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Enjoying Intercultural Differences - Sharing Impressions of Topics that caught my eye.

[Polling USA @USA_Polling]

The fucking community note 😭

[Volodymyr Tretyak 🇺🇦 @VolodyaTretyak]

Did you notice how Russians didn't run to the shelter?

They are just standing by the windows filming a video.

Nobody is destroying their homes while they sleep, nobody is destroying millennia-old temples, museums, theaters, and schools…

[Democracy Forward @DemocracyFwd]

BREAKING: Judge orders FBI to review and release thousands of records related to the Epstein Files.

We knew the Trump-Vance admin’s attempt to delay this process was unlawful and absurd – today the court agreed with us.

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.

[Senator Adam Schiff @SenAdamSchiff]

Wow.

Iran gets sanctions relief, the release of frozen funds, the ability to export oil, and a $300 billion reconstruction fund.

The U.S. gets a reiteration of the vague promise Iran won’t develop a nuke.

Hard to imagine a more thorough capitulation.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

MS NOW cut away from Trump’s “rambling and incoherent” G7 speech to deliver a much needed, and appreciated, fact check.

This is how it’s done 🔥

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

Iraq v Norway is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where each team has two completely different language families as *official* languages.

Iraq has Arabic and Kurdish (Semitic and Indo-European). Norway has Norwegian and Sámi (Indo-European and Uralic).

Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.

[Squawka @Squawka]

ERLING HAALAND SCORES FOR NORWAY!!! 🇳🇴

He has now scored on his debut in the:

◎ Champions League
◎ Bundesliga
◎ Premier League
◉ World Cup 🆕

*Acts shocked*

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

This is damning. This was his main justification for the war.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Trump's Iran war is one of the greatest strategic blunders in US history.

Analysis from Sky's @DominicWaghorn ⬇️ https://t.co/lrwck9jgJP

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

This is a historic humiliation for the United States

[Gennaro Carotenuto @GenCar5]

All’aereo della Celeste, che a mezzanotte (tra 16 ore) deve affrontare l’Arabia Saudita, non è stato permesso di entrare negli USA. Al di là dei rimpalli di responsabilità, il mondiale di Trump e Infantino è un’intollerabile pagliacciata.
#Uruguay

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Today, my wife & I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He has directed his Department of Justice to investigate us. They have not found a crime - they are simply trying to find one.

He isn't coming after me because of mean tweets, but because I am considering running for President.

He hates that I consistently call him out. He is simply the most corrupt President in American history.

We have nothing to hide. 

Mr. President, come after me. I am not going anywhere. 

The country is watching.

[Matthieu Lamoureux @LLLLITL]

Levi’s is now using this “wrapped” logo as their Instagram profile pic 😄

[Amos Murphy @AmosMurphy_]

Curacao, ranked 82nd in the world, have Germany, ranked 10th, on the ropes... but let's stop for a "hydration break" in an air-conditioned stadium.

What an absolute farce.

[Central do Braga @CentralDoBrega]

Gente… e isso aqui hein?

o maluco claramente não fez isso por acaso.

bizarro

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

UFC Freedom 250 is facing a chaotic weather setup on the White House South Lawn, with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights. On top of the storm risk, brutal D.C. humidity is driving a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitos and gnats that fighters will have to battle inside the cage. While the venue’s massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a single lightning strike within eight miles will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Trump Fumes Over NYT Report Exposing His Team’s Epstein Meltdown https://t.co/aiiPUTsoHl

[Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @RepSaraJacobs]

It’s a full-scale cover up INSIDE THE SITUATION ROOM to conceal the Epstein Files.

Don’t give up. Keep the pressure on.
https://t.co/cb5TZn04kt