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I suspect the real reason for Singapore's opposition to a toll on Hormuz is not some high-minded devotion to international law, but because if it's set as a precedent and a toll were to exist on the Strait of Malacca, it would basically kill their current business model.
See, geographically speaking, Malacca runs primarily between Malaysia and Indonesia - Singapore only controls a small stretch at the southeastern exit. Yet currently they capture most of the strait's commercial value through port services, bunkering, and transshipment: it's basically like them having the best "service station" on the world's most popular free highway.
What the Hormuz precedent - if established - is all about is the revenge of geography: power given back to the countries that own the road, as opposed to those with the best rest-stop.
Fantastic news for Malaysia and Indonesia (which is partly why you're seeing key Malaysian political figures, like Nurul Izzah Anwar, issue a highly unusual rebuke of Singapore over Balakrishnan’s remarks: x.com/amerhadiazmi/s…), but a big threat to a city-state whose entire economy is built on being the best service provider on what's largely someone else's waterway.
Eric 𝕏@WorldStrategist
Singapore’s Foreign Minister on why he cannot accept negotiating with Iran for safe passage of ships. Definitely worth listening to:
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@villas813 @WhatsWrightShow @getnickwright If you were served KC and Lakers videos, it means your algorithm has learnt that you want KC and Lakers videos. You are simply exposing yourself.
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@WhatsWrightShow @getnickwright Emmys have certainly lowered the bar for nominations. When majority of talk is KC and the Lakers, guess the First Things First PR firm is bound to get a nod.
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“I know the only way First Things First is ever nominated for anything is if it’s Wildes & Brou out there doing it with me. I’m really grateful those guys are my partners. Deeply grateful.”
@getnickwright opens up after FTF’s first Emmy nomination
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@hyenaonfire @CraftyMasterman this is a guy who cannot use words to describe their criticisms so they default to "job"
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there really is never gonna be another hermitcraft
Error@MistakenedError
what happened to unscripted servers bro
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@ilovebunnies60 @Minecraft the end will never get an update because maybe 20% of the total population ever go to the end. maybe they will figure out a way for these kids to get to the end in peaceful so more people actually go to the end.
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@Minecraft This kinda sucks, how about update existing things that need work. For example, combat parity for bedrock (off hand and sweeping edge), the end, and the biome vote losers with the animals food and trees that have been in the announced feedback tab for 9 years now.
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Get ready for the first look at Chaos Cubed!
New sulfur caves are calling… but don’t get too comfortable. Step too close and your world might start to warp.
Plus, meet the sulfur cube, a mob that evolves based on what it absorbs. Wood, ice, and beyond… the possibilities are endless!
#MinecraftLIVE
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@realmcdnldsmngr @arshgoyal13 @ninkeygwen @dracoiwnl @fullslol @Clareetz1 @drewlevin are pros really allowed to "return the favor" via rape jokes? or is that only not allowed for normal players?
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now, i'm not caught up on what you're allowed to type in soloq (though this likely crosses the line anyway) -- but this is in the official NACL OQs.
@realmcdnldsmngr, fuck is this?
@ninkeygwen, @dracoiwnl, @fullslol, @Clareetz1 -- what's goin on here? do you stand by this?
LYON Toad@ToadAmarillo
WTF
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@TheDunkCentral @JoelXLorenzi Wait so he admits it but his coach and team ops is adamant it isn't a foul? LOL !
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“That’s a physical game and there’s limits to it. And I went over the limit.”
- Lu Dort on tripping Nikola Jokic
(Via @JoelXLorenzi )

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@Sheep_Esports @Coco_VLR Really no point wasting money to send people to lose to Korea/China.
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Indonesia 🇮🇩 to skip League of Legends at 2026 Asian Games
It becomes the third country, after Japan 🇯🇵 and Thailand 🇹🇭, to confirm it won’t participate.
Article by @Coco_VLR ⬇️
sheepesports.com/en/all/article…
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@kariurena6 @Zikzlol turn off blood. shots to player creates sparks. HS makes a bigger spark. you can tell if there's someone behind a wall without full clearing it by noticing if there's sparks when shooting the wall.
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@JustCareful @drewlevin @RoloNIRE @LiamoHAHAHA @Elolesio_ Of course a zombie piglin would not know the difference between race and nationality.
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@drewlevin @RoloNIRE @LiamoHAHAHA @Elolesio_ yo I fuck with u heavy, but one question, if he typed "random jew" would you see it as okay? why does his nationality matter?
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ik this probably isnt a big issue for Riot but
when you log into a permabanned account, you literally cant log out, riot client wont open and you cant log out through league client, i have to restart entire computer then open riot client to log out, pls fix @drewlevin

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Stand behind, braum (important comma)
DPM.LOL@dpmlol
Highest KDA after Week 3 of the #LEC Versus 📊
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@shubhangi_misra @MrJoeMcBob @itshazmi_ i would never in my life step foot into india as a woman. literal death sentence.
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@MrJoeMcBob @itshazmi_ She skipped India. The most populated country in the world. Lakhs of fans. AND we do have the capacity to host something like ERAs... look at Coldplay as an example. I'm still extremely hurt that Eras actually skipped India and deprived fans like me from the experience.
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One underappreciated thing about The Eras Tour was how much effort Taylor made to go to as many different places as possible, even if it wasn't the most financially advantageous.
She could've just done the US and Europe, and cut down the number of locations and just increased the number of shows per location. She had the demand for it.
But she tried to allow the experience for as many fans as possible from as many different places as possible, even at the cost of an incredible logistics budget.
iuia⁸⁹@followedfears
non li fanno più i tour di una volta.
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@BivloBubbings @mgeekingoutmore all AI idea generation does is literally compile search engine results. it's not generative AI. don't be stupid. actually you might be stupid and vindictive nvm.
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@stillonzoloft why do people like you like to lie for fun? putrid waste of resources.
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@MainStUSAFan well the answer is obvious, if any journalists ask the "hard questions" they immediately get blacklisted and then barred from attending the pressers. it's just shit from both sides tbh.
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The way y’all have asked this man 100 questions about his retirement, but not once had the courage to get in Andy’s face and ask why his play calling has been dog shit for the last three seasons—especially this one—why his coaching staff has been negligent in developing players, why Xavier Worthy still lacks situational awareness for the sidelines, why Pacheco can barely get past 5 yards on a run, why Jawaan Taylor is still the most penalized player in the league and keeps making the same mistakes over and over (that’s a coaching problem), why Chris Jones has been dog shit this year after getting that massive contract, and why Harrison Butker—who used to be number one in his position—is now leading the league in missed field goals. Instead of asking Travis Kelce endless retirement questions, do your fucking job, ask the right ones, and stop complaining about “why Travis doesn’t want to talk to the media.”
McKenzie Nelson@McKenzieMNelson
Travis Kelce was asked if it crossed his mind that tonight could be his final game at Arrowhead Stadium.. #ChiefsKingdom
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@AssemblyRoti oh wow fucking crazy tampines north primary is filled with HDB children because guess what there are barely any condos or landed property in a 1km radius of it. who could've guessed this geography???
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@AssemblyRoti bukit timah needs a residential reform not that the school needs to be closed down. there is no hdb's in a 1km radius around nanyang primary or raffles girls primary (the obvious examples). all this tweet tells me is you dont actually know your country's geography.
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