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Appuntamento con il Tracer Day 2025 di Yamaha - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
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Appuntamento con il Tracer Day 2025 di Yamaha - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
Yamaha organizza sabato 13 settembre il Tracer Day 2025, una giornata dedicata agli appassionati del turismo sportivo nelle concessionarie ufficiali della rete italiana. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
BYD apre una nuova sede nel centro di Milano - Industria e Analisi - Ansa.it
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BYD apre una nuova sede nel centro di Milano - Industria e Analisi - Ansa.it
BYD rafforza la propria presenza in Italia con l'apertura della nuova sede di rappresentanza in via Quadrio a Milano, posizionata strategicamente tra Porta Garibaldi e Piazza Gae Aulenti. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
In Bentley Motors la designer Ikuzawa e il fotografo Williams - I protagonisti - Ansa.it
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In Bentley Motors la designer Ikuzawa e il fotografo Williams - I protagonisti - Ansa.it
Bentley Motors ha annunciato la nomina dei primi External Creative Directors della sua storia. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
I wanted to call this episode ‘Jim and Jon, the Conspiracy Men’ in a nod to the famous British children’s cartoon ‘Bill and Ben’ but @mmasnick.bsky.social overruled me and tbh, that’s 100% the right decision
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Ctrl-Alt-Speech is BACK! New episode: The Haidt of Hypocrisy: podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis... This week, we talk a lot about experts, complexity, and nuance. And how the political and media classes... seem to want to ignore all three in favor of clear, simple, & wrong.The Haidt of Hypocrisy - Ctrl-...
The Haidt of Hypocrisy - Ctrl-Alt-Speech
In this week's round-up of the latest news in online speech, content moderation and internet regulation, Mike and Ben cover:Jordan escalates global tech argument, with Farage's help (Politico) Farage’s rules for free speech: talk about anythi...Buzzsprout
Arrivano gli accessori Ducati Performance la Desmo450 MX - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
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Arrivano gli accessori Ducati Performance la Desmo450 MX - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
Ducati Performance ha presentato una gamma di accessori dedicati alla Desmo450 MX, pensati per incrementarne le prestazioni e avvicinarla alle moto utilizzate nel Mondiale Motocross da Jeremy Seewer e Mattia Guadagnini. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
A Mandello del Lario l'anteprima del film su Moto Guzzi - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
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A Mandello del Lario l'anteprima del film su Moto Guzzi - Due Ruote - Ansa.it
Sarà proiettato l'11 settembre a Mandello del Lario (Lecco) 'Viaggio oltre la meta', nuovo docufilm indipendente dedicato alla Moto Guzzi. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Signal backups another step closer for Android
Beta testers can now try out Signal backups 📱
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Signal backups another step closer for Android - AboutSignal.com
Signal launches the public beta of Signal backups for Android. Signal backups are being released with a beta label.Michel (AboutSignal.com)
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The Black Ox ran an early form of banking, supporting sheep drovers moving their flocks to market.
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Signal back-ups weer een stapje dichterbij voor Android
Bètatesters kunnen Signal back-ups vanaf nu testen 📱
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Signal back-ups weer een stapje dichterbij voor Android - Signalapp.nl
Signal start met de publieke bèta van Signal back-ups voor Android. Signal back-ups worden uitgebracht met een bèta-label.Redactie Signalapp.nl (Signalapp.nl)
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Bazaar, la nueva tienda de aplicaciones para Flathub
Flatpak gana protagonismo en el escritorio Linux, consolidándose como un buen apoyo para los repositorios tradicionales de nuestra distribución, e incluso actuando como piedra angular de sistemas i…THE_CHEI$
'Praatprogramma’s domineren onze avonden, maar bepalen ze ook hoe wij in Nederland met elkaar praten?
In deze aflevering van De Dag duiken we in de wereld van de talkshowtafels. Zijn ze vooral bedoeld als amusement, of vormen ze het kloppend hart van het publieke debat?'
