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best of kamala harris
@archivekamala
I love how
@wangawoman
started the interview by asking who
@KamalaHarris
is. But her answer is what I love most. 💛
https://x.com/archivekamala/status/1823393515008647589
ESSENCE
@Essence
In this pivotal election, Black women everywhere could, for the first time, see a reflection of our grandmother’s dreams as Commander in Chief.This moment isn’t just about casting a ballot; it’s about claiming our space, our rights, and our future. That isn’t lost on Vice President Kamala Harris.
She knows where she stands, firmly at the intersection of freedom and power. We’re not just voting; we’re shaping a legacy of freedom for generations to come. The stakes are high, but so is her spirit.
In a very special Chief -to- Chief interview filmed at the 30th ESSENCE Festival of Culture, ESSENCE Ventures CEO and President Caroline Wanga sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss what inspired her to enter politics, her plans as President, and the potential impact of the upcoming election on everyone.
This is our special, Collector’s Edition September / October subscriber cover.
Read her cover story here: https://essence.com/culture/chief-to-chief-undeterred-unprecedented-unwavering/
The Vice President lands in Chicago.
The Intellectualist
@highbrow_nobrow
“We’re gonna deport a lot of people, 10 million people and growing – anchor babies, their parents, their grandparents. We’re gonna put kids in cages. It’s gonna be glorious.”
@JasonSCampbell
– Mike Davis, The Article III Project. Ex-Gorsuch clerk.
https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1825607724379582555
Philadelphia Inquirer Politics (@PoliticsINQ) posted at 3:33 PM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat’s: ‘He asked about why we don’t have Swiss cheese’ https://t.co/A91WykADli
(https://x.com/PoliticsINQ/status/1825632306968560036?t=sA8Ev23l-9nJ_TKs7WLxEA&s=03)
Brian Frosh, Former Attorney General of Maryland (@BrianFrosh) posted at 3:24 PM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Larry Hogan keeps yapping about “bipartisan solutions.” He should have tried bipartisanship when he was governor. He refused to sign more legislation than any governor in MD’s history. He vetoed bills on choice, gun safety, minimum wage, healthcare and more.
@AlsobrooksForMD
(https://x.com/BrianFrosh/status/1825629914453938382?t=5H_5NopCpmhSGvmtT4eegA&s=03)
Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) posted at 4:25 PM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
A vote for Hogan is a vote for Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn, Josh Hawley, Ron Johnson, Cornpone Kennedy, Rand Paul, Mike Lee and….Tommy Tuberville. It is a vote for detention camps, a national abortion ban, more justices like Alito and Thomas.
(https://x.com/NormOrnstein/status/1825645351833059829?t=7mB5th1BL776sLb0QcalxA&s=03)
Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) posted at 8:43 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
This man is effortlessly linking Democratic party values to the emotional foundations of American football culture as part of a Presidential campaign.
If I had read it in a screenplay, I’d have told you that it’s a lovely feel good story, but such a politician doesn’t exist.
(https://x.com/franklinleonard/status/1825347845865746518?t=_ndu3M3Wg5YtG0pj8OzRhA&s=03)
Acyn (@Acyn) posted at 5:47 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
Gov. Walz at Aliquippa High School Football Practice: Politics.. what I fear most is that young people turn away from it rather than turning into it. Politics isn’t so much different than this. It’s about something bigger than themselves. It’s about setting a future goal and trying to reach it. It’s about doing it with dignity and hard work. It’s about doing it with humility and when you lose, you shake hands with the other team and know they played hard too. We’re all in it together to try and make it better.
https://t.co/4MMnNWgwG2
(https://x.com/Acyn/status/1825303531823530039?t=Rtr1-WKWOs8MifixMhQffA&s=03)
Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) posted at 6:15 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
Republicans are using Black conservatives to spread misinformation. The truth is there is no government program giving out loans to undocumented immigrants. Here’s a thread from Allen Orr, a Black lawyer and past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
(https://x.com/keithboykin/status/1825310643647353332?t=GDlvRnsAY3NlI7TeNuZgfw&s=03)
Longtime Black Man Here (@groove_sdc) posted at 6:13 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
I knew the goalposts would move cause that’s how ops operate.
We went from “ceasefire now” to “um actually we want a weapons embargo” once it became clear the Biden-Harris administration had been working on a ceasefire for quite sometime now.
(https://x.com/groove_sdc/status/1825491349379875294?t=tcZUOQt4eUr1ToSP0plQQA&s=03)
Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) posted at 8:30 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
from my story this morning:
Campaign pollsters suggested stop saying, “We’re not going back.” It wasn’t focused enough on the future. Second, lay off all the “weird” talk — too negative.
