Friday Fun Thread! - Politics

Friday Fun Thread!
/r/Politics is celebrating 200 AMAs in 2 years!
Longtime Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg granted immunity in Cohen probe: DJ, citing sources
Democrats file “emergency” amendment to block Betsy DeVos from arming teachers
Elections board takes less than a minute to reject proposal to close 7 of 9 polling places in majority-black county
Trump Is Now Cyberbullying His Attorney General Because He's Afraid of In-Person Confrontation
Mueller Probe Doesn’t Need to Shut Down Before Midterms, Officials Say
DNC: Republicans have lied directly to the American people
It Would Take Exactly One Senator to Get Trump’s Taxes
Trump told 'the countdown to impeachment has already started'
The Evidence Is Tipping Toward Impeachment
Listen to Mollie Tibbetts’ family, not the fear-mongering rhetoric
Elections board votes down proposal to close Georgia voting precincts
John McCain Will No Longer Be Treated for Brain Cancer, Family Says
Trump Tells Jeff Sessions: Go After My Enemies
In Texas, Beto O'Rourke's rise fuels hope for Latino Democrats
Trump’s tenure in the White House is a disappointment and a disgrace
Omarosa Manigault Newman says she's ready to testify at Trump's impeachment trial
Trump will 'very likely' fire Sessions after midterms, Senators say
Swalwell: House Russia probe should be reopened following Cohen plea deal
Duncan Hunter Is Using Campaign Funds to Defend Himself Against Misusing Campaign Funds, Explained
Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Reveals Link to Qatari Royal Family
Michael Cohen was doomed because Trump thinks lawyers are lackeys
Someone Has Actually Been Charged for Their Role in the Flint Water Crisis
Lawyers Of Sandy Hook Parents To Ted Cruz: Stop Defending Alex Jones
Mandela’s grandson: Trump tweet about South Africa shows ‘total ignorance of reality’
Omarosa: I’m ready to testify at Trump impeachment trial

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:04 PM PDT

It's Friday so that means its time to shit post and have a beer.

As always remember to follow our civility rules and save any meta feed back for our mod mail.

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/r/Politics is celebrating 200 AMAs in 2 years!

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:00 AM PDT

Happy AMA day, everyone! Two years ago today on August 24th 2016, we kickstarted the official /r/Politics Ask Me Anything program with a very... special... AMA.

A few AMAs had ever occurred on /r/politics before that (13 of them in about 4.5 years), but it was in August 2016 that we decided to make a concerted effort to build a thriving AMA program in this community. I'd say that we've been wildly successful! Last Friday we hosted the 200th official event of the AMA series, a Q&A with reporters from POLITICO about the Mueller investigation.

Every single one of those 200 AMAs can be viewed here, along with the bonus 13 from before the program actually started. There's a lot to peruse! We've hosted senators, governors, cartoonists, leftists and rightists, lawyers, mayors, some communists, some anti-communists, and a whole lot more. We have built wonderful lasting relationships with organizations such as Advance Local, the ACLU, and The Washington Post.

We have come a really long way in these two years, and we're so proud of what we've built with all your help. The AMA program is a labor of love that takes a long time. I reach out to folks that I or other mods think of, or you suggest (did you know I've contacted almost 500 people and organizations about AMAs?), as well as have them reach out to us, or be referred to us by /u/Chtorrr and our other friends on the Reddit admin team. I send several emails every single day, and even make the occasional phone call to organize AMAs and educate their hosts. Our calendar is meticulously updated, the AMA list kept fresh, and flairs are handed out to every verified submitter. Lately we've begun using our Twitter to keep you in the loop, because nobody should ever miss an AMA they're excited about.

We want to take this post to celebrate, to thank all our wonderful guests for their time, to thank you, the participants for asking so many thoughtful questions, to reminisce about the times we've had, and to brainstorm together about where we'd like to go in the future.

Let me know what your favorite AMA has been, and let me know who you'd like to see in the time to come. Let me know what you like as-is, and what you'd like to see tweaked.

And, of course - Ask Me Anything.

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Longtime Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg granted immunity in Cohen probe: DJ, citing sources

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:49 AM PDT