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Look at the value of the rouble since 2022. The rouble is a rough indicator of balance of power or success of Russian strategy. Putin made tons of profit at the beginning of the Ukraine war, the rouble was $0.0174 and now around $0.0111. Another indicator is the number of friendly nations which...

How long? Until Putin goes I guess. As for winning, the West has already won, like in chess, we are in middle game. Putin can't last forever.

I disagree. Putin is entirely to blame. He can choose to step down after two terms of office but he didn't. The war in Ukraine is a direct result of him clinging to power. He first took Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and encouraged by Obama and Trump for doing nothing to stop him, he thought he can...

'Rwanda plan being quietly abandoned' Rwanda plan being ‘abandoned’ by Home Office staff despite Sunak flights pledge (msn.com)

The vast majority of immigrants are invited to come with job offers, they are not refugees. Real refugees are in much smaller numbers, about 10%, have no legal route to claim asylum outside the UK, so have to come via illegal routes. Trust me, the arguments are the same on the other side of the...

we have similar problems with illegal migrants in France too and the number is also similar. Some of the healthcare issues are dental treatments.

Google up how many Australia has deported illegal migrants and to where. You'll see that Australia deport a tiny number and mainly to to Nauru and Manus. Most are eventually given refugees status. So, the tiny number of deportees to off shore detention centres is not a sign of success as...

Let's talk about the way Australia deals with illegal immigrants. They have been dealing with this problem since the 1990s. They first passed a law in the 1990s to make arrest and detention mandatory without any limit of the duration of detention. Illegal entrants either stay in their detention...

why would the same comment not applicable to our borders? if we follow your logic, do we just tow their boats to some international waters?

He has been tested and his rwanda scheme got to nowhere, now he has no time left. What can he do in the next two weeks?

Nevermind Trump, Putin is president since 1999, 25 years ago and probably until he dies. Orban is president since 2010. Xi is supreme leader since 2012. They control the media, suppress opposition , put loyal servants in key positions, change the constitution and are not leaving anytime soon.

Populism means you put forward simple solutions to complex problems, often relying on partial truth to avoid scrutiny, while attacking your opponents for being corrupt or defeatist. Populists gain votes from those who can't see or don't understand what the complex issues are. I give one recent...

the word corruption is typically used to describe politicians who use the powers that voters confer to them by their votes to serve themselves. They trade policies for money. None of us can do that. Our government often make harmful decisions, apply incorrectly the laws, like infringing other...

that is an argument often used by the populist politicians to undermine our insttitutions. Takes civil servants and judges for example, populists often paint them as corrupt to undermine the justice systems. They must follow rules and can only use their sentencing powers within guardrails. They...

we need safeguards against abuse of power by the government of the day. Governments can take decisions that affect all of us well beyond the duration of their mandates. If you remove the safeguards, people with lots of money can litterally buy a future government which can for example sell the...

LSW is Lishui, KT LCD don't work with Lishui controllers. You'll get a communication protocol error after a couple of seconds after switching it on.

The tsdz8 has the power of a bbs02b, the natural ride of a ts system, a throttle when you feel a little tired. What's not to like? Tongsheng is an innovative company.

If everything is still working, may be a little sand has got inside the ballbearings on the left and right cups. Did you try to grease it? Thread: BSA BC 1.37x24. don't use the Shimanos. They are good quality but the diameter of their spindles is a tad too big. In case you want to replace the...

it's easy to replace the bottom bracket. The replacement should be a 68x122 bottom bracket. I usually replace the old one with 68x127 cartridge type so I can replace the old pedal sensor with a left side pedal sensor at the same time.

not quite. Cable operated disc brakes have only one piston, pushing only one side against the rotor. The other side is static. Hydraulic brakes have at least two pistons and the pads are usually larger too.