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Tagged: vox

Kamala Harris's campaign should rethink "prosecutor vs. felon" frame

Kamala Harris's campaign should rethink "prosecutor vs. felon" frame

Via:   •  News Viners  •  4 Comments  •  7 months ago

Perry Mason was not a prosecutor.  In fact, prosecutors are rarely depicted as heroes in American pop-culture.  The more liberal minded of the progressive wing are beginning to take notice and...
The Kansas City shooting puts a spotlight on the US's unique gun problem - Vox

The Kansas City shooting puts a spotlight on the US's unique gun problem - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  21 Comments  •  last year

Conservatives are blaming DEI for broken planes - Vox

Conservatives are blaming DEI for broken planes - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  7 Comments  •  last year

The war in Gaza is far from over for Netanyahu - Vox

The war in Gaza is far from over for Netanyahu - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  5 Comments  •  last year

Trump's presidential campaign is already hurting American democracy - Vox

Trump's presidential campaign is already hurting American democracy - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  58 Comments  •  2 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose his job amid Israel-Hamas war - Vox

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lose his job amid Israel-Hamas war - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  5 Comments  •  2 years ago

Israel-Hamas war: Israel's crackdown on dissent will only hurt it - Vox

Israel-Hamas war: Israel's crackdown on dissent will only hurt it - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  26 Comments  •  2 years ago

Hamas's attack shows Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel - Vox

Hamas's attack shows Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel - Vox

Via:   •  NEWSMucks  •  48 Comments  •  2 years ago

This article should be an eye opener to a lot of people, but Im pretty sure it wont be.  It is filled with insights you wont see in much of mainstream American media, and in none of conservative...
What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

What Florida's AP Psychology debacle tells us about the state's education mayhem - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  18 Comments  •  2 years ago

Justice Alito's luxury fishing trip underscores the Supreme Court's ethics problem - Vox

Justice Alito's luxury fishing trip underscores the Supreme Court's ethics problem - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  95 Comments  •  2 years ago

The Supreme Court has started obeying precedents, for a change - Vox

The Supreme Court has started obeying precedents, for a change - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  18 Comments  •  2 years ago

Ron DeSantis threatens academic freedom in Florida with these new bills - Vox

Ron DeSantis threatens academic freedom in Florida with these new bills - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  27 Comments  •  2 years ago

"Ron DeSantis is threatening academic freedom everywhere." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own...
Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

Republicans are trying to defund public libraries in addition to book bans - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  148 Comments  •  2 years ago

"Libraries bolster democracy. Republicans want to get rid of them." Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up...
How can we store solar and wind energy?

How can we store solar and wind energy?

Via:   •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

Nature has been storing solar energy longer than there have been humans.  Coal is stored solar energy.  Peat is stored solar energy.  A lot of naturally occurring methane is stored solar energy....
Tennessee Republicans' attempt to expel Democrats over gun control protests is shocking and rare - Vox

Tennessee Republicans' attempt to expel Democrats over gun control protests is shocking and rare - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  173 Comments  •  2 years ago

"if the Tennessee GOP is successful, it will create a model for the party to follow in other states"  As the Republican Party increasingly becomes an authoritarian entity, this will continue to...
A pediatric trauma surgeon on what bullets do to kids - Vox

A pediatric trauma surgeon on what bullets do to kids - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  23 Comments  •  2 years ago

"...when we, as surgeons, open up that child, we see the devastation on the inside. One bullet can cause catastrophic injury to organs, and in many cases, it's stuff that we can't even repair."...
Weakening child labor laws is the latest Republican target - Vox

Weakening child labor laws is the latest Republican target - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  97 Comments  •  2 years ago

Republicans - Taking America back into the 19th Century. Trolling, taunting, spamming, and off topic comments may be removed at the discretion of group mods. NT members that vote up their own...
A lawsuit reveals how Fox News spreads propaganda and election fraud lies

A lawsuit reveals how Fox News spreads propaganda and election fraud lies

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  2 years ago

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

What DeSantis is doing to Florida schools, explained

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  21 Comments  •  2 years ago

What's up with the unidentified objects that US fighter planes keep taking down?

