Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Elody @Elody - over 1 year ago
Jill Biden wishes people 'could see more of what Joe has accomplished and how hard he's working'
"He's steady, he's strong, he has wisdom, he knows politics, and he knows where he wants to take the country," the first lady said of President Biden.
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Felicita @Felicita - almost 4 years ago
Canadians want courts, not politics, to decide the fate of Meng Wanzhou: Nanos survey - CTV News
TORONTO -- More than half of Canadians oppose swapping Meng Wanzhou for two Canadians imprisoned in China, according to a new poll from Nanos Research on behalf of CTV News.Additionally, the poll shows, Canadians want the federal government to be more aggressive in freein...continued
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Oren @Oren - over 2 years ago
Factbox: Lebanon's Hariri's turbulent career in politics - Reuters
Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri said on Monday he would not run in a forthcoming parliamentary election and was suspending his role in political life, urging his political party to do the same.
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Rose @Rose - almost 5 years ago
Battle Brexit On Switch With Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition
Battle Brexit On Switch With Not Tonight: Take Back Control EditionTired of politics invading every waking moment with its droning idiocy and vexing portmaneaus? Best click away to look at some new Joy-Con colours or find out the release date of Luigi's Mansion 3, then. N...continued
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Geovany @Geovany - almost 5 years ago
Billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer Announces 2020 Presidential Run
Tom Steyer: Billionaire Democrat Announces 2020 Presidential RunBillionaire Tom Steyer announced Tuesday that he will join the crowded field vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, and promised to commit at least $100 million of his personal fortune to the ...continued
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Cyril @Cyril - over 4 years ago
Impeachment Unites Many Americans in a Desire for ‘Anything But Politics’
Impeachment Unites Many Americans in a Desire for ‘Anything But Politics’It was a momentous day in American history. But, by all indications, it was not a momentous day in the lives of most Americans.So while the House of Representatives debated the impeachment of Preside...continued
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Rex @Rex - almost 5 years ago
YG Rushed By Cops Over "Reckless Driving" Citation On LA's Sunset Strip
YG Rushed By Cops Over "Reckless Driving" Citation On LA's Sunset StripTMZ has been informed of a tense traffic stop that YG was subjected early in the morning after doing rounds at 1 OAK in West Hollywood. The following footage certainly paints a loose narrative of what ...continued
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Angus @Angus - almost 4 years ago
Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operati...
Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operations'Russia-linked accounts supported Kremlin infowar campaigns, China bots spread ‘deceptive’ claims about COVID and Hong Kong politicsTwitter today says they've removed tens ...continued
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Moises @Moises - over 2 years ago
UK denies fishing permits to three-quarters of small French boats - Reuters
France accused Britain of playing politics with post-Brexit fishing rights on Wednesday after London granted licenses to fish in its territorial waters to only 12 small French boats out of 47 applications.
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 4 years ago
New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard Right
New Government Takes Shape in Italy, Sidelining Salvini and the Hard RightROME — Italy’s warring political parties struck a deal late Wednesday to form a new government that shunted aside Matteo Salvini, the hard-right leader who dominated the country’s politics for more ...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - 9 months ago
John Kerry in China: climate crisis must be separated from politics
US climate envoy and former secretary of state is in Beijing for talks with senior Chinese officials amid strained US-China relations John Kerry has said climate change is a “universal threat” and has to be separated from politics during talks between the US …
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Alvah @Alvah - almost 4 years ago
Analysis: The remarkable collapse of Donald Trump's polling numbers
(CNN) One of the defining traits of President Donald Trump's time in office has been the consistency of his poll numbers.No matter what he said, did or tweeted, his numbers stayed steady. Somewhere between 40-45% approved of the job he was doing while 50-55% disapproved.W...continued
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Manley @Manley - almost 2 years ago
Legally Blonde review – joyously camp revamp is in the pink
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonAn overhaul of the original’s gender politics, plenty of Gen-Z touchpoints and a big dollop of kitsch make this musical an irresistible cocktail Here comes another throwback to join the glut of nostalgic 90s and 00s films…
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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - almost 2 years ago
Pakistan's rupee pressured by politics, not fundamentals - finmin - Reuters
Pakistan's finance minister on Wednesday blamed the rupee's slide on political turmoil, saying he expects market jitters over the currency's sharp decline to subside soon.
