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@NXT4EU Deluded. Brussels is far away. Canadians won't join the EU and it would take at least a decade for them to join once they decided to, so in a practical sense 24 years is not long enough. It took that long to arrange a trade agreement with Argentina, nevermind a political union.

It seems to be more and more likely that the European Federation of Nations will look like this by 2050. Would you support that? 🇪🇺 Yes or No?

@fiannafact Unintended consequences perhaps. Governance has grown unwieldly. We expect too much from government and take too little self responsibility.

Irish people need to understand that Ireland has been fundamentally changed, undemocratically, from a democracy of people into a democracy of institutions and representative bodies.

@MHTruthUltra Apparently this account is based in Europe, but this opinion is not a European opinion. The Mullahs of Iran are the last thing any sane person would recommend as an ally. Look how they treat the Arabic states for instance - bombs, missiles, proxy wars...

Iran would be a far better ally for the United States than Israel. Iran produces oil, technology and food. Israel produces nothing.

@Partisan_12 You've no clue about Spain!!

Take a bow, Pedro Sánchez. A leader who chooses principle over pressure! 🇪🇸♥️

@thejournal_ie He's afraid. I get it. He carries it to the extreme where he won't criticise autocratic states for evil behaviour. The Swiss model seems to be doing better than ours. His claim that we can fulfill either charity or military industry but not both is false.

Michael D Higgins condemns 'rhetoric of militarism' and rejects Ireland becoming more 'lethal' jrnl.ie/7006408

@GlobalDiss 21% VAT is ridiculous these days anyway. Would love to see that tax reduced.

🚨🇪🇸 EU BLOCKS CHEAPER FUEL IN SPAIN Spain tried to slash fuel VAT from 21% to 10% to ease the crisis. Brussels said NO. EU rules forbid it. Fines could follow You don’t control prices, Brussels does. Sovereignty? Gone The EU is a dictatorship!

@forallcurious Who do you think? The idiot.

If aliens visit us, who should be in charge of speaking on behalf of humanity?

@DaithiDoolan A 2nd SF seat in DC. Need to hit ~50% but it's a tricky place to compete for the Left with vote fragmentation and disruptors. She's good ground game in the SF hierarchy. Makes SF look good to Dubs, least objectionable candidate. Hutch to take the wind from her sails.

Janice Boylan is the real deal. Janice is the Sinn Féin candidate in the Dub Cent by-election. Communities are really struggling. This FF/FG government are not doing anything because they really dont care. Janice is from this community. Vote Janice Boylan no1.

@XFreeze Yet we still haven't created a single intelligent machine and he worries about text prediction machines.

Elon Musk on why it's harder to control a super-intelligent AI when it achieves top intelligence: “We’re building hyper-intelligent AIs smarter than we can even comprehend” Why is controlling super-intelligent AI impossible? "It’s like raising a super-genius child that you know is going to be much smarter than you You can instill good values in how you raise that child: philanthropic values, good morals, honest, productive Controlling it at the end of the day, I don't think we'll be able to The best we can do is make sure it's raised well"

@WallStreetApes Purchasing power has fallen. Poor governance. Blame policies like quantitative easing and excessive borrowing rather than mystical market forces. Understand the rant, but the key is to focus and get more money, which is hard. Inept governments keep on coming as you vote them in.

American says they she will never be able to afford a home because every home in her area is $500,000 to $1,000,000 She says even looking for something very basic, there is nothing under $500,000 “I cannot fathom ever owning a home. I cannot fathom ever not living in an apartment — honestly, it feels like one of the worst timelines to ever be dropped into this sh*t because everything is so expensive, and I hate that word, but everything is so expensive” We have to bring back home ownership in America

@JeromeFosterII Can I just ask how well you know Paris? What is Paris in your opinion? Is it the banlieues? Is it Saint Denis or the Arc de Triomphe - the postcard Paris? Do you think each part of Paris can be 15 minutes away? The centre has always been a so-called 15 minute city. Bike lanes!!!

Paris is working to become a '15-minute city' where everything you need is located locally within 15 mins. Every street will have a bike lane, 60k parking spots are being removed & replaced with parks. We have the solutions implement them. #ActOnClimate

@ciarannugent Is it still progressive when too many are above the thresholds?

Ireland has the third highest market income inequality in Europe Irish income taxes are not high. This is a myth. publicpolicy.ie/papers/compari…

@SenWarren She's smart enough to know there's a problem, but not smart enough to understand the problem, or else she prefers not to solve it as a vested person.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos shouldn't be paying the same amount in Social Security tax as someone making $175,000 a year. Billionaires are not paying their fair share.

@Toibin1 That's a better attempt at a solution.

