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power is always productive. who is it benefiting? how?
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelers—and this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
The U.S. is facing a steep decline in international travelers—and this fee will only make it worse, say tourism officials.
trump thinks he’s putins equal and believes he’s zelenskyys better
he’s wrong on both counts
in the first he’s outmatched the latter outclassed
what an image
REPORTER: President Putin, will you stop killing civilians?
PUTIN: taps ear
Question for the lawyers:
Is it legal to shout "I'M SORRY ABOUT WHATEVER WENT WRONG WITH YOUR PENIS" at the masked federal agents occupying our streets?
The number of 25 to 34 year-olds who have: moved out of their parents house + got married + had kids has been cut in half over the past 50 years.
Getting married, buying a house and having kids used to be the traditional benchmarks of adulthood. These days, those milestones are harder to achieve.
Eyeopening walkthrough of DC by this creator. If you aren’t in DC, worth a watch all the way to the end—
Experimental philosophy
EX AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA MCFAUL: “Putin doesn't look at all of this stuff as a sign of strength. He looks at it as a sign of weakness. He had to do absolutely nothing to get this meeting. Putin has gained everything and given nothing in return.”
4/ Third, ultimately, Putin is paving the way for future talks with Trump. Putin is too good a manipulator to think he will get what he wants in a single meeting. Putin will probably have mapped out a campaign of meetings and conversations with Trump to get what he wants.
3/ Second, Putin was laying on the flattery of Trump in a big way. This is an attempt by Putin to ensure the next meeting is also a one-on-one and does not include Ukraine. It will also be an attempt to split Trump from European leaders.
