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Why are gubernatorial elections more likely to stray from statewide party trends?
I've noticed a pattern that it seems more likely that a reliably "blue" state may elect a Republican governor or a reliably "red" state may elect a Democratic governor. This ...
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Has the UN ever made peace between two warring parties?
Has there ever been a time that two adversarial countries at the brink of or engaged in actual war came to an amicable agreement as the result of UN efforts? Has there even ever been a time that ALL ...
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Does China have any sanctions on Hezbollah, or do they at least implicitly obey some US sanctions in that regard?
I'm slightly curious why Hezbollah bought the famous pagers apparently from Taiwan. (The Taiwanese firm is actually denying that they made them now, saying they were actually made by a mysterious ...
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Why don't leader of waring factions fight each other instead of asking the soldiers to do the fighting? [closed]
I consider the soldiers of all country to be slaves to their respective leaders. They have no option except to fight when their leaders command them to go for war. Instead of soldiers fighting each ...
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What is your opinion about an Immediate ceasefire for all war around the world to save children? [closed]
Children are the most innocent causality of the modern day war. Currently we are like the time of Prophet Moses, where pharaoh used the same tactic, that is to kill children of enemy.
Let me know ...
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Why isn't economics mandatory in the school curricula worldwide? [closed]
Throughout most democratic elections/referenda, economics usually plays a big part. An example is the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, where a difference of 500 GBP one way or the other at the ...
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Are There U.S. Laws or Presidential Actions That Cannot Be Overturned by Successor Presidents?
In U.S. history, presidents have often enacted laws or established policies that were intended to have long-term effects, sometimes beyond their own term in office. However, it seems that successor ...
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Did Israel bombing the oil terminal in the port of Hodeidah have any strategic effect on the Houthis?
Are they suffering from an increased shortage of fuel or something, as a result of that strike (in July)?
(Some years ago, the Houthis and the UN were complaining that weapons inspections were causing ...
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Has right-wing politics on guns made it more or less impossible to reliably protect public figures? [closed]
Both assassination attempts on Trump used long-range weapons.
Right-wing politicians and the Supreme Court have legalized gun enhancements like bump stocks that allow a semi-automatic rifle with a ...
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Has Macron's new government indicated whether it is "leaning" hard left or hard right?
From BBC Sept 5 - Barnier becomes new French PM and bids to end turmoil
Veteran French conservative Michel Barnier has taken over as prime minister, almost two months after France's snap elections ...
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Why is Germany looking to import workers from Kenya, specifically?
CNN reports that (according to Kenyan authorities) Berlin agreed to give working permits to "up to" 250,000 "skilled and semi-skilled Kenyan workers".
Why Kenya, specifically?
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Why some people refer to USA as super power when they have lost most battles that they fought? [closed]
They even couldn't beat taliban, who are just students who are trained to take arms to protect themselves. They lost in vietnam and in many other places. May be they have succeeded in some places but ...
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Were the Europeans taking Syrian refugees by their national decisions?
Were the Europeans taking Syrian refugees by their national decisions? Or were they encouraged to do so by external actors (e.g., the US administration, or any pressure groups, etc.)?
(Asides from the ...
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What is the meaning of 'conservative' in left-conservative?
Reportedly the BSW and Smer are in talks to form a new Europaliementarian group of "left-conservatives". What's the meaning of 'conservative' in this context? I'm guessing it's on the ...
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Why is Wagenknecht's (new) party seen as a more acceptable governance partner than Die Linke that it split from?
I could be mistaken, in which case please write a frame-challenging answer, but my impression after reading a couple of pieces (e.g.) about Wagenknecht's new party (BSW) and its level of success in ...
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Why don't people move to swing states temporarily to have a more significant impact on the election? [duplicate]
In most states, the requirement to be a resident and therein vote is to be living in the state for 183 days of that calendar (or tax) year.
For many upper-class individuals, doing that once every four ...
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Have I understood the republicans plan? [closed]
Is it correct that the republicans want to move the power from federal to state?
