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US Aims for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement Within Two Weeks
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Gaza is not the whole Palestine. On top of it, it's not a Democratic regime and there hasn't been any election in Gaza for a long time. Hamas is more like a religious fascist regime. -
US Aims for Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement Within Two Weeks
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
As you know, Hamas is not "Palestine"..... -
A ridiculous attempt to whitewash Trump and the MAGAs who assaulted the Capitol in order to steal the election!
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Holy Rigatoni! Is "authentic" Italian food actually American?
candide replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
Actually, pizza is not really an Italian historical dish, as tomatoes have been introduced relatively recently. It appeared only in the 18h-19th century, after the diffusion of tomatoes in Italy. The real historical dish is Foccacia, already popular among Romans, under the name "Foccacius". -
After Brexit, UK has always fared worse than the EU, and there is no obvious reason for this to change. On top of it, in case of a crisis in the EU, UK would be similarly affected due to the importance of its trade with the EU. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/
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Trump Reiterates Warning to Hamas on Hostage Release
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Did Biden ask Israel not to kill Hamas and Hezbollah members, or just to avoid killing other Palestinians? -
Trump Reiterates Warning to Hamas on Hostage Release
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Isn't Israel already willing and able to get them, irrespective of whatever Trump may say? They didn't need him to eliminate Hamas and Hezbollah leaders (and others members). -
Russia's GDP is at around the same level as Italy. It's around ten times lower than the U.S. https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/by-gdp Russia always wants to compare itself to the U.S, but it's clearly trying to punch over its weight.
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YouGov Complex Start to Labour’s New Era in 2025 Public Opinion
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
The UK GDP growth problem certainly did not start under the Labour government... https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/gdp-growth -
Educate yourself. Labour and Socialist parties, which did not want to be under Bolchevik domination in the Comintern, created their own International, which was seen as a continuation of the Second International. It was also the precursor of the current Socialist International. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_and_Socialist_International Fact is that the Nazis never joined any of the two "International".
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Kemi Badenoch Urges National Inquiry into UK Grooming Scandal
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Just curious. The Tories have been governing the country for 14 years. Why haven't they done it already? -
Russia Dismisses Proposed Peace Deal from Trump Transition Team
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Yet PPP is not relevant to compare the economic power of countries, as it's not real money. In real money, it ranks 11th, with a GDP level close to Italy. On top of it, the recent GDP growth is artificial as it has been fueled by military expenses, while the civil economy was declining. As I wrote before, Russia waited to have accumulated enough foreign currency reserves, and also that price of energy increased, before starting the invasion, so it would be able to finance it. In the current situation, the foreign currency reserve is declining and the price of energy is on a decreasing trend, so Russia won't be able to finance a war at the same level as before. (I am not even mentioning inflation, the impact of sanctions, etc...) -
FBI Uncovers Largest Explosive Cache in its History on Virginia Farm
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Complete B.S., as usual! 😆 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_terrorist_attacks_in_the_United_States -
Hong Kong Tourist Attacked by Condo Security Guards in Pattaya
candide replied to Georgealbert's topic in Pattaya News
I know the place and the guards. They are quite nice and helpful. The guy probably got angry and made a fuss (which I may understand). From what I was told, he was at the gate and wanted to get into the residence (probably in the hope of being able to complain to someone). I assume there was also a communication issue as the level of English of the guards is poor. Their response was obviously too violent, but it's their job to prevent non-residents from going inside, and to preserve the quietness of residents. -
FBI Uncovers Largest Explosive Cache in its History on Virginia Farm
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
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Russia Dismisses Proposed Peace Deal from Trump Transition Team
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
I don't think NK soldiers were given any choice. From what I heard, they are sent first and sacrified to weaken Ukrainian defenses, and then Russian soldiers follow. -
Russia Dismisses Proposed Peace Deal from Trump Transition Team
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
No 🤣 It is Germany. https://countrycassette.com/countries-by-gdp-ppp-purchasing-power-parity/ And PPP is not really relevant to compare the economic power of countries. https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/by-gdp -
Trump Reiterates Warning to Hamas on Hostage Release
candide replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Are they still residing in Quatar? It seems they are now hosted by Turkey This is from November: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/qatar-hamas-doha-us-request/index.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-confirms-departure-of-hamas-leaders-says-groups-doha-mission-may-remain/