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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "The Case for Judicial Reform in the State of Israel?
After receiving a lot of questions both from Israelis and Diaspora Jews, it seems there are a lot of people who simply do not understand the issue. So, here it goes.
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After receiving a lot of questions both from Israelis and Diaspora Jews, it seems there are a lot of people who simply do not understand the issue. So, here it goes.
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The real question that has never been fully answered in Israel is what the role of the High Court should be in a Jewish and Democratic Republic, which the State of Israel is intended to be.
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Why is this subject important? Because the degree to which a judicial system works well depends on the ability of it to be trusted by the people it is supposed to serve.
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "In a sense, Erdogan, the president of Turkey, is a greater threat, or even more, to the region and the West as a whole than Iran.
Why?
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Why?
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Since Iran openly says what its goals are, without language etiquette, without pretending to be moderate, while Erdogan, the main global sponsor of the Muslim Brotherhood, the man who gives shelter to terrorist organizations from the leaders of Hamas to Al-Shabab and
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Boko Haram, the supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood's government in Tripoli, Libya, and those who added to the militarization of northern Cyprus, parts of Somalia, and more, while building the largest army outside the U.S. and building a massive arms and military industry,
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "I Have an Interesting Question for Israelis.
I just read an article in which the person writing claimed that Israel faces a serious food problem because food is so much more expensive than in European nations.
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I just read an article in which the person writing claimed that Israel faces a serious food problem because food is so much more expensive than in European nations.
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He used one example -- chicken, which he said was about ₪38 per kilo.
So I decided to look up what chicken averaged in Italy, Germany, France, and, surprise, it was about the same price per kilo as it is in Israel. Only Portugal was less, almost half.
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So I decided to look up what chicken averaged in Italy, Germany, France, and, surprise, it was about the same price per kilo as it is in Israel. Only Portugal was less, almost half.
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In any case, I think the prices are too high and that Israel can do better, but people commenting on prices should attack the problem and not post comparisons that are so easily disproven."
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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote on June 18, 2026: "Today, June 18th, is the opening of the 'Obama Presidential Center.'
In Chicago. I wonder why it is not called a 'library' like others for Clinton, Bush, etc.
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In Chicago. I wonder why it is not called a 'library' like others for Clinton, Bush, etc.
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Sorry, but the building does not appeal to me. It is, in my opinion, ugly, and I wonder why it was chosen."
But the big issue that I have seen is that subcontractors in the building process have not been paid, and several are saying they will have to declare bankruptcy.
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But the big issue that I have seen is that subcontractors in the building process have not been paid, and several are saying they will have to declare bankruptcy.
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One plumbing contractor claims he is owed $4 million and that the loans he took out to pay for employees and materials will go into default soon.
No, the ceremony is "invitation only," and no, I was not invited. Anyone surprised?
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No, the ceremony is "invitation only," and no, I was not invited. Anyone surprised?
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Most people have heard or used the term UNCLE TOM when we refer to a sell-out, but did you know that the inference is totally wrong.
The real Uncle Tom was a hero, Josiah Henson, was an abolitionist who helped slaves escape among other great things.
A THREAD
The real Uncle Tom was a hero, Josiah Henson, was an abolitionist who helped slaves escape among other great things.
A THREAD
Uncle Tom was a man:
—who refused to beat black women.
—who refused to tell on other slaves.
—who would put cotton in other slaves’ bags at night, so that they wouldn’t get beat!
—who helped 100 slaves get free long before the underground railroad.
—who refused to beat black women.
—who refused to tell on other slaves.
—who would put cotton in other slaves’ bags at night, so that they wouldn’t get beat!
—who helped 100 slaves get free long before the underground railroad.
Josiah Henson was born into slavery in 1789 in Charles County, Maryland. Growing up he watched his father receive beatings for standing up to his slave owner and also witnessed his father's ear being severed as part of the punishment and also his father being sold off.
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Shabbat Shalom
Parshat Korach
Numbers 16:1–18:32
Korach intentionally incites a mutiny, an insurgency challenging Moses’ leadership and the granting of the kehunah (priesthood) to Aaron.
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Parshat Korach
Numbers 16:1–18:32
Korach intentionally incites a mutiny, an insurgency challenging Moses’ leadership and the granting of the kehunah (priesthood) to Aaron.
