howardvaan.bsky.social
I like food and drink and music and geopolitics. I live in Basel.
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Highly unlikely
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Ha. I did that once 25 years ago.
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I don’t access Twitter/X these days
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In reality they just mean criticism of the government of Israel
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Will someone point out to Trump and Hegseth that the US bases in Europe have some use to them now?
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Maybe FIFA should schedule all the restricted countries’ games outside the US?
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I also wonder how they pronounce it. The standard British English pronunciation of Shostakovich is a bit different from the Russian . . .
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Humans are mammals. Bears are not humans. Therefore bears are not mammals. See the problem with the logic?
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There’s a mistake in your logic
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Have you considered leaving X?
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Probably because the White House itself is far right at the moment
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Will the due process include a fair trial or is the mere (probably false) accusation be enough to re-deport him? I have no idea what the actual criteria/process is here . . .
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I enjoyed listening to this, this afternoon. After the “rational expectations” recollections, will you give some thoughts to behavioural economics in part 2?
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Presumably the author is part of what he describes as the “managerial class” given that he has held various university research posts. Most alarming is that he has written for “Hungarian Conservative”.
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Like many Tesla owners (and some Starlink owners), buyer’s remorse
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Are any face creams delicious?
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I am mildly hungover and will spend the afternoon braising rabbit
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But does Trump actually have the power to do this? Many EOs have overreached and failed in many ways - ignoring them, challenging them in court etc
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As long as the tweaks aren’t too revisionist. (I do like the Quality Chop House’s mice though)
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But now?
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No herbs growing nearby?
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16th and 17th in said league
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Do you have a minimum water temperature for swimming?
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I wonder which interpreter the Trump team used this time