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/r/Politics is celebrating 3 years of the AMA program and over 300 successful AMAs! - Politics

/r/Politics is celebrating 3 years of the AMA program and over 300 successful AMAs! - Politics


/r/Politics is celebrating 3 years of the AMA program and over 300 successful AMAs!

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:33 AM PDT

Happy AMA day, everyone! Three 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! On June 11th we hosted the 300th official event of the AMA series, a Q&A with Jonathan Capehart, an editorial board member of The Washington Post.

Every single one of those 300+ 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 three 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 over 750 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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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 08:00 AM PDT

It's Saturday, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons in this thread. Besides our usual civility policy, there are three rules to follow:

  1. Every top-level comment must contain a political cartoon. This means no text-only top-level comments.
  2. It must be an original cartoon. This means no photographs, no edited cartoons, no memes and no image macros. OC is allowed, as is animation.
  3. Each top-level comment should only have a maximum of 3 cartoons.

That's all. Enjoy your weekend!

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Trump's plan to cage kids indefinitely while denying them vaccines is ethnic cleansing in plain sight

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:22 AM PDT

'You remain a frickin' coward': Trump taunting a 2020 Democratic candidate and retired Marine isn't a laughing matter for some veterans

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:14 AM PDT

David Koch’s real legacy is the dark money network of rich right-wingers

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 02:43 AM PDT

World leaders believe ‘it’s pointless’ trying to show unity with Trump at G7

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:54 AM PDT

Mass rallies, crazy decisions, grandiose posturing: This is what living in a dictatorship feels like | We still live in a democracy, for the moment — but the jokes about Trump serving 14 more years aren't funny

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:51 AM PDT

Trump is increasingly untethered from reality

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:41 AM PDT

Six polls and more than 6,000 interviews show Trump's approval dropping

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:02 AM PDT

#IHerebyOrder goes viral as Twitter mocks Trump’s ‘leave China’ edict

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:17 AM PDT

A Tennessee Republican Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Underage Girls Just Said He Isn’t Running Again

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:12 AM PDT

Some Pennsylvania Democrats regret not voting in 2016. They say they’ll be sure to cast a ballot in 2020.

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:23 AM PDT

Barr Seized on Epstein Case as Doubts Mounted About Justice Dept.

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 04:23 AM PDT

'Empty seats' at president's rally after teen pranks Trump

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:59 AM PDT

Reported Trump fan convicted in California of voter fraud, identity theft

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 10:33 PM PDT

This Russia whistle-blower is serving 5 years in prison for leaking one document. Her mother says she's being silenced

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 08:48 AM PDT

Meet the GOP State Rep Plotting With Extremists and Preparing for a Christian Apocalypse

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:29 AM PDT

Sanders, Warren join to fend off attacks from Dem moderates

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:58 AM PDT

Federal Agencies Have Been Sending Employees Links To White Nationalist And Conspiracy Websites For Months

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 04:23 PM PDT

Kris Kobach’s latest mess: Missing ammo and the FBI. Why did Kansas ever elect this guy?

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:23 AM PDT

Beto O’Rourke: Trump has given racism new life

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:59 AM PDT

Megathread: President Trump announces increase in tariffs on China for billions of dollars of products, as Wall Street reacts to an intensifying trade war

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 02:14 PM PDT

President Donald Trump said he's raising tariffs further on Chinese imports in response to Beijing's retaliation earlier in the day, deepening the impasse over the two nations' trade policies, Bloomberg News reports.

Duties on the $250 billion of imports already in effect will rise to 30% from 25% on Oct. 1, Trump said in a series of tweets Friday after U.S. markets closed. He also said that the remaining $300 billion worth of goods will be taxed at 15% instead of 10% starting Sept. 1. - Bloomberg


