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@Ogadagidi_sabre @Defiquity @ehiskhana @currentiyke You may find Encre noire A'lextreme by Lalique to your taste.

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@a_sarps Ah, wahala.

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@currentiyke Try the elixir version

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@lajalivinlarj @Ogadagidi_sabre @currentiyke Xs black is lovely but 1 Million elixir>>>>>

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@ehiskhana @Ogadagidi_sabre @currentiyke Good scent for a decent price. Top note is very distinct and sharp but grows on you with time.

[Basil @basilabia]

I am doing everything to be on the ballot in 2027.

This is the toughest phase of my existence.

I am so conflicted, so frustrated but the clarity has never been this clear.

I want to win elective political power and rescue my country, starting with my federal constituency.

[Stevie Chuck @ChuckSeal2]

@ksenguptaa Typical of all Ten Hag's signings. He replaces a struggling player with an even worse and expensive one.

[Yishan @yishan]

The original architects of American global power did something very clever that no other empire had ever done before: they deliberately hid the instruments of their power.

Specifically, they institutionalized the hard power of the post-WW2 American military into a "rules-based international order" and the organizations needed to run it.

These include the UN, IMF, World Bank, NATO, and numerous philanthropic NGOs like (as has been in the news recently) USAID.

The reason they did this is because repeated use of hard military power is fragile and self-defeating: it engenders resentment and breeds defiance. The British learned this and used prototypical methods of institutionalization in the declining years of their empire, but their American successors perfected it.

(If you don't understand how this works, I will link a post in the replies explaining how one example works - NATO)

The more sophisticated rivals of the US obviously know what's up, so they try to oppose or circumvent these institutions, but obviously the institutions are backed by hard power in the end. It sounds fair enough to say "if you don't abide by the 'rules,' we will invade you." It works well enough because it it sounds more fair to say that than "if you don't do what we tell you, we will invade you." Rival governments aren't fooled, but a lot of their ordinary citizens are, and combined with media dominance and control of the reserve currency (economic dominance), it's enough to keep everyone in line.

An unanticipated problem seems to have arisen:

It turns out that if you hide the levers of power, your own successors may have trouble understanding them. Especially if you failed to educate them, or let various cultural forces undermine the indoctrination of your elites.

With that happening, once the new generation of elites gains power, they don't recognize that the complicated weird control panel you built that doesn't seem to do anything but costs $10 billion a year to maintain is actually how you're controlling everything around the world and they take it down to save money. All because you did too good a job hiding the levers of power.

Soft power isn't "soft." It's real power. It's just soft because it's hidden.

I don't know how to solve this problem because I think hidden levers of power are definitely better, but you have to train a priesthood generation after generation to understand them, and that kind of thing corrupts itself too. Open power is much more honest, but no one likes it and it's hard to hold on to.

[Stevie Chuck @ChuckSeal2]

@AshtonHallofc Ombre Nomade at bedtime is wild.

[Ferdy @Burmese_Tyga_]

40 states of Biafra lasted for about 12hrs and ceased to exist.

Sometimes I'm thankful for Simon Ekpa cos he really exposed how much idiots we have in Igbo land. 🤦‍♂️

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@KFlamengo11 @RadioGenoa Hopefully this post evidences how incorrect and dangerous some of the things you've agreed with are.

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You can't even use it to finally find x cuz Elon already bought it.

[Hayliz😎 @sirHayliz31]

Enter her Dm and tell her whatever you want to tell her, stop using her health for clout or engagement.

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@adex_smithjr @Waspapping_ I hope you learn something when you finally realize their names

[Oyiga Micheal @Nsukka_okpa]

INDUSTRY STORYTELLER 💔

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@benhylak @Jaguar Lovely!
I advise your pay should be increased by x New Roman.

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@Malachians Win titles and your poor signings become a mere sidenote because everyone understands that the current squad quality is high and new players have to be special to break in...but you already knew this.

[SeasonedBF @seasonedbf]

Denzel Washington might NOT be retiring after all!

Full interview out soon 👀

#Gladiator2 #DenzelWashington

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@seasonedbf @adaenechi 'Life's in 3 stages, you learn, you earn and you return'.
The truth in this statement! 🙌

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@DoubleEph @AmorimEra_ Paywall 😂.
This journalist touched some of the structural problems we see on the pitch here. We haven't even started on the hapless performances and results in Europe since last year.
Or questionable recruitment.

https://t.co/GxeDJ34uHa