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Qatar seems like the model “modern Arab state” and a mediator.
The gulf country has spent a fortune buying western football clubs, iconic hotels and real estate.
However, behind their carefully crafted PR, the Qataris are hiding some disturbing things…
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- Divert all resources away from developing Iran for decades to build a state prepared for total war.
- Commit atrocities in at least 4 different neighbouring states for decades in order to build a militia network capable of waging a total war.
- Immediately lose the total war.
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The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous Inhumane Toxic and Historically False. And it rejects totally indeed makes impossible the two states of Israel & Palestine that is the only way
this is important but do read whole article b4 you condemn it. archive.ph/2023.10.28-061758…
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Russia has a hunger plan. Vladimir Putin is preparing to starve much of the developing world as the next stage in his war in Europe. 1/16
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If England 🏴 score a goal today against Hungary we’ll giveaway a mysteryretroshirts.co.uk box
Retweet & follow us to enter.📲
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𝙄𝙏’𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃𝘿𝘼𝙔!
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𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 𝙊𝙉 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙂𝙎! 🟡🔵
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As a Russian-speaking person of color who was born and raised in Ukraine, I believe that I am in a position to speak on the issue of nationalism and neo-Nazism in Ukraine. A long thread 👇
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You’ll have seen the multiple false claims that Putin and his supporters are making about ‘Nazis’ in Ukraine. We’ve looked at them in detail.
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How "anti-imperialists" have evolved their views as the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolded.
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Why Russia can't win against the West
Russia is often portrayed as the invincible military power. And yet, this reputation is based on two wars - Napoleonic and WWII. In both cases Russia won only thanks to the alliance allied with *the* leading economic powerhouse of that era🧵
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The speed with which the populist right is becoming as irrational, superstitious and outright dumb as the woke left has impressed me.
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In an hour-long video, Glenn Greenwald gives credence to Russian claims that the Ukrainians were carrying out “emergency disposal” of dangerous pathogens they had been developing with US help.
I'm going to translate a *LONG* thread by a geneticist debunking these claims.
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1/8. Russia has a history of aiming for quick and decisive strikes against Ukraine, failing, then revealing the aims of the operation in media prepared on the assumption of success.
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The "Why You Were Wrong About Ukraine and Will Be Again" Megathread
“There will be no invasion,” they said. “Putin is just sabre-rattling,” they told you. “It’s just Biden trying to escalate the situation so he can look good by defusing it,” they explained.
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There are currently fewer than 2 people hospitalised with COVID per hospital despite a rise in cases.
Cases are no longer a relevant metric and deaths and hospitalisations are extraordinarily low. Time to unscare the public. If we even can...
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Anyone who wants restrictions to continue clearly thinks vaccines don't stop hospitalisations and deaths when the evidence is clear that they do. Therefore, anyone who wants restrictions to continue is clearly an anti-vaxxer.
Ceballos with massive errors that have lead to goals against benfica and now two legs with Olympiakos! Why does Arteta persist with this bum...
LETS GOOOO!!🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱👊🏻
AND STILL! 👀
Jan Blachowicz (+190) deals Israel Adesanya his first career loss and keeps the light heavyweight title. What a fight. 👏
#UFC259