-
7 votes
-
Philadelphia politician proposes more local options for mass-transit funding
11 votes -
Estonia legalizes same-sex marriage
47 votes -
The truth about Afghanistan's zero unit night raids
7 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump demands Republican rivals pledge to pardon him … or else
44 votes -
Australian Senate passes legislation for Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum, triggering a public vote within six months
25 votes -
Alabama town gets first Black mayor, but the previous one won't leave
46 votes -
Denmark is the latest European country to push for a levy on streamers' local turnover to fund local TV and film content
8 votes -
How a dose of MDMA transformed a white supremacist
27 votes -
Watered-down LGBTQ ‘understanding’ bill shows how far Japan’s parliament is out of step with its society – and history
20 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 12
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
33 votes -
Finland's far-right Perussuomalaiset party has agreed to enter a coalition government with the centre-right Kokoomus and two other groups
12 votes -
Hoping to avert nuclear crisis, US seeks informal agreement with Iran
5 votes -
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg appears likely to stay on as allies struggle to find a replacement for him
10 votes -
How Olivier Vandecasteele became a pawn in Iran’s deadly diplomatic game
4 votes -
Hungary–US arms deal halted as Viktor Orban blocks Sweden's NATO membership – Senator Jim Risch's seniority gives him prerogative to block deals unilaterally
18 votes -
US President Joe Biden can probably forgive student debt even if Supreme Court of the United States rules against him
28 votes -
Inside North Korea: "We are stuck, waiting to die"
60 votes -
The UK Privileges Committee report into Boris Johnson's role in "partygate" has been published
18 votes -
Mike Pence reads the Donald Trump indictment - He ‘can’t defend’ the conduct but thinks the case is also political
21 votes -
Donald Trump finds no new lawyers in time for Mar-a-Lago documents arraignment: he is expected to be represented by existing lawyers Todd Blanche and Chris Kise
54 votes -
The US is openly stockpiling dirt on all its citizens
25 votes -
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after US Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case
13 votes -
‘I want blood’: Heavily-armed Donald Trump supporters say they’ll protest Trump’s indictment
90 votes -
Mondelez, facing widening corporate boycotts in the Nordics over continued presence in Russia, has asked to meet the Norwegian government to protect its local business
14 votes -
US Department of Justice announces charges against Donald Trump
118 votes -
Headteachers warn UK facing ‘dangerous’ teacher shortage as recruitment crisis deepens
26 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump indicted for second time, sources say
130 votes -
I-95 highway in Philadelphia has collapsed; officials say repairs will take "months"
32 votes -
Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
68 votes -
Cheques will be phased out in Australia by 2030 as mobile wallet use sky-rockets
18 votes -
Former Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in custody after being arrested in connection with Scottish National Party investigation
29 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 5
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
17 votes -
Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian PM, dies at 86
29 votes -
Boris Johnson stands down as a member of UK parliament with immediate effect
57 votes -
North Carolina GOP censures Senior State Sen. Tillis for backing LGBTQ+ rights and other policies
14 votes -
The spy whose tapes rocked Spanish society
5 votes -
Sweden set up a eugenics plan, grounded in the science of racial biology, between 1934 and 1976 – between 20,000 and 33,000 Swedes were forced to be sterilised
12 votes -
Australian governments impose recycling rules after the packaging industry fails on waste
7 votes -
UK MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson.
@Christopher Hope📝: NEW 👀💥MPs are expected to vote on the Privileges committee's verdict on whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament over partygate on June 29. Tory MPs will NOT be whipped to back Johnson. Will enough vote down any ban that might trigger a by-election? Get ready for🎇. 1/3
22 votes -
Tildes and identity politics
As a new Tildes user, one of the biggest cultural differences I've noticed between Tildes and Reddit is the lack of identity-driven argumentative discussion. Instead, discussion is driven by...
As a new Tildes user, one of the biggest cultural differences I've noticed between Tildes and Reddit is the lack of identity-driven argumentative discussion. Instead, discussion is driven by interests, knowledge seeking, and personal expression.
Identity politics is an umbrella term
that encompasses identity groups both laudable and vitriolic. For example, it includes civil rights, gay rights, disability activism, fat acceptance, white supremacy, and nationalism. (wiki)It's my opinion that you can't have a rational, cooperative discussion until you set aside identity groups, and I like this aspect of the Tildes culture. I don't want to jinx it, but I believe the lack of identity politics is what people mean when they say they enjoy the high quality, non-divisive discourse here.
It's worth noting my subs of choice on Reddit were /r/samharris and /r/stupidpol. The former encouraged objective, rational discussion. The latter had lots of news that cut though the identity politics of the mainstream (though with a Marxist bent).
I would love to hear the thoughts of the older Tildes users before the most recent Reddit exodus (from where I come).
34 votes -
Sweden's Supreme Court approves the extradition of a supporter of the Kurdistan Workers' Party to Türkiye, ahead of NATO membership talks with Ankara
8 votes -
ACT passes Australian-first legislation banning irreversible medical procedures for young intersex children
12 votes -
Donald Trump lawyers notified he is a target of classified US documents probe
16 votes -
Welsh town seats world’s first known nonbinary mayor
12 votes -
Labour’s surprisingly bold UK economic agenda
11 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 29
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
15 votes -
Inside Finland's war preparations on NATO's new frontline with Russia
7 votes -
Democracy is the solution to vetocracy
10 votes -
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will meet US President Joe Biden, amid speculation that the White House vet her as the first female NATO Secretary-General
10 votes