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  • Warren Buffett: "There could be... Things happen in the United States that... make us want to own a lot of other currencies."

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  • If the EU had it just a bit together, it would flourish both economically and prestige. The entire world is looking desperately for a reserve currency, for a place where to invest or even just to go and so a master or doctoral work... and yet Germany decided to go for self-harm and censure, north of Germany all bellicose, the south of it all lost after the lost of leadership and Ursula all authoritarian... let us no mention disregarding decades of support from the oppressed in the middle east and full on board with the US policies now.

    Without doing nothing the EU would had become today the beacon whether a Chinese merchant, an Argentinian industrialist or an Angolan PhD candidate, instead... here we are... So back to Buffett, true, other currencies are more desirable but no one are posed to massively stand out for now.

  • Best countries to move to/live in nowadays?

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  • "At least to me it would be impossible if my head was still in the US". I completely understand it... contributing with taxes to these policies from Washington DC may feel appalling... Now, the US has plenty of small and diverse type of communities some would find remarkable, like bubbles within the Empire... some can easily find peace there. Emigrating to another country is not recommended, nor feasible to everyone, but just moving within the US can be day and night different. Moving just a few miles away and and your lifestyle and friends can potentially change almost as much as moving abroad, and still close to your family/job.

  • Best countries to move to/live in nowadays?

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  • Switzerland has many protections you want and the salaries are very good too. Now, I don´t consider life there as ideal thought. It is a bit depressing, so much beauty around but something is sad... reminds it of Paris... not to that extreme, but a bit like it. Of course it is a stable economy and you sense that peace of mind when there.

    However it is not that democratic as they claim, for instance, twice the country voted for restriction on EU immigration (a silly thing since it greatly benefits the Alpine country and its society) but still the politicians keep dragging their feet and give excuses to disregard the resounding already decade old mandate (and at the benefit of the economy)... so wise yes, democratic not! Likewise, Switzerland has caved much to the powers of US and EU to several international topics so it is not the independent it used to be. Then it is the ethical aspect of collecting monies from spurious sources (Ireland lives of that too, but at least, the Celtics are more transparent of that)...

  • Best countries to move to/live in nowadays?

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  • Spain vs Portugal is a tough one... Spain has better protections on paper but the people can be more vocal when opposing something they don´t like. Portuguese, in general, are far more amicable and genuine, specially outside the too touristic areas, but prospective for jobs to foreigners is slim outside the two main cities. Yes, Portuguese are far more amicable than Spaniards, but, like I mentioned in other post, the test is put when circumstance change, with the flock of foreigners buying property in Lisbon an Porto, they are far less welcoming there now too. For the long term, Spain, has a better track record, if you ask me.

  • Best countries to move to/live in nowadays?

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  • After been in 5 continents in 30+ countries and living in 6... the best for your requirements is Spain. Spain, even the opposing parties are unlikely to touch most of those protections since it has wide support among the population. Now, Spain is not panacea, it still has stigma against Gypsies, older people face job discrimination, etc.

    Regarding privacy is OK, more due to inaction than protection but far better than most neighbors in the north.

    On corruption... the 'perception' is that there is plenty but no more than I witnessed in countries like Germany, UK or USA... the difference is that corruption in Spain is highly exposed by rival parties/media while in the other countries it is no so sensationalized, that is why of the increase 'perception'. By the way, Scandinavia, that I used to admire, above local governments, I don´t see it much better on corruption levels, specially since late 2000s.

    Regarding foreigners, Spain has many offers in certain jobs, where English is a requirement, but not easy at all for more common jobs where the local language is what is mostly used, even if you dominate it well. Now, you will be surprised how many companies are moving jobs to Spain since it is easier to attract talent to Barcelona or Malaga than to Berlin or Grenoble... and they save in salaries.

    Now, if you put less emphasis in sexism and LGBTQ, certain countries in Latin America like Mexico or Uruguay, or across the ocean others like Malaysia may be more appealing, it is not that they are expressively against those groups, it is just they demand a more quiet sexual expression from you.

