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Joe W

00:18

DOJ Reportedly Warns Elon Musk His $1 Million Voter Giveaways May Be Illegal

User1865345

02:03

@Wipqozn when rationality dies in Missouri.

User1865345

02:28

HuffPost: Harris To Deliver Closing Message At Site Of Trump's Jan. 6 Speech

Hill: Democrats fear race may be slipping away from Harris

Cruz, Allred in virtual dead heat in Texas Senate race: Poll

Newsweek: Kamala Harris Flips Swing State in New Poll

> A survey released Wednesday found that Harris is ahead of former President Donald Trump 49 percent to 46 percent. The poll was based on the responses of 1,136 likely voters collected by telephone between October 17 and 21.

The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percent, roughly the same as the gap between Harris and Trump. But it is a positive sign for Democrats as the same poll conducted at the beginning of October found Trump leading by 3 points (50 percent to 47 percent). That poll had a margin of error of 3.1 points and is based on the responses of 1,007 likely voters.

Kamala Harris Overtakes Donald Trump With 'Most Accurate Pollster'

> According to a tracking poll by TIPP Insights, which was rated as the most accurate pollster by The Washington Post in 2020, Harris has a 2-point lead over Trump, with 49 percent support to his 47 percent.

> Trump is not expected to win the popular vote. Pollster Nate Silver's forecast shows that he has a 27 percent chance of winning the popular vote, while Harris has a 72 percent chance. Meanwhile, FiveThirtyEight's poll tracker shows that Harris is ahead by 1.7 points nationally, while Silver's tracker puts her ahead by 1.6 points.

No sane democratic nation has an abomination named Electoral College.

User1865345

03:11

Amid Springsteen-Trump feud Springsteen to headline Harris rally concerts

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User1865345

04:40

Newsweek Opinion: I'm Billy Graham's Granddaughter and I'm Voting for Kamala Harris

Raw Story: Town hall ignites fierce debate: Why must Harris be 'flawless' while Trump goes 'lawless?'

> “They’re not taking the same exam.”

“He gets to be lawless, she has to be flawless. That’s what's unfair. That's what's unfair tonight,” said former Obama White House official Van Jones. “They're not taking the same exam. Look, she has policies, she may not articulate them perfectly every time…but she’s fighting for actual ideas that will help real people and he’s talking about people’s penises, and so they are not taking the same exam and that’s pissing people off – it’s pissing me off.”

'Fixated': Fox News diss has reportedly left Trump obsessing over low-level Harris aide

Trump: 'This Harris spokesperson OWNS Fox News'

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User1865345

05:07

--non-political--

The world’s chocolate cravings speed up deforestation in the Congo Basin: Study

User1865345

05:57

Raw Story: 'That's a real problem!' Experts expose 'potentially serious' issue with polling data

> Trump has recently overtaken Vice President Kamala Harris in certain states' polling averages, but the data also include a huge number of GOP-leaning polls that could potentially tip the scales.

> TNR used the recent example of Trump overtaking Harris in North Carolina, and a GOP firm known as Quantus taking credit for it, to illustrate what the author said could be a problem.

"To proponents of what might be called the 'Red Wave Theory' of polling, this was a blatant example of a phenomenon that they see as widespread: A flood of GOP-aligned polls has been released for the precise purpose of influencing the polling averages, and thus the election forecasts, in Trump’s favor," the report states.

> "In the view of these critics, the Quantus example (the firm subsequently denied any such intent) only made all this more overt: Dozens of such polls have been released since then, and they are in no small part responsible for tipping the averages—and the forecasts—toward Trump."

> "In their telling, GOP data is serving an essential end of pro-Trump propaganda, which is heavily geared toward painting him as a formidable, 'strong' figure whose triumph over the 'weak' Kamala Harris is inevitable. This illusion is essential to Trump’s electoral strategy, goes this reading, and GOP-aligned data firms are concertedly attempting to build up that impression, both in the polling averages and in media coverage that is gravitationally influenced by it," the report says.

