Lee Kuan Yew abolished trial by jury in Singapore, citing the persistent influence of racial and ethnic bias in jurors’ decisions in a multi-racial society. With Singapore’s diverse population, comprising significant Chinese, Malay, and Indian populations, LKY said that “tribal loyalties override impartial judgment”, making jury trials incompatible with true justice.
Many of the same reasons underpinned his explanation of why liberal democracy will not work in multi-racial societies, observing: “In multi-racial societies, you don’t vote in accordance with your economic interests and social interests, you vote in accordance with race and religion.”
📝: “Wait, what in the world is this? Black and minority ethnic jurors are so anti-White biased that they are useless as jurors?”
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Many of the same reasons underpinned his explanation of why liberal democracy will not work in multi-racial societies, observing: “In multi-racial societies, you don’t vote in accordance with your economic interests and social interests, you vote in accordance with race and religion.”
📝: “Wait, what in the world is this? Black and minority ethnic jurors are so anti-White biased that they are useless as jurors?”
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🇺🇸🤝🇨🇳 - U.S. Announces China Trade Deal in Geneva
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: “I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks. First, I want to thank our Swiss host. The Swiss government has been very kind in providing us this wonderful venue, and I think that led to a great deal of productivity we’ve seen. We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive.
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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent: “I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks. First, I want to thank our Swiss host. The Swiss government has been very kind in providing us this wonderful venue, and I think that led to a great deal of productivity we’ve seen. We will be giving details tomorrow, but I can tell you that the talks were productive.
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🇺🇸🇸🇦🇵🇸⚡- BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has organized a four-way meeting between himself, President Trump, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, to take place in Riyadh during Trump's visit.
The purpose of the meeting is to plan for the recognition of a Palestinian State - according to Israeli outlet 301.
The purpose of the meeting is to plan for the recognition of a Palestinian State - according to Israeli outlet 301.
🇺🇸⚡️🚔 - President Trump has issued an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to deploy a minimum of 20,000 law enforcement officers to carry out what he calls the “largest deportation operation in American history.”
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🇺🇸 🤝 🇵🇸 — Hamas confirms ongoing direct talks with the US
Remarked Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, in an interview live on Israeli Channel 12.
An Israeli journalist for Channel 12, Amit Segal, complained over the fact that the US has been the only successful power to negotiate the release of hostages
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We want the detainees returned, but Israel doesn't want to end the war.
Remarked Steve Witkoff, Trump's Special Envoy, in an interview live on Israeli Channel 12.
An Israeli journalist for Channel 12, Amit Segal, complained over the fact that the US has been the only successful power to negotiate the release of hostages
What is the long-term damage from the fact that it is the United States that releases the hostage, not Israel? Do foreign passport holders have priority over Israeli passports only?
With this direct and unprecedented agreement between Hamas and the US administration, Trump not only slapped Netanyahu in the face, but also granted Hamas unprecedented legitimacy and victory since the beginning of the war
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✡️ 🇺🇸 🐴 ➡️ 🐘 — Roughly 1/3 of the top 100 Democratic Jewish campaign donors have switched their allegiances and donated for the Republicans instead of the Democrats.
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🇺🇸 🇸🇦 🇵🇸 🇸🇾 — Israeli outlet 301 reports Saudi meeting with Trump focus to be on recognition of a Palestinian state
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has organized a four-way meeting between himself, President Trump, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in the Saudi capital of Riyadh during Trump's visit.
Possible other discussions to come up include the repealing of the CAESAR Act.
➡️ The CAESAR Act is an AIPAC-backed ✡️ crippling sanctions bill passed by Congress in 2019 which completely wiped out of the Syrian economy and froze the Assad government's ability to wage large-scale offensive operations
Now that the Assad government is gone, EU and Gulf leaders have been urging for the repeal of sanctions to finance Syria's reconstruction.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has organized a four-way meeting between himself, President Trump, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in the Saudi capital of Riyadh during Trump's visit.
Possible other discussions to come up include the repealing of the CAESAR Act.
➡️ The CAESAR Act is an AIPAC-backed ✡️ crippling sanctions bill passed by Congress in 2019 which completely wiped out of the Syrian economy and froze the Assad government's ability to wage large-scale offensive operations
Now that the Assad government is gone, EU and Gulf leaders have been urging for the repeal of sanctions to finance Syria's reconstruction.