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He is accompanied by Moses’ major political foes, Dathan and Abiram. Joining them are 250 distinguished (wealthy) members of the community, who offer the ketoret (incense) to prove their worthiness for the priesthood.
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There is an argument that what Korach did was not wrong, that he was advocating for equality and democracy.
“כי כל העדה כולם קדושים ובתוכם ה’ ומדוע תתנשאו על קהל ה’
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“כי כל העדה כולם קדושים ובתוכם ה’ ומדוע תתנשאו על קהל ה’
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Kuleba: Hungary's Magyar blocked five EU negotiation clusters with Ukraine. But he is not Orbán.
He faces huge domestic pressure from Fidesz supporters accusing him of selling out Hungarian interests. He boasted publicly because he needs to contain that pressure at home. 1/
He faces huge domestic pressure from Fidesz supporters accusing him of selling out Hungarian interests. He boasted publicly because he needs to contain that pressure at home. 1/
Kuleba: Magyar wasn't alone. Behind him, other EU members gladly hid — including some who welcomed Zelenskyy in Brussels with smiles.
Two reasons: Ukraine is too large and will have too much influence. And the EU itself is not ready for such a major enlargement. 2/
Two reasons: Ukraine is too large and will have too much influence. And the EU itself is not ready for such a major enlargement. 2/
Kuleba: The key news to watch for is not individual cluster openings. It's when the EU changes how it functions — reforms its own rules and adapts itself for Ukraine's accession.
That will be the decisive moment. Everything else is important but not the real obstacle. 3/
That will be the decisive moment. Everything else is important but not the real obstacle. 3/
1/ Russian-occupied Donetsk now exists under a state of "drone terror", says a local Russian inhabitant. Local influencer 'Donetsk MartynoVa' describes how normal life is grinding to a halt under relentless Ukrainian mid-range strikes. ⬇️
2/ As the thread below highlights, Ukraine's 'drone siege' of the occupied regions of the country ramped up quickly during May 2026 and has come to threaten Russia's control over the area through the decimation of Russian logistics.
3/ In a series of subsequent posts, Martynova describes how life has changed since the drone campaign began.
"In Donetsk, the gas station display shows +31, diesel at 90, 95 octane at 85, and no 92 octane available."
"In Donetsk, the gas station display shows +31, diesel at 90, 95 octane at 85, and no 92 octane available."
There is a middle ground of ICE for the UK which says that all these guys riding around delivering food, they are not coming here to earn minimum wage in the gig economy, and so they shouldn't be here if they have entered the country for this purpose to send money to Asia
The reason I don't see them in Germany doing it is students can't be self employed and don't work >20 hours a week and if like me you are a graduate of Germany your job needs to be in the field you studied which isn't delivering pizzas or you have to leave
If it wasn't like that I might be there working now doing any job. SO if I got thrown out of Germany then let's be fair. I intend to go back there to work in IT now I have my MSc and I have been through a lot of pain to get to that, I was sent back to the UK
6 signs you’re being protected from what isn’t meant for you
You are not here by coincidence.
Sometimes Allah doesn’t remove what was never meant for you all at once, He first sends signs so you can see clearly before He changes your path. What feels confusing at first is often gentle guidance.
Sometimes Allah doesn’t remove what was never meant for you all at once, He first sends signs so you can see clearly before He changes your path. What feels confusing at first is often gentle guidance.
1. Things don’t flow no matter how much effort you put
You keep trying your best, but the situation still feels stuck or blocked. No matter how much effort you give, it doesn’t move forward or settle. It feels like you are forcing something that isn’t meant to flow.
You keep trying your best, but the situation still feels stuck or blocked. No matter how much effort you give, it doesn’t move forward or settle. It feels like you are forcing something that isn’t meant to flow.
I'm an American, and I spent two weeks in Kazakhstan.
Here are my thoughts:
Here are my thoughts:
It is a safe country.
Safety was the number one concern when other Americans heard I was going to Kazakhstan. I get it. It has a "-stan" in its name.
But the U.S. government gives Kazakhstan a Level 1 travel advisory. The safest rating. Just exercise normal precautions. This is a better rating than some more touristy places in Western Europe.
The city of Almaty, where I spent most of my time, felt safer than any major U.S. city. The risk of violent crime and terrorism is low.
I saw dozens of people hitchhiking, including solo women!