> "Rosenberg and Bonier, the leading critics of these polling aggregations, are quick to point out that even shifts of a small magnitude produced by GOP polls risk badly misleading people," the report states. These momentum reports could be the real underlying concern, according to Sargent.

"That's a real problem!" he added on social media in reference to journalists reporting on these minor shifts, which may be illusory.

Trump is Losing

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Jolenealaska

08:37

Eileen Cannon as potential Attorney General?!

Trump SCREWS HIMSELF in federal court

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User1865345

11:32

Their Future

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@Jolenealaska yes

21 hours ago, by User1865345

ABC News: Judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case on list of proposed candidates for attorney general

Think about it.

In future, judges would rule in favor of the leader to get themselves positions. How corrupt, grotesque the very hypothesis is. And this could be reality.

Already the faith on Congress, Supreme Court are at all time low. Then this gem appears.

In Trump's iconic words, he is preparing to make America a "shithole" country.

Just remember the rot is in full swing:

These Trump supporters say US isn’t a democracy. And they’re okay with it

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A modern day cult:

Trump super fans explain why they don’t believe anything his critics say

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Jan 6 peaceful rally was disrupted by outsiders and planned by the left.

What can you say about this pathetic cult? They only believe in the reality conjured up by Trumpolini and his minions at Fox.

User1865345

12:22

Is America Ready to Bid the Electoral College Farewell? | The Daily Show

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The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is an agreement among a group of U.S. states and the District of Columbia to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential ticket wins the overall popular vote in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact is designed to ensure that the candidate who receives the most votes nationwide is elected president, and it would come into effect only when it would guarantee that outcome. Introduced in 2006, as of April 2024 it has been adopted by seventeen states and the District of Columbia. These jurisdictions have 209 electoral...

Wipqozn

13:15

Companies are trying to prevent the FTC from making subscriptions easier to cancel, because companies don't have your best interests at heart reuters.com/business/media-telecom/…

User1865345

13:27

@Wipqozn of course. They hate Lina Khan.

Daily Beast: Tucker Carlson Goes on Disturbing Rally Rant About ‘Dad’ Trump Spanking a ‘Bad Little Girl’

User1865345

13:44

I forgot about the tragic death of Regan Russell.

CBC: 4 years after animal rights activist's death, family still seeks the 'truth about what happened'

Animal Rights Activist Regan Russell Killed at Pig Vigil | NowThis

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The Real Reason Trump Is Pushing To Abolish The Department Of Education

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User1865345

14:01

Raw Story: Leaked video reveals Fox News edited out Trump's 'rambling comments and false claims'

HuffPost: Mayor Of Wisconsin GOP Stronghold Says He Will Vote For Kamala Harris

Do MAGA Voters Even KNOW What They’re Against!?

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Q: Chat upgrade incoming! No feature changes, but major under-the-hood work

TL;DR We'll be deploying a new version of Chat that has significant under-the-hood changes. Ideally you won't notice anything, but just in case, here's what's happening: ✅ status-completed On Wednesday, October 23, around 15:30 UTC, chat.meta gets the new version. I'll be in the Tavern when I de...

User1865345

14:22

Politico: Former Trump official agrees with John Kelly: Trump ‘does not operate by the rule of law’

Nzall

14:39

@User1865345 ... Did we just get a bot on a meta question?

Hannah Vernon

@User1865345 for his supporters, this is a feature, not a bug.

User1865345

@Nzall received a notification hovering above. Clicked it. Understood nothing. But thought it was relevant and hence posted.

@HannahVernon lol. Exactly.

@Nzall and balpha is apparently here, I just noticed.

NBC News: Beyoncé expected to perform at Harris rally in Houston

Hill: Ex-GOP Rep. Fred Upton endorses Harris

User1865345

15:33

Daily Beast: Charlie Kirk Raves That Dems Believe ‘Everything God Hates’ at Trump Rally

Wipqozn

Landlords' latest tactic in public battles with tenants: sue them for libel cbc.ca/amp/1.7361387

Fucking landlords. We need to stop allowing trash people from being landlords.