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After the Pope's criticism of US Presidential candidate Harris and Trump, have they or the Democrat and Republican party released any statements?
Pope Francis on Friday criticized Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions of immigrants and Kamala Harris over her stance supporting abortion rights ... “You must choose the lesser evil,” he ...
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How crucial was the Calais refugee camp in Marine Le Pen's election to the French Parliament in 2017?
The Calais refugee camp ("Camp de la Lande" or "Calais Jungle") existed from January 2015 to October 2016, coinciding with the peak of the European migrant crisis. The camp drew ...
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Is it true that before European modernity, there were no "nations"?
Some authors point that "nation" is a social construct. Below (MacDonald 1989, p. 8) is an example (the author uses "nation" as meaning "country"):
Nations are units of ...
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If Act A repeals another Act B, and Act A is repealed, what happens to the Act B?
I have the following scenario in mind.
Act A repealed Act B. Act C repeals Act A. What happens to Act B — does it remain repealed?
Let's assume that Act C doesn't mention anything about Act B.
This is ...
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How do elected politicians get away with not giving straight answers?
It appears to be a de-facto norm that when an elected (or would-be elected) politician is asked a simple question, they avoid answering it directly and instead go into discourse on related (or even ...
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Who represented Myanmar at the 10th anniversary of the BRI, relative to other countries?
US-sponsored Radio Free Asia commented last year:
But as the BRI prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary at a summit in Beijing in October, China, unhappy with the slow pace of CMEC ...
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Why are Mexicans protesting the judicial reform with PJF banners?
During the recent protests in Mexico, I saw several T-shirts and banners praising [the] 'PJF'.
Is this the Federal Judicial Police that according to Wikipedia "was shut down in 2002 due to its ...
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What came of the Trump campaign's complaint to the FEC that Harris 'stole' (or at least illegally received) Biden's funding?
The Trump campaign complained to the FEC in late July that
Kamala Harris is seeking to perpetrate a USD 91.5 million heist of Joe Biden's leftover campaign cash a brazen money grab that would ...
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What is China's current official position vis a vis Myanmar, as of 2024?
Until recently I thought that China was least roughly favorable to Myanmar's government. This was based on China's UN vetos as well as the presence of significant Chinese heavy weapons of recent ...
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How much of a power projection capability has China's navy demonstrated in the Indian Ocean?
Some analysts have been fretting/talking about a "triangle of death" encircling India, meaning Chinese access to ports in Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
How much of a power projection ...
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How much of Bangladesh's trade with China is by sea vs by road+rail?
Bangladesh only borders India and Myanmar by land, but trades a fair bit with China, I understand. On a quick search, back in 2019, PM Hasina even offered China some kind of CPEC-like access to ...
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Do any jurisdictions have laws that prevent people from passing taxes on to someone else?
Someone on the Worldbuilding Stack Exchange proposed replacing all taxes with a land tax, so that the poor would pay no tax because they don't usually own land. However, the obvious problem with that ...
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Is there any indication that China is fuelling the unrest in Manipur of India? [closed]
Recently, high-tech drones and rocket propelled grenades have been used by Kuki insurgents in the north-eastern state of Manipur in India.
The following photo shows an artillery rocket (also aftermath ...
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In its interference/disinformation campaigns of the US presidential election, has the PRC/CCP shown a preference for either Trump or Harris?
Based on an analysis of what a Harris or Trump administration will be like and what China's interests are, Wang, Hu, and Zhao (Foreign Policy, 2024-08-01) conclude:
overall, from a Chinese ...
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Did the Turkish defense industry ever receive any significant foreign investment from any other OECD country?
I am curious about foreign investment in the Turkish defense industry.
Did the Turkish defense industry ever receive any significant foreign investment from any other OECD country?
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Why did the USA capitulate to Indian pressure to remove Dr. Mohammad Younus from the candidature of Bangladesh's premiereship? [closed]
India fuelled Hasina’s decision to oust Yunus
Rumours were rife in Dhaka in December 2006 that America wanted neither Hasina nor former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to win the election set for 2007. ...
