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9 votes
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Iceland is turning to taxes to reduce the impact exponential growth in tourism has on its pristine wilderness
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 18
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.
10 votes -
Norway's Fyllingsdalen tunnel is a showstopping piece of urban cycling infrastructure – for a city where car-centric development still dominates
11 votes -
Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year
10 votes -
Denmark's parliament to introduce interpreters – Aki-Matilda Hoegh-Dam spoke and answered questions in Greenlandic, causing protests from some lawmakers
12 votes -
French government defends arrest of teen in classroom over transgender bullying claims
16 votes -
India suspends visa services for Canadians amid heightened tensions
18 votes -
Copying US president Franklin Roosevelt, Joe Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
60 votes -
UK's Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed
27 votes -
Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
12 votes -
There's hope for the US opioid crisis — but politics stands in the way
8 votes -
US President Joe Biden's decision to skip Climate Ambition Summit called a 'disgrace'
24 votes -
‘We put in air conditionin’, stayed year-round, and ruined America’
13 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 11
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.
20 votes -
This boring gray boat patrolling the US east coast is actually a vigilante
20 votes -
Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears
30 votes -
This Obamacare disaster had a surprising turnaround
16 votes -
Sweden's right-wing government says it will turn its back on plastic bag tax from November 2024
20 votes -
US President Joe Biden strongly defends auto workers in first remarks after strike
29 votes -
UK government vows action after man dies in latest dog attack
27 votes -
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
33 votes -
Turkey introduces ‘family’ course in schools to ‘fight’ homosexuality
16 votes -
US government imposes sanctions on five Turkish corporations over dealings with Russia
7 votes -
Why does Norway want to extract seabed minerals – an explainer
6 votes -
What to know about US Congress’s inaugural AI meeting
9 votes -
How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
21 votes -
US extremists keep trying to trigger mass blackouts — and that’s not even the scariest part
29 votes -
Local governments aren't businesses – so why are they force-fed business software?
31 votes -
Danish government has apologized to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities
7 votes -
Indigenous Sámi activist set up camp outside the Norwegian parliament to protest against wind turbines built on land traditionally used by reindeer herders
16 votes -
Swedish schools minister Lotta Edholm moves students off digital devices and on to books and handwriting, with teachers and experts debating the pros and cons
20 votes -
Opinion: The Kids Online Safety Act would harm US LGBTQ+ youth, restrict access to information and community
38 votes -
What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?
48 votes -
The African Union is joining the G20, a powerful acknowledgement of a continent of one billion people
23 votes -
US political journalists need to focus on the stakes, not the odds
23 votes -
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes
71 votes -
The GDP gap between Europe and the United States is now 80%
37 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 4
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.
10 votes -
A huge threat to the US budget has receded. No one is sure why (A decade of Medicare spending growth and projections)
18 votes -
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses
21 votes -
Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines
25 votes -
Fulton County judge says Donald Trump court proceedings will be televised
29 votes -
Norway has a chance to transform climate finance – the country's windfall from the energy crisis should be used to underwrite investments in developing countries
17 votes -
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties
29 votes -
Palm oil giants Indonesia, Malaysia start talks with EU over deforestation rule
7 votes -
London’s plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions
29 votes -
Senator admits "Kids Online Safety Act" will target trans content online
28 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 28
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.
13 votes -
US senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth: anyone who votes to reduce the 1,500 hour rule for pilot training will have blood on their hands
62 votes