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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | ✊ Trump returned to Butler, PA, for an enormous rally. Donald Trump revisited the scene of his attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, to rally supposedly 100,000 of his supporters and to pay tribute to the heroism of Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who died protecting his family. The former president was joined by Elon Musk and used the moment to reinforce the resilience of his movement. | 🌪️ Hurricane Helene left devastation and residents frustrated with FEMA. With at least 232 dead and 75,000 still without power, North Carolina struggles to recover from Hurricane Helene's aftermath, as some of the most battered areas remain largely untouched by federal aid. Despite President Biden's promises of full support, locals say FEMA has yet to arrive, leaving civilians to lead the recovery efforts on their own. | 🗳️ UOCAVA loophole allows voting online without proof of citizenship. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) has recently been spotlighted, as the law allows anyone to claim US citizenship and receive a ballot online without proving their identity or citizenship. Critics argue this loophole enables possibly millions of fraudulent votes since states are legally barred from verifying voter details. | 🔥 A journalist set himself on fire outside the White House. Photojournalist Samuel Mena Jr. set his arm ablaze outside the White House, decrying Israel's war in Gaza and US support for the conflict. Mena, who accused the media of spreading misinformation, was quickly restrained by police while a bystander helped extinguish the flames. His injuries are non-life threatening. |
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| | | WHAT WE'RE HEARING | Tim Walz claimed Trump and Vance are lying about not supporting a national abortion ban. A FEMA spokesperson suggested that LGBT people require additional assistance in natural disasters. Hillary Clinton said that social media companies must moderate content or else "we lose total control." Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) blasted Special Counsel Jack Smith as a "deranged fanatic who is angry that he keeps losing."
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| | | | INSIDE AMERICA | Longshoremen strike reignites a labor debate on the right | | A major dockworkers' union demanded wage increases and a ban on automation After President Biden pressed for a deal, the Longshoremen agreed to a 61.5 percent wage bump The strike uncovered a split on the right between the pro-worker right and more traditional, big-business Republicans
| The story | The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) brought ports along the East and Gulf Coasts to a halt, demanding a 77 percent wage increase and a total ban on the automation of container-moving trucks, cranes, and gates to protect their jobs. | Despite several generous offers from employers, including a 50 percent wage increase and expanded retirement benefits, the ILA initially rejected the deals and proceeded with a strike they had been threatening for over a year. | Within a week, a tentative deal on wages was reached to increase wages by 61.5 percent over six years, but negotiations are set to resume after the Christmas season in mid-January. | The strike made headlines because of the damaging effects it could have on supply chains and the cost of goods, but it also uncovered a debate on the right between more traditional, Ronald Reagan-era Republicans, who are often skeptical of labor unions, and those on the new right who take a more populist approach to economics and labor. | The politics | Traditionally conservative outlets such as National Review argued that the strike was harmful not just to port operations but to the entire economy, and the magazine called for President Biden to use his powers under the Taft-Hartley Act to end it. | The Taft-Hartley Act grants the president the authority to end strikes by imposing an 80-day cooling-off period if they pose a threat to national security or public welfare. | From this perspective, the strike was a clear case of labor overreach, where union bosses like the wealthy ILA President Harold Daggett wield too much power at the expense of ordinary workers and consumers. Daggett, it is worth mentioning, has an annual salary of $728,000, lives in a massive estate with a five-car garage and a Bentley, and once owned a 76-foot yacht. | Critics argue that the union's demand for a ban on automation is economically impractical and harmful, as it would lead to inefficiencies that drive up costs for all Americans. For these conservatives, invoking the Taft-Hartley Act is the only way to restore balance and prevent further damage. | On the other side of the debate, the new right sees the strike as a legitimate fight for worker rights. Sohrab Ahmari, for example, argues that the ILA is pushing back against decades of corporate overreach that has gutted the working class. | Ahmari points out that beginning in the 1970s, "corporations teamed up with politicians of both parties to smash FDR's New Deal." | In this instance, the populist right aligns with the populist left in believing that this corporate-government alliance led to lower wages, a rise in service-based jobs, and an economy dominated by Wall Street and aggressive profit-seeking. | Supporting the dockworkers' strike, to this faction of conservatives, is a crucial step for empowering middle-class workers in an economy dominated by big business. | This divide between free-market conservatives and the new pro-labor right reveals the broader ideological tensions within the conservative movement. | Misrepresented in the media | The media often overlooks the resurgence of the labor movement's influence, with over half a million workers participating in strikes and walkouts in 2023 — a sharp rise from 2021. Support for organized labor has also reached its highest level since 1965, with 70 percent of Americans approving of labor unions. | What's also rarely acknowledged by the mainstream media is the role of figures like Donald Trump and JD Vance in shifting the economic ideology of the GOP, who have positioned themselves as champions of the working class. Both advocate for bringing back American manufacturing from overseas and oppose the corporate-government alliance that, in their view, has harmed American workers. | Vance, in particular, strongly emphasizes the importance of American manufacturing from overseas — a point the media often fails to address or contend with. Once celebrated on MSNBC as a working-class hero for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy, Vance is now vilified, despite holding the same economic views he had back then. | Why it matters | The longshoremen strike is more than just a short-term dispute — it's part of an ongoing battle over the future of American labor. As automation threatens jobs across industries, the ILA's fight to prevent it at US ports highlights the broader concern many workers have about being replaced by machines. | Conservatives are sorting out which economic and political vision they want for the country: siding with businesses, the free market, and prioritizing lower costs for goods and services — or embracing the growing populist push to support workers even if it brings short-term pain to the economy. | |
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| | | The Man Who Negotiated Peace In The Middle East | | David Friedman was the US ambassador to Israel from 2017 to 2021 during the Trump administration. He played a key role in relocating the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. | On Biden's Handling of Iran | "When we left office, Iran was broke. Now, under Biden, Iran has more than doubled its GDP. | They've used that money to fund the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Gaza." | On What Trump Would Do Differently | "On day one, we'd restore sanctions on Iran, cutting off billions of dollars to Russia and China." | "We'd look our adversaries in the eye — whether it's Iran or Hezbollah — and tell them they have a week to release the hostages or face consequences like they've never seen before." | |
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| | | OUR QUESTION TO YOU | 📊 Who should Republicans support?Poll results will be in tomorrow's newsletter. | | | POLL RESULTS FROM THURSDAY | Will Vance's performance help sway independent voters? | 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👍 Yes (947) | ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👎 No (58) | 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (169) | 👍 Yes: "Vance was articulate, compassionate and moderate. He understood that the issues are not simple, and looked competent to address them." — Annie 👎 No: "Independent voters will focus on who will be president." — Anonymous 👎 No: "Undecided voters don't watch debates, or news… or care much about politics. We should stop trying to gain their votes." — Pede 🤔 Unsure: "Hard to believe there are undecided voters at this point." — Anonymous | | | | 1,174 votes |
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| Today's newsletter was written by Brandon Goldman and Ari David. | |
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