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Turkey's currency took a nose dive the last few days, there's a diplomatic dispute over an American pastor in house arrest and apparently the US Congress is trying to kick Turkey out of the F35 program. What does the CFC commentariat think about all of this?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/boris-beckers-diplomatic-passport-is-a-fake-says-car This would normally have been the strangest story I would read all day, but sadly it is currently 2018. Incorrectly claiming diplomatic immunity in court seems like a rather risky legal strategy...

https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/06/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-merchant-vessel-in-japan/530715/ I hope the missing sailors will be found in good health. Strange that such a collision occurs on the sea, one would imagine these navy ships to be able to detect a container ship...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/05/saudi-arabia-and-bahrain-break-diplomatic-ties-with-qatar-over-terrorism

The Nobles' Club series started out as a way for Noble-level (and below) players to improve their game. Most of the original participants now play at much higher levels, so this has become a way for advanced players to help others learn to play better. You can play your own game at any level...

The current version can be found here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/the-nobles-club-bullpen-third-cycle.474730/page-35#post-13102464 This script can be used to generate starting saves with various difficulty levels and settings, for, e.g., the Nobles' Club series.

A truck has run into a Christmas market in Berlin. Several people dead. Terrorist attack seems likely, in the same style as Nice this summer.

https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/753112599345135616 This thread is not for policy positions, gaffes and quotes. I don't want to hear about e-mail servers, arrested campaign managers or who said what on the sunday morning talk shows. This thread is for talking about the latest polls...

Thoughts, predictions? Who should I support as an unqualified Dutchman?

Now that the 2016 primaries are mostly over (:mischief:), it's time to set our sights towards 2020. Given this year's rather interesting primary dynamics, the party establishments might want to have another look at the way their primaries are structured. On the Democratic side, the primary...

http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2016/03/11/actualidad/1457725322_716425.html (I hope to find an English news story later) Thieves have stolen 5 paintings by Francis Bacon, worth $30 million. The heist is supposed to have taken place last June, police have only now released the news. The...

The New York times is reporting (behind a paywall :() that Bloomberg is considering running for president. Do you think he has a chance? Which party would be most hurt by this? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/nyregion/bloomberg-sensing-an-opening-revisits-a-potential-white-house-run.html...

http://www.stern.de/panorama/stern-crime/janina-aus-oberaurach-an-silvester-erschossen--tatverdaechtiger-schoss-aus-wut--6646260.html English summary: On New Year's Eve, a 53 year old man from Oberaurach, Bavaria, shot at a group of people since he was annoyed by the sound of fireworks. This...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/21/bangladesh-executes-opposition-leaders A violent backlash from the opposition parties is feared. Executing politicians seems rather harsh, I wonder what the international community will have to say about this. If they're not too busy with Syria...

http://www.bbc.com/news/32582683 Good thing there were so many policemen there.

A new book entry has been added: The types of Economies

http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/26/report-unclassified-e-mails-from-obama-to-staff-read-by-russian-hackers/ Thanks, Obama! I wonder if they found his birth certificate among the e-mails.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31874886 You'd think they might have bigger things to worry about. Any bets on what the name will be? Also, I liked this detail

BBC So far, it looks like no-one was killed.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31051114 Weird things happening here. Luckily, no-one was injured as far as we know now.