Politics
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 5 years ago
mailbox | Are you worried about climate change?
letter topic: Are you worried about climate change? season: summer year: 2019I’ve been a follower of your work since the late 1990s. Your optimism has always been a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, while you’ve eloquently explained the principal of accelerating returns...continued
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Leda
@Leda -
over 5 years ago
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Endorses Joe Biden for President
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Endorses Joe Biden for PresidentA Detroit Artist Was Commissioned by the City to Paint a Mural—Then Police Arrested HimSource: Theroot.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Atlanta • Mayor of New York City • Joe Biden • President of the Unit...continued
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Marjory
@Marjory -
over 4 years ago
Stephen Colbert ridicules state governors who *just* worked out coronavirus is bad
Hey, have you heard about this coronavirus thing? Apparently it's a pretty big deal and also not good? Wild, right?Stephen Colbert brought us another monologue from home on Thursday, taking aim at Trump's egomaniacal briefings and voter suppression, but also saving some s...continued
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Alexzander
@Alexzander -
over 5 years ago
Originalism is a scam. Justice Thomas just proved it.
The greatest restraint on judges is that they are bound by a written text — or, at least, that they are supposed to be. Members of Congress gain their legitimacy from the will of the people, so they have broad ranging authority to enact laws that, in their opinion, will s...continued
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 5 years ago
Criticism of O’Rourke’s climate plan misstates the science
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) has put forward the most ambitious climate plan ever offered by any candidate running for president. O’Rourke calls for a 10-year, $5 trillion mobilization to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, with the goal of getting t...continued
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 5 years ago
Political actress Jayne Atkinson doesn't rule out real-life campaign bid
Political actress Jayne Atkinson doesn't rule out real-life campaign bidThe contents of this site are ©2019 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Source: The HillPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Politics • Jayne Atkinson • Political campaig...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
over 5 years ago
Vanity Fair: Trump Knew Jeffrey Epstein Had Incriminating Photos of Bill Clinton
Trump Knew Jeffrey Epstein Had Incriminating Photos of Bill ClintonBack in 2015, onstage at the annual CPAC conference, Trump said something very interesting about Bill Clinton. "Nice guy," he said. "Got a lot of problems coming up, in my opinion, with the famous island w...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
over 5 years ago
Player empowerment is taking women’s sports to new heights
In a promising trend for professionals athletes’ labor rights, a growing number of NBA stars are opting to follow in the footsteps of LeBron James and take their careers into their own hands. These players are signing short-term contracts or demanding trades in order to h...continued
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 5 years ago
Hong Kong airport cancels all departing flights
Live update: Hong Kong protests erupt at airportCNN witnessed at least four protesters detained and put into police vehicles before being driven away.All police vehicles that arrived to the airport about an hour ago in tour buses have now left the airport, CNN crews on th...continued
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Zackery
@Zackery -
over 4 years ago
Battleground power plays rage as everyday politics go quiet
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Battleground Politics story In a story April 19, 2020, about battleground politics, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s disaster declaration was made in response to majority Republicans’ trimming the t...continued
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Rowan
@Rowan -
over 5 years ago
With his North Korea trip, Trump revealed the US government is a one-man operation
President Donald Trump has successfully sidelined the U.S. State Department and the military intelligence of his own government by siding with North Korea’s dictator after the country’s recent missile tests. That’s just one recent and particularly radical example of the p...continued
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Jaydon
@Jaydon -
5 months ago
Everything About the Climate Is Changing—Except the Politics
Even after all the heat waves and floods, America is still stuck on Prius versus pickup.
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Devin
@Devin -
over 5 years ago
Sean Hannity denounces efforts to jail political opponents. There’s just one problem.
Fox News host Sean Hannity, an unofficial adviser to President Donald Trump and one of his fiercest defenders, dedicated a segment of his Thursday show to denouncing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who reportedly said in a private meeting this week that she wants to se...continued
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Bart
@Bart -
over 5 years ago
Trump’s pardon of Conrad Black proves that flattery will get you out of legal trouble
The Right Honourable Lord Black of Crossharbour, better known in these parts as Conrad Black, is the latest recipient of a pardon from President Donald Trump. Black’s pardon is the ninth of ten pardons the president has granted during the first term of his presidency (he ...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
over 5 years ago
Youth climate group sets its sights on 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a damp Monday evening, more than 1,000 people arrived at Howard University to watch a movement of young climate activists lay out their vision for the future. “Say it with me,” Varshini Prakash, the 25-year-old co-founder and executive director of th...continued
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Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
10 months ago
Elon Musk Drug Rumors, Apple Pays Some iPhone Users $92, and More Tech News
Click through for our coverage of the SEC Twitter/X hack, new Google TV features revealed at CES, Elon Musk’s alleged drug use, and more.Read more...
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Oren
@Oren -
over 5 years ago
Here is what war with Iran would look like
Between tweets about migrants, the economy, and Democrats who are running for president, President Donald Trump on Sunday spared one tweet on the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never thre...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 5 years ago
At least 1 advertiser is re-thinking its relationship with Laura Ingraham following racist comments
At least one advertiser has told ThinkProgress that it is re-thinking its relationship with Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s program, The Ingraham Angle, after she made racist remarks dismissing reparations for slavery on her podcast this week. Ingraham went on a tirade aga...continued
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Ericka
@Ericka -
about 1 year ago
Politics and Your Portfolio
I had fun chatting with David L. Bahnsen of The Bahnsen Group. David hosts a podcast on National Review with the delightfully punny title, Capital Record. David is a card-carrying conservative; we are on the opposite sides of many issues, but we always manage…
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Minnie
@Minnie -
over 5 years ago
Jeffrey Epsteins Ties to Clinton, and His Questionable Source of Wealth
Jeffrey Epsteins Ties to Clinton, and His Questionable Source of WealthWhile media focus on Trump, larger questions remain about Epsteins finances and ties to Bill ClintonJeffrey Epstein was arrested on July 6 after landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey upon his re...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 5 years ago
The Kids Today Are Very Nice People
The Kids Today Are Very Nice People – Mother JonesThe June 30 deadline is fast approaching, and we haven't fully funded our ambitious new Corruption Project. Read why we think building a team to focus on systemic corruption is what the moment demands, and please help us d...continued
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Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
over 5 years ago
Amid conversion therapy scandal, Netanyahu names LGBTQ activist as international spokesman
Amid conversion therapy scandal, Netanyahu names LGBTQ activist as international spokesmanNever miss an update: Get the best election news and analyses in your inboxSource: Haaretz.comPowered by NewsAPI.orgKeywords:Conversion therapy • LGBT • Activism • United States pres...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
over 5 years ago
Pete Buttigieg triples fundraising haul in last quarter, rakes in nearly $25M
Pete Buttigieg triples fundraising haul in last quarter, rakes in nearly $25MDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg hauled in a whopping $24.8 million in fundraising from nearly 300,000 donors the past three months, his campaign announced on Monday.Thats a mass...continued
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Americo
@Americo -
3 months ago
TV Still Runs Politics
Just about every major development in the current presidential campaign started as a television event.
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 5 years ago
Super Tuesday 2020 looks to be an election game changer. How did we get here?
For Democrats, March 3, 2020 is shaping up to be a make-or-break date for presidential nomination hopes. With California and North Carolina joining the roster of states that participated in the 2016 lineup, only a comparatively small handful of candidates is likely to rem...continued
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