Tootfinder

Ukraine appeals to Council of Europe to derogate from parts of Convention on Human Rights and Freedoms due to martial law: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/29/ukraine-appeals-to.html

GOP urges Secret Service to move protesters from park near convention arena (Josh Dawsey/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/republican-national-convention-protests-milwaukee/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240427/p11#a240427p11

Where will all the hip old people get their roundup of the non-news emerging from the pep rally?
“The Republican National Committee is weighing whether to restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor.”
ht…

The Republican National Committee is weighing whether to 🔸restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, 🔸following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor.
Such a move would mark a dramatic escalation in the growing rift between Donald Trump-allies and the TV network
— a rift that has stemmed from NBC’s decision to part ways with McDaniel amid a revolt among top on-air talent.
Any attempt to restrict the network’s access at the con…

Steven Spielberg joins Biden campaign, shifts focus to Democratic National Convention | Marca
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/presidential-election/2024/04/27/662c1fe622601d950d8b45a4.html

Steven Spielberg joins Biden campaign, shifts focus to Democratic National Convention
Steven Spielberg, the renowned filmmaker, is taking a break from the silver screen to lend his expertise to the Joe Biden campaign for the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

I read an artilce about Hugo censorship writen by Japanese blogger and found that they think CPC promoted WorldCon.
No. National government mosty ignored SF convention.
WorldCon had held in the same weekend of the Belt and Road Forum 2023. And BAR had only a few report about the convention and vise versa. I didn't see BAR banner in the venue of worldcon.
Chengdu city and Sichuan province may fought to get intiative of the convention, but CPC seems not owe it.

The Republican National Committee is weighing whether to 🔸restrict NBC’s access to this summer’s convention, 🔸following the network’s decision to drop former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel as a contributor.
Such a move would mark a dramatic escalation in the growing rift between Donald Trump-allies and the TV network
— a rift that has stemmed from NBC’s decision to part ways with McDaniel amid a revolt among top on-air talent.
Any attempt to restrict the network’s access at the con…

The UK's Channel 4 commits to make more shows outside England, after calls to increase its quota to make 9% of shows in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2024/04/channel-4-alex-mahon-crea…

Channel 4 Bows To Pressure & Commits To Making More Shows Outside England
Channel 4 Boss Alex Mahon has said it will make more shows outside England at Creative Cities Convention.

G.O.P. Asks Secret Service to Move Protesters Away From Convention Venue (Chris Cameron/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/us/politics/republican-convention-protest-milwaukee.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/240426/p61#a240426p61

@… @… social convention of a subtoot is that it remains a subtoot publicly 😅 happy to DM though

“We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.”
#USPolitcs #GOPFascists

The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy
Some Republicans have been defensive that the party has a strong anti-democratic bent. But the state GOP convention embraced it, putting it right in the party platform.

Das „Übereinkommen über die Rechte von Menschen mit #Behinderungen“ (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – #CRPD) ist ein #Menschenrechtsübereinkommen, das am 13.…

A misleading naming convention: de Sitter `tachyonic' scalar fields
Jean-Pierre Gazeau, Hamed Pejhan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17539 https://

A misleading naming convention: de Sitter `tachyonic' scalar fields
We revisit the so-called `tachyonic' scalar fields in de Sitter (dS) spacetime. Through a rigorous group-theoretical analysis, we argue that labeling these fields as `tachyonic' lacks physical relevance, frequently resulting in misinterpretations in scholarly discourse, such as the misconception of faster-than-light travel associated with the corresponding particles.

Tja, es ist halt leider so, dass das, was während der Pandemie an Teilhabe möglich war — sei es bei Einschränkungen wg. Gesundheit, wegen Geld, wegen Reisen, wegen Careaufgaben, oder einfach Leben — nach und nach wieder auf Vor-Pandemie-Niveau zurückgebaut wird.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09829 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_mat…