Safety was the number one concern when other Americans heard I was going to Kazakhstan. I get it. It has a "-stan" in its name.
But the U.S. government gives Kazakhstan a Level 1 travel advisory. The safest rating. Just exercise normal precautions. This is a better rating than some more touristy places in Western Europe.
The city of Almaty, where I spent most of my time, felt safer than any major U.S. city. The risk of violent crime and terrorism is low.
I saw dozens of people hitchhiking, including solo women!
They love Americans.
I was a bit nervous about how people would react to Americans when I first arrived, so I kept my American mouth shut.
Then I started seeing one Kazakh after another wearing American flag shirts and hats, which surprised me.
One Kazakh overheard me speaking and asked in English, "Where are you from?"
I shyly replied, "America."
He lit up and said, "Good, good, good!"
Okay, phew.
This kept happening. The response was overwhelmingly positive. "So cool!" one kid said. People were eager to practice their English with me. They don't get many American visitors, so they were curious and surprised that I had chosen to visit Kazakhstan.
And no, I didn't ask their opinions about our politics. I'm not like that.
I think it has more to do with American culture, movies, music, and all that. Many seem to have an image of America as a dream land where anything is possible.
I was a bit nervous about how people would react to Americans when I first arrived, so I kept my American mouth shut.
Then I started seeing one Kazakh after another wearing American flag shirts and hats, which surprised me.
One Kazakh overheard me speaking and asked in English, "Where are you from?"
I shyly replied, "America."
He lit up and said, "Good, good, good!"
Okay, phew.
This kept happening. The response was overwhelmingly positive. "So cool!" one kid said. People were eager to practice their English with me. They don't get many American visitors, so they were curious and surprised that I had chosen to visit Kazakhstan.
And no, I didn't ask their opinions about our politics. I'm not like that.
I think it has more to do with American culture, movies, music, and all that. Many seem to have an image of America as a dream land where anything is possible.
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A Drunkard🍻 Stranger - Ft. Disha ❤️
The story, characters are purely fictional. Images are taken from Internet.
Let's start 🥳
Disha oka software ammai, hot and cute ga untadhi also perfect shape tho untadi.
A Drunkard🍻 Stranger - Ft. Disha ❤️
The story, characters are purely fictional. Images are taken from Internet.
Let's start 🥳
Disha oka software ammai, hot and cute ga untadhi also perfect shape tho untadi.
Disha roju office ki veltundi, office lo antha baney untadi kani office nundi intiki veladaniki disha ki oka bayam enduku ante ahh darilo forest and taagubothulu ekkuva, night times lo ahh area inka bayamkramga untundi
Day 1
Disha ki baaga late aindhi, logout chesi intiki velipodham ani bag saddukuntundi apudu time chustey 8:30pm aindhi ee time lo ahh road chala bayam ga untadi.
Inka disha ki eyy option leka ahh darilo intiki veldam ani nernayinchukuntadi.
Disha ki baaga late aindhi, logout chesi intiki velipodham ani bag saddukuntundi apudu time chustey 8:30pm aindhi ee time lo ahh road chala bayam ga untadi.
Inka disha ki eyy option leka ahh darilo intiki veldam ani nernayinchukuntadi.
Carl Jung had a strange method for changing your life from the inside out.
Not affirmations.
Not “manifesting.”
Practice these 4 steps for 10 days, and notice what happens to your anxiety: 🪡
1. What you refuse to imagine controls your life from the shadows.
Not affirmations.
Not “manifesting.”
Practice these 4 steps for 10 days, and notice what happens to your anxiety: 🪡
1. What you refuse to imagine controls your life from the shadows.
Jung didn’t believe in “manifestation.”
He believed most people never become who they are
because they never clearly admit what they secretly want.
He believed most people never become who they are
because they never clearly admit what they secretly want.
Step 1 is simple:
Ask yourself:
“What would I want if I stopped pretending I didn’t?”
Not what sounds practical.
Not what your anxious mind says is safe.
What is true?
Ask yourself:
“What would I want if I stopped pretending I didn’t?”
Not what sounds practical.
Not what your anxious mind says is safe.
What is true?
They’re at it AGAIN.
The Department of Interior is.
Caught them today posting a gorgeous photo of Beartooth Pass wildflowers and told everyone to "enjoy the view." Last time it was Moonscape Overlook.
This time it's the same mountain range they've been quietly leasing out for oil since at least 2018.
Same department. Same federal agency a judge had to stop in court. Same rule they just got to kill so they don't even have to pretend conservation matters anymore. They're not hiding any of this. They're using it as the marketing.
In 2018, BLM auctioned a 2,400-acre parcel for oil and gas drilling in the Beartooth foothills, Carbon County, the same range in that photo. The people who actually live there had to drag the federal government into court to stop it, and they won, because BLM skipped the environmental homework.
On May 11, 2026, BLM killed a separate rule that had required conservation to be treated as just as important as drilling and grazing when deciding what happens to public land. That's gone now, on 245 million acres nationwide, 8 million of them in Montana.
See the first source ⬇️ to check out the Department of Interior's post from today, it'll blow your mind.
Who's going to tell the wildflowers that "enjoy the view" isn't the same as actually protecting it?
#DemsUnited
The Department of Interior is.
Caught them today posting a gorgeous photo of Beartooth Pass wildflowers and told everyone to "enjoy the view." Last time it was Moonscape Overlook.
This time it's the same mountain range they've been quietly leasing out for oil since at least 2018.
Same department. Same federal agency a judge had to stop in court. Same rule they just got to kill so they don't even have to pretend conservation matters anymore. They're not hiding any of this. They're using it as the marketing.
In 2018, BLM auctioned a 2,400-acre parcel for oil and gas drilling in the Beartooth foothills, Carbon County, the same range in that photo. The people who actually live there had to drag the federal government into court to stop it, and they won, because BLM skipped the environmental homework.
On May 11, 2026, BLM killed a separate rule that had required conservation to be treated as just as important as drilling and grazing when deciding what happens to public land. That's gone now, on 245 million acres nationwide, 8 million of them in Montana.
See the first source ⬇️ to check out the Department of Interior's post from today, it'll blow your mind.
Who's going to tell the wildflowers that "enjoy the view" isn't the same as actually protecting it?
#DemsUnited
→ This is the snake oil. A dreamy photo and a "have a great weekend" caption, posted by the same agency that's been fighting its own backyard in federal court for over a decade. Go read the replies. People are thanking them.
→ Wild Montana was on record the same day the rule died, calling out exactly what BLM just decided conservation doesn't have to mean anymore. wildmontana.org/press_release/…
Led by Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine is forging vital partnerships with America tech billionaires — such as Alex Karp of Palantir, Eric Schmidt from Google, and Elon Musk.
These collaborations will deliver a decisive advantage over Russia in AI-enabled systems.
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These collaborations will deliver a decisive advantage over Russia in AI-enabled systems.
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Alex Karp wants to build AI systems that would give the U.S. a decisive technological edge in future wars.
Ukraine possesses a massive dataset and a rich library of real-world combat video that is highly valuable for training advanced AI models.
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Ukraine possesses a massive dataset and a rich library of real-world combat video that is highly valuable for training advanced AI models.
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In exchange for access to this priceless dataset, Palantir has provided Ukraine with AI tools that process enormous volumes of battlefield data, significantly enhancing capabilities such as long-range UAV strikes.
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He gave her divorce. Allah gave her a Surah.
Do you know who she was??
Do you know who she was??
She stood there… outside the Prophet ﷺ house.
Her heart was aching.
Her voice trembling.
But her faith was firm.
Her name was Khawlah bint Tha’labah (RA).
Her heart was aching.
Her voice trembling.
But her faith was firm.
Her name was Khawlah bint Tha’labah (RA).
She had just heard something that shattered her.
Her husband had said: “You are to me like the back of my mother,”
(Zihār - a harsh form of divorce in pre-Islamic culture.)
She rushed to the Prophet ﷺ, tears on her face and pain in every word.
Her husband had said: “You are to me like the back of my mother,”
(Zihār - a harsh form of divorce in pre-Islamic culture.)
She rushed to the Prophet ﷺ, tears on her face and pain in every word.
@franceinfo La Drouate Sarkozyste (nostalgique la droite ir-républicaine de la 3e Rép ou de Bonaparte) la plus conne du monde, épisode 16513
"Tronçonneuse" ; le con reprend le narratif de Milei....
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"Tronçonneuse" ; le con reprend le narratif de Milei....
