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[OFF TOPIC] Politics Thread


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Expect to see more if this as Qazaqstan creates a trend.  Guess Constantinople is right out.

 

Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara..

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61671913

 

Before we get that far, I am sticking with 中國.

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22 hours ago, Agger said:

Works pretty well in Portugal, I believe!

Nor does it work just immediately to your South.

 

Oregon's first-in-the-nation scheme to decriminalize drugs and encourage those caught possessing them to seek medical help has been blighted with problems, officials admitted on Thursday - as one Republican politician said there had been a 700 percent in overdoses in her district in the last year.

 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10880193/Oregon-botched-drug-treatment-plan-tied-decriminalization.html

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5 hours ago, intoronto said:

Canadians can’t resist the opportunity to do some preening though.

 

The Canadians and Danes plan to unveil the settlement June 14 and celebrate it as an example of how countries can resolve border disputes peacefully even as Russia ignored the rules-based international order and launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine, the sources say. The Globe and Mail is not identifying the sources because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
 

Willing to bet the source here has the initials JT & wears extravagant socks.

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Petro is the new president of Colombia, is the first time this country choose a comunist President.......well with Venezuela like neighbour, may be they are "warning" about what they choose but is not, Latin America is condemned to eternal poverty.

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Macron loses majority in French Parliament. Funny how raising the retirement age level or even suggesting that usually loses you votes? :lol:

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61859881

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Macron probably will form a government with The Republicans. Le Pen's party also will obtain 90 seats , far more than the 8 in previous elections. She is the big winner actually of this election

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