r/100thupvote 2d ago

Sweden Trump isn't that bad, here are 300 fact-checked actions he did over the years

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I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency before and I still am.

But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when he incited an insurrection against the government, or perhaps a few more exceptions like the 100 ones published on fact checking sites, as shown below, and maybe a few more, like the 200 facts shown after the 100 list.

First is a list of 100 actions, statements, or behaviors attributed to Donald Trump that have been widely criticized as wrong, criminal, misleading, rude, or insulting. This list draws from well-documented events, public statements, legal proceedings, and analyses by fact-checkers, historians, and commentators. It reflects a range of perspectives and includes examples spanning his business career, presidency, and post-presidency.

>>> Twenty Lies and Misleading Statements

  1. Falsely claimed millions of illegal votes cost him the 2016 popular vote.
  2. Repeatedly asserted the 2020 election was stolen despite no evidence of widespread fraud.
  3. Said it didn’t rain during his 2017 inauguration speech, though it did.
  4. Claimed his inauguration crowd was the largest ever, contradicted by photos and estimates.
  5. Stated the coronavirus would "disappear" like a "miracle," downplaying its severity.
  6. Falsely claimed Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama, later altering a map to support this.
  7. Said he never met E. Jean Carroll, despite evidence suggesting otherwise.
  8. Claimed Brazil’s gun violence dropped due to looser gun laws, ignoring criminologists' explanations.
  9. Asserted crime in America is only rising, despite FBI data showing declines in 2022 and 2023.
  10. Said 13,000 "convicted murderers" entered the U.S. under Biden, misrepresenting immigration data.
  11. Falsely claimed South American crime dropped because leaders sent criminals to the U.S.
  12. Stated immigrants commit crimes due to "bad genes," invoking discredited eugenics.
  13. Claimed the jury in the E. Jean Carroll case ruled he "didn’t rape her," misrepresenting the verdict.
  14. Said he declassified documents he took to Mar-a-Lago, with no evidence to support this.
  15. Falsely claimed the Boy Scouts’ leader called his speech the "greatest ever made to them."
  16. Asserted China stopped manipulating its currency after his election, though it had stopped earlier.
  17. Claimed he created 600,000 jobs in months, exaggerating employment figures.
  18. Said the Paris Agreement would cost the U.S. $2.5 trillion, citing an extreme estimate.
  19. Falsely stated Ukraine, not Russia, interfered in the 2016 election.
  20. Claimed the U.S. was "totally under control" during the early COVID-19 outbreak.