    Lastly, countries like Australia, New Zealand and the like have become so corrupt at high level and against privacy and freedom of expression in certain topics, should be disregarded if you emphasis on that. Ireland, is the only exception in the Anglo world, now, like Switzerland and Norway, they are floating in money o every one is okay while economies are good... the test comes, as always, come in challenging times. Till, then, consider those three too.

  • Gaza Freedom Flotilla incident [2025] - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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  • incident?! The little news published of the bombing of a civilian ship off the coast of Malta an Italy should be perplexing... but , at this point it is not any longer. I can see already Mossad kidnapping journalists/protestors off Paris, Madrid or London to bring to Israel and our press and leaders making no comments or even insinuating they had it coming.

  • German domestic secret service classifies Second largest party as right wing extremist.

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  • Finally someone points that out. No only that, the same police state that bans speeches (even online ones!) on just what happens in Gaza... and here we are, a bunch of people in the fediverse clapping for the potential ban of an entire political party.

    We should have learned long ago that we don´t need the "domestic secret service" to classify a political party as anything, nor new sudden anti-terror laws to be brought up; all of these measurements are always Trojan horses for the powers be to control future narratives that go way beyond what they were originally was said it was intended for. The truth is that both Europe and US have proven and established laws, with its checks-and-balances, to deal with people and organizations that want to do harm. All this paraphernalia of "secret police reports¨, "national security", "PATRIOT act" and the like are intended to circumvent the laws and provide no guarantees so we end up with what we experience recently, with journalists imprisoned in the EU for years without any charges. Haven´t you notice that these measures are never rescinded back?!

    Trust me, after they ban AfD, any other party that possesses a chance to threat the establishment (whether harmful or benevolent, right or left) will get banned too, and easily so then. If AfD does something illegal, persecute them with the current laws for that and make sure all political parties are subject to the same scrutiny, no need of a secret police reports that cannot be disclosed for national security reasons.

    The erosion we are creating to our countries' institutions is spiraling out of control and parties like AfD, Reform UK, etc are not the cause, but the symptoms of disfranchising large amounts of people from many years on the making. Hermetically closing the lid while the fire is still on will bring nothing good for anyone.

  • FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

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  • No much. He would have to declare if conflict of interest or to IRS. But strong feeling that is not the case. Again, if evidence was there, the FBI and even Trump would be all over with the evidence. This guy, probably had no even Confidential Security Clearance (lowest one). The only thing I can think of is industrial espionage but those are brought by the injured party and goes to a normal judicial channel... nothing indicates that is the case here.

  • Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave

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  • I get in on UK now... Japan... gosh, I hope not but I am very afraid that is the underlying truth.

  • What percentage of people you've met do you consider a genuinely good person? Someone you could trust your life with if need be?

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  • That is very hard to asses. I prefer to look it like this, what chances is that you will find a partner (like for marry to) out of 100 or so. I do believe, if given equal chance of interaction, you could find a marrying-material partner every 7 or 8 people. Now, in a world of plenty of choices, biases etc, we shuffle through hundreds of people before settling with one... and, even then, still unhappy with the choice for the people we haven gone through yet in our search. Now, that is for me... Chances is you would choose a different person out of these very same 7 to 8 people. Both chosen persons have the same chance of being equally good persons, as the non chosen ones.

  • Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave

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  • You have a point... a scary point!

  • Keir Starmer’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine won’t work

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  • Those that claim it is a "Special Operation" say it to deny the word invasion... of course, is nonsense. That is what I was referring to. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

  • Has Anyone Ever Considered a Federated Alternative App Store?

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  • I presume the concern is governments banning apps left and right so a federated repository will be mostly immune from that. But you are right, technologically is not as straight forward.

    What surprised me is that F-Droid is avoided by many FOSS enthusiasts (due to signing it themselves so delayed updates and potential tampering). Aurora is great but 100% on Google's merci and Google frequently cuts its winds. Did not know Aptoide was community based... have to check it out.

