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Average life expectancy is a misleading indicator as it includes early deaths in the calculation (ex infant deaths, people who died before old age from disease, accident, crime, drug, etc...). The life expectancy of someone who is not already dead is higher than the average life expectancy.

Not to mention the devastating effect of Covid in Russia in 2020/2021. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/russias-population-undergoes-largest-ever-peacetime-decline

Only if, as usual, you connect only the dots you like and ignore the ones you don't like. 1. The position of the Obama administration has always been to complain about Burisma not being effectively investigated, before and after the nomination of Shokin as prosecutor general Feb. 3, 2015 — Obama administration conveys harsh criticism of Ukraine Prosecutor General’s Office for its coverup of Zlochevskiy/Burisma Feb. 10, 2015 – Viktor Shokin takes office as Ukraine’s prosecutor general" Sept. 24, 2015 – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt excoriates officials in the Prosecutor General’s Office for stymying anti-corruption investigations, including those involving Burisma https://www.justsecurity.org/66271/timeline-trump-giuliani-bidens-and-ukrainegate/ 2. As to Hunter complaining about having given a lot of money (while asking his sister to give him money, hmmm....), here's what the right-wing NYPost reported: There were $1,239 in repairs to an air conditioner at “mom-mom’s cottage,” and another $1,475 to a painter for “back wall and columns at the lake house.” There was also another $2,600 for fixing up a “stone retaining wall at the lake” and $475 “for shutters.” ???? ......... "There’s also evidence Joe Biden sometimes reimbursed his son." https://nypost.com/2022/04/09/hunter-biden-frequently-covered-family-expenses-texts-reveal/ But don't let facts get in the way of a good MAGA story, right?

And I am even more suspicious about the way these vague and complex principles can be effectively measured with any reliability, and correlated with performance. BTW, Bruce who?

Never, as they appoint each other. Of course, it may be possible to change the constitution, but they have a say on it, too. After the recent electoral debacle, the only remaining asset of the yellow-green network is its hold on the Judiciary and semi-judiciary (agencies). They will never let it go.

However, a 2022 article in the University of Georgia School of Law’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law noted, “In the context of photographs taken by law enforcement during the booking process, the author of the mugshot photograph is the law enforcement agency.” That could mean that if the Fulton County sheriff wants to go after Donald Trump for those profits, he might have the legal ground to do so. ???? Donald Trump's Mug Shot Merchandise Move May Cost Him His $7 Million Profit https://news.yahoo.com/entertainment/donald-trumps-mug-shot-merchandise-145457593.html

"Independent" The NACC is a key asset for the yellow-green establishment (to which the current Senators belong). They are not going to approve someone who is not fully compliant. Same for the EC (which will select the members of committees and panels who will select the next batch of Senators).

It should be noted that wearing abaya is an arabic peninsula tradition ( and by expansion other middle-east countries). Most of the Muslim population in France originates from Northern Africa, where wearing abaya is not a tradition. It is likely an influence from Saudi Arabia's Wahhabism.

Welcoming yourself now?

The troll is back

I know. However one does not need a pardon for the quasi-peanuts Hunter is currently accused of.

"Within weeks, Trump praised Putin for how he handled the takeover of Crimea and predicted that "the rest of Ukraine will fall ... fairly quickly." Echoing Kremlin propaganda, Trump said in a TV interview that the Crimean people "would rather be with Russia," a position he also pushed in private. One of his 2016 campaign aides falsely claimed that "Russia did not seize Crimea." https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/politics/trump-putin-ukraine/index.html

Pardon Hunter and Joe of what?

Most of the events evoked by the so-called IRS whistleblower occurred under Trump mandate, Barr's DOJ, a Republican FBI director, and with a Republican investigator. Same for discarding the 1023 form. So if the DOJ controls the investigation and did not find anything while it was controlled by Trump/Barr, it then exonerates Biden.

Plenty? Why are you unable to cite some of them? Or are you referring to Hunter's project of creating a JV with a Chinese company? That's not illegal. Thousands of businesses have JVs with Chinese firms. About the laptop/NYPost issue, blame Giuliani for giving the laptop content to the biased NYPost only, and not to the media. And also for giving the information one year after possessing it so that no convincing in-depth analysis could be made. And also for not providing the meta-data to authentify the information.

What incriminating evidence is there in the laptop? (Hint: the NYPost has been screening the laptop's content for years and hasn't shown any evidence yet).

What lies? They changed the calculation system. Using the SUT system instead of the previous one increased the level of GDP. Other European countries have not revised their estimates according to the SUT system, so It's now impossible to compare numbers.

Big Lie, birther, pizzagate, creationism etc.. it's mainly the same people. The problem is a lack of rationality and changing the election system won't change it. Nor will it prevent sore losers and liars like Trump to claim any B.S. that these people may swallow.

And what do you recommend against the pizzagate conspiracy? Put an online camera in the basement (which doesn't exist) of the pizzeria?

Is it worse than having incompetent criminals imposing themselves by force?

Prayut did not remove anyone. Yingluck quickly put herself in caretaker mode and called for new elections, as any decent democratic government should do when its legitimacy is seriously challenged. That was before the coup. What he did was to deprive people from the right to elect a government of their choice.

And 48% of them believe in creationism. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/01/03/republican-views-on-evolution-tracking-how-its-changed/ It's probably more or less the same guys who believe in Pizzagate, QAnon, birther, big lie, creationism, etc...

You are assuming they may be rational. Remember Pizzagate.... Poll: 46 Percent Of Trump Voters Believe ‘Pizzagate’ Theory https://dcist.com/story/16/12/28/poll/

"Trump on Truth Social accused James of defamation in an all-caps rant. "IN THE NYS A.G. LETITIA JAMES CASE, I WAS TARGETED, GIVEN NO JURY, NO EXTENSIONS, NO COMMERCIAL DIVISION, NO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, NO ANYTHING!" he claimed. "THE DEMOCRAT JUDGE HATES TRUMP WITH A PASSION. THE THING I HAVE IS A GREAT CASE BASED ON PHENOMENAL NUMBERS THAT SHOW A NET WORTH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS MORE THAN SHE VICIOUSLY & FALSELY CLAIMED, VERY LITTLE DEBT, BIG CASH, A POWERFUL DISCLAIMER CLAUSE, PAID OFF LOANS, NO DEFAULTS, 'HAPPY' BANKS, GREAT ASSETS. I WAS DEFAMED BY NYS - ELECTION INTERFERENCE!" ???? https://news.yahoo.com/defamed-trump-melts-down-truth-153129441.html

I have the same feeling. Pothead haters seem to be often alcohol drinkers.