Wipqozn

15:49

> Plan A was once fined $10,000 by the provincial housing ministry for violating a law 152 times, was found to have acted in bad faith in trying to evict a tenant and has faced more than one accusation of posting photos in rental ads that don't match the apartments tenants end up getting.

User1865345

@Wipqozn sue them on what basis? Do they have any valid standing?

Wipqozn

@User1865345 Libel

User1865345

@Wipqozn the last one is textbook level fraud.

@Wipqozn ahh.

MBraedley

@Wipqozn It's not libel if it's the truth (or if it's pure opinion)

User1865345

16:01

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Wait. The thumbnails don't appear anymore?!

Wipqozn

@MBraedley Yup

User1865345

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My god. 😭

Is this supposed to happen with the new changes in the chat?

MBraedley

The lack of title in YouTube videos or something else?

User1865345

Yes

Lack of title. Or am I missing anything?

2 hours ago, by User1865345

Do MAGA Voters Even KNOW What They’re Against!?

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MBraedley

I posted an answer as a bug report to the meta post.

Spevacus

16:11

@User1865345 It appears videos posted after the upgrade aren't having their hover title, yeah.

User1865345

Thanks @MBraedley

@Spevacus yep 🤧

Spevacus

Thanks for posting an answer. I threw a comment on it that links here for context.

Wipqozn

Not sure if already posted but

Liberals lower immigration targets for Canada cbc.ca/news/politics/new-immigration-levels-plan-1.7361972

> the government is cutting the projected number of new permanent residents from 485,000 this year to 395,000 in 2025, with further cuts to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027.

Desperately needed. We're bringing people in faster than we can build housing to support them. The TFW program is also widely abused to suppress wages and find foreign workers that companies can essentially hold hostage. It's fucked.

Also, PP is holding a news conference. No idea on what. Hasn't started yet.

User1865345

@Wipqozn i love that dude's impression in 22 minutes. Kinda gives mild Trumpy vibes.

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Wipqozn

@User1865345 Yeah, a lot of people call him Canadian Trump. I don't think I agree with that, but he's definitely an opportunist just like Trump.

User1865345

16:24

I see.

BradC

16:34

Well, I normally prefer article links to video embeds anyway.

User1865345

I remember there was a huge ruckus created over the video embeds in another chat room (Agora) by a user.

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Guardian: If elected, Trump says he will fire Jack Smith 'within two seconds'

Daily Beast: Truth Social’s Bank Spent Funds on Prostitutes, Drugs and Strippers

> Partners at the Wall Street firm backing Donald Trump’s social media platform Truth Social used company funds to pay for prostitutes, abused drugs, partied with strippers and lost millions of dollars gambling, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

Issue found, thanks! It's caused by a change in JSON (de)serialization behavior. Fix coming soon. — balpha ♦ 7 mins ago

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ProPublica: “Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care

Politico: DNC to run billboard bearing bombshell headline outside Trump rally

I would be impressed if that succeeds to sway even one Trumper.

Wipqozn

17:19

@User1865345 I'll never understand how people can defend the USA Healthcare system

User1865345

@Wipqozn did you find any citizen defending that (apart from MAGA nuts)? Majority believe America has a dysfunctional healthcare. Well education, abortion, and every other thing too.

Thanks to Biden and Bernie, the prices of insulin got lowered.

Senator Bernie Sanders and President Joe Biden Hold Event in New Hampshire to Discuss Lowering Prescription Drug Costs in America

Biden joins Sanders' campaign targeting Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly's diabetes and obesity drug prices

Trump has "concept of plan" for healthcare. Half of the country has no problem with that.

Hindustan Times: American woman blown away by India’s healthcare system, says ‘it’s incredible' in viral video

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Hill: McConnell: ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’

Well, this McConnell was not that bold: McConnell endorses Trump for president.

balpha

17:53

@User1865345 fixed now

Wipqozn

18:42

Why Swiss Trains are the Best in Europe

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Just testing

Thanks @balpha

Hannah Vernon

19:17

@Wipqozn I was going to share that on Facebook, but of course it's verboten by Meta to share anything even anywhere close to worthy of sharing in Canada (news sites are banned on Meta platforms in Canada, for the non-Canadians in the room)

@User1865345 may as well just have said "majority believe America is dysfunctional*

User1865345

20:09

Thanks a ton @balpha!