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🇹🇷 🤝 🇸🇾 ⛽️ — Syria Announces Major Natural Gas Deal With Turkey
🔶 Syria and Turkey have agreed on a deal wherein Turkey will supply Syria with 6 million cubic meters of natural gas daily through the Kilis-Aleppo pipeline within the next three months.
🔶 In addition, Turkey is currently providing approximately 200 megawatts of electricity to Aleppo and plans to increase this supply to between 700 and 800 megawatts in the coming months.
🔶 This comes after years of extensive Turkish military and financial support for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the victors and current rulers of Syria.
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🔶 Syria and Turkey have agreed on a deal wherein Turkey will supply Syria with 6 million cubic meters of natural gas daily through the Kilis-Aleppo pipeline within the next three months.
🔶 In addition, Turkey is currently providing approximately 200 megawatts of electricity to Aleppo and plans to increase this supply to between 700 and 800 megawatts in the coming months.
🔶 This comes after years of extensive Turkish military and financial support for Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the victors and current rulers of Syria.
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⚡️🇶🇦 Qatar plans to prioritize the Syrian issue during Trump's upcoming Gulf visit, according to a trusted CNN source. 📌 Doha is urging the U.S. to lift Caesar Act sanctions on Syria 📌 Without Washington's endorsement Qatar will remain hesitant to offer…
🇸🇾 🤝 🦁 — Reuters: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa offered Trump to build a Trump Tower in Syrian capital Damascus.
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🇺🇸🤝🇵🇸 - BREAKING: Hamas is in talks with the US administration on a ceasefire and aid deal, according to Reuters.
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🇺🇸❌🇮🇱 - Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said that Israel is refusing to end the war in Gaza and holding up hostage negotiations: “We want the detainees returned, but Israel doesn’t want to end the war.”
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🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Israel will not release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of Idan Alexander.
🇮🇳⚡️ - No country officially came out and supported India unconditionally.
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IMF gave loan to Pakistan
Turkey came out in open support of Pakistan
China came out in open support of Pakistan
USA came,ordered #ceasefire , took crsdit [sic] and left
No country officially came out and supported India unconditionally, not even Russia or Israel.
India's international diplomacy has become all about gathering NRIs and asking them to chant Modi-Modi.
Time to seriously rebuild and introspect.
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🇮🇳⚡️🇵🇰 - The New Normal in South Asia?
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Oh, and btw, those militants India claims to have hit in Pakistan? Let's take that Indian claim at face value. For the argument's sake, let's assume that everyone killed in Pakistan in the initial Indian attack was a militant (we know for a fact that isn't true).
Let me assure you that the jihadists must have already made up for that by recruiting 10 times more than that number in a week. The Indian attack itself will be used as an argument for recruitment.
So, losing multiple jets, getting your bases attacked deep inside India, putting your pilots at risk of being captured by Pakistan, that all is supposed to be worth it because you took out a dozen or two jihadists and struck some empty structures? And while you are still fighting it out with Pakistan, something else goes down in Nagrota and you have to cover it up because what other choice do you have?
Yeah, India will be thinking a hundred times before trying to pull off something like this in the future, without at least significantly improving its capabilities first.
The Indian govt knows what exactly is the new normal. It's just that they have no face to explain it to their gullible people.
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Oh, and btw, those militants India claims to have hit in Pakistan? Let's take that Indian claim at face value. For the argument's sake, let's assume that everyone killed in Pakistan in the initial Indian attack was a militant (we know for a fact that isn't…
We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy.
There is no point in prolonging the killings.
And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday.
Personally.
I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.
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We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians…
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— 🇳🇴/🇮🇱 NEW: Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, has divested from Israel's 'Paz Retail and Energy'
It previously divested from Israeli telecoms firm 'Bezeq' in September 2024.
This comes days after Norway's Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) approved a comprehensive boycott of all trade and investment linked to Israel.
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It previously divested from Israeli telecoms firm 'Bezeq' in September 2024.
This comes days after Norway's Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) approved a comprehensive boycott of all trade and investment linked to Israel.
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