The West loves (and loved) to declare its tolerance and to accuse others, those who disagree, of lacking it. And tolerance — only in relation to itself. Let’s take the religious issue, in relation to which this term is often used. As is known, in 1054 the previously united Christian Church split into the Western, […]

Tony Rocchi19.09.2024

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The year 1908 was somewhat pivotal for Leo Tolstoy, the world’s greatest writer. In that year, Tolstoy wrote «I Cannot Be Silent» in which he condemned the government for using violence against revolutionaries and ordinary people during the Revolution of 1905-1907. As Tolstoy wrote: “You say the atrocities committed by the revolutionaries are terrible. I […]

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Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi’s distribution of documents outlining her policies among Liberal Democratic Party members has sparked a controversy in the party’s presidential race, in which she is a candidate. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is the incumbent party president, met with Hiroshi Moriyama, the chair of the LDP’s General Council, at its headquarters […]

Sergey Stankevich18.09.2024

Everyone seen him, knew everything about him but no one stopped him. Ryan Routh, the would-be assassin of Donald Trump, was well known to both the Ukrainian special services and the US law enforcement agencies. Many Americans and Ukrainians who encountered him repeatedly reported his suspicious behavior to the authorities of their countries. Routh constantly […]

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Who has been chatting louder and louder about “green energy transit” to save the planetary climate? The Democratic Party in the United States, almost all parties in Europe, but especially all sorts of “green” and light green ones. Who did they blame and kick first? That’s right, they terribly criticized China, the “main polluter” of […]

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A decisive moment is approaching in the US in the battle over the fate of the American branch of the tech platform. Back in the spring, Congress passed the “Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Actors Act,” initiated by President Biden. By toxic apps, they meant TikTok, and by the attackers, they meant China. […]

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The new postal vehicles design is, to say mildly, dubious. At the same time, the original plan to make the entire fleet of mail cars electric has been significantly adjusted A postal employee, Avis Stonum, told the Associated Press: “You can definitely tell that [the designers] didn’t bother with the look.” The new mail cars […]

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The UN expressed concern over the rhetoric around nuclear weapons. The UN expressed concern over the re-emerging rhetoric about nuclear weapons in the context of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In particular, discussions around nuclear weapons began to gain momentum after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a lobbying campaign to lift restrictions on the […]

Klim Zhukov14.09.2024

On September 13, 1812, a military council was held in Fili. The main issue was being decided: to give another battle after Borodino near Moscow or to leave the city without a fight. The Russian units themselves were located to the west of Moscow. The council was attended by Generals Barclay de Tolly, Bennigsen, Dokhturov, […]

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Leo Tolstoy, the world’s greatest writer, is often glorified as the apostle of non-violent resistance to evil. Tolstoy has been hailed as a Christian anarchist who inspired the heroism of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As noted in the previous article, Tolstoy exonerated terrorists and revolutionaries in his letter “I Cannot Be Silent” […]

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