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Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread! - Politics

Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread! - Politics


Friday Fun Off-Topic Megathread!

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:45 AM PST

It's Friday! It's fun! It's a fun Friday Off-Topic MEGATHREAD! Please keep all the fun condensed in here so the fun goblins can't steal any.

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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March 2018 Meta Thread

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:40 AM PST

Hello /r/politics! Welcome to our meta thread, your monthly opportunity to voice your concerns about the running of the subreddit.

Rule Changes

We don't actually have a ton of rule changes this month! What we do have are some handy backend tweaks helping to flesh things out and enforce rules better. Namely we've passed a large set of edits to our Automoderator config, so you'll hopefully start seeing more incivility snapped up by our robot overlords before they're ever able to start a slapfight. Secondly, we do have actual rule change that we hope you'll support (because we know it was asked about earlier) -

/r/Politics is banning websites that covertly run cryptominers on your computer.

We haven't gotten around to implementing this policy yet, but we did pass the judgment. We have significant legwork to do on setting investigation metrics and actually bringing it into effect. We just know that this is something that may end up with banned sources in the future, so we're letting you know now so that you aren't surprised later.

The Whitelist

We underwent a major revision of our whitelist this month, reviewing over 400 domains that had been proposed for admission to /r/politics. This month, we've added 171 new sources for your submission pleasure. The full whitelist, complete with new additions, can be found here.

Bonus: "Why is Breitbart on the whitelist?"

The /r/politics whitelist is neither an endorsement nor a discountenance of any source therein. Each source is judged on a set of objective metrics independent of political leanings or subjective worthiness. Breitbart is on the whitelist because it meets multiple whitelist criteria, and because no moderator investigations have concluded that it is not within our subreddit rules. It is not state-sponsored propaganda, we've detected no Breitbart-affiliated shills or bots, we are not fact-checkers and we don't ban domains because a vocal group of people don't like them. We've heard several complaints of hate speech on Breitbart and will have another look, but we've discussed the domain over and over before including here, here, here, and here. This month we will be prioritizing questions about other topics in the meta-thread, and relegating Breitbart concerns to a lower priority so that people who want to discuss other concerns about the subredddit have that opportunity.


Recent AMAs

As always we'd love your feedback on how we did during these AMAs and suggestions for future AMAs.

Upcoming AMAs

  • March 6th - Ross Ramsey of the Texas Tribune

  • March 7th - Clayburn Griffin, congressional candidate from New Mexico

  • March 13th - Jared Stancombe, state representative candidate from Indiana

  • March 14th - Charles Thompson of PennLive, covering PA redistricting

  • March 20th - Errol Barnett of CBS News

  • March 27th - Shri Thanedar, candidate for governor of Michigan

  • April 3rd - Jennifer Palmieri, fmr. White House Director of Communications

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Scott Walker Refusing To Hold Elections GOP Might Lose

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:43 AM PST

NRA boycott: REI, Mountain Equipment Co-Op, stop selling major outdoor brand with NRA ties

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:34 AM PST

FedEx won’t drop the NRA so these companies are dropping FedEx

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:18 AM PST

Reps Lieu And Rice Call For FBI Investigation Into Potential Illegal Campaign Payments By Trump Associates

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:34 AM PST

Trump silent after Putin's nuclear 'threat'

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:15 AM PST

Reddit dragged into Russian propaganda row

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:50 AM PST

Russian banker said he met Trump through NRA

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:47 AM PST

Americans haven’t been bamboozled by bonuses: The GOP tax law is a flop

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:24 AM PST

Trump tweets: "Trade wars are good, and easy to win"

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:06 AM PST

Trump Has Said Nothing About Putin's Satan 2 Video of Nuclear Missiles Aimed At the U.S.

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:38 AM PST

Delta CEO says, 'Our values are not for sale,' after Georgia lawmakers drop tax break

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:25 AM PST

Jared Kushner’s Real-Estate Firm Sought Money Directly From Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:26 AM PST

Qatar Refused to Invest in Kushner’s Firm. Weeks Later, Jared Backed a Blockade of Qatar

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:41 AM PST

It’s Time for Paul Ryan to Remove Devin Nunes

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:31 AM PST

How the Russians pretended to be Texans — and Texans believed them

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:56 AM PST

'I know he’s watching television because he’s calling me five minutes after': Republicans go on TV — then they get a call from Trump

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:09 AM PST

Top Hollywood talent agency cuts ties to FedEx after pressure over NRA links

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:59 AM PST

Dow falls 230 points at open after Trump tweets that 'trade wars are good'

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:48 AM PST

Donald Trump attacks Alec Baldwin in furious, misspelt early morning Twitter post

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:52 AM PST

If Republicans are leaking texts to Fox, it sure looks like they’re trying to discredit the Russia probe

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PST

Emails show oil was key part of Bears Ears monument decision: NYT

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:39 AM PST

Report: Trump Wants His Chief Of Staff To Get Rid Of Jared And Ivanka

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:13 AM PST

Tammy Duckworth: giving birth shouldn’t force me to give up my Senate vote on key bills

