Discussion Thread: Elections in Wisconsin, Florida, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Carolina on April 1st, 2025 https://www.byteseu.com/884300/ #America #Politics #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USPolitics #USA #USAPolitics
No, Pierre Poilievre’s net worth is not $25M, despite what dubious AI-generated articles say https://www.byteseu.com/884296/ #Canada #CanadaPolitics #Politics
I feel like as an American, my right to make up outrageous fables and attempt to pass them off as truths on April 1st has been usurped and then abrogated by my political leaders.
Just kidding, I would never call these performative jackasses "leaders" and their jokes suck.
As we head into the Court of the Tangerine Tyrant's (first?) trade war, one key issue will be how other countries respond; tit for tat tariff hikes, our economists friends tell us will just make things worse, but politically, its difficult to see how some leaders will be able to avoid them....
However, as the US now only accounts for around 15% of world trade some of the dire predictions (based on previous trade wars) may (may!) be wide of the mark... well, we're gong to find out!
As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening – The New York Times https://www.byteseu.com/884254/ #GeopoliticalAnalysis #GeopoliticalNews #Geopolitics #Politics
#UytaeLee with #Urbanarium weigh in on, “Why It's So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing”
Factory-built housing is a promising idea in theory, but it turns out to be a very complicated endeavor in practice—here’s why.
#Culture #Politics #Law #Policy #Regulation #Housing #Construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26iVJfiDgP0
When a billionaire dies, who inherits their senators? https://www.byteseu.com/884252/ #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalHumor #Politics #USPolitics
A main problem with popular politics in late 21st century is the 30-second soundbite.
#politics #soundbites
Republicans and collaborators should think about this.
80 years ago WWII ended and there remain about 10 Nazi war criminals not yet found but still the search continues.
Memories and their associated emotions are passed from one generation to another
In the end, those who profit from human suffering are never allowed to rest
Never.
French ministers condemn threats to judges in Marine Le Pen case | Marine Le Pen https://www.byteseu.com/884221/ #Politics
The last carbon rebate is coming. How much will Canadians get?
Canadians in eight provinces will receive the last carbon rebate later this month as the federal consumer carbon price comes to an end Tuesday.
#money #politics #environment #Canada #Consumer #CanadaCarbonRebate
https://globalnews.ca/news/11109217/canada-carbon-rebate-payments-april/
#politics #trump #immigration #polls #alt
From Josh Marshall
This observation from Adam Carlson is one of the most clarifying I've seen about the standing of the White House. The President's approval is down significantly across a variety of metrics but that decline is being significantly muted by relatively strong approval on border/immigration.
[Rascism and cruelty is alive and well in America]
![This observation from Adam Carlson is one of the most clarifying I've seen about the standing of the White House. The President's approval is down significantly across a variety of metrics but that decline is being significantly muted by relatively strong approval on border/immigration. Josh Marshall
Graph showing disapproval of Trump overall 49.5 approve 48.3 . Disapproval up on the economy, inflation, prices, cost of living. But Immigration muting disapproval because of approval of border security and immigration policies. [Rascism and cruelty are alive and well in America.]](https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/263/424/042/900/160/original/cd4584340450cba1.jpeg "This observation from Adam Carlson is one of the most clarifying I've seen about the standing of the White House. The President's approval is down significantly across a variety of metrics but that decline is being significantly muted by relatively strong approval on border/immigration. Josh Marshall
Graph showing disapproval of Trump overall 49.5 approve 48.3 . Disapproval up on the economy, inflation, prices, cost of living. But Immigration muting disapproval because of approval of border security and immigration policies. [Rascism and cruelty are alive and well in America.]")
Denmark rebukes tone of Greenland criticism after Trump sends Vance https://www.byteseu.com/884165/ #Branch #Denmark #donald #DonaldTrump #executive #ExecutiveBranch #GREENLAND #JD #JdVance #Modular #ModularStory #N4NPolitics #Negative #Overall #OverallNegative #political #PoliticalScience #Politics #Science #story #trump #Usha #UshaVance #vance
The last carbon rebate is coming. How much will Canadians get?
Canadians in eight provinces will receive the last carbon rebate later this month as the federal consumer carbon price comes to an end Tuesday.
#money #politics #environment #Canada #Consumer #CanadaCarbonRebate
https://globalnews.ca/news/11109217/canada-carbon-rebate-payments-april/
#politics #trump #thirdterm #constituion
Joyce Vance Civil Discourse “Trump’s Third Term” 4/1/2025
[It makes me sick to my stomach that 45% of Americans still think he is just fine. But it is not the majority.]
