The Presidential Election of 2024

[Bryn Mawr]

The guy's a dangerous fool. But then that's par for the course and the reason trump picked him.

And his fellow inmate suggests that he’s deliberately picking “disrupters” to “shake up the status quo”, is this how to run a government?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj09jrw52zo

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As we're all aware, there's a 922 page pamphlet called Project 2025 which forms the playbook for the incoming administration.

For the avoidance of doubt, here's the key passage:

The Heritage Foundation is once again facilitating this work. But as our dozens
of partners and hundreds of authors will attest, this book is the work of the entire
conservative movement. As such, the authors express consensus recommendations
already forged, especially along four broad fronts that will decide America’s future:
1. Restore the family as the centerpiece of American life and protect
our children.
2. Dismantle the administrative state and return self-governance to the
American people.
3. Defend our nation’s sovereignty, borders, and bounty against global threats.
4. Secure our God-given individual rights to live freely—what our Constitution
calls “the Blessings of Liberty.”
What makes these four pieces of the conservative promise so valuable to the
next President is that they cut through superficial distractions and focus on the
moral and foundational challenges America faces in this moment of history. This
was one of the secrets of conservatives’ success in the Reagan Era, one our gener-
ation should emulate.

https://static.project2025.org/2025_Man ... p_FULL.pdf

That's a definitively isolationist set of guidelines. Except for the God bit. You-all are going to be talking to God a lot, apparently. Good luck with that, American people.

No doubt we'll meet again in 2029, God willing.

I recall the day the Independent launched and there was an immense pledge saying they'd never print anything about the Royal Family, thereby establishing a safe haven for their readership. If they put out another pledge now for the same reason, 38 years later, promising never to mention America henceforth, I shall take out a subscription. The one thing I don't want in my newspaper is stand-up comedic improv.

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Oh but spot, what does this have to do with the US Presidential Election?

Think it through, class. I want 100 words of explanation handed in by the end of the week.

South Korea’s National Assembly has passed a resolution demanding that the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, revokes his sudden declaration of martial law, leaving the future of his emergency measure unclear as protestors and armed forces gathered in Seoul.

There was jubilation outside the National Assembly building late on Tuesday night where hundreds of people had gathered to witness armed forces enter the building as lawmakers sat in the legislature to hold an emergency session to block Yoon’s sudden declaration.

Yoon had declared martial law in an unannounced late-night televised address, claiming he would eradicate “shameless pro-North Korean anti-state forces”.

The move sent shockwaves through the country, which had a series of authoritarian leaders early in its history but has been considered democratic since the 1980s. The Korean won was down sharply against the US dollar. A central bank official said it was preparing measures to stabilise the market if needed.

It was the first time since 1980 that martial law had been declared in South Korea.

South Korean law states that the president must comply with parliament’s vote to block martial law, but it doesn’t specify a time frame.

The Ministry of Defence said it would continue to maintain martial law until the president instructed otherwise, according to Korean media.

The proclamation of martial law bans political activity, “fake news” and states that all media should be controlled by the martial law authorities. It also allows for arrest without warrant.

Local media outlets continued to report on the developments into the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Yoon did not cite any specific threat from the nuclear-armed North, instead focusing on his domestic political opponents. On Tuesday, he denounced the opposition for using it majority in the National Assembly to impeach members of his cabinet and block his minority government’s budget plans.

There have been several protests against Yoon in recent weeks, with some calling for his impeachment. His approval rating recently fell to a record low of 19%.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/ ... artial-law

Concerns had grown after several key military positions, related to defence, counterintelligence, and information on North Korea had been filled by individuals who graduated from the same school as the president.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... st-updates