Harris and advisers decided to stick with what crowds are chanting
https://t.co/Go06KLZjGB
(https://x.com/IsaacDovere/status/1825344665379287258?t=6ojIymR9gJj1fClymziOmg&s=03)
ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) posted at 0:20 PM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
British tech magnate Mike Lynch and five other people were missing after their luxury superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily. https://t.co/GdxxUMHKqs
(https://x.com/ABC7Chicago/status/1825583519852040404?t=dca-Fp0FsqZkjxL_fYWR0g&s=03)
Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) posted at 0:16 PM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
🚨🚨 Sec Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S.-backed bridging proposal for a cease-fire, calls on Hamas to do the same
(https://x.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1825582558496629118?t=iZzOJFqK608IEyEDRgIecA&s=03)
Brynna Quillin (@brynnaquillin) posted at 11:06 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Some ORGANIZING NEWS!
I’m very excited to announce the launch of https://t.co/sGKOYY5rGE — our brand-new, one-stop shop for finding the highest priority events near you, joining our online communities, getting set up with our organizing tools, and more! https://t.co/wNFYq2T6b4
(https://x.com/brynnaquillin/status/1825564906449686911?t=2keu44JDfZvNDREf8a2Avw&s=03)
Brenda💙46 – Build Back Better 🚗🚕🚙 (@kinley_brenda) posted at 9:04 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
#DemsUnited #ProudBlue
Rachel Bitecofer reminds us that . .
Republicans believe everything except tax cuts for billionaires, is Communism
Republicans believe everything that helps the middle and working class is Communism
Republicans believe that Social Security, Medicare, Obamacare, 40 hour work week, worker safety laws, Environmental laws, unemployment insurance, Public schools, lowering grocery bills, building affordable housing, is Communism
Republicans believe pretty much anything that helps hard working, everyday Americans, is Communism!
#VoteBlue2024
#HarrisWalz2024
, https://t.co/6xJcQuNvqC
(https://x.com/kinley_brenda/status/1825534277959782852?t=PiIFa0yR-zFjhQG7EizLVw&s=03)
Aida Ross (@aidaross_) posted at 10:52 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Our future vice president @Tim_Walz has the entire DNC Native Caucus meeting on their feet and cheering “Coach!” 💙 https://t.co/BpxKLocP3O
(https://x.com/aidaross_/status/1825561449923776987?t=0-IrdQ1FmI6KznjnyDw8gg&s=03)
Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) posted at 11:20 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
🚨BREAKING
Retired federal court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris:
“In the presidential election of 2024 there is only one political party and one candidate for the presidency that can claim the mantle of defender and protector of America’s Democracy, the Constitution, and the Rule of Law. As a result, I will unhesitatingly vote for the Democratic Party’s candidate for the Presidency of the United States, Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris.”
https://t.co/pBof9HzIuA
(https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1825568501882393069?t=6SzRJCnxNuOdmDKUVVWPIQ&s=03)
Ameshia Cross (@AmeshiaCross) posted at 6:36 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
The same folks praying and hoping for wild protests and chaos at the DNC are also rooting for economic collapse before election day. These folks don’t have America’s best interest at heart.
(https://x.com/AmeshiaCross/status/1825315919754653896?t=3fU8U7IixEsTAKX5xRf2IA&s=03)
It’s Me Ya’ll ⚖️ 💛 (@Datelinefam) posted at 9:27 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
Pointing out this #FreePalenstine bullshit narrative. You’re ok with sitting the election out knowing the harm that introduces to all the Black people, POC’s, and minorities in the US ya’ll claim to be in solidarity with. But we’re supposed to surrender our futures for Palestine.
(https://x.com/Datelinefam/status/1825358958791413827?t=-gjthr-cS1jsZC3xO2k84A&s=03)
Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) posted at 7:44 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
@VP got to where she was by having brains, heart, determination and being widely admired by all who meet and hear her. DA, AG, Senator, VP.
She did this without being the single most documented pathological liar in all US history who wears orange pancake makeup and a clean https://t.co/O5Pe1GiY7w
(https://x.com/MalcolmNance/status/1825514265664422098?t=bOc9YxWM1D3RbONuIj0OAw&
💛🐝 Lauren-Ashley Arts (@LaurenAshley087) posted at 7:03 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Observation from PA: Every single attack ad against MVP is focused on the border. Every single one. It’s their ONLY focus.
(https://x.com/LaurenAshley087/status/1825503852830880242?t=rhawxr1yqQpJIXASacT-kw&s=03)
Nana_54 (@msleen1970) posted at 6:15 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Good morning everyone. Just remember that the media is not on our side. You noticed how they are focused on showing the protesters at the DNC. But kept silent when they protest the RNC. They really hate us and are not on our side. Cuz chaos is the name of the game for them.
