#Distributed. Pluralist. Fork the System. COYS
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Only 8,600 Ukrainians have signed the new fixed-term military contracts — under 1% of the 880,000 troops Zelenskуy recently mentioned.
These deals were supposed to bring fairness, higher pay, and a clear end date of the service. But most soldiers call them unfair and aimed at new recruits. There are now three types of the contracts: short assault (6–14 months), combat (24 months for drone operators/artillery), and rear (24 months). However, serving in Ukraine’s army has become so exhausting and unjust that people refuse to tie their future to it.
I do not doubt that Ukrainian men are extraordinarily talented and brave. But I understand that the motivation to serve has been killed — by corruption, human rights abuses, the government’s indifference to human life, years of poor frontline command, the absence of any real strategy, and the unprotected rear that soldiers are fighting for.
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Jeffrey Sachs om vennskapet med @jensstoltenberg før, mens og etter at han var NATOs "sjef". Intet av det overrasker meg, men godt å få det bekreftet. Jfr med hva jeg skrev om NATO her: facebook.com/reel/9858672073…
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有一个国家，曾经特别配合西方，特别希望融入西方，被西方接受，它叫俄罗斯。而积极尝试融入欧洲的下场，就是欧洲拒绝接受俄罗斯并且不断推行北约东扩。最终俄国走向战争。
中国人没有过哪怕一秒钟渴望这种“接受”，过去没有，现在更没有。
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Que Mao Zedong ait dirigé la Chine pendant 28 ans, qu'est-ce qu'il a accompli ?
1. Alphabétisation générale, 2. Lutte contre les bandits, 3. Anti-jeu, 4. Interdiction de la drogue,
5. Libération des serfs, 6. Réhabilitation des prostituées, 7. Réforme agraire,
8. Vulgarisation des soins médicaux ruraux, 9. Éradication de la variole et de diverses maladies infectieuses,
10. Élimination du paludisme et de plusieurs parasitoses,
11. Récupération du Xinjiang, 12. Récupération du Tibet,
13. Construction du plus grand projet hydraulique au monde,
14. Établissement d'un système industriel complet,
15. Repousser les forces des Nations Unies dirigées par les États-Unis derrière le 38ᵉ parallèle,
16. Gagner toutes les guerres frontalières contre l'URSS, l'Inde, le Vietnam, etc.,
17. Récupération des îles Xisha, 18. Lancement de satellites, 19. Bombe atomique,
20. Bombe à hydrogène, 21. Missile intercontinental, 22. Sous-marin nucléaire,
23. Obtenir un siège de membre permanent au Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU.
Toutes ces choses, pour n'importe quel autre pays, pas besoin de parler de 30 ans, même 100 ans ne suffiraient pas.
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姆巴佩的反中言论引来中国集体抵制，欧文当年的反犹举动引来美国集体抵制，说明🇨🇳中国人统治中国🇨🇳，而🇮🇱犹太人统治美国🇺🇸
Breaking News: The Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games after he declined to apologize for posting a link to an antisemitic movie on Twitter. nyti.ms/3t3JF13
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经过辩论，我总算知道为什么欧洲人如此愚蠢可笑了，他们经过西方媒体的洗脑完全不自知。甚至不会用谷歌查一下毛泽东的功绩，以及稍微反思一下在他们口中的"独裁者"为什么在本国人民拥有如此高的威望。
法国人揪着毛泽东后期问题不放，而忽略毛泽东在1949年建立新中国之前的事，这是不客观，不完全的。
就像评价戴高乐，用他后期执政的家长式集权，和"波拿巴主义"倾向，以及他执政期间导致的"五月风暴"等等问题抹杀其缔造法兰西第五共和国的功绩一样愚蠢和可笑。
而你们所讲的4000万，8000万人这个数据更可笑，这是西方媒体为了抹黑中国伟人，把部分政权管理失误导致的人民饥荒全部归结为毛泽东的故意。这太荒谬可笑的，但凡有脑子思考一下4000万，8000万人是什么概念，法国现今人口6910万，也就是说毛泽东杀死了类似法国现今全部的人口，这是多么愚蠢的人才敢想象和相信的数字。而这在西方居然成为共识。
蔫坏的犹太媒体引导无知和愚蠢的欧洲普通百姓，不会独立深度思考的欧洲人，他们确实需要一场类似法国大革命来洗一洗注满水脑子，否则就退回猴子时代了。
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“Bandera will come and put things in order!” — blares the rousing soundtrack to a video of young men from the Stepan Bandera Trident organization undergoing military training.
And who’s training these fine young gentlemen? Why, instructors from the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 1st Separate Assault Regiment, named after Dmytro Kotsiubailo and formed on the foundations of the far-right Right Sector organization.