Submissions that may interest you

SUBMISSION DOMAIN
Trump will raise tariff rates on Chinese goods in response to trade war retaliation cnbc.com
Trump to Boost Tariffs on Chinese Imports in Retaliation bloomberg.com
Trump escalates tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese imports axios.com
Trump Says He Will Raise Existing Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30% nytimes.com
Trump announces new retaliatory tariffs against China, bumping up taxes by 5 percentage points. apnews.com
Trump Says He Will Increase Tariffs on Chinese Goods by 5 Percent thedailybeast.com
Trump announces more tariffs on Chinese imports. bloomberg.com
Trump Announces Higher Tariffs On Goods From China After Dow Plunges 623 Points npr.org
Dow plunges more than 600 on worsening US-China trade brawl foxbusiness.com
China announces fresh tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products politico.com
US-China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has hit back at China by announcing new higher tariffs on imports - escalating a mounting trade war between the two nations. bbc.com
China Puts Tariffs on US Goods in Trade War, Soybean Prices Sink bloomberg.com
Trump's China trade war spirals as 2020 looms cnn.com
One More Lie For The Road: Trump Again Insists China Pays His Tariffs m.huffpost.com
One More Lie For The Road: Trump Again Insists China Pays His Tariffs huffpost.com
'Trump is having a tantrum': Shares tumble as US-China trade war deepens smh.com.au
With the global economy slowing and the U.S.-China trade war escalating, Trump arrives at G-7 with a list of grievances washingtonpost.com
China plans to fight Trump's trade war tariffs "until the end" axios.com
China warns U.S. to stop 'wrong' trade actions or face consequences reuters.com
'China is not paying for it': Trump tariff hike hits everyone from beer brewers to book publishers cnbc.com
Carol Roth: Yes, Trump should be tough on China, but the tariff route is the road to disaster foxnews.com
Trump's tariffs on monkeys could 'severely damage' US medical research and send labs to China cnbc.com
Boris Johnson vows to confront Trump over escalating trade war with China: 'This is not the way to proceed' independent.co.uk
Trump vows to continue China trade war even if recession hits US independent.co.uk
China Warns U.S. On Tariffs: Don't Underestimate Determination Of The Chinese People huffpost.com
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Court upholds ruling that Kentucky must pay $224,000 over clerk Kim Davis refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 02:12 PM PDT

If you take climate change seriously, get on the Bernie bus

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 03:40 PM PDT

National Farmers Union condemns new tariffs: 'Trump is making things worse'

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 06:29 PM PDT

Deutsche Bank and Capital One Lawyers Refused to Tell Court If They Have Trump’s Tax Returns

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:14 PM PDT

Trump’s New Economic Message: Reelect Him Or It All Goes ‘Down The Tubes’; A fascism expert points out this was also a message used by former dictator Benito Mussolini

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 01:40 PM PDT

Prince Andrew defends Epstein relationship - All news

Prince Andrew defends Epstein relationship - All news


Prince Andrew defends Epstein relationship

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:13 AM PDT

Streak ends: U.S. men's basketball falls to Australia for first loss in 13 years

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 05:48 AM PDT

Hong Kong: tens of thousands turn out to protest against new surveillance tactics. Masked protesters gather to voice anger at surveillance culture that includes lampposts equipped with an array of sensors.

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 02:07 AM PDT

Two NYC women plead guilty to plan to build bomb for attack on U.S.

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:04 AM PDT

Protestors defend 800 year old Aboriginal birthing tree from highway development. "The tree has been sustained by the blood of hundreds of generations of Djab Wurrung women."

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 06:49 PM PDT

Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to 'Stand Your Ground' trial

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 03:07 AM PDT

Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses can be sued

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 10:33 PM PDT

ICE shuts down hotline for detained immigrants after Netflix episode

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:30 PM PDT

Young couple dies in collision leaving their wedding ceremony

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:21 AM PDT

With No Boys Born in Nearly 10 Years, a Polish Village Finds Fame in Its Missing Males

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:45 AM PDT

An innocent man spent months in jail after customs officials thought honey he brought back from Jamaica was liquid meth

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 08:24 PM PDT

Hong Kong protesters form 28-mile human chain demanding democracy

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 11:12 AM PDT

Sheriff: Woman caught on video forcing emaciated dog into trunk arrested for animal abuse

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:50 AM PDT

Texas man jailed for criminal mischief after licking Blue Bell ice cream at Walmart for Facebook likes

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 12:32 PM PDT

AT&T workers strike the Southeast: more than 20,000 walk out

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 08:50 PM PDT

Former NFL player, wife shot dead allegedly by their 22-year-old son who may have fled to Mexico: Officials

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:32 AM PDT

Psychologist approved Jeffrey's Epstein's removal from suicide watch

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 05:50 PM PDT

Michael Drejka, who invoked 'stand your ground' defense in shooting of unarmed man, guilty of manslaughter

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 08:48 AM PDT

A Florida teacher told students if he was a school shooter, he'd have a 1,000-person body count

Posted: 23 Aug 2019 06:54 PM PDT

Hong Kong protests enter 12th week, as subway shuts some stations

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 12:20 AM PDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Appeals court upholds ruling on fees in gay marriage case

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 06:30 AM PDT

Thousands protest in Germany against racism, discrimination

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:27 AM PDT

Global SuperTanker based out of Colorado Springs activated to help in the Amazon

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:50 AM PDT

City Council candidate: Keep town as white 'as possible'

Posted: 24 Aug 2019 07:41 AM PDT