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  • J jon-nyc
    19 Oct 2024, 19:05

    @bachophile

    The EF English Proficiency Index puts them below Italy, Spain, and South Korea

    https://www.ef.edu/epi/

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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 20 Oct 2024, 01:27 last edited by
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    @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

    @bachophile

    The EF English Proficiency Index puts them below Italy, Spain, and South Korea

    https://www.ef.edu/epi/

    I would like to know how they do that. Not sure I agree with it.

    For example, India has 13(?) official languages but the one common one is English. I suppose if you look at the total population, including the poor, illiterate ones, then maybe.

    Also, ranking South Korea above Thailand (and by quite a bit) does not match up with my experience. Of course, Thailand has a much larger population of poor people, so that may dis-help with the ranking.

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      George K
      wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:18 last edited by
      #227

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Tom-K
        wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:36 last edited by
        #228

        Hmmm, I think I'm going to tear up that, "Apply now to be the next head of Hezbollah" flyier I just got in the mail, sent to Occupant!

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          Renauda
          wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:42 last edited by Renauda
          #229

          The Mossad must have infiltrated every nook and cranny of Hezbollah to pull off this continuous succession of highly successful wet ops.

          Elbows up!

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            Tom-K
            wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:46 last edited by
            #230

            Sometime or other Hezbollah and those that love them have got to figure out they are WAY outclasses.

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              Renauda
              wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:54 last edited by Renauda
              #231

              @Tom-K

              In a real world one would think that. In the collective mind/fantasy world of Islamic fanatics that can never be so.

              Elbows up!

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                Mik
                wrote on 22 Oct 2024, 21:59 last edited by
                #232

                "We've been trying to reach you about heading up a terrorist army. Press 1 for Hezbollah, 2 for Hamas"

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • T Tom-K
                  22 Oct 2024, 21:36

                  Hmmm, I think I'm going to tear up that, "Apply now to be the next head of Hezbollah" flyier I just got in the mail, sent to Occupant!

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                  taiwan_girl
                  wrote on 23 Oct 2024, 00:04 last edited by
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                  @Tom-K said in The Exploding Pagers:

                  Hmmm, I think I'm going to tear up that, "Apply now to be the next head of Hezbollah" flyier I just got in the mail, sent to Occupant!

                  555

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 8 Nov 2024, 12:14 last edited by
                    #234

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 11:11 last edited by taiwan_girl 11 Sept 2024, 11:12
                      #235

                      https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/qatar-hamas-doha-us-request/index.html

                      Qatar agreed in recent weeks to kick Hamas out of its country following a request from the US to do so, capping off months of failed attempts to try to get the militant group – whose top leaders reside in the Qatari capital of Doha – to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war, US and Qatari sources told CNN.

                      With efforts to pause the war – which has been a top priority for President Joe Biden – firmly stalled, US officials informed their Qatari counterparts about two weeks ago that they must stop giving Hamas refuge in their capital; Qatar agreed and gave Hamas notice about a week ago, sources said.

                      “Hamas is a terrorist group that has killed Americans and continues to hold Americans hostage,” a senior administration official told CNN. “After rejecting repeated proposals to release hostages, its leaders should no longer be welcome in the capitals of any American partner.”

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                        jon-nyc
                        wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 12:16 last edited by
                        #236

                        Big if true.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                          Mik
                          wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 12:20 last edited by
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                          Good idea. Should have been done long ago. Like many administrations ago.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on 9 Nov 2024, 12:26 last edited by
                            #238

                            Funny that this was announced after Trump was elected.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 24 Nov 2024, 12:34 last edited by
                              #239

                              Lots of impacts in Northern Israel today.

                              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                              -Cormac McCarthy

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                              • JollyJ Jolly
                                9 Nov 2024, 12:26

                                Funny that this was announced after Trump was elected.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 24 Nov 2024, 12:36 last edited by
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                                @Jolly said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                Funny that this was announced after Trump was elected.

                                According to Woodward’s book they agreed to it shortly after 10/7 but a joint decision was made to wait so that Qatar could be a mediator in behind the scenes negotiations. This must mean they no longer see any hope for negotiations.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                • J jon-nyc
                                  24 Nov 2024, 12:34

                                  Lots of impacts in Northern Israel today.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 24 Nov 2024, 12:37 last edited by
                                  #241

                                  @jon-nyc said in The Exploding Pagers:

                                  Lots of impacts in Northern Israel today.

                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 24 Nov 2024, 12:38 last edited by
                                    #242

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 24 Nov 2024, 14:00 last edited by
                                      #243

                                      They just keep poking the bear.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 23 Dec 2024, 01:46 last edited by George K
                                        #244

                                        "Mossad created a bomb in a pocket"

                                        Link to video

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          Mik
                                          wrote on 23 Dec 2024, 08:53 last edited by
                                          #245

                                          I really question the decision to do that interview. The agents, the one anyway, were arrogant.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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