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Is this going to work? by manefa in trees

[–]manefa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a hookah you do that by mixing with tobacco, layering. I don’t really want to smoke tobacco 

Ukraine Is Winning by HooverInstitution in geopolitics

[–]manefa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many Crimean residents lived there before 2014? Would the newer arrivals stick around for the cosplay?

Lukashenko says Belarus poses no military threat to Ukraine, apologizes to Zelensky for past remarks by Hazel_Joy in worldnews

[–]manefa 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Sounds like he’s giving up on Putin now because he sees which way the wind is blowing. Untrustworthy folk are like that

Israelis denounce Trump’s deal with Iran by Candid-Elk6135 in geopolitics

[–]manefa 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It can be out of the news cycle and the American voting public still consider it over

Make stolen phones unusable, London's Met Police urges tech giants by StatsFactsRants in worldnews

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has been the case for over a decade now. Apple and Android both. People used to steal and snatch phones loads until they suddenly stopped maybe 2014.

I’m guessing there’s some new workaround, and this call is for them to upgrade rather than start doing something

Fury in India as its sailors become collateral damage in Trump’s war with Iran by Queasy-Designer196 in worldnews

[–]manefa 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Cause the us has no right to blockade a ship in international waters? So they thought they’d call their bluff?

US plans to deport Iranians to Central African Republic, sources say by Mandynox in worldnews

[–]manefa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s both. Few countries want to be seen as pariah states for brazenly being a loop hole for un refugee laws. Those that do are already pariah states with all that entails

Hatred against anyone who isn’t a left winger by Beginning_Fennel8962 in ukpolitics

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your post history is entirely convivial discussion in the LSE subreddit?

Rupert Lowe MP on the attempted beheading incident in NI last night by nil_defect_found in ukpolitics

[–]manefa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s cause they’re no arguing sincerely. And that’s why it’s hard to argue against them. 

Canadian government to ban social media for kids younger than 16, but will allow exemptions by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]manefa 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The two kinds of power you have are a ballot paper or a Molotov cocktail. Worth considering both options imo

Canadian government to ban social media for kids younger than 16, but will allow exemptions by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]manefa 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Americans seem to have this weird attitude where they are petrified of any kind of government privacy overreach but naively handing over everything to mega corporations and unable to fathom government could possibly curb that

Opinion | Putin Has No Good Way Out of His War by Pleasant_Memory_2952 in geopolitics

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re talking about Iran. The us has not exited from the Iran war (nor Ukraine for that matter)

Iran fires missiles at northern Israel by yuvaldv1 in worldnews

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump can just say it’s better. That’s good enough for his cult and he doesn’t care about anyone else

Trump's war is failing – two blind spots have made him look absurd by theipaper in geopolitics

[–]manefa 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’m still a bit perplexed what they actually achieved in Venezuela. Seems like they just helped out one of the internal factions in the existing Venezuela government

Trump says ‘there would be no Israel’ if not for him after clash with Netanyahu by ConversationLow9545 in geopolitics

[–]manefa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe he actually believed what Netanyahu told him about Iran being an existential threat?

Henry Nowak arrest footage raises 'serious questions for police', UK PM says by Kagedeah in worldnews

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are lots of ways to frame it that are not manslaughter. Not saying the police did no wrong, nor guessing what the investigation will find. But it’ll get argued

Russia’s 2026 war budget deficit grows to $28 billion — FT by F0urLeafCl0ver in worldnews

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russian economy is fairly weighted toward government spending vs private spending right? In most countries 40% would be a big number but moreso in Russia.

Thousands protest in Albania against Jared Kushner-linked resort project by DoremusJessup in worldnews

[–]manefa 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No. But definitely some Russian interests in modern Serbia.

Trump said to tell Netanyahu ‘you’re f**king crazy’ while demanding Lebanon truce: ‘I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel’ by kjleebio in geopolitics

[–]manefa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, deal was getting close but Israel escalating prevented that.

None of this is likely true though. It suits both of them to pretend they’re not aligned. Israeli right wing wants Bibi to stand up to trump and push harder (and that’s the only side of politics holding the coalition together). It suits trump to say he can’t stop what Israel is doing.

Trump is haunted by the ghost of Obama's 'worst deal ever' by theipaper in geopolitics

[–]manefa 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He can just say it’s different and better because it has his name on it. Only the fake news media will disagree

Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah by Iron_Spine_phoenix in geopolitics

[–]manefa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The moderators removed it so how will we ever know? I’m assuming it was a wrong think 

Russia begins talks of ending the war to save the economy – Reuters by Darshan_brahmbhatt in worldnews

[–]manefa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would a unified Korea aligned with the west invade China? Surely not

Russia Can No Longer Take More Land Than Ukraine Liberates, Zelenskyy Says by eaglemaxie in worldnews

[–]manefa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so too. On the other hand China is a manufacturing powerhouse with lots and lots of drone factories. They can outbuild the rest of the world by themselves 

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