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One thing you can say about the Administration of President Joe Biden is that nearly every week there is something new and exciting to discuss. Galloping dementia recently gifted us with Joe’s 11 minute abdication speech in which he announced that he would not be running for another term as president. He babbled about how he was taking the step in spite of his desire to continue.

In bio-evolutionary terms, the ascendance of Kamala Harris is a transformative moment in human evolution. The majority of the human race is female… and other than caucasian.

A male of color has been President of the United States. A female Prime Minister of Germany, Europe’s dominant power, commanded Earth’s fourth-largest economy… and turned it away from nuclear power.

Females have led ancient China when it was already Earth’s most populous nation. A woman has recently led India, the world’s second.

But after an eon of white male domination, the human race now stands at the brink of elevating a woman of color to be our species’ primal leader. Shirley Chisholm said in 1972 that the resistance against her becoming president as a woman was far stronger than as a black person. In 2016, Hillary Clinton beat a quintessential white male abuser by 3 million votes… but still he became president.

BANGKOK, Thailand -- In a stunning decision which tosses Thailand's government into a scramble for leadership, The Constitutional Court on August removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for an ethical violation after he appointed a convicted criminal to his cabinet.

"I'm sorry that I'd be considered as a prime minister who is unethical, but that's not who I am," the toppled prime minister Srettha said after the court's ruling.

The judges focused on his appointment of Pichit Chuenban, who had been busted for contempt of court for allegedly attempting to bribe a court official with thousands of dollars in a paper bag, and was imprisoned for six months in 2008.

After 19 days of outrage about Mr. Pichit's appointment was expressed in local media and among opposition politicians and their supporters, he quit the cabinet.

The Constitutional Court's final verdict also resulted in Mr. Srettha's entire cabinet of ministers transforming into temporary caretakers.

That change is expected to slam the economy because decisions about investment and other financial issues may be delayed until a new cabinet is installed, according to analysts.

After the Democrat in the White House decided not to run for reelection, the vice president got the party’s presidential nod -- and continued to back the administration’s policies for an unpopular war. As the election neared, the candidate had to decide whether to keep supporting the war or speak out for a change.

 Hubert Humphrey faced that choice in 1968. Kamala Harris faces it now.

 Despite the differences in eras and circumstances, key dynamics are eerily similar. The history of how Vice President Humphrey navigated the political terrain of the war in Vietnam has ominous parallels with how Vice President Harris has been dealing with the war in Gaza.

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 For millions of liberals, during the first half of the 1960s, Hubert Humphrey was the nation’s most heroic politician. As the Senate majority whip, he deftly championed landmark bills for civil rights and social programs. By the time President Lyndon B. Johnson put him on the Democratic ticket in 1964, progressive momentum was in high gear.

On October 25, Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that “Muslims are not afraid of us anymore.” 

It might sound odd that Feiglin saw the element of fear as critical to Israel’s well-being if not its very survival. 

In actuality, the fear element is directly linked to Israel’s behavior and fundamental to its political discourse. 

VINNIE DESTEFANO shares the miracle & joy of Julian Assange walking the beach, a free man, with his wife and kids.

TATANKA BRICCA reminds us that we still must free Leonard Peltier.

The great homeless activist SUSIE SHANNON rallies us for activism to solve this horrible human nightmare.

WENDI LEDERMAN adds her own heart-felt dimension to the tragedy of many fellow citizens living on the street.

MYLA RESON then introduces SETH & EMILY of Walk the Walk, which helps with funding for grassroots election activism.

EMILY LEVY follows by sharing the activities of her great Scrutineers organization.

At the one-hour mark we’re joined by GREG PALAST to talk about his “Vigilantes” film & this year's massive disenfranchisement of voters of color.

RAY MCCLENDON of the Atlanta-based Communities United for Justice describes the looming attack on Electoral College certification in Georgia.

Legendary journalist LUCIAN TRUSCOTT IV adds his unique perspective on the litigation of 2020 to what may happen again in 2024.