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30 votes
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Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal
5 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 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.
25 votes -
Should I be filling out every political poll I’m sent?
This is something I’ve been wondering for a year or so now… If political polls (US specific ones in my case) and surveys are a significant way our politicians are deciding what they should support...
This is something I’ve been wondering for a year or so now… If political polls (US specific ones in my case) and surveys are a significant way our politicians are deciding what they should support or what the media decides to talk about should I be filling out surveys I’m spam texted during election season?
If so, should I fill out every single one? Half of them? Only the ones that I don’t feel are politically biased? Or maybe, especially the ones that are biased to try and somehow counteract the bias?
What do you all do?
Is there a list of “official polls” that I should seek out if they don’t decide to text me about it?
Is spending time filling out every single one justified, or am I just inviting more text spam by not blocking and moving on?18 votes -
A radical fix for Britain’s housing crisis: A new offshore city
3 votes -
Japan orders ‘drastic reforms’ for Toyota after fresh certification violations
17 votes -
The Last Idealist - 7/28/24 - Upside down and all around
3 votes -
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country
29 votes -
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax
12 votes -
Evan Gershkovich, others freed in landmark prisoner swap
18 votes -
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis
61 votes -
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp
7 votes -
Delta cancels more flights as it struggles to recover from tech outage
39 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 22
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17 votes -
So what do political parties spend all that fundraised money on?
Fundraising has always been a part of campaigning but ever since I made a small donation several years ago, Ive been getting constant appeals to donate more (in Canada). I always wonder though,...
Fundraising has always been a part of campaigning but ever since I made a small donation several years ago, Ive been getting constant appeals to donate more (in Canada). I always wonder though, what exactly that money gets spent on? Are they just buying ads on tv and online? Or where does it all get directed?
18 votes -
Denmark regulates camper van tourism after clashes with locals – hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income
11 votes -
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox.
11 votes -
Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth"
15 votes -
Private equity firms should prepare for increased US government scrutiny over healthcare investment
9 votes -
How the news broke on X. The epistemology of an assassination attempt.
14 votes -
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
30 votes -
Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis
14 votes -
Joe Biden decision surprised most US TV news networks: How CBS, MSNBC and more scrambled to cover bombshell
28 votes -
Ghanaian authorities are investigating after several individuals claiming to be para-athletes and their support staff reportedly absconded during a trip to Norway
3 votes -
Review: The Real North Korea, by Andrei Lankov
18 votes -
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
20 votes -
Isle of Dogs [area in London's Docklands] unilateral declaration of independence: a revolt, a joke, or a tactical stroke of genius
11 votes -
US President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for re-election
186 votes -
The joy of reading newspapers from other countries
19 votes -
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
28 votes -
US President Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate
50 votes -
Microsoft laid off a DEI team, and its lead wrote an internal email blasting how DEI is 'no longer business critical'
37 votes -
Bangladesh imposes curfew after dozens killed in anti-government protests
23 votes -
US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan
45 votes -
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
16 votes -
The Last Idealist - a philosophical newsletter sort of thing
9 votes -
Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger)
5 votes -
Sweden paying grandparents to babysit
26 votes -
US judge dismisses classified documents case against Donald Trump
64 votes -
Bruce W. Nelson - The Heritage Foundation's 2025 Song (We Don't Think We'll Have to Kill You) (2024)
10 votes -
Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd
144 votes -
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.
10 votes -
Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted
24 votes -
Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country
22 votes -
The death squads hunting environmental defenders
34 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 -
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital
24 votes