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The "bit" of development is massive deforestation by 2030 equal to the size of the state of Florida, according to the linked Reuters article. Lula ran on a platform to preserve the…

Just a reminder that Brazil bulldozed parts of the protected Amazon rainforest to build a 4 lane highway for the COP 30 climate summit this year. Thousands (50,000?) of "climate ch…

There are some who argue Argentina would face massive social unrest if it weren't for it's welfare programs. "Benítez is one of millions of Argentines who survive largely thanks to…

With Argentina having hyperinflation for so long, how have they avoided a worse fate similar to Venezuela?

So are these special cases or are the winners of remote work all fleeing to New Zealand? Larry Page's son was transported by medavac to a hospital there. He's able to stay due to a…

I wasn't aware that New Zealand are accepting immigrants right now. Which visa does NZ allow you to live there and work remotely?

Here is the report from July 26, 2021. https://www.cpag.org.nz/news/?m=202107 "An additional 18,000 children were probably pushed into poverty in the 12 months to March 2021, even …

I've seen it mentioned in the past. Here is an article I was able to dig up. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/number-of-children-i...

The child poverty rate increased by 10%. I would say that an increase of children living in inhumane conditions is more than an inconvenience.

The next mayor of NYC, Eric Adams, ran and won on a pro-police platform. He won in one the most diverse cities in the US, with the diverse bloc (his highest voter support was in ma…

Do snarky comments like this add to the discussion?

Is the main reason for substance abuse really lack of jobs and lack of hope? I'm curious where you got your data from.

In regards to those living on the streets, the main cause of them being homeless is substance abuse and mental illness.

Seattle light rail was sold to the voters with one premise being upsizing the surrounding neighborhoods. Once construction began, upsizing became controversial and never happened i…

I wonder how many homeless are unseen. My experience with those living on the streets is that substance abuse and mental health is the main symptom of them living that lifestyle. T…

I just looked at a few lists of the most racially diverse cities in the U.S. and SF doesn't make any of those lists. San Francisco also has a disproportionately low amount of black…

I don't have any experience with the housing issue in California, but got involved a while back trying to find pragmatic solutions in Seattle. The situation is a mess and there is …

After the 2016 election I was really curious as to how Trump could be elected. Most of my peers brushed it off as dumb, racist white people, but I really wanted to understand. Espe…

Here is the text from the tweet that I had previously posted. Mayor Bowser goes on to say in her letter that MPD and their partners are well prepared for the event and didn't need …

I totally get what you're saying. I'm just pointing out that there are community guidelines here to create civil discourse that is not present on other internet forums. https://new…

Here are some definitions of fascism: "forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism" "violent suppression of the opposition" The business owner in the video has said the Antifa gr…

I'm talking about politeness and courtesy not name calling. Having a discussion and avoiding snarky comments so this forum doesn't devolve into Twitter or Reddit. "I assume you hav…

I don't agree that that's the obvious conclusion, and I have give you three very plausible arguments against that. That's fine, obviously we don't have to agree. I do ask that you …

I was just giving you plausible explanations. But sure it's always easy to say "X" got away with this because of white privilege. I don't think that Mayor Bowser refused to get add…