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@Vicente15477281 Sin locura no hay grandeza!

@F_Edits @theiaincameron @grok how many former British colonies are playing at fifa World Cup compared to Spanish and French colonies. Also when was the last time England played one of its former colonies at World Cup, exclude settled colonies like Canada New Zealand and Australia

@AlchemistAct @theiaincameron that’s true for like 67% of all the nations

England v Ghana is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where both countries' capitals sit right on the Prime Meridian England has London, where the Prime Meridian was fixed. Ghana has Accra, the only other world capital to sit on the zero degree longitude line. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.

@theiaincameron >> COLOMBIA Not Columbia

Columbia v DR Congo is the only World Cup group-stage match where both teams sit on the Equator. There are 13 countries on the Equator in total, four of which are playing in this year's tournament. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.

I don’t know about China, but India has everything it needs to become a powerhouse football nation—strong in sports development, player skill, fan market, infrastructure, and global appeal. India is the perfect case study in epic mismanagement across nearly every sector, and football is just one glaring example. If the country ever builds a proper, well-run system, it will become a permanent fixture at the World Cup. In the Asian Games, India performs better than most other Asian countries in athletics stream. This is especially true when compared to East Asian nations, if imported African athletes from West Asian countries are excluded.

Genuine question why are China, and especially India, so terrible at football? Sure, the sport isn’t number 1 there but with >1 Billion people you should be able to get a decent 11 on the pitch?

@theiaincameron @F_Edits And also the fact that Ghana was a former British colony!

@F_Edits Ha!

@RestoreMemes_ @raelbrav Yikes 😳

Suella Braverman's husband @raelbrav

TRUE A lot of things felt exactly the same (or worse). • Mumbai Airport is barely 8 years old but already looks rundown. Dirty toilets with no paper, no seat covers — classic “copy Western stuff but half-ass it.” • Immigration lady looked like she hadn’t showered in days. Hygiene standards are still rough. • People sleeping on airport floors in weird clothes, zero personal space (they’ll bump into you and stare at your phone without hesitation). • Flies chilling inside the plane. Domestic security making me take out chargers and keys like it’s 2010. • Uber/taxis are ancient WagonRs — barely fit one bag, no AC, falling apart. • Streets? Trash, stray dogs, vendors, political banners, and people openly peeing/spitting/littering everywhere. Sidewalks don’t exist, and when they do, they’re blocked. • Traffic is still pure pandemonium. Saw cars zooming at 60-70 kmph in residential lanes with no sidewalks — genuinely terrifying. • Slums aren’t going anywhere. Even basic stuff like meeting people — instant questions about your job, money, clothes, tattoos. Feels invasive.

#ItsViral | After 15 years in Germany, Pune woman says returning to India feels like ‘reverse cultural shock’ hindustantimes.com/trending/after…

@nypost HERO

Seattle University provost yanks Palestinian flag from graduating Muslim student at commencement ceremony trib.al/UIKX0as

@KanwalSibal With TN it’s mostly for economic reasons, as several American companies are setting up offices there! But the broader point is well taken. Besides this has been happening with diplomats from all Anglosphere countries for a very long time!

The previous US ambassador Garcetti had said in his confirmation hearings that the US will do sub- national diplomacy in India. I drew attention then to the problematic of US embassy outreach to the states, which is normal, being framed as sub- national diplomacy. This could suggest encouraging sub-nationalism in India. When our ambassador in the US and others engage with different US states we do not call it sub-national diplomacy. Here too the US ambassador can call on CMs when he visits the states of India but in the perspective of increasing US economic/investments at state level, but not doing sub- national diplomacy which has a wider political connotation.

This happened in Tenerife, Spain. Opening the borders was quite literally the suicide of our nations.

An elderly British man has died after being attacked by a Senegalese invader while celebrating his birthday with his wife in Tenerife. The victim, 88, had been fighting for his life in hospital following the violent attack in Los Cristianos in the south of the island last Wednesday. Overnight it emerged the elderly man, who was with his wife, 79, when he was targeted, had passed away in hospital. A Senegalese invader known to commit similar crimes was identified. Another death in Europe because invaders weren't removed!