On a conjecture on shifted primes with large prime factors, II
Let $\mathcal{P}$ be the set of primes and $π(x)$ the number of primes not exceeding $x$. Let also $P^+(n)$ be the largest prime factor of $n$ with convention $P^+(1)=1$ and $$ T_c(x)=\#\left\{p\le x:p\in \mathcal{P},P^+(p-1)\ge p^c\right\}. $$ Motivated by a 2017 conjecture of Chen and Chen, we show that for any $8/9\le c<1$ $$ \limsup_{x\rightarrow\infty}T_c(x)/π(x)\le 8(1/c-1), $$ which clearly means that $$ \limsup_{x\rightarrow\infty}T_c(x)/π(x)\rightarrow 0, \quad \text{as}~c\rightarro…

“We are devolving into a democracy, because congressmen and senators are elected by the same pool,” was how one GOP delegate put it to the convention. “We do not want to be a democracy.”
#USPolitcs #GOPFascists

The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy
Some Republicans have been defensive that the party has a strong anti-democratic bent. But the state GOP convention embraced it, putting it right in the party platform.

I get that there’s a colloquial convention for this in the UI design language (left off, right on), but it’s uaully accompanied by a label or at least a colour change.
This is especially complicated for an international audience (e.g. US power switches up for on; UK down for on).
I have a hard time believing this is not an intentional anti-pattern to trick users into doing the thing the website wants them to do (which is often the opposite of what the user wants to do).
Ple…

Who came up with the convention that hotels should put the towels on the bed? I mean, they are used in the bathroom anyway. Why can’t they be there from the start when you check in?

Luhansk leader poisoned, Russia accuses US and Ukraine of violating Chemical Weapons Convention: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/19/luhansk-leader-poisoned.html

Dems flip script on GOP crime agenda, targeting RNC convention plans with surprising name (Brandon Gillespie/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-flip-script-gop-crime-agenda-targeting-rnc-convention-plans?intcmp=tw_fnc
http://www.memeorandum.com/240321/p72#a240321p72

Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, une convention qui date de 1948. Or, malgré ce droit, les syndicats ne représentent pas la majorité des personnes salariées au Québec. On a même l'impression d'une certaine stagnation depuis quelques années.
#Syndicalisme

Trois défis pour nos syndicats
Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, ...

Karneval ist auch nur wie eine Convention ohne Thema und Code of Conduct.

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1985-02-20
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

🔊 #NowPlaying on fip
Silver Convention:
🎵 Fly Robin fly
#SilverConvention
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Wr14AISsCuBGdkA6rids4
https://rafaelcancian.bandcamp.com/track/silver-convention-fly-robin-fly-rafael-cancian-edit

Dans une galaxie lointaine... - Au bord du Fleuve
http://auborddufleuve.canalblog.com/2024/03/dans-une-galaxie-lointaine.html

This is not the fucking point! https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/who-we-are/1951-refugee-convention

Excuse me is this the way to the middle aged men in Lycra convention?

Luhansk leader poisoned, Russia accuses US and Ukraine of violating Chemical Weapons Convention: https://benborges.xyz/2024/02/19/luhansk-leader-poisoned.html

tired, not as in 'hasn't slept enough' but as in 'all of life's toil seems to amount to nothing and it's grinding me down'
i really need to spend more time on/with friends instead of (convention) work – and yet i feel i'm not doing enough

Well, shit. 😕
#ttrpg #GenConOnline #GenCon

Even a broken clock is right twice a day... And Russia is absolutely right this time: It was Israel the state that attacked first by blowing up the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria (which is a clear violation of the Viena convention, but anyway, like Israel cares about international laws).
"Russian ambassador highlights double standards in condemning Iran and not Israel".

Israel’s war on Gaza live: UN chief says Middle East ‘on the brink’
Iranian officials warn Israel of a larger attack should it respond to overnight drone and missile assault.

Obligatory if at #SCaLE21x
If you’re here and not busy from 2-5 come to my #OpenSCAD workshop in Conference 211

UN-Appointed Human Rights Experts Demand Halt of Arms Shipments to #Israel for Violations of Laws of War
https://www.juancole.com/2024/02/appointed-shipments-violati…

UN-Appointed Human Rights Experts Demand Halt of Arms Shipments to Israel for Violations of Laws of War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - More than thirty independent experts appointed by the Office of the High Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations said Friday that arms exports to Israel must cease immediately, given Israeli violations of the international laws of war and the government's announced intention to invade Rafah in south Gaza, which would create a further humanitarian catastrophe. They pointed to the obligations laid on states by the Third Geneva Convention to ensure respect f…

