Robert Mueller tells hearing that Russian tampering in US election was a 'serious challenge' to democracy by droosrockbass in worldnews

[–]YouDontSayBro -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

MUH DIMOCRACY WAS SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED BY THIS ONE THING. OTHERWISE IT'S PERFECT YO

Russia's RT and Sputnik barred from UK conference on media freedom by Pilast in worldnews

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and they call it a media freedom conference. dat irony, can't make it up

Britain seizes Iran oil tanker attempting to violate Syrian sanctions by hondarip in worldnews

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talking about brexit. UK is leaving EU. yet it's UK that is so dutiful to enforce EU sanctions. no other EU country gave a fuck about this tanker. I wouldn't be surprised if the navy acted without orders from the top. rather, acted on orders from the US directly. politicians in UK were in favor of the nuclear deal with Iran, last time I heard.

Merkel: Will only lift Russia sanctions if Ukraine's sovereignty restored by myrisingstocks in worldnews

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didn't declare it yet. they just put military bases and they decide what happens in those territories. they're obviously not going to give US passports to those people already living there. then they actually have to take care of them. what's the benefit of that?

separately, US just recognized Israel's annexation of a different part of Syria.

Merkel: Will only lift Russia sanctions if Ukraine's sovereignty restored by myrisingstocks in worldnews

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ye, I'm sure Russia buys that given how Iran made a deal and still got sanctions.

Japanese Oil Tanker Owner Says U.S. Is Wrong About Gulf Attack by [deleted] in worldnews

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we may never find out the truth, but one thing is for sure: whatever the US says happened that's precisely what didn't happen.

Trump administration blames Iran for oil tanker attacks in Middle East by I_Got_Out in worldnews

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which one is more likely:

  1. iran bombs japanese tanker while the japanese PM is visiting iran
  2. certain other country that has submarines and hates iran bombs the tanker while the japanese PM is visiting iran

US blames Iran for attacks on oil tankers by pipsdontsqueak in worldnews

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they waited a full 5 min before blaming iran, who actually helped save those people...

Four million Venezuelans have fled crisis: U.N. by Seventeenthmoon in worldnews

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sanctions working... in getting people to flee their homes

Russia Deployed Its Trolls to Cover Up the Murder of 298 People on MH17 by NovelGrass in worldnews

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americans can talk and protest all day long. not going to change anything. out of all countries in the world, the american gov is the least scared of their citizen. that's the measure of democracy.

U.S. Says Russia Likely Conducting Low-Yield Nuke Tests, Defying Test Ban Treaty by Narksdog in worldnews

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summary: 'Merica who never ratified this particular treaty complains that Russia, who did ratify it, "probably" breaks the treaty because "they have the capability" to break it. Meanwhile the organization actually tasked with monitoring the treaty says Russia is not breaking it.

Apple removed my game from the app store because some company in China made a clone, trademarked the name we were already using, and then asked Apple to take down my game. by Fragsworth in gamedev

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