Polls: Society & Politics

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MTG doubles down on weather modification conspiracy theory despite experts rubbishing ‘hurricane control’

The Republican from Georgia claimed last week that “they” can control the weather after Hurricane Helene killed more than two dozen people in her state and more than 230 across the US. While she did not clarify who “they” was at the time, Joe Biden said the idea the federal government controlled the weather was “beyond ridiculous”.

“Yes they can control the weather,” she wrote on X last week. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-weather-control-hurricane-b2626699.html

Is there any particular media outlets' placement that REALLY offends you?
Would you suggest this chart to a friend us useful or a school district teaching civics?
Looking at your decisions, was there a pattern where you differentiated between paid journalism and free journalism as far as its quality or bias?

At least 120K of Trump's $60 Bible's were made in China (for $3 each a 1900% mark up). That is a fact per Fox News. In addition, Oklahoma School Superintendent has mandated that Bibles be in every classroom; the crux is that the way the law was written only Trump Bibles seem to qualify.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox5sandiego.com/news/trumps-god-bless-the-usa-bibles-printed-in-china-records-show/amp/

Regular PACs: Trump's PAC $ can be transferred to other committees he controls, but there are restrictions. PACs like his "Save America" can transfer funds to other political committees, including those affiliated with Trump, as long as they comply with federal campaign finance laws. However, these transfers cannot be used for personal expenses or converted into campaign accounts for his own election efforts. Joint fundraising committees can also distribute funds to affiliated committees.

SUPER PACS: Trump-controlled super PACs have significantly more flexibility with leftover campaign funds. They can spend unlimited amounts to support candidates, including Trump himself, in future elections, provided there is no direct coordination with his campaign. Super PACs can also donate to other organizations aligned with their political causes or keep the funds for future political activities.

Trump can hold the money in his SUPER PACs indefinitely by stating his future intention to run for office. This allows him to keep raising and holding funds without using them for personal expenses.

Over the past year, Trump has been actively moving at least $20 million in funds between his PACs to his SUPER PACs. This transfer has raised concerns about potentially circumventing campaign finance laws, as super PACs cannot legally coordinate spending with his campaign.

Additionally, Trump's campaign & affiliated committees have spent significant amounts at his properties, funneling millions into his businesses. These financial maneuvers are under scrutiny by the FEC.

4/5 supreme court judges say no

Vast wealth, hidden and forbidden knowledge, tremendous power and worldly pleasures all at your fingertips. All the devil asks for is you surrendering your soul to the devil.

The classroom video - x.com/timcast/status/1844108818692923736?s=46

BUSTED!!
Kamala is heard telling an aide who is feeding her questions, that it’s a “live broadcast. She then asks the question she was presumably given.
When you realize what a fraud this woman is, you can’t unsee it. - x.com/.../1844066655514787856?s=46

HOLY FUCK
Professors says to line up men who don't vote Kamala and SHOOT THEM
Stop sending your kids to these places - x.com/timcast/status/1844108818692923736?s=46

A way to become president though the majority of voters don't want you

Trump Bibles made in China

Apologies for kind of a dark question but I was just thinking about this and some do seem to agree with me. If the worst happened, we elect a dictator who ushers in a fascist totalitarian government and do what they usually do... genociding people or hauling them off into camps or ghettos... i just don't think people of our generation have the stomach for it. I think the moment anyone see's one of their friends affected in such a way it would cause such a huge backlash that it will stall the government from continuing to enact it.

Anyways what do you guys think? maybe i'm just naive but this is what i think. we just don't have the stomach in our current era with our smart phones, our conveniences and such to actually fully realize a holocaust if you will or a kmer rouge part 2.

Your thoughts?

Pretty much as the question states.

Some scientists say humans are responsible for climate change and other scientists says it's just the cycle of the earth. Who do you believe?

Podcaster revealed to nearly 2 million of her TikTok followers that the Democratic Party offered her almost $15,000 and is paying thousands of dollars to other social media creators to promote the party and influence votes for Kamala. - x.com/immeme0/status/1844009429198573922?s=46

Not saying you can’t care about both. But what’s more important for you?

