r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

Weekend General Discussion - April 04, 2025

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the weekly General Discussion thread. Many of you are looking for an informal place (besides Discord) to discuss non-political topics that would otherwise not be allowed in this community. Well... ask, and ye shall receive.

General Discussion threads will be posted every Friday and stickied for the duration of the weekend.

Law 0 is suspended. All other community rules still apply.

As a reminder, the intent of these threads are for *casual discussion* with your fellow users so we can bridge the political divide. Comments arguing over individual moderation actions or attacking individual users are *not* allowed.


r/moderatepolitics 3h ago

News Article Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplays stock market crash as short-term reaction and says ‘everything is working very smoothly’

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r/moderatepolitics 2h ago

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r/moderatepolitics 8h ago

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r/moderatepolitics 22h ago

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r/moderatepolitics 20h ago

Opinion Article Why Trump May Get Away With His Tariff Trauma

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to expand protections for undocumented immigrants

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article In a new book, top Biden aide describes ‘out of it’ president before Trump debate

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

Meta I created a Progressive Democrat ranking system that collects over 500,000 data points and ranks politicians on a weekly basis. Oh it also summarizes everything that happended in the last week.

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I’m a total coding noob who somehow managed to pour over 500 hours (and yes, my wife thinks I’m crazy and my bank account agrees) into building a dynamic Power Rankings page for politicians. But this isn’t your “who’s the most progressive” list (I CANNOT emphasize this enough). Instead, it factors in a bunch of things that are calculated weekly including:

  1. How progressive they actually are (policies & votes)
  2. How effective they are at getting stuff done (bills passed, committees led)
  3. How much media buzz they’ve got (trending in news & social)

In today’s “everyone yells louder than everyone else” world, I wanted something that cuts through the noise and shows real impact.

What I need from you:

  • 🧐 Clarity check: Does the site make sense?
  • 🤔 Feature ideas: What’s missing or confusing?
  • 💡 Must‑have tweaks: What would make this indispensable for you?

No sugarcoating hit me with the good, the bad, and everything in between.


r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article Starmer ‘angry’ about illegal migration as he reveals 24,000 deportations under Labour

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r/moderatepolitics 1d ago

News Article JPMorgan Becomes The First Wall Street Bank to Forecast a US Recession Following Trump's Tariffs

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Dow craters by 2,231 points as Trump tariffs stir stock selloff

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Judge orders Trump to return Maryland father deported to El Salvador

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Trump Shares TikTok Video Claiming He Is 'Purposefully Crashing the Market'

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes

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r/moderatepolitics 9h ago

News Article Al Green says he’ll present articles of impeachment against Trump in next 30 days

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Supreme Court allows Trump to terminate teacher training grants as part of anti-DEI policy

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

Opinion Article Thomas Sowell on Tariffs

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article Britain becomes only G7 country unable to make new steel

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article The US economy added 228,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate ticked up

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r/moderatepolitics 2d ago

News Article GM to Increase Truck Production in Indiana Following Tariffs

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r/moderatepolitics 8h ago

Opinion Article Democrats Owe the Nation’s Police an Apology

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r/moderatepolitics 3d ago

News Article Pence on Trump tariffs: ‘Largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history’

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r/moderatepolitics 3d ago

News Article Dow nosedives 1,600 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq drop the most since 2020 after Trump's tariff onslaught Spoiler

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