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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 31

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    Axelia
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    AP: Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump

    AP: Trump supporters view the latest indictment as evidence of a crime — against Trump

    Former President Donald Trump and his supporters are reacting to a third indictment against him with a now-familiar playbook: deflecting with unrelated accusations, distracting with misleading claims about the charges, and demonizing the prosecution.

    Instead of convincing his followers about the seriousness of the charges, Tuesday’s indictment is being held up as proof of a conspiracy to take down the Republican ex-president and a continuation of the effort by Democrats, the media and the so-called deep state to interfere with the nation’s elections.

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    1. st3ph3n
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      Cult members believe the chosen one can do no wrong.

      Cult members believe the chosen one can do no wrong.

      1 vote
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    1. CosmicDefect
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      I didn't know that her daughter held power of attorney. As someone who's seen several family members be granted power of attorney or others because of health reasons, it's incredulous that a...

      I didn't know that her daughter held power of attorney. As someone who's seen several family members be granted power of attorney or others because of health reasons, it's incredulous that a sitting US Senator -- whose job is to make laws for the country -- requires such dramatic aid over their own legal personhood and authority. It's crazy.

      4 votes
  3. [2]
    purpleyuan
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    538: Trump's Rivals Can't Compete With His Version of Masculinity / (archive link) The topic of modern masculinity has really been in the public eye for a while. As far as I know, it started with...

    538: Trump's Rivals Can't Compete With His Version of Masculinity / (archive link)

    The topic of modern masculinity has really been in the public eye for a while. As far as I know, it started with the introduction of the concept of "toxic masculinity"—an idealized form of masculinity that is as harmful to men as it is to women. The discussion in general has been pretty interesting to me; sometimes it is nuanced and often it is not. But of course there's been massive pushback against the idea from certain populations, and it seems like the support for Trump is part of that.

    [Trump's] version of manliness is fueled by other kinds of behavior — including his belittling of other candidates, aggression toward women, “tell it like it is and don’t apologize” affect — that are associated with traditional ideas about how a man should behave. The other GOP candidates largely aren’t trying to imitate those aspects of Trump’s macho identity — but experts told us that without Trump’s signature belligerence, his version of masculinity might not resonate as much. And that means his rivals may have an especially difficult time convincing the GOP primary electorate that they’re as strong a leader as Trump.

    “In this view of masculinity, men are supposed to be dominant, powerful, aggressive,” said Theresa Vescio, a professor of psychology at Penn State University who studies masculinity. “And the more that people — both men and women — think that good men should be high in power, status, dominance and toughness, the more they say that’s what a man is, the more they support Trump.”

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    1. killertofu
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      And that's how toxic masculinity became a disaster for the US and the world. So pitiful.

      And that's how toxic masculinity became a disaster for the US and the world. So pitiful.

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  4. CosmicDefect
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    College Board: https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/statement-ap-psychology-and-florida Some news articles on the topic: The College Board Says A.P. Psychology Is ‘Effectively Banned’ in Florida...

    College Board: https://newsroom.collegeboard.org/statement-ap-psychology-and-florida

    We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law. The state has said districts are free to teach AP Psychology only if it excludes any mention of these essential topics.

    Some news articles on the topic:

    I don't have much commentary to say except it is depressing and disappointing that Florida is taking this road towards bigotry and prejudice.

    5 votes