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What does “has more weight” mean in this context?

> Imfura had his little group moving constantly, an understandable method to avoid other groups and the possible transfer of his females. > [emphasis added] But this apparently wea…

> The defiant rapper testified Tuesday and said that he exercised free speech when he released music videos featuring images of Ohio deputies raiding his home, saying any suffering…

> the likelihood of attempted terror attacks against the US has increased significantly. And one wonders if a terror attack on US soil would be the justification POTUS uses to canc…

These type of stories are typically attributed to anonymous sources. So it’s impossible for a reader to conclude anything about the sources’ own credibility. So they usually rely o…

Disagree

> International sanctions are restrictions on international transactions imposed by governments in pursuit of foreign policy objectives. Imposing a restriction where one did not pr…

US Treasury Secretary in Davos this week: When asked, “Do sanctions actually work (on Iran)?”, Bessent replied: If you look at a speech I gave at the economic club of New York last…

If I blockade you in your house, is that failure to aid? Or something else? Sanctions occur via commission, not omission. They’re not a failure to render aid or to be maximally cha…

I am saying that sanctions are weapon of sorts and have worse effects than people realize, and you seem to be saying their effects are not as bad as those of kinetic weapons. Despi…

Did you skip right over the Lancet sentence that concluded the annual toll caused by unilateral sanctions (over 564k) is comparable to armed conflict?

> "great powers" are using economic integration as "weapons." This is so true and I think economic sanctions should be recognized as the weapons they actually are. Just a taste: No…

Relevant, from the NY Times: No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges President Trump’s retaliation against top officials at the International Criminal…

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Can be targeted by soaps containing persimmon extract. https://miraiclinical.com/pages/nonenal

> They have different problems than women have, but they don't have it better. How can I agree with this? Material conditions matter: whatever problem you have, being poorer will m…

I agree there are associations between effort and outcomes, and merit and outcomes, and integrity and outcomes. But timeframe is never guaranteed. The Beatitudes have not yet happe…

As the parent IMO it’s your responsibility to help her dig deep, get resilience, find hope. It’s your household so why aren’t you celebrating Christmas?

And somehow there are no clarion calls from EU or elsewhere to seize Israel’s Euroclear central bank assets to cover it. As there are with Russia for Ukraine. Funny how that works.…

From the ICJ doc you linked: > In the Court’s view, at least some of the acts and omissions alleged by South Africa to have been committed by Israel in Gaza appear to be capable of…

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