Brits are caught up in terrifying night of violence as French music festival descends into stabbings and rapes with multiple women stabbed with syringes trib.al/JTk4VlN

Brit dies after being violently mugged 'by Senegalese immigrant' while out celebrating his birthday with his wife in Tenerife trib.al/xKofLZJ

@ChiefEngineerCE @romanhelmetguy Americans don’t need it, they’re are already a prosperous nation, and technically rules the world! It’s a different matter that Indians will never be able to organize this way. And whenever they’ve tried, they’ve failed miserably! @balajis

@romanhelmetguy Wonder why Americans don't practice this?

Here’s the full unedited clip of Balaji describing his vision for “Indian Internationalism.” He describes his goal of organizing the Indian diaspora for the benefit of Indians, using the “Israeli diaspora” as a model, except “times ten.” Watch the full thing. It’s worth it.

@UruguayanHeroes Big blunder by Fernando Muslera

I thought we hit rock bottom at the 2022 World Cup, but Uruguay have hit a new low this tournament. Utterly disgraceful. Draws versus Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde. Now need to win vs. Spain to advance, which seems nearly impossible at this point.

The US offshored manufacturing to China (and elsewhere), turning into a massive consumer market while others produced the goods. On top of that, we imported millions of ambitious, high-skilled (and not-so-skilled) people from China, India, and around the world—engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs—who turbocharged innovation, GDP, and tax revenue. This combo made the US Dollar the world’s reserve currency, giving America unmatched borrowing power, cheap capital, and global dominance. It’s not just “American exceptionalism”—it’s the deliberate post-WWII strategy of globalization + selective immigration that Europe largely resisted or botched with its own versions. No wonder it troubles the elites. America raced ahead by using the world, not copying Europe’s stagnation model.

European football fans visiting America are discovering the mass affluence of the country’s suburbs. The wealth enticing holidaymakers troubles European elites. America, once a peer, seems to be racing ahead economist.com/finance-and-ec…

The US offshored manufacturing to China (and elsewhere), turning into a massive consumer market while others produced the goods. On top of that, we imported millions of ambitious, high-skilled (and not-so-skilled) people from China, India, and around the world—engineers, doctors, entrepreneurs—who turbocharged innovation, GDP, and tax revenue. This combo made the US Dollar the world’s reserve currency, giving America unmatched borrowing power, cheap capital, and global dominance. It’s not just “American exceptionalism”—it’s the deliberate post-WWII strategy of globalization + selective immigration that Europe largely resisted or botched with its own versions. No wonder it troubles the elites. America raced ahead by using the world, not copying Europe’s stagnation model. @TheEconomist

It must have pained the Economist to admit that America is so much richer than Europe.

As India grows stronger and more prosperous, expect more such “minor faux pas” — along with other major provocations — from countries in the Anglosphere. In many cases, these nations will leverage the Indian diaspora within their borders to needle India or even execute larger destructive operations in India. For instance, on the eve of Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, Foreign Minister Anita Anand tweeted praise for Pakistan.

He could and should have said that Taxila showed the deep history of the region, rather than of Pakistan. Taxila is part of a larger string of major Buddhist universities spread across the expanse of ancient India : Nalanda, Odantapuri , Vikramsila, Somapura , Vallabhi, Pushpagiri, Jagaddala etc. Diplomats can please the host country but it should be done with intellectual and factual rigour.

As India grows stronger and more prosperous, expect more such “minor faux pas” — along with other major provocations — from countries in the Anglosphere. In many cases, these nations will leverage the Indian diaspora within their borders to needle India or even execute larger operations. For instance, on the eve of Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, Foreign Minister Anita Anand tweeted praise for Pakistan.

Walking through #Taxila, it’s impossible not to be struck by the depth of Pakistan’s history. For centuries, this was a centre of learning that connected people, ideas & cultures from across the region & beyond. A fascinating visit and a beautiful reminder of 🇵🇰 rich heritage.

As India grows stronger and more prosperous, expect more such “minor faux pas” — along with other major provocations — from countries in the Anglosphere. In many cases, these nations will leverage the Indian diaspora within their borders to needle India or even execute larger operations. For instance, on the eve of Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, Foreign Minister Anita Anand tweeted praise for Pakistan.

Depth of Pakistan’s history? Or depth of ignorance? Or depth of diplomatic hocus pocus? Takshashila was founded around 1000 BC. Islam itself emerged about 1600 years later and Pakistan itself was created in 1947.

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