#Election

JUST POSTED: Facing the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid, his cabinet is scrambling to enact regulatory changes affecting millions of Americans in a blitz so rushed
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Yet, these Secretaries of State have also opposed federal legislation that would direct states to use paper ballots and audit election results. They continue to ask for taxpayer dollars WITHOUT
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"In autocratic countries, the judicial system functions as the cage bars. If you have courts packed with fascist sympathizers selected to sustain that system, where do you go to fight
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The head of a federal panel that advises the White House on compensation issues resigned on Monday to protest President Trump’s new executive order that could wipe out employment protections
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Greetings, @davidjollyFlFortunately, that’s not how it works. Allow me to explain.Spoiler: Trump can't steal the election. But he can—through rumors like this one—undermine democracy, elevate his image as a "Strong
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“Probe of missing Georgia votes finds "extreme" [voting machine] irregularities in black districts” | http://Salon.com  GA’s voting machine vendor is ES&S whose same machines “lost” black votes in TN 2015-h/t
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Whilst many political staffers are on fixed contracts, doesn’t make it any easier for people. Especially when goalposts move. At least in 2015 we all knew when we’d be out
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Have you ever really hated your boss and still worked for him anyway?I'm lucky, I like my current boss. I have worked for some really shitty bosses in my time,
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Am I absolutely uncomfortable with the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett? Yes. But I don't give a shit that she's Catholic. She has openly derided the Affordable Care Act, which
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Indian liberals will only like the sanitized version of Muslims, one who does not assert his/her identity, speak about Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, talk of ghazals and qawalli, and yes invite you
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That Warren doubled down on M4A is distressing. That she came up with a plan that's so magical & nonsensical is an insult to our intelligence & hurts notion that
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In the 2019 election over 50 MP’s stepped down, many referencing the horrific abuse they suffered whilst campaigning. Here is a thread for election candidates on what to do when
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Non-Tories-For-The-ToriesWhy non-Tories like me across Britain are determined to vote for Boris Johnsonhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/28/non-tories-like-across-britain-determined-vote-boris-johnson I've just discovered I am part of
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BREAKING: Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate. This is a colossal mistake, but it will play well to the hard-left base. Harris is the Democrats' Great Intersectional
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The pandemic is even more out of control than it was in March and April, so now we're doing even less to address it. What could go wrong? Everything is
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I am working on two new research projects, one of which studies PRC 'influence' in multilateral institutions. @columlynch in @foreignpolicy has another great piece on PRC fielding a candidate to
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