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In 2018 Current Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov gave 9% of Ingushetia (340 km^2) to Kadyrov (Chechnya)
The deal took place when Yunus-bek Yevkurov was the Head of Ingushetia and was VERY unpopular. Seems to have lead to him resigning.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Chec… x.com/Prune602/statu…
The deal took place when Yunus-bek Yevkurov was the Head of Ingushetia and was VERY unpopular. Seems to have lead to him resigning.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Chec… x.com/Prune602/statu…
In 2018, Kadyrov has his construction crews, while protected by his security forces, try to build a Chechen traffic police post 2 km deep into Ingushetia’s territory.
kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/223104
kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/223104
While preparing for a brief on the independence petition due tomorrow, I came across this from the Supreme Court of Canada that is worth sharing:
“The right of the people to discuss and debate ideas forms the very foundation of democracy… For this reason, the Supreme Court of Canada has assiduously protected the right of each citizen to participate in political debate...
Permitting an effective voice for unpopular and minority views — views political parties may not embrace — is essential to deliberative democracy. The goal should be to bring the views of all citizens into the political arena for consideration, be they accepted or rejected at the end of the day. Free speech in the public square may not be curtailed merely because one might find the message unappetizing or the messenger distasteful…
The ability to engage in effective speech in the public square means nothing if it does not include the ability to attempt to persuade one’s fellow citizens through debate and discussion. This is the kernel from which reasoned political discourse emerges.
Freedom of expression must allow a citizen to give voice to her vision for her community and nation, to advocate change through the art of persuasion in the hope of improving her life and indeed the larger social, political and economic landscape…
Freedom of expression protects not only the individual who speaks the message, but also the recipient. Members of the public — as viewers, listeners and readers — have a right to information on public governance, absent which they cannot cast an informed vote.”
These are words from the Supreme Court of Canada that recognize the importance of debate and discussion, even when the views are unpopular, uncomfortable, or distasteful.
So when someone tries to shut down the conversation, shame you, or tell you certain topics should not even be discussed, remind them of that.
The answer is not silence or suppression.
A petition, a debate, even a controversial idea, these are not failures of the system. They are expressions of it.
The real risk is when we start deciding which views are acceptable to be heard.
Because once that line starts moving, it does not stop where you think it will.
So the question is:
Are we prepared to actually live this principle or do we only support it when we agree with the message?
Because the more you know and understand, the more effectively you can participate, ask better questions, and actually effect change.
“The right of the people to discuss and debate ideas forms the very foundation of democracy… For this reason, the Supreme Court of Canada has assiduously protected the right of each citizen to participate in political debate...
Permitting an effective voice for unpopular and minority views — views political parties may not embrace — is essential to deliberative democracy. The goal should be to bring the views of all citizens into the political arena for consideration, be they accepted or rejected at the end of the day. Free speech in the public square may not be curtailed merely because one might find the message unappetizing or the messenger distasteful…
The ability to engage in effective speech in the public square means nothing if it does not include the ability to attempt to persuade one’s fellow citizens through debate and discussion. This is the kernel from which reasoned political discourse emerges.
Freedom of expression must allow a citizen to give voice to her vision for her community and nation, to advocate change through the art of persuasion in the hope of improving her life and indeed the larger social, political and economic landscape…
Freedom of expression protects not only the individual who speaks the message, but also the recipient. Members of the public — as viewers, listeners and readers — have a right to information on public governance, absent which they cannot cast an informed vote.”
These are words from the Supreme Court of Canada that recognize the importance of debate and discussion, even when the views are unpopular, uncomfortable, or distasteful.
So when someone tries to shut down the conversation, shame you, or tell you certain topics should not even be discussed, remind them of that.
The answer is not silence or suppression.
A petition, a debate, even a controversial idea, these are not failures of the system. They are expressions of it.
The real risk is when we start deciding which views are acceptable to be heard.
Because once that line starts moving, it does not stop where you think it will.
So the question is:
Are we prepared to actually live this principle or do we only support it when we agree with the message?
Because the more you know and understand, the more effectively you can participate, ask better questions, and actually effect change.
Full decision: canlii.ca/t/1h2c9
This is quite the exercise in missing the point by Prof Shreya Atrey in Modern Law Review.
FWS will have a severe impact on "transgender, gender fluid, gender non-conforming, polygender, genderqueer and intersex" it says (without defining any of these terms).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…
FWS will have a severe impact on "transgender, gender fluid, gender non-conforming, polygender, genderqueer and intersex" it says (without defining any of these terms).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…
Remember, FWS was just about whether a GRC changes a person's sex for the purpose of the Equality Act.