Yeah, listening to RNZ - this person talking about the Ōtautahi Stadium (which will compete with the brand new, already under-utilised Convention Centre) is clearly willfully deluded in her claims about future usage. This stadium is a massive subsidy of the wealthy by the poorer majority (many of whom will never be able to afford to participate in stadium events). Such an utter crock of shit. More here:

It’s a quick thought,
1. The convention team can’t harm staff with illegal acts.
1. The team can’t manipulate the list without actual order or based on the law.
2. If the order or law prohibits nomination, the Team must disclose the situation while keeping the local members safe.
3. When the above condition had stopped the nomination, the nomination was shifted to the next year while keeping their votes, and if it won, the second work must win both.

Encryption backdoors violate human rights, says EU court
Implications for EU's own efforts to regulate encryption.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/4175028/encryption-backdoors-violate-human-rights-eu-court

Encryption backdoors violate human rights, says EU court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declared that giving law enforcement access to encrypted messages through backdoors violates fundamental rights outlined in the European Convention on Human Rights.

Lots to reasons to critique the #ElectoralCollege and a bruited (plenary!) Second Constitutional Convention of the United States #CCUS2, so I'll just leave these here.

The annual Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) is seldom subtle. This year they aren’t just saying the quiet part out loud — they are screaming it.
At a panel session Wednesday, right-wing conspiracy theorist Jack #Posobiec said without irony or sarcasm, “I just wanted to say, welcome to the end of democracy.
We are here to overthrow it completely. We didn’t get all the way there on…

CPAC Speaker’s Goal: Ending Democracy
Turning point the media missed

"
1. The speed with which the climate is now changing is faster than (almost) all scientists thought possible.
2. There is now zero prospect of holding the average temperature increase this century to below 1.5°C; even 2°C is beginning to slip out of reach. The vast majority of climate scientists know this, but rarely if ever give voice to this critically important reality.
3. At the same time, the vast majority of people still haven’t a clue about what’s going on – and what this means for them and everything they hold dear.
4. The current backlash against existing (already wholly inadequate) climate measures is also accelerating – and will cause considerable political damage in 2024. Those driving this backlash represent the same old climate denial that has been so damaging over so many years.
5. The science-based institutions on which we depend to address this crisis have comprehensively failed us. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is incapable of telling the whole truth about accelerating climate change; the Conference of the Parties (under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) has been co-opted by the fossil fuel lobby to the point of total corruption.
6. By not calling out these incontrovertible realities, mainstream scientists are at risk of becoming the new climate deniers."
#ClimateCrisis

"Caesars Entertainment has discreetly ended a 25-year relationship with DEF CON, a hacker convention.
Like many break-ups, this one involves copious drama, with DEF CON saying the “parting” is “confusing.” Well, let us un-confuse it: Caesars recently got burned by hackers to the tune of $15 million, and a hacker conference at their casinos is about as appealing as pineapple on pizza."

How serious is the Article V threat? I keep getting high-pressure emails to donate to prevent a constitutional convention. #Democracy

@… mir ist sowohl bei Gancio wie auch bei Mobilizon der Usecase nicht so richtig klar. Mobilizon hab ich mir angesehen und da geht's doch eigentlich nur ums RSVP, oder? Für die Verwaltung von Convention-Kalendern taugt es irgendwie nicht und für normale Spielegruppen ist's ziemlicher Overkill. Ist Gancio diesbez. anders?

My new convention score. I love nerds.

🔊 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio2's #TrevorNelsonsRhythmNation
Silver Convention:
🎵 Fly Robin Fly
#SilverConvention
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Wr14AISsCuBGdkA6rids4
https://vjsilver.bandcamp.com/track/silver-convention-fly-robin-fly-rmx

Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, une convention qui date de 1948. Or, malgré ce droit, les syndicats ne représentent pas la majorité des personnes salariées au Québec. On a même l'impression d'une certaine stagnation depuis quelques années.
#Syndicalisme

Trois défis pour nos syndicats
Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, ...

