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Good analysis of the collapse of VTB.

In 2022: https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-portman-rubio-provisions-to-ban-us-recognition-of-any-ukrainian-territory-annexed-by-russia-included-in-proposed-fy23-ndaa-substitute

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/24/trump-to-be-in-third-tier-seats-at-popes-funeral/

Different system. The UK didn't get rid of Truss, the 1922 Committee did. In the British system, the Prime Minister is the First Among Equals. Head of a cabinet with the power to hire and fire ministers. But also a MP like the reast of them. Traditionally, the Party Leader is chosen by the Parliamentary Party; in recent years, this has been expended to include the membership (eg. me), with I think unexpected consequences (I think the membership should shortlist the candidates, with a run off based on Westminster secret ballot). A PM could ignore a 22 vote, but then that would mean they wouldn't command the confidence of the Conservative parliamentary party, and in theory would depend on the opposition for support. A PM can step down, but still be leader of the Conservative Party (which does happen). Parliamentarians, who include members of the cabinet, are all accountable first and foremost to their constituents. The Whip can dilute that; promoting national or party interests over and above local issues. But there is still very much a local connection. The 47th President has recently let slip that the benefits of his policy will be felt in 10 years, and people have only got to stick to the line. Pity he didn't say that while electioneering. This is like when Rees-Mogg said, after Brexit, that the true benefits would be felt in 50 years, and that would have been obviously anyone supporting it (he is a Brexit champion). If both politicians had been more honest and treating the electrate like adults, there might have been a different outcome.

Are you a troll? You keep calling the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" "Democratic Korea", clearly in an attempt to inflame. Only one of the Koreas proactices democracy in the generally accepted sense, and I am pretty sure you are not referring to the Republic of Korea. If you are to repeatedly express admiration for this country as well as your extremist Islamic friends, have the common decency to use the accepted names. This seems to be an attempt to break the forum rules.

Hogwash.

Rather similar to the Beth Din. Even the CofE operates its own network of ecclesiastical courts https://www.federation.org.uk/about-beis-din/ https://www.bethdin.org.uk/arbitration The Sikhs have one as well https://www.sikhcourt.co.uk/ Essentially these are aribitration bodies. There are issues regarding primacy over secular courts. These bodies are regulated by the 1996 Arbitration Act.

Not possible under the Constitution. 12th and 22nd Amendments; read them. they are pretty clear. Of course, an Amendment can be amended, but that is unlikely in this case, in the extreme. When he has served 2 terms as President, he is constitutionally ineligable for the office of Vice President. If anything, it is easier for a President to suspend or delay an election. He or she doesn't need to change a Constitution. Congress just needs t amend a Federal law, to be voted by simple majority of both houses, and then approved by a President. That's easier than getting two thirds of States to agree to a change in the Constitution. There would of course be a judicial challenge. If it was to succeed though, the 20th Amendment means the election must be held in January.

You are fast backtracking. You implied the article was an outlier for that publication, and it expressed views that there was no evidence the "editorial board" (which is one person) shared. I presented evidence that (1) this particular author, a retired journalist, was a regular contributor (2) the article, whatever Americanese nonsense word you call it (write in English, man, not the language of the kids), was entirely inline with the ethos of that publication. You seem to have gotten very excited about a publicaton with a small circulation, because you chose twice to respond, instead of the normal thing of just moving on. Instead, it seems you decided to spend a few hours of your day frantically Googling to find some hit piece on the publication, a publication by your own admission, as an unpaid footman of the goverment, you admit no one reads. And no one pays for the article. That's why you were able to read it. The publication is owned by a non-profit organisation, not with "subscribers" as you put it, but supporters. The publication also used to be in Yiddish only.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/23/hegseth-signal-pentagon-computer/ Pete Hegseth directed the installation of Signal — the commercially available messaging app — on a desktop computer in his Pentagon office, illustrating the extent to which he has integrated use of unclassified communications into his work. Why does he need a second non-DoD computer installed in his office?

I suspect the "digging into" means spending countless hours watching Youtube.

