This is a forty year old tactic at least, too. It's not like we don't know they do this.
How is it a forty year old tactic that still gets implemented? Because the corporate news media literally cannot say that. Maybe in an "opinion" column by a well known lefty or some weak ass shit like that. But report? A front page news? On GOP screwing up the college vote again? Noooooooooo.
Especially not the Trump-enabling WaPo. No, these are "new" voter laws, not an old-as-dirt cheating tactic the GOP has been using since at least Reagan. Fuck you, WaPo. Democracy dies when you do what you do.
Something I’ve experienced traveling around the state is that there is a palpable fear of even letting your friends know you are a Democrat, or even in line with what Democratic politicians are doing. There’s vandalism that takes place here, and people are scared of that. Having your yard sign stolen or your flag taken down...
Got him confused with the NY AG from a few years ago. Not him.
After working at a corporate law firm, Vance moved to San Francisco to work in the tech industry. He served as a principal at Peter Thiel's venture capital firm, Mithril Capital.[21]
In 2016, Harper published Vance's book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. It was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017. It was a finalist for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize[22] and winner of the 2017 Audie Award for Nonfiction. The New York Times called it "one of the six best books to help understand Trump's win".[3] The Washington Post called him the "voice of the Rust Belt",[2] while The New Republic criticized him as "liberal media's favorite white trash–splainer" and the "false prophet of blue America."[23] Economist William Easterly, a West Virginia native, criticized the book, writing, "Sloppy analysis of collections of people—coastal elites, flyover America, Muslims, immigrants, people without college degrees, you name it—has become routine. And it's killing our politics."[24]
2022 heralded a new era for Russia’s banks. Increasingly isolated from the global economy and laden with heavy Western sanctions, the sector saw profits fall by 90 percent compared to 2021. For Russia’s technocrats, the future seemed dim. Then came 2023. Russia’s Central Bank announced last week
The nature of Russia’s wartime government means that there’s no guarantee that the Central Bank’s figures are completely accurate. Large swathes of data are no longer made public, while government departments have a clear incentive to present a picture rosier than reality.
The article goes on to suggest the "bumper year" was due to Putin dumping a lot of gold into the banks to make numbers go up. "state spending".
Propaganda works. This is straight-up restaurant-quality propaganda with no proof and no way to prove the claim. Are we actually going to believe the russian economy is booming? The fuck? No. Did China slip a few billion in the ol' Putin hat for good measure? Sure, maybe, why not. Are they just straight-up cooking the books for the clicks? Very likely. Booming economy? HAHAha - no.
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to the figure of Christ and others posting lewd remarks and memes poking fun at the image....
But Jesus’ light skin and blues eyes suggest that he is not Middle Eastern but European-born. And the faux-Hebrew script embroidered on Mary’s cuffs and hemline belie a complicated relationship to the Judaism of the Holy Family.
Article: The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations.
TL;DR: RepubliQans fucking everything up to destroy the planet, yet again
Comments: Dang Bank of America! oooo that bank! banks, right?! Let's all make sure not to vote for the current Democrat
A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats....
Member that time when Microsoft got dragged in federal court for ten years before they eventually decided Microsoft was a monopoly for forcing their browser on everyone and then sweet fuck all happened to them for it?
Well the judiciary sure has changed - now they're way more computer savvy and they . . . checks earpice . . . I'm sorry, that should be: they're just as fucking clueless as they were thirty years ago if not even more so. We're screwed, goodnight.
Jordan Strauss, a former federal prosecutor and former national security official in the Justice Department, called the FBI's alleged failure to search the closet "a bit astonishing."
"You're searching a former president's house. You [should] get it right the first time," Strauss told ABC News.
The FBI fucked up so royally during Trumps junta on every single issue, I wonder if they're not just floor-to-ceiling republiQans but droolingly incompetent.
"But it's not a substitute for American leadership when it comes to security assistance. And that is why it’s so critical for us to continue to urge Congress to pass that national security supplemental," U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
[Dionne] Warwick was the first to respond on X, denying she was going and calling the PAC's announcement "absolutely ridiculous."
Soon afterward, Martin Sheen, who played the president on the TV series "The West Wing," took to Instagram.
"I do not endorse RFK Jr. nor will I be attending his party," Sheen said. He added that he's "whole heartedly supporting Joe Biden and the Democratic ticket in 2024."
Cripes so they just said a bunch of people who definitely weren't coming were coming and now that they're not we're taking our ball and going home? Classy.
Ehrlichman: “Edgar Kaiser is running his Permanente deal for profit. And the reason that he can … the reason he can do it … I had Edgar Kaiser come in … talk to me about this and I went into it in some depth. All the incentives are toward less medical care, because …”
President Nixon: [Unclear.]
Ehrlichman: “… the less care they give them, the more money they make.”
You mean how can some people barely survive while others have millions or even, wtf, billions? NBCnews? That's your question?
Boy that's a question right there NBCnews. Yessir a real head-scratcher. Hmm! Boy howdy, the mind reels at what could be the cause of such a huge imbalance in our society. I suppose we'll just never FUCKING KNOW.
As with other polls gauging Americans' support for Ukraine, there was a significant partisan divide. Only 16% of Democrats thought the U.S. was providing too much aid, while 39% thought it was about right, and 24% said it was not enough.
