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19 votes
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Big Tech markets its snake oil as progressivism
17 votes -
Donald Trump wants the US military used against Americans who don't support him
59 votes -
The insidious legal theory behind the US abortion rights rollback
33 votes -
Donald Trump and the Joe Biden White House both say the United States should have a sovereign wealth fund – Norway, home to the world's largest, may offer a few lessons
21 votes -
Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
30 votes -
These five tumultuous years in Montreal shaped Kamala Harris
20 votes -
Kremlin denies meddling in Moldova’s upcoming election
9 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of October 7
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.
16 votes -
Iceland on track for snap election as government falls – disagreements on issues including foreign policy and asylum seekers, says Bjarni Benediktsson
5 votes -
What "misinformation" is actually usually about
13 votes -
German government plans to reform adoption law, allowing unmarried couples to adopt and a child to have two mothers
31 votes -
Takeaways from AP's report on affordable housing disappearing across the US
37 votes -
Cards Against Humanity pays you to give a shit
64 votes -
Continuing crackdown on churches and NGOs moves Nicaragua further from democracy to authoritarianism
8 votes -
USA folks, don't forget to register to vote
87 votes -
Sweden to issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month – new version adapted to better reflect today's security policy reality
8 votes -
The rise of the right-wing tattletale
11 votes -
Russia is changing its nuclear doctrine - atomic coercion, Ukraine and the nuclear threshold
18 votes -
A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, four Americans are still being held hostage
11 votes -
Swedish government accused of trying to ‘outlaw poverty’ over begging ban – critics say proposal may not be lawful and would not tackle root cause of vulnerability
36 votes -
You're running for office on a somewhat petty, yet univerally-understood single issue. What is it?
Imagine that on the campaign posters, it will say your name and then this policy. For example: Vote for <your username> ... Rain boots for everyone. (No American / Englishman / Indian / etc....
Imagine that on the campaign posters, it will say your name and then this policy. For example:
Vote for <your username> ...
- Rain boots for everyone. (No American / Englishman / Indian / etc. should have soggy socks.)
- A Speedy DMV. (It should take 10 minutes to renew your license at the DMV.)
- Rice in every restaurant. (Rice is good with everything. At least some Asian KFCs will serve fried chicken with rice!)
It should resonate deeply with people, without the expectation that it should solve any of the deeper problems in life.
80 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 30
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.
15 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
31 votes -
Young Donald Trump appointed US judge declares centuries old qui tam case practice unconstitutional
32 votes -
USA: Kyle Rittenhouse's texts pledging to ‘murder’ shoplifters disillusion his ex-spokesperson
47 votes -
Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon
41 votes -
California bans legacy admissions at private universities
29 votes -
California just passed the Freelancer Worker Protection Act (SB 988)
17 votes -
EU supreme court will hear arguments on whether Danish law limiting the concentration of ethnic minorities in certain neighbourhoods violates EU anti-discrimination law
5 votes -
Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer border it shares with Russia – move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland
17 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 23
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.
15 votes -
USA: "The undecided voters are not who you think they are"
37 votes -
Cameroonian separatist leader Lucas Ayaba Cho arrested in Norway for his alleged role in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country
5 votes -
Russia and Iran plot to arm Houthis with advanced anti-ship cruise missiles
17 votes -
US Republicans’ electoral college edge, once seen as ironclad, looks to be fading
23 votes -
In the US, more than 200 pregnant women were prosecuted the year after Roe v. Wade was overturned
23 votes -
Aug 2024 - "America isn’t ready for the wars of the future" by Mark Milley (ex-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Eric Schmidt (ex-CEO of Google)
13 votes -
Mexico's Senate just approved changing the constitution
18 votes -
California fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit says
21 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 16
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 -
Emmanuel Macron unveils new right-wing French government
25 votes -
How Joe Biden's National Labor Relations Board has boosted bottom-up unionism in the US (and why this matters)
30 votes -
Data finds US Republican areas search more frequently for transgender porn
41 votes -
Japan faces labor shortages and demographic crisis as elderly population hits record high
43 votes -
Teamsters won’t endorse a candidate for US President in 2024
23 votes -
Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present – overhaul signals a switch from play-based teaching for younger children
10 votes -
Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war”
41 votes -
Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare
13 votes -
São Paulo mayoral candidate treated in hospital after getting clobbered with chair
7 votes