May 2017 Meta Thread - Politics

May 2017 Meta Thread
History Will Remember These 217 House Republicans for Their Inhumanity
House Republican didn’t know the health care bill he voted for could cost his state $3 billion
Dem tells GOP colleague: Turn on your phone, take calls on TrumpCare
'He's an embarrassment': hostile welcome for Trump on return to New York
Gov. McAuliffe: 'People will die if' Obamacare repeal becomes law
It’s easy to win if you don’t care what you’ve won
State Dept. takes down retweet promoting Ivanka Trump’s book
Watch: Chris Collins admits he didn't read health care bill
The Reality of a Pre Existing Condition - Republicans are not pro life.
Islamic State magazine steers jihadists to U.S. gun shows for ‘easy’ access to weapons
The Senate sent a revealing list of demands to Carter Page about his Russia ties
This Website Will Mail Your Ashes To The GOP If Trumpcare Kills You. Really.
Bernie Sanders Couldn’t Stop Laughing When Trump Didn’t Realize He Was Praising Australia’s Universal Healthcare
It’s Not Too Late To Save Net Neutrality From a Captured FCC
Congressman insists no one with a pre-exisiting condition loses coverage under Trumpcare. He’s wrong.
President Trump Praised Australia's Universal Health Care Right After The House Repealed Obamacare
Republicans who voted to repeal Obamacare are hiding from their constituents
I was raped. Thanks to Republicans, I could be denied insurance for surviving.
GOP prioritizing of tax cuts over health care seen in new bill
Biden on ObamaCare repeal: 'Day of shame in Congress'
How Trump's Unhealthy Obsession With Obama Risks American Lives
Did a selfie accidentally reveal the administration’s plan to halt all visas?
US faith leaders unite to decry Donald Trump’s ‘weaponisation of religion’
Virginia gov on GOP health bill: ‘People are going to lose their lives’
White House has no answer for 7 million veterans who stand to lose health care

May 2017 Meta Thread

Posted: 05 May 2017 07:39 AM PDT

Welcome all to our monthly round-up where we talk about what's new, what's to come, and what we can all do to help one another have a better time on /r/politics. Let's-a go!

New Policies

Over the last month we've been testing a new policy regarding comment bots. You may have already seen /u/autotldr roaming around here posting summaries to some articles. We've seen lots of users asking for this change, now we're looking for feedback on it. We're also taking suggestions for any other comment bots that might help improve the quality of the subreddit.
Secondly, we've been experimenting with putting our weekly cartoon threads in contest mode to sort comments, in hope that a variety of cartoons could be viewed from across the spectrum. How have you been liking it? Is contest mode the way to go, or should we switch to new, best, or another default sort?
That's prettymuch it. I like grilled onions. Do y'all like grilled onions?

AMAs

This month we've hosted seven AMAs with seven very interesting people! If you didn't see them already, feel free to go check out our Q&A sessions with Hawaii Representative Beth Fukumoto, Editor-In-Chief of The Wire Ben Shapiro, Bloomberg reporter Shahien Nasiripour, the filmmakers of "AWAKE: A Dream from Standing Rock", Professor Richard A. Epstein, American Association for the Advancement of Science CEO Rush Holt, and Michigan gubenatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

We have seven more AMAs booked this month, with more likely to come.

May 8th at 11:00 - Timothy D. Snyder, professor of history at Yale
May 9th at 3:30 - Professor Sarah Burns from RIT
May 10th at 11:00 - Andrew Gottlieb and Cody Wilson from the Second Amendment Foundation
May 11th at 1:00 - Bary Lynn, Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
May 15th at 11:00 - Gregory T. Angelo, President of the Log Cabin Republicans
May 17th at 11:00 - Mark Krikorian, Director of the Center for Immigration Studies
May 25th at 3:00 - Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas TX

To keep track of everything, check out our calendar! In the meantime, if you have any suggestions for we should contact for an AMA - or if someone you know is politically relevant and may want to do an AMA here - go ahead and comment here, or shoot us a modmail any time.

Other Stuff

There are multiple special elections coming up - make sure that you're registered to vote if you can!

Georgia 06: A federal judge has extended voting until May 21st.
South Carolina 05: May 21st.
Montana At-Large: Regular registration deadline has passed. Late-voters may register in person at their county board of elections up until the day of the election (although excluding the period from 12PM to 5PM on the election day).
New Jersey Primary: May 15; however, the change in party affiliation deadline has passed (New Jersey utilizes closed primaries).
Virginia Primary: May 22.

And that's it for this month! This is where you let me know about your favorite onions to grill, who you want us to reach out to for an AMA, and what we can change to make your life better. Changes like the mod-approved bots only happen with your feedback, after all! Mods will be in the comments below to answer your questions and respond to your concerns. Let's have a great month, everyone!

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History Will Remember These 217 House Republicans for Their Inhumanity

Posted: 05 May 2017 04:59 AM PDT