
Not Fred
@Fred
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Indonesian
Lives in West Java
Speaks English with a bit more Indonesian than before and a sprinkle of Mandarin. I am fluent in bahasa gila.
Registration: 02 August 2009
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International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
HU: US Vice President Vance to visit Hungary days before key election "US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Budapest on Tuesday and Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orb谩n, days before a pivotal 12 April election - ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@Fred Yes, we have heard that they must pay in yuan. To obtain yuan, they must exchange western currency to get yuan, implying that this puts pressure on the US dollar, facilitating its crash as the reserve currency. As an engineer I am familiar ... Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
https://youtu.be/Bz3S4kTlsJ8?si=Camro43RYSb_Gt5lWar is far more important than looking after people. Peace Prize time? Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
https://youtu.be/mRJEJnrEX5U?si=UZ-FV-iIfjkVc6zjUS weapons systems are now being seen as a liability. As I predicted, the US is becoming increasingly isolated and that will, in my most humble of opinions, see the end of US hegemony in a very short ... Read More
Offered a job with IIL/NITI in Al-hasa or Abqaiq by zanoo
Salam aleykom va rahmatollahi va barakatu and hello to everybody I've just been offered a job teaching English with IIL/NITI. The pay is 14440SAR/month base. Single, furnished housing either on campus, or 20-60 minute drive away (one-way). ...
I just got an offer from there. Any updates from those who recently worked there, please? I don't want to make a mistake and destroy my life. Thanks - @Aminos Amine This is quite an old thread, so it's possible there has been a management change and ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments" By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ... Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
Also, the EU is withholding funds to Hungary聽 聽and will continue to do so unless the opposition win the election. Talk about direct political interference in a sovereign country. Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
The EU funds anti-government publishing in Hungary. This is a clear and obvious attempt to influence an election in a member state. Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
HU: EU readies first payment to Ukraine as soon as Hungary lifts veto on 鈧90bn loan "The first payment to Ukraine under the 鈧90 billion loan could happen in a matter of days after Hungary lifts its veto. EU officials, however, concede ... Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VVzRWPzmUfgI'm assured history has nothing to do with today's world. How wrong that is.I keep reading posts about Trump's actions making no sense, but they clearly do ... if your brain works. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Just offer to pay in Yuan, and promise to keep doing so.Iran has already said it will let such shipments through. Read More
WFH - Work from home by Fred
The Trump war is causes economic issues in many countries, including Indonesia. The government is looking at Work from home one day per week in the hope of stretching expensive, and rarer than normal oil supplies.I expect the government will push ...
@Fred It looks like government workers will be asked to WFH on Fridays Ever heard of 鈥淧OETS鈥 day? - @Lotus Eater Sadly, it's more like POTUS day Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
What's not to like about having friends with enormously powerful weapons down their trousers? - @fluffy2560Not my cup of tea, ducky.On the bright side, the US slinking out of NATO means there will be no need to buy US made weapons, but Trump won't ... Read More
WFH - Work from home by Fred
The Trump war is causes economic issues in many countries, including Indonesia. The government is looking at Work from home one day per week in the hope of stretching expensive, and rarer than normal oil supplies.I expect the government will push ...
https://news.detik.com/berita/d-8423920/pemerintah-tetapkan-kebijakan-wfh-1-hari-tiap-jumat-kecuali-sektor-iniMost civil servants, and a lot in the private sector.Primary and secondary education will keep a five day week, as will food and other ... Read More
International Relations by fluffy2560
A thread for discourse and rationality in international relations and current affairs. Please no ranting and no insulting posts and no conspiracy theories!
Spain has blocked their airspace to US military flights engaged in the attacks on Iranhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/ 鈥 ft-with-usMore and more countries are openly opposing the US, and they are actively working against US ... Read More