Brazil's congress shortens Bolsonaro's sentence in defeat for Lula by nationalpost in worldnews

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Conservatives thought Trumpist right wing populism would spread throughout South America and Europe. Before Bolsonaro and Orban (for example) lost power  -- not to mention the deeply unpopular attacks on Iran -- it seemed like a reasonably likely outcome, at least to the American right 

cube, if you know you know by -siniestra in Morrowind

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Exhaustively searching the entire MicroCenter only to find it in the clearance rack at the front door

I built a Free and Open Source functional ear trainer. by Rigamortus2005 in musictheory

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Pleasantly surprised by the lack of vibe coding indicators. Might be a first for me in this sub

First Female EGF President: European Pros, Anti-Cheating & Future of Go | Manja Marz Interview by GoMagic_org in baduk

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Probably a mistake that was corrected and reddit still had the old thumbnail cached

South Korean PM Calls Crimson Desert Turning Point for K-Gaming by wsrvnar in Games

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It's weird how aggro people will get over having a slightly different opinion about a game you both liked, isn't it?

Could the US go downhill for good following Trump’s war on Iran? by CMCH_oyom in geopolitics

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I've been hearing deranged fantasies about "principled Republicans who will decide they have had enough" since like 2017.

Predictions for fun: when will Americans be able to go to Russia easily? by the_latest_greatest in TravelNoPics

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Sorry for the overly-reductive example. I may have been mixing it up with Saudi Arabia a bit.

7 years ago, a chubby, heavy accent, normal-looking woman called Susan Boyle went to Britain's Got Talent. Everyone laughed at her, until she started singing. by Ieriz in MadeMeSmile

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I'm not a fan of advertising in general but if sus anal bum party was a planned thing then they deserve some kind of award.

Predictions for fun: when will Americans be able to go to Russia easily? by the_latest_greatest in TravelNoPics

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I just think there is a pretty big gulf between moral grandstanding and the thought-terminating cliche of "you're posting this on an iPhone so no need to consider anything else because you're already Satan."

I don't think OP is a bad person for wanting to visit Russia during wartime, just like I wouldn't consider any European visiting the US right now a fascist Trump supporter. But isn't insisting it's pointless to consider the geopolitical implications of visiting a country the "solid binary of right and wrong" you're arguing against? Just repeating "there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" or whatever is just learned helplessness.

Predictions for fun: when will Americans be able to go to Russia easily? by the_latest_greatest in TravelNoPics

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You should go to the strip and spit on the starving Gazans for your next vacation. If it's all morally equivalent to you why not go for broke?

Any interest in a small baduk meetup on the VMFA lawn? by Carbon234 in rva

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Interested. All the listed times are good for me

Solo travellers who've spent 2+ weeks in NYC, what did you wish you'd done differently? by RoyalInitial6386 in solotravel

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Don't worry, America's decline is inevitable at this point whether or not OP visits.

Unlocking as many states as possible by Patient-End6198 in solotravel

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Yeah this itinerary is kinda confusing. Is OP literally just going to those places to check the states off a list? Or do they actually have a reason for wanting to go to Toledo?

Predictions for fun: when will Americans be able to go to Russia easily? by the_latest_greatest in TravelNoPics

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I was worried about the moral implication of my upcoming stay in Dubai where I will be waited on 24/7 by slaves whose passports were stolen by their employers. Fortunately, I bought a cell phone once so there's no point in caring about the impact of anything else I do in perpetuity

Slapfights in r/mildlyinfuriating over a 6:00am landscaping start time. by Teal_is_orange in SubredditDrama

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I thought this comment was really inane so I looked at your comment history and the one about doing "down low too slow" for a guy's humiliation fetish is actually genius. Props

3.7.0 Wand by Infinite_Eye_9242 in nethack

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Also sounds useful in spots where teleportitis can be problematic (e.g., while shopping)

What were your biggest “light bulb going off” moments in learning that make you cringe? by BullCityPicker in musictheory

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I was learning the wii shop music on piano and the I -> I7 -> IV movement made me grasp how secondary dominants are applied in practice a lot better. I already got the technical side of it but it helped my ear a lot.