On Oct. 27, a horrific shooting took place at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, claiming the lives of 11 innocents. The attacker, Robert Bowers, is known to have posted anti-Semitic jeremiads online, especially on far right websites with lax speech oversight like Gab. The attack shone…
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Brazil elects far right candidate for president in wake of corruption, crime
Brazil had its presidential elections Oct. 28 and the whole world was watching to see if Brazilians would elect the candidate compared to Donald Trump or the same political party that has been voted in for the last four elections. This was the second round of the presidential elections, the…
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Election Preview: Liberty, Mo. midterm ballot
The 2018 midterm elections have nearly arrived and The Hilltop Monitor is going to have a series of articles previewing elections in the local area. We have previewed statewide races for U.S. Congress, Kansas City mayoral races and ballot initiatives, and now we are going to preview the rest of…
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Ten thousand voters in Missouri receive false information from GOP mailers
Ray Bozarth, executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, acknowledged to the Kansas City Star Oct. 19 that the party sent mailers to 10,000 people across the state with false information about when absentee ballots are due. As of 2016, approximately 4.2 million people were registered to vote in the state…
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Midterm trends: #MeToo
The 2018 midterm elections are being shaped by a whole host of issues: President Trump, Republican unified control of Washington, immigration, healthcare and more, but one issue that has undergirded the entire midterm cycle is the #MeToo Movement. The #MeToo Movement, a movement to help survivors of sexual violence and…
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Heartland Hyperloop is deemed economically viable by Hyperloop One
Virgin Hyperloop One, one of several companies working a version of the hyperloop, announced Wednesday, Oct. 17 that their first feasibility study had been completed, which confirmed that the concept is viable in Missouri. The concept of a hyperloop was first proposed by SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in…
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Security measures in Westport attempt to improve public safety
During August and September of this year, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and its surrounding areas were subject to new plans for improvement of security and screening on the streets. According to the Kansas City Star, the “security measures are part of the district’s plan to improve public safety in an…
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Low voter turnout and gerrymandering affecting midterm elections
As the United States prepares for the looming midterm election Nov. 6, it is important to look at who will be voting. Midterm elections are known for their usual low turn out, so those voters who do choose to exercise their democratic duty may very well have an outsized effect…
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Kander risks political career, furthers mental health awareness
In the face of a conservative national government, former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander appeared to be the Democratic Party’s new golden boy. Over the past year, he’s had a private meeting with President Obama, been hailed by Joe Biden at donor dinners, become a New York Times bestseller,…
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