What's up with the unidentified objects that US fighter planes keep taking down?

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  17 Comments  •  2 years ago

Democrats just won a majority in the Pennsylvania House

Democrats just won a majority in the Pennsylvania House

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

REDMAP  (short for  Redistricting Majority Project ) is a project of the  Republican State Leadership Committee  of the United States to increase  Republican  control of...
The stunning hypocrisy of special counsel John Durham's inquiry into Trump-Russia probe - Vox

The stunning hypocrisy of special counsel John Durham's inquiry into Trump-Russia probe - Vox

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  2 years ago

I haven't posted for quite a while, but I've dropped in every once in a while to see if anything new was happening. I left because it seemed to me that in posting here, I was lending credence...
The Supreme Court will decide if a Trump judge can seize control of ICE, in United States v. Texas

The Supreme Court will decide if a Trump judge can seize control of ICE, in United States v. Texas

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  8 Comments  •  3 years ago

The Colorado River drought across Lake Mead and Lake Powell, as seen in NASA satellite images - Vox

The Colorado River drought across Lake Mead and Lake Powell, as seen in NASA satellite images - Vox

Via:   •  SiNNERs and ButtHeads  •  45 Comments  •  3 years ago

Electric cars aren't just vehicles. They're big batteries

Electric cars aren't just vehicles. They're big batteries

Via:   •  News Viners  •  4 Comments  •  3 years ago

Here's an example of looking at the forest and ignoring the trees.  The adoption of electric vehicles is very dependent upon battery technology.  And consumers are well aware of the limitations...
Why experts are focused on reducing Covid-19 risk instead of ending the pandemic - Vox

Why experts are focused on reducing Covid-19 risk instead of ending the pandemic - Vox

Via:   •  Americana  •  13 Comments  •  4 years ago

Kind of long but a good question and read.
Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  4 years ago

The fascists are determined to subvert the republic.  Are others aware?  Will the Thin Blue Line defend the republic... or destroy it? 
Supreme Court: An upcoming case seeks to make Citizens United even worse - Vox

Supreme Court: An upcoming case seeks to make Citizens United even worse - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  17 Comments  •  4 years ago

Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan made health insurance free for millions

Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan made health insurance free for millions

Via:   •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  4 years ago

Free?  Where does the money for the subsidies come from? The biggest problem with Obamacare is that politicians, like Joe Biden, are taking credit for sacrifices made by others.  Joe Biden isn't...
Georgia's SB 202 voting law really is that bad - Vox

Georgia's SB 202 voting law really is that bad - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  103 Comments  •  4 years ago

Sidney Powell acknowledges the "big lie" about the election was just that - Vox

Sidney Powell acknowledges the "big lie" about the election was just that - Vox

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  12 Comments  •  4 years ago

Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts

Trump and the Republican revolt against democracy, explained in 13 charts

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  4 years ago

America's last President was a fascist: - undoubtedly authoritarian, and - undoubtedly xenophobe (racist). Tens of millions of Americans - including quite a few here on Newstalkers - fervently...
Texas power outage: why wind turbines are not to blame

Texas power outage: why wind turbines are not to blame

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  3 Comments  •  4 years ago

What Tom Cotton's big plan to "beat China" actually says

What Tom Cotton's big plan to "beat China" actually says

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  19 Comments  •  4 years ago

What is a lame duck session? The dangers of the holdover period for outgoing presidents like Trump

What is a lame duck session? The dangers of the holdover period for outgoing presidents like Trump

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  4 years ago

Alternatively, we could require the President and Congresspeople to travel exclusively in horse-drawn carriages...
Trump and Republicans own the Capitol mob

Trump and Republicans own the Capitol mob

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  10 Comments  •  4 years ago

When partisans for a failed candidate try to overthrow the electors' decision, it's time to examine of the state of our nation. This is a lucid examination of both our parties... but......
Four criminal laws Trump may have broken in his call with Georgia's Brad Raffensperger

