FIFA rules prohibit discrimination on the basis of "national or social origin," but the US has blocked tourist visas for 4 World Cup countries (Haiti, Iran, Senegal, and Cรดte dโIvoire), restricted visas for 11 others, and are demanding a $15k bond for a visa for 5.
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CNN reports that the US/Israel bombed an Iranian ORPHANAGE, killing at least two people.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb
Nathan Kalman-Lamb
The US have requested that Poland transfers a Patriot battery to the Middle East. Polish Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz responded:
โOur Patriot batteries are used to protect Polish skies and NATOโs eastern flank (โฆ). We have no plans to relocate them anywhere.โ
They will, and theyโre probably not going to like the way they do it lol
We literally threatened to invade a NATO ally THIS YEAR. TWO MONTHS AGO.
It is so striking how all this resembles Covid so much. The primacy of the power of positive thinking, arbitrary deadlines where they announce something out of their control to be over, large portions of media/business believing them, because "wouldn't it be great?"
(((Tendar)))
Mike
Secretary of Defense Rock
PAKISTAN AND CHINA AGREE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SHIPPING ROUTES.
Brant Futures
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In academia, there is a peculiar notion that just because one is part of a union that is on strike, this should not have any impact on one's working hours.
There are some technical reasons why oil and refined export controls wonโt work, but still wouldnโt be surprised if they try it in a desperate attempt to get โprices at the pumpโ down for โsummer driving seasonโ.
Ned Richardson-Little
Hegseth: "As far as NATO, that's a decision that will be left to the president, but a lot has been laid bare ... you don't have much of an alliance if you have countries that are not willing to stand with you when you need them."
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Aaron Rupar
I think we need an inverse thread where we talk about things that normal intelligent people universally agree upon that are for some reason hot takes within your profession
The actual finding according to the reporting here is more a null result: can't tell one way or the other, can't definitively match. Good reporting might explain the reason. I think it's best to just assume the Daily Mail is subtly or unsubtly lying almost all the time.
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
