Opinion: Davido’s got what it takes to succeed in Nigerian politics
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Opinion: Davido’s got what it takes to succeed in Nigerian politics

Politics tamfitronics We use cookies and data toDeliver and maintain Google servicesTrack outages and protect against spam, fraud, and abuseMeasure audience engagement and site statistics to understand how our services are used and enhance the quality of those servicesIf you choose to “Accept all,” we will also use cookies and data toDevelop and improve new servicesDeliver and measure the effectiveness of adsShow personalized content, depending on your settingsShow personalized ads, depending on your settingsIf you choose to “Reject all,” we will not use cookies for these additional purposes.Non-personalized content is influenced by things like the content you’re currently viewing, activity in your active Search session, and your location. Non-personalized ads are influenced by the content you’re currently viewing and your general location. Personalized content and ads can also include more relevant results, recommendations, and tailored...
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The GOP Is Pat Buchanan’s Party Now
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The GOP Is Pat Buchanan’s Party Now

Politics tamfitronics J.D. Vance’s RNC speech signified a return to the blood-and-soil politics at the core of Buchanan’s failed presidential runs in the 1990s.Republican presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan campaigns in Lafayette, Louisiana, in 1995.(Eric Draper / AP Photo)Lionel Trilling’s description of American conservatism as an assortment of “irritable mental gestures” has long seemed like a perfect fit for Trumpism, which often proved in practice to be a motley collection of personal grievances, culture-war outbursts, and persecution complexes. Even within this basic template, though, the core ideology of the MAGA movement has shifted in significant ways. In 2016, Donald Trump was still at odds with much of the GOP establishment, and keen to come across, at least in key isolated contexts, as a team player; by 2020, Covid had him backed into a corner. But as...
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Trump delivers longest-ever convention acceptance speech: From the Politics Desk
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Trump delivers longest-ever convention acceptance speech: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the a special editionFrom the Politics Deskbringing you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.Tonight, senior national politics reporter Matt Dixon wraps up former President Donald Trump's lengthy GOP convention speech, his first since the shooting at his Pennsylvania campaign rally. Plus, we fact-check Trump's claims on taxes, crime and foreign policy.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Trump savors convention crowd in lengthy acceptance speechBy Matt DixonMILWAUKEE — Donald Trump on Thursday night formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in a speech heavy with references to the shooting he survived last week and elongated by ad-libbed applause lines and riffs — capping a long-anticipated moment that came only after a winding and dramatic campaign.Trump, now the...
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Ryan Selkis Quits as Messari CEO Following Inflammatory Tweets
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Ryan Selkis Quits as Messari CEO Following Inflammatory Tweets

Politics tamfitronics Ryan Selkis stepped down as CEO of Messari, the crypto data and research firm he co-founded, following a series of inflammatory tweets about politics, civil war and his desire for an immigrant to get expelled from the country.He announced his departure Friday on X, the social media platform where he pumped out a flood of controversial messages this week.00:59Profit-Making Crypto Address Makes New Investment of $16M in BTC00:34Could the Upcoming Bitcoin Conference Move Markets?11:27How Grayscale's 2.5% Fees Could Impact Investor Interest02:02WazirX Hacked for $230M; Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin Speak Up on Crypto and Politics"This week was the first week in 6.5 years that my politics and rhetoric put the team in way," he wrote. "As such, I have decided to step aside as CEO."Never a stranger to launching insults on X, he...
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