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#NATO's Article 5 was only invoked once, by 🇺🇸 asking for defence after 9/11 As a result, 1,105 European and Canadian soldiers died in the 20-year Afghanistan war - 1/3 of all coalition casualties I don't recall the Europeans demanding America surrender its mineral wealth in exchange for their help

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Bookmarked. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

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Some would argue that the people who eat Spotted Dick should not be in charge of what food is “sensible”.

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Hard to describe what it's like being in Kyiv, surrounded by brilliant, unshakeable, brave Ukranians, and reading Trump's comments. The free world deserves a better leader, the hill deserves a better city upon it, and these people deserve better friends.

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The UK and EU has frozen $100s of billion of Russian assets. With US support for Ukraine likely to dry up, surely it is time to make all of these monies available to the govt of Ukraine to enable it to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un.

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Ive said it before but Ill say it again Gardening is a lot of fun and growing things is nice but also you learn a valuable lesson which is: I would absolutely starve to death if I needed to grow all of my own food

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When even the New York Post has to publish this, you know you fucked up.

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I’m in a few groups for women in aviation and I haven’t seen this much sadness and despair in many years. Being a female flyer has never been a walk in the park but things were getting better. Now all of a sudden things are getting worse again, especially for our sisters in the US.

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Interesting to see that US safety standards focus on what happens to people inside the car on collision, whereas in the UK there’s a much greater focus on pedestrian safety and that of people in the cars you collide with.

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Absolutely @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

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Any time a child memorizes a bible passage, they should be allowed to have one cigarette.

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1 yr after a WY man shocked the world by running over a wolf in his snowmobile, carrying her into a rural bar and letting friends snap selfies with her before killing her, state lawmakers are still refusing to ban "whacking" outright. A majority of WY residents want to ban the practice.

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This is really something

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And who they didn't like

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Word discovery of the day is ‘yoke-devil’ (17th century): an accomplice in a villainous or immoral undertaking.

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Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province

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the only thing Canadians like more than beating Russia in hockey is beating the US in hockey. the general sentiment this morning is that last night we got to do both.

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US President Donald Trump says he will “recommend” his plan to “take over” Gaza and displace Palestinians, rather than impose it, amid continued opposition from Palestinian leaders and Arab states. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/g8ygx0

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The @fotoapp.co app is due to launch today. It’s a beautiful and elegant platform. A place deserving of photographers. I’ve been using the beta for a few weeks and really like it. Have a look for it. You can find me there as @terakopian

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Researchers in London have found dozens of bones on the banks of the Thames River, many of them thousands of years old.

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Ed Davey, "Our closest ally, the United States, is now supporting Russia, removing itself from the defence of Europe and the UK" "We've got to make the defence of our country our top priority"

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Trump heeft het uitgemaakt met Europa, maar beleggers voelen weer vlinders voor de regio

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The donation has been made to Simon Harris's (Man Behaving Dadly) campaign to buy a new RNLI hovercraft and name it "The Flying Farage". Saving ALL lives, including those who are desperate enough to get into a "small boat". www.gofundme.com/f/buy-a-new-...

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Susanne Ussing (1940-1998) was a Danish visual artist and architect. One of her most striking works was this 1980 installation entitled I Drivhuset (In the greenhouse), installed at the Ordrupgaard Museum in Copenhagen. 1/2

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Day 52 of #365DaysOfSmiles This is why they were endangered, in case you wondered

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From yesterday: What is the no recourse to public funds condition? | Colin Yeo

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It is time to end the special relationship with Trump Donald Trump in the White House: a relationship with a dishonest sexual predator and convicted criminal isn't a relationship. It's abuse centralbylines.co.uk/opinion/it-i...

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Britain and European allies to give Ukraine BILLIONS more in aid amid Trump's vicious attacks. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

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