13 posts tagged with uspolitics by NoxAeternum.
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A Pretty Good Series On The Reform Party
As part of Secret Base's Patreon based restructuring, Internet video troubadour and oddity explainer Jon Bois has ressurected his long defunct Pretty Good series with a three part video on the rise and fall of Henry Ross Perot's political party/personal vehicle - the Reform Party. [more inside]
Joementum Comes To A Halt
Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82 from complications from a fall. [more inside]
All Hail Dank Brandon
Today, President Biden announced a sea change in federal marijuana policy, including a blanket pardon of all federal simple possession charges (and calling on governors to do the same), as well as beginning the process to reschedule marijuana.
Moderation Is Censorship, Sayeth The Fifth Circuit
In a ruling that has left the legal commentariat in confusion and befuddlement, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Texas in the lawsuit by NetChoice and other online service providers over the state's new social media law. [more inside]
Student Debt Forgiveness Is Finally Here
The Biden Administration has officially released their student debt forgiveness program in an announcement today. [more inside]
"I would never marinate a Congresswoman."
People were surprised when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set up her own Twitch channel, but she demonstrated why the channel was set up with a streamed game of Among Us to help get out the vote. The stream had a number of notable guests, from collegue Representative Ilhan Omar to streamers such as Pokimane, HBomberGuy (who got the first kill on AOC in game) and DisguisedToast (who made the statement in the lede right after proceeding to marinate the Representative.)
What's The Matter With Kansas Democrats?
It seemed like an inspirational story - a young upstart successfully challenging a long serving legislator on a progressive platform. But the dream has quickly turned to a nightmare for Kansas Democrats, as it has come out that state House candidate Aaron Coleman has a history of gendered violence, having bullied one woman into attempting suicide and releasing a nude photo of another when she refused to give him more. (SLNYT) [more inside]
The Political Lives Of The Incarcerated
With the long history in the US of disenfranchising convicted criminals, there has been little serious work on finding out where they stand politically. But with the push to restore the franchise to those convicted of crimes, this is becoming increasingly important - which is why Slate and the Marshall Project have run a political survey of America's incarcerated. [more inside]
Caucuses: An Anti-Democratic Tradition (That Needs To Die)
The tradition of primary voting by caucus - where voters cast a series of public votes at a set location and time to determine the winner - is used in several states, most notably Iowa, where caucuses will run in a few weeks. But as the practice gets examined, we can see how the process disenfranchises many groups. From the New York Times, we see how the disabled find themselves without a voice, while Lyz Lenz reports on how the caucus process intersects with women's roles at home to disenfranchise them.
It Begins
In response to the revelation that the Trump administration had used government aid to Ukraine to attempt to force the nation to provide opposition materials against Joe Biden with regards to his son Hunter, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has formally announced the creation of an inquiry to investigate and pursue articles of impeachment against the President. (SLWaPo) [more inside]
"I would say probably over 100 in my stay there."
Today, the Second Circuit handed down a mandate to unseal a large tranche of documents with regard to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell from the defamation lawsuit between the latter and Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre. Releases include the ruling from said lawsuit, along with documents listing witnesses to Maxwell's conduct and a deposition of Epstein's former house manager. [more inside]
A Reckoning Long Overdue
In a surprise move by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) US Attorney's office and the FBI, financier and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday on charges of sex trafficking, with his arraignment occurring this Monday morning. The SDNY has credited the reporting by the Miami Herald for pushing the case into the light and giving them the start to the indictment. [more inside]
Understanding Politics For Geeks
Vox argues that the reason the technical set gets frustrated with American politics is simple. They have a mental model of the political structure that is divorced from the actual reality of American politics. (SLVox) [more inside]
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