# life: They woke up in a body bag, by Van.

<< 'We woke up in a body bag': Van Jones makes stunning admission about why Trump steamrolled the establishment. >>️

Van Jones, << a former Obama adviser who had several weeks to get over his election-night despair, was particularly candid about how President-elect Donald Trump was able to electorally crush ... >>

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<< After suggesting that the liberal political establishment is "all screwed up" and detached from the electorate and its wants and needs, Jones likened the media's predictions in the lead-up to the election to the ancient practice whereby a haruspex would read omens from animal entrails. >>️

<< 'We look like idiots.' >> Van Jones.

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Joseph MacKinnon. 'We woke up in a body bag'. Blaze Media LLC. Dec 16, 2024. 

https://www.theblaze.com/news/we-woke-up-in-a-body-bag-van-jones-makes-stunning-admission-about-why-trump-steamrolled-the-establishment 

Chris Cillizza. Van Jones is the most honest man in politics. Dec 13, 2024. 

https://youtu.be/ZKd8ZM-TJU4

Also: Mr. Donald, RAG-time, dance, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: life, ethno, dance, Donald, POTUS, POTUSrace, RAG-time

# life: POTUS race, an extreme RAG-time revisited, they moved from Mr. Bernie to Mr. Donald.

<< In the final New York Times/Siena College national poll in late October, nearly two-thirds of voters said the government was “mostly working to benefit itself and the elites,” rather than “the people and the country.” Eighty-two percent of Trump voters said so, twice as many as Kamala Harris voters. >>

<< The idea resonated in particular with men and younger voters, the poll found — groups that Mr. Trump especially courted in this election and that Mr. Sanders did well with in his Democratic primary campaigns in 2016 and 2020. >>

Claire Cain Miller. How Some Voters Moved From Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump. Dec. 9, 2024. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/upshot/voters-trump-bernie-sanders.html

Also: RAG-time revisited. Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry). Feb 18, 2008. 

(RAG: Ralph, Al, George)

https://inkpi.blogspot.com/2008/02/2152-rag-time-revisited.html

Also: RAG-time, Mr. Donald, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: life, RAG-time, Mr. Donald, POTUS

# life: apropos of saliva healers, herd immunity revisited and now hypothetically approachable even within NIH

<< President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health researcher, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). >>

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<< Bhattacharya was one of three authors of the document (#1). The declaration called for speeding herd immunity by allowing people at low risk to get infected while protecting those most vulnerable, like the elderly. >>

Rob Stein. Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH. npr.org. 

Nov 26, 2024. 

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/26/nx-s1-5195168/nih-bhattacharya-trump-election-2024

<< The most compassionate approach that balances the risks and benefits of reaching herd immunity, is to allow those who are at minimal risk of death to live their lives normally to build up immunity to the virus through natural infection, while better protecting those who are at highest risk. We call this Focused Protection. >>

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(#1) - Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, Jay Bhattacharya. Great Barrington Declaration. Oct 4, 2020. https://gbdeclaration.org/

FonT

From my point of view 'herd immunity'  can be engineered if and only if, even in the case of sars-covid-19 or flu, simultaneous protection is used with an effective, easy available, antiviral drug.

In this regard, a non-compassionate but logical easy approach could be the indirect inhalation of alcohol ~70% already at the first signs of rhinorrhea, as follows:

(-) start self-treatment (spray plus cotton mask):

Mar 20, 2020  https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2020/03/life-funky-immediate-approach-of.html  

(-) outcomes

Jul 13, 2022  https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2022/07/life-aproposito-di-1or2achoos-da-wuhan.html  

Oct 4, 2023 https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2023/10/life-proposito-di-1or2achoos-da-wuhan.html  

Ultimately, here it could hypothesize a case of historic, singular checkmate of 'one against all'. Anzicheforse?

Also: drop, saliva, sars* covid* (aka 1or2achoos), virus, ethno, Mr. Donald, POTUS, tit-for-tat, game, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: life, drop, saliva, saliva healers, herd immunity, sars, mers, 2019ncov, sarscov2, covid19, coronavirus, 1or2achoos, virus, ethno, ethnomedicine, Donald, POTUS, tit-for-tat, game

PS: I couldn't say why, but in certain contexts, the incipit of an answer that the physicist Enrico Fermi https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi  gave to a journalist always comes back to my mind: 'the physics that is done in our laboratory ...' . 

An example of exceptional, clear, even poetic analysis and synthesis skills (in only 8 words).

