Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images A common assumption in the debate surrounding the fall of Roe v. Wade, who established the constitutional right to abortion in 1973, is that there are only two sides. On one side, the thinking goes, are those who think abortion should be legal and that Roe should be … Read more
Law enforcement outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images After a racist shooting Earlier this month at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and School shooting on Tuesday In Uvalde, Texas, guns have—once again—become a political issue dominating the headlines. Democrats have spent passionate requests for the government to regulate … Read more
There has been a new development with regard to seeking funding for: Elon Musk, who bought Twitter for $44 million. While negotiating with many investors to fund the acquisition process, Musk received $7.14 billion in funding from a group of investors, including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and Sequoia Capital. Investors also include the Binance exchange. … Read more
In this edition of the FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast, the crew discusses how the primary challenges against GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Madison Cawthorn serve as a test of what the Republican Party and its constituents will and won’t accept. They also try to get to the bottom of whether Americans support the Parental Rights In … Read more
Xbox: At the Games Developer Conference 2022, AMD confirmed that the second generation of its upsampling technology, FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0), will be “fully supported” in Xbox dev kits. That is, developers can use the technique to improve the frame rates per second of their games on Microsoft platforms. Upsampling, in the context … Read more
Microsoft: After having done so at the beginning of the year, in recent weeks the fraudulent calls have intensified again in which a supposed Microsoft technician tells the user, among some of the identified excuses, that they have detected that their device is infected. According to what the OSI, the Internet Security Office, tells us, … Read more
Poll after poll makes it clear: Americans don’t want to go to war with Russia over Ukraine. in on Ipsos/Reuters poll from March 3-4, adults opposed sending troops to Ukraine, 61 percent to 39 percent. in a YouGov/CBS News poll from Feb. 24-28, Americans opposed sending US troops to defend Ukraine, 71 percent to 29 … Read more
It’s hard to remember now that it’s over, but the war in Afghanistan was overwhelmingly popular when it began. Merely a week after Sept. 11, then-President George W. Bush signed a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of force against those responsible, and the US and British, with international support, began bombing Taliban and … Read more
On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine, precipitating the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. In response, President Biden has delivered on his promise to impose sweeping economic sanctions against Russia, after weeks of saying he would institute severe sanctions against the country in such an event. It’s unclear at this point what these … Read more
The Queen’s recent health The Queen’s decision to continue with her duties after testing positive for Covid-19 is in keeping with her no-fuss approach to illness. In the past, the 95-year-old has been known for her strong constitution and infrequent ill health. Indeed, in June 2020 the Queen was pictured riding a Fell pony at … Read more