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The western worlds wealth and stability hinges on a strong and stable United States - and the US is currently speed running itself into a deliberate civil war. I feel that our leaders need to be taking the situation a little more seriously however we (Aus) is still sucking up while angering our primary trading partner (China). I feel like we're backing the losing horse.
Ninth circuit just ruled that sending troops to Portland is allowed: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/court-ruling...
Interesting, but I dare say that it feels a bit too "on the cusp" when it comes to suitability for HN.
A lot of tech-focused outlets are collectively burying their heads in the sand while modern technology is being leveraged to burn the world around them at an unprecedented rate. Won't be surprised when this is swept under the rug too.
But why is it that news online defaults to US politics?
Yes, politics impacts everything, which is all the more reason to exclude it, otherwise how do we draw the line?
Are we buying protests in Indonesia against disappearances of protestors under the rug but not posting about it? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/prabowo-subianto-one-...?
Yes, politics impacts everything, which is all the more reason to exclude it, otherwise how do we draw the line?
Are we buying protests in Indonesia against disappearances of protestors under the rug but not posting about it? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-20/prabowo-subianto-one-...?
If US troops can't win in Afghanistan how will they win in San Francisco where 20x more people own guns and military action is far more restricted. Eventually the insurgents will realize how to fight