Politics

Anything to do with Politics

Rex @Rex - about 2 months ago

Google’s Gemini AI now refuses to answer election questions

Gemini is opting out of election-related responses entirely for 2024.

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Kristina @Kristina - almost 4 years ago

Australian MP dons garbage bag to protest 'rubbish' sexism in politics - Reuters

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A video of a female lawmaker wearing a garbage bag to protest what she called “rubbish” comments on her clothes has gone viral in Australia and drawn support from across the political spectrum.In it Nicolle Flint of the ruling Liberal Party ...continued

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Alexander @Alexander - over 3 years ago

Kidnapping Plot Against Whitmer Becomes Part of Michigan Politics

“Paul Smith’s conspiracy theories and hateful remarks do not represent our values. That is why the House Republican Campaign Committee is not supporting him and will not spend one dime to get him elected,” they said in a statement.But Mr. Smith isn’t the only Republican w...continued

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Emmie @Emmie - almost 3 years ago

Kathryn Garcia Doesn’t Want to Be Anyone’s No. 2

Ms. Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner, was regarded as New York City’s problem solver. Now she faces her own challenge: persuading voters to elect a newcomer to politics.

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Alvah @Alvah - over 4 years ago

Danger on both left and right, warns UK business group CBI

Danger on both left and right, warns UK business group CBILONDON (Reuters) - There is a threat to British business from both the left and the right of politics, the country’s biggest business lobby group the CBI warned on Monday, a month before voters head to the polls to...continued

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Ismael @Ismael - almost 2 years ago

Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision

Google will allow employees to move between states in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . In an email obtained by The Verge , the company’s chief people officer, Fiona Cicconi, said workers could “apply for relocation withou…

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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 3 years ago

British Post-Punk Band Idles Are Throwing a Revolution, and Everyone's Invited

Abbey Road’s Studio 2 was an unruly cacophony on a weekend in late August. The British post-punk band Idles were livestreaming a show — their first performance in 2020 — and discovering they were out of practice. But the group’s outspoken frontman, Joe Talbot, was in prim...continued

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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 4 years ago

This supercut of Trump's heavy breathing is disturbing

Speaking to the nation about the novel coronavirus on Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump, for some reason, took a number of deep, labored breaths. And — because the internet is the internet — someone brilliantly edited all those moments into one disturbing supercut...continued

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Abbie @Abbie - 8 months ago

The Misguided Debate Over “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Why is so much press coverage of this viral song focused solely on politics?

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Maureen @Maureen - over 2 years ago

8 Black Women Who Are Mayors in Some of the U.S.'s Biggest Cities

Black women achieved a historic milestone as mayors of eight major American cities this year. Political analysts say the record number points to “the age of Black women in politics.”

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Monserrat @Monserrat - over 2 years ago

Maldives' ex-president Yameen walks free after graft conviction overturned - Reuters

Maldives' former president Abdulla Yameen was freed from house arrest on Tuesday after a top court overturned a money-laundering and embezzlement conviction, allowing him to potentially make a return to politics.

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Colin @Colin - almost 5 years ago

7 acts to see at London's Naked City festival

7 acts to see at London's Naked City festivalNaked City is the newest London day festival that aims to shift the focus away from the hyped-up headliners doing the festival circuit each year.Taking place in South London’s Beckenham Place Park, Naked City has instead filled...continued

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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago

Kamala Harris Changes the Race While Trump Tells on Himself

Welcome to our weekly analysis of the state of the 2020 campaign.The week in numbersJoseph R. Biden Jr. has raised more than $50 million since he named Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, a massive outpouring of donations that could help his campaign expand the ele...continued

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Cyril @Cyril - about 3 years ago

James hits back at Ibrahimovic criticism of political activism - Reuters

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Friday fired back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and vowed to never stay silent about social causes after he was criticised by the AC Milan forward for sticking his nose into politics.

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Joe @Joe - 7 months ago

The Moral Failure of Campus Hamas Apologists

By excusing murder and kidnapping, activist groups have already changed campus politics in America.

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Zetta @Zetta - over 3 years ago

Trump, Biden and the Tough Guy, Nice Guy Politics of 2020

The 2016 election was a referendum on many things, including what Americans thought a woman could do or be. Now it’s a question of what a man should be.

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Monserrat @Monserrat - about 3 years ago

Tactical problems and Iranian politics hinder revival of nuclear talks, France says - Reuters

France's foreign minister said on Tuesday that efforts to revive nuclear talks with Iran were being held up by "tactical problems" and the domestic situation in Iran ahead of its presidential election in June.

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Kristina @Kristina - almost 2 years ago

Meta settles US lawsuit over housing discrimination

Meta has agreed to settle 2019 charges that it enabled housing discrimination through ad targeting. The deal with the Justice Department will have the company end use of a "Special Ad Audiences" tool that allegedly used a discrimination-prone algorithm to wid…

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Delia @Delia - almost 5 years ago

The Presence of Foreign Troops in Australia: The US Marines in Darwin

The Presence of Foreign Troops in Australia: The US Marines in DarwinSubordinates rarely have a good time of dictating matters to their superiors. In the webbed power relations that pass as realpolitik, Australia is the well behaved child in the front of the room, yearnin...continued

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Zackery @Zackery - almost 4 years ago

Watch Elizabeth Warren's good dog, Bailey, enjoy a delicious birthday burrito

Elizabeth Warren's very good dog, Bailey, is celebrating his birthday with a delicious treat that puts any cake to shame: a birthday burrito.On Friday, Warren shared a video on social media of Bailey chowing down on his birthday burrito in their Cambridge, Massachusetts h...continued

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Nestor @Nestor - over 3 years ago

Trump and Biden Make Politics Out of College Football Shutdowns

Mark Emmert, the N.C.A.A. president, said he had not talked with the White House since April. And both he and Denis McDonough, a former chief of staff to President Barack Obama who was on the N.C.A.A.’s top board until last month, both said that the association’s decision...continued

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Angus @Angus - over 3 years ago

Under Pence, Politics Regularly Seeped Into the Coronavirus Task Force

“The vice president admittedly was in a difficult situation; he was asked to lead a project where his boss wasn’t on board,” said Senator Angus King, independent of Maine, who clashed with Mr. Pence during an April conference call about coronavirus testing. During that ca...continued

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Abbie @Abbie - over 4 years ago

Fed Up With Far Right, Italy's 'Sardines' Protests Call For Civility And Equality

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Immanuel @Immanuel - about 3 years ago

As Cuomo Reels, Pleas for Political Support Come From His Vaccine Czar

Larry Schwartz, whom Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo put in charge of the state’s vaccination efforts, called some county executives about support for the governor.

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Americo @Americo - almost 5 years ago

In Fourth Of July Address, Trump Hails Military As Fighter Jets Fly Above

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