World politics

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Even the traditional media jump into the wagon…

This newspaper admitted that the rumors were false, but this editorial Said that It could very well be true because the government is greedy for taxes and is evil.

And at the end of the day the government backed down and conceded a great victory to its opponents. If it backed down, it was because it was true.

I don’t want to pay more taxes and I don’t trust this government like before, but How they will administrate the country If they can’t communicate well and have to fight fake news in social media?

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For context, that stunt is not original.

(“For all trains from the realm: ticket 4th class to Jerusalem, one way and no return, fare 0.00 M”)

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Mark Carney has announced that he’s running for the leadership of the Liberal Party. He’s a banker; was Governor of the Bank of Canada and then Governor of the Bank of England. He’s never held political office before. Fiscally conservative (no surprise), but seems to be more socially liberal. Does he stand a chance against Poilievre? I guess we’ll find out, if he wins the leadership race.

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China is building at least five new special purpose barges which appear tailor made for amphibious assault. The barges may provide the PRC (People’s Republic of China) with a unique way to offload large numbers of tanks directly onto Taiwanese roads.

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Oil, gas, renewable energy: politics

First, there’s this…

Trump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt offshore wind | AP News

… but then there’s this:

Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Oil and Gas Companies

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https://archive.is/2025.01.16-211103/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/americas/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-trump-us.html

Mr. Bolsonaro said he is so happy, excited and full of energy now that Mr. Trump has invited Him to the Iauguration ceremony that He isn´t taking Viagra anymore. “Trump’s gesture is something to be proud of, right? Who is Trump? The most important guy in the world.”

The problem is that the Supreme Court confiscated the passport of the former president, who is banned from running for any public office until 2028, as he is being investigated in an inquiry into an attempted coup d’état against President Lula. The Attorney General declared that the Supreme Court should not allow Mr. Bolsonaro to travel to the United States. Justice Alexandre de Moraes agreed and said no travel for Him, even because no formal invitation or any other official document was presented to the court proving that Mr. Bolsonaro was a VIP guest.

It looks like Mr. Bolsonaro will have to watch the party on TV.

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There are, say 15 people in the world who could foot this bill without even noticing it for all practical purposes as it is 1% or less of their “worth”.

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Video at link.

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