Four criminal laws Trump may have broken in his call with Georgia's Brad Raffensperger

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  14 Comments  •  4 years ago

No American should miss the opportunity to hear their President, successively wheedling and then threatening, to persuade an election official to change a result he has already certified ....
After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished

After decades of activism, the Navajo coal plant has been demolished

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

This is the world turned upside down. The Navajo Nation had to sue to get this thing demolished. It was on their land.
The first abortion case of the Amy Coney Barrett era is now before the Court

The first abortion case of the Amy Coney Barrett era is now before the Court

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  14 Comments  •  5 years ago

The Courts are a terrible place to decide what the law should be. Congress is incapable of being the right place. What a sad place America can be...
Biden reportedly picks Deb Haaland for interior secretary

Biden reportedly picks Deb Haaland for interior secretary

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  45 Comments  •  5 years ago

I don't know Deb Haaland, but Kavika says she'd be good, and he does know... It seems to me that Interior should always be held by a Native American
Why police officers are rarely prosecuted

Why police officers are rarely prosecuted

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

This is not a simple subject. Our police need to be able to do their jobs without worrying about prosecution if they screw up. But... if excessive violence is not just a screw-up... If it...
The disturbing surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, in one chart

The disturbing surge in Covid-19 hospitalizations, in one chart

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  7 Comments  •  5 years ago

We're headed for a quarter-million dead. Some Americans are totally "don't give a shit".
How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona

How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

I can't help myself...  I'm actually proud of Arizona! And the Nations are a big part of that.
America’s war on drugs has failed. Oregon is showing a way out.

America’s war on drugs has failed. Oregon is showing a way out.

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

One definition of "madness" is to insist on doing something that clearly does not achieve the intended result. At some point, when failure is obvious, policy must be changed. In our...
Election results 2020 : Donald Trump is attempting a coup

Election results 2020 : Donald Trump is attempting a coup

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

Trump has not... and will not... recognize defeat. Almost half of all Americans support his refusal to accept a democratic vote. What next?
Trump approves Georgia's plan to end HealthCare.gov on eve of election

Trump approves Georgia's plan to end HealthCare.gov on eve of election

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  5 Comments  •  5 years ago

"If 'those people' are gonna vote against me... it'd be best to kill as many as possible as quickly as possible..." BIDEN 2020
An economic stimulus bill is unlikely during a lame duck session until 2021

An economic stimulus bill is unlikely during a lame duck session until 2021

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

Donald Trump is intentionally increasing the misery of all Americans. Some Americans adore him. BIDEN 2020
Most Trump voters don't see Covid-19 as an important election issue

Most Trump voters don't see Covid-19 as an important election issue

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  75 Comments  •  5 years ago

In the 2020 election, democracy is on the ballot — not just Trump and Biden

In the 2020 election, democracy is on the ballot — not just Trump and Biden

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  37 Comments  •  5 years ago

America is at a fork in the road.
Geothermal energy is poised for a breakout

Geothermal energy is poised for a breakout

Via:   •  The Beacon  •  1 Comments  •  5 years ago

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What's causing climate change, in 10 charts

What's causing climate change, in 10 charts

Via:   •  News Viners  •  10 Comments  •  5 years ago

The blame game is a favorite pastime for environmentalism.  Is this science?  Is this politics?  Is this sensationalism?  Is this simply believing what we want to believe? The logical flaws are...
Joe Biden's policy vision for America

Joe Biden's policy vision for America

Via:   •  News Viners  •  39 Comments  •  5 years ago

When ambitions surpass the man, then the result will be unremarkable.  Joe Biden's greatest obstacle for achieving his ambitions will be Joe Biden.  Joe Biden is a neo-liberal politician....
Trump is quietly gutting the asylum system amid the pandemic

Trump is quietly gutting the asylum system amid the pandemic

Via:   •  The Reality Show  •  13 Comments  •  5 years ago