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The RFK Jr. Strategy Clicks Into FocusWhat if everyone’s wrong? What if Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign is savvier, more organized, and more cunning than it’s been given credit for? This past weekend, Kennedy’s “We the People” party gamed an Iowa loophole to secure his spot on the state’s 2024 election ballot. Instead of spending months gathering thousands of signatures, Kennedy’s allies persuaded hundreds of voters to show up in the same place on the same day and partake in something akin to a potemkin political convention. The summit barely lasted two hours. It was a bold gambit, and it worked.On Saturday in West Des Moines, Kennedy “accepted” his nascent party’s nomination for president, then spoke extemporaneously (no teleprompters, no printed remarks) inside the historic Val-Air Ballroom. Twenty years ago on this same stage, Howard Dean gripped the mic and emitted a guttural “YAHHHHHH!”—a gargling, alien howl that many…

Police Loom as Pro-Palestine Students Occupy Columbia UniversityNew York City Police gathered in force outside of Columbia University on Wednesday, after students convened in the pre-dawn hours to erect dozens of camping tents on a campus lawn. The demonstration backing Palestine was launched hours before president Minouche Shafik began testifying at a Congressional hearing addressing allegations of anti-semitism on campus in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. The students are part of the Columbia University Apartheid Divest coalition, which formed after administrators suspended chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace this fall, claiming violations of campus safety and event planning rules. Organizers of the tent occupation drew inspiration from Vietnam-era protestors who, after Columbia announced plans to build a student gym by grabbing city parkland, occupied administrators’ offices in 1968 and demanded the university cut ties with a defense department think tank….

GOP Rep Blasts Fellow Republicans Pushing to Oust Speaker Johnson: ‘I Don’t Know Who Would Want …Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) called out fellow Republicans pushing an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), saying they would throw the House into “chaos.” Armstrong joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday following Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) announcing that he would be backing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) motion to vacate Johnson. The speaker is facing the internal revolt as he’s pushing the House to pass additional funding to Ukraine and Israel. Armstrong called Johnson a “friend” with the “toughest job in politics” and said he would not support a motion to vacate. “I’m standing with the Speaker because I actually consider him a friend and I think he is trying to do the toughest job in politics and I think given all the circumstances, he’s doing it very admirably,” the Republican congressman…

Sydney church bishop stabbed in ‘terrorist incident’ says he forgives attackerAn Assyrian church bishop who was stabbed during a livestreamed mass outside of Sydney gave an update on his condition Thursday and said he had forgiven his attacker.A 16-year-old male suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was taken into custody following the attack Monday night at the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley. Authorities described the assault as a “terrorist incident.” “I am doing fine, recovering very quickly … there is no need to be worried or concerned,” Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel said in an audio message posted on social media, his first public comments since the attack. “I forgive whoever has done this act … I will always pray for you and whoever sent you to do this, I forgive them as well.”Bishop Emmanuel, who was injured in the attack, is the leader of a conservative sect…

Wisconsin AM News Summary 4-18-24Rainfall brings wildfire relief (UNDATED) All 72 Wisconsin counties have low wildfire danger. That follows rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday. It’s a significant improvement from earlier in the week, when all but 2 counties had high or very high fire danger. It’s not all good news though. High winds from Tuesday night’s severe weather tore […] Source: WRN.com ….. Read More.WISCONSIN REPORT – People, Places, Politics Since 2002Thu, April 18, 20245 hours ago

Less than half of Americans say they get enough sleep, new poll showsIf you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll.But in the U.S., the ethos of grinding and pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is ubiquitous, both in the country’s beginnings and our current environment of always-on technology and work hours. And getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.The Gallup poll, released Monday, found 57% of Americans say they would feel better if they could get more sleep, while only 42% say they are getting as much sleep as they need. That’s a first in Gallup polling since 2001; in 2013, when Americans were last asked, it was just about the reverse…