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14 votes
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The nature of personalist regimes in both fiction and the real world
3 votes -
Finland plans to lift its long-standing ban on having nuclear weapons on its territory – would align the country more closely with NATO's deterrence policy
9 votes -
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has advocated for reinstating a tax on the country's largest fortunes – proposal has faced strong criticism from business leaders and the right before upcoming elections
18 votes -
Kristi Noem removed from position as Secretary of US Homeland Security by Donald Trump
56 votes -
US support for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement reaches 50%
47 votes -
US Pentagon leverages AI in Iran strikes amid feud with Anthropic
21 votes -
US trade court takes first steps toward ordering tariff refunds
11 votes -
Eyes of Iran: how the regime secretly monitors its citizens
8 votes -
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in Israeli and American joint strikes
70 votes -
Amazon Bahrain facility targeted for US military support: Iran media
9 votes -
US Democrats weigh Donald Trump school vouchers, with billions at stake
6 votes -
US Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, Pakistan
13 votes -
Why we struck Iran
25 votes -
Hacked traffic cams and hijacked TVs: how cyber operations supported the war against Iran
6 votes -
Engineers risk their lives to repair Ukraine power grid
20 votes -
British Columbia announces it is making daylight time permanent after years of promises
38 votes -
UK Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place
15 votes -
Is fascism back?
22 votes -
Is intervening in Iran actually justified?
8 votes -
The Ellison media empire grows again
9 votes -
US Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security
43 votes -
Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon
23 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 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.
17 votes -
The Starlink shutdown - Russian military communications, corruption and satellites in Ukraine
23 votes -
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced early elections – hailing the next four years as "decisive" for her country
6 votes -
Economy not Russia is big fear on Finland's closed border – life has been on hold since Finland shut the frontier with its giant neighbour in December 2023
10 votes -
Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
11 votes -
Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War
13 votes -
US President Donald Trump reviews executive order for nationwide voter suppression
14 votes -
Americans are leaving the US in record numbers
26 votes -
Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands' youngest ever PM
10 votes -
South Korea's birthrate, the world's lowest, rises again amid signs of easing demographic crisis
9 votes -
US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives
21 votes -
The US Pentagon threatens Anthropic
14 votes -
UK and Australia impose largest sanctions packages against Russia since 2022, targeting oil giant Transneft and shadow fleet
14 votes -
Iceland had been set to hold a referendum on resuming EU membership talks in 2027 – geopolitical developments could see the vote being brought forward to this summer
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 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.
15 votes -
Towards a new nuclear arms race? - the end of the last USA-Russia nuclear arms limits
5 votes -
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
48 votes -
She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing.
24 votes -
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump's tariffs
49 votes -
Some of my family members aren't convinced that ICE isn't overstepping and that they are just deporting people that broke the law, can you help me share unbiased links that proves they are?
Some of the things they have claimed: The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally....
Some of the things they have claimed:
- The death's in Minnesota were because they provoked the ICE agents
- They are only deporting immigrants that are criminals or that didn't immigrate legally.
- There are biker gangs that take over streets that need to be stopped.
- Crime is down so it is a good thing.
- There are fewer drugs flowing into the country.
- ICE always deported criminals, but the left is focusing on it now to be anti-trump.
41 votes -
South Korea's ex-president jailed for life over martial law attempt
42 votes -
Zohran Mamdani to use new power to speed up housing development in the Bronx
17 votes -
At these Gaza schools, ‘peace building’ is part of the curriculum
8 votes -
Palantir partnership is at heart of Anthropic, US Pentagon rift
14 votes -
MEP raises questions over US biometric talks for EU visa deal
10 votes -
In the resistance, we drive minivans (gifted link)
17 votes -
Liberals who were formerly far-left (communist, anarchist, etc.), what led to you coming to liberalism?
A few questions to follow up: What led to changing your mind? How has this shift shaped your view of contemporary American politics? What was the impact to your social circle or community? What...
A few questions to follow up:
- What led to changing your mind?
- How has this shift shaped your view of contemporary American politics?
- What was the impact to your social circle or community?
- What lessons do you think being a leftist taught you, or in what ways has it shaped you that you are appreciative of?
28 votes