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It appears Trump is going to be the next president of US. I'm not sure such a thread is needed in the first place, but here goes.

Feeling anxious? Desperate? Got the expected result?

What do you think went wrong? What do you think went right? What do you think the future holds?

EDIT: it's official - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/us/results

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There was no immediate comment from Ukraine.

Baltic states are getting more and more attention in global press; Europe seems to be waking up - finally - to all the warnings that had been sent over the last few decades.

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An interesting read. I don't fully agree with the following statement:

And like the proverbial lunatic who tries the same thing over and over thinking he might get a different result, U.S. policymakers never seem to learn the right lessons, he argued.

The context here is all the attempts at regime change in the Middle East. I think there's a good chance the regime was just an excuse enabling the military industry to keep moving forward.

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If nothing else - a morale boost is the least that's coming out of the Kursk operation

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Moscow getting some of its own, well deserved, medicine

Looks like a nice project, but placing clean energy and natural gas in the same sentence feels... disingenuous.

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Truly one of the grander events in politics. US might start slowly but surely rebuilding its image on the international stand if it can keep this up.

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Proper cocked up cover up. Now live!

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This feels sensible. There will always be naysayers, there will always be exports to poorer countries, but arguing against such a policy makes it sound like protecting the status quo for the sake of it.

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It's a theoretical pathway, but it's a nice read overall for someone who's not into warring all that much. I've found the explanations understandable.

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Most likely nothing is going to come out of this, but I guess it's still a nice political gesture.

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I do wish EC pulls this off. It would great having an actual home-grown competitor to cloud providers. EU does data protection better than anyone else, this would very much be a symbiotic relationship.

Regular archivers are sad today, I've upload the PDF of the article page here.

A fairly strongly worded opinion article by a clinician and associate professor.

Let's hope she's wrong, but the argument she provides sounds plausible.

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"Seldom is so ambitious a case filed on so slight a basis," wrote Circuit Judge Raymond Kethledge, noting there are thousands of companies that have manufactured PFAS but just 10 listed as defendants in the case.

How on earth did that happen? It's such a disappointment, but at the same time I understand the judicial system has to follow the law and apply it equally.

Why was the lawsuit so limited in the first place?

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This is an incredibly shit article trying to play reader's emotions. I do not agree with the execution of ULEZ expansion.

But death threats? Defacing? What the actual fuck, people?

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Normally I prefer specialization, but these industries are massive enough to still have economy of scale benefits even after duplicating efforts across continents.

It's probably also a nice boost to local economies.

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Finally some sanity prevailing!

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It seems US is starting to push back a little. Can't say I blame them.

Archive.org fails to bypass firewall, ghostarchive fails altogether, archive.today is not happy with my work IP today. Would appreciate anyone posting an archive link of sorts for everyone as I've found the write up very interesting.

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This is such a shitshow. The only thing that would surprise me at this point would be an actual end of the conflict.

[WSJ] - Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks | Archive

[BBC] - How Hamas staged Israel lightning assault no-one thought possible

[Reuters] - How Hamas duped Israel as it planned devastating attack

[FP] - What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas Violence | Archive

[FT] - ‘We need to conquer Gaza’: Netanyahu faces demands for ground offensive | Archive

[FT] - Israel says it has regained control of towns outside Gaza | Archive

[Politico] - Israel war with Hamas escalates; total death toll tops 1,100

[GN] - Israeli defense minister orders 'complete siege' on Gaza Strip with no electricity, food or fuel

[AP] - Live updates | Israel says it’s at war after surprise Hamas attack

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including German retailer Metro and US cigarette maker Philip Morris.

I'm suprisingly OK with Philip Morris staying there and poisoning them. Sort of feels like an underground resistance.

Screw all the other companies, though. Reap what you sow and all that.

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Wankers. Wankers everywhere.

It seems every couple of years it's in danger to shut down. Is this a genuine thing, a political play or something else?