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Top North Carolina judge faces potential sanctions for talking about racial discrimination

Popular Information • 12539 implied HN points • 31 Aug 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Judicial system Free speech Investigation Political Bias
  1. North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is facing sanctions for speaking out about racial discrimination within the court system.
  2. Earls filed a lawsuit against the Judicial Standards Commission asserting her right to free speech as an elected Justice.
  3. There is a dispute over whether Earls' comments on systemic issues in the judiciary constitute protected political speech.

Weekend Report: What's happening?

The Signorile Report • 825 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government Media Political Bias
  1. President Biden faced a politically motivated hit job by a Trump-appointed special counsel, causing anger among Democrats and progressives.
  2. The special counsel exceeded his scope and produced a report with clear signs of political bias, prompting questions about Attorney General Merrick Garland's role.
  3. The corporate media fell into the trap set by the special counsel, potentially facing a situation where history might not repeat itself like it did with James Comey's report on Hillary Clinton.

POTUS, SCOTUS, and the Danger of Normalcy Bias

JoeWrote • 20 implied HN points • 12 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Democracy Supreme Court Political Bias Political parties Presidential elections
  1. The Republican Party is not normal, and it's crucial to stop pretending that it is.
  2. Normalcy Bias is a significant societal issue, leading to a lack of action in recognizing and addressing threats, particularly from the Republican Party.
  3. The GOP has never been a 'normal' party, historically filled with fascism, racism, and a desire for Christian theocracy, and it's unlikely to change even with shifts in leadership.
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Fulton County District Attorney Responds to Trump

SHERO • 609 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal Investigation Prosecution Political Bias Grand Jury
  1. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis responded to Trump's motion by asking the judge to dismiss it.
  2. Willis argued that Trump and Latham failed to prove their claims on due process rights and the grand jury process.
  3. A group of media outlets objected to Trump's request to quash the special grand jury report, emphasizing public concern.

Did Republicans die more during the pandemic bc they didn't get the vax?

Vinay Prasad's Observations and Thoughts • 209 implied HN points • 29 Jul 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Pandemic response Political Bias Vaccine distribution Public Health
  1. A recent paper suggests that Republicans were more likely to die during the pandemic due to not getting vaccinated.
  2. The paper had flaws in its methodology and did not consider factors like age, BMI, and vaccination status.
  3. Criticism of Republicans for not getting vaccinated highlights a double standard in how different groups are treated in research and society.

The marketplace of rationalisations

Optimally Irrational • 18 implied HN points • 07 Dec 23
🚌 Education Media influence Information Consumption Political Bias Consumer behavior
  1. Consumers shape the features of the modern public sphere by driving the demand for biased information.
  2. Providers of rationalisations compete on quality in a marketplace where reputation plays a crucial role.
  3. Market dynamics in the information sphere highlight agglomeration economies, the influence of demand on supply, and the risk of audience capture.

A.G. Sulzberger vs. The New York Times

networked • 71 implied HN points • 26 Jun 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Media Political Bias Election coverage White House Trump administration
  1. A.G. Sulzberger emphasizes the importance of journalistic independence and following facts wherever they lead.
  2. The dissonance between Sulzberger's vision for journalism and the daily reality of The New York Times is evident in the paper's reporting practices.
  3. The Times has a history of providing political cover for powerful individuals, including Trump, Ivanka, and Jared Kushner.

Fact Check: José Javier Olivas-Osuna's review of Citizen Lab's CatalanGate report

untidy • 39 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23
🌍 World Politics Investigation Political Bias Transparency
  1. Citizen Lab's CatalanGate report stated that individuals in Spain were targeted with spyware, suspected to be connected to Spanish authorities.
  2. José Javier Olivas-Osuna's review of the report criticized Citizen Lab's work and requested an independent investigation from the University of Toronto.
  3. Olivas-Osuna made claims in his review that were proven false by fact-checking, such as misrepresenting the number of victims and allegations of bias in Citizen Lab's report.