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GulfLander said:

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Her post photo kinda reminds me of another photo...

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The true Tibetans have all been liberated from serfdom. While the Dalai Lama, his clique, and his followers have become serfs to American and Indian imperialists. How the tables have been turned. I can't wait for the 15th Dalai Lama to be selected by the Golden Urn. The 14th Dalai Lama had abdicated his post already ever since he had chosen become an Indian. India had never even existed when Xizang had already been a part of China for centuries.

Sardaukar20 said:

The true Tibetans have all been liberated from serfdom. While the Dalai Lama, his clique, and his followers have become serfs to American and Indian imperialists. How the tables have turned. I can't wait for the 15th Dalai Lama to be selected by the Golden Urn. The 14th Dalai Lama had abdicated his post already since he had chosen become an Indian. India had never even existed when Xizang had already been a part of China for centuries.

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The descendants of serfs live much better than the descendants of their masters.

siegecrossbow said:

The descendants of serfs live much better than the descendants of their masters.

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Yes. The contrast could not have been greater. The descendant of serfs can become aircraft pilots in China, while the descendants of the serf-masters can only become professional activists in India and the West.

Ex-Phillipines president Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant.

The arrest warrant stems from his prior and hugely controversial "war on drugs" campaign ... Alleged dealers were hunted down by elite law enforcement teams in shantytowns, and there were widespread reports of extrajudicial killings ... Official police data says that at least 6,000 were killed in Duterte's crackdown

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I don't know anything about Filipino politics. Is Sara Duterte considered China-friendly like her father ? How did she even end up in a political alliance with Marcos ? I thought Marcos and Duterte families were enemies.

Sardaukar20 said:

Yes. The contrast could not have been greater. The descendant of serfs can become aircraft pilots in China, while the descendants of the serf-masters can only become professional activists in India and the West.

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This is the oldest demon king's castle, existing since the age of myths, Frieren. Until half a century ago, the Eastern hero who vanquished the demons saved this place. Now, it has become a sight that commoners can freely visit.

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Pls forgive me for being a weeb.

Look who finally grew a spine ...

March 11 (Reuters) - President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to "do whatever the hell you want", Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
"It is unacceptable for us that they (the U.S.) give orders and make threats. I won’t even negotiate with you. Do whatever the hell you want", state media quoted Pezeshkian as saying.

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I also read he called Trump "mentally challenged" but I am not sure if that's true or not.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia.

The administration imposed the measures a week ago to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would present the ceasefire offer to the Kremlin.

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“We’re going to tell them this is what’s on the table. Ukraine is ready to stop shooting and start talking. And now it’ll be up to them to say yes or no,” Rubio said. “If they say no, then we’ll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here.”

National security adviser Mike Waltz added: “The Ukrainian delegation today made something very clear, that they share President Trump’s vision for peace.”

Waltz said negotiators “got into substantive details on how this war is going to permanently end,” including long-term security guarantees.

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The announcements emerged as senior officials from Ukraine and the United States opened talks in Saudi Arabia focused on ending Moscow’s three-year war against Kyiv. The discussions started only hours after Russia shot down over 300 Ukrainian drones. It was Ukraine’s biggest attack since the Kremlin ordered the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.

President Donald Trump ‘s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel later this week to Moscow, where he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to comment publicly. The person cautioned that scheduling could change.

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Sardaukar20 said:

The PH should have a higher chance of provoking a war with Malaysia rather than China. Much higher chance of winning, less risk of panicking Uncle Sam, and more land to gain by taking Sabah. But both nations have terrible militaries, so its gonna look like an ugly bar brawl between two overweight drunks, rather than a proper fight.

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as you said, they both have terrible militaries, their navies don't have enough LPD to do " Normandy style assault".

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A Ukrainian official said the decision to propose a ceasefire was partly designed to call Vladimir Putin’s bluff on whether he’s ready to progress peace talks, The Telegraph’s Brussels Correspondent Joe Barnes writes.

“Let’s see what happens, but I give it less than a 50 per cent chance that they [Russia] will agree,” the official said.

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Asked whether Mr Zelensky was invited back to the White House, Mr Trump said: “Sure, absolutely”.

The Ukrainian president’s visit to Washington last month ended in a diplomatic disaster after an Oval Office meeting between the two leaders descended into a shouting match.

Mr Zelensky confirmed he had accepted the US proposal for a “complete” 30-day truce.

“Ukraine accepts this proposal, we consider it positive, we are ready to take such a step. The United States of America must convince Russia to do this,” he said.