Andy Kim sinks first lady Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate race's first Democratic convention (Daniel Han/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/10/andy-kim-tammy-murphy-nj-convention-00140832

Didn't the supreme court just rule on this?
Could two red states keep Joe Biden off the ballot?
https://www.semafor.com/article/04/10/2024/could-two-red-states-keep-joe-biden-off-the-general-election-ballot

Could two red states keep Joe Biden off the ballot? | Semafor
Republican officials in Alabama and Ohio are threatening to boot Biden over his convention schedule.

I don’t know much about the furry subculture.
But the name of their conference, “Further Confusion”, is pure brilliance.
https://furtherconfusion.org

Further Confusion 2024: Pixelated
An annual furry convention,

the Southern Baptist Convention probably supports the idea that those who own more guns should have a greater say in government than those with none, which is ignorant

[Le Monde] - La #CEDH valide l’interdiction de l’abattage rituel sans étourdissement en Belgique.
La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme juge qu’il « n’y a donc pas eu violation de l’article 9 de la Convention » européenne de sauvegarde des droits de l’homme, qui protège la liberté de #religion

La CEDH valide l’interdiction de l’abattage rituel sans étourdissement en Belgique
La Cour européenne des droits de l’homme juge qu’il « n’y a donc pas eu violation de l’article 9 de la Convention » européenne de sauvegarde des droits de l’homme, qui protège la liberté de religion.

Decentralized Multi-Robot Navigation for Autonomous Surface Vehicles with Distributional Reinforcement Learning
Xi Lin, Yewei Huang, Fanfei Chen, Brendan Englot
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.11799

Decentralized Multi-Robot Navigation for Autonomous Surface Vehicles with Distributional Reinforcement Learning
Collision avoidance algorithms for Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) that follow the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) have been proposed in recent years. However, it may be difficult and unsafe to follow COLREGs in congested waters, where multiple ASVs are navigating in the presence of static obstacles and strong currents, due to the complex interactions. To address this problem, we propose a decentralized multi-ASV collision avoidance polic…

tired, not as in 'hasn't slept enough' but as in 'all of life's toil seems to amount to nothing and it's grinding me down'
i really need to spend more time on/with friends instead of (convention) work – and yet i feel i'm not doing enough

Just 5 days until #scale21x and @…. Join us March 14-17 at the Pasadena Convention Center.

I support WorldCon being held in everywhere, even if those cities or country has censorship or publishing control.
When fans needed democratic convention, acted bid, and won, conventinon must be held. They need Con.
If we refuse it because their countries political style, we SFF readers only consums situation of authoritarian countries as a spice for their drama.
Of course we can’t be illegual then we should add several terms to the constitutions for acting against publishing…

fact: use of the flying guillotine is banned by the geneva convention #KungFuSat

The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It's How. (Ross Douthat/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/10/opinion/joe-biden-convention-2024.html

Opinion | The Question Is Not If Biden Should Step Aside. It’s How.
Condense the nomination into the format that was originally designed for handling intraparty competition: the Democratic convention.

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1988-03-17
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Now up: HCR8, Ellen Read's call for an Article V convention for campaign finance reform amendments. Rep. Mannion makes the OTP motion; Rep. Gagne seconds

"15K MAH" battery. Brought me a chuckle. 🤓
EDIT: "MAH" obviously a result of some software/convention/rule that forces uppercase for product names.
#batteries #battery #Costco

Die Con ist fertig aufgebaut und geht in diesen Minuten los! 🎊 #DeDeCo #Convention #Anime #Manga

"A push from progressive Minnesotans and members of the #Muslim community to get voters to check 'uncommitted' in the state's #Democratic presidential #primary won nearly 46,000 votes on Tuesday, far surpass…

'Uncommitted' vote against Biden blows past goal in Minnesota's Democratic primary
The campaign will earn 11 delegates to the DNC's convention in Chicago.

Ohio’s secretary of state on Friday signaled that the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for President Joe Biden to appear on the general election ballot in the state, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.
“The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to convene on August 19, 2024, which occurs more than a week after the August 7 deadline to certify a presidential candidate to the office,” Secretary of State Frank LaRose wrote to Ohio Democratic Party Chairw…

Biden may have trouble getting on Ohio’s general election ballot, state’s top election official warns
Ohio’s secretary of state on Friday signaled that the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for President Joe Biden to appear on the general election ballot in the state, according to a letter obtained by NBC News.

