US politics live: Women’s marches hit the streets in support of Harris as both candidates target east coast
03 Nov
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US politics live: Women’s marches hit the streets in support of Harris as both candidates target east coast

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Are the polls 'improbably tight'? Some experts think soRobert TaitThe US presidential election campaign enters its final weekend with polls showing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in seemingly permanent deadlock and few clues as to which of them will prevail on Tuesday.At the end of another unruly week that began with Trump’s racially charged rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden and was punctuated by celebrity endorsements, misogynistic comments and insults about “garbage” being levelled left and right, the Guardian’s 10-day polling average tracker showed little change from seven days earlier, with voter loyalty to their chosen candidate appearing relatively impervious to campaign events, however seismic.Nationally, Harris, the Democratic nominee, has a one-point advantage, 48% to 47%, over her Republican opponent, virtually identical to last week. Such an advantage is well...
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Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations
03 Nov
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Why geopolitics risks global open source collaborations

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Linux Foundation’s decision to ban Russian maintainers has the potential to destroy open source’s global collaboration modelByCliff Saran,Managing Editor Published: 30 Oct 2024 12:20Following the removal last week of Russian Linux kernel maintainers to comply with US policies, Linus Torvalds – the developer of the original Linux kernel – spoke about his concerns that there were lots of Russian trolls who could potentially infiltrate the Linux kernel. The decision to block the maintainers followed a compromise of the open source XY Utils software library, which was caused by a social engineering attack targeting the maintainer of the utility. “It’s entirely clear why the change was done. It’s not getting reverted, and using multiple random anonymous accounts to try to ‘grass root’ it by Russian troll factories isn’t going to change anything,”...
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The Rest Is Politics Hosts U.S. Election Night Live Broadcast
03 Nov
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The Rest Is Politics Hosts U.S. Election Night Live Broadcast

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Politics tamfitronics On November 5th, during the U.S. Election night, The Rest Is Politics will host a special live event featuring real-time election results and expert analysis. The broadcast will be centred around a live stream of the show, with a unique lineup of Goalhanger hosts, including Alastair Campbell, Rory Stewart, Anthony Scaramucci, Marina Hyde and Dominic Sandbrook.Coverage will start in the evening and continue overnight, and it will be available exclusively to stream via YouTube. The broadcast will provide in-depth commentary and analysis as the election results are revealed, with a groundbreaking all-night live feed beamed worldwide. This episode is coming to fans of 'The Rest is Politics' LIVE from the Spotify Podcast Studios in NYC.The hosts of The Rest Is Politics, Campbell and Stewart, will lead the election coverage, offering expert analysis of...
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Brown-John: Slogans are OK in politics, but where’s the policy beef?
03 Nov
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Brown-John: Slogans are OK in politics, but where’s the policy beef?

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Politics tamfitronics Published Nov 01, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute readConservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses his party's caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 15 2024. Photo by Bryan Passifiume /Postmedia NewsBy: Lloyd Brown-JohnIn the 1958 federal election, John Diefenbaker won the largest parliamentary majority in Canadian history. He defeated Nobel Peace Prize winner Lester Pearson.‘Dief’ tapped into populist discontent and rode to victory on a simple slogan — ‘Follow John.’Slogans are the bread and margarine of political parties and their promoters. The word ‘slogan’ may have originated in Gaelic ‘slaugh-ghairm’ — a battle cry. Former New York Times columnist William Safire defined slogan as “a catch phrase … to thrill, exhort and inspire … (with) the intent of sparking emotions and open the door to persuasion.”THIS CONTENT IS...
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