and installing loyalists like the former Fox Business lackey should he win back the White House By  NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ  & ASAWIN SUEBSAENG for Rolling Stone In his … Continue reading Trump’s tentative plans should he regain the office of President — short version →

You'll have to click thru to read the Tweets. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/07/donald-trump-dc-speech-drug-dealers? IN FIRST SPEECH BACK IN D.C., TRUMP CONFIRMS HE’LL RULE LIKE A DICTATOR IN SECOND TERM Among other things, the former president wants to start executing drug dealers and calling in the National Guard without going through the proper channels first. BY BESS LEVIN JULY 26, … Continue reading Trump confirms he’ll rule as a dictator if given a second term →

What Trump wanted was to lead a mob in an armed coup so that he could retain power. With the goal, he *chose* to let the havoc continue in hopes of overturning the results of a lawful and properly handled election. This was not a failure to act. This was an intentional series of choices, … Continue reading Retired four-star generals and admirals aver that Trump’s actions on Jan 6 were a dereliction of duty →

I was born with my father's last name. I married young (20 years old) and took my husband's last name -- an "of course" at that time. It was awkward to pronounce but worse to spell. My college degree and both of my advanced degrees are in that name. So I kept it even after … Continue reading Changing to your husband’s name matters (NY Times OpEd and my comment) →

http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/02/us/politics/us-divided-political-party.html Spurred by the Supreme Court, a Nation Divides Along a Red-Blue Axis On abortion, climate change, guns and much more, two Americas — one liberal, one conservative — are moving in opposite directions. The Supreme Court’s decisions have accelerated a division of the nation along policy and ideological lines.Credit...Shuran Huang for The New York … Continue reading Supreme Court assisting the split of U.S. into red and blue →