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by wumeow 2y ago
I’ve seen people claim that China has no desire to be a global hegemon and just wants regional security but this shoots that notion in the back of the head.
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> It's fake news, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. "I don't think that we should respond to any fake news injected by Washington," the diplomat said of the U.S. concerns
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Notably, the US protesters were not executed by the hundreds even when they took over campus buildings.
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Yes, this is like if nothing turned up for Bill Gates when you did a search for pre-2006 material.
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> Posted on Wednesday, May 22, He’s post had been removed from WeChat by the following day, yielding a 404 message that read: “This content violates regulations and cannot be viewed.”
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by wumeow 2y ago
Rough times are ahead no matter who wins in November. If Trump wins, we get Project 2025 and 4+ more years of a Trump-controlled executive. If Biden wins, we get 1/6 part 2 and an enraged, radicalized Republican party.
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Eventually, someone is going to solve the problem outside the law.
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He’s not going to prison for a first-offense class E felony.
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Trump is trending on Chinese social media, and many are rejoicing(cnn.com)
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Remember, he can’t pardon himself of this if he becomes president because this is a state-level crime.
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by wumeow 2y ago
I get a couple videos from Democracy Now and Al-Jazeera as well, some from TRT World further down, not to mention the recommended Shorts. None of the videos are shying away from showing the harrowing aftermath of the strike, and they make s
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> Look up information about the Gaza War on YouTube and you'll be inundated with various sources promoting a uniformly pro-Israel narrative I encourage everyone to try this out in a private tab to see how untrue this is.
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This feature predates Musk. It used to be called Bird Watch.
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I’m talking specifically about the claim that there was a secret study tandem to the zinc cadmium sulfide one that was testing a new type of nuclear weapon on the population. The dissertation doesn’t refer to any of its sources or reference
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What kind of indication? The dissertation offers no evidence for this, just vibes.
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No, the aerosol was zinc cadmium sulfide. It wasn’t testing of biological and chemical weapons, it was testing of a simulant to model how those weapons would disperse through a city.
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TLDR: they wanted to study how aerosols disperse in cities and they underestimated or ignored the risks of the tracer they used.
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When is that expected to happen?
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> When you stop and squint really hard human sports all essentially revolve around the same skills in pursuit hunting. We organize a a team to run around and maneuver a ball. Never thought of it that way.
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Yet the authors of that study recommend increased voter turnout.
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This is actually supported by evidence: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167218783195
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Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden(theguardian.com)
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AFAIK, there’s been basically no progress on creating the currency so far.
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It’s ludicrous to say this in the era of AI.
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Yes, yes, and yes.
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> You don't seem to argue with the statement that if Russia were to retreat an ethnic cleansing would follow. Too bad you also seem to find it an acceptable solution. Booting out people who have illegally invaded and occupied your l
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by wumeow 2y ago
Yes, Ukraine is under invasion by your country and are taking drastic steps to limit your country's influence, especially given your country's history of supporting separatism in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. > But Ukrainian law
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That’s very kind of Russia. When do you think they’ll hand it back to Ukraine?
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Between the Tiktok digression and the talk of more flavorful kfc sandwiches, I think this guy made up his mind before he got on his Geely-sponsored flight.
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Here’s the actual report the article is based on: https://ember-climate.org/app/uploads/2024/05/Report-Global-...

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