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@eugyppius1

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One thing I first noticed during Covid – but the phenomenon is surely older – is this subcategory of political quagmire wherein (for obscure reasons) all the Smart and Important People go totally crazy and become completely and diametrically wrong. Suddenly everything everybody says about the issue...

@uncle_deluge

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Canada had an almost secret ethnolinguistic Catholic power struggle in the early 20th century where the government would quietly support Irish bishops to Anglicize what had been a nearly entirely French speaking institution across the country ...

@EgoDriv

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How to win an argument without having solid reasoning and proof A thread that should be illegal: ...

@WarintheFuture

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I have posted my weekly update with events in #Ukraine, Russia, and the Pacific theatre, as well as my recommended readings. Some key points in the thread below. (Image: @DefenceU) 1/11 🧵 ...

@CollinRugg

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JUST IN: Elon Musk tells CA Governor Gavin Newsom to "Suggon Deeznutz" after Newsom threatened to change the law to make AI “ad” voices illegal. Newsom was upset over a parody video (below) that Musk shared on X. "Manipulating a voice in an “ad” like this one should be illegal. I’ll be signing a b...

@bauhiniacapital

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The Wall of Shame: A 🧵 Scott Bessent: "The U.S. has a strong dollar policy, but because we have a strong dollar policy, it doesn't mean that other countries get to have a weak currency policy." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us-looking-currency-manipulation-tariff-row-...

@anno1540

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1/ Today in Politics! By: Ron Filipkowski Feb 14 ----- … Pete Hegseth continued to embarrass himself and the US at the NATO Summit in Brussels today. - After his comments yesterday detailing how the US was willing to give up every bit of negotiating leverage with Russia, he tried to walk some of i...

@jonsac

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1️⃣ A British Jew was arrested, detained overnight, and charged—for holding a satirical sign mocking Hezbollah’s leader. Police claimed it might offend pro-Hezbollah protesters. Yes: he was prosecuted in case a supporter of a banned terrorist group took offence…🧵...

@Kasparov63

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Amplifying this translation of a powerful open letter to Trump from a Ukrainian doctor, on several Ukrainian FB pages. I believe it was first posted in late February. Ukrainian doctor's appeal to Trump You want to talk about "peace agreements," Mr. Trump? Then listen to me, a doctor who puts the t...