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Leftist propaganda outlet 'The Guardian' throws a hissy fit, says they won't post on "toxic platform" X anymore
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Leftist propaganda outlet 'The Guardian' throws a hissy fit, says they won't post on "toxic platform" X anymore

Op India  

Donald Trump’s victory in recent US elections has pushed the left-liberals across the world into delirium. The Guardian further blamed X’s new owner and Trump supporter Elon Musk for the leftist propaganda outlet’s departure from the popular social media platform. The statement stated, “The US presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: …

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Defamation case: SC relief for AAP leaders
3 months, 1 week ago

Defamation case: SC relief for AAP leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi chief minister Atishi in a case related to a statement made in 2018 that accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of facilitating the alleged deletion of 3 million voters from electoral rolls ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal …

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‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter’ authors say platform is ‘a tool for controlling political discourse’

LA Times  

Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter is the subject of a new book, “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter,” out Sept. 17. On the Shelf Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac Penguin Press: 480 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose …

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My Mom's Support For Trump Divided Our Family. Then I Found The Crack In Her MAGA Armor.
5 months, 4 weeks ago

My Mom's Support For Trump Divided Our Family. Then I Found The Crack In Her MAGA Armor.

Huff Post  

“My fear is that, when Trump is seen through a clear and objective lens, the support you gave him will define you,” the author told his 92-year-old mother. She voted for Trump again in 2020 but did not embrace the “big lie” that he’d won the election with anything close to enthusiasm. She did defend the honor of her chosen …

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Congress’ Agenda as Spelt Out by Its Own Luminaries is Worrisome
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress’ Agenda as Spelt Out by Its Own Luminaries is Worrisome

News 18  

I have been appalled, but not amazed, by the ‘idea of India’ utterances of the Congress party’s Dilip Cherian, Sam Pitroda, and Mani Shankar Aiyar recently. I wanted to get generative AI chatbots to mull on these ideas, so I gave Google Gemini and ChatGPT the exact same prompt: “Write an essay on how recent statements by Dilip Cherian, Sam …

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Thorny question of presidential ‘age limit’ grows in US political discourse
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thorny question of presidential ‘age limit’ grows in US political discourse

Al Jazeera  

US Congresswoman Katie Porter says age limit is a conversation ‘we ought to be having’ in run-up to Trump/Biden rematch. The question of whether there should be an age limit for US presidents was raised in a particularly high-profile public forum this week when Congresswoman Katie Porter said in a televised debate that such restrictions “are a conversation for all …

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Common For Politicians To Comment On Each Other, Public Figures Can’t Be Thin-Skinned: Aaditya Thackeray On Defamation Case By Shinde Faction Leader
1 year, 8 months ago

Common For Politicians To Comment On Each Other, Public Figures Can’t Be Thin-Skinned: Aaditya Thackeray On Defamation Case By Shinde Faction Leader

Live Law  

Opposing a defamation case filed by Eknath Shinde-faction leader Rahul Shewale, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it is a regular practice for politicians to comment on each other’s conduct in political discourse and that public figures cannot be allowed to be thin-skinned “as it would entirely stifle all criticism of them.”Thackeray said …

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\"Pathetic and Casteist mindset\", Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

\"Pathetic and Casteist mindset\", Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda on Friday attacked Rahul Gandhi over his "Modis are thieves" remark and alleged that by comparing OBC communities to thieves, Gandhi has shown a "pathetic and casteist mindset". "Mr Rahul Gandhi's acerbic Chowkidar Chor Hai remarks were also not appreciated by the Supreme Court and for that HE APOLOGIZED," he added. …

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Road ahead for Congress more challenging than ever before: Sonia Gandhi chairs parliamentary party meet
2 years, 9 months ago

Road ahead for Congress more challenging than ever before: Sonia Gandhi chairs parliamentary party meet

Firstpost  

Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party, she also hit out at the BJP, saying the ruling party’s “divisive agenda” has become a regular feature of political discourse in all states New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday called for unity at all levels of the organisation while noting that the road ahead for the party is more …

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Jan. 6 Sentencing Judge Reminds RNC That Riot Was Not 'Legitimate Political Discourse'
2 years, 11 months ago