#DeDag #1945 - De macht van de talkshowtafel
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M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial • The Register
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> AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex
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UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost
: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complexPaul Kunert (The Register)
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Praticamente l'AI Generativa sta massacrando tutto ciò per cui vale la pena vivere, studiare, impegnarsi. La vera domanda è "perché?", perché siamo così stupidi da pensare che una cazzo di idea di merda buttata in un prompt possa avere un valore, senza l'esperienza e il viaggio che comporterebbe metterla a terra sul serio? Perché vogliono convincerci di questo? Qui vanno inventate nuove forme di resistenza attiva, di rifiuto
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Così ben venga👋 il delegare la parte creativa alla nuova chicca automatica, in una ricerca sfrenata di spensieratezza. Tolto che sui canali non trasparenti viene gonfiato (sponsorizzato😂) sempre quell'argomento...
#PostgreSQL Differential Code Coverage—Now Automated Daily!
Just came across a fantastic initiative by [@nbyavuz](github.com/nbyavuz) that I think the Postgres community will appreciate.
They’ve built a script that generates **differential code coverage** between the latest release branch (currently `REL_18_STABLE`) and `HEAD`—a great way to track what’s being tested as the codebase evolves. Even better, it’s automated via GitHub Actions and published daily as an HTML report.
Script: github.com/nbyavuz/postgres-co…
Live Report: nbyavuz.github.io/postgres-cod…
Whether you're contributing to Postgres or just curious about test coverage trends, this is worth a look. Kudos to the author for making this public and maintainable!
If you have thoughts or suggestions, I’m sure they’d welcome feedback.
There is more the U.N. could do to stop the genocide in Gaza.
The General Assembly has the ability to circumvent the Security Council with a
“United for Peace” resolution
that could force “concrete action” in Gaza.
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“Uniting for Peace”: How U.N. Could Override U.S. Veto, Send Peacekeepers to Gaza, Block Arms, & More
The Trump administration is facing growing criticism for suspending visas for Palestinian passport holders, including for Palestinian officials set to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly this month. When the U.S.Democracy Now!
Das Bild zeigt ein modernes, mehrstöckiges Gebäude mit einer hellbeigen Fassade. Die Fenster sind in regelmäßigen Reihen angeordnet und haben schwarze Rahmen. Auf dem Dach des Gebäudes ist ein großes, silbernes Schild angebracht, auf dem in deutscher Sprache die Worte "Ein Leben ohne Freude ist wie eine weite Reise ohne Gasthaus" zu lesen sind. Der Himmel ist klar und blau, was auf einen sonnigen Tag hinweist. Das Gebäude scheint ein Gasthaus zu sein, wie der Text auf dem Schild vermuten lässt.
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Entréfönster i Fridhem.
[Entrance windows in Fridhem.]
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Walls have eyes too.
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Das Bild zeigt einen Mann mittleren Alters in einem formellen Anzug, der eine Brille trägt und in einer offiziellen Umgebung zu sein scheint. Er hält einen Stift in der Hand und scheint in einer Rede oder einer Pressekonferenz zu sein. Der Hintergrund ist blau und wirkt professionell. Unter dem Bild befindet sich ein Text in deutscher Sprache, der lautet: „An der Kommunikation müssen wir noch arbeiten“ Merz räumt „verbesserungsbedürftige“ Außendarstellung ein. Dieser Text deutet darauf hin, dass der Mann, der als Merz bezeichnet wird, über Kommunikationsprobleme spricht und sich für Verbesserungen einsetzt.
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IT’S BASICALLY THE ONLY PLACE ON THE INTERNET THAT DOESN’T FUNCTION AS A CONFIRMATION BIAS MACHINE.
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How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks
How the world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack from the right wing, tech billionaires, and AI.Josh Dzieza (The Verge)
NexLawn Master X: Mähroboter mit Greifarm kürzt Rasenkanten und pflückt Früchte
Auf der IFA 2025 zeigt die Dreame-Submarke NexLawn einen Mähroboter, an dessen ausfahrbarem Arm sich austauschbare Werkzeuge befestigen lassen.
Le auto elettriche inquinano il 73% in meno delle termiche su tutto il ciclo di vita. Lo studio ICCT 2025, l'ennesimo, demolisce ogni falso mito: perfino con le batterie prodotte in Cina e cicli di vita "sporchi" l'elettrico vince sempre. Emissioni 4 volte inferiori, particolato dai freni ridotto dell'83%, mix energetico sempre più pulito. Basta polemiche sterili. Pensiamo, piuttosto, a renderle più economiche e a costruire le infrastrutture.
