Democracy Dies In Primaries


by Zero Hedge

Zero Hedge— Democracy Dies In Primaries Authored by Nick Troiano via RealClear Wire, Hillary Clinton recently told voters unhappy with the two 2024 presidential candidates this year: “Get over yourself.” With that comment, she not only dismissed the tens of millions of voters who had no say in choosing Biden and Trump, but also the two-thirds of voters overall who are frustrated with a rematch they do not want. There’s an exhausted majority of voters eager for something different, yet our...

Boing Boing—Juror #2's media diet may decide if Democracy lives or dies. The jury is chosen, the trial is underway. I deeply hope these twelve citizens can find a way to convict Donald Trump. It would mean that somehow the world has not completely, totally and permanently spun off its axis. But one juror is scaring the bejeezus out of me. — Read the rest

www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield primary schools: 13 city primary schools handing out the most suspensions revealed. Suspending children from school is something we rarely see from educators, especially at primary level. Teachers aim to keep kids in school, where they are safe, fed and learning. However, for a multitude of reasons, senior leadership can and do decide to temporarily suspend pupils from school. Suspensions and permanent exclusions data, published in a Gov.uk package in April 2024, includes figures revealing which Sheffield primary schools handed out the most suspensions in the 2021-22 academic...

Cornwall Live—Young mum died of cocaine overdose two weeks after partner nearly died. Edyn started taking drugs after her children were taken into care