Posts by mnutty@mastodon.ie
(DIR) Post #AXsqps2r9zTy6UGSEC by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-20T02:51:20Z
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5) Do you have a favorite #journalist who posts regularly on #Mastodon? If so, please add a link to their profile in the comments and why you read their work regularly?I’m a frequent reader of @anneapplebaum. Her work covers both Central Europe and America. Why Ann continued to post on Mastodon when many other #journalists faded away is unknown to me. I’m delighted she is here.Here’s her latest, on #Tennessee politics which is descending into #authoritarianismhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/tennessee-republican-partisanship-one-party-state/674732/
(DIR) Post #AYLynM9sijMiGdZjSi by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-03T10:36:43Z
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@klillington I'd heard about the surprising alignment between some #yoga groups and #RightWing #conspiracism before. This article lays out a number of plausible theories as to why and how members of such groups become susceptible to such thinking. Conformity, dissatisfaction with the limitations of medical/scientific solutions/explanations, the collapse of traditional religion – all feeding into to the very human need of wishing to belong and/or assert a collective identity.#ConspiracyTheory
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwbRCI1tEbEUe4O by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-18T18:02:23Z
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30) In an unsurprising development, we can expect #DonaldTrump to be indicted yet again. This time for his involvement in the #Jan6 plot to overturn the 2016 #electionThis has been a long time coming. We recently learned of the #FBI’s sluggish effort to investigate #Trump’s involvement in the coup. Many low level supporters are now serving time while Trump remained untouched. That changes nowhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/07/18/trump-jan6-target-letter/
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwcV8KsdHtjLIqO by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-21T08:40:24Z
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31) #ReproductiveRights and #abortion were major factors during the midterm elections in 2022. #Election2023 will be no different, if anything the issue will likely be more potent with the recent conviction of a 19 year old #Nebraska women subsequent to a medically induced abortion which violated Nebraska’s then 20 week gestation limit. Nebraska has since lowered the limit to 12 weeks#Politics #UsPolitics https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/us/celeste-burgess-abortion-pill-nebraska.html
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwdKBH5SwS3E4PY by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-22T09:39:51Z
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33) The perpetration of #bigotry and #racism is an increasing feature of many current #GOP politicians. #RonDeSantis leads the pack in his overt willingness to delegitimize the horrors faced by black Americans during enslavement. For what? To appeal to the basest instincts of a certain section of GOP voters still invested in the superiority of “white culture” and to deny the attendant racism that still haunts American society@Limerick1914 #Election2024🔑 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/us/desantis-florida-black-history-standards.html
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwe8WFvjQyAmGsC by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-23T12:47:11Z
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34) The war on #Libraries by “conservatives” is just another front stoked up against the #LGBTQ community at the behest of those exploiting #CultureWars for political gain. In truth the #GOP which has been fully co-opted by #Trumpism has nothing to offer on making lives better for #Americans beyond cultivating rage and fear directed at smaller less powerful groups. It is classic #RightWing behavior from the 1930shttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/pride-books-library-protest.html
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwertXE1nEu0VbE by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-07-29T13:40:45Z
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35) #DonaldTrump claims to be the best bet against #JoeBidden in #Election2024. In my view, he’s going to be extremely hard to beat for the #GOP nomination. That said, primary voters are hard core political types and there views tend to be more extreme than most American voters. Come the general election #Trump, is likely the least electible Republican https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-29/trump-tells-iowa-republicans-at-lincoln-dinner-he-s-the-best-bet-in-2024-race
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwfeScesNfWjIIa by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-01T13:10:29Z
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37) Increasingly #Election2024 is shaping up as a #JoeBiden vs #DonaldTrump rematch The #NYT has new polling information on #Biden which shows his numbers improving from tepid levels last yearIf #Bidenomics continues to yield improved economic data, he is going to be a hard man to beat despite dissatisfaction and ambivalence over his ageThe election will be decided my independents who are increasingly disaffected by #Trump and his legal woes #Politics🔑 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/biden-trump-poll.html
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwi9NKgnFPzD0lM by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-02T12:42:51Z
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37) The indictment of #DonaldTrump on charges related to #Jan6, is unsurprising and his been telegraphed for monthsWhat is interesting, is that the charges do not include allegations specific to the organization of violence on Jan 6. That doesn’t mean more charges aren’t forthcoming. I wonder if that case and establishing the chain of evidence is to difficult to make or is simply not there?#Politics #USPolitics https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/01/trump-indictment-takeaways-00109309
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwjDfMDosjaDx5c by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-04T02:54:36Z
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38) While much of the focus of #Election2024 is focused on #Trump’s legal woes or #Biden’s age, the Us economy has been improving steadily on the back of legislation signed into law during the first two years of #JoeBiden’s administration. Biden’s polling numbers aren’t great now, but continued economic improvement will yield good results come election time. #Politics https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/02/bidenomics-is-working-which-means-biden-and-the-democrats-may-win-too
