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So Long And Thanks For All The Fish - Ukraine bombs Russian Nuclear Bombers
So you want to gloss over the fact that the head of the Ukrainian delegation is on record for stating that Boris Johnson flew to Kiev to tell Zelensky not to sign a peace treaty, but to fight instead, by quoting AI? Very disingenous, as everyone knows you can make AI say anything based on the question. One should never trust anyone arguing with AI, see below Did Davyd Arakhamia state that Boris Johnson told Ukraine not to sign a peace treaty ChatGPT said: Yes, Davyd Arakhamia, a prominent Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has stated that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised Ukraine against signing a peace agreement with Russia during negotiations in early 2022.The Guardian In a November 2023 interview with Ukrainian journalist Natalia Moseychuk, Arakhamia revealed that after returning from Istanbul, where preliminary peace talks were held, Johnson visited Kyiv and urged Ukrainian leaders not to sign any agreement with Russia, instead advising them to continue fighting. Arakhamia emphasized that Johnson's advice was not an order but rather a recommendation, and that Western allies, including the UK, had consistently advised against entering into security guarantees with Russia that were not credible at the time .Reddit+5Express+5Reddit+5Voice of America Fact is, 3 days after Johnson flew to Kiev, the peace treaty was binned. Johnson, Biden and Co never had any intention to provide any security guarantees. They preferred to sacrifice Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, rather than put their own nations at risk. -
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Who loves Bangkok?
Or is it the person behind the name which is attracting all the hate?.....- 1
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So Long And Thanks For All The Fish - Ukraine bombs Russian Nuclear Bombers
Thanks. They are indeed. I should've have said hypersonic mid-range ballistic missiles. Thanks for the correction. -
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Musk: Kiss Your Social Security Goodbye, Grandma!
That article contains a lot of nonsense. They lump the Treasury together with the SS trust fund balance so that they can declare that the SS trust fund balance is not an asset. Quoting from that article: Put another way, investing an initial Social Security surplus in Treasury bonds creates an asset for Social Security and an equal liability for the Treasury. Since both borrower and lender are part of the same federal government, the net effect on overall federal finances is to cancel each other out. This statement is correct. But, the US Treasury and the SS trust funds are completely separate entities and there is absolutely no reason to lump them together. They have no source of funding in common and they have no source of expense in common. Yes.. .they are both part of the US government but otherwise totally unrelated except for strictly a lender:borrower relationship. The same relationship that exists between the US Treasury and any other entity that buys Treasury bills. Counting those Treasury bonds as net wealth is the equivalent of raiding one’s own retirement savings to go on vacation, writing yourself an IOU to repay your retirement fund later, and then treating that IOU as new net wealth to offset the cost of the vacation. This statement is where the article goes completely off the rails. It is deliberately misleading. Nobody with an ounce of brain would be "counting those Treasury bonds as net wealth". As correctly stated in the article earlier those bonds are an asset held by the owner (SS trust funds) but are a liability for the Treasury. This is the exactly the case for every single Treasury bill sold. The article is meant to confuse the uneducated MAGA voters. -
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Who loves Bangkok?
I guess I like Bangkok. Still own my condo there after 16 years and spend more time there each year. Great city, not without it's issues but very safe compared to many western capital cities. Good value from 40 Baht street noodles to Michelin starred restaurants, from live music in bars to top rated concerts. Shopping if that's your thing from cheap street markets to all the luxury brands. Cheap hostels to 5 star hotels. Some lovely parks for recreation. If all of that is too much, then two big airports with great connections to the world and low cost local carriers. Bangkok, see you again soon! Ps. Even my 87 year old mother is looking forward to her next trip later this year!!!- 1
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European Union woes: Poland’s Nawrocki pulls a upset!
The good news here, if any, is that presidents in Poland do not control foreign policy.
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