Atrey says the protected characteristic of sex should be amended to include sex characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression and gender performance. 🤨
Canada. Is this what you voted for?
Being priced out of the job force by your government— while you’re gaslit into believing it’s your fault? That you’re lazy?
The government's OWN website says immigration is now nearly 100% of labour force growth!
Their words. On their website👇
Being priced out of the job force by your government— while you’re gaslit into believing it’s your fault? That you’re lazy?
The government's OWN website says immigration is now nearly 100% of labour force growth!
Their words. On their website👇
Carney campaigned on 380,000 immigrants for 2026.
The actual number?
380,000 PR
+115,000 "one-time" exemptions
+ 33,000 fast-tracked workers
+ 385,000 temporary residents.
That's 765,000+ new arrivals.
IN ONE YEAR.
And while they flood the job market — they're laughing in your face!
The actual number?
380,000 PR
+115,000 "one-time" exemptions
+ 33,000 fast-tracked workers
+ 385,000 temporary residents.
That's 765,000+ new arrivals.
IN ONE YEAR.
And while they flood the job market — they're laughing in your face!
April 1st, 2026. Same day. Two announcements:
🤡 Minimum wage up $0.40. Forty cents. 2.1% increase. Affecting roughly 126,000 workers.
🚨 Low-wage temporary foreign worker cap?
INCREASED from 10% to 15%.
That's a 50% expansion.
Effective immediately.
They gave ~126,000 Canadians a 2.1% minimum wage increase.
And gave corporations 50% more access to cheap foreign labour.
On the SAME DAY…
🤡 Minimum wage up $0.40. Forty cents. 2.1% increase. Affecting roughly 126,000 workers.
🚨 Low-wage temporary foreign worker cap?
INCREASED from 10% to 15%.
That's a 50% expansion.
Effective immediately.
They gave ~126,000 Canadians a 2.1% minimum wage increase.
And gave corporations 50% more access to cheap foreign labour.
On the SAME DAY…
Tak, jestem złym człowiekiem. Przesłałem do AI oświadczenie posła Romana Giertycha, tekst @wirtualnapolska oraz kupione przeze mnie dokumenty spółki z Liechtensteinu, poprosilem o analizę i weryfikację faktów. Matko jedyna co tu się wydarzyło. Jedziemy:
1. „Moja żona założyła spółkę w Liechtensteinie"
Dokumenty mówią co innego. Formalnym założycielem (Gründerin) Utriusque Iuris Anstalt jest Schreiber & Zindel Treuhand-Anstalt w Vaduz — to wynika wprost z Gründungsurkunde (PDF, s. 15) oraz ze statutów (s. 16–21). Barbara Giertych nie figuruje w żadnym dokumencie w całym akcie rejestrowym: ani jako Gründerin, ani jako członek Verwaltungsrat, ani jako Begünstigte (beneficjentka — ta kategoria jest z definicji niepubliczna w formie Anstalt, więc tego nie da się potwierdzić ani wykluczyć na podstawie aktu).
W zarządzie zasiadają: Joanna [...] (pracowniczka kancelarii Giertycha z adresem ul. [...] , Warszawa), Dr. Frank Zindel (prawnik z Vaduz) i Swiss Protecta S.A. z Panamy reprezentowana przez Victorię Beninger. Giertych w oświadczeniu w ogóle nie odnosi się do tego, dlaczego jego pracowniczka znalazła się w zarządzie podmiotu, który rzekomo należał do jego żony.
Dokumenty mówią co innego. Formalnym założycielem (Gründerin) Utriusque Iuris Anstalt jest Schreiber & Zindel Treuhand-Anstalt w Vaduz — to wynika wprost z Gründungsurkunde (PDF, s. 15) oraz ze statutów (s. 16–21). Barbara Giertych nie figuruje w żadnym dokumencie w całym akcie rejestrowym: ani jako Gründerin, ani jako członek Verwaltungsrat, ani jako Begünstigte (beneficjentka — ta kategoria jest z definicji niepubliczna w formie Anstalt, więc tego nie da się potwierdzić ani wykluczyć na podstawie aktu).
W zarządzie zasiadają: Joanna [...] (pracowniczka kancelarii Giertycha z adresem ul. [...] , Warszawa), Dr. Frank Zindel (prawnik z Vaduz) i Swiss Protecta S.A. z Panamy reprezentowana przez Victorię Beninger. Giertych w oświadczeniu w ogóle nie odnosi się do tego, dlaczego jego pracowniczka znalazła się w zarządzie podmiotu, który rzekomo należał do jego żony.
2. „Spółka miała zajmować się działalnością arbitraży małżeńskich"
Dokumenty temu przeczą. Cel statutowy (Zweck) w Art. 3 statutów (PDF, s. 17) brzmi jasno: zarządzanie i inwestowanie majątku podmiotu, utrzymywanie udziałów i innych praw, z wyraźnym wyłączeniem działalności handlowej prowadzonej na zasadach komercyjnych (unter Ausschluss des Betriebs eines nach kaufmännischer Art geführten Gewerbes). To typowy cel holdingowo-majątkowy, a nie prowadzenie jakiejkolwiek działalności arbitrażowej czy prawniczej. Gdyby podmiot miał prowadzić sąd arbitrażowy, jego statut musiałby to odzwierciedlać.
Dokumenty temu przeczą. Cel statutowy (Zweck) w Art. 3 statutów (PDF, s. 17) brzmi jasno: zarządzanie i inwestowanie majątku podmiotu, utrzymywanie udziałów i innych praw, z wyraźnym wyłączeniem działalności handlowej prowadzonej na zasadach komercyjnych (unter Ausschluss des Betriebs eines nach kaufmännischer Art geführten Gewerbes). To typowy cel holdingowo-majątkowy, a nie prowadzenie jakiejkolwiek działalności arbitrażowej czy prawniczej. Gdyby podmiot miał prowadzić sąd arbitrażowy, jego statut musiałby to odzwierciedlać.
A story that's flying under the radar: The US is trying to force Ecuador and Colombia into a war with each other in order to militarize and colonize the region.
The pro-US & narco-backed President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has just announced 100% tariffs on Colombia. Why? 🧵
The pro-US & narco-backed President of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, has just announced 100% tariffs on Colombia. Why? 🧵
Noboa claims it's because Colombia isn't doing enough to combat drug trafficking. Even though Ecuador is one that has become a narco-state, they now have a murder rate higher than war-torn Haiti, and almost double that of Colombia.
Ecuador's disaster is a long-term trend that began after the restoration of neoliberalism in 2018. The subsequent social collapse triggered a surge in crime. As we can see, it began long before Colombia elected Petro (who hasn't presided over any such crime spike in 🇨🇴).
How to feel like a human again.
A beginner's guide to beating anhedonia (lifestyle + biohacking).
Thread 🧵
A beginner's guide to beating anhedonia (lifestyle + biohacking).
Thread 🧵
It's George.
Anhedonia is derived from a Greek word that means "without pleasure".
It is not just "feeling down" or "not being in the mood" but a profound disruption in the brain’s reward processing system, affecting emotional and motivational responses that makes it a core symptom of several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including:
-Major depressive disorder (MDD)
-Bipolar disorders
-Schizophrenia
-Post-traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
-Parkinson’s
-Alzheimer’s
but also implicated in conditions such as PSSD, post-finasteride syndrome and so on.
Anhedonia is derived from a Greek word that means "without pleasure".
It is not just "feeling down" or "not being in the mood" but a profound disruption in the brain’s reward processing system, affecting emotional and motivational responses that makes it a core symptom of several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including:
-Major depressive disorder (MDD)
-Bipolar disorders
-Schizophrenia
-Post-traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
-Parkinson’s
-Alzheimer’s
but also implicated in conditions such as PSSD, post-finasteride syndrome and so on.
Its first sign is a diminished ability to experience pleasure, interest or motivation in previously enjoyable activities for an extended time period.
So the person loses both the anticipation of the reward (the motivator) and the enjoyment of the reward (the end product).
This is why dividing anhedonia into subtypes can be problematic, as some psychotherapists and psychiatrists.
*In case you are unaware, anhedonia is often divided into:
1. Consummatory anhedonia.
This is the reduced ability to experience pleasure during an activity.
2. Motivational anhedonia.
This is the decreased drive to pursue rewarding activities.
So the person loses both the anticipation of the reward (the motivator) and the enjoyment of the reward (the end product).
This is why dividing anhedonia into subtypes can be problematic, as some psychotherapists and psychiatrists.
*In case you are unaware, anhedonia is often divided into:
1. Consummatory anhedonia.
This is the reduced ability to experience pleasure during an activity.
