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9 votes
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Former leader of a religious right organization said he recruited and coached wealthy volunteers to wine, dine, and entertain conservative Supreme Court justices while pushing conservative positions
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Is the US going to break up?
Hi tildos. I am curious on your thoughts on the stability of the US in the short-medium term. What I'm worried about is the combo of a majority of Republicans having beliefs divorced from reality...
Hi tildos. I am curious on your thoughts on the stability of the US in the short-medium term. What I'm worried about is the combo of a majority of Republicans having beliefs divorced from reality due to a sophisticated propaganda network, increasing "othering"/hatred of non-repubs, fascism becoming more popular among young people and the brazen mask-off takeover of the govt.
From my understanding these sorts of things (civil war, country breaking up) tend to happen very slowly, then all at once. I am very worried we are approaching the "all at once" stage. Is this reasonable? Is a civil war likely? Balkanization of the US? Something else?
What could be done to prepare? I have European-immigrant parents, so would getting citizenship in their country be prudent? Learning other languages? (I know english, mediocre grasp of birth-language, poor/middling spanish). Buying a rifle?
I am starting to regret choosing to attend a university in Texas haha with these prospects.
31 votes -
Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, assassinated at a campaign stop
36 votes -
Can ‘the people’ solve climate change? France decided to find out.
6 votes -
Minnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentally.
12 votes -
Nationalism is underrated by intellectuals
14 votes -
With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka grinds to a halt
10 votes -
California lawmakers reject ballot proposal that aimed to end forced prison labor
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 27
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7 votes -
The conservative Supreme Court's favorite judicial philosophy requires a very, very firm grasp of history — one that none of the justices seem to possess
16 votes -
Joe Biden officials to keep private the names of US hospitals where patients contracted Covid
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Danish commission has harshly criticized the country's government for its decision to cull millions of healthy mink at the height of the coronavirus pandemic
5 votes -
Howard Stern considers running for President to overturn Supreme Court: ‘I’m not f—ing around’
9 votes -
Scottish independence: 19 October 2023 proposed as date for referendum
9 votes -
US Supreme Court rules for former coach in public school prayer case
12 votes -
Abortions can resume in Texas after judge blocks pre-Roe v. Wade ban
14 votes -
Here’s what life looks like in a country that’s run out of fuel
10 votes -
Ukraine and Moldova given EU candidate status
10 votes -
Former federal judge warns of danger to American democracy
11 votes -
Germany moves ahead with plan to legalize cannabis sales
17 votes -
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 20
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3 votes -
Russian spy tried to penetrate war crimes court, say Dutch
5 votes -
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi
5 votes -
Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees
15 votes -
Lords complain of ‘poor wine’ and ‘too much salmon’ in the ‘disappointing’ taxpayer-subsidised food and drink served to Parliament
14 votes -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 again
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 13
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3 votes -
Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth
18 votes -
California imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area
11 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 6
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7 votes -
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime
4 votes -
Turkey will now be known as Türkiye (at least at the UN)
15 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 30
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4 votes -
Are "the movies" liberal?
4 votes -
Denmark on course to back joining EU's common defence policy – exit polls showed 69% of voters in favour of removing opt-out
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"Letter in Support of Responsible Fintech Policy" - Twenty-six well-known computer scientists send letter to Congress urging them to resist crypto lobbying
11 votes -
The hunger
14 votes -
How the next election will be stolen
10 votes -
A culture that kills its children has no future
8 votes -
Why Denmark is voting on its defence relationship with the EU – and what it says about democracy in Europe
5 votes -
Denmark forces refugees to return to Syria – under a more hostile immigration system, young volunteers fight to help fellow refugees stay
5 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 23
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6 votes -
Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade
19 votes -
How politics poisoned the Evangelical church
10 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 16
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5 votes -
Charlie Kirk and "head empty" fascism
6 votes -
The esoteric social movement behind this cycle’s most expensive House race
12 votes -
German state elections show populism in decline on left and right
9 votes