Politics
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Elliott @Elliott - over 5 years ago
This won't cost him
This won't cost himAt the risk of outing myself as an absolute cretin, I will admit that when I first saw second-hand reports of President Trump's weekend tweets about Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ayanna P...continued
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Mariano @Mariano - over 5 years ago
Jimmy Carter says full Russia investigation would show Trump did not win 2016 election
Trump did not win in 2016, full Russia probe would showJimmy Carter told a crowd Friday that a full investigation into Russian election interference would show President Donald Trump did not win the 2016 election and that he ascended to the presidency by way of the Russia...continued
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Zetta @Zetta - over 1 year ago
Chronological feeds won’t fix platform polarization, new Meta-backed research suggests
Facebook and Instagram users see wildly different political news in their feeds depending on their political beliefs, but chronological feeds won’t fix the problem, new research suggests.
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Alexzander @Alexzander - about 5 years ago
Conspiracy Theorists Are Less Angry Than the Rest of Reddit, Study Finds
Conspiracy Theorists Are Less Angry Than the Rest of Reddit, Study FindsThe path to the million-member-strong league on Reddit’s r/conspiracy is paved with politics, toxicity, and tech culture, a sprawling study has found. From an eight-year sample ranging from 2007 to 20...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - about 2 years ago
Florida is suing the Biden administration's FDA for 'unreasonably delayed' approval of prescripti...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wondered whether politics or pharmaceutical lobbying could be blamed for the delay.
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Rowan @Rowan - over 1 year ago
‘He’s ruined the place’: relief in Uxbridge at Boris Johnson’s resignation
Many in former PM’s constituency say they are disillusioned with politics as a byelection loomsUK politics live – latest updatesIt was not until the final paragraphs of Boris Johnson’s more than 1,000-word resignation letter – after the comm…
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Joe @Joe - about 2 months ago
America sort of likes Kamala Harris – and that might just be enough
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in an extremely close race. But on one key metric, Harris is showing signs of momentum.
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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - over 5 years ago
Bob Beckel Breaks Confidentiality Agreement, Says Fox News Exit Was A Set-Up
Bob Beckel Breaks Confidentiality Agreement, Says Fox News Exit Was A Set-UpFormer Fox News contributor Bob Beckel admitted to violating his confidentiality agreement Saturday during a radio interview, claiming that his exit from the network was a “set-up.”Beckel, who cal...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - over 5 years ago
Leak of UK ambassador’s Trump views shows honesty has no place in international relations
Leak of UK ambassador’s Trump views shows honesty has no place in international relations — RT UK NewsBritain’s establishment is scrambling to limit the damage caused by a leak of the UK ambassador’s classified criticism of Donald Trump, even if it’s clear that most of t...continued
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Alexie @Alexie - about 1 year ago
My Kid Wants to Be an Influencer. Is That Bad?
WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist advises a parent who’s freaking out about their 6-year-old’s ambitions to make a life online.
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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 5 years ago
Who Can Lead a More Progressive Party?
Who Can Lead a More Progressive Party?Kamala Harris did the nation a service last night by challenging Joe Biden on his opposition to busing and his praise for explicitly racist senators. She was relaxed, pointed, and articulate, and left the former vice president flounde...continued
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Elian @Elian - 7 months ago
Jesse Plemons’ Civil War character says the quiet part out loud
When his militiaman asks ‘What kind of American are you?’ in front of a grave of bodies, the politics of Alex Garland’s divisive A24 war movie are clear.
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Torey @Torey - about 5 years ago
The Tea Party Didn’t Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of Anger
The Tea Party Didn’t Get What It Wanted, but It Did Unleash the Politics of AngerBut the bare-knuckle, brawling style that the Tea Party brought to American politics, Mr. Brandon added, is still very much intact. And in Mr. Trump, the movement has found a champion who is ...continued
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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 1 year ago
So George Osborne has a new podcast. What do the victims of his austerity policies get? | Aditya ...
Entertainment launders reputations. No wonder washed-up politicians are so keen to invest in this great speech bubbleFew things became Alan Clark less than retirement. “My mind races,” the Thatcher-era Tory junior minister raged into his diaries. “I am hungry…
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Alexander @Alexander - over 2 years ago
John Ivison: What an ill-advised tweet taught me about our divided politics - National Post
John Ivison: What an ill-advised tweet taught me about our divided politics National Post
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Nestor @Nestor - about 1 month ago
Metaphor: ReFantazio: 5 Tips I Wish I'd Known When I Started Playing
From the creators of the Persona franchise comes a new fantasy RPG rife with politics and a rich story.
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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 3 years ago
Brexit and Covid have created the perfect moment for the politics of crackdown | John Harris
We feel besieged and imperilled, and the Johnson government is seizing the chance to weaken our most fundamental libertiesIf you were wondering when the widely predicted post-Brexit dystopia might move beyond the imaginings of TV scriptwriters and into the re…
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Jaydon @Jaydon - over 5 years ago
Ivan Cooper funeral: tributes paid to ‘towering figure’ of NI civil rights
tributes paid to ‘towering figure’ of NI civil rightsNorthern Ireland civil rights leader Ivan Cooper believed “to his last breath” that a better future was possible, President Michael D Higgins said, after he attend Mr Cooper’s funeral in his home city of Derry.“There wa...continued
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Americo @Americo - almost 4 years ago
'Toxic Individualism': Pandemic Politics Driving Health Care Workers From Small Towns
A wave of departing medical professionals in rural areas threatens to leave gaping holes in these health care systems and local economies, and trigger a death spiral of that may be hard to stop.
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Raoul @Raoul - over 5 years ago
Betsy DeVos Approves Testing Flexibility Under ESSA for Two More States
Betsy DeVos Approves Testing Flexibility Under ESSA for Two More StatesThe number of states that can try out new ways to test students under the Every Student Succeeds Act just doubled.U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Wednesday that she had approved Georg...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Actor Kevin Spacey's alleged sex assault victim sues over 'lascivious conduct'
Actor Kevin Spacey's alleged sex assault victim sues over 'lascivious conduct'BOSTON (Reuters) - The man former “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey is charged with sexually assaulting at a bar on the Massachusetts beach island of Nantucket three years ago has sued the Osca...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - over 5 years ago
Kamala Harris Comes Into Her Own
Kamala Harris Surges as Black Women Sense Their PowerTheodore R. Johnson: Kamala Harris knew what she was doing“I think candidates have figured out that you need to speak to and hear from black women and go there as opposed to expecting them to come to you,” she told me d...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - about 3 years ago
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court
In an interview prompted by his new book, the 83-year-old leader of the court’s liberal wing said he is working on a decision about when to step down.
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Webster @Webster - 8 months ago
Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default
Instagram never directly told users it was limiting political content by default.
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