LW #211: Proclamation, Pause On Partnerships, And News From November 10th

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LW #211: Proclamation, Pause on Partnerships, and News from November 10th - 15th, 2023

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Otto and Joe sit discuss the meaning of the 18th of November in Latvia along with some major stories from the previous week, such as the passing and then pausing of new amendments to the civil partnership laws, the announcement of major new transit infrastructure projects in Riga, sentencing for two badly behaved former parliamentarians, and much more! Theme song "Mēs esam ārzemnieki" by Aarzemnieki, used with permission Closing theme song: Think Tank by Audionautix audionautix.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/_think-tank Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/mbV9t1Z0rA8 Photo: ScAvenger. This image is used with a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike License v. 4.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ noteikumiem.

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