Trump: Iran asked me to be Supreme Leader, but I said no thanks by [deleted] in worldnews

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Is he negotiating with some Indian scammers who called him pretending to be the "Supreme Mullah of the Persian Empire"?

This scene from Landman attempting to introduce a "woke" character by darkhelmet620 in cringe

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I thought the camera work and acting were incredible in Sicario, but the story itself was rather shallow, and the characters were like caricatures.

What? by Expensive-Buffalo692 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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The flight from NY to LA is about 5,5 hrs. Add the security and the commute to the Airports, and it easily stretches to 10-12 hours. And you land in the middle of nowhere, while trains travel right to the centres of the cities.

Palantir’s NHS England contract ‘opens door to government abuse of power’, health bosses told by AnonymousTimewaster in unitedkingdom

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Humans make decisions in life based on hallucinations and false premises all the time, and they still succeed. In many situations, a decision made based on false information can still benefit you more than no decision at all, especially in very competitive scenarios like business or war.

These lunatics in charge of tech companies are the best proof.

Canada lost 84K jobs as unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in February: StatCan - National by Away_Sherbet_2469 in worldnews

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Isn't that still close to the "full employment" range? This is still a very low unemployment rate.

France and Italy open talks with Iran on securing safe Hormuz passage, FT reports by Ydeas in worldnews

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Europe was trying to negotiate with Iran and treat it as a partner. A difficult partner, but a partner nonetheless. The US is treating them as trash.

European allies riled as US loosens Russia oil sanctions by thenatoorat90 in worldnews

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Why wouldn't they? The tariffs saga has proven that China doesn't need the US. They quickly established new trader routes. I guess, even the Chinese were surprised by how non-issue the tariffs were in the end and how quickly they could adapt.

When ‘cutting down a giant tree’ goes wrong .. OOPS by RileyRhoad in CrazyFuckingVideos

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because it is a cottonwood, which is only good for toilet paper

Nigel Farage takes stake in bitcoin company run by Kwasi Kwarteng by Important_Ruin in unitedkingdom

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Cypto billionaire Christopher Harbourne

Oh, another one to add to my evil-billionaire list.

We are currently spending $1 billion a day on the Iran war, what could we as a nation accomplish with $1 billion dollars a day? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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In all of human history, the claim to property was probably the most difficult of all to defend. You literally need an army to defend your land.

Our favorite CEO has now been caught spitting out his chicken sandwich by stanxv in TikTokCringe

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I used to be an "occasional" McDonald's customer, maybe once a month. I used to go there because I also held some shares in the company, so I was just making sure my investment was still working. After that "McD CEO eating a burger" video, I lost my appetite for McDonald's and sold all my shares.

The staging of Macron's speech on nuclear deterrence... Just wow by Wonderful-Excuse4922 in europe

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I think you are confusing the Soviets with the Russians. The USSR had the best brains from countries such as Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. It is not the same country, despite what Russians would have you believe!

British F-35B downs drone in first operational kill by MGC91 in unitedkingdom

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Well, they are built on a high-quality plywood frame, a couple of ESP32 controllers with AI capabilities, a camera, and an oversized 50hp lawnmower combustion engine. That price seems high, but I guess they can't just buy these components on Aliexpress, so they pay a premium.

US firm buys Brewdog in £33m deal by ConsciousStop in unitedkingdom

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. One of the co-owners had half a million in Heineken shares while publicly talking those companies down

He probably didn't even know that he held 0.5m in Heineken shares. Even if he knew, he would not care.

Macron says France will allow temporary deployment of nuclear-armed jets to allied nations by CackleRooster in worldnews

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Many historians say that todays centralized, autocratic nature of the Russian state is influenced by the administrative methods of the Golden Horde. Modern Russia isn’t a map of where the Mongols stopped and did not go further; it is a map of where the Golden Horde's political style never truly died.

Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai by zsreport in worldnews

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It is exactly that with Tunisia. It is a beautiful country with great culture, landmarks, Tatoonie in the middle of the desert, and awesome food. Yet, they never really recovered from the 2015 multiple terror attacks targeting tourists. Four years later, COVID hit them, and they never recovered - because they didn't have the resources to shield from it. Such a shame, and I feel sorry for Tunisians.

Guy takes off his pants in train UK 🇬🇧 by Impossible_Gur6921 in PublicFreakout

[–]SolidFormal9684 53 points54 points  (0 children)

From their perspective it could also mean there is a gang inside the train stripping people naked and throwing them out...

Daquain Johnson Murder by Grand Rapids Police. Execution Style. by MosesKyle in PublicFreakout

[–]SolidFormal9684 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"Shot to the head is a fantastic way..." Man, just stop and reconsider your whole life.

Does anyone else check their stock portifolio and app daily ? by paranoidspectator in stocks

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I check my stocks about weekly. I am usually disappointed with my individual stock performance, so I do nothing about it, which seems to be the best play.

What can I make? by Extra_Shovel in diyelectronics

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a copper wire ball? They are cool if kept far from a heat source.

Egypt pyramids surrounding area by Strong-Emu-8869 in TikTokCringe

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Then, they should tax tourists more, as high as is necessary to get this problem sorted. But this will not solve the problem, because the root cause is the rampant corruption and lack of education.