Seems Trump is beginning to lose his grip on the republican party: ” In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers j ...

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I think there are cultural differences at play here. In the USA law enforcement officers kill 1000-1100 people per year. In Sweden the police on average kill 1 person per year. Some years it may be two, many years it’s none. But on average one. Of course, it is an unfair comparison as Sweden only h ...

And to think the Italians beat Sweden in the bid for the 2026 games. :( We had a low budget proposal. Mainly using existing arenas and venues instead of building everything from scratch. Hockey, ice skating, etc in Stockholm, alpine events at Åre, crosscountry skiing and ski jumping in Falun. ...

1.2 million Swedes watched the final

That’s pretty impressive, given that there are only 10,4 million of us and that the game started at 02.30 am.

Important milestone today! The EU has ratified the free trade agreement with Mercosur! 8-) No more tariffs on trade between the 27 EU member states and the four members of Mercosur, ie Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. For the South American countries this is mainly a huge opportunity to ...

Do you think Grip Skylark realized when she posted that, that 47 days of Academy training is more than double the *up to 4 x 5 days plus a bit of hand holding with the warm rolls and butter? *If you're not a card carrying moron you probably get through that process in half the time. LOL, if you ...

It’s a tragedy that Amy died so young.

https://youtu.be/AL-nv-7TIws?si=Z61EoOW6sGjBtfuJ

… but I guess she really didn't want to go to rehab…

https://youtu.be/DzRluqHye0s?si=j8z8OrkLtlILn-1-

All politics aside, can we agree that summilarily executing people over minor traffic violations seems somewhat excessive?

The woman had been doing this road block stunt all day as ICE moved through town. The vehicle she waved through was not law enforcement. She was repeated told to get out of the car. At what point do you stop de-escalating the situation and start acting as the law enforcement you are? How much ...

Mëds wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:54 pm

JelloPuddingPop wrote: ↑Wed Jan 07, 2026 8:44 pm Well reasoned post Mëds.

A Swedish cop would have stood there and got run over.

A Swedish policeman would have attempted to deescalate the situation by interacting with the public in a positive and non-threatening manner.

https://youtu.be/apE9vH-pcow?si=OYOta92BnBk-5MNa

Thank you! :D Oddly, this is only the third time Sweden wins out of the 50 times it has been held. 1981 with the Sundström twins 2012 with eg Filip Forsberg and Mika Zibanejad And now 2025. Finland has won it 5 times and the USA 7. In comparison, Sweden has won 11 out of 88 world championships ...

2-0 after two periods. Shots 28-11. Looks like Sweden has scouted the Czechs well. But 20 more minutes to go.

The Czechs are big and fast, but Sweden is holding up well so far. 1-0, shorthanded.

Looks like Canada will get the bronze.