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makes me feel browned off
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TopCat
Putin fanboy
Brown hair scum
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
The EU seems to be moving further towards the right, despite portraying itself as a force for good:
The taboos are falling fast as the EU embraces the far-right racist approach to migration | Shada Islam
The taboos are falling fast as the EU embraces the far-right racist approach to migration | Shada Islam
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Reported in the Portuguese news today :
"The inflationary wave will still be felt with intensity in Portugal during this year. Calculations from Dinheiro Vivo based on the Brussels winter projections , released yesterday, show that the relief from the rise in prices will be the seventh weakest in the euro zone, with a retreat of only 2.7 percentage points (pp) between 2022, year which recorded the peak of inflation, of 8.1%, and 2023, which should cool down to 5.4%. And it's the fault of wage increases, signals the European Commission."
FACT: There are strikes by teachers, health workers transport and strikes in the private sector over pay. 72% of workers earn less than 1000 euros
"The inflationary wave will still be felt with intensity in Portugal during this year. Calculations from Dinheiro Vivo based on the Brussels winter projections , released yesterday, show that the relief from the rise in prices will be the seventh weakest in the euro zone, with a retreat of only 2.7 percentage points (pp) between 2022, year which recorded the peak of inflation, of 8.1%, and 2023, which should cool down to 5.4%. And it's the fault of wage increases, signals the European Commission."
FACT: There are strikes by teachers, health workers transport and strikes in the private sector over pay. 72% of workers earn less than 1000 euros
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Whats the cost of living like there?
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
To o get some idea you need to start with where the 1000 a month would go . Accommodation is the biggest costs . Rent is anywhere between 6-800 for a two bed flat in cities and major towns obviously cheaper in the countryside. Then obviously there are utility bills , food etc on top. Inflation was 9% at the end of last year.
gosub
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We can’t lose China, EU leaders say
Xi Jinping’s blooming bromance with Vladimir Putin is freaking EU leaders out. Now they’re booking flights to Beijing.
www.politico.eu
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
We can’t lose China, EU leaders say
Xi Jinping’s blooming bromance with Vladimir Putin is freaking EU leaders out. Now they’re booking flights to Beijing.
You put your right foot in
You take your right foot out
You put your right foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That’s what it’s all about
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
The Finns party (previously True Finns) coming second in Finnish election, and possibly heading back into government
Polling for the AfD up. Populists in government in Italy, achieving their best results France.
The idea that the genie was going to go back into the bottle post-Covid really has been debunked
So in both Sweden and Finland populists parties doing well.
Polling for the AfD up. Populists in government in Italy, achieving their best results France.
The idea that the genie was going to go back into the bottle post-Covid really has been debunked
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
After Brexit right wing immigration policies get rid of foreigners
apple.news
Sweden has expelled 1,100 British nationals since Brexit — The Guardian
Country has told more Britons to leave than any other in the bloc, including a 74-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s
gosub
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France is demanding that Europe cuts ties with the United States – Cryptopolitan
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Europe reduces its reliance on the United States and avoids getting dragged into a confrontation between the US and China over Taiwan. The statement, made during Macron’s three-day state visit to China, could risk riling Washington and...
www.cryptopolitan.com
Except its not the US nor Taiwan that see the 29-47 civil war as unfinished business.
Still, there's an election in Taiwan next January ...see how that goes
gosub
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It's not even a coherent policy....The only reason they could do that is because the threat directly to the east Russia, is being burnt out by Ukraine with NATO's assistance. Macron would have appeased Putin.France is demanding that Europe cuts ties with the United States – Cryptopolitan
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Europe reduces its reliance on the United States and avoids getting dragged into a confrontation between the US and China over Taiwan. The statement, made during Macron’s three-day state visit to China, could risk riling Washington and...
Except its not the US nor Taiwan that see the 29-47 civil war as unfinished business.
Still, there's an election in Taiwan next January ...see how that goes
The only reason. Taiwan didn't consider Rafaels is cos they had a bad experience with Mirage 2000s. Turns out Taiwan got lucky if Macon's attitude is placate the CCP.