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwkBZlTk3jOFnTE by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-04T18:15:31Z
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39) Things are not going well in the #RonDeSantis campaign. One wonders whether his call for "throat slitting" directed at members of the Federal Government and invocations of the mystical and mythical Deep State were designed to make seem tougher than #Trump ?General reaction across the #NewsMedia seems to be one of disgust. There doesn't seem to be major fist bumping going on within the #DeSantis faithful#Election2023 #RighWing #HardRight https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4135422-desantis-vows-to-start-slitting-throats-on-day-one
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwl4WTBh6Tnxg7E by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-06T01:13:07Z
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40) Excellent report from #PBSNewsHour on #GOP candidates who have little to say on the extreme heat experienced by many Americans in the South, a geographical base of party support.While GOP candidates acknowledge that #ClimateChange is real, they’re unwilling to acknowledge the impact of #FossilFuelsWill this be an #Election2024 campaign issue?#ClimateCrisis #Politicshttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/gop-presidential-candidates-avoid-discussing-climate-change-on-campaign-trail
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwlmTpkr8g8WmdE by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-07T23:14:00Z
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41) Tomorrow is a big day in #Ohio as a special election has been called to decide if amendments to the states constitution require more than a 50% majority vote. The special election was likely triggered to thwart a Nov election ballot measure which would enshrine #AbortionRights measures in the Ohio constitution. That ballot measure is likely to pass the current 50% threshold https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4138506-ohio-special-election-could-play-decisive-role-in-abortion-fight
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwmcwggp7Ir4gPQ by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-09T11:47:29Z
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42) #Ohio voted NO to a #GOP sponsored ballot which would have made it more difficult to amend the state constitution While Ohio was considered a swing state in the past, it has increasingly been dominated by the GOP who have supermajority control of the state legislature and have passed highly restrictive #abortion legislation#Elections #Politics https://www.npr.org/2023/08/08/1191679261/ohio-election-results-issue1-abortion-state-constitution-amendment-ballot-voters
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwnTPXcn5vZcaBc by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-11T12:28:15Z
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43) I need to start this post by first leading with: #Abortion rights are #HumanRights. #ReproductiveRights also fall into the same category and will be a major issue in #Election2024. The #GOP now realize there is no escape from the political trap created by the #SupremeCourt with the #Dobbs decision which overturned #RoeVsWadeThe issue will drive #WomenVoters for the foreseeable future. Good article on the issue from @tpm_rss_bot #Politics #VoteBluehttps://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ohio-abortion-republican
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwoWzbnFZCyIxPM by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-14T12:19:28Z
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@tpm_rss_bot 43) it seems likely that the District Attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, will bring charges this week against #DonaldTrump and his associates for the pressure campaign and fake electoral scheme used in an attempt to subvert the 2020 #Georgia presidential results If so, former President #Trump will be facing 4 criminal indictments as he attempts to reclaim the presidency on #Election2024The #NYT details the sprawling scheme in Georgia 👇https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/trump-georgia-election-results.html
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwpTU6K2Q8NffZw by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-15T11:45:08Z
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44) The quartet of #Trump indictments are now complete. In addition to the former President, 18 additional defendants, many high level former administration officials, are named in the charge. Finding space in Trump’s 2024 trial calendar will be challenging without regard for his #Election2024 ambitions which represent on off ramp for the candidate should his campaign meet with success#TrumpIndictment #Politics #UsPoliticshttps://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-election-investigation-grand-jury-willis-d39562cedfc60d64948708de1b011ed3
(DIR) Post #AZ7gwqUwIOnPJBMLU8 by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2023-08-26T12:48:31Z
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45) How will #Election2024 be affected by the #TrumpIndictments? Politico has published a poll indicating that Americans want a speedy trial, that a slim majority think #Trump is guilty, and that a conviction would damage Trump’s election possibilities #Politics #UsPolitics https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/25/ipsos-poll-trump-indictment-00112755
(DIR) Post #B12XHnv3aAVnq4J78C by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2025-12-08T13:23:01Z
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The GOP thinks it has a messaging problem 🤣What it really has is a solutions problem for ordinary Americans. They have no solutions for affordable #healthcare, #housing, #StudentDebtTrickle down has failed, the #2026MidTermElection consequences are inevitable. No amount of lipstick application will make the #BigBeautifulBill look anything different than the pig it is - a giveaway for #billionaires#WealthTax #USPol #USPoliticshttps://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/12/08/congress/republicans-affordability-2026-midterms-health-care-vote-00680489
(DIR) Post #B12ZoxgmTmo5bUZIga by mnutty@mastodon.ie
2025-12-08T13:55:38Z
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@wjmaggos Yeah establishment Democrats just want to tinker around the margins of the system. Almost all are in the thrall, like the GOP, of a campaign finance system reliant on #billionaires. Meaningful structural change such as a #WealthTax cannot be implemented until this approach is rejected#USPolitics #USPol