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BlackWindMnt

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might need some flexibility on those requirements.

I wouldn't be opposed to doing a V tuber channel to sing karaoke and maybe teach some Mandarin, statistical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics.

I am fully qualified for the teaching part, as I learned semiconductor physics from the University of Brittany Spears.

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They have kinda low engagement with 10k to 100k range subs/views vs. 100k-1M on Bilibili where all they have to do is sing and dance. West might not be ready for this revolution in entertainment.
Well i heard you can earn more if you do the teaching part on the p*#nhub aka the hub..
 

jiajia99

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Baerbock speedrunning the destruction of EU-US relation.
She was inevitably going to turn on her masters, they should have evicted her from her position a long time ago. She was always going to be destined for the usual position of these assets, into a complete and utter liability that simply becomes unusable and thus is now disposable
 

antiterror13

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I would say everytime someone from 5 eye do a FON near China, China send a fleet to 12.1 NM off their coast for a return FON visit. Especially Australia and New Zealand to show how far they are from their master that they won't get any help

New Zealand haven't done any FON very near to 12nm off the China's coast ..... NZ is very dependent on Chinese market and quite close to China
 

FriedButter

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U.S. and Ukraine discuss "improved" minerals deal after Trump raged at Zelensky​

The Trump administration has given Ukraine an "improved" draft for a minerals agreement between the countries after President Volodymyr Zelensky infuriated President Trump by rejecting his initial offer, a Ukrainian official, a U.S. official and three sources with knowledge tell Axios.

Why it matters: The disagreement over minerals helped spark a wider crisis in relations this week, with Trump denouncing Zelensky as a "dictator" who chose war with Russia, and Zelensky accusing Trump of swallowing Russian "disinformation."

The intrigue: Sources on both sides now say a deal is looking more likely.

A source with knowledge said several of Zelensky's aides have encouraged him to sign the updated proposal to avoid a further clash with Trump and allow the U.S. president to justify U.S. support for Ukraine.

"There was significant improvement in the recent draft and it is in conformity with Ukrainian law," the source said.
National security adviser Mike Waltz told reporters Thursday that Zelensky needed to "come back to the table" on the minerals issue.

"This is a negotiation. And in a negotiation, you negotiate. Ukraine wants to negotiate minerals, so we're talking about it," a White House official said.

The big picture: Ukraine sits on significant reserves of rare earth minerals critical to the world's most cutting-edge technologies. In total, the value of the minerals could run into the trillions of dollars.

The minerals agreement is not explicitly linked to any settlement to end the war in Ukraine, but the two issues have collided this week in dramatic fashion.

Catch up quick: The idea for an economic partnership between Ukraine and the U.S. was brought up originally last September by Zelensky during a meeting with Trump in New York.

Last week, three hours before Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent arrived for a meeting with Zelensky in Kyiv, the U.S. ambassador delivered a draft agreement for cooperation on the mining of minerals.

The draft agreement said 50% of the resulting revenues would be given to the U.S., that the agreement would be under the jurisdiction of a New York court, and the deal would override any of Ukraine's other trade agreements, according to two sources who read the original draft.

During their meeting, Bessent told Zelensky that Trump insisted he sign it right away. Zelensky told Bessent he couldn't sign an agreement he had only just received.

Between the lines: The Ukrainians were also disappointed that the U.S. draft didn't include any security guarantees for Ukraine and that it was being pushed on them at a time when Ukraine was also being excluded from U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine's future.

But they were also surprised when Trump began to attack Zelensky publicly, including over the minerals proposal.
What they're saying: "Scott Bessent actually went there and was treated rather rudely because essentially they told him 'no,'" Trump told reporters on Wednesday. "He came back empty. They wouldn't sign the document."

Several days later, when Zelensky met Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich, they presented him with a less binding draft memorandum of understanding about the mining of minerals, a Ukrainian official said.

Zelensky told Vance and Rubio he couldn't sign because such an agreement must be approved by parliament, per the Ukrainian constitution.

"That was news to us that Zelensky's team never told us before that meeting," a Trump administration official said. "It didn't seem like it was in good faith."

The White House and Zelensky's office did not respond to requests for comment.

Behind the scenes: Zelensky's position on the minerals deal was one of the issues that frustrated Trump and other senior U.S. officials and exacerbated the existing tensions over the U.S.-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, U.S. and Ukrainian officials say.

"There is a lot of frustration. Vice President Vance was very frustrated leaving the Munich Security Conference. That is on top of the president [being frustrated]," Waltz told Fox News on Thursday.

"We proposed to have the U.S. co-invest with Ukraine in its economy and natural resources and become a partner in Ukraine's future. This is the best security guarantee they can hope for. More than another pallet of ammunition."
"Why are we getting pushback and badmouthing in the press? It's unacceptable. They need to tone it down. Take a hard look and sign this deal," Waltz said.

State of play: Trump said on Wednesday night that he was trying to "resurrect" the minerals deal.

A Ukrainian official, a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge told Axios that in recent days negotiations continued, with the U.S. presenting Ukraine with an updated version that addressed some of Zelensky's concerns.

Another source said some articles that had concerned the Ukrainians — including that the deal was under the jurisdiction of the New York court — were removed.

The latest: Zelensky met on Thursday in Kyiv with U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg and discussed the minerals agreement, the battlefield situation, the return of prisoners of war and security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a future peace agreement.

