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How can Americans bridge the growing political divide?
MSNBC· 2025-09-14 21:50
New analysis today of the fallout from Charlie Kirk's killing and how the public's reaction may say it all. The Kirk assassination this week has held up a mirror on our country right now. And it's not a pretty picture, right.The governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, just said on your air that he wonders whether or not this is the end of a dark period or another step toward an even darker period. and the reaction to what happened in the days after even the hours after the assassination indicates that it's not the e ...
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Joe Consorti ⚡️· 2025-09-13 17:36
A massive segment of voting-age Americans has no unique thoughts of their own.24/7 media consumption, a propagandistic news apparatus falsely smearing normal people as evil for 11-17 years, and an online culture of extreme degeneracy and nihilism have made people comfortable with celebrating the assassination of a moderate American political figure.This behavior is no longer fringe; it is clearly mainstream and politically protected. As such, these people are lemmings who do and say as they're told because ...
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外汇交易员· 2025-09-12 08:33
彭博地缘经济分析显示,在两极分化的美国,政治暴力事件激增,过去五年针对政客的暗杀和暗杀未遂事件创下自1960年代(可追溯)以来的最高纪录。据哈姆林大学(Hamline University)的研究中心Violence Project统计,自2021年初以来,已发生五起针对政客的暗杀或暗杀未遂事件,其中包括2024年两起针对当时的总统候选人特朗普的暗杀。先前,特朗普亲密盟友、保守派活动家Charlie Kirk本周在犹他州的校园活动中遇刺。分析师Jennifer Welch和Martin Quick在一份研究报告中写道,政治暴力是健康民主的对立面。它的成因无法轻易解释,其肇事者和受害者跨越了意识形态界限。他们表示,导致近期暴力事件升高的一个因素似乎是“政治极化加剧”。“展望未来,存在暴力事件引发更多暴力的连锁风险。” ...
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The Economist· 2025-09-05 12:20
The story Democrats have long told themselves—that they represented the real majority in America, but Republican machinations kept them out of power—is no longer true https://t.co/CB3zUobOFR ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-30 12:40
Brazilians are weary after a decade of political upheaval. If their former president is found guilty, the country could put the worst of the polarisation behind it https://t.co/ArFmgZVMjv ...
‘Total politicization’ of FBI: Tim Miller slams Cornyn tracking Dems who left Texas
MSNBC· 2025-08-07 17:56
Political Landscape & Redistricting - The FBI is reportedly involved in tracking down Texas Democrats who left the state to block Republican redistricting efforts, escalating political tensions [1] - Texas Republicans are facing primary challenges and are using the redistricting fight to appeal to MAGA voters [4][15] - The politicization of the FBI is a concern, with allegations of targeting political opponents and pushing out non-political officials [5][6][7] - Blue state governors are considering retaliatory measures in redistricting in response to Texas' actions [10][11] - The Supreme Court's decision in 2019 opened the door to political gerrymandering, leading to the current redistricting battles [13] - Texas Attorney General is investigating Beto O'Rourke's political organization, accusing it of funding the walkout, further politicizing the situation [14] Impact & Consequences - Redistricting has real impacts on people's representation and voice in Congress [18] - Partisanship in redistricting can lead to collateral damage for individuals [18] - Democrats feel they must respond to Republican actions to ensure representation of the American people [19] - State Democratic caucus wants Democratic governors to retaliate directly on redistricting [11] - Texas Democrats are being fined $500 per day for their absence [12]
Arrest warrants issued targeting Democrats who fled state in effort to stall GOP redistricting plans
NBC News· 2025-08-05 04:00
Let's take it down to Texas with a major escalation in a political battle there. Civil arrest warrants issued against Democrats in that state who are trying to block a redistricting push that could shape the balance of power here in Washington for years to come. It could affect you no matter where you live.Here's the deal. Dozens of Democrats skipped town to make sure Republicans couldn't bring up a vote to redraw congressional maps in the GOP's favor. The redistricting, of course, something that could give ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-01 17:50
Still politically influential, Álvaro Uribe’s conviction will further polarise a country that under Gustavo Petro, its current leftist and populist president, already suffers from dangerous political confrontation https://t.co/gYJ56E5j8q ...
Trump's adversaries at home are not just wrong, but 'EVIL': NYT
MSNBC· 2025-07-18 16:54
Let's turn to your latest piece of the New York Times which carries the headline for Trump. Domestic adversaries are not just wrong, they are evil. And you write in part this.Evil is a word getting a lot of airtime in the second Trump term. It is not enough anymore to dislike a journalistic inquiry or disagree with an opposing philosophy. Anyone viewed as critical of the president or insuffic insufficiently differential is wicked.The Trump administration's efforts to achieve its policy goals are not just an ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-07-13 05:49
AI Bias & Political Leaning - A study reveals that 23 out of 24 chatbots exhibit a left-wing bias when answering political questions [1] - Left-wing parties received a "niceness" score of +0.71, while right-wing parties scored +0.15 [1] - Far-right ideas were negatively received with a score of -0.77, while far-left ideas received a score of +0.06 [1] Content Distribution & Perception - The internet is perceived to be dominated by "left-wing nonsense" with a smaller amount of right-wing content [2] - Opinions generally follow a bimodal distribution along political party lines [3] Elon Musk's Perspective - Elon Musk suggests that AI's bias reflects the overwhelming presence of left-wing content online [2]