I have not read something this good in years. In his Intercept resignation explainer, Ken Klippenstein lays out some of the backstories to the Intercept's top published and unpublished recent stories.

The best part of the dump was Ken's backstory and repercussions around the April Biden administration's machinations preceding the UN Security vote on Palestinian statehood (vote which I wrote about here).
Since the first debate, questions about Biden's competency and unending discussions abound in the MSM (e.g. today's top headlines mention Biden twice as much as Trump and mostly in a negative light). Also, both Google and Bing search engines, push negative Biden coverage near the top even if one searches for "biggest speaking gaffes by Trump and Biden"). No wonder, Biden's approval is tanking, and Trump and his MSM/corporate/MAGA supporters are snickering.

For fairness, how about this head-to-head comparison between the two that shows Trump is just as cognitively impaired as Biden?
Some say that Biden had a bad night (recovering from a cold). What I and many others saw was a person in obvious mental decline, so much that a lot of Democrats are urging Biden to step down and let someone younger take his place before the convention. Jon Stewart's coverage of the debate (especially from minute 4 to 8 is very telling, and his closing was right on target).
The Daily podcast (from NY Times) discusses the terrible polling results for Biden in the swing states (behind the orange stain in 5 of 6 states). Summary:

  • "Trump Tops Biden in Nevada by 11 Points; Georgia by 7; Arizona by 5; Pennsylvania by 4; Michigan by 3; Biden Up in Wisconsin by 3 Points"
  • If Democrat Other than Biden Runs Against Trump, the Dem Leads in All 6 States: WI by 12 Points; PA by 10; AZ by 8; GA & MI by 7; NV by 3
  • Across 6 Battleground States: 59% Disapprove of the Job Biden is Doing as President; 71% Say He’s Too Old & 62% Say He Lacks Mental Sharpness to be Effective President; Only 38% Say Trump Too Old to be Effective President & 54% Say He Has Mental Sharpness

Other coverage of this poll: The Hill, Politico, NY Times oped, CNN.

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