Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans: From the Politics Desk
16 Aug
Politics

Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans: From the Politics Desk

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Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, political reporter Katherine Doyle explains why some Republicans are miffed by a crypto group's campaign spending. Plus, chief political analyst Chuck Todd looks at the Republicans who are begging Donald Trump to stay on message.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans By Katherine DoyleJACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — A leading pro-cryptocurrency political group is dumping millions of dollars into high-profile Senate races in Arizona and Michigan to back Democrats against Donald Trump-endorsed candidates, angering top Republicans who viewed the industry as an ally, not an opponent.Fairshake PAC and its...
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Gamergate’s Aggrieved Men Still Haunt the Internet
15 Aug
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Gamergate’s Aggrieved Men Still Haunt the Internet

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Politics tamfitronics Ten years ago, a flood of gamers attacked developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu and media critic Anita Sarkeesian. The three were part of a growing chorus of people calling for a more inclusive culture within video games. The attackers doxxed and harassed their targets, doing all they could to stifle the women’s efforts. The incident, which became known as Gamergate, illuminated the toxicity women faced in gaming spaces and beyond.Eventually, the harassment faded from the news, but its residue was never fully removed from the internet and public life.Gamergate articulated a particular kind of aggrieved masculinity, an anger at losing the power of being the target audience. Since 2014, it has shaped everything from the men's rights movement to the current iteration of the GOP, outlining what it means to be a...
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