Lottocracy: Democracy Without Elections
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Article URL: https://www.lottocracy.org Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46436260 Points: 15 # Comments: 11...
Brandenburg's Andreas BĂĽttner said a fire had been set next to his property. This was the second attack on the official in the past 16 months....
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Article URL: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16262732 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46473214 Points: 8 # Comments: 0...
Article URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/1089107.1089138 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46425769 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The DOJ has released more Epstein files, but not the ones survivors want. ✓ The DOJ still has “hundreds of thousands” of ...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Friday that she is pregnant with her second child....
Apple and Google are being dragged into the uproar around X's AI chatbot that has continued to virtually undress women in images without their consent this week. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and ...
A homeowner in Altadena, California, says it's terrifying to have the bear live in the crawl space under his home....
Federal officials are targeting Democratic-led states over alleged safety-net fraud. Critics worry a drumbeat of unfounded accusations could undermine public trust. (Image credit: Giovanna Dell'Orto)...
After their grandmother passed away, a family surprised their 92-year-old grandfather – whom they call Papa – with a dinner featuring all of his grandkids at his home in the Bronx....
Tiffany Haynes with her husband and kids. Photo credit: Teresa's PHOTOWORKS Tiffany Haynes is the former COO of Fingercheck and led the company through an acquisition. She started her career in a call...
The son of Iran's last shah is positioning himself as a voice of transition as protests continue across the country. But Reza Pahlavi's role in a democratic Iran remains to be seen....
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years — but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
French doctors are striking over the Social Security Financing Act for 2026. According to Dr. Anna Boctor, Paediatrician and President of Jeunes Médecins, this signals an “authoritarian drift” in heal...
The number of practicing Christians in Germany is falling. The result is surplus churches. What happens to these empty houses of worship?...
Australian police are investigating a “suspicious fire” after a car carrying a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set ablaze on Thursday in Melbourne. The empty car, which had a “Hap...
At the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Singapore, it was yet another busy Monday as volunteers cleaned cages and leashed dogs for walks around the shelter. Squinty, a seven-...
Natalie McCarter's husband died in February 2019. Courtesy of Natalie McCarter Natalie McCarter is a 43-year-old mom to two whose husband died in February 2019. She is thankful to have so many photos ...