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Jake Newcomb

@rationallyright.bsky.social

Moderate columnist for the Midcoast Villager. MS - Political Science https://www.midcoastvillager.com/voices/columnists/rationally_right/

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BTW, a President cannot impose tariffs of more than 15% on goods imported into the United States, and he can only do so if their importation threatens our national security. That being said, I wouldn't count on the courts to hold him accountable....

26.11.2024 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

inevitably function the same way? Of course X and Bluesky are echo chambers. People largely only want to be exposed to views and content they agree with.

22.11.2024 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

become so obsessed with bias in the news. Of course CNN is going to report news differently than Fox News. They are trying to sell a product to an audience. Why wouldn't they tell their views what they want to hear. That's how news has been done. Why wouldn't social media (cont.)

22.11.2024 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

newspapers. In my home state, we had the Bangor Democrat, the Republican Journal, etc. When Andrew Jackson first ran for president, his friends and supporters ran their own biased newspaper. It was pretty common at that time. Only in recent decades have uninformed people (cont.)

22.11.2024 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

People have left X because it is turning into a conservative echo chamber. It seems Bluesky may be turning into a progressive echo chamber, however this is a natural progression and it comes with precedent. It was common in the 19th Century for political parties to run their own (cont.)

22.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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