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Auto elettriche: perché inquinano davvero meno, studi alla mano
Inquinamento auto elettriche: falsi miti demoliti da studio scientifico. Emissioni 4 volte inferiori a benzina, anche con batterieGianluca Riccio (FuturoProssimo)
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capissero mai, i Nowatt
(dopo un anno passato ad assimilare informazioni, sabato sono andato dal concessionario e... 😉 )
Uno scorcio scintillante della nascita di una stella
Questa scintillante scena della nascita di una stella è stata catturata dal telescopio spaziale James Webb. Quella che sembra una cima montuosa scoscesa e illuminata dalle stelle, baciata da nuvole sottili, è in realtà un paesaggio cosmico di polvere che viene eroso dai venti torridi e dalle radiazioni delle vicine stelle massicce e neonate.
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Uno scorcio scintillante della nascita di una stella
Questa scintillante scena della nascita di una stella è stata catturata dal telescopio spaziale James Webb della NASA/ESA/CSA.umberto gaetani (La macchina del tempo)
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Es kommt nicht darauf an, was du weisst, sondern, wen du kennst. Diese Maxime kennt jeder. Danach zu handeln ist allerdings nicht jedermanns Geschmack. Ich weiß viel, bin interessiert an neuen Ding…voller worte
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Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on jfx-central.com/links.
Thanks to
@gluonhq
Dean Courtney
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@jabref
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jDeploy
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Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!
JFX-Central - Everything JavaFX
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L'immagine mostra un tweet di Elon Musk, riconoscibile dal suo profilo ufficiale con il segno di verifica blu e il nome "[@]elonmusk". Il tweet invita gli utenti a condividere le difficoltà che hanno incontrato nell'acquistare una Tesla, sottolineando l'obiettivo di rendere l'esperienza di acquisto e consegna veloce e semplice, con risposte accurate alle domande. Musk afferma che il test chiave è che gli utenti si sentano a loro agio a consigliare l'esperienza a un amico. Il tweet ha ricevuto 23,1 milioni di visualizzazioni e data l'ora e la data: 5:10 PM - 4 settembre 2025.
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L'immagine mostra una conversazione su Twitter tra Elon Musk e Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri. Elon Musk, con il suo profilo verificato, ha chiesto aiutando a rispondere a qualsiasi difficoltà avessero avuto nel comprare una Tesla, sottolineando l'obiettivo di un'esperienza di acquisto e consegna veloce e semplice. Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, anch'egli con il profilo verificato, ha risposto criticando apertamente la leadership di Musk, accusandolo di comportamenti islamofobi e razzisti che hanno spinto lui e la sua famiglia a non comprare una Tesla. La risposta di Al-Qadri ha ricevuto 46.4K visualizzazioni, mentre quella di Musk ha avuto 23M.
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L'immagine mostra una schermata di un tweet di Elon Musk, che invita i follower a condividere le difficoltà incontrate nell'acquisto di una Tesla. Il tweet, pubblicato alle 17:10 del 4 settembre 2025, ha ricevuto 23,1 milioni di visualizzazioni. Musk esprime l'obiettivo di rendere l'esperienza di acquisto e consegna rapida e semplice, con risposte accurate alle domande.
Sotto il tweet di Musk, sono visibili tre commenti. Il primo commento, di un utente con il nome [@]jgmac1106, esprime difficoltà morali dovute alle azioni dell'azienda, chiedendo se Tesla possa trovare un nuovo proprietario o almeno un nuovo CEO. Il secondo commento, di Shaykh Dr. Umar Al-Qadri, esprime la decisione di non acquistare una Tesla a causa delle dichiarazioni islamofobe e razziste del CEO. Il terzo commento, di un utente con il nome [@]MohamedMoshaya, esprime la decisione di non acquistare una Tesla a causa delle dichiarazioni del CEO, definendolo zionista e islamofobe.
Questi commenti riflettono le critiche e le preoccupazioni dei clienti riguardo alle azioni del CEO di Tesla, Elon Musk.
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France’s CNIL fined Google $379M and Shein $175M for breaching cookie rules
France’s data watchdog fined Google $379M (€325 million) and Shein $175 million (€150 million) for breaching cookie rules.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
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Somewhere between forest and water — that’s where this Drox feels at home. 🌿 #FursuitFriday
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Marktbericht: DAX kann sich weiter stabilisieren
Zinssenkungshoffnungen stärken den Appetit der Anleger auf Aktien. Der DAX kann nach seinem jüngsten Kursrutsch zum Wochenschluss weiter Boden gutmachen. Ein echter Befreiungsschlag ist das aber noch nicht.