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@franceinfo "Tronçonneuse" ; le con reprend le narratif de Milei, ce libertarien Anarcho-Réac ("anarchiste de drouate", ou "Réac de gôche" comme disent les incultes "BoOmErs" en France) selon la température, mais toujours, au service des fascismes.
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@franceinfo Et ça ose la jouer "bâtisseur"… à la tronçonneuse.
Ca passe auprès des cons "bien diplômés" &/ou avec boulot. L'idiocratie est généreuse avec ses cons.
Mais pas assez pour être élu : quitte à voter pour un con, les cons voteront Bardella ou Adil Rami.
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Ca passe auprès des cons "bien diplômés" &/ou avec boulot. L'idiocratie est généreuse avec ses cons.
Mais pas assez pour être élu : quitte à voter pour un con, les cons voteront Bardella ou Adil Rami.
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After 10 years of fasting myself into the metabolism of a 30-year-old, here's my most powerful fat loss tool:🧵
1. Stop eating for 18 hours a day.
1. Stop eating for 18 hours a day.
What is intermittent fasting?
It's not about WHAT you eat. It's about WHEN you eat.
You cycle between eating windows and fasting periods.
Most popular: 16:8 (16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating).
But the real magic happens at 18 hours.
It's not about WHAT you eat. It's about WHEN you eat.
You cycle between eating windows and fasting periods.
Most popular: 16:8 (16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating).
But the real magic happens at 18 hours.
Intermittent fasting isn't a diet.
It's biological renovation. You're not restricting calories.
You're restricting TIME.
This metabolic switch transforms how your body burns fuel. And it's the secret to reversing aging.
It's biological renovation. You're not restricting calories.
You're restricting TIME.
This metabolic switch transforms how your body burns fuel. And it's the secret to reversing aging.
How I lowered my resting heart rate from the 70s to the 40s (and why it matters)
Read this important thread, repost it for wider reach and bookmark for future reference. Post your comments and queries below.
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🔸My resting heart rate (RHR) used to be in the 70s. Today, it is consistently in the low-to-mid 40s.
🔸I did not take any special supplements, and there are no hacks either. The ‘secret” is just 5.5 years of consistent lifestyle changes.
Read this important thread, repost it for wider reach and bookmark for future reference. Post your comments and queries below.
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🔸My resting heart rate (RHR) used to be in the 70s. Today, it is consistently in the low-to-mid 40s.
🔸I did not take any special supplements, and there are no hacks either. The ‘secret” is just 5.5 years of consistent lifestyle changes.
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The biggest factor was running.
🔸For the first 2 years, I averaged 10–15 km/day. Over the last few years, I have averaged 6-8 km/day.
🔸Regular aerobic exercise trains the heart to pump more blood with each beat, so it doesn't need to beat as often at rest.
The biggest factor was running.
🔸For the first 2 years, I averaged 10–15 km/day. Over the last few years, I have averaged 6-8 km/day.
🔸Regular aerobic exercise trains the heart to pump more blood with each beat, so it doesn't need to beat as often at rest.
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Weight loss also played a major role.
🔸I reduced my weight from 100 kg to 71 kg (-29 kg).
🔸Excess body weight increases cardiac workload and sympathetic nervous system activity. Weight reduction often leads to a lower resting heart rate.
Weight loss also played a major role.
🔸I reduced my weight from 100 kg to 71 kg (-29 kg).
🔸Excess body weight increases cardiac workload and sympathetic nervous system activity. Weight reduction often leads to a lower resting heart rate.
Gentile Presidente @GiorgiaMeloni , le tensioni internazionali si risolvono con gesti distensivi e concreti, nella consapevolezza dell'importanza delle nostre relazioni con gli Stati Uniti, in un momento di grande affanno per l'Europa nel suo complesso.
Probabilmente il Suo scrupolo istituzionale e l'alacrità con cui interpreta il Suo ruolo di servitore dell'interesse generale del Paese hanno finito col dare un peso eccessivo a dichiarazioni rese dal Presidente Trump, sulle quali mi sentirei di sospendere il giudizio...
...e adoperare molta cautela, dal momento che il modo in cui sono state presentate, da parte di un'emittente dichiaratamente ostile al governo in carica e alla Sua persona, inducono a pensare alla creazione, se non di un casus belli, quanto meno di frizioni difficili da...