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  There's a decent chance Iran can be successful in establishing a secular democracy and not go down the path of Syria or Afghanistan etc. Notably, it has a substantial and highly educated 'middle class' (including one of the largest cohorts of STEM educated women in the world) both within Iran and the Iranian diaspora. They could form the backbone of a new central and provincial government administration and university-research sector. #freeiran

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  When was the last time the US challenged not just one sophisticated military but a whole bloc? Don't assume if Trump orders his military to attack Denmark (and multiple other NATO forces)...it will go as planned. This is, of course, utter insanity but this is the chaos Trump is generating #greenland

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  Correct me if I'm wrong - the Danes may not have a huge army, but they have a well-trained and sophisticated military. In addition, 3 EU/NATO countries are ranked in the world's top 10 militaries (UK, France, Italy) #greenland

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  @Salty @Niall they're a tiring regional power with nukes

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  #freeiran

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  💯👇 #gender #anger #marketing

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  1/2 #2024election

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  Election Year: We're facing a distinct possibility of a return of the current gvt - despite Labour being the single highest polling party. Labour are sitting at around 35% (latest Reid); aside from the outlier of 2020, over the past 10yrs Labour's best polling has been in the range of 36-37%. But to gain gvt, it requires cumulative polling at around 49% - so it needs at least 12%-ish from The Greens to get there (currently at 9.6%) to form a centre-left gvt. I really don&#3...

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  Luxon's slow decision to decline the invitation to sit on Trump's "Peace" Board just reinforces his ambivalent moral compass, and lack of strategic common sense and decisiveness. Why? - The Board is dominated by authoritarian regimes with terrible human rights records. It's a club you don't want to be a member of. - The Board is both a Trump vanity project and grift: Trump has the final say, is Chair for life, pockets the $1B joining fee. Its...