After the meeting, Zelensky issued a statement thanking the U.S. for its assistance and bipartisan support.
"Ukraine is ready for a strong, effective investment and security agreement with the President of the United States. We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7," he said.
Waltz claimed Kellogg had helped Zelensky realize the war needed to end.
The intrigue: Sources on both sides now say a deal is looking more likely.
Another source said some articles that had concerned the Ukrainians — including that the deal was under the jurisdiction of the New York court — were removed.

Won’t be long before Ukraine signs away their natural resources to US ownership.
 

Serb

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Baerbock speedrunning the destruction of EU-US relation.

The thing with these Westoids is that their brains are so fried from an advanced-stage internal collapse that they don’t even think in terms of external strategy or geopolitics anymore.

Everything gets filtered through some ideological political nonsense first. That’s probably why Trump bailed on Ukraine and why these EUoids are still clinging to it because their positions aren’t based on strategy but on whatever ideological script they’re running at the moment.

We, who follow more homogeneous and stable societies like China and Russia, sometimes forget just how close these so-called liberal democracies are to tearing themselves apart over ideology.

When you've had decades of oligarchic looting, declining living standards, and puppet politicians with no real solutions, the only way they can keep power is by feeding the masses heavy ideological junk. That’s why the West is drowning in extreme tribalism and culture wars instead of handling real issues.

Take that moron, JD Vance, for example. The guy just spouts off about ideology 24/7. Same with the Trumpster influencer crowd, white pride, Christian nationalism, trans debates, and all sorts of other distractions.

So this isn’t really about Baerbock versus the US. It’s just another case of a politician aligning more with her ideological teammates in America than with her own country’s right-wingers, and vice versa.

And just to be clear, this is only one of the million problems currently plaguing the West. It’s not even their biggest one. Additionally, the mostly libtard EUoids were already in shock that someone like Trump could become president in the first place, and now they’re still scrambling because they never fully processed it.

However, they don’t seem to realize that, no matter what the low-IQ metric of nominal GDP claims, the US actually has even worse living standards and a weaker middle class than the EU.

That’s exactly why they got Trump 1.0 and now 2.0 first because they abandoned liberalism when it stopped working for them. Liberalism thrives when times are good, but when things get rough, conservatism takes over.

Also, the EU, as a vassal, was never really allowed to develop strong right-wing parties in recent memory for obvious reasons. And now that the tide is shifting, they’re completely blindsided.

Also, this entire post is exactly why Trump flushing Ukraine down the toilet shouldn’t be seen as some grand geopolitical strategy, but more as an internal move to keep his voters happy since he can't deliver on many other issues or provide any real-life economic improvements.

For some reason, they are really against Ukraine and pro-Putin, just like Democrats are pro-Ukraine and pro-Zelensky. Ever since the US lost there about 2 years ago it stopped being a strategic war for them.

Strategically, whether Ukraine lives or dies isn’t a big deal for the US. If they throw it under the bus, great, they save some cash and hardware for the real fight with China.

If they keep supporting it, fine, they maintain their global image and keep allies somewhat on board before the inevitable showdown with China. Either way, Ukraine is just a disposable.
 
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vincent

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New Zealand haven't done any FON very near to 12nm off the China's coast ..... NZ is very dependent on Chinese market and quite close to China
Does spying count? We all know the so called “enforcement of North Korea sanctions” was euphemism for spying off the Chinese coast. Kiwi ship also purposely transited the Taiwan Strait.

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Currently, Te Kaha is operating near Australia, as part of its training schedule in preparing for deployment next year while Aotearoa is operating in South East Asia, having left New Zealand in June for a five-month deployment which included participating in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 exercise and conducting monitoring and surveillance operations on North Korean sanctions evasion at sea in mid-August to mid-September. A Japan Ministry of Defense
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stated that Aotearoa’s participation in the operation was the first time for a New Zealand ship.

Following the conclusion of the surveillance operation, Aotearoa, together with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD-113) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) destroyer HMAS Sydney (DDG-42) conducted a transit of the Taiwan Strait on Sept. 25 and took part in multinational drills in the South China Sea on Sept. 28.
 

nimitz123

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A little related to China
Today there is an urgent meeting between all of Vietnam and Cambodia's leader in Ho Chi Minh. Never before have I see the level of security like this in Vietnam.

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Furthur information about this.
This meeting occurs in Sai Gon, not the capital of Hanoi like usual. (This is very unusual as unlike in the West, when you want to meet the host, you come directly the capital of the host country. There is no Shanghai or Guangzhou, only Beijing. The same occurs in Vietnam)
7 out of 8 highest member of Vietnam, and all 3 giant family of Cambodia is in Saigon.
Rumors of participation from Laos today
 

Chevalier

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Have you guys been to Australia? Australia is the Rhodesia of the South Pacific, meaning its very entire identity is built around fear of “being swamped by Asians” and a fixation on whites supremacy. Outside of Japan, Australia is the only other nation that should be conquered by China for the security and future of Chinese civilisation.
New Zealand haven't done any FON very near to 12nm off the China's coast ..... NZ is very dependent on Chinese market and quite close to China
It should be clear then that New Zealand must not be a haven for Anglo white supremacist fugitives after any conflict with China. I qould expect nothing less like MSS offices and chinese specops being allowed to operate freely in New Zealand.
 

plawolf

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She was inevitably going to turn on her masters, they should have evicted her from her position a long time ago. She was always going to be destined for the usual position of these assets, into a complete and utter liability that simply becomes unusable and thus is now disposable

Nah, she was supposed to do a 360 but got confused again so did a 180. She is still a good girl to master America, she just bad with numbers.
 
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