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In Belgium we have this comics series called 'Blauwbloezen' (blue coats). The story line s about the civil war in the US. One of the main characters has a horse that instantly drops when someone calls 'Attack'.

@jon-nyc Mostly turd world countries (source: Paul Theroux)

Petraeus on Ukraine and Russia:

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5818227-david-petraeus-ukraine-russia-war/

Reminds me of Lake Kivu in Ruanda.

Hydroplane???? Boat????

@89th Well, Turkey is actually more Asian than European (in square km).

No kidding...

Just in: Belgian author Tijl Nuyts wins literary prize for his book 'Grondwerk' about a colony of naked mole rats undermining Brussels.

A dissenting voice on Russian television

https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/72179

@taiwan_girl Situation in Ruanda is pretty stable. Situation in Eastern Congo however is very volatile: president Tsishekedi tried to eliminate his predecessor Kabila, bit killed a French national who worked for the UN. The drone used during the attack appears to be US-made...

@Renauda And expensive as well

BTW, Ruanda never was on the shithole list.

@Axtremus Rwanda is not really on speaking terms with the USA for the moment.
Trump badly wants the minerals that up till now were going to Ruanda so he literally menaced president Kagame of Ruanda under the pretence that Ruanda doesn't stick to the peace deal that he brokered recently.
Pretty complicated situation because China is/was still involved in that region.

@taiwan_girl Never had safety issues.
We were just asked once to stop taking pictures of Lake Kivu near the border with Congo (Bukavu).
Probably because there just had been serious fights during previous days between M23 and other factions.

We were there twice in 2025. Beautiful country.
Clean, good mainroads, decent hotels and b&b's.
Will be going back in september.

@Mik Jesus ??? LOL

Apparently Trump wants the Kurds to start an insurrection.
How many times haven't the USA stabbed them in the back for the last 20 years?

Up till now Iran hasn't used its most sophisticated weapons.
Wonder why...

Trump. Demented creep. X2.
LOL

@Mik Damn, I just exposed myself

When my parents started in 1958 they could raise 4 kids on one income. When I started in 1985 we could raise two kids on two salaries.
In 2025 my kids can barely raise one kid on two salaries.
And then politicians want young people to have more kids.
Ain't gonna happen.