Ajani
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Joined January 2016
BREAKING: The US Senate have voted 52-48 to pass a War Powes resolution to restrict President Donald Trump’s military action in Venezuela. 🟠 LIVE updates: https://t.co/BB0T6TI6Up
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I typically don't like to be alarmist but any student of history would tell you: all the lights are blinking scarlet red. I mean: - Massive military expansion: check (see below) - Annexation threats: check - Demonstrated willingness to use force unilaterally: check - New
"I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars..." - President Donald J. Trump
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We must be careful to not base the fate of our countries on the beneficence/malevolence of superpowers. While historical context matters in framing the challenges for SIDS, overemphasizing can defeat the purpose of the anti-colonial struggle i.e. self-reliance for our people.
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how all them man return after amorim sack lol
🚨 Good news for Manchester United as understand Harry Maguire returns with the squad for Burnley game. Maguire has been spotted at team’s hotel today and he’s set to be available after long injury. Bruno Fernandes, also back. 🔙
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Lissa Joseph signs off from earthly reporting Watching news as a child was an essential encouraged by the education system and the family. Lissa Joseph's face and voice came to be associated with calm, confidence and competence in reporting and news anchoring.
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While removing Maduro is a net positive for humanity, even if done through a very much illegal military intervention, the idea that Trump just found out he can simply make the leaders of countries he does not like disappear overnight is terrifying.
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The Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM met very early on 3 January following reports of military action in Venezuela. CARICOM is actively monitoring the situation which is of grave concern to the Region with possible implications for neighbouring countries. CARICOM
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Fixes one problem but aid through NGOs was necessary to escape government bureaucracy and local political influence enabling a more responsive intervention.
BREAKING 🅱️: Major shift just dropped. The U.S. government says foreign aid will now go straight to national governments, not routed through NGOs anymore. The logic is blunt: if the goal is to help a country, fund the country — not middlemen turning aid into their next business
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This has so many implications. History tends to repeat itself
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