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factors such as his perceived business acumen, his economic or immigration policies, or perhaps the fact that he was not a career politician increased his appeal. We cannot speak to these possibilities.
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This study illustrates that something other than veracity accounted for his success, as supporters did not change their voting intentions even if they altered their beliefs about the truth of his statements.
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If spreading falsehoods does not discredit character, it is perhaps not surprising that many individuals rallied behind him on election day.
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According to Ramsay et al., 91% of voters said that information in campaigns sometimes seemed misleading or false, yet struggled to pinpoint exactly what is fact and what is fiction.
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The real-world consequences of this study suggest that politicians can seemingly spread misinformation without dramatic negative consequences of losing supporters—the results of the 2016 Presidential election are consistent with this interpretation.
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It thus appears that it is possible to appeal through the art of rhetoric and demagoguery rather than necessitating cohesive arguments constructed of logic and fact.”
@samidhas @BenMullin 1).
„The 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖙𝖔𝖓 𝕻𝖔𝖘𝖙 (@washingtonpost) told employees on Wed. that it was beginning a widespread round of layoffs that are expected to decimate the organization’s sports, local news and international coverage.
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@samidhas @BenMullin @washingtonpost 2).
The cuts are a sign that @JeffBezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.
@samidhas @BenMullin @washingtonpost @JeffBezos 3).
The paper expanded during the first several years of his ownership, but the company has sputtered more recently.”
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[...] [Peter Mandelson] who was serving as business secretary in Gordon Brown’s cabinet, shared market-sensitive information with Epstein that the paedophile could have used to make money.”
@chessclubgringo @atrupar The real quote by Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) [1] [2] of 1973 is:
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„The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed;
@chessclubgringo @atrupar 2).
how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer.
@chessclubgringo @atrupar 3).
This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has constantly to rewrite its own history. On the receiving end you get not only one lie—a lie which you could go on for the rest of your days—but you get a great number of lies,
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„Last year @TulsiGabbard also fired the acting counsel in the intelligence community’s inspector general’s office, and appointed a senior adviser within the office who reported directly to Gabbard. Democrats said the moves violated the law.
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In Oct., the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed a new intelligence-community inspector general, Christopher Fox, on a 51-47 vote. No Democrats voted for Fox, who served as an aide to Gabbard in her role as spy chief before taking the oversight job.”
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„Under the Biden administration, Tahnoon’s efforts to get AI hardware had been largely stymied over fears that the sensitive technology could be diverted to China.
@michaeldweiss @RonFilipkowski 2).
Of particular concern was one of Tahnoon’s own companies, the AI firm G42, which had stoked alarm among intelligence officials and lawmakers over its close ties to the sanctioned tech giant Huawei and other Chinese firms.
@michaeldweiss @RonFilipkowski 3).
The company said it severed ties with China in late 2023, but concerns persisted.
@realDonaldTrump's election reopened the door for him. In the months that followed, Tahnoon met multiple times with Trump, @SteveWitkoff (@SEPeaceMissions) and other U.S. officials,
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„Credo in F Major: II. Crucifixus” (c. 1717–1719) [1] [2] by Antonio Lotti (1667–1740) [3] [4], performed in 1999 by the Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und Ensemble [5] [6] [7] under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock [8] [9].