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The combined wealth of the 350 people and families in the list of British billionaires totals £965bn, an amount larger than the entire GDP of Poland
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Living Classics insights - start here:
What can Greece and Rome help us understand about modern life? From democracy and leadership to memory, resilience and the supernatural, here are five things I learned from writing recent Living Classics articles—with some unexpected connections, useful takeaways and ancient ideas to put to work in the present.
Democracies deteriorate in similar ways – constitutional and legal violations, ambitious and ruthless leaders, malleable popular norms:
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If you want to remember something well, emotion as well as practice are paramount:
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Classical Athens had high accountability for its leaders, and also volatility and changeability:
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Quick disaster to dominance turnarounds are possible – with the right strategic approaches:
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Classical culture embraces the supernatural – our depictions of classical culture probably should as well:
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Twitter is now the smallest social media platform I have. It used to be the biggest. Every single account has overtaken it by magnitudes. It’s proof Elon musk has bought this site to turn it into a vanity project where criticism of him nukes your reach.
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If Serbia and Brazil can reject and get rid of their worst leaders, America can do the same with Donald Trump.
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This past week alone, Russia has launched around 1,600 guided aerial bombs, 48 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, and nearly 2,300 attack drones against Ukraine. Unfortunately, almost every day, these brutal strikes leave people killed and injured. In the evening, Russian strikes on the Dnipro region killed four people. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 22 people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl. In Vinnytsia, a Russian drone struck a high-rise apartment building. Six people were injured. In Kharkiv, the Russians first struck a home improvement hypermarket and then carried out a cynical double-tap strike on the emergency services that arrived at the scene. First responders were injured. There were also strikes overnight on a thermal power plant, substations, coal mines, grain storage facilities, shopping malls, and a postal logistics hub. Damage has been reported in nine regions.
This is how Russia responds to diplomacy and deisolation. And it is very important that support for those who protect lives not diminish alongside the negotiation process. We need to unblock the deliveries of Patriot interceptors already approved by European countries. We need to continue supporting Ukrainian combat aviation to defend against jet-powered “shaheds.” Every such defense package, especially ahead of winter, helps save lives. I thank all partners who provide this kind of support.
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Hey America, I don’t mean to brag or anything but our leader doesn’t talk about people’s asses during his speeches because he’s not a demented fucking moron.
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Storm Shadow missiles have been extremely effective for Ukraine, despite the limited supply.
It is not too late for Germany to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
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Elon Musk initially denied throttling Ukraine's Starlink. Now he has admitted it and said it was because they violated terms of service.
He's a coward, and a traitor, and a liar.
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"Wujek jest socjopatą cierpiącym na narcystyczne zaburzenie osobowości oraz długotrwałą, niezdiagnozowaną niepełnosprawność intelektualną."
~ Mary L. Trump, bratanica Donalda
Warto dodać, że Mary jest doktorem psychologii klinicznej. – at Zielonki, Polska
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Hillary Clinton: 'when we finally see all the Epstein files, I think even the people who supported uh Trump are going to be shocked by what it shows about trump'
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This is a confession to treason.
Elon Musk, a private individual and not an elected official, hijacked U.S. national defence policy to harm partner Ukraine and help enemy Russia.
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Obama: "The guy has become billions of dollars wealthier in office. Nobody disputes this! It's just -- how do you do that when you're supposed to be looking out for you? And the worst part of it not a single Republican in Congress has done anything to stop it."
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Trump just said the quiet part out loud:
He doesn’t “give a damn” about higher gas prices, as long as his billionaire friends are making a fortune.
Trump doesn’t tell the truth very often, but he did last night!
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Until Musk bought it, Twitter was a rallying place for liberal democratic folk. Musk's first goal was to destroy that rallying place. His second goal was to turn Twitter into a fascist propaganda engine outwardly dressed as a free speech forum. – at Brighton, England






























