I never argued Biden was too old.

But if I had I would have argued that of any candidate in that age group, Bernie could defy the odds as far as ageism goes.

They asked the question because …

Some Democrat politicians and operatives reportedly texted CNN commentators with hopes that Mr Biden, 81, would step aside.

That’s from the summary and article, if you had bothered to read it.

I think at this point he has a lot going for him, ie: he’s recognizable, he’s popular with a large segment of Americans, he can play the game well (as seen when he graciously accepted the DNC’s bs in 2015), he’s kind, he’s rarely (if ever) been known to publically lie, he’s smarter than at least half of Congress and the House of Reps, etc etc.

From the article …

There, a candidate must win support from the majority of “delegates” - party officials who formally choose the nominee. Delegates are assigned to candidates proportionally based on the results of each state’s primary election. This year, Mr Biden won almost 99% of the nearly 4,000 delegates.

According to the DNC rules, those delegates are “pledged” to him, and are bound to support his nomination.

But if Mr Biden were to drop out, it would be a free-for-all. There is no official mechanism for him or anyone else in the party to choose his successor, meaning Democrats would be left with an open convention.

Presumably, Mr Biden would have some sway over his pledged delegates, but they would ultimately be free to do as they please.

That could lead to a frantic contest erupting among Democrats who want a shot at the nomination.

I’d go for Bernie myself.

I mean just imagine that! In a year of some of the worst and craziest ‘first-time-evers’ Sanders could be the DNC’s candidate.

He’d have to resign as Governor first, and seeing as the convention is less than 2 months away it’s unlikely he would/could do it.

It’s an especially egregious ruling since SCOTUS gave companies the same rights as people.

Why would Kamala be the worst candidate?

That’s not guaranteed if Biden drops out before the DNC convention in August, where presumably another (possibly younger) candidate could be chosen.

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And an add-on example of what the Daily Beast wants to print …

Weeks into former president Donald Trump’s criminal trial this spring, Joanna Coles — one of two veteran media bosses trying to inject new life into the Daily Beast — had a story idea.

Like many digital-era editors, she sometimes thinks of story ideas in terms of their headline appeal. In this case, Coles had a very specific request, according to three people who attended the meeting who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preserve confidences:

She wanted a story with a headline asking whether Trump would get raped in prison.

Dolly’s husband has never been a part of her public persona. He’s always been in the background and almost everyone has respected his/her choice on the matter.

As always, ACAB.

And that commissioner should be tased, beaten and choked … then jailed for his stupidity and egregious behavior.

It’s a guy.

Richard Cuevas, described by his lawyers as an experienced mechanic and a 40-year veteran of the airline industry, used to work for Strom, a contractor with Spirit, which is Boeing’s primary parts supplier. original source

Here’s a few good ones.

The Associated Press

BBC

C-SPAN

The Bureau of Investgative Journalism

The Economist (requires a subscription)

NPR

ProPublica

Reuters

The difference is at least some of us recognize our bias and work to mitigate its effects while the rest of us don’t even know there’s supposed to be a difference.

Jfc. Does the gov’t not monitor insurance companies for compliance? Cause they obviously should … and fine every company 5x the amount of illegal money they stole from Americans by forcing them to pay, and reimbursing them 2x what they paid.

Rarely is it a rational gov’t/populace that takes out its own dictator tho. Usually it’s a military coup, so just substituting one dictator for another.

Haiti has a poor history when it comes to foreign military forces entering the nation to ‘help out’, and they have a valid reason to be wary.

2010s Haiti cholera outbreak

The suspected source of Vibrio cholerae in Haiti was the Artibonite River, from which most of the affected people had consumed the water. Each year, tens of thousands of Haitians bathe, wash their clothes and dishes, obtain drinking water, and recreate in this river, therefore resulting in high rates of exposure to Vibrio cholerae.

The cholera outbreak began nine months after January 2010 earthquake, leading some observers to wrongly suspect it was a result of the natural disaster. However, Haitians grew immediately suspicious of a UN peacekeeper base, home to Nepalese peacekeepers, positioned on a tributary of the Artibonite River. Neighboring farmers reported an undeniable stench of human feces coming from the base, to the extent that local Haitians began getting their drinking water upstream from the base.

Before the outbreak, no cases of cholera had been identified in Haiti for more than a century, and the Caribbean region as a whole had not been affected by the cholera outbreak originating in Peru in 1991. The population’s lack of prior exposure and acquired immunity contributed to the severity of the outbreak.

Haiti suffered 819,779 cases of cholera with 9,794 deaths

This is what happens when the one ring of profits rules them all. US automakers don’t give a shit about anything other than their bottom line.

Weaker than Canada or Mexico? I don’t think so.