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ReutersN+U https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-jr-criticizes-ukraine-corruption-monaco-supercars-2025-12-08/
Donald Trump Jr. slams Ukraine corruption, cites Monaco supercars with Ukrainian plates

The GuardianN+eN+U
TrumprCOs son claims half of MonacorCOs supercars have Ukrainian plates, accuses Kyiv of war profiteering

rCLThis summer, my girlfriend Bettina and I were in Monaco, and on a regular day, half of the supercarsrCoBugattis, FerrarisrCoyou see on the streets are flying Ukrainian license plates.

Now, Ukraine is not a wealthy country. So you tell me: where is that money coming from?

These oligarchs and officials are living in luxury while ordinary Ukrainians are dying on the front lines.

As long as U.S. aid keeps flowing and no one audits where it goes, they have zero incentive to end this war.rCY



Friedrich MerzN+U
rCLAs long as Ukrainians are fighting, Europe remains saferCotheir frontline is our security buffer.rCY


TrumpN+U
rCLEurope talks a lot, does nothing. They drag America into their messes and expect us to pay.rCY
rCLZelenskyy is a great salesmanrCohe sold Biden on $350 billion. But look what he got: 25% of his country gone, millions displaced. HerCOs not even legally president anymore!rCY
rCLPeace couldrCOve been made years ago if Zelenskyy wasnrCOt so stubbornrCoand if Europe stopped pretending theyrCOre tough.rCY
rCLEurope is a group of weak, failing countries led by very weak people. TheyrCOre not what they used to berCofrankly, theyrCOre falling apart.rCY
rCLI donrCOt see winners in Europe anymore. I see losers.rCY
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From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


Knowing about what is reported
tends to evoke a state of mind.

There is often observed a feeling
or feelings, plural, when information
is flying in formation which forms
what could be called garbage.

GIGO is an old acronym.

If the lines on the maps which move
from side to side as the generals
and politicians sit on their fat
then where will any final one be
drawn and on which cartographer
who has a horse hitched up to it.

Will the leader of a mythological
land area be satisfied with that.

Long after Dao, De and other ideas
have been forgotten there may be
cemeteries full of dead bodies.

Returning to dust, dirt and
to flirt with disaster occurs.

While rulers of geographical areas
called Russia, China and other names
play their games and are very serious,
other people might not be so moved.

Not reading the news
Not watching videos

Sitting and forgetting
Reminds me of Daojia.

And a bamboo grove!
Of wine and other times.

- thanks! Cheers!
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From Newsgroup: alt.philosophy.taoism


eye posted:

Knowing about what is reported
tends to evoke a state of mind.

At least one.

What seemed to happen
and continues to happen
is a leader of a group
invaded a territory.

Aye thinks the guy's name
was Putin and then another
leader's son said stuff
and his father said he
observed other people.

Europeans was a word.

Africa and Asia are
where other happenings happen
by people who are called by names.

Perhaps ming ke ming fei chang ming.

So there appears to be cars
in some place with license plates
and lots of rich people doing stuff.

Rulers, at times, measure distance.
Sometimes rulers use rulers and
measure what they call, land.

Inch by inch or meter by kilometer,
taking what they call theirs by
sending soldiers and killing
or bombing buildings and
whether it will end or
simply keep on is odd
as people do wan-wu.

As a story goes: Dao allows
for Yi and Yu and from there
are born Two, but not Wu.

Neigh, Wu was an other story.
Kinda like a shaggy dog
except with horses.

- thanks! aye. Cheers!
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