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☆ With a MAGA win and a Squad loss, the political middle moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So it would be an oversimplification to say that Republicans moved more MAGA and Democrats moved more moderate based on these two unrelated races. Former President Donald Trump personifies MAGA, and a large part of the Make America Great Again ethos he pushes is loyalty to him. That primary voters did not hold the spending against Latimer, as progressives argued they should, also reminds me that voters (especially Democrats) in presidential cycles tend to be cautious. Utah went its own wayWhile Boebert’s victory provides a foil for Bowman’s loss, it was far from a perfect night for more MAGA Republicans. It’s a shame that primary voters are becoming the de facto general election voters in states and districts that lean heavily to one side or the other, according to former Indiana Gov.

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☆ Opinion | Jamaal Bowman’s Political Malpractice
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Now Israel’s champions, many of whom have never been comfortable with Bowman, are striking back, capitalizing on a political environment transformed by Oct. 7. Bowman’s challenger is the Westchester County executive, George Latimer, who refuses to criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, putting Latimer not just to Bowman’s right but also to the right of President Biden and Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader. I think Sanders was exaggerating, but the contest is probably the most important congressional primary this year. It’s setting a precedent for big money interference in local politics and tearing at the longtime progressive alliance between Black people and Jews. There is something deeply admirable about his refusal to subordinate his values to political expediency.

Persons: Jamaal Bowman, Bowman, Eliot Engel, George Latimer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Latimer, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Emerson, —, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Hamas’s, he’s Organizations: Democrat, Westchester County, American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s, Israel Locations: New York’s, Israel, Westchester, Vermont, Black, Bronx, America, Gaza

☆ Rep. Jamaal Bowman Loses Ex-Ally’s Support Over Criticism of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Roughly four years ago, Mondaire Jones and Jamaal Bowman made history together. Young, left-leaning Democrats, they won hard-fought primaries in neighboring districts to became the first Black men ever to represent New York’s Westchester County in Congress. Now, they find themselves deeply at odds over the Israel-Hamas war, a break so sharp that Mr. Jones vowed on Monday to help defeat Mr. Bowman in the Democratic primary on June 25 and endorse his opponent, George Latimer. Mr. Jones said in an interview that he could not sit by while Mr.

Persons: Mondaire Jones, Jamaal Bowman, Young, Jones, Bowman, George Latimer, Latimer, Latimer’s, Israel, ” Organizations: Democratic Locations: New, Westchester County, Congress, Israel

☆ The Race to Unlock a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Brad Plumer | More About Brad Plumer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It was a drilling rig, of all things, transplanted from the oil fields of North Dakota. But the softly whirring rig wasn’t searching for fossil fuels. Mr. Latimer’s company, Fervo Energy, is part of an ambitious effort to unlock vast amounts of geothermal energy from Earth’s hot interior, a source of renewable power that could help displace fossil fuels that are dangerously warming the planet. “There’s a virtually unlimited resource down there if we can get at it,” said Mr. Latimer. “Geothermal doesn’t use much land, it doesn’t produce emissions, it can complement wind and solar power.

Persons: Tim Latimer gazed, ”, Latimer Organizations: Fervo Locations: Utah, North Dakota, “

☆ Zhou Jihong: She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China's 'Iron Lady' of diving remain
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That was after Zhou, who has been dubbed the “Iron Lady” of Chinese diving, allegedly launched a verbal tirade at Wright at the 10m platform event’s conclusion for underscoring Chinese divers. In a diving event, judges on the panel award each dive a score ranging from zero to 10. Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesAccording to Latimer, Zhou has “substantial input” when it comes to deciding which judges are chosen to officiate at competitions. From FINAAllegations against Zhou, Latimer says, have been slow to emerge due to her influential status within the sport. The “Iron Lady” of Chinese diving, Zhou became the country’s first ever Olympic gold medalist in the sport in 1984.

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