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Los Angeles Times Editorials Editor Resigns Over Owner’s Decision Not To Endorse In Presidential Race
  • Almost immediately after buying it he killed a story about another wealthy friend's dog who bit someone.

    Billionaires aren't buying media to make money, it's to control the media.

    We need to do something about them before they can just buy terminator robots.

    They can already buy the government, it won't take much longer till they don't need to.

  • Is Kamala Blowing It?
  • And yet only 0.5% work in fossil fuels....

    Although 1.5 million people across Pennsylvania live within half a mile of oil and gas wells, compressors and processors, not all feel as sharply affected by fracking and to win the state’s crucial 19 electoral votes, according to prevailing political thinking, means not threatening an industry that directly employs around 16,000 people, around 0.5 percent of all jobs in the state.

    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/donald-trump-kamala-harris-pennsylvania-fracking-support-dimock-anger-water-wells-contamination/

    Read the article, I think it will change your mind. And they present it better than I can.

  • Is Kamala Blowing It?
  • She’s said she won’t ban fracking, which means PA is still in play

    What?

    Support for a total ban keeps waffling and has for years. It literally just flipped from majority ban to majority keep in jist the last two weeks. If polled today it could be either.

    But regulation and a halt to expansion is minimally 70%, as high as 90% depending on how it's phrased.

    Both trump and Biden deregulated and expanded. Kamala shows no sign of being different.

    But my point is, as bad as Clinton was, wanting to ban fracking or not has a negligible effect on Pennsylvania.

    Big effect nationally tho, would help elsewhere....

    Then there's the whole thing about how fracking needs to be banned which I hope don't need explained.

    Like, if the benefit of pissing off the base is negligible and it destroys the local environment and causes more damage than coal....

    Why not ban it?

  • Why should we have to continue seeing people's replies when we block them?
  • The twitter knockoffs always "mention" the person they're replying to.

    I block them because 99% of the post they make they don't mean to make, and they never seem to understand what's happening, explaining is just a waste of time.

    But as long as they "@ you" you'll still get new notifications.

    If you're talking about wanting to just get rid of their replies that are still in your inbox without clearing it...

    Not sure why, but at least on my instance there's a green check to acknowledge a notification and it'll go away

  • Strike on Iran will make world understand Israel’s might, says defence minister
  • It's not Israel's might...

    Like, if America gave any country billions and billions of dollars a year to spend on weapons and zero oversight on how they use them....

    Then they'd be able to do this shit too.

    If America ever stopped giving Israel money, they'd crumble almost immediately.

    It's a literal welfare state that has never been self sufficient.

  • As Trump and Harris Vie for Fossil Fuel Supporters, the Climate Is Losing
  • the largest federal push to replace fossil fuels, and Trump wants to stop those programs.

    trump wants to stop them cuz Biden did it ..

    The fossil fuel companies want trump to keep it because it's making them so much money while they've set recording breaking production the last two years...

    Republicans and moderates have lowered the bar so much since Jimmy Carter, that you can't even remember what a Dem candidate is supposed to look like

  • As Trump and Harris Vie for Fossil Fuel Supporters, the Climate Is Losing
  • Fossil fuel corporations have asked trump to leave Biden's "signature climate legislation" if trump wins, because it's making them so much money...

    And Harris is explicitly pro-fracking, has been since she cast the vote that prevented it from being banned.

    What's the point of winning if we don't fix stuff after we do?

  • “Red Wave” Redux: Are GOP Polls Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor?
  • Yeah, there's fundamental brain differences that allow someone with literally a few minutes of training to predict political leaning like >70% (maybe it was even >80%) of the time from nothing but a brain scan...

    Which might not sound that high, but it's fucking huge.

    It's why the things that motivate conservatives (fear of the unknown) isn't what motivates progressives (empathy and solid plans for the future).

    Republicans know their voters, they give them what they want: a Boogeyman to label as the enemy.

    Dems however keep ignoring their base because "who else will they vote for?" and trying to court Republican voters using strategies that either piss of the base (being pro border wall) or just not be effective on conservative voters (talking about how trump will hurt others).

    If you understand basic sociology/psychology, it's clearly the wrong path for the Dem party. Unfortunately the DNC only prioritizes how much donations someone can bring in when picking people for DNC leadership positions. And the people who prioritize money, rarely go into either sociology or psychology.

