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Oct 21 2020
News
These groups try to hack the vote – so that real criminals can’t
Maggie MacAlpine is full of ideas about how to cause chaos on Election Day.
Sitting in a suit jacket and T-shirt against a red background with skulls and her team’s moniker, K-OS, she ticks off possibilities from sending armed gun-rights activists to polling places, to spreading rumors that minority voters are being turned away, to a “deep fake” concession speech by a candidate.
Christian Science MonitorFeb 11 2021
Analysis
No pew? No problem. Online church is revitalizing congregations.
After spending five years in Vietnam for her husband’s work assignment, Beth Schultz looked forward to reconnecting with church life in 2016 when her family returned to Portland, Oregon. But she easily gets overwhelmed in groups, she says, and she didn’t feel a warm welcome at her church. She tried practicing faith independently, but habits were hard to sustain with no community support.
Christian Science MonitorJul 31 2023
Headline Roundup
Twitter Threatens to Sue Hate and Disinformation Watchdog CCDH
On Monday, Twitter’s parent company X threatened to sue an organization that tracks online hate speech and misinformation over “misleading claims” about Twitter.
The Details: The UK-based Center for Countering Digital Hate said it received a letter earlier this month from X CEO Elon Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro. The letter referenced a study the CCDH published in June saying Twitter failed
ZeroHedge Semafor The HillJun 27 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Minimal Coverage of Foster Care Executive Order
On June 24, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening the foster care system. But with little coverage on the matter from major news outlets, you might not have read about it in the news, or heard it debated by the Coopers and Hannitys of the media industry. In fact, I first found out about the news because I follow the First Lady on Instagram.
The order
Hirsh JoshiSep 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Yellen Warns Congress of 'Economic Recession' if Debt Ceiling Isn't Raised
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that members of Congress have until Oct. 18 to vote on raising or suspending the debt ceiling. She said the Treasury "would be left with very limited resources that would be depleted quickly” if that deadline isn't reached, warning that it's “uncertain whether we could continue to meet all the nation’s commitments
The Epoch Times Washington Post ReutersDec 12 2019
News
Biden Fights Back
“Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lashed out at a voter at [an Iowa] campaign event [last] Thursday, calling him ‘a damn liar’ for accusing him of ‘selling access’ to the presidency in Ukraine.” (Des Moines Register)
The left is critical of Biden and weighs in on the relevance of Warren’s and Buttigieg’s employment history.
“For as much as Biden, who was first elected
The Flip SideJul 23 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Federal Police Called on to Curb Portland Unrest, Alleged Violence
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Since the death of George Floyd, protests in Portland, Oregon have reportedly caused damage to federal property, prompting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to send federal officers to the city. Those reports were followed by claims of protesters being apprehended and put into unmarked vans as
Micaela RicaforteJul 20 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden Announces Executive Actions on Climate Change, Stops Short of Declaring Emergency
President Joe Biden pledged to take executive action on climate change during a Wednesday visit to a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset, MA.
Biden did not officially declare a climate emergency, as some had pressured him to do, but he did call climate change an “emergency,” “a clear and present danger” and “an existential threat.” He announced $2.3 billion from FEMA to mitigate
The Hill New York Post (News) NPR (Online News)Oct 19 2020
Analysis
With older poll workers sidelined, young Americans step up
The air was freezing, the sun had yet to rise, and Leo Kamin had just arrived at the church for his 6 a.m. shift – which meant he only had 15 hours to go.
Out came the tents and tables, mercifully arranged around heating lamps in the gusty parking lot. Inside, he and a team of poll workers puzzled together dividers, printers, tables, tablets, computers, and their all- important voting
Christian Science MonitorNov 19 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Trudeau Sparks Renewed Discourse over WEF's 'The Great Reset'
A recently uncovered video clip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked renewed discourse and allegations of a worldwide conspiracy around the "Great Reset," a World Economic Forum initiative aiming to rethink social and economic arrangements as the world recovers from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Trudeau said, "This pandemic has provided an opportunity for a reset. This is our
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