Favorite Rejects 2022-02-23
Meanwhile the Ukraine/Russia conflict is really about contemporary issues not historical ones — Ukrainians want to join their richer neighbors on the road to prosperity by integrating with the European Union.
slowboring.com/p/invading-ukr…
Putin wants a pro-Russian government in Ukraine — and it’s very normal for countries to want friendly neighbors, but he defines “pro-Russian” as precluding a close trading relationship with the EU.
That was the proximate cause of the last pro-Russian government’s collapse.
I am favorably disposed toward mandatory vaccination, but the way cities have implemented it for Covid (as opposed to traditional school vaccine requirements) has annoyingly large administrative burdens. https://t.co/uBSnRN55W0
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
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Yep. India's de facto alliance with Russia is the only thing keeping the world from lining up neatly into two blocs. If that partnership comes under strain, it's the last step in a global realignment.
Arpit Gupta @arpitrage
The US intelligence community has performed well
Shashank Joshi @shashj