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Donald Trump in West Virginia. Photo: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images About a decade ago, it became clear to some of us that the Republican and Democratic parties were not at all alike. The two were different, not just in their beliefs but in their methods and political style. The Republican Party was ethnically, economically, and ideologically homogenous. Democrats claimed support from racial minorities along with whites, and unions, consumer advocates, and environmentalists along with business, and moderates as well as liberals, yielding a careful balance of ideas and interests. As a virtually all-white party, whose economic support came exclusively from business and which identified conservatism as its sole legitimate ideological tradition, the Republican Party operated in a very different style. Trump’s capture of the Republican nomination is the most emphatic, but only the most recent, indication that the Republican Party’s internal culture is a total failure. Not long ago, … [Read more...] about The Republican Trump Meltdown and the Fight Over the Democratic Party’s Future

Wikipedia’s page on the term “big lie” has been expanded with mention of Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 Presidential election. Previously, the page focused on the Nazi Party using the term to describe what they claimed were false allegations Jews spread to vilify Germany following World War I, which helped fuel antisemitic sentiment in Germany and led to the mass slaughter of Jews during the Holocaust. Attempts at removing mention of Trump’s claims in the Wikipedia article have been repeatedly undone. Many details in the article’s section about Trump’s fraud claims do not cite sources using the term “big lie” as a label. The Wikipedia section also extensively quotes a Democrat House manager in Trump’s second impeachment using the “big lie” label to claim Trump “incited an insurrection” at the Capitol on January 6. Created in 2003 , the “big lie” Wikipedia article from its inception had been focused on the term’s usage by Adolf Hitler and other Nazis to describe … [Read more...] about Wikipedia Article About Nazi ‘Big Lie’ Concept Now Includes Trump Election Fraud Claims

Newly empowered Democrats are split over a $15 minimum wage hike, the president’s war powers and other policy issues, while distracted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo Democratic NY legislator: Sexual harassment allegations show 'clear pattern of Cuomo's abuse of power' Lawyer for former Cuomo aide blasts 'falsehoods' at briefing As Trump steps back in the spotlight, will Cuomo exit stage left? MORE ’s (D) harassment scandal, which worsens by the day. Republicans are having a full-blown existential crisis as former President Trump Donald Trump House passes voting rights and elections reform bill DEA places agent seen outside Capitol during riot on leave Georgia Gov. Kemp says he'd 'absolutely' back Trump as 2024 nominee MORE and his allies look to banish GOP lawmakers who rebuked him after a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6. Two months into the 117th Congress, leaders in both parties are fighting to iron out … [Read more...] about Democrats snipe on policy, GOP brawls over Trump

Twitter failed to provide requested data and documentation to assist a House Judiciary Committee investigation into the size, competitiveness, and role of social media companies, according to a letter sent to CEO Jack Dorsey by Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Ken Buck (R-CO). In the letter, the Republican representatives reiterate their request that Twitter provides the committee with communications related to a number of issues, including content moderation decisions, decisions to “fact check” the tweets of former President Trump, and the company’s assertion that the President’s warnings to violent protesters in the summer of 2020 violated its policies. According to the letter, Reps. Jordan and Buck made the same request in July but did not receive the documentation from Twitter. “Although Twitter’s lawyers offered a telephonic briefing, Twitter ultimately failed to provide any requested documents to aid our efforts in overseeing the digital marketplace,” write the … [Read more...] about Reps. Jim Jordan, Ken Buck Say Twitter Failed to Aid Congressional Investigation

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said Thursday that he anticipates Twitter will soon brief congressional investigators on Russian activity on its platform, according to The Wall Street Journal. As the leading Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Warner has raised concerns for months that Russia tried to influence the election by promulgating “fake news.” Social media platforms like Twitter are often used for people to consume as many informational tidbits as possible in a short period of time. Users accompany their 140-character-or-less tweets with a link to a news story, but other users and observers often read just the brief caption and treat it as a sufficient morsel of news, misleading people in the process. Completely false stories also make their way to the platform. Many credited or blamed Trump winning the presidency to the apparent rise of “fake news,” but economists at Stanford and New York University conducted a study that showed otherwise . … [Read more...] about Twitter Expected To Brief Congress On Potential Russian Interference, Says Report