(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The Economist is the current best describer of US politicks [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-09-20 For 35+ years, I subscribed to the New York Times. Three times, I deliberately dropped my subscription, most recently in mid-August. They have emailed, called me and sent me multiple offers to resubscribe. I just cannot do it. As much as I enjoy the crosswords and other games (especially on Sundays) their editorial policies, coming directly from the very top of NYT, a.k.a. a sullied fellow, born into newspaper leadership, never earning it, and autocratically deciding that trump would be good for the news bizniz, and therefore, good for Amerikkka. As recently described by someone in the know, “Sulzberger is a pompous hypocrite who doesn’t even listen to himself anymore.” Or anyone else, but perhaps Bezos and Trump. There is a fantastic alternative, The Economist, a superbly written weekly. When they pick a story to cover, they actually cover it in detail. Accurately, in depth, and often with a wry bit of “spot on” insight, with a light seasoning of humor. When they discuss trump, they hold no tongues. They view him as a charlatan, a despicable, flawed, and repulsive power-hungry oaf, who poses a clear and present danger to this flat earth, and not just to the Untied States. Last issue, they researched the possibilities of a Harris v. Trump election, with 2/3 of the possibilities leading to internal wars, riots, protests, and possible loss of our democratic society and/or life. Their cold-eyed view of our ancient and silly electoral college was spot on. One think they did force upon any Dear Reader, was to outline what happens after November 5, 2024, something no American based news service has bothered to do. Informed, informative, and chock full of important stuff. After reading even a part of any issue, listening to FOX, or OAN, becomes a joke, often a very bad joke. Here is how the Economist reports on the calendar of events AFTER the election.(with some editorial license from yore’s truly) NOV 5 -election day 9th -Nevada’s last day for accepting mail in ballots 12th- Georgia deadline to complete counting (Georgia’s crustacean based electoral board just voted to require hand counting only! You moronic, maroon Morans!) 14th- Georgia deadline to request a recount 15th- Nevada deadline to complete the vote count 19th- Pennsylvania deadline to complete the vote count 20th- Pennsylvania deadline to demand a recount 25th- Arid-Zona deadline to complete the vote count 25th- Michigan deadline to complete the vote count 25th- Penn deadline to dispute the results 27th- Michigan deadline to request a recount 30th- Arid-Zona deadline to dispute the results Dec 1st- Wisconsin deadline to complete counting 2nd- Wisconsin deadline to demand recount 6th- NC deadline to complete counting 10th- NC deadline to demand recount 11th- national deadline to complete counting 17th- electors hold vote for president Jan 3d- new congress seated and sworn at. In. Whatever. 6th- Congress tallies results 20th- new president sworn in. (P r o b a b l y) Has anyone seen this schedule published in any other news source? Neither have I. Both the English and the French do better at describing us than we do (Hint-French political theorist Alexis de Tocqueville) ”A Foregone Confusion” is the title of a great overview of our upcoming election. Funny, if you read the rest of this issue, they pretty much recite facts and evidence that puts lie to much of what Trump and his J.V. “running at the mouth,” Vance, are campaigning on. i strongly recommend the Economist, 888-815-0216, or Economist.com/offers. A truly informative and useful news source. It is a joy to read and learn from, every single time. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/20/2271796/-The-Economist-is-the-current-best-descriptor-of-US-politicks?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/