# life: don't worry folks! Mr Donald will not run again in 2028. Anzicheforse?

<< In September, Donald Trump said he would run for president again in 2028 if he didn't win this week's general election. >>️

<< But on Tuesday, Donald Trump won the vote to become the 47th president of the United States. So, can he still run for office in 2028? >>️

<< And just a few months before that, at the NRA's annual meeting in May, Trump mentioned running for a third term. >>️

<< Here's what to know about term limits and if Trump can run for president a third time, now that he's won twice. >>

<< The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution ... >>️️

Lianna Norman, Joyce Orlando. Can Trump run for president again in 2028? Here’s what to know about term limits. USA TODAY NETWORK, Florida. Nov 7, 2024. 

https://eu.floridatoday.com/story/news/2024/11/07/trump-run-again-term-limits-22nd-amendment-constitution/76087581007/

Also: Mr. Donald, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: life, Donald, potus, potus race

# life: Potus race, Kamala knows her jazz

<< a video showing Harris emerging from a record store in Washington DC has recently gained massive traction on social media. The footage, taken in May 2023, shows her engaging with journalists while displaying and talking about the records she had purchased. This video clip was notably shared and reposted among the European jazz community – not people you’d necessarily think would be hugely interested in the musical tastes of US presidential candidates. >>

<< Harris’s purchases included three classic jazz albums by notable African American artists: Charles Mingus’s 1972 album Let My Children Hear Music, Roy Ayers’ 1976 Everybody Loves the Sunshine, and the 1959 collaboration of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Porgy and Bess. >>️

<< Liking and knowing jazz, in some circles at least, suggests sophistication, intellectualism, and a leaning towards advocacy for cultural unity through diversity. The improvisational and creative elements found in jazz might also translate to a degree of flexibility in her politics. >>

<< The love of music is not necessarily an electoral strategy. But it would be interesting to find out which approach resonates most with voters ahead of the coming US election: scattergun and with no particular demographic focus, or targeted and consistent. >>

Haftor Medbøe, Jose Dias. US election 2024: Kamala Harris knows her jazz – why this could count with voters. theconversation.com. Aug 9, 2024.

https://theconversation.com/us-election-2024-kamala-harris-knows-her-jazz-why-this-could-count-with-voters-236344

Also: jazz, RAG-time, in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html 

Keywords: life, potus, potus race, jazz, RAG-time

# life: POTUS race 2024, Native voters could make a difference

<< There are predicted to be at least 5 million Native and Alaska Native-identifying voters in the U.S. in both rural and urban communities, according to the U.S. Census Bureau — although estimates are expected to be an undercount. >>️

<< Native Americans are incredibly influential and have the ability to really swing those elections on the margins, >> Jacqueline De Leon.

<< Hanging in the balance is control of House, Senate and the Oval Office in 2024. In a country in which turnout can make or break campaigns, organizers said courting Native voters can dictate a candidate's success. (..) Organizers argue Native voters are increasingly a coalition to watch, even if parties have not fully recognized them yet. (..) Here are some of the states where Native voters could have a significant impact on 2024 races for Congress, the Senate and for president. >>️️

Ximena Bustillo. Sometimes overlooked by campaigns, Native voters could decide major elections in 2024. NPR. Nov 21, 2023. 

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1213525361/native-voters-influence-2024-elections-arizona-montana-wisconsin 

Also: potus, in FonT https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/search?q=potus

Also: transition, in FonT https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/search?q=transition

Also: edge, in FonT https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/search?q=edge

Also: margine, in Notes (quasi-stochastic poetry) https://inkpi.blogspot.com/search?q=margine

Keywords: potus, potus race, Native, Native voters, life, transition, edge, margin

# life: exponential post-Donald (without Donald), how AI could interfere (drive) next political elections.

<< Recent news that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has used an AI-generated video to criticize Joe Biden shows how likely AI is to transform our upcoming elections. >>️

<< Through templates that are easy and inexpensive to use, we are going to face a Wild West of campaign claims and counter-claims, with limited ability to distinguish fake from real material and uncertainty regarding how these appeals will affect the election. >>️

<< In the coming year, response times may drop to minutes, not hours or days. AI can scan the internet, think about strategy, and come up with a hard-hitting appeal. >>️

<< AI provides an inexpensive way to generate instant responses without having to rely on highly-paid consultants or expert videographers. >>️

<< AI enables very precise audience targeting, which is crucial in political campaigns. >>️

<< AI likely will democratize disinformation by bringing sophisticated tools to the average person interested in promoting their preferred candidates as well. People no longer must be coding experts or video wizards to generate text, images, video, or programs. They don’t necessarily have to work for a troll farm to create havoc with the opposition. They can simply use advanced technologies to spread the messages they want. In that sense, anyone can become a political content creator and seek to sway voters or the media. >>️

Darrell M. West. How AI will transform the 2024 elections. May 3, 2023.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2023/05/03/how-ai-will-transform-the-2024-elections/

