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Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor reflects on democracy. I’ve met numerous Americans since 2020. None is happy with the federal government down there. One starts to wonder who voted it in. The irony of democracies seems to be that people …
Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor reflects about Meloni’s victory. Leading the right-wing party Brothers of Italy, which she co-founded, Giorgia Meloni won the Italian election on Sunday, Sept 25, to become Italy’s first female Prime Minister. Being female, however, doesn’t …
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Self-tutoring about election terms: the tutor mentions overvote and undervote. My understanding is as follows: overvote and undervote are two types of spoiled ballots. The overvote is spoiled because someone chose more candidates for the same position than they’re allowed. …
Self-tutoring about politics: the tutor is thankful for shared insight from a senior US defence official. Apparently, a senior official from US defence, speaking anonymously, of course, has offered the following insight: Russia’s motive for invading the Ukraine seems to …
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Self-tutoring about the situation with Russia and Ukraine: the tutor begins… Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to join Nato. From various different interpretations, it has border disputes with Ukraine and does not want to negotiate them with the threat of Nato …
Self-tutoring about politics and COVID: the tutor mentions mask mandates “States-side.” My impression is that 8 US states, as well as the District of Columbia, have mask mandates of some kind, while 42 states have none. In particular, Washington, Oregon, …
Self-tutoring about COVID and politics: the tutor mentions some news he’s heard. I write with caution. However, it seems to me that Alberta has ended the need to show proof-of-vaccination as of Feb 9. Moreover, it seems Saskatchewan plans to …
Self-tutoring about provincial identity: the tutor mentions an issue about the noble Steller’s jay. I recently realized that the Steller’s jay is our provincial bird here in BC. To quote John Lennon, “I ain’t too surprised.” After moving to BC …
Self-tutoring about politics and “the way things are”: the tutor reflects…. Back in the 90s, many situations bothered me about “the way things were.” When I’d question any such case, someone in their late 40s or 50s would always say …
Self-tutoring about the pandemic: the tutor mentions Leon Cooperman. Leon Cooperman is a billionaire who was born into a working class family. He made his money investing, or managing investment portfolios. I’d say, therefore, that he has a good record …
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