(https://x.com/msleen1970/status/1825491891330093394?t=bGXtW-MPneV-SO1dV7QyRA&s=03)
Mississippi Today (@MSTODAYnews) posted at 7:01 AM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
On this day in 1963, Constance Baker Motley, who shepherded James Meredith’s successfully admission to Ole Miss through the courts, watched him graduate.
https://t.co/2C5xtUTq4O
(https://x.com/MSTODAYnews/status/1825140839774904497?t=QXgnkhDG_7E9DGB3N8DvFg&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 6:38 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
When Biden was still in the race, the Times was like “who cares about policy, the vibes are terrible.” Now that Harris is in the race, the Times is like “who cares about the vibes, where’s the policy.” It’s a feature, not a bug. Just keep moving those goal posts …
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1825497555100196939?t=OwrfgVFwE6hVzIcfRocG3A&s=03)
Longtime Black Man Here (@groove_sdc) posted at 6:46 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
We moved from “Black folks are colonizers” to “even if the movement was anti-Black and they don’t care about Black folks we still have a moral obligation to support it.”
Real subtle.
(https://x.com/groove_sdc/status/1825499634887786919?t=WFRuq5rNA5QtzOxvQ2npHA&s=03)
Jen “We aren’t going back ” Rubin 🥥🌴 (@JRubinBlogger) posted at 7:56 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Trump is coming apart at the seams. Harris’s supporting cast should spare no opportunity to highlight how big her crowds are and how much money she has raised. She is beating Trump at every turn. Moreover, Democrats can turn the tables on the MAGA crowd: Why does Trump have such disdain for America (calling it a “Third World country”)? Efforts to aggravate Trump’s fear of being a loser and called “weird” are likely to induce more delusional outbursts and keep him off message.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…
(https://x.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1825517114884526297?t=NUGgGDMrEJz-Yz75Ao6xtw&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:50 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
The same reporters who ignored all the policy Biden and Harris got passed over the last 3.5 years are suddenly very concerned that Harris is not rolling out enough policy proposals. Forgive me if I do not take their complaints seriously.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1825515682529763554?s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:27 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
The media will gladly sell out democracy if it means ad dollars, clicks, and ratings. Reporters who had seven figure book deals dancing in their heads imagining a second Trump term will do everything they can to kneecap Harris. Don’t fool yourself, the media is on Trump’s side.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1825510015769203153?t=3wqQbwVlWDjf8lnU8Hw3fg&s=03)
Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@Noahpinion) posted at 6:30 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Harris’ housing plan is basically: 1. supply increases, using a variety of policy tools, and 2. grants to first-time homebuyers.
This is basically what Singapore does. And their housing system is arguably the best in the world.
https://t.co/lWNHzoukxA
(https://x.com/Noahpinion/status/1825495426080076233?t=k9poh2jVcICCSPq2o75W5A&s=03)
(((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) posted at 7:00 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Real News outlets do NOT move to center. They cover the news–even if that means being very critical of Trump because he is a threat to our Republic. CNN is now Fox News lite.
(https://x.com/DeanObeidallah/status/1825503161412469006?t=YRfysDl42tJFM4cqxFiuYQ&s=03)
(((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) posted at 6:58 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Watching CNN anchors whine that Kamala Harris won’t talk to them is pathetic. CNN’s new owners at WB Discovery made it clear they were no longer a news outlet but purely about ratings when they announced last year a “move to center.” https://t.co/UDAL2UNYPL
(https://x.com/DeanObeidallah/status/1825502562855838188?t=Nn1bgzB8NCquNzKvjegZrw&s=03)
Skeptical Brotha 💛🐝🌈🪷 (@skepticalbrotha) posted at 8:52 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Day one of the #DNCConvention2024 and Kamala Harris is ahead before the Convention convenes. I predict it will stay this way. If she wins the debate she’ll never be behind. We need to keep working. https://t.co/9dgsHgzx81
(https://x.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1825531384758476925?t=7DhukGYf0Jl_XN3wXuk4CA&s=03)
Terry Lee Watkins Jr. 王瑞民💜💙 (@TerryWatkinsJr1) posted at 11:10 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Omg omg omg omg 😲
GOVERNOR Tim Walz just showed up to the Black Caucus Meeting!!!!!! https://t.co/Nypn8PMLPE
(https://x.com/TerryWatkinsJr1/status/1825565913627996352?t=M5aHpqydL3dl2NeICrr-Vg&s=03)
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) posted at 11:16 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
Just imagine if today we had no Democratic presidential nominee, let alone vice-presidential, if The Times, The Post, Ezra Klein, & Nancy Pelosi had their way. Let us be grateful to Joe for one more thing: out-maneuvering all of them for the good of the Democrats & democracy.
