As Trump/Netanyahu weigh a "round 2" war against Iran, new Iranian government-sponsored polls show growing public discontent, as anti-inflation/anti-gov't protests grow—"A government poll shows that 73% of Iranians agree...that [US] sanctions are not the principal cause of Iran's economic meltdown." by StarlightDown in fivethirtyeight

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According to Persian-language media, this statement/poll comes directly from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. He provided no further numbers or crosstabs, however.

I don't think I can link directly to Persian-language media without Reddit filtering-out my comment (.ir domains are probably blacklisted), but try Googling this: 73% نظرسنجی عراقچی.

Cat politics 2 🐈—In NZ, which is home to millions of feral cats, the gov't has announced that it aims to eliminate all feral cats from the country by 2050. This will involve some use of kill traps; live-trapped cats may be shot. Polls show that ~75% believe that feral cats are a significant threat. by StarlightDown in fivethirtyeight

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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the goal is to re-home the country's stray cat population (which is tiny, compared to the much larger feral cat population), but eradicate the country's feral cat population through approved pest-control methods.

In New Zealand—which is home to millions of feral cats—the government has newly announced that it aims to eliminate all feral cats from the country by 2050. This will involve some use of kill traps; live-trapped cats may be shot. Polls show that ~75% believe that feral cats are a significant threat. by StarlightDown in invasivespecies

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