CSP Annual Conference and student conference
Join us at Manchester Central Convention Complex on 11-12 October for our annual conference. Book now and you'll save £60 on the ticket price!
https://www.csp.org.uk/news-events/csp-annual-conference

🔊 #NowPlaying on fip
Silver Convention:
🎵 Fly Robin fly
#SilverConvention
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Wr14AISsCuBGdkA6rids4
https://rafaelcancian.bandcamp.com/track/silver-convention-fly-robin-fly-rafael-cancian-edit

"Caesars Entertainment has discreetly ended a 25-year relationship with DEF CON, a hacker convention.
Like many break-ups, this one involves copious drama, with DEF CON saying the “parting” is “confusing.” Well, let us un-confuse it: Caesars recently got burned by hackers to the tune of $15 million, and a hacker conference at their casinos is about as appealing as pineapple on pizza."

I think I might bump Mike ter Maat up a level in my preference order for convention after hearing a certain somebody tonight.
Yeah, sorry man. I know you're an alright guy and you've done better elsewhere, but when it mattered most you're kind of a disappointment.
#FreeAndEqual

Republicans say a late convention could keep Biden off some ballots. It hasn't mattered before. (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-say-late-convention-keep-biden-ballots-hasnt-mattered-rcna147213
http://www.memeorandum.com/240411/p72#a240411p72

Lord Cernunnos
"Calling Out From The Abyss"
@…
https://www.clongclongmoo.org/2024/02/29/lord-cern…

Rep. Andy Kim on Saturday won by a wide margin in New Jersey’s first Democratic convention in the Senate primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, handing NJ first lady Tammy Murphy a stinging defeat in her home county.
Murphy has been presumed the frontrunner because of her high-profile status as the first lady, her massive fundraising capabilities and, most importantly, the early support she’s received from county party leaders in the state’s most Democratic-rich areas. But she …

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1988-03-16
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Rep. Andy Kim on Saturday won by a wide margin in New Jersey’s first Democratic convention in the Senate primary to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez, handing NJ first lady Tammy Murphy a stinging defeat in her home county.
Murphy has been presumed the frontrunner because of her high-profile status as the first lady, her massive fundraising capabilities and, most importantly, the early support she’s received from county party leaders in the state’s most Democratic-rich areas. But she …

"15K MAH" battery. Brought me a chuckle. 🤓
EDIT: "MAH" obviously a result of some software/convention/rule that forces uppercase for product names.
#batteries #battery #Costco

Next up: HCR9, which is actually another one about an Article V Convention. We apparently already have a previous application still active, and this resolution would rescind it. Voting on an amendment to it first.

On a conjecture on shifted primes with large prime factors, II
Yuchen Ding
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09829 https://arxiv.org/pdf/240…

On a conjecture on shifted primes with large prime factors, II
Let $\mathcal{P}$ be the set of primes and $π(x)$ the number of primes not exceeding $x$. Let also $P^+(n)$ be the largest prime factor of $n$ with convention $P^+(1)=1$ and $$ T_c(x)=\#\left\{p\le x:p\in \mathcal{P},P^+(p-1)\ge p^c\right\}. $$ Motivated by a 2017 conjecture of Chen and Chen, the author [6] proved that there exists some absolute constant $c<1$ such that \begin{align}\label{eq1} \limsup_{x\rightarrow\infty}T_{c}(x)/π(x)<1/2. \end{align} In this note, the prior result is consid…

The Shady Right-Wing Threats to Keep Biden Off Some State Ballots (Matt Ford/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/article/180674/ohio-alabama-biden-convention-ballots
http://www.memeorandum.com/240414/p11#a240414p11

GOP threats to keep Biden off the ballot in November have no historical precedent this century
Secretaries of state in Alabama (Wes Allen-R) and Ohio (Frank LaRose-R) are threatening to keep President Joe Biden off the November ballot because the Democratic National Convention is scheduled after ballot deadlines.
News organizations are treating these proclamations as though they have merit. As though there’s never before been a conflict between ballot deadlines and convention dat…

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1986-02-14
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Republican Secretaries of State in Ohio and Alabama have told Democrats that their presidential ticket might not qualify for their ballots, warning that the party’s nominating convention in Chicago will come too late to make their deadlines.
“There are no exceptions to Alabama code section 17-13-31(b),” #Alabama Secretary of State Allen said in a statement to Semafor, citing the state’s Aug. 15 statu…

Could two red states keep Joe Biden off the ballot? | Semafor
Republican officials in Alabama and Ohio are threatening to boot Biden over his convention schedule.