@HannahVernon 🙂

And Donald is gonna fix it.

Hannah Vernon

yes, yes he is. For the rest of time. Just like Adolf.

that's sarcasm of course, for those whose sarcasm meter no longer works.

User1865345

If you notice especially JD Vance's argument, they wouldn't leave a stone unturned by telling again and again that if Kamala has so much plans, why she didn't do those in these three years.

They forget Trumpolini got a whole presidency and still no infrastructure, no "concept of plans" for healthcare.

Oh my bad. Their beloved tax cut and slashing of Roe v Wade and family separation at the borders. That count as achievements.

@HannahVernon 🤣🤣

The High Cost of Trump's Mass Deportation Plan | Robert Reich

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yesterday, by User1865345

Common Dreams: 15 Big Corporations Used Trump Tax Cuts to Pump $839 Billion Into Buybacks, Dividends

If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over.

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Christian Nationalist "TheoBros" Want To Take Over Government

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Guardian: Mail-in ballots damaged after USPS collection box was set on fire in Arizona

Daily Beast: Wisconsin GOP State Senator Is Voting Harris Over Trump

Sen. Rob Cowles (R) on why he’s voting for Kamala Harris

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Hannah Vernon

20:48

@User1865345 what's that I hear you say, "the rich get richer"?

User1865345

@HannahVernon Or as the GOP would say trickle down economics work.

It doesn't.

Hannah Vernon

yeah

User1865345

Hannah Vernon

it trickles down one single drop at a time meanwhile the money is really gushing up hill into their pockets

User1865345

Hm

Hannah Vernon

20:50

I loved Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky for that

User1865345

https://youtu.be/tTBWfkE7BXU?si=zByU8hfAUw6a87T4
Noam Chomsky Manufacturing Consent

One of the first videos that I watched on Chomsky.

Hannah Vernon

yeah the book is beautiful, too

User1865345

Newsweek: Donald Trump's Chances Take Dent in Top Election Forecast

MAGA hates immigrants and trans athletes. They want control of women's body.

Hannah Vernon

> 80% of the population, who's job is to not think

User1865345

Exactly

Chomsky is a gem.

Hannah Vernon

20:54

yes, yes indeed he is.

User1865345

So, MAGA has no policy to fix America. Only christianize it in their version.

Oct 18 at 4:40, by User1865345

Laverne Cox Unpacks Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Bullying & Transness for Spirit Day | The Daily Show

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Hannah Vernon

Laverne is awesome

User1865345

👏🏻👏🏻

Hannah Vernon

I wonder who Noam votes for.

User1865345

Bernie

Hannah Vernon

20:57

clearly Bernie if he ever would have been allowed to run

User1865345

True

Hannah Vernon

the Dems would never allow him to run though, because he's the antithesis of what they want to happen.

User1865345

I know. Everyone knows.

I don't however think it would be wise to vote for any third party this time.

The system is what it is. The two party system sucks. The establishment sucks.

But one has to choose the lesser of two evils.

Hannah Vernon

it would only be wise if you want to have Trump win, and I for one think things will go exxtremely badly if that happens.

User1865345

Trump is a danger to the country.

Hannah Vernon

21:00

100% agree

never mind the country, I would posit he's a danger to in the very least North America.

User1865345

Never preferred Biden. But I would say with a slim majority, he has done a good job, except his lame response to Gaza genocide.

@HannahVernon to the whole world. He would dismantle NATO. Any climate crisis mitigation efforts. Everything constructive.

Hannah Vernon

@User1865345 anyone with half a brain would have strongly objected to what has been happening in Israel for a very long time, never mind what has been happening lately. Its appalling that America isn't putting extreme pressure on Netanyahu

User1865345

Raw Story: State election officials thwart scheme to cast stolen mail ballots: report

Hannah Vernon

@User1865345 I agree, however I don't want to seem overly alarmist because many folks tend to focus on the alarm and not the actual possibly harm he'll cause.

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