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Twitch has revised its “Hateful Content Policy” to include “Zionist” as a potential slur following mounting criticism over Israel-Gaza war content on the platform. “We recognize that ‘Zionist’ and ‘Zionism’ also refer to a political movement,” Twitch wrote in its blog post. “Using the term to refer to the political movement, whether in a supportive or critical way, does not violate our Hateful Conduct policy. Compared to other online platforms, Twitch had largely dodged controversies involving content over the war between Israel and Gaza — until this fall, when criticism online toward the platform began to escalate. In October, Twitch was accused of disabling sign-ups for the platform from some users in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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He noted that in many of the videos being called out by Torres, Piker was criticizing the Israeli government, not Jewish people. Still, the letter marks one of the more high-profile callouts of the popular streaming platform over content regulations related to the Israel-Hamas war. The criticism of Piker came the same month Twitch was accused of disabling sign-ups for the platform from some users in Israel and the Palestinian territories. “It’s actually one of the most stringently applied TOS systems on any platform,” Piker said. The views shared by streamers on Twitch are not the views of Twitch nor are they my personal views."

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☆ Jill Biden closes out campaign with her own push for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Arlette Saenz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

While her husband, President Joe Biden, has been a scarce presence on the campaign trial, the first lady has been one Biden in demand for the Harris campaign. Harris’ team has deployed the first lady to all seven battleground states in the last month. It marked a difficult period for the Biden family, which saw many fellow Democrats publicly and privately push for the 81-year-old president to step aside from the campaign. “Another Trump administration would lead to more chaos, more greed, more division.”First lady Jill Biden speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. The Harris campaign has deployed the first lady in targeted ways, having her speak in smaller markets like Carson City, Nevada, and Macon, Georgia.

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☆ Takeaways from the Vance and Walz vice presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Eric Bradner | Daniel Strauss | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The vice presidential debate between Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Vance repeatedly hit Vice President Kamala Harris on border security, while Walz lambasted former President Donald Trump on abortion rights. Tim Walz take part in a vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Tuesday, October 1. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Vance addresses Walz during the debate. Alex Kent/Getty Images Cutout images of Vance and Walz are displayed at a debate watch party in New York.

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Clips of the exchange and other debate moments impressed Trump, sources told CNN, and played a role in Vance securing a race-defining endorsement from the former president. Vance, now the Republican nominee for vice president, will join his Democratic counterpart, Minnesota Gov. Vance, at just 40 years old and two years into his political career, is still a largely unproven commodity. It’s a skill that matters deeply to Trump, one Vance first picked up in the Marines when he was assigned to the public affairs office. While Harris and Walz have approached the press with extreme caution, Vance has made it a point to appear accessible.

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The fight over Wisconsin — considered a must-win for Harris as part of Democrats’ so-called blue wall — could tilt the election. Tim Walz has re-energized staff members in the state, a campaign official told NBC News. With more than 200 staffers statewide, the Harris campaign touts 48 offices across Wisconsin, including some in smaller, more rural areas that Trump won in 2020. But the Trump campaign is mounting its own effort in the state. An RNC official also said the Trump campaign and the Wisconsin GOP have more than 70 staff members and 40 offices across the state.

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☆ The strategic way Taylor Swift shut down fan backlash, endorsed Kamala Harris, and won
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Last night, left-leaning Swifties everywhere breathed a sigh of relief: Taylor Swift finally endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for president. Two officials told NBC News they had no idea Swift's endorsement was coming — her running mate, Tim Walz, even found out on live TV — but they were definitely ready for it. (A representative for Swift didn't respond to a request for comment from BI.) Swift didn't officially endorse Biden until October 7, less than one month before the 2020 election. As Swift herself said in her endorsement post, "The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth."

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☆ Tim Walz's conservative brother didn't dig up the dirt that MAGA hoped he would
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn recent days, Jeff Walz — the conservative older brother of the vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz — has become something of a fascination on the right. "We've just become a third world banana republic," Jeff Walz wrote that day. That generated speculation on the right that Walz's brother was prepared to reveal damning information about the Minnesota governor. As an example, he said that his younger brother would sometimes "throw up" on his siblings during road trips because of car sickness. Tim Walz's brother, Jeff Walz, says his Facebook comment declaring he's “100% opposed to all” of Gov.

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☆ Vance looks to turn tables on Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“Tim Walz gave his wife a nice, firm Midwestern handshake, and then tried to sort of awkwardly correct for it,” Vance said. Vance said “of course” he acknowledges the families of Harris and Buttigieg, and argued his comments were taken out of context. The Ohio senator said Republicans’ goal is to contrast the policies Trump stood for during his term in office with those of the Biden-Harris administration. “I think all President Trump was saying was that look, it’s kind of weird that you have so many bureaucrats making so many important decisions. “And I think that’s what President Trump was getting at.

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☆ How 'Coach' Tim Walz led high schoolers with dad vibes, irrepressible energy, and one classic Simpsons episode
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"I was just your average adolescent, angry punk rock vegan kid who hated the system, and thought: 'Oh, my God, this guy's the football coach. Screw him' — because nothing says 'the system' like the football coach." Walz coached Becker at Mankato West football team in the late 1990s. A football turnaroundIn the late 1990s, Mankato West football struggled. "I didn't necessarily see this coming," said Greenwald, who is an assistant football coach himself.

