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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes (europe.pub)
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

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[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 77 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Why do we always have to vote the dumbest possible way in these things?

"UN vote on whether we should eat glass: 99% against, US stands alone as In Favor ."

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

IT GIVES MY HAIR A HEALTHY SHINE

[–] notabot@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Not eating glass is wOkE.

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

"Welp, I'm convinced."

- GOP voters of 2026

[–] DaGammla@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

"They're shrinking Greenland, so that I'm less interested in it." - Donald Trump, probably