The all-consuming tribalism of Trump’s Republican Party, in one 30-second ad – The Washington Post

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/04/03/the-all-consuming-tribalism-of-trumps-republican-party-in-one-30-second-ad/

«“It’s more than strong; it’s tribal in nature,” Corker said, adding: “People who tell me, who are out on trail, say, ‘Look, people don’t ask about issues anymore. They don’t care about issues. They want to know if you’re with Trump or not.’ ”

Rokita must be sensing the same thing.»

 

Maine judge puts ranked-choice voting on track for June elections — Politics — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

This is interesting. (I’m a fan of ranked-choice voting; see http://www.fairvote.org/rcv#rcvbenefits.)

Source: http://bangordailynews.com/2018/04/04/politics/maine-judge-puts-ranked-choice-voting-on-track-for-june-elections/

«A Maine judge ordered Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap on Wednesday to move forward with the implementation of ranked-choice voting in June, putting the state on track to move forward with the novel system after new legal issues discovered last week.. »

 

Costs of War

Courtesy of @IAmTheWarax.

Source: http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/

«The Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.»

https://twitter.com/feminit4equipar/status/980844221186957313:

«Follow and hear the voices on . The Iraq war blood lust was overpowering, yet couched in such ‘rational’ terms by ppl facing zero consequences. We see the same clusterfuck of insanity today. Every one of these lives mattered.

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All of our lives were changed forever by the Global War on Terror.

Some lost loved ones, a family member or a friend.

Some of us lost arms, legs, and in many cases some other intangible part of ourselves.

If these wars changed you join me in asking Bolton #HowCanYouSleep))»