2. Motivational anhedonia.
This is the decreased drive to pursue rewarding activities.
🔬Study shows SARS-CoV-2 causes direct damage to heart cell mitochondria - even months after recovery - helping potentially explain Long COVID heart symptoms like chest pain, palpitations & fatigue.
Let’s break it down 🧵
Let’s break it down 🧵
Researchers studied 5 people who had COVID-19 weeks or months earlier. They all had new or unusual heart problems, like chest pain, irregular heartbeat, or even cardiac arrest.
Each patient had a heart biopsy (a sample of heart tissue examined under a microscope).
Each patient had a heart biopsy (a sample of heart tissue examined under a microscope).
All 5 patients were diagnosed with myocarditis - inflammation and injury in heart muscle.
But interestingly, it wasn’t typical myocarditis with large immune cell infiltration. Inflammation was mild.
The key problem? Structural damage inside the heart muscle cells.
But interestingly, it wasn’t typical myocarditis with large immune cell infiltration. Inflammation was mild.
The key problem? Structural damage inside the heart muscle cells.
10 Reglas para Mensajear y Nunca Más Ser GHOSTEADO
1. Nunca preguntes "¿Qué tal tu día?"
1. Nunca preguntes "¿Qué tal tu día?"
Eso es lo que piden sus amigos, su jefe y desconocidos aburridos.
Tú no eres nada de eso.
En cambio, conviértelo en un juego: "Dame una victoria y una confusión hoy. Tienes 10 palabras".
Es específico. Es divertido.
La obliga a ser interesante. Destacas al instante.
Tú no eres nada de eso.
En cambio, conviértelo en un juego: "Dame una victoria y una confusión hoy. Tienes 10 palabras".
Es específico. Es divertido.
La obliga a ser interesante. Destacas al instante.
2. Si responde con una sola palabra, déjala en visto.
"Hola", "jajaja", "qué bien", son callejones sin salida en la conversación.
Responder a quien se esfuerza poco le enseña que con poco esfuerzo basta.
Al no responder, estableces silenciosamente la norma: "Solo interactúo cuando me das energía".
"Hola", "jajaja", "qué bien", son callejones sin salida en la conversación.
Responder a quien se esfuerza poco le enseña que con poco esfuerzo basta.
Al no responder, estableces silenciosamente la norma: "Solo interactúo cuando me das energía".
¿Sabías que el conflicto más sangriento y duradero de nuestra era fue diseñado en secreto por dos elegantes aristócratas tomando el té? Estos canallas dividieron el Medio Oriente usando una simple regla de madera, condenando a millones a una guerra eterna. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
En el año 1915, la Primera Guerra Mundial desangraba Europa. El inmenso Imperio Otomano, aliado de Alemania, controlaba casi todo el Medio Oriente. Gran Bretaña necesitaba urgentemente ganar terreno y decidió buscar apoyo local para destruir al imperio desde sus entrañas.
Los británicos contactaron en secreto con el jerife de La Meca, Hussein bin Ali, a quien le prometieron solemnemente que, si los árabes se rebelaban contra los turcos, el Imperio Británico apoyaría la creación de un inmenso y unificado reino árabe completamente independiente.
یه سریا میگن خب اگه توافق کنید، ای عرزشیا، به عمام شهیدتون، موش پیر نخفته در خاک، خیانت کرده اید! پس توافق نمیکنید و نهایتا توسط جهود و کافر به گا خواهید رفت!
اما این حرف کامل نیست.
عرض کردم که ما یه سری هاردلاینر داریم. این حرف در مورد اینا صادقه. اما ویژن این قرمساقا چیه؟ 🔽
اما این حرف کامل نیست.
عرض کردم که ما یه سری هاردلاینر داریم. این حرف در مورد اینا صادقه. اما ویژن این قرمساقا چیه؟ 🔽
ویژن نهایی اینا ظهور مهدی از عمق چاه، سوار شدنش بر اسب، و رسیدن خون به رکابشه. اما حالا این قسمت ال اس دی گونه رو ول کنیم و بچسبیم به مسئله ایران: اینها خودشون رو چکیدهی راستین تشیع میدونن، خمینی بنیانگذار انقلاب بود براشون، ولی پست ۱۰ تیم مهدی از نظر اینا موش پیره، مهاجم نوک/۱
هم امثال حزبُ الگا. اینا رو هم ول کنیم. فرض کنیم اینها قدرت رو در دست بگیرن در رژیم. در این حالت، شانس بقای رژیم صفره. شاید در کوتاه مدت با ریختن خون بتونن بمونن، اما در میان مدت شورت ننهشون توسط غرب، مردم، و سایر جبهههای درگیر در این گاتِ مناطق نیمه کوهستانی پرچم خواهد شد و/۲
Update in my fight to dismantle the broken OPT system—ICE just got me the numbers:
In Missouri alone there are 4,430 OPT visas—many working in jobs that are out-of-scope, stealing opportunities from young Missourians.
