Politics
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Casper
@Casper -
over 5 years ago
Pew: YouTube videos with kids or video games get most views
YouTube videos with kids or video games get most viewsThe study made it clear that YouTube is hardly a phenomenon restricted to the US. All together, the high-subscriber channels (those with at least 250,000 subscribers) analyzed by Pew produced a total of a quarter-milli...continued
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Gregoria
@Gregoria -
over 2 years ago
Column: Stirring ingredients of 1985's dollar-capping Plaza Accord - Reuters.com
There's a familiar air of 1985 about - and not just in Cold War politics or the gull-wing DeLoreans in "Back to the Future".
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Ismael
@Ismael -
over 5 years ago
Labour MP David Lammy says he would 'pour whatever I can get my hands on' over a white supremacist
Labour MP David Lammy says he would 'pour whatever I can get my hands on' over a white supremacistLabour MP David Lammy has said he would be willing to “pour whatever I can get my hands on” over a white supremacist during a tirade about “hard right” politics.The MP for To...continued
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Clarissa
@Clarissa -
over 2 years ago
Elon Musk is the king of trolls in an age of troll politics. Time to stop feeding him | Aditya Ch...
There are no good defences of the new Twitter owner’s vile bullying, which forms an integral part of his empireEven while hammering out the final details of his £35bn ($44bn) purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk took some time out this weekend to tweet. He likes tw…
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Kristina
@Kristina -
over 1 year ago
The politics of street food: the South African chef championing Zulu cuisine
For Mmabatho Molefe, whose Cape Town restaurant reinvents ‘peasant dishes’, cooking is a way to fight prejudice When Mmabatho Molefe was growing up in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, Friday was a special day, when her parents would gave her pocke…
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Joe
@Joe -
over 5 years ago
New German defence minister sees public support wane
New German defence minister sees public support waneBERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has seen her public support dip since she took over as defence minister on Wednesday, an opinion poll showed on Saturday (Jul 20).In a poll ...continued
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Rex
@Rex -
over 5 years ago
When an unwell Sheila Dikshit wanted to quit in 2012 but stayed on due to Nirbhaya incident!
When an unwell Sheila Dikshit wanted to quit in 2012 but stayed on due to Nirbhaya incident!NEW DELHI: In the winter of 2012, Sheila Dikshit underwent her second angioplasty and her family wanted her to quit politics but then the horrific December 16 gang rape took place ...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
over 5 years ago
Two women say writer told them of alleged Trump assault at the time
Two women say writer told them of alleged Trump assault at the time - WorldWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two women have backed up writer E. Jean Carroll's account of an alleged sexual attack by President Donald Trump more than 20 years ago, both saying in an interview published ...continued
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Allene
@Allene -
about 2 years ago
The Inflation Reduction Act Is About to Jumpstart U.S. Climate Policy and Change the World
The bill will jumpstart an economic transformation and rejigger international climate politics— and affect the way Americans live.
