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The tankie angle is that it’s NATO’s fault. Would never have happened if mean old west hadn’t invaded Ukraine and genocided Russian-speakers who are ethnically and linguistically identical to Ukrainians but also totally different and superior but also must be defended by daddy Vladdy.

And also Ukraine is an inseparable part of Russia, especially Crimea. Khrushchev was only kidding when he gave Crimea to Ukraine, which isn’t a real country.

And the west totally broke its verbal promise that no one’s ever heard to never allow another country into NATO. But The Budapest Memorandum wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. For some reason.

You just don’t understand Russian history. Russia has a very long memory. When it comes to grievances. Theirs.

You’re just russophobic.

Cory Booker Ripped After Voting to Confirm Ivanka’s Father-in-Law in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Weird how everyone mocks the “both sides” people, even when both sides jump on board the nepotism train.

Cory Booker Ripped After Voting to Confirm Ivanka’s Father-in-Law in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Don’t make excuses for corrupt nepotism.

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Google might replace the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button with AI Mode (www.seroundtable.com)

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Tariff troubles: A rubber duck museum is migrating to Canada to stay afloat (www.npr.org)

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If you had to pick just one place to take the temperature of relations between the U.S. and Canada right now, consider The Rubber Duck Museum in Point Roberts, Wash.

The museum is located in a small U.S. town attached to Canada, not the U.S. mainland. The only way to drive to the town, which is at the end of a peninsula, is to go through Canada. This unique location makes the town of about 1,200 people dependent upon its northern neighbor for nearly everything, including customers looking to add to their rubber duck collections.

Since Trump launched tariff wars on countries, including Canada and China, and began insisting Canada will be the 51st state, far fewer Canadian visitors have flocked to this U.S. outpost. After months of dismal sales, and now looking at 145% tariffs on goods from China, the Kings say they are packing up the ducks and moving them across the border into Canada.

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US to ban Canadians from entering border friendship library (www.theguardian.com)

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