So, let's recap: Polls are wrong. That's a given, but we use polls all the time, so why do we do that if they're wrong? Because they're a particular kind of wrong that varies over time. Still wrong though.
Imagine thinking "reality television" was reality. In fact, that's how we watch "reality television" because that's how our brains work - we "buy" the premise of the show so we can enjoy it. It's not reality though. It's highly produced and manipulated by editing, production choices, music, etc. Same thing with polls.
The methodology of the poll is a broken link. But we can follow the sitemap to how they do it. It's fucked up. Basically, they have a group of pre-selected, "recruited" participants who agree to take polls every so often.
Full stop - do you agree to take polls? For money? no money? It's weird. At least it's not reliant 100% on cold-calling people who actually answer unknown callers and plying them with 20 questions on how they feel about The Politics.
Respondents have been recruited over the years, and they take our surveys frequently. The panel provides a relatively efficient method of data collection compared with fresh samples because the participants have already agreed to take part in more surveys. The major effort required with a fresh sample – making an initial contact, persuading respondents to take part and gathering the necessary demographic information for weighting – is not needed once a respondent has joined a panel.
(Emphasis added)
Also, if they don't have a computer, they'll give them a tablet to take the survey on. Which, to be honest, seems fucking adorable. But I digress.
At any rate, There were 5,200 pre-selected polling drones who were asked questions about the "Israel-Hamas" war. That's right. This is a poll about Ukraine-Russia that these people have beent taking since January of 2023. The most recent version changed it to "Israel-Hamas" poll, where they just tacked on at the end "oh by the way, how do you also feel about Ukraine?"
You could be a decent country if you'd cut through the gerrymanders and the corporate lobbying constantly pushing the worst of the worst to the forefront of every damn decision and conversation.
We're aware. We call them "Republicans" and "Fox News" and we've been dealing with their propaganda and dirty tricks for 50 years. With limited success.
Some college students find it harder to vote under new Republican laws: In Ohio, new election legislation championed by the GOP as a way to deter fraud has caused confusion on campuses (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/college-student-voting-campuses…
Tucker Carlson: Putin takes charge as TV host gives free rein to Kremlin (www.bbc.co.uk)
What’s America’s view on this Tucker Carlson?
‘A Palpable Fear of Even Letting Your Friends Know You Are a Democrat’ (www.politico.com)
Something I’ve experienced traveling around the state is that there is a palpable fear of even letting your friends know you are a Democrat, or even in line with what Democratic politicians are doing. There’s vandalism that takes place here, and people are scared of that. Having your yard sign stolen or your flag taken down...
More Republicans back spending on child care, saying it's an economic issue (www.independent.co.uk)
More Republican lawmakers in states around the U.S. are getting behind the idea of using taxpayer money to subsidize child care...
Republican Senator Says He’d Totally Do a Coup if He Gets the Chance (newrepublic.com)
Senator J.D. Vance is openly embracing the idea of a coup in a pathetic bid to become Donald Trump’s vice president....
Russian banks post record profits. Is war helping them? (kyivindependent.com)
2022 heralded a new era for Russia’s banks. Increasingly isolated from the global economy and laden with heavy Western sanctions, the sector saw profits fall by 90 percent compared to 2021. For Russia’s technocrats, the future seemed dim. Then came 2023. Russia’s Central Bank announced last week
Too pretty? Easter poster depicting a handsome, fresh-faced Jesus prompts criticism in Spain (apnews.com)
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to the figure of Christ and others posting lewd remarks and memes poking fun at the image....
Bank of America Reverses Its Pledge Not to Finance Fossil Fuels (www.nytimes.com)
This leaves us with a loose collection of small banks and credit unions who aren’t financing fossil fuels
New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says (www.bbc.com)
A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats....
Former prosecutors: "Screw up" by Judge Cannon could lay groundwork for Jack Smith appeal (www.salon.com)
Cannon faces a major test after secret meeting with special counsel’s team...
Mozilla slams Microsoft for using dark patterns to drive Windows users towards Edge in a new Research Report (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11483626...
Louisiana Law Gives Judges a Financial Incentive to Set High Bail and Secure Convictions (www.typeinvestigations.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/louisiana-judges-financial-ince…
Special counsel questioned witnesses about 2 rooms FBI didn't search inside Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence: Sources (abcnews.go.com)
The FBI missed the rooms in their search for classified documents, said sources....
White House: EU funding for Ukraine no substitute for US leadership in military assistance (kyivindependent.com)
"But it's not a substitute for American leadership when it comes to security assistance. And that is why it’s so critical for us to continue to urge Congress to pass that national security supplemental," U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said.
RFK Jr. backs out of his own birthday fundraiser gala after Martin Sheen, Mike Tyson said they're not attending (www.cbsnews.com)
Aww, did somebody get addicted to white? (lemmy.world)
Based on originaLucifer’s post. And thanks to zeppo for the spelling correction.
‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Vivek Ramaswamy Caught on Hot Mic Using Bathroom During Livestream With Elon Musk and Alex Jones (www.mediaite.com)
I apologize for this childish post, but all I could think of was that scene in The Naked Gun....
Why Americans are going hungry despite a strong economy (www.nbcnews.com)
Poll: Nearly 50% of Republicans think US provides too much aid to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
As with other polls gauging Americans' support for Ukraine, there was a significant partisan divide. Only 16% of Democrats thought the U.S. was providing too much aid, while 39% thought it was about right, and 24% said it was not enough.