Happy International Women's day — I'm currently in Luxemburg and will participate in the women's march with ~5000 participants expected. The political party déi Lénk has achieved a historic win in making abortion a right just this week!
Still, there's lots to do: Luxemburg's minister of defense will participate in this protest, despite her version of feminism being that black women can now be in the military too. A larger action to protest white, western “feminism” is planned.
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The ACLU Wants To Shrink Workers’ Speech Protections | Portside
https://portside.org/2026-01-31/aclu-wants-shrink-workers-speech-protections
The US IRS is yet to issue guidelines on whether prediction market gains should be taxed as derivatives, gambling winnings, or income, worrying accountants (Kate Knibbs/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/nobody-knows-how-to-file-taxes-on-predi…
Flooding in Alcšcer do Sal among “most worrying” problems as Portugal’s wild weather continues
https://www.portugalresident.com/flooding-in-alcacer-do-sal-among-most-worrying-problems-as-portugals-wild-winter…
Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal vote #Spain
Portugal elects Socialist Party’s Seguro as president in landslide | #AlJazeera
#Elections #Portugal
Dans la Meuse, des centaines de participants Š une manifestation antifasciste
https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/02/07/taverne-de-thor-des-centaines-de-participants-a-un…
Interview with the author on the 20th anniversary of the publication of The Oil Depletion Protocol: a Plan to Avert Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse (2006), the book by Richard Heinberg.
(Interviewed by @…)
20 Years after «The Oil Depletion Protocol». An interview with Richard Heinberg - 15/15\15
Kalshi signs a deal with Fox Corp. to integrate its forecasts into Fox News, Fox Business Network, Fox One, and Fox Weather, following deals with CNN and CNBC (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fox…
Portugal has made a clear choice for a center-left president instead of a far-right one, probably by around 70-30.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/08/centre-left-antonio-jose-seguro-beats-far-ri…