So the more hits a Facebook post gets, the less good for the world it is, according to the researchers. Less good or more bad means more attention from viewers, which is what Facebook needs. When the tweaks to its algorithm caused bad for the world posts to be demoted, they lost viewers. Facebook couldn’t
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This YouTube video tells what lawsuits Trump faces once he has left office. 6 to start with, maybe more from the Mueller Russia investigation. https://youtu.be/CZ00bXHRs9s
Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “If Republicans don’t challenge and change the US election system, there will never be another Republican president elected again. President Trump should not concede.” This directly relates to the saying: “Voting is as easy as driving. If you want to go forward, choose D. If you want to go backwards, choose
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It’s not just the Democrats who are disappointed and angry with the Trump administration’s firing of 3 government officials. The Republicans are angry, too. There is no reason why these career officials should be fired or demoted. Trump has nominated lobbyists, industry insiders and campaign contributors to jobs in the government and they and Trump
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How should Trump be described when it comes to diplomacy? He treats other countries with complete disregard as to their importance in keeping the world free. The importance of this cannot be overstressed because the whole world must cooperate in addressing the most important problem today: climate change. https://news.yahoo.com/trumps-baseless-election-attacks-undermining-us-image-abroad-145355947.html
In 2015 Seattle adopted an innovative small donor system for funding its local campaigns. Seattle gave four $25.00 democracy vouchers for every registered voter that could be donated to candidates who pledged to accept only cash donations under $250.00, among other stipulations. The program faced its first major test in 2019, when Amazon poured $1.5
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This article shows the names of 18 women he has ‘been with’. The links to the court records accusing him of sex with a 13 year old are in the story. A quote from the story: >> It stopped being a political choice a while ago. This is now a moral choice. It has to
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Quote from end of Vox article >> In the end, the conversation about responsibility leads where all climate conversations lead: The only hope of avoiding catastrophic damage is most every country decarbonizing as rapidly as they are capable, regardless of their histories and rivalries. Electricity must be rapidly decarbonized to get rid of coal; heating
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They’re not happy campers with her appointment to SCOTUS. Barrett graduated magna cum laude, meaning she is an intelligent person. Being intelligent does not mean you cannot be misinformed or uninformed. Some newsmedia said she may be associated with a religious cult. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-letter-concern-rhodes-college-alumni/#app
What do we have to do to wake people up? This is a good article about actions we, the whole world, took decades ago to stop acid rain, ozone depletion, etc. We have to take action again with climate change! NOW!! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/12/climate-crisis-campaigns-pledge-real-change A quote from this article: >> But a changing political discourse in many
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