2020 Presidential Election thread

Interesting study on conspiracy theories and politics from the left and right

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pops.12681

Where did all the Biden dementia stuff go? I haven't watched any of the debates/town halls/whatever he's been involved in. Has performing well in those atmospheres toned it down? Admittedly, I don't really go out looking for it so maybe the conversation is still out there, just haven't seen it here.

posted by geeblock

If anything this looks worse for trump again because now we have the Russians using Rudy to interfere in yet another election. 

If you blame Russia enough times, one day it might actually be true. 

posted by geeblock

Please show me a link that was true or wasn’t wacko that got censored because currently you are going off about a story that is *checks notes* yeah completely wacko, just like every other example that was given in this thread. 

but go off sis

Don't take my word for it, take Twitter's word.  

The policy, established in 2018, prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained without authorization. We don’t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials.https://t.co/qx9rlzWH4O

— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020

Now, tell me how this policy was applied the same way to the NY Times Trump tax story 5 weeks ago.  Good luck little guy. 

posted by like_that

Don't take my word for it, take Twitter's word.  

The policy, established in 2018, prohibits the use of our service to distribute content obtained without authorization. We don’t want to incentivize hacking by allowing Twitter to be used as distribution for possibly illegally obtained materials.https://t.co/qx9rlzWH4O

— Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) October 14, 2020

Now, tell me how this policy was applied the same way to the NY Times Trump tax story 5 weeks ago.  Good luck little guy. 

Did they show his taxes on Twitter? I actually never saw it but if they did that would be a good example. 

posted by geeblock

If anything this looks worse for trump again because now we have the Russians using Rudy to interfere in yet another election. 

Does your head hurt in the morning?

posted by CenterBHSFan

So, Nate Silver did a thing.

Nate Silver's current map pic.twitter.com/weyMxLJHcB

— M.Joseph Sheppard (@SHEPMJS) October 18, 2020

only if the ballot harvesting is actually working

posted by Spock

Does your head hurt in the morning?

Sometimes https://www.10tv.com/amp/article/news/nation-world/biden-email-trump-giuliani/507-f7ee0da7-7873-4785-8a3d-ffa451792c89?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&__twitter_impression=true

posted by geeblock

Did they show his taxes on Twitter? I actually never saw it but if they did that would be a good example. 

They allowed the sorry to be tweeted, retweeted, all over Twitter  

posted by jmog

They allowed the sorry to be tweeted, retweeted, all over Twitter  

Based upon his post the first line says discussion is ok as long as its not actually posted his taxes?

posted by geeblock

Based upon his post the first line says discussion is ok as long as its not actually posted his taxes?

So your contention is they deleted the Hunter email tweets only because they linked to the actual email?  So you think Twitter's policy is that it's ok to discuss fake news, but posting evidence that might make it not fake news is a no-no?

posted by Rotinaj

Where did all the Biden dementia stuff go?

posted by gut

So your contention is they deleted the Hunter email tweets only because they linked to the actual email?  So you think Twitter's policy is that it's ok to discuss fake news, but posting evidence that might make it not fake news is a no-no?

Point to the part I said that? I asked a simple question lol 

Did fish give his prediction yet?

I know he talked about it. 

I'm seeing more and more of these kinds of statements happen over time. What the fuck?

The most humane and reasonable way to deal with all these people, if we survive this, is some kind of truth and reconciliation commission. https://t.co/PopsRhmKvz

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 6, 2020

When this nightmare is over, we need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It would erase Trump’s lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness, and name every official, politician, executive, and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 17, 2020

IF WE SURVIVE THIS.

posted by geeblock

Based upon his post the first line says discussion is ok as long as its not actually posted his taxes?

No, they blocked the NYP article and they didn’t post the emails, just what was in them. Just like the NYT article supposedly posted what was in the taxes.

posted by CenterBHSFan

I'm seeing more and more of these kinds of statements happen over time. What the fuck?

The most humane and reasonable way to deal with all these people, if we survive this, is some kind of truth and reconciliation commission. https://t.co/PopsRhmKvz

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 6, 2020

When this nightmare is over, we need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It would erase Trump’s lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness, and name every official, politician, executive, and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 17, 2020

It will be funny when all the witch hunts are dropped after Biden wins to say "wAit WHut haPPenEd to alL DrumPh'S cRImeS?!?"

Bonus points if Biden steps down and Kamala pardons him and his family....

posted by CenterBHSFan

I'm seeing more and more of these kinds of statements happen over time. What the fuck?

The most humane and reasonable way to deal with all these people, if we survive this, is some kind of truth and reconciliation commission. https://t.co/PopsRhmKvz

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 6, 2020

When this nightmare is over, we need a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It would erase Trump’s lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness, and name every official, politician, executive, and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 17, 2020

It's very fitting his last name is Reich.