The economy and hyperinflation impacts everybody. It especially impacts the working class and minorities who are struggling just to get by day by day.

Sure some people are more fortunate than others. If you are high income earner and/or were given raises that matched inflation then you could care less about this. Some people are financially supported by others and don’t have to worry about paying rent, mortgage, putting food on the table, etc. So maybe this hasn’t hurt you but you would have to be blind and/or very arrogant to see how bad things have gotten inflation wise in the last 4 years.

Abortion is a sticky topic. I am not going to judge any woman on her who had a past abortion or plans on getting one.

But I just have to ask is having an unplanned pregnancy some sort of an inevitable event for women? Is it just 100% unavoidable that this is going to happen to you?

You want to have sex, fine. I also know that no contraceptive is 100% reliable. But really if you and your partner are responsible the chances of having an accident are very low nowadays. Not impossible but not likely.

I just don’t understand why abortion is such a huge deal given the problem can be avoided in the place if you are a responsible adult.

Anyway I plan on getting some long rants and angry responses on the second part of what I said above. But just saying.

Hillary Clinton called for the repeal of Section 230 of the (way out of date IMHO - 1996!!) TeleCommunications Act, which protects online platforms from being held liable for users content on social media.

"We should be, in my view, repealing Section 230, which gave early platforms on the internet immunity because they were thought to be just "pass-throughs" and that they shouldn't be judged for the content that is posted," Clinton said "But we now know that that was an overly simple view, that if the platforms, whether it's Facebook or Twitter/X or Instagram or TikTok, whatever they are, if they don't moderate and monitor the content, we lose total control," she continued. "And it's not just the social and psychological affects, it's real life."

Clinton said the social media companies should have their immunity stripped so "guardrails" could be self-imposed WITHOUT regulations as the potential of being sued for third party user content would guarantee this self-serving outcome.

Many free speech advocates are torn by the issues raised. Some have said "This has nothing to do with censorship of either conservative or liberal views. These social media companies are publicly traded, private corporations accountable to their shareholders above all other considerations - that's capitalism. If, as private corporations they choose not to host material they believe to be inflammatory, false or misleading content that unfortunately would create another scenario whereby the private corporations are now the gatekeepers for an increasing number of Americans source of news." Others have stated "However, the imposition of rudimentary "guard rails" would be prudent and the issue of gatekeeping would have to be addressed as a known consequence of putting those guardrails in place.".

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxnews.com/media/hillary-clinton-says-social-media-companies-need-moderate-content-we-lose-total-control.amp

FYI: Since 1790 the Census has counted RESIDENTS NOT CITIZENS! SCOTUS has upheld this dozens of times cuz 1) It is up to states to verify citizenship for voting purposes. 2) Pragmatism dictates that Congress needs to forecast public needs of ALL people.

The 2020 Census autopsy map (above) of over / undercounts. MAGA states that non citizens are over counted in Democrat areas and rural citizens in MAGA areas are under counted. The Census Bureau data unequivocably proves this is not accurate.

2020 Census did however find significant undercounts among certain demographic groups—including young children and people identifying as Black, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Latino.

From US Census Bureau:

"If the census were to leave the count for an address blank after all attempts to obtain a response failed, it would be like assigning a count of 0. This would be less accurate overall than IMPUTING a number statistically, since we often have information that people are living there.

It is important to note that count imputation for households has been used to complete the census count going back to the 1960 Census. Using this statistical method was challenged in the courts following the censuses of 1980 and 2000. Each time the courts upheld the use of count imputation.

In each of the last five censuses, count imputation made up less than half of 1 percent of the TOTAL population count.

In 2010, 0.4 percent of the population count was imputed.

We recognize that using information from these three techniques — imputation, using administrative records, and proxies — may not always match the reality of an address’s occupancy status or the characteristics of the people who live there. However, these techniques are widely used in statistics because they have been proven to be more accurate than leaving the information blank."