![Joyce Vance Civil Discourse “Trump’s Third Term” 4/1/2025
[It makes me sick to my stomach that 45% of Americans still think he is just fine. And 50% with immigration.]
In the most current Reuters/Ipsos poll, 45% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance. He comes in slightly higher, around 50%, when people are asked about immigration. George W. Bush had a 90% approval rating following Sept. 11, 2001.
Still, the notion of Trump running for a third term in office continues to surface. At a House Republican retreat in January, Trump told the crowd, in that way he has of suggesting he is about to do something impermissible, “I think I’'m not allowed to run again.” Turning to Speaker Mike Johnson he asked, “Am I allowed to run again, Mike?” The answer is resoundingly no. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, added in 1951 after President Franklin Roosevelt’s four terms in office, provides that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.”
But that didn’t keep Steve Bannon from calling for Trump to run again, during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He told the crowd, "We want Trump in 28.”](https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/263/389/045/222/415/original/2b428a1fc5ac4b8d.jpeg "Joyce Vance Civil Discourse “Trump’s Third Term” 4/1/2025
[It makes me sick to my stomach that 45% of Americans still think he is just fine. And 50% with immigration.]
In the most current Reuters/Ipsos poll, 45% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance. He comes in slightly higher, around 50%, when people are asked about immigration. George W. Bush had a 90% approval rating following Sept. 11, 2001.
Still, the notion of Trump running for a third term in office continues to surface. At a House Republican retreat in January, Trump told the crowd, in that way he has of suggesting he is about to do something impermissible, “I think I’'m not allowed to run again.” Turning to Speaker Mike Johnson he asked, “Am I allowed to run again, Mike?” The answer is resoundingly no. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, added in 1951 after President Franklin Roosevelt’s four terms in office, provides that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once.”
But that didn’t keep Steve Bannon from calling for Trump to run again, during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). He told the crowd, \"We want Trump in 28.”")
#politics#resist#resistance#coreybooker#senate#trump #oligarchy
Heather Cox Richardson 3/31/2025
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has been speaking on the floor of the Senate since 7:00 tonight because, he said, “I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis.” “These are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.”
#politics #susancrawford #elections #musk #elonmusk #oligarchy #wisconsin
Heather Cox Richardson Musk’s Attemps to buy the Wisconsin Election Musk 3/31/25
![Heather Cox Richardson Musk’s Attempts to buy the Wisconsin Election Musk 3/31/25
On Sunday, Musk gave away two checks for $1 million each to individuals who attended his rally for Schimel and signed a petition against “activist judges”. Musk got around the Wisconsin law against exchanging an item of value to get someone to vote or not to vote by claiming the checks were for “spokesperson agreements.” But the video recorded by one of the recipients linked her vote to Musk’s check, saying, "l did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now | have a million dollars.” The other check for a million dollars went to the chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans, who has worked for Republican campdigns.
“Let me talk for a minute or two about my opponent, Elon Musk,” [Judge] Crawford told supporters on Monday. She announced her candidacy for the race before Trump was elected, and according to Scott Bauer of the Associated Press, she said she never imagined she would be fighting against “the richest man in the world.”
Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler said he thought “people do not want to see Elon Musk buying election after election after election. If it works here, he's going to do it all over the country.”](https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/263/341/548/457/367/original/6032f12a65246d8a.jpeg "Heather Cox Richardson Musk’s Attempts to buy the Wisconsin Election Musk 3/31/25
On Sunday, Musk gave away two checks for $1 million each to individuals who attended his rally for Schimel and signed a petition against “activist judges”. Musk got around the Wisconsin law against exchanging an item of value to get someone to vote or not to vote by claiming the checks were for “spokesperson agreements.” But the video recorded by one of the recipients linked her vote to Musk’s check, saying, \"l did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now | have a million dollars.” The other check for a million dollars went to the chair of the Wisconsin College Republicans, who has worked for Republican campdigns.
“Let me talk for a minute or two about my opponent, Elon Musk,” [Judge] Crawford told supporters on Monday. She announced her candidacy for the race before Trump was elected, and according to Scott Bauer of the Associated Press, she said she never imagined she would be fighting against “the richest man in the world.”
Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler said he thought “people do not want to see Elon Musk buying election after election after election. If it works here, he's going to do it all over the country.”")
#politics #Wisconsin #elections #musk #elonmusk #gerrymandering #alt #florida
Heather Cox Richardson Wisconsin/Florida Elections Gerrymandering Musk 3/31/25
