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12 votes
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The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks
35 votes -
In a setback for Beijing, Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te as president
30 votes -
‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region [the Somaliland deal with Ethiopia]
9 votes -
Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
14 votes -
Queen Margrethe II is the first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years – but it is just a sign of the times
17 votes -
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan
29 votes -
West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21
47 votes -
Iran wins with US airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
7 votes -
How did Russian defence industry perform in 2023?
8 votes -
The specter of nationalism – Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself.
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 8
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9 votes -
More than 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals have signed a petition urging a ban on Israel from Eurovision over alleged "war crimes" in Gaza
23 votes -
Polish political tensions ramp up as PiS politicians arrested at Presidential Palace
16 votes -
A US-sanctioned oligarch ran pro-Kremlin ads on Facebook—again
18 votes -
Senior EU politician launches bid to remove Hungary’s voting rights
22 votes -
Adopting rightwing policies ‘does not help centre-left win votes’
36 votes -
Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’
13 votes -
Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses
39 votes -
Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining
14 votes -
On media outlets frequent use of the term "Iranian-backed"
Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen, and militias in Iraq and Syria. Whenever western media outlets speak of these groups they seem to prefix the term Iranian-Backed. I'm...
Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Houthi rebels in Yemen, and militias in Iraq and Syria.
Whenever western media outlets speak of these groups they seem to prefix the term Iranian-Backed.
I'm starting to raise my eyebrows a bit at how universally the term is being used. It feels almost mandated. My understanding is these are indeed supported financially and materially by Iran, but they also very much operate independently. So the extent of the relationship is unknown or at least debated.
Does this strike anyone else as odd or suspicious? Is this use fair and justified?
My mind can't help but wander to the laying of a propaganda foundation for direct conflict with Iran.
23 votes -
Some German Jews say their country goes too far defending Israel – and they find themselves attacked for antisemitism
46 votes -
Iceland fisheries minister rebuked over 2023 whaling ban – Parliamentary Ombudsman says whaling ban lacked legal footing
10 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 1
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16 votes -
Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms
11 votes -
Iran sends warship to Red Sea after US sinks Houthi boats
14 votes -
Ten conflicts to watch in 2024
18 votes -
Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Benjamin Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul
22 votes -
Recordings, emails show how Donald Trump team flew fake elector ballots to DC in final push to overturn 2020 US election
102 votes -
Argentina pulls out of plans to join BRICS bloc
31 votes -
Why you should be a socialist in 2024
22 votes -
India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
19 votes -
Sudanese war continues as the world ignores it in favor of wars in Ukraine and Gaza
30 votes -
German right wing extremists strategically purchase rural land
23 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 25
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6 votes -
US President Joe Biden pardons thousands on federal marijuana charges, commutes others
79 votes -
The personal, political art of board-game design
6 votes -
Colorado Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, bans Donald Trump from state’s ballot under insurrection clause
122 votes -
Ethiopia's Nile dam [continues to] anger Egypt
7 votes -
Hannah Arendt would not qualify for the Hannah Arendt prize in Germany today
27 votes -
France could soon build several nuclear reactors in Sweden, according to a letter of intent signed by the two countries' energy ministers
11 votes -
Russia has summoned the Finnish ambassador in Moscow, after Finland signed a new agreement on military co-operation with the US
17 votes -
Cobalt-rich Congo votes with crucial role in climate change
7 votes -
The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport
8 votes -
House Democrats call on US Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse from Donald Trump 2020 election case
27 votes -
California gas tax revenue will drop by $6 billion, threatening roads
27 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 18
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7 votes -
When the New York Times lost its way
23 votes -
Chile voters reject conservative proposal to replace dictatorship-era constitution
12 votes -
The most dangerous Canadian internet bill you’ve never heard of is a step closer to becoming law
34 votes