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Οὕτως ἀταλαίπωρος τοῖς πολλοῖς ἡ ζήτησις τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἑτοῖμα μᾶλλον τρέπονται.

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@thereds8 @Glenn_Diesen @kadmitriev Despite a small (& sidelined) realist wing in his administration, Trump has remained aligned with this broader consensus, including with his reckless (& Lindsey Graham-inspired😆) policies on Iran, Venezuela, Middle East and, of course, the continuity of policy toward Russia. 2/2

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@thereds8 @Glenn_Diesen @kadmitriev If you think the US is genuinely pursuing peace & rapprochement with Russia, you're likely to be disappointed. The liberal/neoconservative consensus that controls & shapes decision-making in Canada & much of Europe also remains deeply embedded in the US’s establishment. 1/2

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@XBarsalouDuval Ce déplacement découle de sa nomination. Elle n’est pas cheffe d’État, mais représentante du monarque. Le problème n’est pas le coût, mais l’absurdité et l'indignité de ce spectacle, qui symbolise un Canada toujours lié à une monarchie étrangère. Il est temps pour une république.

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@Vit_Voz_ @sakuragicho_sta @JohnCornyn I wouldn't describe Anne Applebaum as a leftist. She's certainly a liberal (and a liberal hawk), but not a leftist in the traditional sense of the term. That said, I do agree that both she and her husband are absolutely reckless.

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@sakuragicho_sta @Vit_Voz_ @JohnCornyn It's the Eastern European neocon school of geopolitics (aka the Applebaum school). 😂

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@jkenney I'm sure you'll condemn with equal fervor the US-backed overthrows democratically elected governments & suppression of democratic movements in Iran (1953), Brazil (1964), Greece (1967), Chile (1973) & beyond. And I'm sure you'll condemn Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

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@CTVNews This pathetic spectacle must come to an end. It's absolute insanity in the 21st century. It's high time for a Canadian republic.

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@dimitrilascaris In politics, visual symbolism often carries more weight than words. By delivering a speech on antisemitism beside an Israeli flag, Mr. "Zionist Palestine" is signaling that he equates criticism of Israel and Zionism with antisemitism. He is legitimizing this conflation.

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@CTVNews But Germany has been telling us that Russia is "isolated" internationally. Now Germany is telling us that Russia was able to ensure Germany's exclusion from the UNSC? 😆It seems all those "360-degree turns" have left the Germans in a state of permanent confusion & incoherence.

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@TheDuranReal @BowesChay Rubio is speaking from a neocon position aligned with the original Ukraine policy & is challenging the administration’s realist wing. Rather than stating the obvious, he's signaling to that wing that any move toward equidistance in Ukraine policy will not be tolerated by his camp

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@TheDuranReal @BowesChay Indeed, but Rubio is effectively at odds with his own president, who has sought from the outset to present himself as an "impartial mediator". This underscores the deep internal incoherence and divisions within the Trump administration.

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@DividedStatesO4 @MyLordBebo Even though things are more complex, we are entirely in agreement on that point. The real question is how Canada moves beyond this situation, hence my criticism of Canada's political establishment as a whole.

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@MyLordBebo Absolute foolishness.

Canada has the capacity, if it chooses, to pursue an independent geopolitical course, distinct from both the US & Europe. Canada must come to terms with the end of the old North Atlantic triangle & move beyond transatlanticism as its guiding framework.

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@implmaterial This pathetic spectacle must come to an end. It's absolute insanity in the 21st century. It's high time for an independent Canadian republic that fully affirms Canada's sovereignty and national self-determination.

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@MarcNixon24 It's worth noting that the US is one of only 6 states that have not ratified the ILO's Forced Labour Convention (No. 29) & has also not ratified the 2014 Protocol. The other non-ratifying states are Afghanistan, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tonga & Tuvalu. The US can go fuck itself.

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@Dgen_Dragon @CTVNews DPRK is a nuclear-armed power with an operational deterrent, which places it in a different strategic category from Iran. DPRK is sanctuarized from full-scale external military intervention due to the risk of massive retaliation. In short, Orange Man is extremely constrained.

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@Gray_Mackenzie It's worth noting that the US is one of only 6 states that have not ratified the ILO's Forced Labour Convention (No. 29) & has also not ratified the 2014 Protocol. The other non-ratifying states are Afghanistan, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tonga & Tuvalu. The US can go fuck itself.

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@BBCWorld But Germany has been telling us that Russia is "isolated" and "sidelined" internationally. Now Germany is telling us that Russia was able to ensure Germany's exclusion from the UN Security Council?😆

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@USAmbCanada 🇨🇦 has acquired 26 multiple rocket launchers from a foreign power that is threatening to annex it, & in all likelihood many of them will be handed over to Ukraine, which is as a proxy for that same power's geopolitical interests. How exactly does that enhance Canadian defence?