[US Politics] US politics general

[@Cicada3301AU]

I can never understand why American pollsters struggle so much with producing accurate polling data, obvious by the continued inaccuracies in political polling data versus real election results.
Australian political polling methodologies were recalibrated in 2019, and now produce very accurate polling data which is almost replicated 1:1 post elections.
Perhaps the Americans need to look to Australia's methodologies.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/ ... 4-902e0f14

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Bob Woodward (whom as an author I very much like) tried this same hysteria during President Trump's first term.
The result?
President Trump led the most peaceful administration in US history.
It's a false narrative designed to sow unfounded voter hysteria and panic.

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Whatever role Elon Musk plays in the incoming Trump Administration, I believe it will be a good thing.

https://thenightly.com.au/politics/us-p ... c-16668185

[@Cicada3301AU]

It's hard to argue against.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opin ... -doge.html

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As I already explained in this post https://www.qanonsec.com/chan/viewtopic.php?p=800#p800, Israel is fighting America's war.
As long as the US keeps arming Israel, while promoting the perception that it's trying to find a diplomatic resolution because that's what the people want, America doesn't have to get directly involved in a conflict that would ultimately see it be politically condemned for.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-s ... l-6f184397

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I'm not pointing the finger at Joe Biden, Donald Trump or even Congress, but it's accurate to admit this US TikTok ban is a total political mess and serves as the best example of why banning apps is not the right solution to resolving geopolitical differences.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-goes-da ... t-0370b227

[@Cicada3301AU]

When it comes to the whole debate over TikTok and its ownership model, and the national security concerns over data and Chinese spying, the proposed solution misses the problem, entirely.
So do almost all observers.
Whether China or the US owns TikTok, or a deal is done to have some shared ownership and strict data storage restrictions, the actual problem will still be unresolved.
The problem is mass-surveillance, generally.
The US itself is heavily stained by such an expansive historical record of unlawful and secret mass-surveillance programs, through dragnet and targeted spying techniques, that it undermines their accusations that China is spying on American users.
If you think your TikTok user profile data is "safe" under US ownership or control, you're completely ignoring what the actual problem is - mass-surveillance.
The conversation must be shifted to focus on the problem of mass-surveillance.
Whether China or the US operate TikTok, you're still going to be spied on.
Just from a different group of spies who speak a different language.
And if any country is going to use your TikTok user profile data with nefarious intent, it's going to be the American intelligence apparatus, not China.

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You know the cause is weak when even the New York Times doubts its viability.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/p ... -2025.html

[@Cicada3301AU]

This really must happen.
Released into the public domain, in full and unredacted.

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-po ... -h73bzbtbf

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DOGE may have been established on good intentions, but it's clear Elon Musk is way out of his depth.
The group is running on a combination of vapor and cow manure.
DOGE is the most disappointing aspect of Trump's new Administration.
I hope it's disbanded sooner rather than later.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/upsh ... trump.html