    It legitimately shouldn't be this hard to beat fucking trump

    The unelected people in charge of the only other option just don't know what the fuck they're doing. They just keep appealing to the wealthy to increase their donation amount because it's literally the only metric people are judged on at the DNC.

    We desperately need to fix things before 2028, but if Kamala wins she appoints the head of the DNC, and if she loses Biden's pick stays.

  • Sanders Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Israel Targeting US Journalist
  • Remember when Biden said:

    No one is above the law

    He said that while actively breaking the Leahy law, and continues to do so.

    He won't hold himself accountable, and sure as shit won't hold Israel accountable for anything.

    Fuck man...

    He hasn't really held anyone accountable for anything. He put Garland in charge of the DOJ because he thought it would piss Republicans off, not realizing Obama nominated him because he's an ineffectual bipartisan and just to highlight how Republicans wouldn't vote on any SC pick.

    Biden picking him as head of the DOJ has to be the stupidest thing Biden's ever done, and it's not a short list..

  • Insane Clown Posse Endorse Kamala Harris
  • But I also think many of them are nonvoting,

    And even if they don't watch the whole episode, they'll watch that clip because he's in it.

    That's what outreach should be, reaching out to people who's values align with the Dem voting base, but aren't politically active

    Not changing the candidates policy in an attempt to "win over" people who vote Republican.

    It's easier to get someone who agrees with you to vote, then get a voter who doesn't agree with you to vote for you.

  • The numbers clearly show Hillary Clinton blocked Jill Stein from the White House in 2016
  • and you lot are still denying that they’re deliberately trying to make her lose.

    OP is mad...

    That one candidate doesn't want another candidate to win?

    Why don't you just claim Kamala is "stealing votes" from Putin?

  • Insane Clown Posse Endorse Kamala Harris
  • Speaking with comedian Troy Iwata for a recent segment on The Daily Show, Violent J confirmed that Harris is his preferred pick for the White House, saying “I want her to win because she’s a Democrat, and I love my mom.”

    Say what you want about Juggalos, but this is likely to get Kamala significant votes.

    More than Dick Cheney or Lizzo (look up the lawsuits from last year if you don't know).

    I'd even say this is bigger than Eminem the other day. Juggalos are a very close knit group, and if Violent J says vote, they're gonna vote.

    Edit:

    The Daily Show segment

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf3n5A4uLsk

  • Insane Clown Posse Endorse Kamala Harris

    consequence.net Insane Clown Posse endorse Kamala Harris

    Insane Clown Posse’s Violent J has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, telling The Daily Show, “I want her to win because she’s a Democrat, and I love my mom.”

    Insane Clown Posse endorse Kamala Harris
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    Rodgers: Jets playing too angry, need to have fun
  • Or maybe the owner shouldn't have fired the Head Coach to let an incredibly stupid and washed out QB try to be the head coach and QB at the same time?

    Like, this was the first game without the coach with Rodgers given free reign, and he blew it and is now blaming the people on the team that want to win...

  • “Red Wave” Redux: Are GOP Polls Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor?
  • Human variation...

    You're assuming everyone thinks like you, but they don't.

    Some just like to be "winners".

    They wouldn't want to vote for trump if he loses, but if they think he'll win they'll jump on the bandwagon and vote.

  • “Red Wave” Redux: Are GOP Polls Rigging the Averages in Trump’s Favor?
  • Obviously...

    But any polling aggregator that blindly treats every poll the same isn't worth listening to.

    I mean, we literally know that Musk's door knockers are just spoofing gps so they don't have to go door to door, and are filling out the surveys as saying everyone already voted early for trump.

  • 'I was called curry lover and humiliated by other teachers': The toxic truth about staffroom bullying
  • As part of the conditions of her exit, she also received a significant payout, which she describes as “money to keep quiet”.

    In lots of countries the payout is contingent on the NDA.

    Violate the NDA, they take the money back.

    So they can't legally stop someone from talking, but there's an incentive to following the NDA.

  • Votes won’t be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says

    apnews.com Votes won't be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says

    The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that votes won't be counted for a measure that would have expanded medical marijuana.

    Votes won't be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says

    >Arkansas voters won’t get to weigh in on a ballot initiative to expand medical marijuana after the state Supreme Court ruled the measure didn’t fully explain what it would do, tossing out the initiative just two weeks before the election.

    >It’s too late to remove the measure from the ballot — early voting began Monday — so the court has ordered election officials not to count any votes cast on it. The proposed constitutional amendment would have broadened the definition of medical professionals who can certify patients for medical cannabis, expanded qualifying conditions and made medical cannabis cards valid for three years.

