Matty
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Impressive, very nice. Now tell me, Tom:
🇪🇺How many days of paid vacation do people in Mississippi get? Because in Europe, 20 working days is the standard.
🇪🇺How long of a paid maternity leave can a woman giving birth in Mississippi expect? Because in Europe, you can get more than a year of paid maternity leave.
🇪🇺Are free university studies available in Mississippi? Because in Europe, that’s basically the norm.
🇪🇺What does public transportation look like in Mississippi? Because in Europe, trains, buses, and trams are widespread, and in some places, even free.
🇪🇺What is the life expectancy at birth in Mississippi? Because in Europe it’s nearly 82 years.
I could go on, because we haven’t even touched on gun violence, income inequality, or food quality. But what I’m really trying to say is this: GDP doesn’t tell you much about quality of life. It’s a measure of production, not wellbeing.
If GDP doesn’t translate into a real improvement in the lives of the majority of society, it becomes an empty statistic. And boasting about it starts to resemble a boy at school bragging about how much his father earns, while conveniently leaving out that he never has time for him. In the end, money simply obscures what actually matters most in life.
Tom Harwood@tomhfh
Europoor is an entirely accurate phrase. America is simply in a different league.
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Do you think Arsenal’s anthem “North London Forever” is one of the best in football?
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Our friends, the Brits, went from relinquishing their right to bear arms in 1997 to standing on the edge of the Islamist abyss today.
Our Second Amendment is not about the right to go duck hunting, folks. It’s about keeping power in the hands of The People.
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@Mondragon1205 @Coinvo We dont want wars though you fucking gimp yous are the ones starting it all the time
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@Coinvo European are becoming the enemy the US may have to fight one day.
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Nothing makes our President and First Lady happier than spending Easter with our Lord.
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This is likely one of the best and last opportunities to buy $SOFI under $16.
SOFI is a $100+ stock in the making.
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Neil White, English writer:
Why do the British dislike Donald Trump?
First of all, Trump lacks some of the qualities traditionally valued by the British.
For example, he has no class, no charm, no composure, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity.
We like to laugh, and although Trump can be funny, he has never said anything witty or even mildly amusing—not once, ever.
This particularly bothers the British—for us, the absence of humor is almost the same as the absence of humanity. And with Trump, this seems to be the case. He doesn’t even appear to understand what a joke is; his idea of humor is a crude remark, an illiterate insult, or a random act of cruelty.
Trump is a troll, and like all trolls, he is never funny and never laughs. His mind is simple—like a bot running on petty prejudices and various nastiness, with no layer of irony, complexity, nuance, or depth. Everything is superficial.
Some Americans may see this as a refreshing, progressive simplicity and authenticity.
But we, the British, do not. We see it as a lack of inner life, a lack of soul.
In Britain, we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are brave underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist.
Trump is the opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich boy or a greedy fat man—he’s more like a bloated white slug, a privileged Jabba the Hutt.
He breaks all the rules of basic decency associated with the Marquess of Queensberry—he hits below the belt, something a gentleman would never do. He especially likes to strike the vulnerable or voiceless—and kicks them when they are down.
His flaws are hard to miss, and the fact that at least one-third of Americans fail to notice them is shocking to the British.
It is impossible to read any of his tweets or hear him speak even a couple of sentences without peering into an abyss.
In fact, if Frankenstein had decided to create a monster made entirely of human flaws—he would have created Trump.
“A man without a sense of humor is almost crippled to me,” — Pierre Richard.
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✈️ Countries Using F-35 Fighter Jet :
🇺🇸 United States — 680+
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — 34+
🇮🇹 Italy — 25+
🇳🇱 Netherlands — 49+
🇳🇴 Norway — 52 (Full Fleet)
🇩🇰 Denmark — 10+
🇧🇪 Belgium — 4 (30 on order)
🇵🇱 Poland — 0 (32 on order)
🇫🇮 Finland — 0 (64 on order)
🇩🇪 Germany — 0 (35 on order)
🇨🇭 Switzerland — 0 (36 on order)
🇨🇦 Canada — 0 (88 on order)
🇦🇺 Australia — 70+
🇯🇵 Japan — 45+
🇰🇷 South Korea — 40+
🇮🇱 Israel — 50+
🇸🇬 Singapore — 0 (20 on order)
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PRESIDENT TRUMP: "I'm proud to join with Christians across the country and around the world to celebrate the most glorious miracle in all of time: The resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ."
"To be a great nation, you must have religion — and you must have God. In churches across the nation on Sunday, the pews will be fuller, younger, and more faithful than they have at any time in many, many years."
"Happy Easter to all, may God bless you, may God bless the United States of America."
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@WhiteHouse Orange pedo cunt why am I having to pay more money to go to work
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TRADE DEFICIT DOWN 55% 🇺🇸 THANK YOU, MR. TARIFF!
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BREAKING: Sky News UK exposed hard truth on oil and petrol reserves in Australia relative to the developed world.
Unlike the UK, Australia is at the end of the fuel supply chain for 90% of its fuel and refines just 10% of its demand.
Full story in comments
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Why hasn’t Spain put €2 million per ship toll here to finance their 52 billion/year deficit?? Are they stupid??
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@ThomasPaineBand If they won the war whys he bitching some much about Europe the little pussyhole
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I voted for Trump 3 times. At this point everything Trump says is a lie.
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