  • Keir Starmer’s peacekeeping plan for Ukraine won’t work

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  • Oh... there are! I oppose the invasion 100%, like oppose US trying to invade Cuba with the same claims. Now, I accept as an argument that when you have been invaded three times through Ukraine by western powers and each resulted with millions of deaths... you may have a cause to ask for neutrality from Ukraine. Very unfair for the sovereignty of Ukraine, but I understandable from Moscow. Ukraine should have been more pragmatic. Mexico's current leader detests the US leadership, but instead of asking from Russian or Chinese assistance, it tries to keep a neutral yet clear stance tone. Acting like Cuba or Ukraine is just asking for trouble. Finland learned that in the 50s too, the best way to deal with a country that stole 1/3 of your country was to be neutral and it flourished in that premise... to now becoming NATO... good luck flourishing from now on!!! Singapore and Switzerland also learned the benefits of genuinely assuring neutrality to the powerful neighbors.

  • FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado

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  • You really don't know how researches work... they get to be in multiple projects globally, specially when working in a university... that is why of the name. Besides, the US is highly sensitive with confidential information and for the most ridiculous things you need a "security clearance" that he will never get even the most basic one. Today, most on the spying is not done presentially within the target country, let alone with such a prominent position.

  • Marine Le Pen banned from running for French presidency in 2027 and given four-year sentence in embezzlement trial – live

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  • I agree with many of your premises, but not the main one. People are brainwashed for sure that migrants, jews, muslims, etc are the problem, but they do have grievances that the state does not care for them. Blaming Putin on that perception is silly, he wish he was that powerful. US had for decades massively aired propaganda in all corners of the world, financed NGOs, payed journalists and the results were mixed. Putin does not employ not even a 5% of the US budget into those operations. Farage is a good example, he noticed that the British are not happy, that Brussels was getting more powerful and blamed all in Brussels with memes like curved bananas etc (I know trade and knew Brexit was horrible for both side of the Channel) but I don't blame Putin for Farage or Trump... they both are just opportunistic in a situation those countries fail to deliver. UK and US are both in a worse situation due to these two politicians, but banning them both would have been far worse since the discontent still unaddressed. Blaming in Putin for them both is just ridiculous, he wish he had that power!

  • Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave

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  • I don't think is that... the EU happily come to "rescue" Uyghurs from Beijing, or Kosovars from Belgrade, or Chechens from Moscow... the pattern I find is always to support Washington DC. For sure, you have much more chances of success by standing with the US (till now at least), but tens and tens of countries... that is not a normal statistical curve! And Corbin's expulsion doubt US had anything to do with it.

    One thing you said lighted my mind though, countries that committed genocide are very into Israel today though... well, no Belgium though... it is complicated I guess, not a normal curve though.

  • Why are there no large demonstrations in the USA against Donald Trump's policies?

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  • It is normal... first Social Media desensitizated all of us... by the masses. It is hard to prove now what is true or false... Even "sensible Governments", left and right are applying techniques that Trump popularized... Look at the EU today! Add that to a fragile real economy (not what you see in the stock market) so everyone is afraid of a bold move and being written into a black list. I used to have a professor in that showed us documents (from FOIA) how, in the 80s, the FBI contacted his employers after his interviews no to hire him because his Communist ideas... Today you would not even get FOIA on that. Imagine now with the technology how a government hostile to you can ruin your life. The best way to survive, put your head down and go as unnoticed as possible.

  • Gaza medics killed by Israel found handcuffed and shot in mass grave

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  • The colonial abuses of 2 centuries ago were not recorded for most to see. Most recently, from blaming Spain for the sinking of the Maine to blame 9/11 on Afghanistan and Iraq the press got away with it, but now sources are so varied it is hard to suppress the reality any longer. True, we are less likely to protest in streets for change (I blame social media), but no one now trust the system and their arguments either. As we won't protest, we won't also join any army to fight in a foreign land for any cause. This will eventually corrode the system from within... just wait for a mayor financial crisis.