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missing option three: sheer chance.
FT columnist Janan Ganesh recently wrote of his conversion to the 'Great Man' theory of history - but only a minority agree
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
-History is primarily shaped by major figures: 27%
-Primarily shaped by broad social / economic / cultural / tech changes: 51%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
Translations: “How Can a Country That Blocks the Nobel Website Hope to Win a Nobel Prize?”
"To sum up: if the winner was backed by the Chinese government, it’s the correct decision; if not, it’s using the Nobel Prize to fan anti-China sentiment."
"To sum up: if the winner was backed by the Chinese government, it’s the correct decision; if not, it’s using the Nobel Prize to fan anti-China sentiment."
Translations: “How Can a Country That Blocks the Nobel Website Hope to Win a Nobel Prize?”
The news that two more Japanese scientists were awarded Nobel Prizes in the natural sciences has been met with considerable consternation on the Chinese internet. Shimon Sakaguchi of Osaka University ...
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Half the problem with the Internet is not that it has allowed the enemies of certain social causes to be heard, but has let the proponents be heard. they are doing a bad job.
Reminder that almost half of those convicted in recent British anti-migrant "protests" (supposedly about the safety of women & children) had previous form for domestic violence. It was over 60% in Bristol - how high in Citywest? www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/uk-riot...
Almost half of convicted 2024 UK rioters 'previously reported for domestic abuse'
Though its argued that the UK riots of 2024 emerged from 'legitimate grievances', this data does little to support the claim.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Graham Carey, Dunsink Drive, Finglas, who's due to go to trial next year for incitement to hatred from February 2023 has sacked his legal team.
You know what they say about people who represent themselves.
'A man who represents himself has a fool for a client' that is indeed the case here.
You know what they say about people who represent themselves.
'A man who represents himself has a fool for a client' that is indeed the case here.
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