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Friday, September 22, 2017

Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread - Politics

Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread - Politics


Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 03:06 AM PDT

It's Friday, so let's have some fun. Please feel free to share any political cartoons, image macros, infographics, memes, or other things that would typically be off-topic here on /r/politics. Please keep in mind that civility rules are still in place, and that meta discussion should be saved for modmail or our monthly meta thread.

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I’m Lessig of Harvard Law School, here to answer questions about the case EqualVotes.US want to bring to reform the Electoral College. AMA!

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:32 AM PDT

I'm Prof. Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School, and I'm here to discuss my plan to make our presidential elections more democratic by fixing the Electoral College. Two of the last three presidents took office after losing the popular vote. The Equal Votes campaign (equalvotes.us) will fight all the way to the Supreme Court to make our elections more democratic/equal in time for the 2020 campaign. Equal Votes has raised over $65,000 towards its $250,000 goal in its first six days. Ask me anything about this vital project to get us closer to truly being Equal Citizens.

Proof

[update I'm going to start in a bit early. Thanks for the questions. And I apologize for the trying to make EqualVotes.US into a "we" and not an "it." I realized it was too grammatically ambitious too late to fix it.]

[update #2: Ok, I'm starved and my hands are now completely broken. Thanks for the questions and comments and support. I'll try to check back later for more questions. I spend WAY too much of my life on Reddit. Happy to get to give something back.]

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The Coming Trump Slump: Trump's tumultuous presidency is damaging the U.S. economy.

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:04 AM PDT

Rand Paul to Trump: 'I won't be bribed or bullied' into supporting Graham-Cassidy bill

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:22 AM PDT

Republicans to Murkowski: Nice State You Have There. Shame If Something Should Happen to It.

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:44 AM PDT

Trump says this is all a hoax. Mueller, Congress and Facebook disagree.

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:21 AM PDT

Mike Pence erroneously credits Thomas Jefferson with small government quote

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:30 AM PDT

Poll: only 24% of Americans approve of Graham-Cassidy

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:41 AM PDT

Trump: 'Russia hoax continues, now it's ads on Facebook'

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:05 AM PDT

The United States just hit $20 trillion in debt. Republicans have a plan to make it worse

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:37 AM PDT

Have no doubt, President Trump will wind up firing Robert Mueller

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 08:23 AM PDT

Tens of millions of Americans could lose Obamacare tax credits because thousands of Alaskans won't

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:10 AM PDT

WH Official: ‘We Really Aren’t Sure What The Impact Will Be’ Of Graham-Cassidy

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 08:24 AM PDT

Jimmy Kimmel becomes thorn in the GOP's side

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:55 AM PDT

All 50 state Medicaid directors oppose Obamacare repeal bill

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:53 PM PDT

Obama spied on Putin, not Trump

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:15 AM PDT

Fox News pundit says Tom Price is forced to use private jets because the left wants him dead

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:15 AM PDT

Why bashing Morgan Freeman, of all people, is suddenly the rage in Russia

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:18 AM PDT

'Blank Check to Kill With Impunity': Trump to Quietly Scrap Drone Restrictions

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:38 AM PDT

Trumpcare’s ‘Alaska Bribe’ has a big constitutional problem

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:09 AM PDT

How Tom Price decided chartered, private jets were a good use of taxpayer money

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:18 AM PDT

U.S. tourism declining as new report confirms predicted 'Trump Slump'

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:44 AM PDT

Sen. Collins says she’s leaning against voting for Graham-Cassidy health care bill

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:42 AM PDT

Mueller inquired about Comey and Flynn firings, Russia meeting: Sources

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:59 AM PDT

Ex-Obama adviser: 'God save us' if Kim Jong Un mentions Clinton winning popular vote

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:07 AM PDT

Jimmy Kimmel: Sen. Cassidy “either doesn’t understand his own bill or he lied to me”

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:01 PM PDT

Trump aides begin looking for the exits

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:38 AM PDT

Erdogan protesters beaten and ejected from New York speech - All news

Erdogan protesters beaten and ejected from New York speech - All news


Erdogan protesters beaten and ejected from New York speech

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 03:20 AM PDT

D.C. court rules tracking phones without a warrant is unconstitutional

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:33 PM PDT

No jail for former Champlin Park High coach who sexually assaulted boy, 13

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 03:26 AM PDT

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 11:30 PM PDT

Nestlé Makes Billions Bottling Water It Pays Nearly Nothing For

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:23 PM PDT

Cousins rob and kill pizza delivery driver, eat pizza after murder

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 10:22 PM PDT

North Korea Owes NYC $156,000 for Unpaid Parking Tickets

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:06 AM PDT

North Korean official hints that nation will detonate their strongest weapon over the Pacific

