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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

According to the bots in r/Conservative, they are not.

 

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

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In this setting, liberals face a conundrum. How far should they maintain traditional liberal ideals, and how far should they move towards non-liberal, and potentially illiberal, ideologies if these seem more promising for the purposes of social change?

 

Out off the total number of 680,000, 380,000 are infants under five years of age, 479,000 children in total, and 63,000 women and 138,000 men.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It appears to be real. I can’t find an actual copy of it though.

 

Accused shooter’s “politics” is not what government and media say

 

Patrona concludes “that authoritarian victimhood rhetoric is far from innocuous. It is much more than simple packaging, form devoid of content; rather, it both anticipates and puts to work anti-democratic, coercive, and illiberal governance and policies, once authoritarian populists are granted executive power post-electorally.”

 

What happens when you put Bernie Sanders in the second reddest state in the country? For nearly 80 years straight, working-class West Virginia was a Democratic stronghold — until it took a hard turn to Trump. We were on the ground with Bernie Sanders to investigate why

 

The New Atlas

 

“Universal healthcare, housing, and anti-poverty programs are considered more ‘radical’ on Fox News than mass murder,” said one healthcare advocate.

 

Kitsch, addiction, and the emotional architecture of MAGA

 

Although MAGA figureheads have been quick to point fingers at the left for Kirk’s death, Tyler’s grandmother, Debbie Robinson, 69, insisted that they come from a family of Trump supporters.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Watching this now. Good interview.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I laughed, I tried not to, but it happened.

 

Pro-Israel groups, who drove the government’s terrorist ban on anti-genocide group Palestine Action and would like to see pro-Palestine protest banned as well, have attacked the artist for daring to paint the artwork showing the state’s abuse of protesters – and are calling for him to be prosecuted for ‘defacing a listed building’, while the government said the building’s listed status means that it is obliged to restore the court to its original condition.

 

drone appears to have struck a boat from the Global Sumud Flotilla while it was docked at a Tunisian port on its way to bring aid into Gaza, temporarily starting a fire.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Rant @31:00 was gold.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Did some research into Ken LaCorte:

In March 2019, Jane Mayer reported in The New Yorker that Fox News reporter Diana Falzone had the story of the Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal before the 2016 election, but that LaCorte told her, “Good reporting, kiddo. But Rupert [Murdoch] wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go,” and the story was killed.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Interesting that he never mentioned the National Endowment for Democracy’s involvement in Xinjiang.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Watched this morning, and appreciated the subject. I was busy, and was a little disappointed JT didn’t give this one more time. We’re in Hell’s new video intrigued me more.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Better Carl Sagan than a pop singer.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Great video, he gets it, we need a better system.

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