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:06 AM PST

Oil Was Central in Decision to Shrink Bears Ears Monument, Emails Show

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:47 AM PST

Donald Trump Attacks Alec Baldwin's 'Dying Mediocre Career,' But Calls Him 'Alex,' Misspells 'Dying'

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:37 AM PST

Lego to launch sustainable, plant-based plastic pieces - All news

Lego to launch sustainable, plant-based plastic pieces - All news


Lego to launch sustainable, plant-based plastic pieces

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:08 AM PST

Police responding to shots fired report at Central Michigan University

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:37 AM PST

Polish official: Germany owes Poland $850 billion for WWII

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:14 AM PST

A neurosurgeon has been suspended for opening up the head of the wrong patient in one of the worst cases of medical malpractice to become public at one of Kenya's biggest hospital

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:37 PM PST

Pennsylvania mayor convicted on 47 corruption charges

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:19 AM PST

Woman Says Fort Lauderdale Cops Beat Her After She Testified in Brutality Case

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:37 AM PST

Man sentenced to 12 years in prison for stomping on, throwing puppy

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:54 PM PST

L.L. Bean raises minimum age for gun purchases to 21

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:25 AM PST

Google accused of excluding Asians, whites for some positions

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:18 PM PST

Uber and Lyft drivers' median hourly wage is just $3.37, report finds

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:09 PM PST

4 Tulsa high school football players accused of raping a fellow student at the superintendents house over 6 months ago. Multiple officials being investigated for cover-up.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 10:41 PM PST

Man accused of 'mercilessly' torturing neighbor's cat gets 15-month jail sentence

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:07 PM PST

Group takes credit for Vegas 'Shoot a School Kid' billboard

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:29 AM PST

Alabama doctor dies after being found beaten, left in ditch during Mexico vacation: report

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:02 AM PST

Drunk man hit with $1,635 Uber bill after 300-mile trip from West Virginia to New Jersey

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:58 AM PST

The Palo Alto VA is ignoring their oncology social workers, and faking treatment time data. Social Workers who report the actual numbers are given poor performance reviews.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:11 PM PST

Police officers' names disappear from Maryland court case search database

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:34 AM PST

Radio giant iHeartMedia poised to file for bankruptcy; owns 18 Massachusetts stations

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:38 AM PST

West Virginia teacher strike reaches 7 days without classes

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:17 AM PST

Mike Huckabee resigns from CMA Foundation board amid controversy

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:55 PM PST

Abusive priest gave teens booze while leading ski trip, sources say

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:28 AM PST

Teenager jailed for life for planned terror attack on Justin Bieber gig

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 06:38 AM PST

Police in Asheville, North Carolina beat man on video for jaywalking

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:00 AM PST

First male athlete sues Larry Nassar over alleged sexual abuse - CBS News

Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:24 AM PST

Thursday, March 1, 2018

26 year old female teacher arrested for having a sexual relationship with 14 year old student. - All news

26 year old female teacher arrested for having a sexual relationship with 14 year old student. - All news


26 year old female teacher arrested for having a sexual relationship with 14 year old student.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 01:58 AM PST

Equifax finds an additional 2.4 million Americans impacted by 2017 breach

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:16 AM PST

West Virginia teacher strike: Schools to remain closed despite proposed deal

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:48 AM PST

Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases, remove items resembling assault-style rifles from website

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 03:42 PM PST

Vladimir Putin threatens arms race with new missiles announcement

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:14 AM PST

Court rejects Allergan's attempt to protect dry eye drug patent by giving it to Mohawk tribe and claiming tribal law applies

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:39 AM PST

Alex Jones Accused of Sexual Harassment, Bullying at InfoWars

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 02:50 PM PST

Florida Highway Patrol officer caught on video racing against Lamborghini

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:39 AM PST

Stanford University report reveals nearly 200 cases of sex abuse

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:23 AM PST

Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 01:29 PM PST

'Unprecedented' Native American burial site discovered in Gulf of Mexico off Florida

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 11:34 PM PST

Kushner's Business Got Loans After White House Meetings

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:21 AM PST

Discord shuts down more neo-Nazi, alt-right servers

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 01:47 PM PST

Police arrest man and juvenile over threats against Tulsa, Oklahoma school after officers find guns in home.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 03:54 AM PST

States consider bringing prescription drugs from Canada to US as costs soar

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:17 AM PST

After being denied a Visa extension, cafe owner in California fired his workers, closed his business, and deported himself.

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 03:42 PM PST

Central Ohio School Superintendent Denies Bullying In Schools, Even After Recent Suicide Of Young Teen.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:02 AM PST

Volleyball Coach Raped Six Girls ‘Hundreds’ of Times While Wife Bullied Victims, Lawsuit Claims

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 01:09 PM PST

Star is confirmed single and ready to test Einstein’s theory.

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:35 AM PST

Asheville police body cam video shows officer beating suspect

Posted: 28 Feb 2018 05:08 PM PST

Man sentenced to 300 years in prison released on technicality

Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:32 AM PST