The same CCP that has made massive in roads (quite literally) to Africa, an area France has always concerned itself with.
An EU without the UK in it was always going to be a different beast but I hope it doesn't just end up France and Grrmany bickering over whose play thing it is...the Poles for one have other ideas
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Most people believe the civil war ended in December 1949France is demanding that Europe cuts ties with the United States – Cryptopolitan
France’s President Emmanuel Macron has demanded that Europe reduces its reliance on the United States and avoids getting dragged into a confrontation between the US and China over Taiwan. The statement, made during Macron’s three-day state visit to China, could risk riling Washington and...
Except its not the US nor Taiwan that see the 29-47 civil war as unfinished business.
Still, there's an election in Taiwan next January ...see how that goes
gosub
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I will conceed 96 million CCP members isn't 'most people' . Its a significant group of people though
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Not seeing the case made for 1947 tho
gosub
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As we both know. You are a cunt.
Currently. As in right now CCP warships are stopping ships going about their lawful business navigating the Staits of Taiwan, whist over 70 CCP military aircraft carry out exercises on either side of Taiwan.
CCPs One China is a China with boundaries that aren't in line with 1947. CCP is clearly expansionist
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
1947 has nothing to do with it
gosub
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9 warships and 70 aircraft currently encircling Taipai and doing live fire drills say different For CCP and 'One China poilcy' civil war is unfinished business. If youre Taipai its what part of not under CCP rule don't yunderstand ?
Can't even hide under a fig ear of one country two systems after the CCP blatantly disregarded its obligations to Hong Kong in the years since the hand over
Can't even hide under a fig ear of one country two systems after the CCP blatantly disregarded its obligations to Hong Kong in the years since the hand over
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Pickmans is making fun of you. The Civil War ended in 1949, not 1947.
gosub
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Well he can fuck off, mostly today' Ive been dealing with 4 separate engineers on the new place and it's looking like We are in a hotel for the next couple of days
China-Taiwan: Aircraft carrier 'seals off' island on third day of drills
Beijing's military simulates further attacks after President Tsai met US House Speaker McCarthy.
www.bbc.co.uk
Possible quid pro quo - China keeps out of Ukraine and Europe turns a blind eye to Taiwan ?
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
China won't invade Taiwan anytime soon, They are, if anything, more reliant on semiconductors coming out of Taiwan, and especially TSMC than 'we' in the West are. Any military action will destroy that industry. Taiwan is also just about to completely revamp their national service (currently four months with more of an emphasis on ;nation building' than modern tactics for a one year stint with a focus on lessons from Ukraine. Also the taiwanese seem to think China won't have sufficient sea lift capacity for five or six years, and finally the Taiwanese tactic seems to be to use threaten to use the thousands of short range they have to wreak havoc on most of the Chinese coastal area (i.e. the bit with the money) if there were landings.
As above, the Chinese strategy is up in the air since the actions they took in Hong Kong has put back the (re) unification political campaign.
As above, the Chinese strategy is up in the air since the actions they took in Hong Kong has put back the (re) unification political campaign.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
You say that, but I seem to remember the "Russia won't invade Ukraine any time soon" comments (of which I was one of the doubters). In other words, don't fucking jinx it.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
Indeed. But then, whatever else he is, Xi isn't fucking mental...
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Er... you say that but...
Forget it
Forget it
gosub
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Xi has surrounded himself with even less people that will talk truth to power than Putin has, which can't help
Neither is Putin, Ukraine was a miscalculation based on poor information. If it had worked out as Putin had intended people would still see him as a cold, calculating genius.
Xi is likely even more cloistered than Putin so make of that what you will. Hopefully he is more risk averse however.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
No indeed, really balanced and mentally healthy people do what xi has done in Hong Kong, xinjiang and in china's campaign against covid
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
If the guardian is to be believed he's surrounded himself with yes men Xi Jinping chooses ‘yes’ men over economic growth in politburo purge
