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3 Feb 2025 2 minute read 0 comments Thatsameoldguy
Trade wars-the international soap opera of sorts, but with more spreadsheets and fewer dramatic love triangles. Of late, the baton of this cha-cha has been with the U.S., and everybody is trying to keep pace without stepping on each other's toes. Act...
3 Feb 2025 2 minute read 1 comment Myxoplixx
Beneath the flickering glow of a discount store’s fluorescent lights, MAGA Mike scans price tags on canned beans, now 30% pricier than last month. His cart holds half what it did two years ago, though his paycheck hasn’t budged. This is life in 2031...
3 Feb 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z54Jtomhb1cEGTfK I travel through time, and this publication allows me to look into the future, when the whole world seems to pacify Russia. The Western leader developed an unfair peace plan, wh...
2 Feb 2025 7 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked
APART from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health... what have the Romans ever done for us? For me, the two empires / states in world history that stand out as the m...
1 Feb 2025 4 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/Z5yv9dUNvlW_4ysk This is my first photo in the USA. This is the first thing you see after passing through customs control, making a sigh of relief that you have entered the country.Many people...
1 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR In her article "Donald Trump Is No Warrior for Free Speech," published in The Bulwark, Cathy Young critiques Trump's 2025 executive order, "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship," arguing that it is more about political reta...
1 Feb 2025 4 minute read 0 comments YouveBeenGreeked
The Roman Kingdom lasted from 753 BC to 509 BC, at least according to legend. Their last king, the tyrant Tarquinius Superbus, was ousted by the joint forces of the Senate and People of Rome (SPQR), ushering in the period of Rome’s Republic - from “R...
1 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR Stefania Di Stefano, writing for OpenGlobalRights, critiques Meta's 2025 policy shift under Mark Zuckerberg, arguing that the company's move to "prioritize speech" over content moderation undermines its human rights commitments. Meta has weake...
1 Feb 2025 3 minute read 6 comments Myxoplixx
A Nation At A Crossroad The United States of America, once celebrated as a beacon of democracy and unity, now finds itself ensnared in a profound political and cultural crisis. The trajectory of the nation increasingly resembles a fractious and pola...
1 Feb 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
TL;DR Alex Nowrasteh and Krit Chanwong's article, "Diseased Illegal Immigrants Aren't 'Invading' the United States," published on Immigration Insights, challenges the claim that illegal immigration poses a significant disease risk in the U.S. Analyz...
