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  1. Blackleaf

    Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

    Back in 2011... Yulia Tymoshenko jailed after ‘political trial’ that risks making Ukraine a pariah William Hague, the British foreign secretary, said her conviction was "deeply concerning" and called into question Ukraine's relationship with the EU...
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    Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

    So it's alright for the Ukrainian president to imprison his political opponents but not alright for the Russian president to do it? Jut think, Ukraine wants to join the EU but it's not going to get anywhere near doing that whilst its supposed "heroic" president locks up his political opponents.
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    Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

    Is anyone else feeling just a little repulsed by this, by these insinuations of racism being made against Ukrainians and Poles as they try their damndest to deal with one of the worst crises of recent times? It goes without saying that everyone who wants to flee Ukraine for the safety of a...
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    Omnibus Russia Ukraine crisis

    Ukraine and Russia: What the Media Wants You To Think!
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Queen - "Breakthru" (1989)
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    I found out the other day that the Ukrainians have been banning the Russian language in their country and treating the ethnic Russians in the eastern breakaway regions that the Russians have taken over as second class citizens and that these citizens were calling on Russia for help. And we're...
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    Why is it okay for NATO and the EU to expand through Europe but not Russia? Why is it okay for the Americans and British to recognise rebel territories in Syria but not okay for the Russians to recognise rebel territories in eastern Ukraine?
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    They were too busy starting a war in Ukraine by courting it to become a member state. How would the Americans have felt had the Eastern Bloc wanted Mexico to become a member state and the Soviet Union started posting its troops along your Mexican border?
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    We left the EU two years ago. We have freedom.
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    The only expansionist powers in Europe nowadays are the EU and NATO. The EU has spent the last several years courting Ukraine and NATO has spent the last several years posting troops and tanks along the Russian border. If you're going to spend a while poking a bear don't be surprised when that...
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    Discussion of Ukraine War

    It was the EU and NATO who started this war.
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    Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for Covid-19.

    Queen Elizabeth died in 1603. As for Queen Elizabeth II, we all know she'll still be reigning 500 years from now and beyond. She's immortal.
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    The Queen prepares to mark record-breaking Platinum Jubilee year

    The Prince of Wales has has led tributes to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, for the "remarkable achievement" of reaching 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles welcomed his mother's wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as Queen Consort when he becomes King. He said he and his...
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    The Queen prepares to mark record-breaking Platinum Jubilee year

    On Sunday 6th February, the Queen is expected to privately mark Accession Day - the day that her father King George VI died in 1952, and she became Queen. Her Majesty viewed jubilee memorabilia and cards from well-wishers ahead of a weekend that will mark the start of her record-breaking...
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    Anne Frank betrayal suspect identified after 77 years

    A suspect who may have betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis has been identified in a new investigation. The Dutch Jewish diarist died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, aged 15, after two years in hiding.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Muse - "Won't Stand Down" (2022)
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    Biological Male Wins ‘Best Actress’ at Golden Globes

    Not a good time to be a woman when they have men beating them in women's sports events and men beating them in women's awards events. Cheers, lefties. That's another fine mess you've got us into.
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    Space Thread

    JWST is about to reach its destination at Lagrange 2, around 1 million miles from Earth....