Politics
Anything to do with Politics
Iva
@Iva -
almost 5 years ago
America: There Will Be Blood
America: There Will Be BloodTHERE WILL BE BLOOD - dailymail.co.uk Date: June 23, 2019Islam is a belief of blood. It lives and thrives on blood. It can be animal blood, enemy blood or even its own blood.Unless our government sees the handwriting on the wall and deals w...continued
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Allene
@Allene -
over 2 years ago
Jon Ronson Seeks the Clashes That Led to the Culture Wars
In his podcast “Things Fell Apart,” the writer looks to conflicts from past decades to help us understand America’s current fault lines.
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Americo
@Americo -
4 months ago
Why the US Is Pumping More Oil Than Any Country in History
The politics of solving climate change may, paradoxically, require producing more fossil fuels for a while. Roge Karma, writing for The Atlantic: By boosting domestic oil supply, the Biden administration seems to be contributing to the very problem it claims …
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Adelia
@Adelia -
over 2 years ago
Austria's new chancellor resigns; predecessor quits politics
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced Thursday he is stepping down just two months after taking over from predecessor Sebastian Kurz, who...
2 minutes read
Kristina
@Kristina -
over 2 years ago
A banking crisis isn’t just bad for business, it can also poison politics | Torsten Bell
The failure of Germany’s second biggest bank in 1931 was a factor in the rise of the NazisFinancial crises are a really bad idea. We learned that in the UK with the 2008 banking crisis. It doubled our national debt and was followed by a decade of lost earning…
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Grayce
@Grayce -
about 2 years ago
Kamala Harris heads to Poland amid clash over fighter jets – US politics live
Vice-president to visit Warsaw and Bucharest, RomaniaClash between Poland and US over MiG-29s reveals tensions in warBiden’s impossible bind: how should the US tackle Russia’s invasion?Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates
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Elody
@Elody -
almost 3 years ago
Tony Podesta Weighs Return to Lobbying and Democratic Politics
Tony Podesta turned to art dealing after becoming ensnared in the Trump-Russia scandal. With his friends running Washington, he is eying a return to lobbying.
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Nestor
@Nestor -
almost 4 years ago
Facebook will start verifying the identities of accounts that keep going viral
Facebook will now require people behind individual profiles with “high reach” to verify their identity, the company announced today. Facebook hopes this will ensure users are seeing more authentic posts from people, instead of ones from bots or users concealing their iden...continued
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
19 days ago
Instagram and Threads users can now opt to limit political content in their timeline
Meta had confirmed earlier this year that it would let users choose to see less politics-related content on Instagram and Threads. Now the company has confirmed that this option is finally being rolled out to users on both platforms. Read on as we detail how …
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Colin
@Colin -
almost 2 years ago
Mark Shields, longtime U.S. political commentator, dies at 85 - Reuters.com
Mark Shields, a longtime TV political pundit and syndicated columnist in Washington known for his expansive knowledge of U.S. politics, humor and staunch support of liberal Democrats, died on Saturday at age 85.
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Cameron
@Cameron -
almost 5 years ago
Mississippi museums seek Prohibition items for exhibition
Mississippi museums seek Prohibition items for exhibitionJACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is seeking items to tell the story of when liquor was illegal.An exhibition titled “Mississippi Distilled: Prohibition, Piety, and Politics” will o...continued
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Marie
@Marie -
almost 5 years ago
What former officials on the National Security Council really think of John Bolton
President Donald Trump had just said he did not want to go to war with Iran. Yet there was National Security Adviser John Bolton on Wednesday, ratcheting up his campaign against Iran during a trip to the United Arab Emirates. It seemed to be a classic case of cognitive d...continued
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Joe
@Joe -
almost 5 years ago
Video: Anthony Joshua mingles with Nigerians in Lagos slum, Stadium
Video: Anthony Joshua mingles with Nigerians in Lagos slum, StadiumFormer World Heavyweight Champions, Anthony Joshua, is having great fun as he mingles with Nigerians at Makoko and at the National Stadium, Surulere on Saturday.Minimum Wage: NLC, TUC laud Buhari over asse...continued
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Angus
@Angus -
over 4 years ago
Impeachment politics face test in Kentucky election
Impeachment politics face test in Kentucky governor's electionKentucky Republicans hope that President Trump's popularity in the state can carry GOP incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin, who is widely seen as unpopular, to reelection over his Democratic challenger Andy Beshear. CNN'...continued
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Zackery
@Zackery -
almost 4 years ago
Facebook takes down fake accounts linked to Trump advisor Roger Stone
The accounts spent more than $300,000 in Facebook and Instagram ads and had amassed 260,000 followers on Facebook and 61,500 on Instagram.“The people behind this activity used fake accounts … to pose as residents of Florida, post and comment on their own content to make i...continued
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Arvid
@Arvid -
over 3 years ago
Why Polling on The 2020 Presidential Election Missed the Mark
As politics becomes a high-stakes spectator sport, pollsters are reviewing their latest failures. But is part of the problem the public’s overly high expectations of precision?
2 minutes read
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
about 2 years ago
Afghanistan needs compassion from world leaders, not politics | Letter
Former UN humanitarian coordinators Martin Barber and Mark Bowden call for support for Afghanistan’s economy, ahead of a pledging conferenceOn 31 March, heads of government will convene to pledge funds to an appeal for humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.…
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Marjory
@Marjory -
over 3 years ago
UPDATE 1-South Africa's rand falls as local politics weigh - Reuters Africa
(Updates prices)JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (Reuters) - South Africa’s rand fell on Monday, giving back some of the big gains it made late last week as the dollar weakened, as sentiment was hit by speculation that infighting within the ruling African National Congress would prom...continued
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Minnie
@Minnie -
almost 3 years ago
WHO expert says the issue of COVID-19 origins 'poisoned by politics' - Reuters
The World Health Organization's (WHO) top emergency expert Mike Ryan on Friday urged for the separation of the "politics" of the question of the origin of the coronavirus from the science of it, days after U.S. President Joe Biden ordered aides to find answer…/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/BRNRJ2L67VJL3CXN7BEON5WWQE.jpg)
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Elaina
@Elaina -
8 months ago
Are Werewolves Real? New Documentary Werewolves Unearthed Has Fun Investigating
These days, no matter what wild thing you choose to believe, you can find someone who agrees with you. We see it most famously in politics but also quite often in the world of batty conspiracies. And, if you choose to believe that there are wolves out there t…
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
over 3 years ago
UPDATE 1-South Africa's rand falls as local politics weigh - Reuters
(Updates prices)JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (Reuters) - South Africa’s rand fell on Monday, giving back some of the big gains it made late last week as the dollar weakened, as sentiment was hit by speculation that infighting within the ruling African National Congress would prom...continued
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Oren
@Oren -
almost 2 years ago
Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ends campaign for Congress - Reuters.com
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for Congress on Tuesday, saying he was bowing out of politics after it became clear to him that voters in his district were looking for another option./cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/6C3U2B6NXJOZHJYKTA6RVJYJVQ.jpg)
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Ericka
@Ericka -
almost 3 years ago
Ciattarelli Defeats Trump Loyalists in G.O.P. Primary to Take on Murphy
Jack Ciattarelli won New Jersey’s Republican primary and will face Philip D. Murphy, the Democratic incumbent, in November.
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Felicita
@Felicita -
over 4 years ago
Analysis: How Republicans learned to love conspiracy theories
How Republicans learned to love conspiracy theoriesOn one side were the nine witnesses -- all of whom are current or former Trump administration officials.Those facts all painted a very similar picture: A concerted effort -- from a number of senior officials including Pre...continued
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