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by j8hn 10mo ago
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 rainforest and reverse deforestation, yet his pol
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by j8hn 10mo ago
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 champions" burned millions of liters of fossil jet
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by j8hn 4y ago
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 soup kitchens and state welfare programs, ma
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by j8hn 4y ago
With Argentina having hyperinflation for so long, how have they avoided a worse fate similar to Venezuela?
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 visa with the requirement of a $7 million investm
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by j8hn 5y ago
I wasn't aware that New Zealand are accepting immigrants right now. Which visa does NZ allow you to live there and work remotely?
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 without taking rising housing cos
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by j8hn 5y ago
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...
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by j8hn 5y ago
The child poverty rate increased by 10%. I would say that an increase of children living in inhumane conditions is more than an inconvenience.
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 majority black and hispanic neighborhoods) carrying him to vi
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by j8hn 5y ago
Do snarky comments like this add to the discussion?
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by j8hn 5y ago
Is the main reason for substance abuse really lack of jobs and lack of hope? I'm curious where you got your data from.
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by j8hn 5y ago
In regards to those living on the streets, the main cause of them being homeless is substance abuse and mental illness.
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 in some neighborhoods because of gentrification fears.
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by j8hn 5y ago
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. They will be the first ones to tell you if you're willin
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 folks living there.
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by j8hn 5y ago
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 an entire "homeless industrial complex" compl
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by j8hn 6y ago
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. Especially since I had family who had voted for him who I don&
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by j8hn 6y ago
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 further assistance. I'm not certain the context o
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by j8hn 6y ago
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://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.
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by j8hn 6y ago
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 group has retaliated against his business
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by j8hn 6y ago
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 have noticed how the majority of the people in
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by j8hn 6y ago
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 be a bit more civil though in our discus
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by j8hn 6y ago
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 additional law enforcment because of white
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by j8hn 6y ago
Could it be that this particular group at the Capitol didn't have any supposed proclivity to violence? This was supposed to be a group of people who "backed the blue" and stood for law and order. Perhaps their guard was let
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by j8hn 6y ago
I don't think sending a one liner and a link to Wikipedia is keeping in good spirit with this forum.
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by j8hn 6y ago
This is an interesting take that I have seen in my Facebook feed, media and Joe Biden about white privilege allowing the protestors into the Capitol building. How did white privilege allow them access?
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by j8hn 6y ago
Can you substantiate your claims?
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by j8hn 6y ago
So when Veronica Beach talks about Antifa terrorizing parts of Seattle, are they fascists?
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by j8hn 6y ago
That's a strange framework to decide who the fascists are.

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