Another day, another Russian warcrime https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg857d844xo Not a malfunctioning missile, a stray bomb, a mistake by a pilot at 30,000 fet and 500 miles away. A drone, steering by a bloke on his phone, who might as looked into the eyes of the female commuters, as he decided that would be the one. Not a soldier in his dugout. Not a IFV sprinting across a field. Not even an ambulance. But a commuter bus. These FPVs make this a very personal war. Russian drone operators look into the eyes of women and children. Its creating lots of war criminals. The notion of collateral damage doesn't apply. This is genocide.

DHS doxed the wife https://newrepublic.com/post/194289/abrego-garcia-wife-hiding-dhs-address A family hit by two government administrative errors, very unfortunate.

The problem is some of these dyes were already on the list to be phased out. Of the rest, the clinical data is mixed about harm. On the otherhand, advocates say these colorants are of no benefit to consumer, so the barrier to banning them (evidence) should be lower than for other additives. But the problem is the rhetoric. The Health Secretary is exagerrating the importance of these dyes in the health of children, while ignoring others which have much stronger evidence (sugar, HFCS). But the latter has much stronger defenders from industry (farmers). There is extremely strong evidence about nitrites, but that will see Americans deprived of cheap crispy bacon, salamis, slim jims and jerky. Will he ban bacon and pizza? No. The danger is the ban is enacted and then interest in food quality falls away, and a Health Secretary announces he has fixed autism etc, based on some nonsense, and switch his focus to vaccines, fluoride etc. Safety of food will worsen due to cuts at the FDA and HHS that he has overseen. Banning the dyes is easy, but will be a smokescreen to the real harm in health that is likely to occur. Banning dyes sounds like fantastic news to the Little People.

TEFL teacher and tourist guide. Not officially identified as "English". https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/british-man-dead-ecuador-police-playas-del-cuyabeno-b1223693.html There is a name circulating, but it sounds a strange name, if British.

If you look at the history of The Forward Association is NOT contrary to the "editorial board"'s opnion(s). Its evolved from a Yiddish socialist newspaper, and is considered leftwing. You believe that Terrance Petty is someone who writes contrary to the Editorial Board's opinions. He's written similar articles for The Forward before: https://forward.com/opinion/702025/trump-media-assault-hitler-third-reich-goebbels/ This piece from another writer does appear to express the sentiments of the Board (there is no disclaimer) https://forward.com/news/702064/trump-promised-to-protect-jews-and-religious-liberty-his-refugee-ban-is-keeping-out-700-persecuted-iranian-jews/ Its a negative story about the American President. The current Editor in Chief is Jane Eisener. You can judge her view on the current occupant of the White House. Those views are not inconsistant with a views of Mr Petty Further, The Forward did a Jewish rating for all 47 American Presidets https://forward.com/culture/482596/presidents-day-jewish-trump-biden-kennedy-reagan-obama/ The ppaper has published many articles comparing the American to a Nazi or Hitlet. They complained about Voice of America, which was established to fight Nazi propaganda, is facing cuts from the 47th President. They reported on Pritzker making an out and out comparison of the 47th President's policies tom Nazi Germany. Repeated articles about the anti-semitism of the people he is associated with, such as Musk and West. They published an article in the proposed Gaza resettlement plan directly to The Final Solution. They have compared the current Administration's website purging to Nazi book burning. They said Joe Kent has White Supremacist connections. Various articles appearing on "The Forward" comparing the 47th President to Hitler and the Nazis. https://forward.com/opinion/713686/dolchstosslegende-nazi-lie-adolf-hitler-donald-trump/ https://forward.com/opinion/702025/trump-media-assault-hitler-third-reich-goebbels/ https://forward.com/opinion/700261/german-word-forced-into-line-nazis-at-the-watercooler-trump/ https://forward.com/opinion/709612/trump-hitler-target-universities-columbia-tufts-einstein-brecht/ https://forward.com/culture/694570/trans-trump-nazi-magnus-hirschfeld-executive-order/ https://forward.com/fast-forward/615880/donald-trump-hitler-nazi-references/ https://forward.com/opinion/712342/kilmar-abrego-garcia-deportation-nazi-parallel/ https://forward.com/opinion/674236/trump-hitler-fascism/ https://forward.com/opinion/633381/hitler-1932-trump-nazi-rise/ https://forward.com/opinion/670465/trump-mass-deportation-vichy-france/ https://forward.com/culture/403526/infest-the-ugly-nazi-history-of-trumps-chosen-verb-about-immigrants/ https://forward.com/community/455507/100-year-old-holocaust-survivor-compares-trump-to-hitler/ https://forward.com/opinion/425683/take-it-from-a-civil-liberties-professor-trump-and-hitler-have-a-lot-in/ https://forward.com/opinion/455484/we-were-criticized-for-comparing-trumps-hate-to-the-nazis-then-he-told-the/ https://forward.com/opinion/376307/trump-cnn-tweet-evoked-the-nazis/

