The Rationalist Papers (27): Who wants to prevent you from voting?
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The Rationalist Papers (27): Who wants to prevent you from voting?

ByJosh Bernoff

Only one party in the 2020 Presidential election is attempting to make it hard for people to vote, or to have their vote counted. It’s the Republicans. Just a reminder: these Rationalist Papers posts are for the group I call the deciders: conservatives, moderates, undecided, and third-party voters considering their choices in the 2020 US Presidential election….

Policing Trump’s (or anybody’s) tweets: the problem is context
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Policing Trump’s (or anybody’s) tweets: the problem is context

ByJosh Bernoff

Donald Trump tweeted that mail-in ballots in California would lead to fraud. Twitter added a content warning on his tweets. If you think this is the start of Twitter fact-checking tweets, you’re wrong. It can’t. The problem is context. Let’s review what actually happened. Here’s what Trump tweeted: Twitter did something it rarely does: included…