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Hannah
@Hannah -
about 5 years ago
Analysis: The President's Minnesota pipe dream
Donald Trump's Minnesota pipe dreamIn the wake of a recent "Keep America Great" rally in Minneapolis, President Donald Trumptweeted this: "We are going to fight with all of our heart and soul and we are going to win the great state of Minnesota in 2020." new poll conducte...continued
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Elliott
@Elliott -
over 4 years ago
Finding the balance between safety and freedom in the shadow of COVID-19
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: AI and SurveillanceCountries around the globe are focusing their collective attention on humanity’s most immediate existential threat. The coronavirus threatens jobs, global economic activity, international...continued
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Adelia
@Adelia -
over 5 years ago
Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes wins appeal against £20,000 EU referendum fine
Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes wins appeal against £20,000 EU referendum fineThe founder of pro-Brexit campaign group BeLeave has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed by the Electoral Commission.Darren Grimes was fined in 2018 after being accused of breaching sp...continued
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Giles
@Giles -
over 5 years ago
Merkel’s health is a private matter, say Germans
Merkel’s health is a private matter, say GermansBERLIN: Most Germans believe Angela Merkel’s health is a private matter, a poll showed today, after the chancellor suffered the latest in a series of shaking episodes this week that have raised questions about whether she sh...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
about 5 years ago
Democrats, Once Wary of Partisan Impeachment Inquiry Vote, Unite as Politics Shift
Democrats, Once Wary of Partisan Impeachment Inquiry Vote, Unite as Politics ShiftThe measure would also provide a mechanism for Republicans to request subpoenas for witnesses and documents — a point that Ms. Pelosi emphasized on Wednesday during the closed-door session. ...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
about 3 years ago
Factbox: Five things to know about Philippine President Duterte's daughter - Reuters
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's surprise retirement from politics after his term ends next year has cleared the way for his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio's presidential run./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/R6EK2XWZTRPPTK5V5C35QD23A4.jpg)
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Jessika
@Jessika -
over 4 years ago
Analysis: Donald Trump's twisted definition of toughness
(CNN) On Monday night, after days of protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump addressed the nation with a very simple message: I am tough as hell."I am your President of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters," Tru...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
over 2 years ago
Modi's ruling party ahead in crucial state polls in India
The results are seen as a referendum on the prime minister's popularity and a resounding endorsement of his party's Hindu-first politics.
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Alexzander
@Alexzander -
over 1 year ago
Fifa Women’s World Cup rules for fans: leave your ladders, frisbees and politics at home
Ticket-holders must accept extensive terms and conditionsMany are reasonable while others are weirdly specificFans lucky enough to score tickets to the Women’s World Cup have been instructed to leave their ladders, rolls of paper an…
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Meggie
@Meggie -
over 5 years ago
Does the United States Still Exist?
Does the United States Still Exist?, by Paul Craig RobertsFareed Zakaria shows his extraordinary dishonesty by maintaining that it is racist to represent the interests of white people, but not racist to represent the interests of black people or other non-white people. He...continued
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Alexie
@Alexie -
over 4 years ago
Fauci tells ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' that attending rallies, protests is 'risky'
Fauci tells ABC's 'Powerhouse Politics' that attending rallies, protests is 'risky' Fauci says his advice for protests, campaign rallies is the same.Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Friday that his advice for people who want to attend Presid...continued
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Assunta
@Assunta -
over 5 years ago
A Trump event will reportedly ruin the view of the 4th of July fireworks for many in DC
Trump event will reportedly ruin the view of July 4th fireworks in DCThe crackling fireworks display on July 4th is a celebrated American tradition. In Washington D.C., the upcoming show at the National Mall is being billed as the largest fireworks display the nation's ca...continued
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Mariano
@Mariano -
over 5 years ago
(We Didn't) Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran…Yet
(We Didn’t) Bomb Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran…Yet – Reason.comWe don't know what will happen next in Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today is in Riyadh—rarely a happy portent for U.S. foreign policy—talking up a "global coalition" against Iran, as President Donald ...continued
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Erik
@Erik -
over 4 years ago
One Twitter account is reposting everything Trump tweets. It was suspended within 3 days.
"This account will tweet what the President tweets," Twitter account SuspendThePres posted on May 29. "Let's see if it gets suspended for violating twitters [terms of service]."Approximately 68 hours later, SuspendThePres was temporarily suspended for violating Twitter's ...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 2 years ago
Pacifists are being elbowed out of British politics just when we need them most | Andy Beckett
Being anti-war doesn’t mean being pro-Putin. Yet the peace movement has been demonised in the wake of the Ukraine crisisIt’s a strange time to be a pacifist in Britain. Everywhere there are calls for an end to the war in Ukraine: from politicians to Premier L…
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Kraig
@Kraig -
about 2 years ago
Bolsonaro Brings Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ Tactics to the Brazilian Election
If the Brazilian President has learned anything from Trump, it’s that the politics of grievance can have its advantages.
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