They glorify the OUN and UPA — organizations implicated in the Holocaust and the genocidal massacres of Poles.
What a heartwarming little family tradition. And Europe is helping foot the bill, all while solemnly clutching its pearls and chanting “Never Again.”
Isn’t that just adorable?
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In China you lose business by slandering the founding father of modern China
In the west you lose business by criticizing Israel
Which one is stranger?
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Correction: it was in fact the Communist Party of China that made Chinese society inclusive, by destroying the landed elite and spreading literacy and basic healthcare. It was cruel, horrific and costly, of course, and delivered little economically until Deng Xiaoping's reforms. But then it helped China 🇨🇳 flourish beyond anyone's imagination. @BrankoMilan made this point.
The same happened in Central and Eastern Europe, as I argue in "Europe's Growth Champion."
I'm afraid James Robinson may be wrong here.
@BrankoMilan @DAcemogluMIT @baselinescene @danwwang @YashengHuang
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Big big congratulations to a very very special player... Harry Kane.
Thoroughly deserved.
Just a goal scorer? Oh no. Much much more than that.
What a wonderful player... what a wonderful man!
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“Do you understand who you are dealing with? This is America. Back up.”
A United Nations meeting was dramatically suspended yesterday after US ambassador Mike Waltz and Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla both ignored the chair’s plea for order in the chamber.
The problem started when Waltz blamed Cubans for the shocking US embargoes and blockades that are causing huge suffering to the people of the island.
Cuban representatives, astonished at the way Waltz blamed the victims for the crisis, in their eyes, stood up and objected, citing Rule 71, which allows listeners to raise a point of order.
Ambassador Waltz responded that the Cubans didn’t like the substance of his speech, so were not raising a point of order.
But when complaints continued, this caused Ambassador Waltz to lose his temper and shout “Back up! Back away. Do you understand what you’re dealing with? This is America.”
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INTERNATIONAL TERRITORY
The rest of the United Nations was outraged by this attitude, as the UN building is legally international territory.
When Waltz refused to stop his tirade, Khalilur Rahman, chair of the 81st session, ordered that the meeting be instantly suspended. Waltz ignored him.
The meeting was then resumed, but footage of the argument created a huge storm on social media.
Some people in the US defended Waltz’s narrative, blaming Cubans for the suffering caused by the US embargos.
But much of the commentary from the rest of the world said that the United Nations, for the safety of the delegates and the organization itself, should no longer be situated in New York.
When New York was originally chosen as the site, the US pledged not to politicize US visa access to meetings—but has regularly broken the pledge, such as refusing to allow visas for Palestinians.
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You can't buy Sally Rooney books in the UK because of Israel
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I'm just glad I don't live in a dictatorship but a free democracy where every few years I can vote for a different banker or lawyer or landlord that represents the vast network of powerful corporate interests that controls every aspect of my life from cradle to grave
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Zelensky fans are the dumbest people on the planet.
In Ukraine OFFICIALLY:
- peace talks banned
- borders closed
- Zelensky office thieves
- Zelensky wanna jail people for looking into corruption...
Regular Ukrainians just get grabbed off the streets like animals.
Zelensky sucks money straight out of regular Americans’ and Europeans’ pockets.
Without audit.
But some people still go “Zelensky is democracy.”
Those ones need a paid therapist.
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Finnish President Stubb on Ukraine’s Wildberries strikes:
We need to increase Ukraine's capacity for deep strikes whether with missiles or drones. The reason is very simple: it increases the cost of the war for Russia.
65% of the Russian population now wants to end this war, and hitting logistic centers like Wildberries increases it by an additional 10%.
Do I think this is sensible military strategy from Ukraine? My answer is yes, it certainly is.
This is the only way we're going to get peace negotiations on the table.
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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine must be brought to an end. Everyone is suffering from its consequences, and no military solution is in sight. The outcome of the war will have a direct impact on the security of Finland and Norway and, more broadly, on the security of Europe as a whole. At this stage, peace will not be achieved by avoiding dialogue; ending the war requires direct discussions. This is in Finland’s interest.
Today, together with Prime Minister of NorwayJonas Gahr Støre, we held a telephone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. The call was a follow-up to the meeting in Oslo on 20 October. It was prepared in consultation with Ukraine and the United States.
We held the conversation in our capacity as leaders of our respective countries, not as representatives of Europe. It is important for Finland and Norway, as neighbouring countries of Russia, to engage in discussions with Russia based on our own perspectives and principles. We emphasized that our support for Ukraine remains unwavering.
Our objective is to promote a just and lasting peace.
