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Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris this election

Liz Cheney, a former congresswoman from Wyoming, broke with the Republican Party on Wednesday to say she plans to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in November.

“As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this,” Cheney said at an event hosted by Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy in North Carolina. “And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”

With her promise of support for Harris, the former congresswoman becomes the latest on a growing list of Republicans who have come out against voting for Trump this fall. Democrats have embraced the GOP defectors, putting several Republican speakers on the Democratic National Convention stage last month — including former lawmaker Adam Kinzinger, who along with Cheney served on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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 @BoastfulRedStateSocialist from Georgia  commented…7mos7MO

Congratulations to Democrats for having the Cheney family -- who you always called fascist, war profiteering, torturing war criminals -- on your side!

Maybe it's worth wondering why so many people of her ilk -- who you were condemning as satanic a decade ago -- love your Party?

 @CaribouMariaTranshumanist from Missouri  disagreed…7mos7MO

How are boomers so **** ing dumb?

Your democracy is **** , if the only way it remains a democracy is if only one candidate wins.

 @ZestyPoliticalDemocrat from Virginia  agreed…7mos7MO

Agreed, we should strengthen our democracy by choosing elected officials who won't contribute to its breakdown.

 @KingdomAudreyDemocrat from Tennessee  disagreed…7mos7MO

We know why. Cause despite the ideological differences THEY ALL know Trump will upend the very fabric of American democracy.

 @SenateCaviarDemocrat from Kansas  disagreed…7mos7MO

And the Cheney’s are the ones that changed positions. That’s key. They’d support going to war tomorrow with Iran and now back the democrats to do just that.

 @FinickyH0u5eDemocrat from Ohio  commented…7mos7MO

Dems are telling me she made this decision because she loves democracy.

 @ISIDEWITHasked…7mos7MO

How important is it for leaders to follow their conscience, even if it means losing support within their party?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…7mos7MO

What does it mean for a politician to act against their party's expectations, and could you support such a decision?

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CEOs Love Talking About Their Fast-Food Jobs

A stint in fast food is a badge of honor for business leaders who want to be viewed as humble and relatable—and proof that they worked to get where they areBut what does flipping burgers or rolling burritos have to do with running a company?A lot, say high-level managers who’ve done those jobs. Sweating in cramped kitchens and taking orders from hangry diners teach you how to handle pressure and deal with all kinds of people, executives say. Some are eager to find employees who hustled like they did, figuring someone who boxed McNuggets for minimum wage early on isn’t likely to be a quiet quitter.“Any job where you’re on the lowest tier is a really good job to have done in your life because it shows your character,” says Heather McLean, who worked at McDonald’s in high school and is CEO of McLean Forrester, a technology consulting firm in Illinois. “I always took the attitude to bloom where you’re planted so, yeah, I was just taking orders at McDonald’s—but I was really good at it.”Being a model employee is easier when you’ve got bigger and better career prospects ahead. Executives who worked in fast food say they learned empathy and gratitude by toiling alongside colleagues who didn’t have other opportunities and were trying to make a living at or near minimum wage.Fast-food kitchens were long among the few places where future CEOs and low-wage lifers mingled and learned from one another. And because just about everyone orders a burger or pizza now and then, the customer base is a cross section of the American public.

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Trump Pivots: "Pease Deal With Iran Now!"

Trump proposes a "Verified Nuclear Peace Agreement" with Iran, expressing preference for diplomacy over military action and calling for immediate negotiations.Despite advocating for diplomacy, Trump simultaneously issued an executive order reinstating his "maximum pressure" sanctions policy from his first administration.The sanctions campaign aims to completely halt Iran's oil exports, particularly focusing on exports to China, which currently receives about 1.7 million barrels per day.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded by calling the maximum pressure strategy a "failed experience" while indicating openness to discussions about their nuclear program.The executive order includes reviewing and potentially rescinding existing sanctions waivers, including those related to the Chabahar port project operated by India.Iranian oil exports had previously dropped from 3 million barrels per day in 2018 to 420,000 barrels per day in December 2019 under Trump's first-term sanctions.Iran currently maintains a "shadow fleet" of oil tankers operating outside Western banking and insurance services to circumvent US restrictions.Oil markets showed limited reaction to Trump's announcement, with Brent crude dropping 1% as traders doubt the ability to completely block Iranian exports.Analysts suggest Iran could become a negotiating tool in US-China trade discussions, with China potentially willing to reduce Iranian oil imports as it modernizes its refining sector.Iranian analysts indicate Tehran would likely reject any agreement attempting to restrict their ballistic missile program, which they consider their primary deterrent.

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