The Political Thread

[Barry Poppins]

Hmm, hmm.

 

[Samoa Looch]

I never cared for the Eurovision music contest, but after seeing those disgusting protests in Sweden against the Israeli singer (who has to stay in her hotel room in fear of violence), i'm definitely voting for the first time tonight.

They already destroyed the ESC years ago. It's bullshit to dogpile on Eden Golan, of course, but I also don't know what people expected to happen. Israel's participation this year makes the 2024 ESC even more of a complete farce than the last 3-4 editions.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Israel's participation this year makes the 2024 ESC even more of a complete farce than the last 3-4 editions.

Why's that?

 

[Comrade Khan]

Isn't Israel in Asia?

 

[Y2Jayne]

Isn't Australia in Oceania?

 

[Comrade Khan]

Yes. I don't watch this dumbass show lol

 

[Y2Jayne]

I don't either, I was only annoyed by the whole thing with Eden Golan. Most of the songs kinda sucked from what I've heard on the voting app.
They did pick a good winner in 2006 though.

 

[Chris]

Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden

A new set of Times/Siena polls, including one with The Philadelphia Inquirer, reveal an erosion of support for the president among young and nonwhite voters upset about the economy and Gaza.

www.nytimes.com

Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five crucial battleground states, a new set of polls shows, as a yearning for change and discontent over the economy and the war in Gaza among young, Black and Hispanic voters threaten to unravel the president’s Democratic coalition.

The surveys by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer found that Mr. Trump was ahead among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup against Mr. Biden in five of six key states: Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Mr. Biden led among registered voters in only one battleground state, Wisconsin.

 

[Chris]

Live updates: Michael Cohen to testify in Donald Trump's hush money trial

Donald Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen is expected to testify Monday in the former president's criminal hush money trial in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.

www.cnn.com

On the stand: Donald Trump’s ex-attorney and fixer Michael Cohen, the Manhattan district attorney's key witness, is being questioned by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger in the former president's historic New York criminal hush money trial.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Isn't the us economy doing great still? Lol

 

[Chris]

Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians

Hamas monitored political activity, online posts, and apparently even love lives. Palestinians were stuck between an Israeli blockade and a repressive security force.

www.nytimes.com

The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The unit, known as the General Security Service, relied on a network of Gaza informants, some of whom reported their own neighbors to the police. People landed in security files for attending protests or publicly criticizing Hamas. In some cases, the records suggest that the authorities followed people to determine if they were carrying on romantic relationships outside marriage.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Kind of goes against the all gazans support Hamas rhetoric one side pushes

 

[Sky]

Trump Leads in 5 Key States, as Young and Nonwhite Voters Express Discontent With Biden

A new set of Times/Siena polls, including one with The Philadelphia Inquirer, reveal an erosion of support for the president among young and nonwhite voters upset about the economy and Gaza.

www.nytimes.com

Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five crucial battleground states, a new set of polls shows, as a yearning for change and discontent over the economy and the war in Gaza among young, Black and Hispanic voters threaten to unravel the president’s Democratic coalition.

The surveys by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer found that Mr. Trump was ahead among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup against Mr. Biden in five of six key states: Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Mr. Biden led among registered voters in only one battleground state, Wisconsin.

Turkeys voting for Christmas Every Day

 

[Deezy]

No access to water and food.....but hey they don't support Hamas.....,,great thing to brag about.

 

[Chris]

New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the biggest changes in more than a decade to the way U.S. power lines are planned and funded.

www.nytimes.com

Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines and make it easier to add more wind and solar energy.

The new rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate electricity transmission, is the most significant attempt in years to upgrade and expand the country’s creaking electricity network. Experts have warned that there aren’t nearly enough high-voltage power lines being built today, putting the country at greater risk of blackouts from extreme weather while making it harder to shift to renewable sources of energy and cope with rising electricity demand.