Important to note that it is voter share, not absolute shifts. Voter turnout is projected to be around 2% lower nationally than in 2020, and it looks very much like Harris was taking the brunt of that. I would very much like to find a similar map of turnout.
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I think itâs important to distinguish between outlets - the MAGA crowd want you to label them as such. If anything it points to why liberal democracies must destroy anti democratic right wing media if they want to survive - literally take them (or their Lachlan Murdoch type proprietors) down whenever thereâs an opportunity.
I get what youâre saying.
But as someone who actively pays money to a supposed newspaper of record in the NYT, their coverage is appalling. Itâs not even about outright propaganda, itâs that mindless âenlightened centrismâ or âmust cover both sides equallyâ that is also pervasive at the BBC for example, that is very damaging. It legitimises viewpoints that just arenât legitimate.
See also the extensive @Limiescouse criticisms of the NYT in just this thread alone.
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You need to change publications. The Graun and LRB are both ok.
Whatâs the LRB?
I like the Grauniadâs longer pieces, they are some excellent specimens of journalism in my opinion. The shorter articles though, are often just hit-and-miss.
I favour Reuters and FT for shorter reports, although the latter does do excellent longer features too. Bloomberg does great for industry-specific articles, and Iâve learnt a lot about new things from there, such as salt batteries, sand and concrete energy storage, etc.
London Review of Books.
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I will also add to this for my boy @Sithbare - itâs the super delegates
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Everyone still okay and doing well on this forum!?
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Couple of thoughts
- Two on this graphic are house members, but a further 3 or 4 have been heavily tipped for other administration roles. Yes those seats are in strong red seats and so will be filled by someone else from the GOP, but that is not a quick process. That means Trump is chipping away at an already small house majority. Previously this would have been viewed as incompetence, from not understanding the implications. But not this time around. This is a big signal that their goals do not require passage through the legislature.
- Rubio is an old school GOP hawk completely at odds with Trumpâs supposed anti-war ideology (psst, Trump was never anti warâŚhe was just anti war in Ukraine because wanted to give Putin what he wanted).
- Latinos had better hide their dogs because Noem is coming for them
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MAGA in a nutshell. Nothing productive to contribute, just enjoyment of someone elseâs displeasure. You go. Well done.
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Waiting waiting
Better than how youâll be doing for the next 4 years, thatâs for sure. At least, those of us who are fortunate enough to be at a considerate distance.
Enjoy the tariffs and the deportations. Thereâs more to come.
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Letâs not forget what happens to inflation when the President controls the interest rate, having âended the Fedâ. Lee (Senate Utah-R) is suggesting he will move a bill next year to do that, and Elon Musk is enthusiastically supporting the idea.
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Unfortunately they wonât be the only ones to suffer from that.
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Heâs just following Erdoganâs lead. Itâs worked wonders for Turkeyâs economy:
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Look you just donât understand.
Musk and Trump are otherworldly geniuses. Those who voted for Trump knew what they were voting for. Stop talking America down you communist liberal.
USA! USA! USA!
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Of course, Turkey has nowhere near as much to lose. If the USD loses its premium as the pre-eminent global reserve currency, there will be a significant economic hit/adjustment that will be almost unique to the US. The rest of the world has been steadily shifting away from USD as a reserve for over 20 years, but taking an axe to central bank independence would significantly accelerate that. Just the threat of a currency re-alignment is going to put downward pressure on USD as central banks and other holders shift out of USD in favour of more trustworthy currencies.
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So what is the play here? Sure, Trump doesnt know what heâs talking about and is surrounded by idiots who dont either. But there are people close to him pushing this who do, theoretically at least, understand what this will lead to. What are they trying to get out it? Every explanation I have seen is always several steps short of being a coherent theory. Most of it revolves around Crypto, but again the end point seems disconnected.
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I can already see the Swiss franc soaring again, as always when the US fuck up. Very much against our interests, as our economy heavily relies on exportation⌠
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