No one wants to see our roads blocked. The solution is that the minister phones the reps of this campaign and organises a meeting. If he does that, I understand these roads will be immediately clear.

@SimonHarrisTD Protest is allowed. Your language is sinister.

The blocking of the distribution of fuel is a sinister and despicable attack on our economy and our society. This is not a lawless country. The laws of the land must and will be applied without fear.

@mattmcknight @promethurious @EU_Commission Yep. Negative rights are rights that require others not to interfere with you. Freedom of speech. Right to life. The healthcare right is a positive right, which requires others do something, however... negatives are not free in practice. Who enforces freedom of speech?

@jakemcbeer @promethurious @EU_Commission Bad examples. These rights are negative rights- you have the right for others to NOT interfere in a birth, the right for others to NOT conduct an unfair trial, to NOT take your property. No labor. Resources are scarce. There can't be a right to demand that exceeds supply.

Healthcare is a basic right. Not a privilege. Not a luxury. This World Health Day, we stand for access, protection, and care for all.

@muellerberndt Nearly 70M views for total bullshit. Now that's Big Misinformation.

Our small team has worked hard on refining the novel observer-based fundamental theory of Physics, OPH, over the past 3 months. Still way to go, but we already derive most of existing Physics and parts of the particle spectrum. @muellerberndt/observers-are-all-you-need-how-observer-synchronization-creates-all-of-physics-8ebb7e9783e7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@muellerberndt…

@Iynhyun @promethurious @EU_Commission Yes, that's how the system works in libertarian leaning states. It doesn't force labour. It allows people to choose to do labour. Yet the labour exists and still the rights exist. The rights have not been destroyed by the labour. There are edge cases where labour is enforced too.

@jakemcbeer @promethurious @EU_Commission And the right to property can be defended by voluntarily funded security guards. It would not be fine for me (or you) to pick wallets of my neighbors so I can have the money to hire security, buy locks, cameras and so on to protect my property.

@EarlofLeuven @Mark_J_Henry Thanks! Interpretive surveys hit my spidey sense. Not ready to give up on the US yet! Link this with the survey criteria. Gerrymandering affects fair elections. Media is biased but it's free. Maybe the money affects policymaking and the judiciary is unduly influenced.

@jakemcbeer @Mark_J_Henry Megan Kelly saying only yesterday Trump could nuke Iran and she'd vote Republican. Is that level of devotion acceptable in a media supposed to scrutinise? They would be the main 4 but I could probably dive into far more sub categories like systematic gerrymandering.

Ireland is the 7th most democratic nation in the world today. Norway, New Zealand & Iceland top the list. During a period of "democratic recession" worldwide, we can be proud of Ireland's electoral process, political culture and popular participation 🇮🇪👏 economist.com/interactive/de…

@Loveof1776 Lots of magical individual non peer verified incredible rewriting of scientific principles happen on X, often by AI generated photo evidence.

Aisha Mustafa, a young physicist from Egypt, has developed a groundbreaking propulsion system that leverages principles of quantum physics. This innovative technology aims to propel spacecraft without the need for traditional fuel sources. •Quantum Mechanics Utilization: The system is based on the dynamic Casimir effect, which involves manipulating quantum particles that exist in a vacuum. •Fuel-Free Propulsion: Unlike conventional propulsion methods that rely on burning fuel, Mustafa's design seeks to harness quantum effects to generate thrust. • Dynamic Casimir Effect: This effect involves a "moving mirror" cavity, where two highly reflective plates are positioned closely together and moved slightly. This interaction with the quantum particle sea creates a net force, enabling propulsion. •Potential Advantages: The propulsion system could significantly reduce the weight and cost associated with fuel, making space exploration more feasible. Aisha Mustafa's quantum propulsion system could potentially propel space probes and artificial satellites without using any fuel, making space travel faster, safer, and more efficient. This technology may also benefit various fields and industries beyond space exploration, as it exploits vacuum energy fields for propulsion. Scientists believe that spacecraft could travel farther and stay in space longer if they used engines that worked differently, like those that used electromagnetic propulsion systems or other advanced physics ideas that do not need traditional fuel sources. But a lot of these thoughts are still very new. Scientists say any new propulsion technology must follow the laws of physics, especially the law of conservation of energy. Scientists usually test new propulsion theories a lot before they think about using them in real life because the rules are so strict. People who work in aerospace say that new ideas for propulsion have to go through a strict process. Many experimental propulsion ideas have not worked yet, but learning about theories is still a beneficial way to learn more about science. Researchers say the work of young scientists like Mustafa reflects growing global interest in advanced propulsion technologies. Even wrong ideas can help us understand complex scientific problems better and see things in a new way because they can question established ideas and spark new ways of thinking about propulsion technologies.