Jan. 6 Sentencing Judge Reminds RNC That Riot Was Not 'Legitimate Political Discourse'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge took aim at the Republican National Committee’s recent distortion of reality during sentencing for a violent Capitol rioter. “It is not ‘legitimate political discourse,’” Judge Amy Berman Jackson said during her Thursday sentencing of Mark Leffingwell, who will spend six months in prison for assaulting police at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 last …

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
2 years, 11 months ago

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House Republicans who are investigating the “violent insurrection” at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and says it’s not the party’s job to police the views of lawmakers. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the rioters who “broke windows and breached the Capitol were not …

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy Finally Admits Capitol Riot Was ‘Violent Insurrection’
2 years, 11 months ago

Rep. Kevin McCarthy Finally Admits Capitol Riot Was ‘Violent Insurrection’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he agreed that the Capitol riot was a violent insurrection, the clearest answer he’s given after dodging the issue this week. Asked Wednesday about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s description of the riot as a “violent insurrection,” McCarthy said he agreed. Plenty of Republicans disagree with the term …

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Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators
2 years, 11 months ago

Republican leader rebukes RNC for censure of Jan 6 investigators

Al Jazeera  

United States Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has rebuked Republican Party officials for censuring two Republican legislators who have criticised former president Donald Trump and pursued an investigation of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot. Claiming January 6 was “legitimate political discourse”, the Republican National Committee voted last week to censure Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for joining …

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Capitol riots: U.S. Republicans call attack a part of 'legitimate' discourse
2 years, 11 months ago

Capitol riots: U.S. Republicans call attack a part of 'legitimate' discourse

The Hindu  

Republicans on February 4 described the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol and events that led to it as "legitimate political discourse." The Republican National Committee meeting in Salt Lake City, accused them of helping to persecute "ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse." Pence rebukes Trump At a separate event, Mike Pence, Trump's vice-president, said the former president was …

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RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel
2 years, 11 months ago

RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel

NPR  

RNC votes to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over work with Jan. 6 panel Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP The Republican National Committee on Friday censured the only two House GOP lawmakers on a panel investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, highlighting the strong hold former President Donald Trump maintains on …

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‘Drug Peddler’, ‘Illiterate’, ‘Bigamist’: Political Discourse Hits a New Low in Karnataka Ahead of Bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Drug Peddler’, ‘Illiterate’, ‘Bigamist’: Political Discourse Hits a New Low in Karnataka Ahead of Bypolls

News 18  

With the run-up to bye-elections in two assembly seats in Karnataka on October 30, political discourse seems to have hit a new low as top leaders have been making personal attacks on each other and no one seems to be worried. Karnataka BJP president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a “drug addict” and …

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The occasion to revisit the sovereign’s role
4 years, 8 months ago

The occasion to revisit the sovereign’s role

The Hindu  

Let us make no mistake. The retreat of the state India embarked on the path of trimming the role of the state, initially, with such caveats as ‘safety net’ and ‘reform with a human face’. The Indian state’s role in health care, education, creation and maintenance of infrastructure and delivery of welfare has shrunk or become nominal, half-hearted, inefficient, and …

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Veer Savarkar birth anniversary: Legacy of man who popularised term 'Hinduvta' repeatedly dragged into political discourse
5 years, 7 months ago

Veer Savarkar birth anniversary: Legacy of man who popularised term 'Hinduvta' repeatedly dragged into political discourse

Firstpost  

One of the debates that were dragged back into political discourse was that around the “actual” braveness of Vinayak ‘Veer’ Damodar Savarkar. He had thought of two countries, this is also historically true.” In November 2018, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept a portrait of Veer Savarkar in Parliament… When the British ruled this country, …

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LK Advani has right to be unhappy over vitiating political discourse in India, but given his history, it reeks of hypocrisy
5 years, 9 months ago

LK Advani has right to be unhappy over vitiating political discourse in India, but given his history, it reeks of hypocrisy

Firstpost  

LK Advani was once gently dissuaded from writing his regular blog in 2013 that coincided with the rise of Narendra Modi on the national scene. Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Shah have strategised the election campaign on the plank of nationalism, the political discourse is veering towards painting the Opposition as a pack of villains, Advani’s message …

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