Tech giants should be made subject to a global tax for their use of people's personal data, according to Norway's Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
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Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis
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Joe Biden decision surprised most US TV news networks: How CBS, MSNBC and more scrambled to cover bombshell
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Ghanaian authorities are investigating after several individuals claiming to be para-athletes and their support staff reportedly absconded during a trip to Norway
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US Secret Service director quits after Donald Trump shooting
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What to know about the proposed Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing in the US Congress
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Review: The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov
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Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
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J.D. Vance gets his techno-authoritarian ideas from Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin
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Isle of Dogs [area in London's Docklands] unilateral declaration of independence: a revolt, a joke, or a tactical stroke of genius
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US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election
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Kamala Harris lacks charisma and time
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Jessica Valenti (Abortion, Every Day) summarizing Kamala Harris' position on abortion rights
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How Kamala Harris rose as a California moderate
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The joy of reading newspapers from other countries
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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.
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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
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Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests
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US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate
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Facebook and Instagram's algorithmic favoritism towards extremist parties revealed in new study of political ads in Germany
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Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
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US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan
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The roads to replacing Joe Biden
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The rise of strategic corruption – how states weaponize graft
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Ursula von der Leyen wins second term as European Commission president
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Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Donald Trump shooting comment
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Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
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US SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud
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Donald Trump does not get post-shooting poll boost
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The Last Idealist - a philosophical newsletter sort of thing
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Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger)
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Sweden paying grandparents to babysit
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US judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
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Five killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota
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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.
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French government resigns, stays on for now in caretaker role
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Project 2025: The radical conservative plan to reshape America under Donald Trump
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Bruce W. Nelson - The Heritage Foundation's 2025 Song (We Don't Think We'll Have to Kill You) (2024)
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Tracking cryptocurrency industry spending to influence 2024 US elections
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Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
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Joe Biden calls Volodymyr Zelensky 'Putin' right before huge press conference
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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
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A new way to self govern - the selection of representatives by lottery
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US history shows swapping candidates is a losing game for Democrats
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Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country
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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)")
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Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia
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