• Emmanuel Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact ‘very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/28/emmanuel-macron-eu-mercosur-trade-pact-bad-deal-climate-commitments 11 comments 28/3/2024 worldnews
• The Big 3 automakers now have record offers on the table. UAW says they can do more. Proposed wage increases over the contract are now at 23%. GM called it the most significant offer that it has ever proposed, noting that the majority of workers would earn $84,000/year by the end of the agreement. https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207642196/uaw-auto-workers-strike-big-3-detroit-union-gm-ford-stellantis 2 comments 21/10/2023 economy
• Spanish academic and architect proposes a pi (π) relative called psi (ψ) that’s equal to 3.140923 https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-14/spanish-academic-and-architect-proposes-a-pi-relative-called-psi-thats-equal-to-3140923.html 2 comments 14/3/2023 science
• President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget calls for top 39.6% tax rate https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/09/president-bidens-proposed-2024-budget-calls-for-top-39point6percent-tax-rate.html 105 comments 9/3/2023 bitcoin
• Biden’s budget proposal calls for boosting climate resilience funding https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/09/bidens-budget-proposal-calls-for-boosting-climate-resilience-funding.html 38 comments 9/3/2023 climate
• Manchin-Romney Attack on Social Security Is 'Last Thing We Need': Sanders| The Vermont Independent called for expanding popular federal programs rather than allowing a bipartisan commission to propose devastating cuts. https://www.commondreams.org/news/manchin-romney-social-security-cuts-bernie-sanders 132 comments 22/1/2023 politics
• [Fabrizio Romano] Gattuso confirms Gonçalo Guedes is set to leave Valencia: “The club told me they’ve received a huge proposal for Guedes from a Premier League club”. Guedes was not called up as he’s set to leave the club. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1556032412114731009?s=19&t=kikL-Eb2Gm5dORqr9YjKzA 87 comments 6/8/2022 soccer
• Are Canada’s carbon capture plans a ‘pipe dream’? Leading climate scientists and academics are calling on the federal government to abandon a proposed tax credit that gives big polluters a break for investing in carbon capture technology. "A major new fossil fuel subsidy." https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/01/20/news/are-canadas-carbon-capture-plans-pipe-dream 6 comments 23/1/2022 energy
• BBC should play God Save the Queen every day, say ministers: Culture minister endorses calls for daily dose of national anthem – but proposal is ridiculed online. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/07/bbc-god-save-the-queen-every-day-ministers 78 comments 7/1/2022 worldnews
• "Another take at this Unified Call Syntax thing" — An UFCS proposal that could work https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/o3acy8/another_take_at_this_unified_call_syntax_thing_an/ 117 comments 19/6/2021 cpp
• Biden proposes summit in phone call with Putin as Russian military builds presence on Ukraine border https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/13/biden-proposes-summit-with-putin-as-russia-amasses-on-ukraine-border.html 9 comments 13/4/2021 worldnews
• Oklahoma lawmaker proposes a bill that calls for creation of a Bigfoot hunting season https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/us/oklahoma-lawmaker-bigfoot-hunting-season-bill-trnd/index.html 14 comments 26/1/2021 nottheonion
• Pelosi calls latest Trump stimulus proposal 'grossly inadequate' as Trump revives push https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/pelosi-calls-latest-trump-stimulus-proposal-grossly-inadequate-trump-revives-n1242854 9 comments 11/10/2020 politics
• San Francisco official proposes 'CAREN Act,' making racially biased 911 calls illegal https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/caren-act-911-san-francisco-trnd/index.html 23 comments 8/7/2020 politics
• [Passan] Under MLB’s proposal, rosters would expand to 30 for the first two weeks, 28 for the two weeks thereafter and 26 for the remainder of the season. Each team would keep a group of 60 players to use throughout the season — the majority forming the so-called taxi squad. https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1271529289268289537?s=19 3 comments 12/6/2020 baseball
• [Rosenthal] Major League Baseball will discuss its plans for the 2020 season in a conference call with owners on Monday. If the owners give their approval, the league then will present its proposal to the players’ union on Tuesday. https://theathletic.com/1804433/2020/05/09/rosenthal-latest-details-on-baseballs-plan-to-return/?amp#click=https://t.co/woo4yjx7o9 4 comments 9/5/2020 baseball
• Leonardo: "We never had a proposal for Kurzawa, zero, nothing. He plays a lot of matches. He is a player at the end of the contract but we haven't heard anything. Arsenal have never called." https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-have-never-called-psg-over-layvin-kurzawa-insists-sporting-director-leonardo-a4338671.html 15 comments 20/1/2020 soccer
• Bernie Sanders says it's time to take the internet out of the hands of 'monopolies' | The Democratic presidential candidate's new "High-Speed Internet for All" proposal calls for treating the internet like a public utility. https://www.cnet.com/news/bernie-sanders-wants-to-break-up-internet-and-cable-monopolies/ 60 comments 13/12/2019 politics
• David Ornstein on Twitter: Tottenham close to reaching agreement to sign Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. Deal not done but clubs hopeful. #THFC stepped up interest after their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes ended over fee & Man Utd’s proposed move for Dybala was called off #JUV https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/1159360141936005120 6 comments 8/8/2019 soccer
• Tottenham close to reaching agreement to sign Juventus forward Paulo Dybala. Deal not done but clubs hopeful. #THFC stepped up interest after their pursuit of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes ended over fee & Man Utd’s proposed move for Dybala was called off #JUVE #MUFC https://twitter.com/bbcsport_david/status/1159360141936005120?s=21 445 comments 8/8/2019 soccer
