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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 1h

Other than maybe with regard to one of the dietary restrictions, Gulf Arab military on US training assignments with USAF are not so different in what they do and interests than European, Asian and Australian nationals who come to the US for similar assignments.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 2h

Pakistan is upset that the Kabuli Taliban isn’t interested in helping Pakistan with attacking India.

And since this Taliban rapprochement with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have had shootouts with each other and killed dozens.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 2h

“In an official statement, Pakistan foreign ministry expressed ‘strong reservations’ regarding the mention of Kashmir as part of India, calling it ‘a clear violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions’.”

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe a lot of Congressional Trumpublicans are hoping Trump dies before the US House of Representatives comes back into session and is forced to take a public stand on releasing and investigating the Trump-Epstein-Maxwell child sex abuse files and scandal.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 3h

“Election of 2029”? He’s nuts.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 3h

Ireland is a non-Schengen country in the EU. Users of Republic of Ireland passports are not subject to EES at Schengen ports of entry/exit; as EU nationals they clear in the same lanes as EU/Schengen country passport holders.

EU passport users & Schengen country passport users: exempted from EES.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 4h

It took some countries many decades or even centuries under the yoke of brutal colonialism before a critical mass of the public in some such countries were willing to act and take a stand by boycotts, general strikes, refusal to pay taxes, avoiding new goods markets. Some start earlier than others.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 4h

When 4-7% of European-Americans — “white” people — are willing to be out on the streets protesting from dawn to dusk each and every day for weeks at a time and stop all discretionary spending, then this national nightmare will have a chance to end and perhaps be addressed in a way to stall repeats.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 4h

The laws must be changed in the country so that government leaders, employees and contractors are personally financially liable for this kind of harm caused by their orders and actions.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 4h

These merciless pet-killers are psychopaths. That characteristic is generally what it takes for a dangerous person to engage in execution or other willful abuse and bodily mutilation of an animal or animal corpse.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 6h

Subpoena DHS/ICE goons based on payroll/contractor lists and disallow hiding name and face for those subpoenaed to public US Senate hearings.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 8h

It’s awful that the corrupt Republican-appointed Supreme Court Justices fail to recuse themselves on matters where they have personal involvement and personal ties with those involved in the matters on the docket.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 8h

“What has she done?” The cooperative, polite lady did nothing to deserve this kind of response by so-called law enforcement.

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 9h

Is the Brewers fan going to brew up some apple cider or just seeking Ten Apples Up On Top?

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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 9h

They have been rehabilitated by our rogue regime. Crown Prince Bonecutter & Kushner can celebrate.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 9h

What is new now is that they are requiring it and not just trialing it with a few third country nationals. And third country national entries and exits may be clogging up things more than usual on a day like this than on say a Tuesday afternoon a few weeks back.