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Alan @Alan - almost 3 years ago
Analysis: The utter fallacy at the heart of Republicans' 'election security' push
Texas Republicans have a simple reason for the broad changes they have proposed to tighten the rules on who can vote when and how: It's the only way to combat rampant election fraud.
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Minnie @Minnie - 10 months ago
Dutch PM Mark Rutte to leave politics after collapse of government
Netherlands’ longest serving PM announces decision after his coalition resigned on FridayThe Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said on Monday he would leave politics after a general election sparked by his government’…
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Iva @Iva - almost 3 years ago
Europe's LGBT+ Prides swap parties for politics due to COVID-19 - Reuters
Pride marches around Europe are swapping mass parties for much smaller gatherings focused on fighting LGBT+ inequality, with one of the world's biggest parades announcing on Monday scaled back plans for this year's event due to COVID-19.
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Alexandro @Alexandro - about 3 years ago
Lobbyist says Myanmar junta wants to improve relations with the West, spurn China - Reuters
An Israeli-Canadian lobbyist hired by Myanmar's junta said on Saturday that the generals are keen to leave politics after their coup and seek to improve relations with the United States and distance themselves from China.
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Emmie @Emmie - almost 4 years ago
White House protesters were tear gassed because Trump wanted to create photo op
Protesters peacefully exercising their First Amendment right outside the White House were tear gassed on Monday. Why? So that Donald Trump — a former reality TV star — could have a made-for-TV moment of violence as he spoke to the nation. Oh, and so he could walk across t...continued
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Marlon @Marlon - 3 months ago
These 4 Republicans voted against impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, sinking the GOP's ...
Republican Rep. Tom McClintock of California called it "a stunt" that his colleagues moved to impeach Mayorkas.
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Immanuel @Immanuel - 10 months ago
The Guardian view on Labour’s crackdown on free thinkers: it’s bad for the party and politics | E...
The move against Neal Lawson illuminates a wider strategy to march Labour ever rightwards under the cover of big poll leadsThe Labour party’s decision to threaten to expel one of its leading thinkers after 44 years of membership is a political miscalculation.…
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Rose @Rose - about 4 years ago
1980 ‘Miracle On Ice’ Players Slammed For Appearing At Trump Rally In KAG Caps
President Donald Trump honored 14 members of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team in Las Vegas on Friday. And the move had some fans giving the team the freeze.“ The name on the front is more important than the name on the back”. 🏒🏅🇺🇸 #MiracleonIce #40Years pic.t...continued
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Zetta @Zetta - 10 months ago
A Strange Loop review –‘fat, Black, queer body’ musical is magnificent
Barbican theatre, LondonMichael R Jackson’s Pulitzer-winning play is a strikingly original, highly entertaining tour of identity politics and the struggles of selfhoodMichael R Jackson’s “meta” musical is as smart and slippery as it was hailed to be on Broadw…
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Hank @Hank - almost 4 years ago
AMC Changes Its Mind and Says It Will Require Moviegoers to Wear Face Masks
People at a movie theater wearing face masks in Prague, Czech Republic. Photo : Michal Cizek ( AFP via Getty Images )After facing customer backlash, AMC, the largest movie theater chain in the U.S., decided on Friday that health was more important than politics and announ...continued
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Garnet @Garnet - over 2 years ago
Hong Kong's Lam tells solicitors' group to stay out of politics - Reuters
Hong Kong's government may cut ties with one of the city's key legal profession associations if it gets involved in politics, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday in her latest warning to civil society groups.
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