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☆ Tim Walz is a YIMBY. He's supported a ton of new housing that's kept rents down in Minnesota.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Walz has overseen a significant push for new housing, including reducing regulatory barriers to construction, and supported progressive efforts to support low-income tenants and homebuyers. In May 2023, he signed a $1 billion housing omnibus law, which included funding for programs ranging from downpayment assistance to workforce housing. A city leading the country on housing policyMinnesota's biggest city — Minneapolis — has long been a national leader on pro-housing policy. A lawsuit in 2022 paused the policy's implementation until the Minnesota state legislature passed a law — signed by Walz — in May allowing the plan to go forward. Over the last decade, Minneapolis has constructed a ton of new and dense housing, which has significantly improved affordability.

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"After their convention, yeah," Trump replied, referring again to the Democratic convention, which begins Aug. 19. CNBC reached out to the Trump campaign to confirm that the Republican nominee does not plan to resume large, in-person presidential campaign rallies until after the Democratic convention. "President Trump has a robust, travel schedule — consisting of rallies, messaging events, and fundraisers in the next week. In 2020, in-person campaign rallies on both sides were largely suspended because of the Covid pandemic. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 31, 2024.

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☆ Right-wing media figures launch flurry of attacks on Tim Walz in race to define VP candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Republican Party’s media allies are yet again struggling to coalesce around a single attack on the Democratic ticket. GET RELIABLE SOURCES IN YOUR INBOX A daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape with uncompromising reporting and analysis. Fox News, naturally, led the charge, with the right-wing network devoting segment after segment to assailing Walz and his character. Since she assumed the top spot on the Democratic ticket in July, right-wing media has been noticeably struggling to present a cohesive narrative against her. It remains to be seen whether the Trump campaign will eventually establish a clear and consistent strategy for defining Harris and Walz.

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Harris expected to announce her VP pickBy the end of the day, the world will know who Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate will be. This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Simone Biles won the silver medal in the floor exercise, bringing her final Paris medal count to four: three golds and one silver. Google’s antitrust loss is a win for internet regulatorsIn a massive antitrust lawsuit ruling, a federal judge found that Google has an illegal monopoly on search engines and text advertisements. Despite some posts and influencers recommending close to 100 grams of protein per day, experts say the answer is far less.

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☆ Republicans rush to try to define Tim Walz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Alayna Treene | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Republicans moved quickly Tuesday to try to define Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, whom Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen as her running mate. “She found a 60-year-old White guy who has the same crazy ideas she does,” one of the advisers said. But he’s since fallen out of favor with the gun lobby over his support for gun safety actions as governor. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst echoed that message, calling Walz “Bernie Sanders’ choice for VP.”

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☆ Meet the family of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' VP pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tim Walz is Kamala Harris' running mate in the 2024 election. Walz has been married for 30 years and has two children. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Tim Walz — who you might recognize from the many viral videos of him calling Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance "weird" — was announced on Tuesday as Kamala Harris' running mate for the 2024 election.

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick Tuesday, ahead of their first rally together in Philadelphia in the evening, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The rollout Tuesday will likely look similar to past major announcements, including digital video and social media components, as well as a fundraising appeal, these sources said. The Harris campaign will also disseminate various text messages to its supporters throughout the day, as has been a common practice in the past around big moments. The highly anticipated decision comes after Harris met in person Sunday with three of the contenders who have been under consideration as her vice presidential pick — Pennsylvania Gov. On Friday, Harris secured a majority of support as part of a virtual roll call from Democratic National Committee delegates needed to win the party’s nomination for president.

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☆ Why JD Vance's plan to follow Kamala Harris and her VP pick on their swing-state tour is a big gamble
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Enter Vance, who wants to halt any sort of sustained momentum for Harris as she stumps with her eventual vice presidential pick. The senator is seemingly aiming to get ahead of the news cycle to blunt a potential Democratic vice presidential honeymoon period. Harris will use her tour to blitz battleground states and introduce her running mate to voters. Megan Varner/Getty ImagesSo Vance's plan to lay into Harris and her running mate will be a tricky balancing act. Some voters will applaud Vance's shadow tour of Harris' vice presidential rollout, while others will view it as a stunt.

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☆ Opinion | Why the Electoral Math on Tim Walz Makes Sense
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jonathan Alter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There’s a lot of talk that Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz to prevent Josh Shapiro’s views on the Middle East from becoming a distraction. But the more relevant reason that Walz was chosen is electoral. And if Harris narrowly loses Pennsylvania and thus the election, the failure to pick Shapiro will reverberate for generations. By contrast, Walz — a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard — graduated from high school in a Nebraska town of 400 and later coached the Mankato West Scarlets to a Minnesota high school football championship. But Walz, an authentic rural voice, might change that outcome and reduce Trump’s share to 55 percent from roughly 60 percent in enough counties.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips, who is running for president and challenging Joe Biden in the primary, announced Friday he will not seek reelection to Congress in 2024. Before Phillips won the seat as a Democrat in 2018, the area had a history of electing Republicans to the U.S. House. In October, Phillips became the first elected Democrat to challenge Biden for the nomination. Phillips is one of the wealthiest members of Congress and heir to his stepfather’s Phillips Distilling Company empire, which holds major vodka and schnapps brands. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues.

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