A More Media-friendly Kamala Harris

This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the skies over Al Ain, in the United Arab Emirates, pilot Mark Newman waits for the signal. When it comes, he flicks a few silver switches on a panel by his leg, twists two black dials, then punches a red button labeled FIRE. A slender canister mounted on the wing of his small propeller plane pops open, releasing a plume of fine white dust.

If you think 2024 is wild, remember 1972.

I’m often asked which handgun a new gun owner should buy.

Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through rampant fraud, warned Saturday that he would attempt to imprison anyone who engages in “unscrupulous behavior” during the 2024 race results, NBC News reports. Said Trump: “Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials.

What a great idea! Democrats are getting Project 2025 out to college football games today, where it will get even more coverage. Via the Associated Press: Now, they will take their campaign against the conservative Project 2025 blueprint, written by allies of Republican Donald Trump, to the skies above college football stadiums in key swing states. Democratic National Committee -sponsored banners pulled by small airplanes will fly Saturday over Michigan Stadium, where the defending national champion Wolverines have a marquee matchup against Texas, and at-home games for Penn State, Wisconsin and Georgia. Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies have spent months warning about Project 2025, betting that the initiative makes Trump seem especially extreme.

So many conflicts of interest