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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022
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https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ziklag-secret-christian-charity-2024-election
These people are very rich and very dangerous.
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Venezuelan opposition candidate González has left the country for asylum in Spain
*Corruption wins again #politics
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/08/g-s1-21431/venezuelan-opposition-candidate-gonzalez-asylum-spain
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Russia’s election influence efforts show sophistication, officials say https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/09/07/russia-election-covert-disinformation-doj/
The fight for the future of the Murdoch media empire is about to begin
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[Rupert] Murdoch ... wants to alter the terms of an irrevocable trust so that ... Lachlan ... keeps control.... But three of the mogul’s other children — James, Elisabeth and Prudence — are ... insisting that all four siblings ... receive equal voting shares.
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Only Lachlan shares his father's politics. James has endorsed Kamala Harris. Rupert is 93 years old.
Missouri abortion-rights amendment could be axed from the ballot after ruling
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In his ruling, [Judge] Limbaugh said Missourians for Constitutional Freedom did not do enough during the signature-gathering process to inform voters that the measure would undo the state’s near-total abortion ban.
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As if everyone didn't know that was the whole point. 🙄
The Influence of Austrofascism on JD Vance: Where many of the ideas buzzing in his ear come from.
...some of those who seem to speak to him the loudest—the journalist Sohrab Ahmari, blogger Rod Dreher, and Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen, among others—belong to an elite coterie of illiberal Christian conservatives animated by an attitude reminiscent of what historian Fritz Stern once called the “politics of cultural despair.”
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Long read.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/influence-austrofascism-on-jd-vance
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2 Virginia Guardsmen Are Running a Rural Anti-Government Militia | Military.com https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/09/05/2-virginia-guardsmen-are-running-rural-anti-government-militia.html
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German princess gave Justice Alito $900 in concert tickets https://p.dw.com/p/4kNjt
@Alfred How much money does the British government spend on maintaining their ceremonial monarchy? This should include indirect costs such as ceremonial military units.
If Trump loses the 2024 election, who will be the 2028 Republican presidential candidate?
#60MinutePoll
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Those in the cult include the well educated.
It's really convenient to insult them for their stupidity, but it's not that simple.
This physician was involved with addiction medicine.
Tim Pool was paid $100,000 per weekly Youtube episode, but didn't know the money was from Russia. He has a fifth grade education.
It's interesting to watch all the wrapped-in-the-flag super-patriot MAGA mouthpieces try to explain how they knew nothing, nothing! about being paid by a hostile foreign power.
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The U.S. government charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-simes-russia-election-fbi-f0b0fe681c821f735c4e951736f041c8
Trump's campaign in chaos as infighting among 'grifters,' 'hucksters' and 'profiteers' on his team threatens his presidential bid.
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I know it's the Daily Mail, but grifters, hucksters, and profiteers seems to sum up much of Trump's "team," and they name and shame quite a few.
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#GiftArticle /nosanitize from the awesome #NYT!
Trump’s Federal Election Case to Go Back Before a No-Nonsense Judge https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/us/trump-judge-federal-election-case.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE4.e4-S.4XTH6JJZf6bg
States where abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 election:
Arizona
Colorado
Florida
Maryland
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New York
South Dakota
Nebraska
"Gift" article
https://wapo.st/4cR39uu
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China is pushing divisive messages using fake U.S. voters : NPR
The campaign known as “Spamouflage” includes accounts claiming to be American voters and U.S. soldiers posting about hot-button topics including abortion, Israel and Ukraine
Article:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-s1-5096151/china-tiktok-x-fake-voters-influence-campaign
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My social media interests include humor, current affairs, politics (we live in interesting times), history, art, cinema, and technology.
Joined Apr 2022