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Friday, August 24, 2018

Friday Fun Thread! - Politics

Friday Fun Thread! - Politics


Friday Fun Thread!

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

Democrats file “emergency” amendment to block Betsy DeVos from arming teachers

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:43 AM PDT

Elections board takes less than a minute to reject proposal to close 7 of 9 polling places in majority-black county

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:23 AM PDT

Trump Is Now Cyberbullying His Attorney General Because He's Afraid of In-Person Confrontation

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:03 AM PDT

Mueller Probe Doesn’t Need to Shut Down Before Midterms, Officials Say

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:17 AM PDT

DNC: Republicans have lied directly to the American people

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:45 AM PDT

It Would Take Exactly One Senator to Get Trump’s Taxes

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:21 AM PDT

Trump told 'the countdown to impeachment has already started'

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:29 AM PDT

The Evidence Is Tipping Toward Impeachment

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:53 AM PDT

Listen to Mollie Tibbetts’ family, not the fear-mongering rhetoric

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:07 AM PDT

Elections board votes down proposal to close Georgia voting precincts

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:24 AM PDT

John McCain Will No Longer Be Treated for Brain Cancer, Family Says

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:04 AM PDT

Trump Tells Jeff Sessions: Go After My Enemies

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:13 AM PDT

In Texas, Beto O'Rourke's rise fuels hope for Latino Democrats

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:11 AM PDT

Trump’s tenure in the White House is a disappointment and a disgrace

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:50 AM PDT

Omarosa Manigault Newman says she's ready to testify at Trump's impeachment trial

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:11 AM PDT

Trump will 'very likely' fire Sessions after midterms, Senators say

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:25 AM PDT

Swalwell: House Russia probe should be reopened following Cohen plea deal

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:16 AM PDT

Duncan Hunter Is Using Campaign Funds to Defend Himself Against Misusing Campaign Funds, Explained

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:01 AM PDT

Michael Cohen Guilty Plea Reveals Link to Qatari Royal Family

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 09:28 AM PDT

Michael Cohen was doomed because Trump thinks lawyers are lackeys

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:03 AM PDT

Someone Has Actually Been Charged for Their Role in the Flint Water Crisis

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:39 AM PDT

Lawyers Of Sandy Hook Parents To Ted Cruz: Stop Defending Alex Jones

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:39 AM PDT

Mandela’s grandson: Trump tweet about South Africa shows ‘total ignorance of reality’

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:52 AM PDT

Omarosa: I’m ready to testify at Trump impeachment trial

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 04:56 AM PDT

John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer - All news

John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer - All news


John McCain has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:16 AM PDT

Domestic abuse husband 'let down' by authorities before murder.

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 03:38 AM PDT

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

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:54 AM PDT

U.S. sanctions tied to nerve agent attack in effect Monday: federal notice

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:13 AM PDT

Heinz to pay $2.25m for 'misleading and deceptive' marketing of sugar-heavy food

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 02:09 AM PDT

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for 10th Time

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:06 PM PDT

Bolton says U.S. sanctions to stay until Russia changes behavior

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:46 AM PDT

Vietnam jails two Americans for 14 years for trying to 'overthrow state'

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 06:22 AM PDT

Manhattan D.A. Eyes Criminal Charges Against Trump Organization

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:32 PM PDT

South Korean court raises ex-president Park's jail term to 25 years

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 01:54 AM PDT

Indiana high school student arrested after posting zombie video game clip to Facebook

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:26 AM PDT

Backlash grows over poll closures in predominantly black Georgia county

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:51 AM PDT

3 men face more than 1K counts each of sexually abusing animals

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:14 AM PDT

Retreat for gay priests draws ire from Catholic Church

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 05:30 AM PDT

Homeless veteran who helped stranded woman says he can't get GoFundMe cash from couple

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:51 PM PDT

'I think I'm going to die': Abduction of woman near Toronto caught on tape

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 11:17 PM PDT

Russian trolls 'spreading discord' over vaccine safety online

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 01:46 PM PDT

Two sentenced for garage attack during Charlottesville rally

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 07:35 AM PDT

Former head of CDC Tom Frieden arrested and charged with forcible touching, sex abuse and harassment

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 08:46 AM PDT

Sony Admits To Releasing Fake Michael Jackson Songs: Report

Posted: 24 Aug 2018 12:18 AM PDT

Scientists investigating 'unprecedented' algae bloom in Lake Superior

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:29 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turbull forced out

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:02 PM PDT

Thursday, August 23, 2018

'Flesh-eating' STD reported in UK for first time - All news

'Flesh-eating' STD reported in UK for first time - All news


'Flesh-eating' STD reported in UK for first time

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 05:18 AM PDT

Kroger to ban plastic checkout bags by 2025

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 04:30 AM PDT

Democratic National Committee now says hacking attempt was only a test

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:05 AM PDT

California lawmakers pass bill to erase old pot convictions

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 05:01 PM PDT

Medal of Honor recipient John Chapman "sacrificed his life" to save fellow troops

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:56 AM PDT

Doug Ford’s government sets up a ‘snitch line’ to report Ontario teachers who defy sex ed rollback

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 03:37 AM PDT

National Enquirer boss David Pecker gets federal immunity in Michael Cohen case

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:50 AM PDT

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears to call for attacks on Canada in new audio recording

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 04:59 AM PDT

Paris knife attack: One killed, two seriously injured

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 02:04 AM PDT

High Court Judge rules five-year-old girl can be immunised despite her father's objections

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:50 AM PDT

Papa John's exiled founder launches SavePapaJohn's.com

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 06:47 AM PDT

US denies liability after boy is sprayed by its cyanide trap

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 10:24 PM PDT

Remains of hybrid human girl with Neanderthal mother discovered in Siberian cave

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:41 AM PDT

Secret tunnel discovered under old KFC building in Arizona was used for smuggling drugs

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:30 AM PDT

Reality Winner gets five years and three months in jail for leaking classified report

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:25 AM PDT

8 bodies found in Cancun, Mexico, prompting travel warning

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:10 AM PDT

Man arrested for 6 cold case rapes through same type of testing that caught 'Golden State Killer' suspect

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 04:55 PM PDT

New York state investigators have issued a subpoena to Michael Cohen as part of Trump Foundation probe

Posted: 22 Aug 2018 12:07 PM PDT

Ed King, former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who co-wrote 'Sweet Home Alabama,' dead at 68

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:39 AM PDT

Man urinated on 5 year old girl, called her racial slur, police say

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 08:01 AM PDT

'Potentially hazardous,' 500 foot asteroid set to zoom past Earth at 20,000 mph

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 07:34 AM PDT

Ex-Michigan State Gymnastics Coach Charged With Lying to Investigators About Larry Nassar

Posted: 23 Aug 2018 09:01 AM PDT