Politics
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Roger
@Roger -
over 2 years ago
Analysis: Joe Biden wants to show he's in charge of inflation ... while showing someone else is i...
President Joe Biden will meet with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Tuesday in a kind of performative politics that will almost certainly do nothing to help Americans better afford everyday items.
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Adelia
@Adelia -
about 5 years ago
With the Faithful at Trump’s North Carolina Rally: ‘He Speaks Like Me’
With the Faithful at Trump’s North Carolina Rally: ‘He Speaks Like Me’FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Rick Myers traveled from central California — 2,861.9 estimated miles, according to a sign he was carrying — to arrive more than seven hours early at President Trump’s rally on Mond...continued
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Abbie
@Abbie -
about 2 years ago
Analysis: Shinzo Abe's divisive legacy lingers in Japanese policy - Reuters
Two months after he was assassinated, Shinzo Abe is still stirring controversy, evidence of how the polarising former premier's legacy is shaping Japanese…/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BL2IWFZFYRNKPF54LX3YS24IJ4.jpg)
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Webster
@Webster -
3 months ago
Iran Is Trying to Interfere in U.S. Election, Including Hacking Campaigns: Intel Agencies
U.S. intelligence agencies say the cyber intrusion was part of a brazen and broader effort by Tehran to interfere in American politics and potentially shape the outcome of the election.
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Jaydon
@Jaydon -
5 months ago
Levelling up phrase to be erased, says minister
Jim McMahon says it was "only ever a slogan" and would be taken out of his department's name.
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Alan
@Alan -
4 months ago
A dark and dangerous new chapter for American politics
The illusion of security and safety in American politics – built over decades - has been dramatically shattered.
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Myles
@Myles -
6 months ago
A majority of Americans polled believe the economy is in a recession — but it isn't
Inflation and politics appear to be driving the disconnect between Americans' view on the broader economy and reality.
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Delia
@Delia -
over 3 years ago
The Didi clampdown marks a sea change in the politics of global investment
For Beijing ‘data security’ now trumps the old desire to have its tech firms seen as global championsIt’s tech, it’s Chinese and it looks a bit like Uber, so it must be hugely valuable. That, we must assume, was the analysis of those US investors who piled in…
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Izaiah
@Izaiah -
12 months ago
My Father, My Faith, and Donald Trump
Here, in our house of worship, people were taunting me about politics as I tried to mourn.
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Alvah
@Alvah -
12 months ago
It's crazy how much TfL can learn about us from our mobile data
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Webster
@Webster -
about 4 years ago
Joe Biden Is Very Offline—and That’s OK
“Every period has its great men, and if these are lacking, it invents them.” Those are the words of philosopher Claude Adrien Helvétius. Or, well, they probably are. The phrase comes from Leon Trotsky, who quoted Helvétius in his memoirs as a way to dis Stalin. Rude! But ...continued
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Oren
@Oren -
over 2 years ago
Opinion: The surprising reason for Joe Biden's low approval rating
One of the most obvious realities of American politics is that the Republican Party, members of which have pushed increasingly hateful rhetoric, is blocking President Joe Biden's reform efforts to improve people's lives. What is much less recognized is that a…
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Marlon
@Marlon -
about 5 years ago
Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry
Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine InquiryWASHINGTON — As a member of Congress, Mike Pompeo drove the Republican inquiry into the killing of a United States ambassador in Benghazi, Libya, and made clear there was no place for politics in Ame...continued
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Garnet
@Garnet -
5 months ago
Big Tech Is Giving Campaigns Both the Venom and the Antidote for GenAI
Microsoft and Google have taught dozens of political groups how to use generative AI tools like their Copilot and Gemini chatbots, but the situation is a little complicated.
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Marjory
@Marjory -
over 4 years ago
Researchers have already tested Google’s algorithms for political bias
In August 2018, President Donald Trump claimed that social media was "totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices." Not much was new about this: for years, conservatives have accused tech companies of political bias. Just last July, Senator Ted Cruz (R-T...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
over 4 years ago
The Politics of Counting Things Is About to Explode
"There's nothing from the CDC that I can trust," snapped U.S. coronavirus task-force leader Deborah Birx at a White House meeting earlier this month. According to news reports, Birx was frustrated at the agency’s tally of coronavirus deaths, as she and colleagues worried ...continued
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Nestor
@Nestor -
about 2 months ago
Ick Is Like The Blob Meets Venom, But in a High School Horror Movie
Brandon Routh stars in the latest film from Joseph Kahn, director of Bodied, Detention, and Torque.
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Roger
@Roger -
over 3 years ago
Olympics Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games transformed by pandemic and drama - Reuters
Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/WFQYM5I3NBKSDDHJNEUFVTL4NU.jpg)
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Cynthia
@Cynthia -
over 4 years ago
Vaccine nationalism's politics
SOURCE: INDIANA UNIVERSITYBefore coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) struck, cooperation on global health—especially for pandemic preparedness and response—would, we told ourselves, enhance national security, support economic wealth, protect human rights, and facilitate h...continued
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Ismael
@Ismael -
about 1 year ago
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Run for President as an Independent, Drop Democratic Primary Bid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., part of one of the most famous Democratic families in politics, said he will run for president as an independent.
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Alexander
@Alexander -
over 4 years ago
States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science – Not Politics – Will Guide' Decisions
States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science — Not Politics — Will Guide' DecisionsEnlarge this image toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images David McNew/Getty ImagesThe governors of New York and California — two of the largest economies in the U.S. — have formed allianc...continued
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Giles
@Giles -
over 5 years ago
David Fincher Reveals When ‘Mindhunter’ Is Returning And The Season’s ‘Tragic Story’
David Fincher Reveals When ‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 PremieresIf it feels like Netflix has been lacking in shows about hunting minds, that’s because it has. The first season of Mindhunter, the David Fincher- and Charlize Theron-produced series about two FBI agents (Jonathan G...continued
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Josiah
@Josiah -
almost 4 years ago
Explainer: What hardline Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab's return means for Indonesian politics - Re...
Six supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a shootout on Monday, police said, raising worries the clash could reignite tensions between authorities and Islamist groups in the world’s biggest Muslim majority country.
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Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
over 5 years ago
The Politics of Climate Change
The Politics of Climate Change - The New York TimesDonald Shockey Miami The writer is an urban planner.Re “Oregon’s Climate Bill and the Case of the Disappearing Republicans” (news article, June 25):The standoff over a climate bill in Oregon’s statehouse is distressing. B...continued
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Rose
@Rose -
over 5 years ago
Remember when Trump denounced executive orders? And his base cheered?
Remember when Trump denounced executive orders? And his base cheered?"The White House is developing a plan to cut taxes by indexing capital gains to inflation … in a move that would largely benefit the wealthy and may be done in a way that …We may now safely say that this...continued
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