(https://x.com/jeffjarvis/status/1825567590011564166?t=vEXft0KQYPr36PqGXRSAxw&s=03)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 11:55 AM on Mon, Aug 19, 2024:
A former top Obama White House official ran into Mike Barnicle and said: “Isn’t it great that f—ing guy finally figured out he had to quit?”
Barnicle was tired, and wasn’t having it. “What guy?!” he replied.
“Joe Biden!” the West Wing alumnus replied.
“You know something? F–k you!” Barnicle replied. “And f–k all your friends with their anonymous quotes in the papers. Put your name on it next time!” And kept walking.
A source familiar with Biden’s reaction to the story: “He might still be laughing.” axios.com/2024/08/19/bid…
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1825577247215854031?t=_040VJ8yMQrM424ez6R1OA&s=03)
It’s Me Ya’ll ⚖️ 💛 (@Datelinefam) posted at 8:37 PM on Sun, Aug 18, 2024:
What #FreePalestine is doing should let everyone know, it’s never been about the Palestinians. While they’re questioning your morality. It’s about voter suppression and the destruction of America. https://t.co/wHwv63aZew
(https://x.com/Datelinefam/status/1825346263530733606?t=IqdR97pzK7NUH2V9ZFVnmA&s=03)
THREAD!!
Candice Marie Benbow
@CandiceBenbow
The White House compiled a list of the historic achievements made during President Biden’s tenure. This is really helpful when people say nothing was accomplished or don’t know what was achieved. 1/5
https://x.com/CandiceBenbow/status/1825535715339571678
Larry Sabato
@LarrySabato
Exclusive/CNN–Judge Michael Luttig, widely respected conservative jurist, endorses Kamala Harris–his FIRST Democratic vote. Issues a remarkable statement to explain why.
https://x.com/LarrySabato/status/1825568036268478538
It’s Me Ya’ll
@Datelinefam
Pointing out this #FreePalenstine bullshit narrative. You’re ok with sitting the election out knowing the harm that introduces to all the Black people, POC’s, and minorities in the US ya’ll claim to be in solidarity with. But we’re supposed to surrender our futures for Palestine.
https://x.com/Datelinefam/status/1825358958791413827
Ed O’Keefe
@edokeefe
I had not seen this 2009 comment by the late great
@gwenifill
to
@Letterman
until
@ShaneGoldmacher
’s piece today. She was by Dave asked about up-and-coming Black politicians and she said: “There’s a great district attorney in San Francisco whose name is Kamala Harris. She’s brilliant, she’s smart, she doesn’t look anything like anybody you ever see on ‘Law and Order’ yet she’s tough and she’s got a big future. And they call her the female Barack Obama.” https://youtube.com/watch?v=UnSG7515hWo…
4:16 PM · Aug 18, 2024
https://x.com/edokeefe/status/1825280580629770294
Yashar Ali
@yashar
NEW A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. This is one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP’s extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic’s long-shot bid. Full Story: https://bit.ly/3ADMi0E
https://x.com/yashar/status/1825527848704360516
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Secretary Buttigieg: “I’m not a retired naval officer, but I did proudly serve in the Naval Reserve. I remember when I went to officer training in Newport, Rhode Island, outside every one of our rooms they put a little biography of just one of the people from the Navy who won the Medal of Honor and a little write-up of how they got that Medal of Honor. “You would feel about this big compared to these people. And maybe that’s why those stories just break Donald Trump’s brain. He literally cannot comprehend that kind of sacrifice. And he certainly cannot comprehend a concept of politics that is not about you, not about your glorification, but about what you can do to make other people better off.”
@Morning_Joe
9:35 AM · Aug 19, 2024
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1825542046699966816
Kamala HQ
@KamalaHQ
Q: Can you clarify your comments where you said the Presidential Medal of Freedom is much better than the Congressional Medal of Honor? Many veterans are upset about that
Trump: I would rather get it. People who get the Congressional Medal of Honor are often horribly wounded or dead. They’re often dead. When you get the Presidential Medal of Freedom it is usually for other things, like you have achieved great success…
https://x.com/KamalaHQ/status/1825538529700487456
Dave Jamieson
@jamieson
A Teamsters spokesperson tells me the union’s president, Sean O’Brien, did not get a response to his request to speak at the DNC this week. O’Brien spoke at the RNC after seeking an invitation from Trump. The DNC speaker lineup will be heavy on union leaders tonight, per CBS.
9:07 AM · Aug 19, 2024
https://x.com/jamieson/status/1825535042757484578
CSPAN
@cspan
C-SPAN toured and traveled between the two secured perimeters for the #DNC in Chicago. The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls, is the location where delegates gather on the convention floor and McCormick Place is the operational site for the convention.
https://x.com/cspan/status/1825560672328925671
RIP
Deadline Hollywood
@DEADLINE
Phil Donahue Dies: Groundbreaking TV Talk Show Host Was 88
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