WaPo: “Friday the South African navy will be engaged in military exercises w/ Russia and China in the Indian Ocean, sending a powerful signal of solidarity at a moment the U.S. had hoped would provide an opportunity for reinvigorated worldwide condemnations of Russia."

TULSI GABBARD: “I spent the day in East Palestine, Ohio with inspiring residents who have faced this toxic catastrophe with resilience and hope, despite lack of support from our leaders and federal govt. I had Deja vu seeing the American people need to beg our leaders for basic support in times of disaster, exposing how little they care about us.”

The Forgotten Town: East Palestine's Catastrophe Ignored by Biden

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/02/23/the_forgotten_town_east_palestines_catastrophe_ignored_by_biden__148900.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Christos Anesti
El Messieh kahm!
Hristos voskrese!
Khristos voskrese!
Christ is risen!

CNN — Walmart is pulling back from Chicago. The largest retailer in the country announced plans this week to close four of its eight stores in the city, citing growing financial losses.

2024 Republican primary polling trends by Morning Consult

January 2:
• Trump — 45% (+11)
• DeSantis — 34%

February 25:
• Trump — 48% (+18)
• DeSantis — 30%

April 9:
• Trump — 56% (+33)
• DeSantis — 23%

MAY 7:
• Trump — 60% (+41)
• DeSantis — 19%

NYT: In six short months from November to May, Mr. DeSantis’s 2024 run has faltered before it has even begun... Hitting and hugging Mr. Trump at the same time has bedeviled rivals since Senator Ted Cruz tried to do so in 2016, and Cruz veterans fill key roles in Mr. DeSantis’s campaign and his super PAC.

CNN: Trump’s primary polling advantage is historically large. Trump is polling, on average, north of 50% in national polls of likely GOP primary voters. There are very few candidates, from either party, in nonincumbent races who were near or north of 50% in the national primary polls this early on. That select few includes Republicans Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000, and Democrats Al Gore in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. All of those candidates won their party’s nominations, and none of those races were particularly close.