Just One Thing: Framing Tim Walz, Chapter 2
There will be many lines of attack against Kamala Harris’s new running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, but I think two will dominate. First, he has repeatedly called himself a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom which Americans understand to be our war in Afghanistan in retaliation for the 9/11 attacks, but Walz never deployed to that part of the world. Apparently he may claim that his deployment to Italy is what he meant, but that’s some weak sauce. And Republicans will remember how much John Kerry’s exaggeration of his military service hurt his presidential campaign. Overall, however, I think this line of attack won't work and, more importantly, is a distraction from more important lines of argument such as on economic policy. Second, he let Minneapolis burn rather than send in the National Guard during the George Floyd riots. As JD Vance and others have noted, Walz let goons commit crimes and if they got arrested Kamala Harris bailed them out.
Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz's military service - POLITICO
Today's Guest
Mark Saffman is Professor of Physics at Univ of Wisconsin-Madison and Chief Scientist for Quantum Information at Infleqtion. We're going to have a conversation that's nerdy even by the standards of my show, about "quantum error correction."
More about Mark: https://app.qwoted.com/sources/mark-saffman
Other Stuff
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Unsure just what we'll talk about and for how long...but here are some likely topics for me and Mandy today:
The show must not go on: Taylor Swift shows in Vienna canceled after 2 arrested for planning terror plot (msn.com)
A much scarier version of the story: Taylor Swift ISIS suspects planned to drive bomb-laden car into crowd (nypost.com)
Two cybersecurity stories:
if you've got it, flaunt it...Olympics style: OnlyFans athlete Alysha Newman causes controversy by twerking to celebrate medal (telegraph.co.uk)
They're apparently still "not stranded": NASA says Boeing's Starliner astronauts may have to come home on different spacecraft - ABC News (go.com)
I still say Joe will break his promise and pardon Hunter after the election: Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian businessman trying to 'influence' US agencies, prosecutors say | AP News
Young liberals aren't having kids. Births in Denver are falling. Here’s what it means for the future. (coloradosun.com)
Do you think the government should mandate this? Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Family Seating Junk Fees Charged by Airlines | US Department of Transportation
I was wondering why the committee didn't just kill this thing. It turns out that the City Council can't kill measures in committee the way the state or federal legislature can: Affordable Denver Proposal Unanimously Passes Out of Committee
I note the irony of that headline...its purpose is to make Denver less affordable for hundreds of thousands of people, millions if you include tourists, to give cheaper housing to some small number.
One more reason not to trust the guy: Harris' VP pick Tim Walz doesn't own a single stock (axios.com)
The extra challenges helping survivors of the Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival due to widespread use of psychedelic drugs at the rave: The Worst Trip Ever - Tablet Magazine
Big airlines running out of flight numbers: Airlines Are Running Out Of Flight Numbers, And They Don't Know What To Do About It - View from the Wing
3D-printed houses: World's largest 3D-printed neighborhood nears completion in Texas | Reuters
Energy stuff
Coal is NOT going away: Glencore Sticks With Coal, Cites Pendulum Shift on ESG - WSJ
China is doing what the US should be doing: China’s Impressive Rate of Nuclear… | The Breakthrough Institute
Today's Video
Cool bowling ball demonstration of conservation of momentum