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Ireland's Local Property Tax creates the illusion of political choices for our newly-elected councillors.
The counts continue, but the dust is settling over some surprising results. This is the Gist.
The UK Prime Minister decided to call an election. Then he stepped outside to tell everyone about it and it all went downhill from there. This is the Gist.
The US has banned TikTok (sorta). But in doing so they've created a new permanent system for taking down foreign apps. This is the Gist.