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16 votes
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How Russia punched an $11 billion hole in the West’s oil sanctions
10 votes -
Amsterdam to cut speed limits 40% to improve road safety
29 votes -
Venezuelan referendum approves takeover of oil-rich region of Guyana
35 votes -
The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of Venezuela (2019)
6 votes -
You can’t even pay people to have more kids
59 votes -
Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region
8 votes -
Donald Trump trials - Megathread - US Federal Jan 6 case with Special Counsel Jack Smith
Court of Appeals disclosed congressmember Scott Perry's texts re Trump, then removed them
22 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of December 4
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.
7 votes -
Former US President Donald Trump falsely claims attack ad used AI to make him look bad
26 votes -
How the US Secret Service keeps presidential motorcades safe
5 votes -
No Fap: A cultural history of anti-masturbation
34 votes -
Lars Aagaard, Danish climate minister, says farmers deserving most success on the European market should be those who emit the least carbon per tonne of food produced
18 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of November 27
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.
13 votes -
Donald Trump trials - New York civil fraud case - Megathread
Forbes senior editor accuses witness of perjury based on past email communications - testimony halted Trump civil trial witness accused of perjury
20 votes -
Kenneth Chesebro (former Donald Trump lawyer) may testify in Nevada and Arizona election fraud cases
17 votes -
The Philipines and China, fishing boats and naval ships and artificial outposts in the contested South China Sea
12 votes -
Indicted Republican lawmaker George Santos expelled from US House
59 votes -
Why did NEPA peak in 2016?
6 votes -
Why we’re dropping Basecamp
27 votes -
Oklahoma and Federal authorities crack down on Glock "switches"
11 votes -
US thwarts plot to kill Sikh separatist, issues warning to India
28 votes -
US real estate agents compensation challenged in suit from Joe Biden Department of Justice
12 votes -
Geert Wilders’ coalition negotiator steps down over alleged fraud
14 votes -
Norway's new gas field highlights tensions as COP28 climate talks open – new North Sea projects jar with push to phase out fossil fuels
4 votes -
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children
10 votes -
Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100
83 votes -
Israeli spyware firm NSO demands “urgent” meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken amid Gaza war lobbying effort
22 votes -
US Supreme Court case SEC v Jarkesy threatens the role of adminstrative law judges
14 votes -
'FYI pickleball drama': Local US governments overwhelmed by tennis-pickleball turf wars, documents show
13 votes -
Swimming in it: Art and (im)morality
5 votes -
Substack has a Nazi problem
37 votes -
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says trans kids are “children of God” "The way these Super PACS and my opponent went about their campaign was just mean, gross, and cruel."
22 votes -
The curious case of the Danish spy chief and former minister may be over, but key questions about secrecy and democracy remain
6 votes -
Maryland is making a $27.2 million investment in devices as part of an effort to ensure residents have the technology to access reliable, high-speed internet.
16 votes -
The United Nations Committee against Torture has expressed concerns about Denmark's ambitions to transfer asylum seekers to third countries like Rwanda
16 votes -
Post-affirmative action, Asian American families are more stressed than ever about college admissions
25 votes -
Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy
18 votes -
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw
23 votes -
Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election
48 votes -
How Brazil's music hid protest inside harmony
4 votes -
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly said 'just let people die', COVID inquiry hears
39 votes -
How the King of Jordan stopped a war with Israel in 1990 by going "just trust me bro"
15 votes -
In Cold War II, the US risks playing the Soviet role
16 votes -
One woman's controversial fight to make America accept drug users for who they are
23 votes -
Argentina elects 'shock therapy' libertarian Javier Milei as president
45 votes -
Joe Biden administration offers $35 billion in low-interest loans to support US transit-oriented development
24 votes -
Nuclear modernisation - Rearmament, ageing stockpiles and why Russia's nukes work (probably)
13 votes -
Russia's war in Ukraine and destabilising "hybrid warfare" actions on the eastern border put foreign and security policy top of the agenda in Finland's presidential election
8 votes -
Geert Wilders set for political comeback in Dutch election
13 votes