June 2017 Meta thread - Politics

June 2017 Meta thread
Our names are Chauncey Robinson, Joe Sims and Scott Hiley. We're organizers with the Communist Party USA! Ask us anything about the fight against Trump, class consciousness, democracy, equality, socialism and what Reds do for fun in America.
Vice President Mike Pence says climate change is just an issue for the left
France’s new president is emerging as one of the loudest anti-Trump voices in Europe
White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats’ oversight requests
Trump White House Made Secret Efforts to Remove Russia Sanctions
Two senators repeatedly asked the FBI to investigate Jeff Sessions
Joe: Steve Bannon is the now the president
Poll: Dem Ossoff leads by 1 in Georgia House race
Trump to decide whether to block Comey testimony: White House adviser
Koch Brothers' Behind Trump's Climate Exit, Sachs Says
The Right’s Big Reveal About Obama’s Iran Back-Channel Is Fake News
Dan Rather: History will punish Trump for leaving Paris climate deal
Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties
White House ethics waivers prove 'drain the swamp' was a scam
Schwarzenegger to Trump over Paris Agreement Withdrawal: "You can't go back in time. Only I can do that."
Trump apparently felt nudged to scrap the Paris accord by the French president's aggressive handshake
Conway won't rule out Trump trying to block Comey's testimony
Sanders backer prepares to challenge Paul Ryan in 2018
These CEOs Still Remain on Trump’s Advisory Council If You Wish to Boycott Their Companies
'Not good news for WH': Russia questions mount
Alec Baldwin helps raise $5.1 million for New Jersey Democrats
Former diplomats: Trump team sought to lift sanctions on Russia
FBI expands Russia probe to include grand jury investigation into ex-Trump aide Michael Flynn
Trump's Guiding Principle So Far Has Been Undoing Obama's Agenda
Pittsburgh Mayor Issues Paris Climate Executive Order
Trump's tweets a 'gold mine' for Mueller probe

June 2017 Meta thread

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 07:12 AM PDT

It's the first friday so that means it's time for the monthly meta discussion! Please use this thread to discuss r/politics itself as well as voice any feedback with how things are going.

New Stuff

/u/ mentions are now disallowed

To help combat witchhunting all /u/ mentions will be removed by automod. /r/politics is a place to discuss US politics - not other redditors.

AMA Requests

We're glad everyone is enjoying the AMAs! A lot of you have sent us modmail requesting guests and we're sending off invites when we can. To make this process easier on everyone we've thrown up a link on the sidebar that you can use to request an AMA guest. Simply fill out the form and we'll try to get them on the schedule!

In addition to the sidebar you can also click here to request AMAs!

Upcoming AMAs

As you've hopefully come to expect, we have several more great AMAs lined up this month. Today, check our other sticky for an AMA with the Communist Party USA! And in the next couple weeks, look forward to:

June 5th: Andrew Janz, Democrat running for Congress in CA-22
June 8th: Michael Hartley, Democrat running for Congress in IN-05
June 13th: Evan Siegfried, GOP commentator and strategist whose last AMAs can be found here.
June 14th: Chris Cillizza, CNN commentator formerly of WaPo's The Fix

And as always, we're in talks with several more! If there's anyone else you'd like to see, just refer to the sidebar or the section above.

Upcoming discussion threads.

SCOTUS Decision discussion series

We're also looking to bring back some topical discussion threads and are pleased to announce that we'll be running a series of discussion threads on the end-of-session decisions by the Supreme Court. Decisions are usually read on Mondays so that seems like the most logical day to have them. Stay tuned for more info.

Special election discussion series

Despite not being close to a regularly scheduled federal election, there are plenty of special federal elections, and regularly scheduled state and local elections going on right now. These threads are intended for users to discuss upcoming elections, no matter how small, in detail, ranging from polling, candidate announcement, upcoming deadlines, or upcoming electioneering events - like the New Jersey State Primary on June 6th and the Utah Federal election is November. More details to come!

That's it - pretty easy month. Please remember to keep it civil and have some fun!

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Our names are Chauncey Robinson, Joe Sims and Scott Hiley. We're organizers with the Communist Party USA! Ask us anything about the fight against Trump, class consciousness, democracy, equality, socialism and what Reds do for fun in America.

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 10:15 AM PDT

I'm Joe Sims, and I have been a member of the Communist Party USA since 1972 active over the years in electoral campaigns and grassroots movements for economic justice, racial justice and peace. Currently, I am CPUSA National Board member. I coordinate our social media and party work. Today, the socialist idea is growing more popular. I invite red blooded Americans and others to have a conversation with a red blooded American communist.

Scott Hiley has taught French, literature, history, and philosophy at the high school, college, and post-graduate levels. A member of CPUSA since 2010, he is active in struggles against austerity and for education justice and labor rights. His articles have appeared in the People's World (US), the Morning Star (UK), and l'Humanité (France). He lives in a rural town in upstate NY.

Chauncey K. Robinson believes that writing, in any capacity, should help to reflect the world around us, and be one of the tools to help bring about progressive change. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, she has a strong belief in people power and working class strength. As a social media content creator and writer for People's World she seeks to make sure that topics that affect working class people, peoples of color, and women are constantly in the spotlight and part of the discussion.

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Vice President Mike Pence says climate change is just an issue for the left

Posted: 02 Jun 2017 06:17 AM PDT