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naturalgasbad

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  • Putin claims landslide in Russian election and scorns US democracy

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  • The only difference between the Russian and US system is that instead of having one big party whose interests are entirely separated from the public and which completely crushes any opposition parties, we have two big parties whose interests are entirely separated from the public and which completely crush all opposition parties.

    A sham democracy if there ever was one, but that's because the purpose of indirect democracy is less to decide on policy and more to select a strongman leader that's most appealing.

    The Russian election was "rigged" in that there was only controlled opposition... But this is also not an inherently unique feature. When was the last time a US President was neither Democrat nor Republican?

  • Russia says it killed large number of Ukrainian soldiers with ‘vacuum bomb’ in claim Kyiv calls nonsense

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  • 300 taken out (dead/injured)... Sounds not unreasonable for a missile strike? Iskanders routinely rack up ~10 KIA and ~80 injured

  • Russia says it killed large number of Ukrainian soldiers with ‘vacuum bomb’ in claim Kyiv calls nonsense

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  • Ukraine war: G7 threatens sanctions if Iran sends Russia ballistic missiles

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  • Russia's economic integration has undoubtedly been with the Global South in recent years. What, exactly, are you disputing from OP's comment?

  • Ukraine war: G7 threatens sanctions if Iran sends Russia ballistic missiles

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  • Israel

  • Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly

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  • Reeks of sabotage to me. The Long March 2C is a remarkably reliable rocket.

  • US lawmakers want a TikTok sale or ban, but China’s ByteDance won’t give up without a fight

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  • Except US TikTok data is hosted by Oracle in the US...?

  • Kremlin says Putin didn't threaten to use nuclear weapons, U.S. took him out of context

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  • People (including you) seem to forget the context for why the Cold War was a cold war.

  • Biden announces 'emergency' US military mission to build pier off Gaza coast to deliver aid

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  • Malaysia's prime minister resists US pressure and says Malaysians don't have a problem with China

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  • China's been negotiating SCS claims with its neighbours. That's why, as of now, Taiwan's claims in the SCS are actually larger than China's claims (because of China's negotiations with Vietnam).

  • Leaked Israel lobby presentation urges US officials to justify war on Gaza with 'Hamas rape' claims

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  • Is this the first Israeli conflict you've followed? This is just the IDF playbook. Slander, deflect, lie, and deny.

  • Study: Chinese scientists increasingly leaving U.S.

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  • Maybe the state-sponsored racism doesn't help, huh?

  • China repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, peace talks on Middle East and Ukraine

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  • "if I don't like someone, everything they say is wrong"

    Did you know water is wet? Or are you going to disagree with that one too?

  • UK refuses to disclose what Israeli military planes landing in Britain have onboard

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  • Weapons? Money? Does it matter? Boycott Israel until they stop the genocide.

  • German police conduct raids against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online

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  • In Gommunist Gyna, people are arrested for the things they say about politicians.

    In Democratic Germany, people's rights to free political speech are protected.

  • Wang Yi rebukes Blinken’s remarks, says ‘unacceptable that certain countries must be at the table while others can only be on the menu’

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  • I cannot believe Blinken said "if you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

    Jesus Christ what the fuck is Blinken thinking? That's not something the representative of the leader of the Western world or whatever should be saying.

  • Egypt signs expanded $8 billion loan deal with IMF

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  • Did Egypt just halve the value of its own currency? Why yes, yes it did, thanks for asking.

  • China trade surges in first two months of 2024

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  • China has absurdly strong tailwinds right now, being at the forefront of the green energy and EV transitions. Huawei also had a massive resurgence, catapulting Chinese phone exports.

    The signs of this were there for all to see.

  • China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan

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  • All US news is warmongering.