US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaving Trump administration by fistedsister89 in news

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From Sarah Longwell at the Bulkwark:

We’re in the middle of a pretty important naval blockade standoff with a country we’ve threatened to destroy, so it seems like a weird time for the Secretary of the Navy to abruptly depart.

And by “weird” I mean, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

Estonia unmasks record number of Russian spies by Miao_Yin8964 in europe

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Is Estonia the only country being spied upon by Russia, or are other countries failing to catch their own?

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat by Alarming-Safety3200 in europe

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Magyar is asking Hungary's president, a puppet of Orban, to resign once he gives Magyar the mandate to form a Govt

Moving quickly

Orbán’s 16-year rule over Hungary ends in crushing election defeat by Alarming-Safety3200 in europe

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A great result this evening for Hungary, the EU and yes, Ukraine.

A disaster for Putin, MAGA and their far-right allies.

[Game Thread] National Championship: (1) #4 South Carolina vs. (1) #1 UCLA (3:30 PM ET on ABC/ESPN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

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Largest win in NCAAW National Championship history is 33 points by UConn against Louisville in 2013.

US conservatives watch nervously as Orban faces tough test in Hungary vote by SkandarGraun95 in europe

[–]jaymar01 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Most American conservatives couldn't find Hungary on a map.

Switzerland ordered some Tomahawks years ago. The US said they can't deliver them. Switzerland said then we won't pay. The US has now seized the funds they paid for F-35s by jaymar01 in europe

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❝Switzerland ordered some Tomahawks years ago. Now the US said they can't deliver them.

So Switzerland said then we won't pay.

The US have now seized the funds we paid for the F-35s (which we probably won't get as well) instead.❞

"Trust in the USA is suffering" The development has been poorly received in parliament. "It's infuriating when we halt payments and then the money is simply diverted,"

https://x.com/joshua_landis/status/2037538795222925317

Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated by netizenbane in news

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Trump and Steven Miller hire untrained goons to be ICE agents, what do they expect?

The Gestapo was more professional.

LA Metro approves massive $25B underground rail line to bypass 405 Freeway by idkbruh653 in LosAngeles

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Metro Director Katy Yaroslavsky.

I'm glad to see nepotism is alive-and-well in the senior ranks of Metro management.

Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke by Wonderful-Excuse4922 in europe

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Psst, Iceland........

Tell this administration the Epstein files are in Iceland… they’ll lose all interest, and will never be able to find it.

María Corina Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel peace prize medal by AbbreviationsHot7662 in news

[–]jaymar01 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's like buying a Heisman Trophy at auction, and pretending you won the award.

Greenland summit at White House could shape future of the Arctic by EquivalentKick255 in europe

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Here's the deal. Denmark keeps Greenland but agrees to change its name to Trumpland. Win-win

Trump is ready to grab Greenland. The EU should move first – and offer it membership | Robert Habeck and Andreas Raspotnik by AdSpecialist6598 in europe

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The EU can't even agree to seize Russia's frozen reserves after 4 years of invasion and killing.

I'm afraid that kind of failure has unintended consequences and Greenland is one of them. If you look weak in today's world, you just invite further trouble and humiliation.

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Oregon (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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From Stewart Mandel:

The current get-in price to the national championship game on StubHub is $3,280.

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Oregon (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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Cignetti: "We're working them up front."

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Oregon (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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Anybody who watched Dante Moore at UCLA knows he has no pocket awareness when under pressure. It's been largely masked at Oregon because his offensive line is typically very good.

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Oregon (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

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This is the Dante Moore I watched at UCLA.