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2h ago
Biden's war chest has been bigger than Trump's for a while, but this seems to be accelerating.
War chest: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/BIDEN-FUNDRAISING/mopalzmkdva/graphic.jpg
News on $25m donations tonight - https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/28/election-2024-campaign-updates/
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2h ago
Over the last 3-4 years, France has seen a number of its client states in Sub Saharan African change governments via coup ("The Coup Belt"), with Russia being both an agent of change, and the remaining global power in those states.
At the same time, France is pushing for an expansion of the Ukraine conflict, and talking of putting troops on the ground.
Are France's views towards the war in Ukraine best seen in the context of their neo-imperial losses to Russia in the Sahel?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/05/niger-crisis-france-empire-africa-coup-colony
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2h ago
I am not in support of military dictatorship.
However, after watching the recent spate of military coups across the world, it makes me wonder, how did most of the world avoid falling into this trap?:
My takeaway from CGPGrey's video Rules for Rulers is that if you keep the your keys to power happy, they will not overthrow you.
One of the keys to power is the military, who you can placate (e.g. shower them with money, give them control of industries) so they will not overthrow you.
But in that case, why aren't there more military dictatorships since a military that has been granted substanti ..read more
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2h ago
I understand why IVF has essentially illegal in alabama but do some Republicans actually support this or was it a 100% unintentional consequence?
I understand that IVF might sound like the opposite of laws designed to protect against abortions but the way IVF works requires fertilizing several embryos and not all will get used. I understand that the discarding of these embryos is the problem with the law. I am not here to argue politics. I have an opinion but it doesn't matter. I just wanted to know if Republicans are actually supporting the shutdown of IVF because of their handling of embryo ..read more
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2h ago
I know this is something that should be written in like a research paper or something, but I’m curious. I’m writing this based on my understanding of the political status of the Navajo Nation and the problems they face with their current status compared to the NMI and their status as a territory. To those of you who have an understanding of the subject, what do you think? What are the pros and cons? If this gets enough engagement I’ll probably do an expanded/ in-depth post with a lot more detail.
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2h ago
The last two administrations, Trump and Biden, have both ran huge deficits. This has not always been the case. During Bill Clinton's presidency the US government ran fiscal surpluses. Now you can argue that Covid spending was necessary and that is true. However, the need for Covid stimulus is gone. During Trump, there was also no crisis to warrant the spending. Why?
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2h ago
What do you think will happen to Iran in the future? Will it stay a sovereign country like it is right now? Will anyone invade Iran? Will the people revolt together or will it balkanize? Let me know your thoughts and please keep it civil my intentions aren‘t to anger anyone ???
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2h ago
It is easy to assume this is necessary in the constitution, but it is not. All they say is the terms of the president is a four year one, the senators get six, and representatives get two. Congress may harmonize the dates via legislation.
If you harmonize the dates, this can drive up some turnout perhaps, but it can also make elections more complicated and let legislators ride on the coattails of a president even if they don't deserve such support.
EDIT: Somehow people got confused here, and so they seem to think I meant make them all serve X number of years. I didn't. That is a change to the ..read more
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2d ago
Recent past elections have scene polling station staff and vote counters harassed, foreign interference in the form of money, information, and troll operations, attempts to acquire voting software, pressure and threats of harm to election officials, and attempts to use false electors to alter election outcomes.
Is there any reason not to expect the same or similar things this election?
What measures should be taken to secure this election and ensure accurate results?
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2d ago
What are the facts on what they are doing, and what could have happened to make them do the things to do? What is Gaza doing to its citizens? What do both governments intend on doing with the Gaza citizens? And what is best way to navigate through these discussions?
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