Politics - kbin.social

The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police (www.vox.com)

Anti-UAW Media in Alabama Is Owned by Influential GOP Consultant With Corporate Ties (truthout.org)

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/2463555...

Sadiq Khan wins a rare third term as mayor of London (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

After a fierce campaign against Conservative challenger Susan Hall, Labour's Sadiq Khan won a historic third straight term as mayor of London

Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections (www.aljazeera.com)

With a network of decentralised cells in most states in the United States and European Union member countries, the Active Clubs movement has blended far-right extremism with mixed martial arts (MMA). By presenting a more palatable image to the public and combining its extremist ideology with exercise, fitness and MMA training,...

Biden needs Blue Wall victories to win 2024 Electoral College map (www.politico.com)

While polls broadly show Biden continuing to fall behind former President Donald Trump in swing states across the country, they consistently show the older, whiter states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as the most competitive for Biden. Trump has larger leads in the Sun Belt states, in large part owing to Biden’s loss...

Mark Meadows unmasked in Arizona fake electors indictment, faces 9 felony charges (lawandcrime.com)

Marjorie Taylor Greene is an Injun'

I find it funny that Marjorie Taylor Greene has an identity as a sort of "white-centric", quite far right US conservative when it's pretty obvious that she has a significant amount of Native American ancestry, which can be seen just by looking at her face (ignore the blonde dyed hair, makeup, etc.).

How repression strengthens campus protests (www.scientificamerican.com)

I was wrong, Biden really is bringing the country together: (lemmy.world)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14998768...

Sanders Rips Colleagues for Attacking Student Protesters Instead of Netanyahu | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/20474460...

Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over the war in Gaza (apnews.com)

Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says (www.aljazeera.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15135996...

Trump Is Now Raging at His Own Lawyer—and Wrecking a Big MAGA Fantasy (newrepublic.com)

I greatly enjoyed this part:...

My therapist sent me this on May Day! (hexbear.net)

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/2436414...

The untold story of Arab Jews — and their solidarity with Palestinians (www.vox.com)

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/2436007...

What would ICC arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu mean for Israel? | Inside Story (www.youtube.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15110900...

Opinion | 12 Departing Lawmakers Tell Us What Congress Is Really Like (www.nytimes.com)

Some softball questions aimed at outgoing House members. Still kinda interesting. Especially when it comes to the Congressional salary question....

US lawmakers threaten retaliation against UN court over potential Israel arrest warrants (www.timesofisrael.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15063426...

Meta Doesn't Want To Remove Hateful Content, They Just Want You To See It Less (www.socratically.net)

cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13478112...

What polling can and can’t tell you (www.reuters.com)

Basic article from Reuters on polling and what things in results mean or don’t mean. Not at all in-depth but it is interactive. Always fun to play with sliders and buttons.