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X @Nick Szabo
Nick Szabo· 2025-11-11 20:06
RT Savanah Hernandez (@Savsays)I’m tired of “based” social media videos and big talk from the admin with zero follow through.We voted for home affordability and we were given 50 year mortgages and debt slavery.We voted for mass deportations and we can’t even get Kilmar Abrego Garcia out of our country.We have a sitting U.S. congresswoman who openly declares her loyalty to SOMALIA and the best we can do is joke about deporting herANTIFA was linked to the assassination of Charlie Kirk and after labeling them ...
Voters want 'Democrats to act like Democrats and not weak Republicans': Analyst
MSNBC· 2025-11-05 21:26
Joining us now, associate professor of political science at Forom University and co-host of the FAQNYC podcast, Christina Greer, CEO of Bridge USA, a youthled movement on college campuses aimed at reducing political polarization, Manu meal, semaphore political reporter Dave Wigel and host of Pucks the powers that be podcast and Snapchats Snapchats Good Luck America, Peter Hamby. Dave, let's get the big picture here. We saw a lot of success for the Democratic party, but a lot of different kinds of candidates ...
Meet the Press NOW — Oct. 20
NBC News· 2025-10-20 22:45
Hi there and welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Ryan Nobles in Washington where there appears to be no end in sight for what is now the third longest government shutdown in American history. And as more Americans are beginning to feel the impact of the prolonged shutdown with air traffic controllers, staffing issues leading to airport delays as they and many other federal employees are still working without pay. This weekend, millions of demonstrators took part in no kings rallies across all 50 states to pr ...
Kasparov’s warning: All signs indicate Trump will not give up power voluntarily
MSNBC· 2025-10-19 18:26
Joining me now is Gary Kasparov. He's a Russian chess grandmaster. He's a political activist. He's a writer.Kasparov is the founder and chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative, a nonpartisan and nonprofit group dedicated to preserving democracy in the United States and around the world. He's a contributing editor at the Wall Street Journal. Uh Gary, welcome to the show.You know, all of what I speak, everything I'm warning of people about, you have lived through in Russia. You know what the the banners wi ...
Trump’s ‘war’ talk busted: Generals silent, Republicans balk, Dems hit ‘demented’ autocrat
MSNBC· 2025-10-09 00:06
We have troops in the streets of America in multiple places and we as a country have to face what's happening. If it's in your city, you probably already have seen it and you have your own views of it. If it's somewhere else, as we know, politics can be local and people may be tuning it out.But we know Texas National Guard members have now crossed state lines questioning our federal system where we have different state powers and federalism. They're over in Illinois. There are plans to get troops in Chicago ...
How do we stop politics impacting relationships | Chloe Elwes | TEDxFrancisHollandSchoolSloaneSquare
TEDx Talks· 2025-10-06 16:38
Relationship Dynamics & Political Polarization - Research indicates that political views significantly impact relationship formation and quality, with approximately 80% of Trump and Biden voters reporting few or no friends supporting the opposing candidate [2] - Assortative mating, the tendency to form relationships with politically similar individuals, is common; only 25% of relationships involve partners from opposing parties, with less than 8% being Democrat-Republican pairings [6] - Politically dissimilar relationships often exhibit lower relationship quality, even among those claiming to care less about politics [7] Core Values & Political Beliefs - Political disagreements can be perceived as attacks on personal character due to the alignment of core values with political beliefs [9] - Increased conflict in relationships arises as political discussions become associated with arguments about right and wrong values [10] - Stereotyping exacerbates alienation, with 80% of Republicans believing the Democratic Party is controlled by socialists and 80% of Democrats believing the Republican Party is controlled by racists [11] Social Media & Empathy - Social media filter bubbles and echo chambers enhance political polarization by limiting exposure to opposing viewpoints [13][14] - Reduced empathy due to skewed perceptions of reality increases the likelihood of relationship challenges [15] Tolerance & Understanding - Increasing tolerance of differing views is crucial for personal development and societal cohesion [16] - Viewing individuals as a collection of qualities, accepting some disagreements, fosters understanding [18][19] - Society should avoid letting politics isolate individuals, preventing a more polarized and divided society [21]
‘Rage economy’, ‘blame game’ on social media has led to more political violence: Texas State Rep.
MSNBC· 2025-09-21 11:17
And joining me now we have James Telerico, Democratic state representative from Texas who is challenging Republican Senator John Cornin for his US Senate seat. Representative Telerico, thank you so much for being here, sir. So let let's talk about the shooting which highlights the extent of the political polarization, the extreme voices on both sides that appear to be the loudest.At least that is what the algorithms would have us believe. What is your assessment of the level of distrust. Is it evident among ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-09-21 10:40
The hard-right Alternative for Germany party’s growing support has raised concerns that it is expanding beyond its traditional eastern stronghold. Some were shocked the advances; others noted that it did not meet all its expectations https://t.co/hGKY1mjImn ...
X @TylerD 🧙♂️
TylerD 🧙♂️· 2025-09-16 23:47
We are in a world where the answer to questions is seemingly dependent on which political party you subscribe toAnd weirdly, Prediction Markets actually help solve thisYou can make a strong case that Prediction Markets are needed now more than ever in this polarized world...YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica):NEW Economist/YouGov: Charlie Kirk's death and political violence% who think that Kirk's killer was mostly motivated by left-wing beliefs | right-wing beliefsU.S. adult citizens 37% | 17%Democrats 10% | 33 ...
MSNBC Highlights - Sept. 14
MSNBC· 2025-09-15 10:00
[Music] 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' ...