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Why is there so much talk about this picture of crowd size at the inauguration?
Seems this has become the new issue of the new administration. Even Sean Spicer spent time during media briefing to talk about it and even went so far as to say
“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration,
period"
This is the…
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Can Trump undo the UN climate change agreement (Paris Agreement)?
Trump has just won the elections. Can he somehow stop the US from participating in the UN COP21 climate change agreement (which was already signed formally by the US)?
Also I've read here that
To take effect, the Paris Agreement needs formal…
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Why has the UK Government moved away from "Ministry of..." names?
Traditionally, UK Government departments were named "Ministry of [blar]". For example,
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ministry of Education
In recent years, many of these have been retired in favour of…
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Has Trump ever explained why he, as incumbent President, is unable to stop the alleged electoral fraud?
Per title. This criticism is the one levelled by Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - that the incumbent president ought to be able to stop electoral fraud if it's there. Off the top of my head, every time I've seen electoral fraud…
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What are the primary objections Democrats have to a border wall?
Taking Trump out of the issue, Democrats have largely been united in their opposition to building a wall on the border with Mexico (with a notable half-measure in 2006). It became quite the negotiating point when they agreed to fund the wall for…
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Why do Mauritius passport holders have such easy visa access to so many countries?
As per Wikipedia:
As of 1 January 2017, Mauritian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 131 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritian passport 33rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index. As…
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What was the political motive behind United States Osama Bin Laden's killing? Why not capture him?
On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning (approximately mid-afternoon on May 1 in the United States) raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The body of Osama Bin Laden was buried at sea,…
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Do separatist nations inherit any national debt?
Do separatist nations inherit any national debt?
For example, given Spain has a debt level of £1.1 trillion at the time of writing, if Catalonia becomes an independent nation is there any legal burden of responsibility upon them to repay any of…
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Why does the EU care so much about the UK divorce payment?
Most current estimates of the UK exit bill show that the sum is somewhere around 50 billion Euros. This is equivalent to 0.3% of the EU's yearly GDP, so it's pretty much a negligible sum for the EU governments taken altogether.
So why is this…
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Would it save lives in London to arm every individual police officer?
Cressida Dick, the Commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, said on the radio this morning that she continued to be opposed to ordinary police officers in London being routinely armed. Britain is one of only three major western countries that…
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Why is the FBI making such a big deal out Hillary Clinton's private email server?
I've read many articles on Hillary's email issue. To me, it seems like she was just a bit careless and she has no bad intentions, and the FBI knows that. So why is it that the FBI is so persistent on further investigation to this case?
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Why was the mail-in ballot rejection rate (seemingly) 100% according to ABC News in two counties in Texas in 2016?
ABC has a fairly detailed analysis of mail-in ballot rejection rated in the 2016 and 2018 elections. A couple of Texas counties stand out on the map they show as having 100% rejection rate, namely Val Verde county and Hardeman county, albeit the…
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Could China's actions in Xinjiang be classified as genocide?
According to some articles, China is carrying out genocide against the Uyghur people. Others claim it is cultural genocide as its the Uyghur culture that is being eliminated, rather than Uyghurs as a nation. So which one is correct? Is it…
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What reasons are offered by those who both endorsed social distancing and then endorsed the BLM mass protests?
I hope this doesn't get labeled as a bad faith question. I'm genuinely curious what the rationale is for supporting the mass gatherings and protesting following the death of George Floyd, despite previously having supported the social distancing…
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Why do Western countries seem to be less efficient than Asian countries in fighting against COVID-19?
So far it appears that Western countries especially in Europe (e.g. Italy, Spain, UK, France, Germany) struggle to curb the spread of COVID-19. This is in contrast to most Asian countries (China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore) which were hit by the…
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