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Alan @Alan - about 1 year ago
David DePape found guilty in Pelosi husband hammer attack
David DePape, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who broke into Sen. Nancy Pelosi's house and attacked her husband with a hammer, was today found guilty of attempting to kidnap her and assaulting him. The harrowing October 2022 attack sent shockwaves th…
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Leda @Leda - almost 3 years ago
'Not Tonight 2' launches on Steam February 11th
You won't have to wait long to see how the creators of Not Tonight tackle American politics. PanicBarn and No More Heroes have revealed their "political dark comedy" title Not Tonight 2 will be available on Steam February 11th, with a console version coming l…
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Josiah @Josiah - 8 months ago
The Return of Measles
Cases are creeping up in America, and not because of politics.
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Geovany @Geovany - over 5 years ago
Money Gap Among Democrats Grows as Inslee, Castro and Gillibrand Report Small Hauls
Beto O’Rourke’s Fund-Raising Falters as 2020 Democrats Announce FinancesThe gap between the rich and the poor in the Democratic presidential primary is growing — and Beto O’Rourke has landed on the worrisome side of the dividing line.Mr. O’Rourke, who had entered the race...continued
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Jessika @Jessika - over 4 years ago
Trump absolutely butchers the pronunciation of 'Yosemite' in speech about national parks
President Donald Trump isn't the best reader.He's also not very good at typing, spelling, and often writes in ALL CAPS using a Sharpie marker. While we as a nation have grown somewhat accustomed to his linguistic shortcomings, he still managed to surprise people on Tuesda...continued
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Marie @Marie - about 1 year ago
Ron DeSantis campaign fires staffer who produced and publicized video posing DeSantis with Nazi s...
A video featuring Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis haloed by the Nazi sonnenrad emblem was publicized on Twitter by a campaign staffer earlier this week, and the campaign has now fired him after learning he was also its creator. Axios summarizes…
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Nelson @Nelson - over 4 years ago
The problem with COBOL
It’s been two weeks since Verge politics reporter Makena Kelly dove into the IT tangle that has taken down unemployment insurance systems across the country. Since then, another 4.4 million people have filed claims — bringing the total to more than 20 million people since...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 1 year ago
"Says you!" DeSantis has no future in National politics
Shocked and unable to shake off his horrible polling numbers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is as terrible in public as his policies are in reality. Having won the Govenor's office against a nearly unelectable Democrat in any state, DeSantis' entire performance o…
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Kraig @Kraig - over 3 years ago
Poland's Tusk says he will leave role of EPP president - Reuters
Former European Council President Donald Tusk will leave his role as president of the European People's Party (EPP), he said on Sunday, a day after he announced his return to domestic politics as leader of Poland's main opposition.
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Polls Show Trump Lagging Behind Biden & Everyone Else, But Betting Market Tells A Whole Other Story
Polls Show Trump Lagging Behind Biden & Everyone Else, But Betting Market Tells A Whole Other StoryI know. I know. Polls mean nothing, and we all know then-candidate Donald Trump was down big-time in almost every one back in 2016 for, well, pretty much the entire cycl...continued
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Kraig @Kraig - about 4 years ago
Sara Gideon Is Running Strong Against Susan Collins in Maine
Two years ago Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, announced that she was sick and tired of the partisan rancor permeating her state’s government. So she ripped up the seating chart in the 151-member chamber, the one where Republicans...continued
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Hulda @Hulda - over 5 years ago
Students are terrified of climate change. Some school boards say it’s too political to talk about.
By Molly Taft Burning book pages aren’t supposed to rain from the sky. But for some kids growing up in the age of climate change, it’s become a familiar sight. “Sonoma County kids know that when there’s a big wildfire, there are pieces of paper that fall out of the sky,” ...continued
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Rowan @Rowan - over 5 years ago
The forgotten history of how Abraham Lincoln helped rig the Senate for Republicans
Once upon a time, nobody lived in Nevada. In 1860, the year Abraham Lincoln was elected president, Nevada was a desert wasteland with fewer than 7,000 residents. Indeed, the Silver State didn’t even exist on the day of Lincoln’s election. Two days before the lame-duck Pre...continued
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Emmie @Emmie - over 5 years ago
Harris Spox: Kamala Supports Busing for School Integration Right Now
Kamala Supports Busing for School Integration Right NowSen. Kamala Harriss (D-CA) national spokesperson said on Thursday evening that Harris even supports busing for school integration right now.When a national politics reporter at New York Times asked Ian Sams, Harr...continued
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Maureen @Maureen - over 5 years ago
Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracy
Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracyIstanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, seen voting here, has promised a battle for democracy in the rerun of the city's election Istanbul returned to the polls on Sunday in a re-run of the mayoral election that h...continued
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Delia @Delia - over 5 years ago
The Democrats' Civil War Has Begun
The Democrats' Civil War Has BegunThere are no two ways about it, the Democrats are in a civil war. Of course, primary season has begun with the passing of the first round of Democratic debates, so one would expect a certain degree of infighting and jockeying for position...continued
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Rose @Rose - over 3 years ago
Three astronauts return safely to Earth from International Space Station - The Standard
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Roger @Roger - over 5 years ago
How to raise $9 trillion for working-class people without really trying
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Elected officials are calling faith leaders and social workers to Capitol Hill to talk about how the U.S. might begin helping the poor. It’s true: House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) is bringing leaders from the Poo...continued
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Delia @Delia - about 4 years ago
Facebook takes down Chinese-run accounts that posted about US elections
One network originated in China, and was made up of more than 155 accounts that had amassed a following of 133,000 and group membership of 61,000. Though Facebook says the group “focused most of its activity” in Southeast Asia, some of the accounts also posted about US po...continued
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Torey @Torey - about 1 year ago
Jim Jordan loses first house speaker vote
With 20 members of his own party voting for others, Republican Jim Jordan failed to win the majority needed to become House Speaker in the first vote today in congress. His 212 total fell short of Democratic Party nominee Hakim Jeffries' 220. — Read the rest
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Adelia @Adelia - over 4 years ago
Netflix acquires Adam McKay’s asteroid comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’, Jennifer Lawrence will star
Netflix announced today that it has acquired “Don’t Look Up,” a comedy written and directed by Adam McKay, with Jennifer Lawrence attached to star.The story sounds like a funhouse reflection of one of today’s other headlines, focusing on two “low-level astronomers” who tr...continued
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Bobby @Bobby - about 5 years ago
Get to Know the Politics Reporters Covering the 2020 Election for The Times
Get to Know the Politics Reporters Covering the 2020 Election for The TimesTimes Insiderexplains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Over the past year, The Times’s Politics desk has been gearing up for...continued
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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 2 years ago
Alibaba lays off 40% of AliExpress Russia staff amid Ukraine war - Nikkei - Reuters
Alibaba Group Holding (9988.HK) has laid off about 40% of the staff in its Russian joint venture as the ongoing Ukraine crisis disrupts cross-border business, the Nikkei
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Felicita @Felicita - almost 5 years ago
How will Bloomberg News cover Bloomberg's 2020 campaign?
How is Bloomberg News covering Michael Bloomberg's 2020 campaign?CNN's Brian Stelter speaks to Kathy Kiely, the former Washington News Director for Bloomberg Politics, about the challenges the employees of Bloomberg media are facing ahead of covering the 2020 presidential...continued
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Hulda @Hulda - about 1 year ago
The Issue That Will Decide the 2024 Election
On the Political Scene podcast, Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss the off-cycle elections in Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia, and the role that abortion will play in the 2024 Presidential race.
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