Does the American leader not realise that the current Ukraininan President wasn't President in 2014, he wasn't even in politics, and like the 47th Presdent, was in the entertainments industry. Might as well the American leader why didn't he stop Saigon from falling and where was he when the White House was torched. I suspect the American is totally uniformed about the events of February 2014.

More likely he's just a retired officer who's discovered that if he makes outrageous claims, he adds a significant sum to his service pension.

I know this other fella thinks this is all part of a strategy to get war-loving officers into power (I thought he sas a cmedy account, but it seems he is serious), but one of the (many) reasons why the Russian Armed Forces have been so shambolic, pretty much from the first day, is how Putin has promoted officers based on sycophancy, not ability. Ukraine is doing the same, but there is a difference. Ukraine is promoting more and more younger officers who have had significant experience obviously during the conflict, but who have attended, over the years, training events with Western militaries, but have also served in combat zones with Western troops. That's bringing in a change in mindset. One of the complaints from British instructors is the Ukrainian troops are too wasteful. NATO troops have access to precision, but expensive weapons. Soviet troops; not so accurate weapons, but they are cheap. The complaints included using Javelins like they were RPGs, and consequently the Russians have been finding a lot of tossed aside launchers. That seems to be changing. The difference in mentality enabled a US-British-French force, with scarcely any recent relevant combat experience to tear apart a numerically superior, battle hardened Soviet-trained enemy with minimal casualties (Desert Storm, 1991). Superior equipment, superior training. The Iraqis stuck rigidly to Soviet tactics. Russian kit was at a high point 3 years ago. Its now been degraded significantly in quality. They've lost experience, having switched from an army with a significnt professional element to one that is dependant upon convicts and those who were pressganged, The Chinese equipped Chechen "TikTok" warriors seem to have all scarpered; they were the Russian troops swanning around in all the Gucci kit (and yes, they were buying Chinese equipment, such as MRAPs, in preference to Russian). I would want to see the situation not in Orthodox cemetaries, but in the Muslim cemetaries in the Causcus region. Its in that area where there has been most resistance to the call up, with locals burning down recruitment offices. https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-intensifies-raids-to-recruit-more-chechens-for-the-frontlines-following-attack-on-military-convoy-3520 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/officer-killed-assault-police-station-russias-chechnya-along-with-attacker-2025-04-08/ While some of this might be extremists taking advantage of a weakened central government (arguably though, Kadyrov is an extremist who receives Dane Geld tribute from Moscow), there is undoubtedly disquiet among the general population of places like Dagestan and Chechenya.

Potato production is up?

25,000 Belgians joined up in the German army..... And it was Ukrainian and Belarusan soldiers who did most of the dying for the Soviet Union. I expect the Ukrainians will also be marking VE day. For that reason, I doubt they will interfere in Russian parades. Using language such as "Bandaras" is as offensive as reminding little Belgium of the VNV, the Wallonien Legion, Leon Degrelle. Russia, like most of Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, has seen an explosion of hard right political movements, often built around a football hooligan element. There are all kinds of reasons. Putin openly courts some of these.

Would you have said the same if the Germans were men. The women were young enough to be your Great Granddaughters.

https://trumpgolftrack.com/

Harrisfan is one of those who believes Germany only lost because of one Austrian too many. Delusional.

Comparing the Mango Mussolini to Mussolini is unfair to Mussolini. Mussolini was a journalist and an actual intellectual. Some comparisons have been made to Idi Amin Dada. They communicate is similar ways