A.V. Deggar

Fascinating. Nooit bij stilgestaan.

Germany plans to build Europe’s strongest military force by 2039.

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Not sharing the most recent poster as don’t want to contribute to a pile on. But every few weeks someone posts this graph or similar as “evidence” a reform voters are stupid and it’s not just wrong/offensive but also deeply incurious. Some thoughts: On the “wrong/offensive” firstly this is partly just an age effect, mass HE benefits younger people. Secondly degree status clearly doesn’t equal intelligence. But also the idea that Reform voters (and you hear the same about Green voters) haven’t applied rationale thinking to their choice is just nonsense. Many have concluded entirely understandably that the status quo isn’t working and that there is a need to try something new. But secondly the incurious bit strikes me. It’s far easier to write off a voter you disagree with, whether Reform, Green or anything else as stupid/victims of misinformation. But if you’re interested in trying to win people back surely you’re interested in why they’re abandoning the mainstream rather than just dismissing them as wrong . As someone who has the opportunity to spend time every week talking to Reform, Green and many other voters it is clear the primary driver is the sense of a broken social contract, life which feels too much “surviving not living” and disrespect from political class. You can have a very legitimate debate about whether Reform or Green solutions will address that vs established mainstream. Insulting voters intelligence, naivety or rationality isn’t that.

Your local friendly criminal barrister here! 👋 I need you to know that anything up to a three year prison sentence imposed without a jury trial is really not the same thing as scraping your knee without seeing a consultant.

BREAKING: Keir Starmer has given US permission to use UK bases at RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia to launch “defensive” airstrikes against Iran - and destroy its missiles “at source” to prevent them firing across region. PM: “Our partners in the Gulf have asked us to do more to defend them… And it’s my duty to protect British lives. “We have British jets in the air as part of coordinated defensive operations which have already successfully intercepted Iranian strikes. “But the only way to stop the threat is to destroy the missiles at source - in their storage depots or the launchers which are used to fire the missiles. “The US has requested permission to use British bases for that specific and limited defensive purpose. “We have taken the decision to accept this request to prevent Iran firing missiles across the region - killing innocent civilians, putting British lives at risk and hitting countries that have not been involved.”

🚨 BREAKING: Explosions have been reported at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus after the UK gave permission for the US to use its bases

The NBA oddly chose a map of France that corresponds to the old Capetian realm. Why does the NBA reject French annexation of Burgundy? Are they disputing the outcome of the Battle of Nancy? Will the NBA pledge loyalty to the Valois dukes?

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🚨BREAKING: Randy Fine says he STANDS WITH ICE

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