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Latest developments and discussion of recent events in the Ukraine War
Stand by for the West’s betrayal of Ukraine - There is little sign Europe is ready to step up and arm Kyiv if Trump follows through on the logic of his campaign vow - THE TIMES https://archive.ph/C9iVF When it became clear earlier this year that Trump would definitely secure his party’s nomination, there was some flirting in Europe with the thought that the continent must step up and take over the funding and support for Ukraine when the US abandons Zelensky and his people. Those of us who suggested this did so on the basis it should surely be feasible for a continent of 500 million souls, with an economy ten times the size of Russia’s, to find the money and also to strengthen the European pillar of Nato. Beyond some statements since Trump’s victory about European solidarity, there is no meaningful sign of it. I hope I am wrong. I hope Europe, including the UK, steps up properly for Ukraine and commits to spending at least 3 per cent of GDP on rebuilding our own defences. As it stands, what seems more likely is that we will wring our hands while Ukraine is forced to endure ritual humiliation. My note - from Gemini The UK is currently spending approximately 2.3% of its GDP on defense. There is a commitment to increase this to 2.5% of GDP by 2030. To calculate 0.7% of the UK's GDP, we need the current GDP figure. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK's GDP in 2023 was £2,720 billion. To find 0.7% of this amount, we can multiply the GDP by 0.7% (or 0.007): £2,720 billion * 0.007 = £19.04 billion Therefore, 0.7% of the UK's GDP in 2023 was approximately £19.04 billion. That would be nearly £700 more per household per year. -
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Private car blocks emergency vehicle, patient dies in Samut Prakan
hopefully one day this will happen to one of his dearly beloved family members so he will understand what he did. thailand needed to make a new law that ambulances give priority and even give the right to hit the cars who not wanna let them pass -
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Just another day crossing the road...
I'm kind of split on your opinon on this...... If I'm first to arrive at a padestrian crossing in my car, and there are pedestians wating or about to cross, or if they have 'started' crossing, I stop.... If someone goes into the back of me, thats another issue and it would be the other cars fault - that has never happened and its only the same as stopping when a traffic light changes to red. On my motorcycle I'm far more cautous, I don't want to be the one stopping first, at traffice lights or a pedestiran crossing as I fear someone 'rear ending me'... so I'll either drive through, if no one is on the crossing already, or try and stop to the side, if people have started using the crossing already. As far as stopping, and giving a 'false sense of securiuty' to those using the crossing, ergo potentially being the one who effectively 'caused' an accident as they cross and another car blows through the junction - I get your point and its a common comment... but again, in years of driving here and stopping at crossings, this has not happened... But, in the example we see in this article, this is exactly what happened - drivers stopped, a person crossed thinking they were safe and dropped their guard.... But that is not the fault of the traffic that did stop, its the failt of the idiot motorcyclist for blowing through a pedestrian crossing when eveyrone else had stopped, also also partially the person crossing for dropping their guard and not paying attention. -
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Should I Tell My Friend That His Girlfriend Is Trans?
Live and let live, I say. Never a good idea to get between the goose and the gander, or the gander and the gander 555. -
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GO TRUMP GO - Saving the World from the Woke
Au contraire... we know trumped-up charges and prosecution when we see them. (See what I did there?) Go Trump go! -
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Wise is not anymore what it used to be
Transfers to SCM are made in seconds. Siam Commercial Bank. -
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Liberal Meltdown Thread
Bummer for you, then. (But still awesome for us right-thinking Americans who elected him. #winning) -
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Poll -- Will president elect Trump last through his term?
No. Disagreements on opinions fine of course Constant personal attacks suggesting its not OK anymore to express anti maga fascist opinions just because he won is outrageous and worthy of ignoring.
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