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    Georgia Voters Smash Records on First Day of Early Voting

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    Talib Kweli, J.Rawls - We Outside ft. Tristate

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    apnews.com The Latest: Trump and Harris head back to Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state

    Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are taking their presidential campaigns back to Pennsylvania.

    The Latest: Trump and Harris head back to Pennsylvania, the largest battleground state
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    Rudy Giuliani wants to stop defamed Georgia election workers from mentioning money he is owed by the Trump campaign – until after the election

    lawandcrime.com Rudy Giuliani wants to stop defamed election workers from mentioning money he is owed by Trump

    "Plaintiffs will or may use this assignment for an improper, political...purpose, creating the confusing, and inaccurate, appearance that Defendant is now somehow suing candidate Trump."

    Rudy Giuliani wants to stop defamed election workers from mentioning money he is owed by Trump
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    www.theguardian.com North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for second-degree burns

    Embattled Republican lieutenant governor was expected to return to the campaign trail on Saturday

    North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson treated for second-degree burns
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    apnews.com Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms

    Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.

    Harris heads to the US-Mexico border to try to show that her record is more than Trump criticisms
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    apnews.com Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates

    One of the nation's largest Muslim voter-mobilization groups is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential bid.

    Top Muslim-voter organization endorses Harris as Middle East conflict escalates
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    apnews.com Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation

    Human rights advocates are calling for an independent investigation into the deadly explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon and Syria.

    Did Middle East device attack violate international law? Advocates want an investigation
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    Nick Offerman - Kamala Man

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    apnews.com The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

    A new study finds that every year people create 57 million tons of plastic pollution. The material winds up everywhere from the deepest oceans to the highest peak of Mount Everest to inside people's body.

    The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

    >India leads the world in generating plastic pollution, producing 10.2 million tons a year (9.3 million metric tons), far more than double the next big-polluting nations, Nigeria and Indonesia. China, often villainized for pollution, ranks fourth but is making tremendous strides in reducing waste, Velis said. Other top plastic polluters are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russia and Brazil. Those eight nations are responsible for more than half of the globe’s plastic pollution, according to the study’s data.

    >The United States ranks 90th in plastic pollution with more than 52,500 tons (47,600 metric tons) and the United Kingdom ranks 135th with nearly 5,100 tons (4,600 metric tons), according to the study.

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    A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won’t come until after the presidential election

    apnews.com A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election

    A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election.

    A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won't come until after the presidential election

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last week set a hearing date to take comment on the proposed historic change in federal drug policy for Dec. 2.

    The hearing date means a final decision could well come in the next administration. While it’s possible it could precede the end of President Joe Biden’s term, issuing it before Inauguration Day “would be pretty expedited,” said cannabis lawyer Brian Vicente.

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    apnews.com Harris will sit down with CNN for her first interview since launching presidential bid

    The Democratic presidential nominee will be joined by her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Savannah, Georgia.

    Harris will sit down with CNN for her first interview since launching presidential bid

    The Democratic presidential nominee will be joined by her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Savannah, Georgia. The interview will air Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

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    apnews.com For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning

    More than 3,200 people were arrested on college campuses this spring during a wave of pro-Palestinian tent encampments protesting the war in Gaza.

    For college students arrested protesting the war in Gaza, the fallout was only beginning
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    apnews.com Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names

    Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

    Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names
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    apnews.com Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM

    Some of the demonstrations have condemned Israel but others have expressed support while pressuring Netanyahu to strike a cease-fire deal and bring home the hostages.

    Netanyahu visit sparks wave of protests in DC, with all sides criticizing the Israeli PM
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    apnews.com Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows

    As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, most Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself.

    Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows
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    apnews.com Democrats making a fresh push for Biden to reconsider running in runup to their own party convention

    Key Democrats publicly and privately are sending signals of concern in the runup to the party's own nominating convention next month.

    Democrats making a fresh push for Biden to reconsider running in runup to their own party convention
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    Oldest federal judge who refused to take mental exam loses lawsuit over suspension, but she’s still not admitting defeat

    lawandcrime.com Oldest federal judge who refused to take mental exam loses case against suspension committee

    U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman lost her legal challenge to a suspension over concerns of mental deterioration. A judge rejected her constitutional challenge to the law underlying her suspension.

    Oldest federal judge who refused to take mental exam loses case against suspension committee
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