Book 16 of my @goodreads #ReadingChallenge, and yes I'm still catching up 😅

American #politics isn't my go-to, but after reading All The President's Men I simply had to get The Final Days. Woodward and Bernstein's work is phenomenal, reaching deep into the daily goings-on of the last days of Nixon's presidency. If you enjoyed the previously mentioned book, or the movie adaptation, then I'd strongly recommend this read.

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The hypocrisy in #AmericanPolitics is astounding. I’d love to hear how non-American Mastodonians view our politics. I’ve also wondered if American politics are prevalent in other countries. I hope not, I’d be embarrassed.

This article is what got me thinking about political #hypocrisy:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-gosar-ilhan-omar-vote-white-nationalism-foreign-affairs-committee_n_63dc2b71e4b01e9288701e00

Pence, Biden and Trump all taking classified work docs home with them... what a bunch of NERDS! Don't they know they can play video games or watch cartoons in their off time? Why you bringing extra work home? Lame. #ClassifiedDocuments #AmericanPolitics #Silly

Just read this #DemocraticAlphabet by #HakeemJeffries, pronounced at the House of Representatives yesterday. Maybe the US will not be saved by its best people, but it will be at least less depressing than it looks like from the distance.

#democrats #thecapitol #americanpolitics #democracy #abcsofamericanvalues

Fifteenth time the charm…..#GOP #Americanpolitics

Kevin McCarthy wins House speaker bid after four days and 15 votes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/kevin-mccarthy-republican-wins-house-speaker?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Losing for the 5th time? I think my first lecture in American Government will be on "humiliation" this semester. 😜

#Speaker #HouseofRepresentatives #AmericanPolitics

4/4
I doubt many will see this post. And honestly, I don’t have much skin in the game beyond watching in frustration as the US tears itself apart. What do I know, I don’t live in the US anymore. I had a chance to leave and took it. So, Dems and progressives, if you think carrying on as you are is working out, keep ignoring those fly-over states. They probably don’t matter anyway. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics #usa

3/4
All those red counties you see on voting maps? They live there.

They didn’t leave the Democratic party, the party gave up on them. This is a disastrous mistake. Progressives, you need to get these people back. They need to hear that you care. You want to make people’s lives better? If you’re serious about making progress, you need to reach them. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics #usa

2/4
Try living in a Midwest trailer park for a while, it fucking sucks. These are the incels, lost in anime and games because they have nothing else to look forward to. These are the angry boomers in a mobility scooters, high on pain killers. They are worked to death and have no health care. These are the “people of Walmart” you laugh at on Reddit. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives #politics

1/4
#Politics upsets me, a lot. But I need to say something important: rural poor Americans matter. I come from a working poor white family. Democrats and the left have abandoned these people. Unfortunately, these are the people that latched onto Trump. Yes, they are uneducated, the schools are terrible. They are addicted to opiates and meth. cont. #americanpolitics #ruralpoor #progressives

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Enchanté

#SanJose Councilmember Matt Mahan will be the new mayor of the 10th largest U.S. city, or the big city of #SiliconValley.

#Mahan has won with 123,436 votes, securing 51.3% of the vote. #Chavez has 117,085 votes, or 48.6%.

The race was fueled by more than $8 million in outside spending from special interests and record campaign donations—making it one of the most expensive competition in San Jose’s history.

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Judge in Georgia finds "heartbeat law" unconstitutional, and puts this banger of a footnote in his opinion #AmericanPolitics #Politics #Abortion #US

THREAD: There is already a centrifugal force in #Mastodon in that some old timers who live in small town and are into knitting and woodworking and stuff are asking for CW's (content warnings) on posts about #Americanpolitics or #USPol. 1/3

Christian Nationalism's Influence On American Politics : 1A : NPR

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1110949385/christian-nationalisms-influence-on-american-politics

#ChristianNationalism 's Influence On #AmericanPolitics , #1A

#PlotToOverturnTheElection (trailer) | #FRONTLINE

An investigation into how lies about election fraud have made their way to the center of #Americanpolitics Love FRONTLINE? Find us on the PBS Video App, where...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Zdt3b03fI