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19 votes
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 15
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 -
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law
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Tony Blair wants us to stop worrying and embrace AI
8 votes -
Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests
23 votes -
US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate
50 votes -
Facebook and Instagram's algorithmic favoritism towards extremist parties revealed in new study of political ads in Germany
27 votes -
Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
37 votes -
US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan
45 votes -
The roads to replacing Joe Biden
10 votes -
The rise of strategic corruption – how states weaponize graft
15 votes -
Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president
10 votes -
Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment
57 votes -
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
16 votes -
US SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
15 votes -
Donald Trump does not get post-shooting poll boost
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The Last Idealist - a philosophical newsletter sort of thing
9 votes -
Sweden paying grandparents to babysit
26 votes -
Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger)
5 votes -
US judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
64 votes -
Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota
14 votes -
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks.
7 votes -
French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role
16 votes -
Project 2025: The radical conservative plan to reshape America under Donald Trump
61 votes -
Bruce W. Nelson - The Heritage Foundation's 2025 Song (We Don't Think We'll Have to Kill You) (2024)
10 votes -
Tracking cryptocurrency industry spending to influence 2024 US elections
22 votes -
Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
144 votes -
Joe Biden calls Volodymyr Zelensky 'Putin' right before huge press conference
41 votes -
Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden for US President
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 8
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.
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Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted
24 votes -
A new way to self govern - the selection of representatives by lottery
21 votes -
US history shows swapping candidates is a losing game for Democrats
32 votes -
Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country
22 votes -
Donald Trump is a de-facto incumbent US President ("Why I think Joe Biden decided to run again (and why he can’t really talk about it)")
29 votes -
Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia
11 votes -
The death squads hunting environmental defenders
34 votes -
Cities are cracking down on short-term rentals. Here’s how.
23 votes -
Joe Biden's path to US re-election has all but vanished
23 votes -
After Joe Biden's debate performance, the US presidential race is unchanged
20 votes -
Tractor Supply slashes its DEI and climate goals after a right-wing pressure campaign
29 votes -
Donald Trump loathes our laws, puts self over country, and is dangerous for America. He is fully unfit to lead, writes the editorial board.
50 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved.
44 votes -
BBC exit poll predicts Labour landslide in UK
59 votes -
Plan to rename Milan airport after Silvio Berlusconi sparks outrage in Italy
17 votes -
Left-wing bloc leads in French election as polls close
76 votes -
Colombia warns about danger for migrants after Panama closes Darien routes
13 votes -
Canada cannot afford another lost economic decade
23 votes -
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital
24 votes -
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on UK onshore windfarms
34 votes