Here are some of the worst examples.🧵
In Missouri alone there are 4,430 OPT visas—many working in jobs that are out-of-scope, stealing opportunities from young Missourians.
Here are some of the worst examples.🧵
OPT jobs *must* be directly related to the student’s major area of study.
And if you're a STEM major, you get *3-years of work authorization.*
Not only that, OPT holders are exempt from FICA taxes—a >15% tax subsidy for employers.
And if you're a STEM major, you get *3-years of work authorization.*
Not only that, OPT holders are exempt from FICA taxes—a >15% tax subsidy for employers.
Given that, and considering foreigners utilizing OPT may be desperate for work, it should come as no surprise OPT is often abused.
I found cases of foreign students working at restaurants, bars, and janitorial services that likely have no connection to a student’s area of study.
I found cases of foreign students working at restaurants, bars, and janitorial services that likely have no connection to a student’s area of study.
2026 - Chance auf einen Wendepunkt?🧵
Demokratie auf dem Rückgang, Autokratien werden immer stärker-das war der Tenor der letzten Jahre.
Heute bestehen Chancen, das Pendel zurückzubewegen. Sonntag könnte ein wichtiger Wendepunkt und Start für eine Kette von Umbrüchen sein.
1/12
Demokratie auf dem Rückgang, Autokratien werden immer stärker-das war der Tenor der letzten Jahre.
Heute bestehen Chancen, das Pendel zurückzubewegen. Sonntag könnte ein wichtiger Wendepunkt und Start für eine Kette von Umbrüchen sein.
1/12
Wendepunkt Ungarn
Autoritäre Player, von Putin über Trump bis Netanjahu, haben hohe Einsätze für einen Wahlsieg Orbans investiert.
Wenn am Sonntag das ungarische Volk Orban aber die Rote Karte zeigt, wird das ein herber Rückschlag für die globale autokratische Achse.
2/12
Autoritäre Player, von Putin über Trump bis Netanjahu, haben hohe Einsätze für einen Wahlsieg Orbans investiert.
Wenn am Sonntag das ungarische Volk Orban aber die Rote Karte zeigt, wird das ein herber Rückschlag für die globale autokratische Achse.
2/12
Welchen Weg Péter Magyar dann geht, ist offen.
Er muss mit einem starken Nationalismus in Ungarn umgehen, der sich z.B. in deutlicher Ablehnung der Ukraine zeigt.
Ob Magyar demokratische Reformen umsetzen und weiteren Ukraine-Hilfen zustimmen wird, bleibt abzuwarten.
3/12
Er muss mit einem starken Nationalismus in Ungarn umgehen, der sich z.B. in deutlicher Ablehnung der Ukraine zeigt.
Ob Magyar demokratische Reformen umsetzen und weiteren Ukraine-Hilfen zustimmen wird, bleibt abzuwarten.
3/12
1/ Russia is proclaiming success in its ongoing recruitment drive, but this is being achieved by scraping the bottom of the barrel. A newly-published video shows the abysmal quality of the current recruits: old, disabled, and homeless men, with only two fingers between them. ⬇️
2/ The video shows three newly recruited men in Omsk. Despite having severe physical disabilities, all three are recognised as medically fit for military service at a selection point called Sirius. They have signed a contract and will be sent to Ukraine.
3/ It was filmed at an office of the 1442nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (military unit 95383) of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division (military unit 77860) of the 3rd Army Corps (military unit 41794).
One of the locations for the #OneYearLater protests is Cardiff in Central Square. The suffragette chosen to be honoured is Margaret Haig Mackworth/Viscountess Rhondda
Margaret Haig Mackworth, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda (née Thomas; 12 June 1883 – 20 July 1958) was a Welsh peeress, businesswoman, magazine proprietor, and suffragette.
Thomas wrote that her mother had "prayed passionately that her baby daughter might become feminist," and she did become an activist for women's rights.