Not sure if this is some kind of Baader-Meinhof phenomenon or if OP just also did the NYT crossword this morning.
Baader-Meinhof? how so? (and yes, I know they were the first generation of the Red Army Faction)
Western Sahara
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Baader-Meinhof? how so? (and yes, I know they were the first generation of the Red Army Faction)
You are one of todays lucky 10000! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
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#33A couple of misconceptions about Western Sahara I've seen pop up over the past few days: - most (90%) of Morocco's phosphate mining is done in non-disputed territories (it's mentioned in the article). The most disputed resource is actually fish, and to some degree predicted oil reserves. - Tribal allegiances to the Moroccan crown date back from way before colonial times. Today, part of the Sahrawi population supports…
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#34https://www.livescience.com/64677-stone-structures-discovere...
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
Baader-Meinhof? how so? (and yes, I know they were the first generation of the Red Army Faction)
You are one of todays lucky 10000! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
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#36A couple of misconceptions about Western Sahara I've seen pop up over the past few days: - most (90%) of Morocco's phosphate mining is done in non-disputed territories (it's mentioned in the article). The most disputed resource is actually fish, and to some degree predicted oil reserves. - Tribal allegiances to the Moroccan crown date back from way before colonial times. Today, part of the Sahrawi population supports…
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#37who submited this to hacker news doesnt seem like a fiting spot
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#38Not sure if this is some kind of Baader-Meinhof phenomenon or if OP just also did the NYT crossword this morning.
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#39It's fascinating. Basically the entire world's phosphate comes from this (it has 70% of the world's proven reserves). No country on earth recognizes Morocco's claims over this Saharawi land. At least they didn't until 2020 when Trump became the first in exchange for Morocco normalizing relations with Israel. The case has been taken to international court multiple times and always ruled against Morocco's claims. Despi…
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Baader-Meinhof? how so? (and yes, I know they were the first generation of the Red Army Faction)
Frequency illusion, aka Baader–Meinhof phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion