cuban_Pete

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Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico are now in effect, kicking off trade war (apnews.com)
 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico finally went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies.

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UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia’s war in Ukraine (apnews.com)
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Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' Trump suggests while announcing $500 billion rare earth 'agreement' (kyivindependent.com)
 

Following up on his earlier proposition of ensuring the U.S. support for Ukraine in exchange for rare earth minerals, Trump claimed that Kyiv has "essentially agreed" to a deal on a $500 billion resource deal.

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Slovakia threatens to cut electricity supplies if Ukraine ends Russian gas transit (kyivindependent.com)
 

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Dec. 27 that his government will evaluate potential reciprocal measures against Ukraine, including halting electricity supplies, if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia after January 1.

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Putin apologises to Azerbaijan's Aliyev over 'tragic incident' with plane in Russian airspace (www.reuters.com)
 

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after air defences were used against Ukrainian drones.

Russians see North Koreans as a ‘burden’ over ignorance of drones: South says in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

Because the average orc coming in fresh from ~~bootcamp~~ prison has drone exposure?

Because I'm still seeing "Both parties are the same!" trolls in the comments in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

My take is, both parties bad, one far worse.

Genetic variants linked to ADHD and Parkinson's, Queensland led study on brain size finds in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Have trouble thinking your whole life or have trouble thinking when old?

Ukraine reportedly reclaims territory in north of Kharkiv Oblast, almost entire Russian regiment destroyed in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ukraine’s making gains while Russia’s struggling, even resorting to bringing in North Korean soldiers. That just shows how desperate things are getting for them. If Ukraine keeps this up, no amount of imported troops is going to save Russia's position.

The unseen struggle: Job dissatisfaction and minimal effort among young professionals in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 48 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because some people's job helps others? Like a nurse does what they do to help save lives, not because they enjoy the workload.

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Poland to temporarily suspend asylum rights amid Belarus border tensions (www.aljazeera.com)
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Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia (www.aljazeera.com)
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‘Like we are trapped’: Minorities suffer amid conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine (www.aljazeera.com)
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Over 50,000 illegal foreigners in Myanmar deported (e.vnexpress.net)
Dont show the whole blade unless you're going for the kill in c/[email protected]
Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds in c/[email protected]
China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There was a period in the early 2000's where China showed genuine signs it might open up and become somewhat democratic, giving its citizens greater rights and representation. Obviously they decided to revert to their authoritarian ways and brutally crack down on dissent to keep control over the people, but there was a time HK might've had a nice future under China.

China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No fucking way, Hong Kong was lost in 2014 after the yellow umbrella movement was brutally crushed. It was death by a thousand cuts ever since. Trump or no Trump, nothing was going to change that.