Dani Robbins

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Professor of Practice, Nonprofit Leadership, Governance & Strategy; Veteran Nonprofit Exec; Advocate, Activist & Ally; Strategist, Speaker, Blogger & Author

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People aren’t the sole representative of their gender or race and if they were, white men have a lot of explaining to do. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/u...

After Trump Assassination Attempt, Right Points Finger at Female Agentswww.nytimes.com The rush by conservatives to pin blame for the shooting on women in the protective detail reflects a broader opposition among Republicans to diversity efforts in hiring.

“We’ve had critical incidents for centuries with men leading, and there’s never been a question that because of their gender they shouldn’t lead,” Ms. Craven said in an interview.

The @nytimes.com is making a run at Fox for sycophant fealty.

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He made a career out of trashing the people he grew up around (home town and his grandparents town). I just don’t get how anyone thinks this will work out well for him on the national stage.

Eating in an Ohio restaurant and the local TV station did a piece with people in Vance’s hometown. First of all, loved the shot of the upscale coffee shot, the chic farmer’s market etc and the comments from the Chamber of Commerce CEO. Second, they seemed pretty damn unenthused

Smith “can now take an appeal and when he prevails, he can ask the court to reassign the case to another judge,” Mr. Morrison said.

Dismissal Brings New Scrutiny to Judge With a History of Unorthodox Decisionswww.nytimes.com Judge Aileen Cannon’s rulings in the documents case had fueled questions about favoritism and legal acumen even before she threw out the charges that Donald Trump had mishandled classified documents.

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Milwaukee police are looking into the death of a Black man in an incident drawing comparisons to the killing of George Floyd, after footage emerged that appears to show hotel guards pinning the man to the ground as he called for help.

Black man dies, crying for help, after hotel guards pin him down, video showswapo.st The videos of the incident drew comparisons to George Floyd. Dvontaye Mitchell’s mother said she believed her son was suffering from poor mental health.

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Disconcerting, yes. Surprising, no.

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A small point, but Joe Biden is being presidential AF and way more respectful than most of us would be. If roles were reversed, pretty sure TFG would be setting up a rally outside the hospital to pray for his opponent’s death.

Biden says he's directed the head of the Secret Service to review all security measures for the RNC this week and has also directed a full independent review of security at yesterday's rally and will share the results with the public. He says he will be speaking more tonight from the Oval Office.

“The event on Saturday should also change us as a country, shock us into remembering who we are supposed to be, who we are capable of being: not people riddled with rage and reaching for weapons, not people who try to influence elections with gunfire.”

Opinion | A Shooting Changes a Family. And It Can Change a Nation.www.nytimes.com I pray we learn the right lessons from this awful event.

A stunning find in his family tree: The Bushes’ ancestors enslaved his relatives

A stunning find in his family tree: The Bushes’ ancestors enslaved his relativeswww.washingtonpost.com “It was the coming together of things that I had been looking for for years,” Charles Holman said.

2 of the 3 Presidential candidates have been accused of sexual assault.

Kennedy Sent Apologetic Text to Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assaultwww.nytimes.com Robert F. Kennedy Jr. privately reached out last week to a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her in the late 1990s, an account detailed in a recent magazine article.

“The leader of a New York City suburb is recruiting 75 armed citizens, many of them former police officers, for a force of “special deputies” to be activated whenever he chooses.” Good leaders don’t demand the resignation of people who challenge their choices.

A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia?www.nytimes.com Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move is dangerous.

This feel spot on and very scary.

The Nazi Jurist Who Haunts Our Broken Politicswww.nytimes.com A contempt for compromise. An expansive vision of executive power. Both owe much to Carl Schmitt.

What profits a chief to be in the majority if he presides over an institution in decline and disrepair? John Roberts once dreamed of a more unified court. Goodbye to all that.

Opinion | John Roberts once dreamed of a more unified court. Goodbye to all that.www.washingtonpost.com The chief justice has found himself in an unexpected position: Potential irrelevance.

New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case

New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy casewww.washingtonpost.com The decision paves the way for two former Georgia election workers who won a defamation claim against him to pursue and potentially seize his assets.

Majorities of those surveyed continue to say they have a negative opinion of both men, and neither, they say, should be on the ballot at all. “This is an unpleasant rematch with two unpopular people,” “but Biden gets points for honesty and character.

After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchangedwww.npr.org The poll also found that, at this point, no other mainstream Democrat who has been mentioned as a replacement for the president on the ticket does better than President Biden.

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There’s nothing in the rules of Monopoly that says you can’t flip the board over and punch your opponent in the mouth. But if someone did that, they’d be out of the game forever. What Trump did was far, far worse. And everyone’s still just… sitting at the table, letting him play.

There’s a presidential candidate who organized a coup on live TV and was recently convicted of dozens of felonies for something entirely separate, and the political system is demanding his opponent step down.

Better late than never @nytimes.com

Opinion | Donald Trump Is Unfit to Leadwww.nytimes.com He failed the tests of leadership and betrayed America. Voters must stand up to him in November.

“We have asked President Biden to do so much for so many for so long. It has required unmatched selflessness and courage. We need him to put us first, as he has done before. I urge him to do it now.” Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country

Opinion | Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the countrywww.washingtonpost.com We need him to put us first, as he has done before.

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Breaking news: Democratic leaders called on President Biden to provide convincing evidence of a viable path to reelection following his debate performance, bad battleground state polling and growing concerns that he cannot defeat Donald Trump in November.

Biden should provide evidence he can beat Trump, Democratic leaders saywww.washingtonpost.com The calls came as top union leaders, more lawmakers and even some campaign staff members expressed grave concerns about his candidacy.

wishing away reality isn’t a winning strategy for an American political party tasked with staring down tyranny.

Opinion | The Talented Democrats Who Aren’t Running for Presidentwww.nytimes.com It’s getting harder to ignore the charismatic politicians who have been trying to support Biden.

Opinion | Your Driving App Is Leading You Astraywww.nytimes.com Programmed to find the fastest route without consideration of literally anything else, driving apps endanger and infuriate us on a remarkably regular basis.

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Senators Whitehouse and Wyden demand that the Attorney General appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Clarence Thomas's extensive bribe taking broke tax or other laws. Any official with an ounce of shame would have resigned long before this became necessary. wapo.st/3zD1jj2

Democratic lawmakers seek criminal investigation of Justice Thomaswapo.st Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden want a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for possible tax and ethics violations.

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I'm a single-issue voter. My single issue is that I'd like to continue voting.

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Two English professors share these books as “must-read” summer novels featuring teenage #LGBTQ protagonists: #BookSky 📚

Summer reading: 5 young-adult fiction novels that explore LGBTQ+ teen livestheconversation.com The twists and turns of teenage years take on new meaning in these 5 books about LGBTQ+ youth.

Democrats Seek Criminal Investigation of Justice Thomas Over Travel and Giftswww.nytimes.com The senators said the Supreme Court justice’s failure to disclose lavish gifts and luxury travel showed a “willful pattern of disregard for ethics laws.”

What Happens When Your Bank Isn’t Really a Bank and Your Money Disappears?www.nytimes.com For unsuspecting depositors of online financial start-ups, the unraveling of a little-known intermediary has separated them from their life savings.

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The Biden campaign said it would not suggest questions for future interviews.

Radio Host Who Was Fed Questions by Biden Campaign Leaves Philadelphia Stationwww.nytimes.com WURD said that the interview with President Biden was not up to its standards and that the host, Andrea Lawful-Sanders, had resigned in a mutual decision.

They must feel threatened.

They’re already doing the birtherism again. Lol