Trump wins Michigan GOP convention (Caroline Vakil/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4500512-trump-wins-michigan-gop-convention/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240302/p30#a240302p30

Apocalyptic Picture Trump Paints For Evangelicals Shows Where Campaign Is Headed - TPM – Talking Points Memo
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-christian-broadcasters-evangelicals?utm_id=1286

Apocalyptic Picture Trump Paints For Evangelicals Shows Where Campaign Is Headed
Donald Trump’s late February speech to the annual National Religious Broadcasters’ convention received a short-lived spurt of media attention, largely for its menacing pledges to protect Christians…

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1986-02-14
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

UN Court rules Russia broke international anti-terrorism financing treaty: https://benborges.xyz/2024/01/31/un-court-rules.html

HCR8 passes 15-5; Dems were split 5-5. I was part of the 5 Democrats siding with the 10 Republicans, although I see it really as the 10 Republicans siding with the 5 of us instead; didn't really expect them to come along with us on that.
(The 5 Dems opposed had concerns about a runaway convention, which we weren't able to assuage)

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1986-02-11
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

UN Court rules Russia broke international anti-terrorism financing treaty: https://benborges.xyz/2024/01/31/un-court-rules.html

ICJ rules that it will hear part of #Ukraine-Russia #genocide case | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

ICJ rules that it will hear part of Ukraine-Russia genocide case
UN’s top court will not address aspects accusing Russia of violating Genocide Convention by falsely alleging genocide.

Trump's seemingly bizarre oratory is a critical window into how his campaign plans to maintain and mobilize his core base of white evangelicals, and potentially peel off more Black and Latino evangelicals along the way.
The National Religious Broadcaster’s yearly convention is the premier gathering of Christian talk show hosts and influencers celebrating its mission of promoting “Christian broadcasters’ right to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world.”

Hellish Picture Trump Paints For Evangelicals Shows Where His Campaign Is Headed
Donald Trump’s late February speech to the annual National Religious Broadcasters’ convention received a short-lived spurt of media attention, largely for its menacing pledges to protect Christians…

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1986-02-08
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1986-02-08
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Donald Trump is set to receive national security intelligence briefings once he secures the Republican nomination despite being indicted on charges that he mishandled classified materials after leaving office.
Barring any changes, once Trump is formally nominated at the Republican National Convention, he will be offered intelligence briefings ahead of the general election. Despite facing a “bevy of federal charges” stemming from his stash of classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago…

“Likely to weaponize intelligence”: Experts alarmed as Trump poised to get security briefings again
Scholar worries Trump could “very easily endanger the lives of individuals in the intelligence apparatus.”

President Biden on Friday warned about the “#extreme #voices” in the country he said are targeting Black Americans.
During virtual remarks at the National Action Network Convention, the president said there are threats to turn back the clock on civil rights
"This is 2024, banning books, attempting to eras…

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1989-02-06
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Massachusetts Republicans have ousted the general chair of the Republican National Convention from his post as a national committeeman.
#Ron #Kaufman, a former treasurer for the Republican National Committee,
was upset by #Brad

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J Kaiser Convention Center on 1987-03-03
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic

Trump’s Super Tuesday victory speech: grim visions of an American apocalypse
Trump has upended and inverted yet another political convention:
optimism.
Not for him Ronald Reagan’s morning in America or Bill Clinton’s place called Hope or Barack Obama’s yes, we can.
Instead only murder, mayhem and total darkness.
Now inflation is “destroying the middle class, it’s destroying everything”.
But wait, there is one bright spot: the stock market! It’s going ga…

Grateful Dead Live at Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center on 1987-03-01
#GratefulDead #TIGDH #LiveMusic