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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 4

Automatically posted September 4, 2023

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.

This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

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Fal
September 6, 2023
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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison, longest for a January 6 defendant

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison, longest for a January 6 defendant

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boxer_dogs_dance
September 4, 2023
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A discussion about enthusiasm and turnout and down ballot effects, Trump risks ghost voters who don't show up, Biden risks lack of enthusiasm...

A discussion about enthusiasm and turnout and down ballot effects, Trump risks ghost voters who don't show up, Biden risks lack of enthusiasm

https://themessenger.com/politics/some-republicans-worry-that-a-trump-nomination-could-bring-steep-down-ballot-losses-for-the-gop

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spit-evil-olive-tips
September 6, 2023
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Praying Bremerton football coach Joe Kennedy quits after one game he was the plaintiff in Kennedy v Bremerton, a Supreme Court case that was notable for the conservative majority being full of...

Praying Bremerton football coach Joe Kennedy quits after one game

After winning a U.S. Supreme Court case to get his coaching job back and igniting a firestorm over praying in public schools, Joe Kennedy resigned after only one football game with Bremerton High School.

he was the plaintiff in Kennedy v Bremerton, a Supreme Court case that was notable for the conservative majority being full of shit even more than usual (The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a case)

Kennedy quit his fulltime job at the Bremerton shipyard three years ago and moved to Florida. With his newfound celebrity, he has a slick website, a book coming out in October and a movie about his life in the works. He speaks to political and religious groups, and says politicians including Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, have courted him for his endorsement.

I wish him the best of luck on the right-wing grifter "I was cancelled" speaking circuit.

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