A number of European nations have joined Ukraine to present their own “counterproposal” for a resolution of the conflict with Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing anonymous European officials. The plan was hastily drawn up after US President Donald Trump confirmed that he would be meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska next Friday.
“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Canberra Theatre. Patrons are advised that, for tonight’s performance of The Castle, the role of Mr Darryl Kerrigan will be played by Mr Vladimir Putin.”
In the classic 1997 Australian movie, Kerrigan’s case turned on Section 51(xxxi) of the Constitution which provides that the Commonwealth can only acquire property “on just terms”.
26-year-old Mariam clutches the cold body of her son to her chest with trembling hands. Mahmoud was only 40 days old. He wasn’t killed by a bomb. He wasn’t shot by soldiers. He died of starvation—slowly, agonizingly, in front of his mother, who couldn’t help him. This happened because the 21st-century neo-Nazi Netanyahu gave a savage order to starve the Palestinians in Gaza to death. Mariam no longer cries.
A recent batch of humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza landed directly on a camp housing displaced Palestinians, crushing multiple tents, footage circulating online shows. Human rights groups have criticized the high-risk practice, insisting it should only be used as a last resort.
Like him, hate him, Otto von Bismarck – Prussian aristocrat, arch conservative, user of German nationalism, maker of wars, and then keeper of the peace – was no dummy. And his ego was Reich-sized. Yet even Bismarck had a grain of humility left. Smart politics, he once remarked, consists of listening for “God’s step” as He walks through “world history,” and then to grab the hem of His mantle.
The peace deal to settle the Russia-Ukraine conflict would likely involve some exchange of territory between the two nations, US President Donald Trump said on Friday.
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military occupation of Gaza City, located in the north of the Palestinian enclave.
HOW MUCH WE KNOW IS OFTEN DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH "THEY" WANT US TO KNOW... "THEY" ARE THE CONTROLLER OF THE "GAME"... THE DEMOCRACY IDEAL IS THUS RIGGED BY WHAT THEY TELL US TO THINK.
NOT SO STRANGELY, THE EPSTEIN'S CLIENT LIST FILE COULD BE LINKED TO Jeffery Epstein’s funding established Harvard’s Program of Evolutionary Dynamics.
International Reading: Trump 2.0 is “Hoover 3.0.” GDP growth under Trump 1 was the worst since Hoover. But with tariffs, he’s now beating his own record. – Independent Social Security Predicted to Run Out of Money Sooner Due to Trump Bill – Newsweek Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries –
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French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is urging the public to back his drastic public spending cuts, warning that the country’s debt is growing by €5,000 ($5,784) every second.
A ballot floats through the air like a mechanical butterfly, delicate in descent, but once it touches ground, everything freezes. The jungle goes mute. The city forgets its language.
I am about to break my indication that I am unlikely to post again until after Jen’s death.