The center-right and center-left

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The center-right and center-left

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Listening to Bridget Phetasy on her broadcast some would say she is center-right and others would say center-left. It really depends on who she's talking about as she calls out both the far-right and far-left for their crazy thoughts. Here she is speaking on her podcast about Russian influence, Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Tucker Carlson. The clip runs for a little over 5 minutes. You can stop it at 3 minutes and 50 seconds as she then pushes an advertiser's product.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_A_j30Dx7g
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On X Bridget Phetasy recently posted:

"Had a frank but fun discussion with @mkhammer on #WalkInsWelcome about whether or not either one of us will vote for Trump. The decision rests not on a choice between Trump and Kamala, but a choice about whether or not we can bring ourselves to vote for Trump.

We cover the realignment of the political parties, whether January 6th plays a role in people’s decision making, how the erosion of public trust will affect confidence in the results of the election, and why the number of women in our demographic who are considering voting for Trump is actually larger than you might think.

We also discuss Mary Katharine’s experiences with loss, faith, motherhood, resilience and navigating the constant news cycle. I love her so much."

https://x.com/BridgetPhetasy/status/1846898103091171589
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An interesting article from THE WEEK:

"Moldova backs joining EU in close vote marred by Russia

What happened

Moldovans narrowly voted in favor of joining the European Union, according to election results released Monday, in a referendum the government said was marred by widespread Russian interference, including vote-buying. A 42.5% plurality of voters also supported President Maia Sandu in a parallel election Sunday, pushing her into a runoff against former prosecutor-general Alexandr Stoianoglo, a pro-Russia candidate who got 26%.

Who said what

The people of Moldova have spoken: Our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution," Sandu, 52, wrote on X. "We fought fairly in an unfair fight — and we won." Sandu's government, in office since 2021, asked to join the EU after Russia's full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022. The referendum, which passed 50.4% to 49.6%, made joining the EU a goal enshrined in the former Soviet satellite's constitution. That's a win for Sandu, The Washington Post said, but the "knife-edge result is far from a confident endorsement of her attempts to push the country sharply toward the West" and away from Russia.

Moldova, the EU and the United States said the Kremlin had waged a "hybrid war" campaign to destabilize the country and keep it in Russia's sphere of influence, including funding pro-Moscow parties, spreading disinformation and pouring millions of dollars into schemes to buy up 300,000 votes. Nearly 1.5 million Moldovans ultimately voted.

Earlier this month, Moldovan law enforcement accused exiled pro-Russia oligarch Ilan Shor of paying about $16 million to 130,000 Moldovans to vote against the referendum and for anybody but Sandu. A BBC producer on Sunday "heard a woman who had just dropped her ballot in the transparent box ask an election monitor where she would get paid," the BBC said, and after realizing no cash was coming, she cursed the man who offered the payment, saying, "He tricked me!"

What next?

Sandu and Stoianoglo will face each other in a Nov. 3 runoff for the presidency, with Moldova's direction on the line. The "apparent success of Russian hybrid warfare" in Moldova, Politico said, is a "worrying omen for next week's critical elections in Georgia — another EU candidate country where Moscow is seeking to strengthen its hand."

https://theweek.com/edition/theweekus-m ... -22-104715

From THE WEEK on May 9, 2024

https://theweek.com/news/world-news/955 ... arget-list

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova
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In this 8-minute clip Bridget Phetasy talks about the craziness of today's world and why people who would never vote for Donald Trump in the past are now voting for him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjfpcm76vXM
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A better assessment of American politics:

https://theweek.com/cartoons/todays-pol ... er-24-2024
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yellowstone123 wrote:
Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:39 pm
Listening to Bridget Phetasy on her broadcast some would say she is center-right and others would say center-left.
Who is Bridget Phetasy, and why would anyone care where she is on the political spectrum?
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Dr. Shades wrote:
Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:31 am
yellowstone123 wrote:
Fri Oct 18, 2024 2:39 pm
Listening to Bridget Phetasy on her broadcast some would say she is center-right and others would say center-left.
Who is Bridget Phetasy, and why would anyone care where she is on the political spectrum?
Hi, Dr. Shades. Thank you for the response. A similar question was asked on another of my posts and I would say the same thing: when you watch or read something it either clicks or doesn't and if it doesn't then move on because there are a lot of other things to read or listen to, but as to Bridget Phetasy, she turns the craziness of today's American politics into comedy which for me is needed at times.
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A new podcast from Sam Harris.

"Sam Harris speaks with Nate Silver about cultural attitudes toward risk and the state of American politics. They discuss the erosion of trust in liberal institutions, polling and political narratives, different camps of cultural elites, the influence of Silicon Valley, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of FTX, Gell-Mann amnesia, Christopher Rufo, why Kamala Harris can’t admit to having changed her views, a problem with strict utilitarianism, A.I. and existential risk, what people misunderstand about election forecasting, which news events have affected the 2024 race, how current polls might be misleading, public vs. private polling, undecided and marginal voters, Gen Z, the gender divide, the likelihood that Trump won’t accept the election results if he loses, election integrity in the swing states, the chance of a landslide, the prospect of public unrest, and other topics."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ms2trRzgLg

edited to change link to YouTube which is around 30-minutes long. It's shorter than if you are a subscriber but I find these still cover a great deal of information.
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yellowstone123 wrote:
Sat Oct 26, 2024 11:28 am
Dr. Shades wrote:
Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:31 am

Who is Bridget Phetasy, and why would anyone care where she is on the political spectrum?
Hi, Dr. Shades. Thank you for the response. A similar question was asked on another of my posts and I would say the same thing: when you watch or read something it either clicks or doesn't and if it doesn't then move on because there are a lot of other things to read or listen to, but as to Bridget Phetasy, she turns the craziness of today's American politics into comedy which for me is needed at times.
Hi Yellowstone, I am not familiar with Bridget Phetasy so found it difficult to know how to take this piece you linked. Well actually I found it frightening. She seemed to describe the end of reason when fear and anger devour us all. I could not convince myself that what she saw did not have some reality.
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