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Marktbericht: Anleger wetten auf Zinssenkung der Fed
Der DAX bleibt zum Wochenschluss auf Erholungskurs - Rückenwind kommt dabei auch von der Wall Street. Anleger festigen ihre Wetten auf eine Zinssenkung der US-Notenbank.tagesschau.de
nessun privato può trattenere una persona che ha commesso un reato non procedibile d’ufficio e, dalla riforma Cartabia, il furto con destrezza non lo è. “Se in uno Stato di diritto i criminali dediti al borseggio, fermati più volte dalle forze dell’ordine, possono continuare ad agire indisturbati, mentre i cittadini che li hanno giustamente fotografati mentre rubano vengono denunciati per stalking, è evidente che siamo alla follia”
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I ladri ora denunciano chi li filma e li ferma: “Follia post-Cartabia”
La norma. I privati non possono trattenere chi commette reati non procedibili d’ufficio né si possono diffondere immagini. La Lega ripete: “Torniamo indietro sulla riforma”Leonardo Bison (Il Fatto Quotidiano)
The Establishment Of Armenian-Pakistani Diplomatic Ties Is Part Of A Larger Powerplay
The Establishment Of Armenian-Pakistani Diplomatic Ties Is Part Of A Larger Powerplay
It’s about turbocharging the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc by giving Islamabad access to TRIPP for facilitating trade with Turkiye and Europe in order to consolidate this bloc’s sway across Central Asia.
The Armenian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers signed a joint communique on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin establishing diplomatic ties. Pakistan was the only country in the world that didn’t recognize Armenia out of solidarity with Azerbaijan in the Karabakh Conflict. Now that it’s resolved and Pakistan’s US patron got those two former rivals to agree to the “Trump Road for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP), which replaced Russia’s role, Pakistan saw an opportunity to recognize Armenia.
This isn’t being done as the prerequisite for free trade talks with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union of which Armenia is part and with whose leader Pakistan has recently drawn close. After all, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed long-running speculation in late August that Armenia might withdraw from that bloc as it moves closer to the EU, so this isn’t driving Pakistani policy. Rather, this is part of a larger powerplay in Central Asia, albeit one that’s cloaked in the guise of its rivalry with India.
The resumption of large-scale Armenian-Azerbaijani hostilities in late 2020 had the unintended consequence of expanding the Indian-Pakistani rivalry to the South Caucasus. Pakistan extended political (and reportedly also military) support to Azerbaijan for the previously mentioned reason while India did the same to Armenia as a counterweight to the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc. India’s arms sales to Armenia then continued to grow to the point where India became Armenia’s largest arms supplier.
These purchases weren’t just driven by military-security considerations vis-à-vis Azerbaijan but also by political ones with respect to Armenia diversifying from its hitherto dependence on Russian equipment. The US-brokered TRIPP corridor, the resultant de-escalation of Armenian-Azerbaijani tensions, and the new establishment of Armenian-Pakistani diplomatic ties might soon lead to less Indian imports, which would then predictably be spun by the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc as a victory over India.
The truth though is that the expansion of the Indian-Pakistani rivalry to the South Caucasus never had much of an influence over regional events. The most important factor by far wasn’t their growing ties with Armenia and Azerbaijan respectively, but the course of the Russian-US rivalry, which ultimately led to setbacks for the first and gains for the second. The outcome was that Armenia, which has since become an Azeri-Turkish protectorate, became receptive to establishing diplomatic ties with Pakistan.
While this might be sold to the Armenian public as opening up new markets, its leadership is really moving in this direction in order to turbocharge the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc by giving Islamabad access to TRIPP for facilitating trade with Turkiye and Europe. If China’s attempts to mediate a rapprochement between Afghanistan and Pakistan succeed, which they may not, then Pakistani exports could transit through there to Turkmenistan and across the Caspian to Azerbaijan, TRIPP, and beyond.
