On 18 June 2024, Hungary announced its official motto for its 2024 Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union: Make Europe Great Again or MEGA (source). Early 2025, a MEGA rally was held in Madrid. I hardly noticed that alternative MAGA slogan, until the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) - as well as Elon Musk - started using it (very) recently: “Forget MAGA,...
Trump’s recent comments on Ukraine president Zelenskyy might well be Trump’s well-timed distraction for much more relevant Trump news: American inflation is back and “I had nothing to do with it” (eg, the Hill, 19 February 2025). Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence reacted as follows to Trump’s version of the truth on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: “Mr....
Increasingly, it looks like every nation is an economic, geopolitical, and/or military enemy of China, once their national interests collide with Chinese interests. Remarkably, China is now also creating domestic adversaries. I cannot imagine that China needs and/or wants such adversaries or enemies. Hence, the explanation must be about (extreme) beliefs. Such...
Late 2023, former Dutch PM Mark Rutte (b.1967) acknowledged the criticism that he overstayed his position, while adding that “you notice your decreasing effectiveness when you stay too long” (AD, translation by LO). Hence, Joe Biden (b.1942) must know this as well. The criticism by Dilan Yesilgöz (the new leader of the liberal party) included an interesting unite vs...
Axios title: We're not OK Axios subtitle: Americans' confidence that life for their children’s generation will be better than it has been for them By: Mike Allen Date: 28 March 2023 "Rarely does one poll stare so deeply into the soul of a nation and tell its story. But a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll exposes generational and political divides that echo...
Many articles claim that China brokered a peace agreement between Iran (ie, Shia Islam) and Saudi Arabia (ie, Sunni Islam). The main benefactor should be Yemen by ending the relentless proxy war between Shia and Sunni Islam. How about the (Muslim) Uyghur genocide in China? Much to my surprise, there is already a Wiki page on anti-China terrorism in Pakistan. "It is...
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