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Tagged: vox

Race and IQ: The right returns to a troubling idea

Race and IQ: The right returns to a troubling idea


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  2 days ago

"One drop of blood". Isiah Hartenstein is Black. That is s-o-o-o-o-o STUPID! There are links in the seed.
Trump is shredding the First Amendment in his executive order targeting Perkins Coie | Vox

Trump is shredding the First Amendment in his executive order targeting Perkins Coie | Vox


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  3 days ago

I know nothing about law firms. I took a look at Perkins Coie online. Lots of women and dark skins. That's not DEI hiring. That' a DEI company. They worked for Hillary!! LOCK THEM UP!!...
Kids died before vaccines. It could happen again

Kids died before vaccines. It could happen again


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  one week ago

One child in five died . Hey! Let's go back to the good old days! My sister spent a year in an iron lung when she was a little girl. Polio. There's a vaccine for that, now. There...
Trump's Kennedy Center takeover is an act of petty revenge

Trump's Kennedy Center takeover is an act of petty revenge


Via: bob-nelson  •  Photography & Art  •  15 Comments  •  4 weeks ago

Leni Reifenstahl would be welcome... Spike Lee, not so much...
Trump Greenland proposal: How Greenlanders feel, explained | Vox

Trump Greenland proposal: How Greenlanders feel, explained | Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  2 months ago

Trump's Cabinet picks send a clear message

Trump's Cabinet picks send a clear message


Via: bob-nelson  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  4 months ago

Remember Boris Yeltsin? Remember Russia then? There was a hint of democracy. Then came Putin and kleptocracy. This cabinet's mission is to convert the US into a kleptocracy on Putin's...
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...
J.D. Vance couch rumors aren't true, but he's still extremely weird. - Vox

J.D. Vance couch rumors aren't true, but he's still extremely weird. - Vox


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  7 months ago

The UAW is racing to unionize the South - VW is the first to fall.

The UAW is racing to unionize the South - VW is the first to fall.


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  73 Comments  •  11 months ago

US oil production hits record levels under Biden - Vox

US oil production hits record levels under Biden - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  last year

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

How Exodus, the hit novel and movie, influenced American views on Israel - Vox

How Exodus, the hit novel and movie, influenced American views on Israel - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  13 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

Biden pledges $14.3 billion of military aid to Israel. How industry, protesters, and watchdogs see it. - Vox

Biden pledges $14.3 billion of military aid to Israel. How industry, protesters, and watchdogs see it. - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  34 Comments  •  2 years ago

Israeli settlers in the West Bank are on an anti-Palestinian rampage - Vox

Israeli settlers in the West Bank are on an anti-Palestinian rampage - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  25 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

America's worst gerrymander may soon finally die, in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission - Vox

America's worst gerrymander may soon finally die, in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  2 years ago

State Farm is no longer signing new insurance policies for California homes - Vox

State Farm is no longer signing new insurance policies for California homes - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  3 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

The Last of Us HBO Max: How does the fungus spread? - Vox

The Last of Us HBO Max: How does the fungus spread? - Vox


Via: perrie-halpern  •  News & Politics  •  7 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

Biden's ban on semiconductor exports to China, explained - Vox

Biden's ban on semiconductor exports to China, explained - Vox


Via: kavika  •  News & Politics  •  31 Comments  •  3 years ago

Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? - Vox

Who is Curtis Yarvin, the monarchist, anti-democracy blogger? - Vox


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  News & Politics  •  4 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

Are the 2022 midterms really going to be a bloodbath for Democrats? - Vox

Are the 2022 midterms really going to be a bloodbath for Democrats? - Vox


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  6 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.
The Olympics reveal how conservatives are turning on America

The Olympics reveal how conservatives are turning on America


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  104 Comments  •  4 years ago

How Twitter can ruin a life: Isabel Fall's complicated story - Vox

How Twitter can ruin a life: Isabel Fall's complicated story - Vox


Via: thomas  •  Mental Health and Wellness  •  5 Comments  •  4 years ago

An interesting read on the cultural effects and affectations of Gender and Twitter and being human....
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? 
Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce, leaving their nearly $150 billion net worth in question for their foundation

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce, leaving their nearly $150 billion net worth in question for their foundation


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  7 Comments  •  4 years ago

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

Before you buy NFTs, here's how to think about their price

Before you buy NFTs, here's how to think about their price


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  4 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...
CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  12 Comments  •  4 years ago

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox

CPAC's "Golden Calf" Trump statue is a perfect metaphor for the state of the Republican Party - Vox


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  14 Comments  •  4 years ago

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

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. AOC: A ridiculous comparison

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. AOC: A ridiculous comparison


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  16 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 ....
The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi

The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  172 Comments  •  5 years ago

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?
Election results: It's close, but Biden's prospects look better than Trump's - Vox

Election results: It's close, but Biden's prospects look better than Trump's - Vox


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

Biden is leading and he continues to pull ahead...
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....
USPS arrested Steve Bannon. Yes, the post office can arrest people.

USPS arrested Steve Bannon. Yes, the post office can arrest people.


Via: john-russell  •  News & Politics  •  77 Comments  •  5 years ago

US Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump's reelection - Vox

US Ambassador to Brazil Todd Chapman reportedly asked Brazilian officials to help Trump's reelection - Vox


Via: jbb  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  5 years ago

What in hell is wrong with Trump and his minions?
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

The fake "Obamagate" scandal shows how Trump hacks the media

The fake "Obamagate" scandal shows how Trump hacks the media


Via: john-russell  •  Op/Ed  •  28 Comments  •  5 years ago

Comedians have figured out the trick to covering Trump

Comedians have figured out the trick to covering Trump


Via: krishna  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  5 years ago

Note: I just came across this video. Yes, it's from 3 years ago. So why am I seeding it now? Because IMO its one of the best analyses of the weakness of the traditional media approach...