Politics

I just found a site called They Work For You , which records MP's voting actions on the Commons floor and what they've said there. Is there a US equivalent? The (clean) link is a page for my MP, to give you an idea what I'm looking for.

I think there are two, SK (South Korea) and japan. Others against the West, or they do NOT support the West, or they say they do NOT want to take sides.

Jimmy Carter said, a powerful China is good for the USA. Jimmy Carter also said that, China is NOT a threat to the USA. Jimmy Carter also said that, he believe that if a person looks at his eyes, then the person is NOT going to lie to him. So I believe he is a very stupid man.

Following an exchange regarding swing voters in another thread and in order not move things off-topic, there is a recent poll putting Biden behind Trump in a number of swing states. It is likely paywalled, but basically in Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania Trump is leading between 4-10 points, whereas in Wisconsin Biden is up by 2. Biden lost among nonwhites (while Trump was up among whites to begin with). Also, for some reasons folks still think that Trump be better for the economy and Israeli Palestinian conflict. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/us/politics/trump-biden-times-siena-poll.html So maybe 200 voters in WI are not enough th…

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This was inspired by @TheVat's post on another one of my topics, so blame him if you don't like what I have to say 😛 Suppose conservatives, in order to combat the bolded threat, propose a ban on modern computing power & internet bandwidth. How would you feel about such a proposition? This is to some degree, this is how some conservatives (the halfway rational ones at least) feel about assault rifle bans. I don't know how many of you have spent extensive amounts of time in rural areas, but guns are just another tool in the kit for them to use to dispatch pests, defend themselves against unwanted "guests", recreation, and so forth. For them, going from an A…

Hello. I think I know the stars on the left flag represent the number of U.S. states. What is the meaning for the apparent many more on the right side (presidential) flag ? Or is an optical illusion being also 50 ? Hi. Wikipedia shows no count, there is 'small' stars too... ---> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_president_of_the_United_States And what are the 'clouds' about ?

Any thoughts on the potential outcomes this? From what understand, if done correctly with no significant rebreathing of carbon dioxide, they should be unconconcious in a few breathes. If it carries out without incident, the 'cruel and unusual' label won't stand anymore.

I'd wager money Trump has a monetary interest (or a close "friend" with an interest) in increasing sales of hydroxychlorquine. His cheerleading to me screams of stock price manipulation.

This is what Trump plans for his enemies. The Capitol police were physically abused by his mob for being "so bad and so evil" for defending Trump's enemies INSIDE the Capitol! Is this respect for law enforcement? WHO exactly are "so bad and so evil"? Earlier he said "Move the fooking mags, let my people in! I don't care if they are armed! They are not here to hurt me!" (They were armed to hurt Trump's enemies, which is ok.) "I know your pain. I know you are hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election, and everyone knows it, especially the other side. You have to go home now. We have to have peace....This was a fraudulent election..…

Just wondering about what happens if something major occurs while a Parliament is dissolved.

On the news, UPS drivers to earn 175,000 US$/year. Soon, DHL, FedEx, all others as the incompetent postal office always in-line will be after the same. That makes my life and yours more expensive as merchandise we buy or receive will have tripled fees on top. UPS employees will be celebrating, partying their triumph; every consumer paying for their happiness and everyone else will join after the same. I did burn my eyelids studying and should had been just a truck driver. Always thought that pay increases are the main cause of inflation : What more money? ---> work more ! has been my religion. Seems am wrong again 😡

! Moderator Note Fact? Where are the studies that support this fact?

What is the psychology assessment of neo con fascism alt right? So most countries have liberal and conservative parties but in the US the conservative party has been moving more to right with the neo con and fascism views. I remember when Bush was in power he was painted has fascism and hard core conservative. But today he would be a liberal compared to Trump and where GOP is today. When you look at Trump and Ron Desantis you see how party has moved more to right. So what is driving this move to right? And why are the politicians more crazy like why can’t you have politicians with Trump views but speak like Bush than a third grader and more crazy like. Why is it…

An article in The Atlantic by former Congressman Steve Israel tells an interesting tale of how a complete con-man has become the new Republican Congressman-elect in New York’s 3rd district - one which Steve Israel himself represented for 16 years. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/george-santos-fraud-long-island/672587/ George Santos is a character who seems to have stepped straight out of the pages of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel - or its excellent film adaptation starring Matt Damon - ‘The Talented Mr Ripley’(1999). Practically every statement made by this Congressman-elect during his recent election campaign has turned out to be a com…

Is democracy like equality in that it contains the seeds of its own (self) contradiction ?

What would be the answer ?

I think if Jordan gets the gavel, what's just happened in McCarthy's tenure will be relative sideshow. How do we think the political landscape will change now ?

Are West Europe countries are second class countries in Today's world?

Lagos matches your Kansas July daily high pretty well 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Plus our humidity is higher. And yet I've grown habituated to it and can manage mainly without aircon albeit at the cost of an occasional outbreak of prickly heat (solution = cold showers). My pool hall (Tipsy Bar, Bodore Road, Ajah) has no aircon, but a two foot gap between the walls and the ceiling stop it from becoming too stifling. I can't help thinking that the OP is asking the wrong question. It assumes as a given that the OP has a right to enoy optimal comfort in a location where the ambient conditions are beyond his comfort zone. Relax that assumption and ask why the major…

Is there any such thing as a totally free market worldwide? For it to be totally free, surely there would have to be no import or export restrictions anywhere, and no immigration or emigration controls. If so, what would such a world look like? Sounds like the employees of the world would be constantly moving around following the highest wages/ lowest living costs, and corporations would be constantly migrating to where there's the highest profits/ lowest outgoings. There would be no community and no more nation states. Is this accurate? 🤔 🥴🤯 Cheerz GIAN🙂x

According to City Hall Conservatives Sadiq Khan's organisation tried to bribe a Scientific institution into lying about their research because the conclusion reached by the Scientific institution did not support the requirement for a ULEZ expansion. The claim is made at a London Assembly in the video below. Please watch the clip and give your Scientific opinions on whether or not Science supports Sadiq Khan or not. Claim made by Sadiq Khan's Scientific research team - Despite these improvements in air quality there was no evidence of a reduction in the proportion of children with small lungs or Asthma symptoms over this period. (This is referring to the ULE…

Reports circulating on Twitter and Reddit say that Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov had his Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Health Elkham Elkhan Suleymanov buried alive on suspicion of poisoning him. Suleymanov has neither been seen nor heard from since October 2022. https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1700800571920228402 According to the VchK-OGPU Telegram channel, Kadyrov’s health deteriorated sharply not long after Suleymanov had personally administered certain injections to him. The Chechen government then unexpectedly published a decree on 25 October 2022 stating that Suleymanov had been ‘released’ from his position as Deputy Chairman of the …

Back in December last year to much western media trumpeting the G7 nations imposed a price cap of $60/bbl on Russian crude oil exports to be policed by the once all-powerful shipping insurers Lloyds of London (see here). Today I notice on https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urals-oil that Urals Crude - Russia's flagship product - is quietly trading at $73.26/bbl yet we hear not a whisper of indignation or explanation from the powers that be (ie Rupert Murdoch). Why suddenly so shy about such a bold inspirational policy.