Therefore, while the emerging Turkish-Azeri-Pak bloc might hype up the symbolic setback for India that the establishment of Armenian-Pakistani diplomatic ties represents, that would just be a diversion from the larger powerplay taking place along Russia’s entire southern periphery. A whole new centre of influence is forming there before the world’s eyes with the US’ full support, which could greatly undermine Russia’s, India’s, and Iran’s shared geostrategic interests in this space if it isn’t kept in check.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
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India’s Arms Sales To Armenia Aim To Assist Yerevan's Clumsy Balancing Act
Unlike the US and France, which are taking the lead in the West’s efforts to lure Armenia away from Russia for regional divide-and-rule purposes, neither India nor Iran believes that their actions in correspondingly exporting such wares to Armenia an…Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
Russia’s Neutrality During The Latest Indo-Pak Conflict Was Due To New Policymaking Dynamics
Russia’s Neutrality During The Latest Indo-Pak Conflict Was Due To New Policymaking DynamicsRussia might be reassessing India’s role in Eurasia.
Alexei Zakharov is a respected Russian expert on South Asia who serves as a Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation’s Strategic Studies Programme, which is one of India’s top think tanks. He recently published an insightful piece titled, “Can India rely on Russia to diplomatically isolate Pakistan? It seems unlikely”, which candidly explains Russia’s neutrality during the latest Indo-Pak conflict. In a nutshell, he believes that Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan are the main reason, but there’s actually a bit more to it.
This analysis here from last summer enumerates several others which posit that a pro-BRI policymaking faction now exists in Russia as the friendly rival of the established balancing/pragmatic one. The first believes that the return to a form of Sino-US bi-multipolarity is inevitable and thus wants to accelerate China’s superpower trajectory as revenge against the US for all it’s done since 2022. The second, by contrast, want to avert outsized dependence on China by relying on India as a friendly counterweight.
Russia’s neutrality towards the latest Indo-Pak conflict coupled with the pro-Pakistani (and even sometimes anti-Indian) commentary of top “Non-Russian Pro-Russian” influencers within its global media ecosystem, which could have been corrected with some “gentle nudges” but wasn’t, surprised some observers. After all, it was concluded here after Modi’s trip to Moscow last summer that his visit was a victory for the balancing/pragmatic policymaking faction, yet it was evidently short-lived as seen.
It arguably seems like the pro-BRI faction is back to influencing Russia’s South Asian policy as suggested by the preceding examples, with this perception being lent immense credence by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s speech at the Diplomatic Club on Thursday. He warned that the West wants to pit India against China and strongly alluded to the Quad, in which India participates, as an example of an “openly confrontational” format. All of this implies that Russia might be reassessing India’s role in Eurasia.
Instead of continuing to be seen as a friendly counterweight to China that’ll also help jointly speed up Eurasia’s integration, it might soon be suspected of being a hostile counterweight to China that could also obstruct the aforesaid integration at the US’ behest. The second perception could influence policy if Russia becomes more dependent on China in the event that tensions escalate with the US over Ukraine or if Russia engages in major deal-making with the US and/or China in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Either scenario would likely solidify the pro-BRI policymaking faction’s newly restored influence over their balancing/pragmatic rivals, though Putin himself remains a committed member of the second faction, which is why his planned trip to India later this year could even everything out in that event. If neither of the abovementioned scenarios materializes, then policymaking influence might naturally oscillate back towards the balancing/pragmatic faction with time, or at least after Putin’s planned trip.
Circling back to Zakharov, he’s correct that Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan were responsible for Russia’s neutrality during the latest Indo-Pak conflict, but that’s only due to the newly influential pro-BRI policymaking faction conceptualizing them in a Sino-US bi-multipolarity context. This contrasts with how their balancing/pragmatic rivals conceptualize them as part of Russia’s multi-alignment strategy. India should be aware of these new policymaking dynamics in order to avoid misunderstandings with Russia.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Voice of East.
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Here’s What Putin Might Discuss With Modi During His Upcoming Trip To Delhi
Arms, energy, Iran, peacekeepers, and tri-multipolarity are the most likely subjects of discussion.Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
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It's called Forced ARTificial Scarcity, or FARTS, and it's a problem we could be dealing with, except we keep letting it be up to capitalists, whose only goal is to extract so much value from the world it literally breaks & kills all of us.
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Mx Arjuna (@continuation@mas.to)
One way neoliberalism paves the way for fascism is by perpetuating myths of scarcity. The fascists blame scarcity on scapegoats (migrants, etc). The left points out scarcity is artificial, and for profit.mas.to
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