Politics Thread

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Originally Posted by noteggs

Having a little trouble understanding your post. Are you saying LA police is still getting 43% to 48% increase in pay? If so, not sure I’m reading this one the same way. Please bear with me because I’m probably one of the knuckleheads on this site.

Looks like they’re not getting any extra money next year and decreasing the budget about 1.5 million. I’ve seen articles that state the proposed 53% increase was already downgraded to 7% before this last request. We all know the lack of tax revenues is going to strain a lot of local governments budgets this year because of covid. This situation obviously gives all municipalities an opportunity to cut the overall budgets and make (some) people fill good about it.

https://twitter.com/cd6nury/status/1...556123649?s=12

Interesting letter from the LA city council.

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I read that as the cut was from the increase. But maybe I interpreted that wrong.

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Originally Posted by STL_XUfan

I read that as the cut was from the increase. But maybe I interpreted that wrong.

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Or maybe I’m reading the article wrong. Guess we’ll eventually see.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

The NYT may have been fundamentally changed today because they published a moderately provocative OP-ed from a sitting US Senator. Wild times.

Former authors of NYT OP-ed pieces that caused no such stir/issues: Adolph Hitler. Muammar Gaddafi. Vladimir Putin.

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The Taliban and Nicolas Maduro as well.

And this piece of "journalism"
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/o...t-a-crime.html

Can we please sign a transfer or get a 2021 commit. I'm sick of this and the Covid thread. I'm sick of the Dem and Rep mayors and governors that have ruined the economy, lost 40 million jobs, botched a pandemic, and lost control of most major city police forces. Let's get back to basketball.

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Originally Posted by bjf123

Nope. They have now apologized for publishing that Op-Ed, saying they need to rethink their editorial review process.


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Yeah, their 4th year Journalism class of writers had a campus revolt, and their administration, which is the equivalent of Dean Vernon Wormer, caved.
#RIP The First Amendment in the New York Times. It is now officially Pravda.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Black woman saying crazy wingnut stuff is a certain kind of Republican's wet dream.

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You got that right.

How is she even a thing? I guess bc what you said, a black women spouting far right wing talking points. She definitely saw a need and filled it. Just a few years ago she was a liberal who criticized republicans and trump. I mean she doesn’t have a college degree, or political experience, or any experience that makes her an expert on anything.

I would imagine the Governor of Michigan is now good with fans in the stands for football this fall? Or does she get to pick and choose? Doesn’t appear she cares too much about social distancing any more.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cli...outputType=amp

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Originally Posted by X-man

Source? QAnon?

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Still waiting.

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Originally Posted by Xville

That's great, but there is zero context around any of those videos...its social media

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Do you need more context on this video, or can we agree that maybe the police also need to work to deescalate the situation:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...oved-to-ground

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Originally Posted by STL_XUfan

Do you need more context on this video, or can we agree that maybe the police also need to work to deescalate the situation:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-w...oved-to-ground

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I agree some police need to do better to deescalate the situation and I am sure a lot of them do, but it won’t make the news.