I knew the name Dzerzhinsky from books and movies when I was a kid under regular communist brainwashing.
Many MAGAs: Putin is a defender of Christianity.
Putin:👇

In theory, the US can hold indefinitely, while the Iranian regime may have only a few months, unless the PRC offers a lifeline via the new Sino-Iranian Railway. I am not sure about its capacity.
Not sure how long the American people can bear this. Trump appears mentally unstable now, so...

So, the blockade of Hormuz has become a joint operation of the US and Iran.

Testing.

Still remember the wonderful time in the 80s when we listened to the VOA on campuses in China, learning about the culture and life in a free country, and sharpening our English skills in the meantime.

I always love watching passengers play Chopin at Warsaw Chopin Airport.
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"including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job."
Is this administration's alcohol issue much more severe than that of others? I wonder if it rivals that of the Russian government, which Trump admires.

So true.
It is true of all the advices offered by AI. It sounds authoritative even when it is wrong or after you correct its errors. It accepts your correction in a way that makes you feel it has never made any mistakes.

Look at how Magyar's TISZA beat Orban's Fidesz:
140:53!!! Almost 3x.
It would be earth-shattering if a party in the US can beat the Trump Party by a margin of 30%.
One way to achieve this is to have Bibi, Orban, the Moscow KGB thug, the Chinese middle school dropout all endorse the Trump Party.

Bsky has been working intermittently today.

Ukraine will fix the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline for Hungary a few days before Magyar takes office.😉

Pope John Paul II's impact on Poland in a transition era was likely too profound for any American pope to replicate on the US, but Pope Leo's influence can still be dramatic.

Statue of Pope John Paul II in the small town Przemsl that I enjoyed visiting last month upon exit from Ukraine.

Unbelievable. The middle school dropout has really mastered the skill to play this big beautiful American fiddle as well as his Moscow lapdog has been doing for a long time.

This is an honest video - taken after Vance started speaking, at the peak of the audience size.
The Trump train that offers free rides to his domestic and international opponents had 4 powerful cylinders:
1. Vance
4. Noem
3. Miller
4. RFK Jr
Three still remain. The train is still zooming.

Vance surely deserves credits for defeating Trump's buddy Orban.
This article provides solid evidence.
www.thebeaverton.com/2026/04/hung...

I thought his being an ATM to the Trumps was a part of the deal that the SEC dropped its lawsuit againt him soon after Trump entered the White House.

Trump's Moscow buddy and Beijing buddy had their foreign ministers discuss how to play the big beautiful American fiddle to help their ally, Iran.

Yup, the EU's trade deficits with the PRC are still not big enough, and the EU still has a few industries yet to be decimated by the PRC, so they need to stay the course until reaching full economic submission to the PRC.
Now, #1 Sinophile Orban has been defeated, so Sanchez needs take the baton.

"each deal potentially shaping everything from tariffs to military aid"

Perhaps Kyiv should have a Trump Tower to help secure military aids from the US.

China Vanke (CHVKY) Seeks Bond Extension to Avoid Default China Vanke (CHVKY), a major player in the country's real estate sector, is reportedly negotiating with bondholders to extend a yuan-denominated bond due this m

Rumors are that Vanke's founder, Wang Shi, has been barred from leaving China despite his departure from Vanke almost 10 years ago.
No one is safe in the PRC.
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www.gurufocus.com/news/8782708...

He was once the richest person in Asia ($43B). Evergrande's debt peaked at $360B.
Well over 1k developers have gone bankrupt since 2020. Evergrande is the biggest one. It is far from over.

The fate is Vanke, once #2 developer, remains dicey.
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This reminds me of the Smashing of the Gang of Four (a.k.a., the October 6 Coup), which effectively ended the disastrous Cultural Revolution in China when I was an elementary school pupil. People went crazy everywhere to celebrate the end of 10 years of chaos and suffering.

RSF just launched season 2 of its Propaganda Monitor — this time on China. Having spent 1,019 days in a CCP cell, I know something about how Beijing controls information. The findings are important. 🧵👇 1/10

"like you did in 1956 when you courageously stood up, like you did in 1989 when you were the first to cut the barbed wire that was dividing our continent"
This election has firmly sealed Hungarians' reputation for their love of freedom and the courage to take actions.

"Naturally the kind of Pope he prefers is the kind that keeps schtum: 'I don’t want a Pope who criticizes the President of the United States' The Holy Father really should choose his words more carefully, like: 'Blessed are the war-mongers, for they shall be called the children of Lockheed Martin.'"

I am glad that Trump attacked Pope Leo in some sense because his attack may well destroy a part of his support base, which has been shrinking. A survey shows that 55% of voting Catholics went for Trump in 2024.

This is arrogance and self-pontification on steroids.

I had a hunch about why Orban is so anti-Ukraine after watching this popular video more than a month ago.
Orban views Ukraine as a major rival in receiving EU € - more € for UA, less for HU. EU € has enriched his clan. It seems easier to siphon EU € than tax revenue.

Cheng's admiration of the middle school dropout is very similar to that of Trump, genuine and deep.
If Cheng loses the 2028 election, with Trump as a godsend gift for the PRC, the chance for the PRC to finally take concrete action to take TW will be high.
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If Cheng Li-wun wins TW's presidential election in January 2028, she will be TW's version of Yanukovych. She may well be more pro-PRC than Yanukovych was pro-Russia.
If you read her remarks about the PRC, which are in Chinese, you will quickly find out she is like the PRC's loyal lapdog.
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