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Why do big states have more representatives rather than more voting power via weighted voting?
In Switzerland, there are 1 to 2 "senators" per "state" (Canton). In the US, there are 2 senators per state. In Brazil, there are 3 senators per state. In Germany, there are 3 to 6 ...
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If by-election is held close to the general elections is the seat contested again? [closed]
In the UK, if by-election is held close to the general elections, is then the seat contested again? Has the by-election winning candidate, the elected MP, stand for election again, just few months ...
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Have past US presidential candidates sued to be removed from the ballot?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is apparently suing several states that would not remove him from the ballot after he announced he's pulling out of the race. Some states invoked technical or financial reasons, ...
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Why is a group of North Carolina women (apparently) traveling to every Trump rally? [closed]
I saw this article recently in The Independent:
“Somebody said, ‘Women don’t like Donald Trump,’” he [Trump] said from a rally
in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on August 30. “I said, ‘I think that’s
wrong. ...
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Can Christian Saudi Nationals visit Mecca?
I have read that only Muslims can visit Mecca and that foreigners need to apply for the Hajj visa and provide a receipt from a local Muslim center. Are Saudi citizens who are Christian able to visit ...
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Why are poverty definitions not based off a person's access to necessities rather than a fixed number?
According to this report on poverty in the EU:
The measure of financial poverty used here is the main indicator of
poverty of the European union. this so-called “at-risk-of-poverty” rate is
a ...
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If a Palestinian converts to Judaism, can they get Israeli citizenship?
If a Palestinian convert to Judaism or even better to the religion of prophet Abraham, can they get Israeli citizenship ?
The Quran does instruct Muslims to follow the religion of Ibrāhīm (Abraham) (...
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Is there data on how many illegal immigrants each country hosts?
I know that such data is hard to find, due to the clandestine nature of irregular migration, but
is there approximate but reliable data (e.g. from government or UN sources or from well-known think ...
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On a variation of the Sainte-Laguë method
Apportionment is usually achieved by the D'Hondt method or by the Sainte-Laguë method.
The latter is more fair than the former, but needs electoral thresholds to avoid political fragmentation.
The ...
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Why does each state get two Senators?
What is the rationale behind the number of senators per state?
The US has 2 and Brazil has 3, but why?
Is there any case with one representative per state?
Or, at the state level, one representative ...
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What are the common traits of US backed regime change? [closed]
Whenever there is a regime change in any part of the world, it's common for people to speculate about potential involvement by the United States, whether or not there's any direct evidence of such ...
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What are Bangladesh's options if India doesn't hand over Sheikh Hasina?
The fleeing PM of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, is now in a safe house in India.
Bangladesh's revolutionary government is preparing to formally ask India to hand her over to the government.
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What does Lai-Ching Te want to talk to China about? [closed]
This article includes this paragraph (in the context of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan):
President Lai, whom China calls a "separatist," has repeatedly offered talks with Beijing but has been ...
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What's the meaning of 🅾️ as used by an dream dearg?
Looking at photos of Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 I noticed a recurring flag, that looks like 🅾️. I'm curious as to what it means and where it comes from.
Searching some key ...
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Is there a tracker of de-facto partitioned countries (due to civil wars)?
I'm curious if there are now more de-facto partitioned countries than at the height of the [previous] Cold War (US-USSR). Of the top of my head: Libya, Sudan, Mali, Yemen, Somalia, Georgia, Moldova ...
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Why is Namibia killing game animals for food rather than allowing more big game hunting?
It is reported that Namibia is culling big game including elephants for food, using professional hunters. My understanding is that there is that people pay handsomely for the right to hunt these ...
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Has the US considered or offered selling TLAMs (cruise missiles) to Taiwan?
Taiwan appears to have developed their own indigenous cruise missiles. Has the US considered/offered to sell them some US-made ones, or was that considered too escalatory towards China?
That seems ...