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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 14

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    CannibalisticApple
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    So Trump has the original FIFA World Cup trophy, and the Chelsea club got a replica. He claims FIFA left it in the Oval Office after the unveiling in March, and told him he could "have it forever...

    So Trump has the original FIFA World Cup trophy, and the Chelsea club got a replica. He claims FIFA left it in the Oval Office after the unveiling in March, and told him he could "have it forever in the Oval Office. We’re making a new one." Link is to The Guardian, and here's the Snopes page about it.

    I seriously question if it was actually gifted to him as some sort of bribe to get soccer/football a bigger foothold in the US, or if they just decided getting it back wasn't worth the hassle...

    8 votes
    1. [3]
      hobbes64
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      It's a bad look either way isn't it. It's either corruption, or apparent corruption and it's just embarrassing that he inserted himself into a celebration that he didn't earn. I can't get too...

      It's a bad look either way isn't it.

      It's either corruption, or apparent corruption and it's just embarrassing that he inserted himself into a celebration that he didn't earn.

      I can't get too excited about Trump's basic corruption and personality disorders, since he does so many other things that are way more destructive and criminal. But this is another example that he's a complete asshole and terrible representative for any group of people.

      6 votes
      1. [2]
        DefinitelyNotAFae
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        Ironically I am also so inured to FIFA and corruption being together that none of this even registers. Fuck I'm burnt out

        Ironically I am also so inured to FIFA and corruption being together that none of this even registers.

        Fuck I'm burnt out

        7 votes
        1. CannibalisticApple
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          I'm an American with zero interest in sports, and even I am somehow aware of FIFA's corruption...

          I'm an American with zero interest in sports, and even I am somehow aware of FIFA's corruption...

          8 votes
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    AnthonyB
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    Two polls that highlight the growing divide between the Democratic Party establishment and the Democratic base. From a recent Economist/YouGov poll: 85% of Democrats and 57% of independents...

    Two polls that highlight the growing divide between the Democratic Party establishment and the Democratic base.

    From a recent Economist/YouGov poll:

    85% of Democrats and 57% of independents support Medicare for All. Altogether, 59% of Americans support Medicare for All.

    • More Americans have very or somewhat unfavorable than favorable views of the American health care system overall (56% vs. 33%). Twice as many Democrats view it unfavorably as favorably (63% vs. 31%), while Republicans are nearly evenly divided: 46% view it unfavorably and 45% view it favorably
    • 37% of Americans with health insurance are very satisfied with their insurance. The share who are very satisfied is higher among people with coverage from Medicare (49%) or Medicaid (47%) than among people who have a plan through their employer or their spouse's employer (29%)

    From a recent Quinnipiac poll:

    From what you know about the situation in the Middle East, do your sympathies lie more with the Israelis or Palestinians?

    Among Democrats:
    Israelis: 12%
    Palestinians: 60%
    Don't know/no answer: 29%

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    1. hobbes64
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      I’ve seen some polls where republican voters are not very far from democratic voters as long as terminology is used that hasn’t been demonized by right wing media. So I bet much more than 59% of...

      I’ve seen some polls where republican voters are not very far from democratic voters as long as terminology is used that hasn’t been demonized by right wing media. So I bet much more than 59% of Americans support what would effectively be Medicare for all.

      10 votes