R.I.P. Alexey Navalny

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1 ... n-champion

Here it is: the current defense expenditure as a share of GDP in NATO.

That's why a few posts ago I wrote that he has a transactional mentality.
But this is a rhetorical figure intended to persuade some European countries to allocate
at least 2% of their GDP to defense, which actually will result in NATO being stronger.

he will probably be too embarrassed to given the strength of efforts of the democrat party to have Trump blocked from contesting the US election. As a Christian conservative, I also support Republicans. However, the role model of the Republican presidency is Ronald Reagan. Trump seems to have a sho...

Interesting whether Carlson will ask about this:

Putin’s antiwar rival blocked from contesting Russia presidential election

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/8 ... l-election

Ogee wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2024 8:20 pm Ukraine ranked 104th in the updated global Corruption Tables

Here is the current CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX:

https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023

And some news from the other side of the conflict: Lawmakers in Russia’s lower house of parliament have approved a bill that will allow authorities to confiscate the assets of those convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the military. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/31/r...

So, here it is: BRUSSELS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - European Union leaders unanimously agreed on Thursday to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine, the chairman of the summit said, overcoming weeks of resistance from Hungary. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-leaders-seek-deal-fu...

This is a very old indicator, circulating in many versions.
It repaints one bar back, so it's not so bad as in the case of e.g. solar wind...

One more slightly recalculating indicator drawing bands.