Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Marie
@Marie -
over 2 years ago
Dog noises, name calling, claims of abuse: a week of shame in Australian politics
Despite a review finding one in three parliamentary staffers have been sexually harassed, behaviour inside the building shows no sign of improvementAllegations of abuse and accusations of widespread sexism. Bullying and harassment particularly of women. A cab…
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 2 years ago
Australia COVID numbers surge as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics - Reuters Australia
Australia recorded another surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted a staged reopening of the economy, while state leaders argued over domestic border controls./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BEVINOQ5X5MNLOZ2QVLUV7DUEY.jpg)
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
over 1 year ago
Pakistan court to indict ex-PM Khan on contempt of court charges -broadcasters - Reuters
A Pakistani court decided on Thursday to indict former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of contempt of court, local broadcasters reported, which could lead to his disqualification from politics if convicted./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/ERZDWBUHQJPEZHSHS2M3HV4O6U.jpg)
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Devin
@Devin -
almost 2 years ago
Democratic campaign vet warns that the left's 'schoolmarm' tone is alienating middle America
Lis Smith said it would be a "lot healthier for our body politics" to back young politicians who can appeal "to people across the political spectrum."
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Americo
@Americo -
over 2 years ago
Analysis: The Texas abortion law is a reminder of the Supreme Court stakes for Democrats
Sometimes doing nothing can be hugely impactful.
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Erik
@Erik -
almost 2 years ago
Families of detained Americans to Biden: Put patriotism over politics - Reuters.com
Families of more than a dozen Americans detained abroad pressed the administration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday to act more decisively to secure the release of their loved ones and called on the government to "put patriotism over politics."/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/VQQWBZZRWFLSTHOMNVTCKZBBSQ.jpg)
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Ericka
@Ericka -
over 1 year ago
Lachlan Murdoch files defamation action against independent news outlet Crikey
Claim lodged by co-chairman of News Corp names news website, politics editor Bernard Keane and editor-in-chief Peter Fray as respondentsLachlan Murdoch has filed proceedings for defamation in the federal court against independent news site Crikey over an arti…
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Dayton
@Dayton -
over 4 years ago
Joan Baez on 3 Days of Pregnancy and Priggishness at Woodstock
Joan Baez on 3 Days of Pregnancy and Priggishness at Woodstock[Laughs.] No, she was just wonderful.How did you pick your set list?I’ve run into this before, like at Live Aid. What do I sing? Not everybody knows me, and my music isn’t rock ’n’ roll. So at Woodstock, I did ...continued
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Muriel
@Muriel -
about 2 years ago
Ron DeSantis takes his culture war to the next level
• Florida rejects 41% of new math textbooks, citing critical race theory among its reasons • Opinion: The red-blue divide grows bigger
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Americo
@Americo -
over 1 year ago
Biden has called three Florida mayors — but not Gov. Ron DeSantis — to talk about Hurricane Ian
"We are very focused on what the needs of Florida are right now," the FEMA administrator said. "We do not bring politics into our ability to respond to these disasters,"
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Raoul
@Raoul -
about 2 years ago
Analysis: This is the most dangerous thing Trump said over the weekend
Donald Trump's pledge to consider pardoning those arrested on January 6 if he wins the presidency again in 2024 drew most of the headlines over the weekend. But it was something else he said in a free-form (and fact-free) campaign-style speech in Texas on Sat…
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Elliott
@Elliott -
over 3 years ago
Analysis: Here's the wildest prediction you'll hear about how Trump gets a pardon
The dominant question of President Donald Trump's final six weeks in office is who he will pardon -- and, specifically, whether he will attempt to pardon himself.
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Juliet
@Juliet -
10 months ago
Instagram Posts About a 17th-Century King Are Getting People Arrested
Right-wing groups in India are policing social media and reporting minorities for allegedly offending their religion.
3 minutes read
Zackery
@Zackery -
almost 3 years ago
Coates pulls rank as Queensland premier backflips on opening ceremony - Reuters
Olympic boss John Coates left few in doubt about the power of sport in Australian politics as he publicly ordered Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend Tokyo's opening ceremony after the IOC awarded Brisbane the 2032 Games./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/4VCHXVGEM5LBJMJUUDFS6NKLAE.jpg)
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Emmie
@Emmie -
about 2 months ago
Meet Sen. Katie Britt: The 42-year-old Alabama Republican giving the GOP response to Biden's Stat...
Britt is viewed as a rising star within Republican politics. The GOP response Thursday night is just the latest moment in her ascent.
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Dayton
@Dayton -
4 months ago
Ron DeSantis keeps talking about blowing up The Bahamas
Ron DeSantis is curiously talking about "flattening" the Bahamas on the campaign trial, prompting the US Embassy in Nassau to respond.
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Delia
@Delia -
over 2 years ago
Spacing Out: Telescopes, Politics, and Spacecraft Design
Let’s launch into a round-up of stories that are out of this world, as we take a look at what’s happening in the realm of space exploration. Ten Billion Dollars For A Telescope? DonR…
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Grayce
@Grayce -
almost 5 years ago
Riding the Post-Debate Buzz With Kamala Harris’s Sorority Sisters
Kamala Harris’s Secret Weapon: The Sisterhood of Alpha Kappa AlphaNASHVILLE — It had been on the calendar for months, the annual leadership conference of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. But the talk at the gathering of 8,000 women last weekend was about far more than the ...continued
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Devin
@Devin -
almost 5 years ago
Luis Alvarez, former NYPD cop who advocated for 9/11 responders with Jon Stewart, dies
Luis Alvarez, 9/11 responder who advocated with Jon Stewart, diesWASHINGTON – Luis Alvarez, a retired New York Police Department detective and 9/11 first responder who urged Congress earlier this month to extend benefits for those who responded to the 2011 terror attacks,...continued
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Madalyn
@Madalyn -
over 4 years ago
Why the ‘Wokest’ Candidates Are the Weakest
Why the ‘Wokest’ Candidates Are the Weakest - The New York TimesDemocrats are too “woke” for their own good, or so goes the argument.“Today’s progressivism is more or less a secular form of religion with its own high standards,” Matt Lewis, a conservative columnist, wrote...continued
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Meggie
@Meggie -
about 4 years ago
Analysis: Trump's dangerous freelancing on coronavirus
"The President is no longer traveling to Atlanta today. The CDC has been proactive and prepared since the very beginning and the President does not want to interfere with the CDC's mission to protect the health and welfare of their people and the agency."OK! Makes some se...continued
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Monserrat
@Monserrat -
3 months ago
Why RFK Jr. Is Suddenly Everywhere Online
The internet has become RFK Jr.’s campaign headquarters, where likes and shares have replaced more traditional election outreach.
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Roger
@Roger -
over 3 years ago
Brazilian politics hit by wave of violence ahead of Sunday vote - Reuters UK
Brazilians return to the polls in 57 cities on Sunday for the runoffs of municipal elections that have seen surging violence involving assassinations and physical attacks on candidates.
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Muriel
@Muriel -
over 2 years ago
Pope, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics - Reuters
Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the cross should not be used as a political symbol and warned against Christians trying to be triumphalist, in an apparent criticism of the use of religion for partisan ends./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/OODWAXCI2FORNIK357WFQWNDAQ.jpg)
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Grayce
@Grayce -
over 3 years ago
Brazilian politics hit by wave of violence ahead of Sunday vote - Reuters.com
Brazilians return to the polls in 57 cities on Sunday for the runoffs of municipal elections that have seen surging violence involving assassinations and physical attacks on candidates.
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