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Oculus Spirit [97826]
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stopped at nowthisisnews.com***
Oct 27, 2020, 3:15 PM
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Re: stopped at nowthisisnews.com***
Oct 27, 2020, 8:31 PM
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Yeesh. Yup, it's as bad as it seems. Far left bias rating. Mixed record with fact checks. Listed as "questionable source" by mediabiasfactcheck.com due to its propagandizing.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/nowthis-news/NowThis News - Media Bias/Fact Check QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a complete lack of transparency and/or is fake news. Fake News is the deliberate attempt to publish hoaxes and/or disinformation for the purpose of profit or influence (Learn More). Sources listed in the Questionable Category may be very untrustworthy and should be fact checked on a per article basis. Please note sources on this list are not considered fake news unless specifically written in the reasoning section for that source. See all Questionable sources. Overall, we rate NowThis News Questionable based on far-left bias, promotion of liberal propaganda and five verified failed fact checks. Detailed Report Reasoning: Far Left Bias, Propaganda, Failed Fact Checks Country: USA World Press Freedom Rank: USA 45/180 History NowThis News was founded in 2012 by Huffington Post co-founder and former chairman Kenneth Lerer and former Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau. they use Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Tumblr, and YouTube as their primary news distribution outlets. Read our profile on United States government and media. Funded by / Ownership NowThis News is owned by Group Nine Media and is funded through advertising. Analysis / Bias In review, NowThis News reports political news [...]
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Re: stopped at nowthisisnews.com***
Oct 28, 2020, 12:23 AM
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Questioning the source is legitimate, but if you just google the quote itself you will find it being reported by politico, NYT, The Nation, and NPR - and that's just on the first google page.
Skepticism is good. jumping to the opposite conclusion without examining the evidence - not so much.
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Sounds like a general, philosophical statement.
Oct 27, 2020, 3:17 PM
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Most everything passed Congress when one party is in the majority, can be unpassed when that party loses the majority.
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Just pictured Mitch wearing a Members Only jacket***
Oct 27, 2020, 3:28 PM
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fed up with the liberal activist Court, in 1968,
Oct 27, 2020, 6:58 PM
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Richard Nixon ran in part on putting conservatives on the Court. William H Rehnquist was the most visible sign of that legacy. However, the issue continued and Reagan took up the mantle as well giving us the late, great Antonin Scalia. However, he missed the target with OConnor and Kennedy and many of the abominations from the liberal Courts endured. Bush 41 likewise missed with Souter but gave us Justice Thomas. Conservatives continued the fight. Bush 43 upped the ante and closed the gap with Roberts and Alito. The goal was in sight.
Now, at long last, the conservative goal has been realized. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett will fulfil the great longing from the right, a return to Constitutional jurisprudence grounded shockingly in the Constitution.
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Orange Blooded [2695]
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McConnell took Trent Lott & Harry Reid’s Nuclear option
Oct 27, 2020, 7:56 PM
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One step further and made it all about the courts, that is the primary difference. They never took the nuclear option that far before, only McConnell took it there.
This was an exercise of raw power and yeah, it was totally unprecedented. Obviously the majority leader can make whatever rules he wants. Then you have Graham who didn’t have a quorum on the judiciary committee, and waived the rules in order to hand off Barrett’s nomination from the committee. Not sure if that was unprecedented but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was.
Should people be concerned that this kind of win at all costs mentality will eventually have a steep price? It is just going to get uglier, court expansion, rotating jurists, etc. The Senate majority is never permanent, so now these unprecedented ideas will become the norm.
So congrats on your victory, I guess.
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recall, my friend that elections have consequences***
Oct 27, 2020, 8:16 PM
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Re: recall, my friend that elections have consequences***
Oct 27, 2020, 8:25 PM
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They do. And I can't wait until this next election let's Dems pack the court.
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“If you want to destroy my sweater, hold this thread
Oct 27, 2020, 8:23 PM
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as I walk away” -Mitch McConnell
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