News and election resource list. Can you add to it?
As we roll into another election season and a time of crisis, I’d like to find any useful election news or other relevant resources you may have come across. A few of my favorites include:
Corona Virus Tracker -
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Electoral-vite.com -
https://electoral-vote.com/ This site offers analysis,news, and statistics.
FiveThirtyEight -
https://fivethirtyeight.com/ This is Nate Silver’s data heavy statistics and analysis site.
Media Matters -
https://www.mediamatters.org/ This site turns its eye on the media and is a great source for calling out the often uncritical and occasionally outright lying news coverage.
Crooks and Liars -
https://crooksandliars.com/ This is a snarkier, more video-heavy site analyzing coverage similar to Media Matters above.
Open Secrets -
https://www.opensecrets.org/ A source for statistics and details on political donations. I find it is a great way to sniff out Republican donors and “fake” liberals who will crop up to claim support for Trump.
Wonkette -
https://www.wonkette.com/ A joyfully snark-laden source for left-leaning political news.
Alternet.org -
https://www.alternet.org/ A good source for progressive political opinion and news.
Crooked Media -
https://crooked.com/ A source for liberal news and analysis from former Obama staffers. Their podcasts, especially Pod Save America and Pod Save the World are excellent.
Al Franken Podcast -
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-al-franken-podcast/id1462195742 It’s just a joy to hear his voice again.
MSNBC Livestream -
https://livenewschat.eu/politics/
Democracy Now -
https://www.democracynow.org/ A wonderful source for news the media ignores and far-left political opinion.
Democratic underground is a great site for news and comment. Are there any similar sites worth following?
Anybody know of a good site to survey the rightwing POV without having to wade through three or four sites to find the gamut of bulshit over there? I’m thinking Fox News, but I don’t know if there might not be a better aggregator out there. Maybe Real Clear Politics?
What are you reading, watching and listening to?
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