World Politics

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So it took us roughly 80 years to forget that the Treaty of Versailles put us straight on the road to WW2.

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Yeah, well, Poland wasn’t a sovereign country until the treaty was signed, so I don’t see how you can blame them for that.

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The UK still has debts dating back to 1720, among others

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https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/country-reports/ohchr-assessment-human-rights-concerns-xinjiang-uyghur-autonomous-region

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The folks who run BiliBili and HoYoVerse must be sweating bullets right now

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-04/german-government-agrees-on-energy-relief-plan-worth-65-billion

Key measures include a vow to cap – and even redistribute – huge profits made by energy companies on the back of the current crisis; increased payments to pensioners, students, parents and the unemployed; and actions to rein in the astronomical pace at which electricity prices are rising.

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Batteries not included.

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That feels like useful context for how to read said opinion, anyway. Yes, Chile also has some 19 million people, but then you have to consider that very few of those are wealthy Americans.

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Liz Truss wins leadership race

It’s official. Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party leadership race.

Tomorrow she will become prime minister when she visits the Queen in Balmoral for an invitation to form her UK government.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-62760180

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