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:48 PM PDT

North Korea says it may test hydrogen bomb over Pacific Ocean

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:10 AM PDT

Girl, 12, could face charges after sending topless photo to paedophile who groomed her online

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 11:01 PM PDT

Northern Michigan University The First In U.S. To Train Undergrads For Marijuana Industry

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:21 PM PDT

Russia turns on Morgan Freeman over election 'war' video

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:57 AM PDT

Convicted murderer released from psychiatric hospital decapitates toddler

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:40 PM PDT

Army vet shown walking after claiming he couldn't owes government $434K

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:15 PM PDT

Canoeist Emma Kelty was 'raped and tortured' before bungling attackers set off SOS alarm

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 12:01 AM PDT

CVS will limit opiod prescriptions to 7 days

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:49 AM PDT

Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:38 AM PDT

End-of-world prediction interrupts TV broadcasts in Orange County

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:06 AM PDT

Prosecutors say Texas lawmaker spent $51K on online psychic

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 10:54 AM PDT

Mexico City earthquake: Salma Hayek donates $100,000 to victims after revealing she lived through 1985 quake

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:06 PM PDT

Ex-Mafia hit man and turncoat 'Sammy the Bull' released from prison

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:03 AM PDT

Man Who Gunned Down 8 at Calif. Salon to Be Sentenced To Life Without The Possibility Of Parole

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:24 AM PDT

Mexico school collapse: All students accounted for as searches continue

Posted: 22 Sep 2017 12:21 AM PDT

Thursday, September 21, 2017

SEC reveals it was hacked, information may have been used for illegal stock trades - All news

SEC reveals it was hacked, information may have been used for illegal stock trades - All news


SEC reveals it was hacked, information may have been used for illegal stock trades

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 03:29 AM PDT

Judge rejects couple’s argument for refusing gay customers

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:56 AM PDT

Deaf Man Shot Dead by Oklahoma City Police as Neighbors Scream in Horror.

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 02:31 PM PDT

A 35 year old woman jailed for 5 years for sexual activity with boys aged 12 and 13.

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 04:27 AM PDT

Whole of Puerto Rico without power

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:22 AM PDT

Puerto Rico may be months without power

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:06 AM PDT

Equifax sends breach victims to fake notification site

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 12:47 PM PDT

Baby born to mom who declined cancer treatment dies

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:16 AM PDT

Tampa girl, 4, dies of gunshot reaching for candy

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 03:22 AM PDT

Study: Flint water killed unborn babies; many moms who drank it couldn't get pregnant

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 09:14 AM PDT

Acclaimed French chef asks to be stripped of three Michelin stars

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:06 PM PDT

Germany’s Heckler & Koch to Stop Selling Guns to Israel. Weapons manufacturer report says it won't sell its guns to active war zones.

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 02:22 PM PDT

CEO's bonus cut 25% for his anti-gay, sexist tirade at Kathy Griffin

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:02 AM PDT

Teacher hailed as hero for taking down gunman at Illinois high school

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 08:07 AM PDT

Florida Nursing Home Listed Dead Resident as ‘Resting in Bed,’ State Says

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:33 AM PDT

80 books disappear from classroom that sheltered Irma evacuees

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 03:25 AM PDT

Myanmar protesters try to block aid to Rohingyas

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:57 PM PDT

$1.8M stolen in minutes after couriers leave keys in van outside bank

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 08:04 AM PDT

Unusual substance discovered in soap dispensers at Detroit Metro Airport.

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 06:22 AM PDT

BYU now has caffeinated soft drinks on campus for first time since the 1950s

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:29 AM PDT

Teacher accused of stealing $30,000 from school, spending it on casino penny slots

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 07:34 AM PDT

Nanny caught throwing baby into cot on hidden camera leaving child 'broken'

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:27 PM PDT

Fed economist: 'No evidence that QE works' as central bank starts unwinding program

Posted: 21 Sep 2017 05:47 AM PDT

SEC says hackers may have traded using stolen insider information

Posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:41 PM PDT