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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 16

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

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  1. cmccabe
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    When will Democrats deliver on their promise to restore net neutrality? https://www.fastcompany.com/90752261/when-will-democrats-restore-net-neutrality This article was written by Evan Greer,...

    When will Democrats deliver on their promise to restore net neutrality?
    https://www.fastcompany.com/90752261/when-will-democrats-restore-net-neutrality

    inaction and lack of leadership has put the Biden administration’s stated goals–restoring Title II net neutrality, expanding equitable broadband access, and ensuring oversight of Internet providers during the ongoing pandemic–in peril.

    This article was written by Evan Greer, “director of Fight for the Future, the digital rights nonprofit known for organizing the largest online protests in support of net neutrality.”

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  2. Fal
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    After Buffalo race massacre, rightwing pundits focus on … anything else

    After Buffalo race massacre, rightwing pundits focus on … anything else

    For the most prominent conservative voices, the major takeaway from last Saturday’s shooting in Buffalo, New York, was not it being one of the worst hate crimes in American history. Or an indictment of gun control legislation. Or an impetus for tighter controls around online forums that provide quarter to bigots and their unhinged plans of mass destruction. No, their major takeaway was literally anything else.

    7 votes
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    nukeman
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    FiveThirtyEight May 17th live results: Good news, Madison Cawthorn lost to a primary challenger.

    FiveThirtyEight May 17th live results: Good news, Madison Cawthorn lost to a primary challenger.

    2 votes
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      NoblePath
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      As someone originally from that district, I am surprised but gratified. Dems will almost certainly still lose come fall.

      As someone originally from that district, I am surprised but gratified. Dems will almost certainly still lose come fall.

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      1. AugustusFerdinand
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        Yeah, there's near zero chance that it goes blue. Cawthorn may be out, but his replacement, Edwards, isn't likely to be any better:

        Yeah, there's near zero chance that it goes blue. Cawthorn may be out, but his replacement, Edwards, isn't likely to be any better:

        He said, his priorities would be “removing the gavel out of Nancy Pelosi’s hand, and then taking the teleprompter from Joe Biden and restoring the policies that we enjoyed under the Trump administration, to help get this country back on track.”

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