• Buttigieg calls out tech companies for failing to recognize worker rights in new economic proposal https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/26/politics/buttigieg-tech-companies-economic-proposal/index.html 6 comments 26/7/2019 technology
• New U.K proposal called Ghost Protocol aims to oblige messaging apps to give backdoor access to law enforcement https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/10/uk-law-messaging-privacy/ 163 comments 14/7/2019 privacy
• President Trump's new Space Force will fall under Air Force. The proposal calls for the creation of the new service within the the Air Force, in a manner similar to how the Marine Corps is part of the Department of the Navy. https://abcnews.go.com/politics/president-donald-trumps-space-force-fall-air-force/story?id=59938605 13 comments 20/12/2018 space
• US Chamber of Commerce calls Trump’s NAFTA proposals ‘highly dangerous’ http://thehill.com/policy/finance/354331-us-chamber-of-commerce-calls-trumps-nafta-proposals-highly-dangerous 7 comments 7/10/2017 worldnews
• Trump calls for more spending on health care so it's 'the best anywhere,' but he just proposed big cuts https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/05/28/trumps-sunday-night-tweets-on-healthcare-and-taxes-contradict-what-the-white-house-said-just-last-week/?utm_term=.d9ab376961c4 191 comments 29/5/2017 politics
• New York County proposes law to ban conversion therapy, calls it the Prevention of Emotional Neglect and Childhood Endangerment (PENCE). http://www.wkbw.com/news/law-introduced-to-ban-conversion-therapy-in-erie-county 110 comments 22/11/2016 politics
• Najeeb Jung says not averse to mulling proposal to scrap Delhi assembly - Najeeb Jung says an apology is due from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for him ‘calling names’ http://www.livemint.com/politics/szhq51y0lzucwivrgs3uuo/najeeb-jung-says-not-averse-to-mulling-proposal-to-scrap-del.html 36 comments 9/8/2016 india
• Australia's largest cockatoo threatened by bauxite mining: Proposed mines to produce aluminium are putting the habitat of vulnerable Cape York palm cockatoo at risk, sparking calls for stronger environmental laws http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/10/australias-largest-cockatoo-threatened-by-aluminum-mining 3 comments 10/6/2016 worldnews
• Mexico's SRE calls Trump’s proposals ‘absurd’ http://thenews.mx/2015/08/sre-calls-trumps-proposals-absurd/ 5 comments 20/8/2015 worldnews
• Citizens call on leaders to say no to extreme Internet censorship proposals at final TPP talks: Stop INTERNET CENSORSHIP from becoming a Reality https://openmedia.org/blog/citizens-call-leaders-say-no-extreme-internet-censorship-proposals-final-tpp-talks-indonesia 117 comments 26/9/2013 worldnews
• Obama calls Russian proposal on Syria a ‘potentially positive development’: "this could potentially be a significant breakthrough" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/09/09/obama/ 12 comments 9/9/2013 worldnews
• Former FISA judge offers solution to restore confidence in court - The proposal, "A Better Secret Court", calls for the FISA court to include in the proceedings lawyers with the appropriate security clearance to serve as a type of ombudsman for the public interest. http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/a-former-fisa-judge-s-solution-to-restore-confidence-in-the-court-14506.html 6 comments 26/7/2013 politics
• Francois Hollande calls for six months paid paternity leave in France: Francois Hollande has proposed legislation that would allow fathers in France to take up to six months of paid paternity leave after the birth of a child. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9918846/francois-hollande-calls-for-six-months-paid-paternity-leave-in-france.html 49 comments 9/3/2013 europe
• The EFF, ACLU, EPIC, and more than a dozen other privacy and rights groups, are calling on the U.S. government to stop the "unprecedented lobbying campaign" over the proposed changes to EU data protection and privacy laws. http://www.zdnet.com/privacy-groups-call-on-u-s-government-to-stop-lobbying-against-eu-data-law-changes-7000010721/ 5 comments 4/2/2013 technology
• Richard Fisher, pres of the Fed of Dallas, has proposed breaking up the 12 “too big to fail” U.S. banks and also completely separate investment banking from commercial banking. Exactly what we all want. We should all call him and let him know that the people fully support his proposal. http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2013/01/dallas-fed-president-richard-fisher-provides-peak-at-proposal-to-fix-too-big-to-fail-megabanks.html/ 132 comments 18/1/2013 politics
• Obama says Warren Buffet is right on taxes, then called for the new Super Committee to embrace Buffett's proposals for more substantial savings http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-warren-buffett-is-right-on-taxes-2011-8 1298 comments 15/8/2011 politics
• The incoming GOP majority has a new initiative called YouCut, which lets Americans propose government programs for termination. So imagine how excited I was to learn that YouCut's first target — yes, its first target — was that notoriously bloated white elephant, the National Science Foundation. http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=476 1097 comments 18/12/2010 science
• Now going on day three of 100 degree temperatures in the Puget Sound, Washington State. Others have been suffering far longer. If this goes any longer, I propose we start a new holiday, called "Punch a Global Warming Denialist in the Face Day". http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=anomalous%20temperatures%202010&cts=1281994002152&um=1&ie=utf-8&source=og&sa=n&tab=wi&biw=1366&bih=575 41 comments 16/8/2010 politics
• Berlin Takes On Washington - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has been vocal in his demands that the US remove its nuclear weapons from German soil. Now he is calling for NATO to discuss the issue at an upcoming meeting, despite outspoken American opposition to his proposal http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,680174,00.html 43 comments 25/2/2010 worldnews
• Obama to propose new financial regulator, stronger Fed. The Obama administration is proposing the broadest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression, calling for the elimination of some bank regulators and giving the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve vast new authority http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090617/pl_mcclatchy/3253921 20 comments 17/6/2009 politics