Politics
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Moises
@Moises -
over 5 years ago
Thursday's Campaign Round-Up, 6.27.19
Thursday's Campaign Round-Up, 6.27.19Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) may not have qualified for this week’s Democratic presidential primary debates, but he’s nevertheless finding some success in I...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
almost 3 years ago
TechScape: Inside the rise and fall of Politics For All
In this week’s newsletter: before it was banned, Politics For All’s emoji-laden tweets were reaching millions of followers – and the UK government - by manipulating the perverse incentives of social mediaDon’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Si…
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Garnet
@Garnet -
over 5 years ago
Alabama Mayor Offers Half-Hearted Apology After Urging “Killing” of LGBTQ People
Alabama Mayor Offers Half-Hearted Apology After Urging “Killing” of LGBTQ PeopleOn the website for the small town of Carbon Hills, Alabama, Mayor Mark Chambers positions himself as a believer in “hard work, dedication, and making fair decisions for the city” who chose to ...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
almost 5 years ago
Bloomberg has reportedly spent $8 billion on Democratic politics and philanthropy over the years
Bloomberg has spent $8 billion on Democratic causes, groups: reportMichael Bloomberg has reportedly dropped more than $8 billion total on philanthropy throughout his life, and hundreds of millions more on key influence points around the Democratic Party. The Washington Po...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
over 3 years ago
Eric Adams Leads in the Mayor’s Race. Here’s What to Know About Him.
Mr. Adams, a moderate Democrat whose campaign focused on crime and public safety, has a long history in New York politics and has faced scrutiny over his ethics.
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Elliott
@Elliott -
over 2 years ago
Party politics won’t solve the climate crisis | Letters
The UK needs an emergency cross-party government to address the reality of ecological collapseAlok Sharma is one of the few in our parliament who is aware that global ecological collapse is now well under way (“As Europe burns, climate chief warns: I may quit…
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
about 5 years ago
Widow of ex-KGB agent backs legal action for release of UK's Russia report
Widow of ex-KGB agent backs legal action for release of UK's Russia reportLONDON (Reuters) - The widow of a Russian dissident murdered in London has backed a legal challenge to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to publish a report on alleged Russian meddling...continued
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Jimmy
@Jimmy -
over 5 years ago
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Emphasizes Independence as Trump Attacks Persist
Fed Chair Powell Weighs Whether Cut Will Be Needed as Risks LoomMr. Trump on Monday tweeted that the Fed “blew it” by increasing rates last year, and he has even toyed with the idea of demoting Mr. Powell to the role of governor. Mr. Trump has alternately impliedthat such...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
almost 3 years ago
Willie Brown on Crime and Street Conditions in San Francisco
The former mayor calls the emergency declaration in the Tenderloin “very bold.”
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Bobby
@Bobby -
almost 3 years ago
How a Tawdry Steakhouse Melee Transfixed Miami Politics
A city commissioner was dining at Morton’s. A lobbyist approached him with a beef that wasn’t about lunch. Everyone called the police. The incident has dominated Miami’s political chatter for days.
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Zetta
@Zetta -
4 months ago
Morgan confirmed as new Wales first minister
Eluned Morgan becomes the first woman to lead the Welsh government leader, following a Senedd vote.
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Cyril
@Cyril -
almost 3 years ago
The Words Democrats Use Are Not the Real Problem
The whys of American politics have much more to do with the ever-changing currents of race, religion and economic production than they do with political messaging.
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Adelia
@Adelia -
9 months ago
Elon Musk’s X allows China-based propaganda banned on other platforms
X accused of overlooking propaganda flagged by Meta and criminal prosecutors.
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 5 years ago
Rep Ilhan Omar reports raising $600,000 more for re-election bid
Rep. Ilhan Omar reports raising $600,000 more for re-election bidRep. Ilhan Omar raised more than $600,000 for her re-election bid between April and June, ending the second quarter with nearly $1 million in her campaign account.Omar, a Democrat from Minneapolis, reported ...continued
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Marjory
@Marjory -
over 1 year ago
Why Biden Invited Italy’s Far-Right Leader to the White House
The far-right Italian leader's politics may be at odds with Biden, but the two have found common ground over Ukraine, China, and more.
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
almost 4 years ago
Don't Tweet the 'Profound' Things Your Kids Say
You can understand the impulse that led Chelsea Clinton to tweet a “cute” anecdote about her 4-year-old son celebrating this week’s inauguration of Joe Biden. Certainly Hillary Clinton’s daughter has plenty of reasons to cheer the ignominious exit from politi…
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Devin
@Devin -
about 4 years ago
Silicon Valley Is Fighting a Losing War Against Politics
Photo : Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Vanity Fair ( Getty Images )You’d be excused for not following the recent brouhaha associated with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong’s announcement that the company would no longer play politics. T he statement, posted to Medium on Sun...continued
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Manley
@Manley -
over 1 year ago
Best of frenemies: can George and Ed’s blokey bantz erase austerity’s scars? | Andrew Anthony
Osborne and Balls are launching an economics podcast. Somehow I doubt there will be a reckoning with the pastWhat should senior politicians do after politics? Disappear into obscurity, earn enormous sums of money on the speech circuit or by lobbying for dodgy…
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Nelson
@Nelson -
9 months ago
Corporate politics can feel just like high school drama — but there are ways to cope
Rosalind Wiseman, whose book inspired "Mean Girls," says there are ways to deal with workplace drama that makes you feel like you're in high school.
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Wilmer
@Wilmer -
5 months ago
Biden, Trump have debated before, but now the men and politics are vastly different
When Joe Biden and Donald Trump face each other on stage in Atlanta, it will mark the first time a sitting president and former president have ever debated.
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Bart
@Bart -
over 1 year ago
How can British politics move forward when it’s still haunted by the 2019 election? | Rafael Behr
With Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer too interested in distancing themselves from their predecessors, it’s hard to tell them apartIf Conservative MPs hadn’t sacked two prime ministers in the past year, some of them would surely be plotting against Rishi Sunak by…
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Jarod
@Jarod -
over 2 years ago
The euro sank below parity for the second time this year on Monday. Here's what's moving currency...
The euro just slipped below the dollar for the second time this year. A top strategist explained how policy and politics are moving the currencies.
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Anderson
@Anderson -
over 5 years ago
Sport24.co.za | Algerian fans switch their focus from politics to football
Algerian fans switch their focus from politics to footballCairo - Algeria's African Cup of Nations final against Senegal will mark the climax not only of the Desert Foxes' campaign on the field, but of their fans' recent political campaign in the stands.In April, long-sta...continued
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Muriel
@Muriel -
7 months ago
I'm a conservative who was born and raised in California. I moved to Arizona for political reason...
Jayne Ashton is a retired police dispatcher who moved from California to Arizona but only stayed 3 months before realizing there's no place like home.
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Kraig
@Kraig -
almost 5 years ago
The Dangerous Seduction of a Trillion Trees
Treeeees. Photo : GettyThe arc of Republican climate politics has gone from supporting market solutions like cap and trade to outright denial over the years. The fetid nature of conservative climate politics has done wonders for short-term political gain and obscenely enr...continued
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