Also: 'ai', 'analogy', 'Potus', 'RAG-time', 'CTZ', 'Donald' in https://www.inkgmr.net/kwrds.html

Keywords: life, ai, analogy, potus, RAG, CTZ, Donald

# life: be careful ... by Potus Joe.

<< attenzione a non farvi male quando uscite >> by Potus Joe Biden. (traduzione dal filmato, TGLa7. Maggio 10, 2022 20:24. https://tg.la7.it )

Chissà cosa realmente intendeva dire  Potus Joe Biden alla fine del colloquio preliminare con Mario Draghi 

( https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/10/joint-readout-of-the-meeting-between-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-and-prime-minister-mario-draghi/ )

Ai tempi della sua nomina a VPotus (2009, Potus Barak Obama), si diceva che Mr Joe Biden era da sempre incline alle 'gaffe' ...

Chissà perchè, ho sempre avuto qualche dubbio sulle sue presunte 'gaffe'.

keywords: Potus, Joe Biden, Mario Draghi

# life: apropos of extreme swing (5); POTUSrace, he will accept a hypothetical defeat or, conversely, he will not

<< Joe Biden said Wednesday night that he believes if President Donald Trump loses the election and refuses to leave the White House, many of the former generals who used to work for him "will escort him from the White House with great dispatch." >>

<< "Mark my words I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can't be held," Biden said in April. But the real danger here is not that Trump changes the date of the general election, which is virtually impossible, or that he seeks to claims squatter's rights in the White House. The thing that could threaten Biden's potential presidency -- and the ability of the country to move on from what will be one of the nastiest elections in modern history -- is if Trump simply refuses to admit he lost, never conceding that Biden is the fair-and-square president.>>

<< And it's very easy to imagine Trump -- with his 80-plus million Twitter followers and the potential that he would be the head of a TV network post-presidency -- beating the drum of illegitimacy day in and day out. Because, well, it is in his interest to do so and, as he has shown repeatedly during his presidency, he has very little regard for either the office or its status as a moral beacon within the country and the world. The result isn't hard to imagine: An even deeper divide within the country between the Trumpists and everyone else. >>

Chris Cillizza. Here's the real danger if Donald Trump loses the 2020 election. Updated 1513 GMT (2313 HKT) June 11, 2020.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/donald-trump-joe-biden-2020-election/index.html

Also (quasi-stochastic poetry)

2151 - a voting machine (to explain precisely). Notes. Jan 15, 2008.

https://inkpi.blogspot.com/2008/01/2151-voting-machine-to-explain.html

# life: a bizarre role of reversal within a hypothetical POTUSrace game; now playing: 'generous' Donald vs 'predator' Covid-19

<< Always good to make sure: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the lead negotiator for President Donald Trump on this package, was asked Wednesday morning if the President would sign the agreement. Mnuchin: "Absolutely, absolutely." >>

Phil Mattingly. Congress on track to pass the largest emergency aid deal in US history. CNN. Updated 1403 GMT (2203 HKT) Mar 25, 2020.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/25/politics/coronavirus-stimulus-bill-state-of-play/index.html

Kevin Breuninger. Trump wants direct payments of $1,000 for adults, $500 for kids in coronavirus stimulus bill, Mnuchin says. Mar 19, 2020 09:30 AM ETD

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-trump-wants-payments-of-1000-for-adults-500-for-kids.html

Also 

#life; #POTUSrace; a bizarre hypothesis of that game, a (not real, theoretical) 'generous' Charlie vs. a (not real, theoretical) 'predator' Donald ... Jun 12, 2016.  

15:53  Feb 24, 2020.

https://twitter.com/flashontrack/status/1231955346534682626

never boring with chaos and tit-for-tat theories. FonT. Jun 12, 2016.

https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2016/06/s-gst-never-boring-with-chaos-and-tit.html

# life: a case of extreme swing (2): "and we will or (vice versa) we won’t"

<< "This is formal impeachment proceedings," Nadler (Jerry Nadler) said in a CNN interview. "We are investigating all the evidence, gathering the evidence. And we will [at the] conclusion of this - hopefully by the end of the year - vote to vote articles of impeachment to the House floor. Or we won’t. That’s a decision that we’ll have to make. But that’s exactly the process we’re in right now." >>

Andrew Desiderio. Nadler: "This is formal impeachment proceedings". Politico. Aug 8, 2019    https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/08/nadler-this-is-formal-impeachment-proceedings-1454360   

Also

a case of extreme swing: clearly "He is not not" or vice versa "He is yes yes" . FonT. May 30, 2019.    https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2019/05/life-case-of-extreme-swing-clearly-is.html