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    Russian billionaires lose $80 billion in wealth

    Genuinely sorry for this misrepresentation. After reading this, I used the search function and found the relevant message. Clearly it did not say anything about Russian woman. I don't even know how I ended up with that idea. Mea maxima culpa, no two ways about it. Regarding emotions vs. logic...
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    Russian billionaires lose $80 billion in wealth

    Yes, I've heard of that concept somewhere. However there are always ways to play dirty. Russians in general know these ways, i.e. they will not return the 500 or so leased foreign passenger jets, but will charge extraorbitant fees for parking them. Just another Putin-esque "quick win - massive...
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    Russian billionaires lose $80 billion in wealth

    Oh, Europe is part of this conflict, make no mistake. This is happening in Europe. Also the victim is a country that wanted to become an EU member. This is as black & white as it ever gets; even ultra-sensitive countries like Sweden, Finland and Norway are providing weapons to Ukraine. What...
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    Russian billionaires lose $80 billion in wealth

    Confiscations only apply to a very select clique of Putin's friends, not ALL Russians. In Putin's Russia, it is not possible to make billions without being part of the inner circle. People who were not ready to bend the knee - such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky - and could thus become a challenge to...
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    Russian President Putin announces military operation in Ukraine

    Just one minor consequence of this war. There will be others. https://twitter.com/x/status/1499341576518217730
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    Russian President Putin announces military operation in Ukraine

    It gives a glimpse into the culture, but doesn't give a realistic picture about the fighting capabilities of those armies. Captured Russian soldiers shown in social media are rather pathetic, way below their Western equivalents. Of course they have soldiers that are more professional, perhaps...
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    I assure you Bitcoin is going down to Zero in 2023!

    There were lots of crypto advertisements during the Super Bowl. This is a contrarian indicator, and not a minor one. My expectations are not high.
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    Switzerland has no extradition agreement with some of the EU / European countries!

    I think it is more complicated than that, and the lack of an extradition treaty is not a 100% guarantee. Switzerland extradition was briefly discussed in this thread. Dubai is a well-known safe-haven for people with problems with law in their home countries. That is changing, but tax evaders...
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    The FBI Just Seized Over $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin from the August 2016 Bitfinex Hack

    It amazes me, too. For example, Ross Ulbricht run the darknet marketplace Silk Road while living in the U.S. - the most high-risk place imaginable. Similarly Italian mafiosos rack up hundreds of millions, yet for years live in a pit dug under their mommy's kitchen, hiding from carabinieri...
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    Houthi terror attack in Abu Dhabi: Support pours in for UAE

    Israel said ready to sell Iron Dome to UAE, build regional defenses against Iran Source Didn't have to wait long for that one, although the deal is not done yet. It makes so much sense, that already before my previous message I checked if the manufacturer of Iron Dome (Rafael/IAI) is a listed...
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    Houthi terror attack in Abu Dhabi: Support pours in for UAE

    If the UAE are not willing to make peace, but also not in shape to accelerate the war, they probably buy Iron Dome from Israel (yes, Israel!) and continue with whatever they were doing. That is probably the most suitable and capable system around. "Purchasing a solution" fits the oil sheikh...
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    Houthi terror attack in Abu Dhabi: Support pours in for UAE

    If this thing spreads, only those countries that cannot be reached by car, DJI drones and simple homemade rockets are safe.
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    End of restrctions end of march?

    Perhaps they will end in Britain and some of the Scandinavian countries. Some governments have fallen so deep into psychosis (Australia, I'm looking at you!) I don't think that timetable will hold for them. Also, vaccines, testing etc. has become a big business interest, which makes them more...
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    Europe will soon have the e-coin, what's your thoughts?

    That will only create an underground economy, which the state is unable to tax. Also, a hardline approach in one country will create an incentive for other countries to attract crypto capital. Some of those 3rd world shitholes don't have a lot to lose, so they will try crypto. Even Iran is...
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    Europe will soon have the e-coin, what's your thoughts?

    There will be solutions. Crypto is not going anywhere, even if central banks issue their own tokens. Thus far e.g. Federal Reserve seems to be mostly worried about stablecoins, not bitcoin or ethereum. Furthermore there exists a bunch of hardcore cypherpunks that never quite accepted crypto...
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    Registering a supercar in Europe somewhere

    Andorran government website seems to be Catalan language only. There are some quite thorough websites (such as this), and I suppose the agents will be able to answer your questions. I haven't gone through the process myself, as I am still resident in the EU.
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    Registering a supercar in Europe somewhere

    It is the latter one. An EU resident could register a car with Andorra MT plates, but he couldn't drive outside Andorra. Just Google "Andorra MT plates" and you will find small agencies. Last edited: Jan 14, 2022
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    Ways to result positive on a covid swab test?

    I'm not from Finland, but in the Nordic-Baltic area people naturally spend more time indoors during winter. The risk of an infection is bigger indoors than outdoors. Therefore winter is the peak time for infections, such as the seasonal influenza. As for 50% testing positive, obviously only...
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    Registering a supercar in Europe somewhere

    This might not help in your case, but for people residing outside the EU, Andorra has "temporary" MT plates. Andorra has 4.5% VAT, instead of e.g. 19% in Germany etc., so quite a lot of money could be saved. The annual registration renewal can be done remotely with some private service providers.
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    Georgia aiming to become regional financial hub

    That language would be unintelligble and unpronouncable even with latin alphabet. Similarly, e.g. Polish and Hungarian languages don't benefit much from their familiar alphabet. The way forward might be the same as everywhere else: Teach kids English as a 2nd language and keep on doing it. As...

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