After Trump’s election, women are swearing off sex with men. This has been a long time coming | Cécile Simmons
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After Trump’s election, women are swearing off sex with men. This has been a long time coming | Cécile Simmons

Top Stories Tamfitronics It only took a few hours after news of Donald Trump’s re-election for a sad spectacle to unfold online and beyond. The far-right slogan “Your body, my choice”, tweeted by white nationalist pundit and organiser Nick Fuentes, spread online and off, sparking waves of abuse against women. “You no longer have rights” was one of many similar messages addressed to women by extreme misogynist Andrew Tate, who is facing trial for rape and human trafficking charges in Romania. (He denies these charges.) Meanwhile, calls for the creation of “rape squads” emerged in far-right groups.This onslaught of violently misogynistic speech made even clearer what had already been plain to see: that too many men do not view women as people with equal dignity and rights but as inferior creatures to be coerced. And...
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Donald Trump’s Victory and the Politics of Inflation
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Donald Trump’s Victory and the Politics of Inflation

Politics tamfitronics In March, I was a guest at a dinner discussion organized by a progressive advocacy group in New York. As the talk turned to Joe Biden’s low approval ratings, another attendee brought up the skewed media coverage of the President’s economic record, which seemed to be a source of vexation for nearly everyone around the table. I readily agreed that positive news about jobs, G.D.P., and Biden’s efforts to stimulate manufacturing investment—of which there was plenty—wasn’t receiving as much attention as it deserved, particularly compared with the voluminous coverage of inflation. But I also pointed to governments from across the political spectrum in other countries, such as Britain, Germany, and France, that had experienced big rises in consumer prices. Inflation, it seemed, was poison for all incumbents, regardless of their location or political...
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Donald Trump’s victory is a major win for Elon Musk and big-money politics
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Donald Trump’s victory is a major win for Elon Musk and big-money politics

Politics tamfitronics Home / WorldBy Theodore Schleifer and Susanne CraigNew York Times·9 Nov, 2024 04:00 PM7 mins to readTrump, 78, declared himself the 47th President in a speech at West Palm Beach, Florida. Video / AFPThe candidate largely let the billionaire run his $294 million ground game - a gamble that future candidates could look to emulate.At a raucous election-night gathering Tuesday (local time), Elon Musk sat two seats away from Donald Trump, ready to claim wide credit for his decisive presidential win.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
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Donald Trump’s Depression Comment Trashed by Mental Health Experts
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Donald Trump’s Depression Comment Trashed by Mental Health Experts

Top Stories Tamfitronics Several mental health experts have criticized Donald Trump after he said that the "best way to stop depression is to work you're a** off."The former president made the comment at a rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on the final weekend before Election Day.He said: "We are just three days away from the greatest political victory in the history of our country, I guess in the history of the world. But it only happens if you vote. If you don't vote, then bad things could happen you'll be very depressed, and we don't want to have depression right, there's no depression."You know, the best way to stop depression? Work your a** off. You don't have time. You want to work so hard that you don't have time for depression."Many users on X applauded...
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