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We have a dedicated politics thread for Europe. We also have a dedicated thread for just the UK. You can tell which ones they are by reading the titles.
More people have posted inappropriately about Liz Truss in this thread than the number of weeks that she was Prime Minister.
The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iranās strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic Republic for years.
Young women have led the charge, removing their headscarves, chanting anti-government slogans and confronting the security forces, despite a crackdown that human rights groups say has killed at least 122 people.
A Brazilian politician has attacked federal police officers trying to arrest him at his home, leading to an hours-long siege.
Roberto Jefferson, a former lawmaker and an ally of the president, Jair Bolsonaro, fired a rifle at police and threw grenades, wounding two officers in the rural municipality of Comendador Levy Gasparian, in Rio de Janeiro state, on Sunday. He said in a video message sent to supporters on WhatsApp that he refused to surrender, though by early evening he was in custody.
In the video message distributed on Sunday, Jefferson said: āI didnāt shoot anyone to hit them. No one. I shot their car and near them. Iām setting my example, Iām leaving my seed planted: resist oppression, resist tyranny. God bless Brazil.ā
Bolsonaro was quick to criticise his ally in a live broadcast on social media. He denounced Jeffersonās statements against supreme court justices, including the threats and insults that led to his initial arrest, and Sundayās attack. He also sought to distance himself from the former lawmaker.
āThereās not a single picture of him and me,ā Brazilās president said. His opponents promptly posted several pictures on social media of the two together.
Big move in betting markets against Bolsonaro in last 24 hours, some developments? Was nearly evens yesterday (I saw +115) and now heās +170?
Yeah who knows. I assume they refund all bets? Havenāt yet bet on a completely farcical election (that I can recall).
āI didnāt shoot anyone to hit them. No one. I shot their car and near them. There were four of them, they ran, I said, āGet out, because Iām going get youā.ā
We putting Israel/Palestine stuff in here? Reports lots of Israeli soldiers killed in the West Bank. Guess we will see tomorrow if thatās true.
Warning shots with grenades, okay then.
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Ukraine is a huge deal in geopolitics, but this could be as significant over the long term. I think everyone is being cautious because there was a lot of hope about the Arab spring in Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere.
Itās not a revolution without leadership. Is there any sense of who that might be or where it might come from?