Monthly Archives: October 2020

Another account of how pol.is works. One of the biggest barriers to pol.is adoption might be its association with a movement away from political parties in Taiwan. https://words.democracy.earth/hacking-ideology-pol-is-and-vtaiwan-570d36442ee5

One of the best editorials I have read in a long time! I strongly agree that fundraising via social media has become a problem. Another big problem – our tendancy to view supporters of other parties as illegitimate. We can … Continue reading →

The White House Chief Of Staff Said The Trump Administration Is “Not Going To Control The Pandemic” “Biden’s statement echoed what experts have advised: that “universal masking could save around 100,000 lives over the next few months.”” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/mark-meadows-trump-not-going-to-control-pandemic?s=mobile_app

It appears that a tendency to believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory appears to be associated with fundamentalist Christian beliefs. In this CBC article, pastors talk about seeing and hearing QAnon messaging start in their congregations. If you or someone … Continue reading →

Apparently tactics used in the election did not result in the expected surge of populist support… “Before the election the New Zealand First leader and the “bad boys of Brexit” – Aaron Banks and Andy Wigmore were two of the … Continue reading →

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/16/dutch-state-broadcaster-nos-pulls-logo-vans-attacks?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/14/billie-eilish-paparazzi-photo-body-shaming

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/karlazabludovsky/mental-health-guatemala-pandemic-coronavirus?s=mobile_app

In France, Muslims have been marginalized. They represent a very high proportion of the country’s prison population. When walking around the city, young Muslim men can expect to get stopped and questioned by police five times a day. People’s fears … Continue reading →

Clearly, Fox values ratings and personal wealth of their on-air personalities over truth in reporting! Take this example: “It [the hypocricy] is especially vivid on the battle between reporting and opinion. Two weeks after this book was published, we can … Continue reading →