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    Daily Memes Thread

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    The Trumps & Elon tweets thread (Had to make this since it's never ending)

    The Sicario movies are really brutal Longer background read below https://americarenewing.com/issues/its-time-to-wage-war-on-transnational-drug-cartels/ Mexicans are objecting to Trump's reclassification of the drug cartels as terrorist organisations This allows Trump to justify deploying...
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    The Trumps & Elon tweets thread (Had to make this since it's never ending)

    The Panama thing came as a surprise. He didn't say anything about it in his last term. Noted the tiktok 180. He's unpredictable as ever
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    The Skincare Thread

    Alcohol isn't good for the skin because it irritates and dries the skin. Search the wet shaving thread for 'after shave balm' that help soothe and repair skin if you were a bit too aggressive.
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    Share your online fraud experience

    This same scam WhatsApp message has already claimed a victim :grumpy: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/karnataka-man-loses-6-6-lakh-to-apk-malware-how-to-identify-such-malwares/amp_articleshow/116570466.cms Same scam. This time more money stolen...
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    25-30k Phone for my mother

    Best avoided if drops are forseen @TreeOfPain mention the model of phone she is using currently if any?
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    Israel Hezbollah Pager Attack.

    We've already moved on to the next thing and they will have to guess what it is :nailbiting: Not a whole lot new in here but still has interesting bits. Imagine what Nasrallah thinks when some of his personnel in his bunker get paged and he sees them dropping one after the other.. After...
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    How Do You Score the Best Deals on Phones and Laptops in Dubai? Share Your Hacks !

    I'm inclined to think the LG gram might be cheaper abroad but I think I saw someone here buy one during covid time and the price paid was decent when compared with the US (i was familiar with the Amazon US pricing at the time) let alone Dubai. I think we are only a few years away from a...
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    What do you think about the street food videos being made of India?

    I'd not be surprised if the habit of accompanying with drinks began for this very reason long ago when food preparation as well as storage standards were more primitive
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    What do you think about the street food videos being made of India?

    There's that and there is the colonial practice of washing every meal down with a peg or two of your favourite alcohol for insurance.
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    Daily Memes Thread

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    How Do You Score the Best Deals on Phones and Laptops in Dubai? Share Your Hacks !

    Is it just iPhones that are cheaper? Because Samsung ultras weren't any cheaper than what was available here during diwali
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    What do you think about the street food videos being made of India?

    How to reach critical mass though? Where the vendors sense it and it has to be many of them Without some viral online campaign I can't see it happening and it needs to be in numerous languages
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    How will Trumps threat on 100% tariff on BRICS pan out

    Where are we going? Wish there was a full version. Quite fascinating
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    How will Trumps threat on 100% tariff on BRICS pan out

    That's the surprising part. Shouldn't it be dems saying nay instead
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    The Skincare Thread

    Aloe vera gel helps rejuvenate the skin after a wet shave. Available at numerous price points. Cheapest you can get it is good enough. More affordable than an after shave balm which has it uses if budget isn't a problem.
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    How will Trumps threat on 100% tariff on BRICS pan out

    https://www.fb.org/news-release/farm-bureau-commends-house-for-aid-to-farmers I'm wondering how he got that done and so fast.
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    Front loading or top loading washing machine?

    There can be a number of reasons for this. So start with something simple. Is the machine level? See here how to level it.
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    How will Trumps threat on 100% tariff on BRICS pan out

    Stringent requirements to qualify and the previous government dragging its feet Read the article https://www.fb.org/market-intel/natural-disaster-relief-for-farmers-incomplete-since-2022 The problem was not enough aid So how much did they get? Fixed! Amazed at how quick he turned this around