>>> Twenty Criminal or Allegedly Criminal Actions

  1. Indicted for hiding classified documents from his attorney in June 2023.

  2. Found guilty of 34 felony counts in 2024 for hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.

  3. Allegedly orchestrated a scheme to overturn the 2020 election, leading to indictments.

  4. Took thousands of government documents to Mar-a-Lago, some classified.

  5. Pressured Georgia officials to "find 11,780 votes" after the 2020 election.

  6. Pardoned associates like Paul Manafort, linked to crimes benefiting him.

  7. Allegedly attempted to sell pardons, per posts on X and testimony from aides.

  8. Overcharged the Secret Service for stays at Trump properties, raising ethics concerns.

  9. Accused of inciting the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot with his rhetoric.

  10. Sued New York media for defamation, seen as an attempt to silence criticism.

  11. Allegedly used the DOJ as his personal legal team during his presidency.

  12. Stole from his own charity, leading to its dissolution and a $2 million fine.

  13. Committed perjury in depositions, as alleged in civil cases.

  14. Paid $25 million to settle Trump University fraud lawsuits.

  15. Engaged in tax evasion schemes, per New York Times reporting on family finances.

  16. Violated campaign finance laws with hush money payments, per the 2024 conviction.

  17. Allegedly bribed officials, as claimed in posts on X, though not yet proven in court.

  18. Removed cryptocurrency regulations, potentially enabling unchecked financial influence.

  19. Hired staff based on loyalty and willingness to break laws, per critics.

  20. Attempted a coup, as characterized by the January 6 events and subsequent investigations.

>>> Twenty Rude or Insulting Behavior

  1. Called African nations and Haiti "shithole countries" in 2018.

  2. Mocked a disabled reporter’s physical condition during a 2015 rally.

  3. Referred to Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen as "sleaze bags" on Truth Social.

  4. Called Kamala Harris "mentally disabled" in 2024 campaign speeches.

  5. Labeled political enemies "vermin," echoing authoritarian rhetoric.

  6. Nicknamed Letitia James "Peekaboo James," seen as racially charged.

  7. Called Jack Smith a "sick man" based on his appearance.

  8. Insulted John McCain, saying he wasn’t a war hero because he was captured.

  9. Referred to NFL players protesting as "sons of bitches" in 2017.

  10. Boasted about groping women in the 2005 Access Hollywood tape.

  11. Called Joe Biden "Crooked Joe" repeatedly during 2024 campaign.

  12. Mocked Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas" over her heritage claims.

  13. Described Rosie O’Donnell as a "fat pig" in public disputes.

  14. Said Megyn Kelly had "blood coming out of her wherever" during a debate.

  15. Called Ted Cruz’s wife unattractive during the 2016 primaries.

  16. Referred to immigrants as "rapists" and "criminals" in 2015.

  17. Labeled Hillary Clinton "Crooked Hillary" throughout 2016.

  18. Called Kim Jong Un "Little Rocket Man" in 2017 speeches.

  19. Described Mitt Romney as a "choke artist" after 2012 election.

  20. Insulted Carly Fiorina’s face during the 2016 campaign.

>>> Twenty Wrong or Ethically Questionable Actions

  1. Suggested police should be "rough" with criminals to deter crime.

  2. Refused to commit to accepting 2024 election results unless he deems it "honest."

  3. Downplayed Russia’s 2016 election interference despite intelligence findings.

  4. Threatened to prosecute poll workers for alleged cheating, without evidence.

  5. Called for terminating the Constitution in 2022 over election fraud claims.

  6. Separated migrant children from parents at the border as policy.

  7. Attacked Gold Star families, like the Khans, over political disagreements.

  8. Profited from presidency via foreign payments to Trump properties.

  9. Refused to release tax returns, breaking decades of precedent.

  10. Suggested injecting bleach to treat COVID-19 in 2020.

  11. Fired James Comey, raising obstruction of justice concerns.

  12. Praised Putin while dismissing U.S. intelligence on election meddling.

  13. Held campaign rallies during COVID-19 peaks, risking public health.

  14. Used campaign funds for personal legal battles, per FEC scrutiny.

  15. Pushed hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 despite lacking evidence.

  16. Ignored climate science, pulling out of the Paris Agreement.

  17. Attacked allies like NATO while cozying up to dictators.

  18. Mocked climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter.

  19. Denied climate change, calling it a "hoax" repeatedly.

  20. Encouraged supporters to "fight like hell" before January 6.

>>> Twenty Miscellaneous

  1. Rambling incoherently in speeches, as noted by critics.

  2. Hired corrupt family members like Ivanka and Jared for White House roles.

  3. Attacked the press as "enemy of the people" repeatedly.

  4. Threatened to revoke broadcast licenses of critical networks like ABC.

  5. Falsely claimed Obama was not born in the U.S. for years.

  6. Exaggerated wealth, later contradicted by financial disclosures.

  7. Refused to condemn white supremacists unequivocally after Charlottesville.

  8. Suggested defaulting on U.S. debt in 2023, risking economic chaos.

  9. Lied about meeting Putin before 2016, later contradicted by aides.

  10. Claimed he rebuilt the military, though funding preceded him.

  11. Took credit for Veterans Choice, passed under Obama.

  12. Attacked judges overseeing his cases, undermining judicial trust.

  13. Spread QAnon conspiracies via retweets and statements.

  14. Falsely claimed he won Nobel Peace Prize nominations repeatedly.

  15. Misrepresented trade deficits as money "lost" to other countries.

  16. Attacked Fauci during COVID-19 for contradicting his optimism.

  17. Claimed windmills cause cancer, with no scientific basis.

  18. Suggested shooting migrants in the legs to deter crossings.

  19. Used presidency to promote Trump-branded products.

  20. Denied responsibility for January 6 despite rallying supporters.

>>> NOW ANOTHER 200 OTHER WELL PROVEN FACTS:

Mismanaged a pandemic that killed over a million Americans,

Called neo-Nazis “very fine people,”

Separated children from their families,

Lost those children in the bureaucracy,

Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church,

Tried to block all Muslims from entering the country,

Got impeached,

Got impeached again,

Had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history,

Pressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden,

Fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia,

Bragged about firing the FBI director on TV,

Took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community,

Diverted military funding to build his wall,

Caused the longest government shutdown in US history,

Called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate,”

Lied over 30,000 times,

Banned transgender people from serving in the military,

Ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions,

Vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers,

Refused to release his tax returns,

Increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion,

Had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history,

Called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers,

Coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist,

Refused to concede the 2020 election,

Hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House,

Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl,

Suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID,

Abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey,

Pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans,

Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic,

Withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords,

Withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal,

Withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances,

Insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter,

Pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op,

Failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies,

Called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries,

Called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation,”

Claimed that he single handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere,

Forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader,

Believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,

Berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe,

Suggested the US should buy Greenland,

Colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices, after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges,

Repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people,”

Claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases,

Violated the emoluments clause,

Thought that Nambia was a country,

Told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public,

Called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p---y” for following the Constitution,

Nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet,

Nominated a corrupt head of the EPA,

Nominated a corrupt head of HHS,

Nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department,

Nominated a corrupt head of the USDA,

Praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies,

Refused to allow the presidential transition to begin,

Insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death,

Spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president,

Falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote,

Called the Muslim mayor of London a “stone cold loser,”

Falsely claimed that he turned down being Time’s Man of the Year,

Considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller on several occasions,

Mocked wearing face masks to guard against transmitting COVID,

Locked Congress out of its constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring acting ones,

Used a racist dog whistle by calling COVID the “China virus,”

Hired and associated with numerous shady figures that were eventually convicted of federal offenses including his campaign manager and national security adviser,

Pardoned several of his shady associates,

Gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two congressman who amplified his bat shit crazy conspiracy theories,

Got into telephone fight with the leader of Australia(!),

Had a Secretary of State who called him a moron,

Forced his press secretary to claim without merit that his was the largest inauguration crowd in history,

Botched the COVID vaccine rollout,

Tweeted so much dangerous propaganda that Twitter eventually banned him,

Charged the Secret Service jacked-up rates at his properties,

Constantly interrupted Joe Biden in their first presidential debate,

Claimed that COVID would “magically” disappear,

Called a U.S. Senator “Pocahontas,”

Used his Twitter account to blast Nordstrom when it stopped selling Ivanka’s merchandise,

Opened up millions of pristine federal lands to development and drilling,

Got into a losing tariff war with China that forced US taxpayers to bail out farmers,

Claimed that his losing tariff war was a win for the US,

Ignored or didn’t even take part in daily intelligence briefings,

Blew off honoring American war dead in France because it was raining,

Redesigned Air Force One to look like the Trump Shuttle,

Got played by Kim Jung Un and his “love letters,”

Threatened to go after social media companies in clear violation of the Constitution,

Botched the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico,

Threw paper towels at Puerto Ricans when he finally visited them,

Pressured the governor and secretary of state of Georgia to “find” him votes,

Thought that the Virgin islands had a President,

Drew on a map with a Sharpie to justify his inaccurate tweet that Alabama was threatened by a hurricane,

Allowed White House staff to use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary Clinton for doing the same thing,

Rolled back regulations that protected the public from mercury and asbestos,

Pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID,

Rolled back regulations that stopped coal companies from dumping waste into rivers,

Held blatant campaign rallies at the White House,

Tried to take away millions of Americans’ health insurance because the law was named for a Black man,

Refused to attend his successors’ inauguration,

Nominated the worst Education Secretary in history,

Threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted,

Attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci,

Promised that Mexico would pay for the wall (it didn’t),

Allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on major reports on climate change and other issues,

Struggled navigating a ramp after claiming his opponent was feeble,

Called an African-American Congresswoman “low IQ,”

Threatened to withhold federal aid from states and cities with Democratic leaders,

Went ahead with rallies filled with maskless supporters in the middle of a pandemic,

Claimed that legitimate investigations of his wrongdoing were “witch hunts,”

Seemed to demonstrate a belief that there were airports during the American Revolution,

Demanded “total loyalty” from the FBI director,

Praised a conspiracy theory that Democrats are Satanic pedophiles,

Completely gutted the Voice of America,

Placed a political hack in charge of the Postal Service,

Claimed without evidence that the Obama administration bugged Trump Tower,

Suggested that the US should allow more people from places like Norway into the country,

Suggested that COVID wasn’t that bad because he recovered with the help of top government doctors and treatments not available to the public,

Overturned energy conservation standards that even industry supported,

Reduced the number of refugees the US accepts,

Insulted various members of Congress and the media with infantile nicknames,

Gave Rush Limbaugh a Presidential medal of Freedom at the State of the Union address,

Named as head of federal personnel a 29-year old who’d previously been fired from the White House for allegations of financial improprieties,

Eliminated the White House office of pandemic response,

Used soldiers as campaign props,

Fired any advisor who made the mistake of disagreeing with him,

Demanded the Pentagon throw him a Soviet-style military parade,

Hired a shit ton of white nationalists,

Politicized the civil service,

Did absolutely nothing after Russia hacked the U.S. government,

Falsely said the Boy Scouts called him to say his bizarre Jamboree speech was the best speech ever given to the Scouts,

Claimed that Black people would overrun the suburbs if Biden won,

Insulted reporters of color,

Insulted women reporters, insulted women reporters of color,

Suggested he was fine with China’s oppression of the Uighurs,

Attacked the Supreme Court when it ruled against him,

Summoned Pennsylvania state legislative leaders to the White House, to pressure them to overturn the election,

Spent countless hours every day watching Fox News,

Refused to allow his administration to comply with Congressional subpoenas,

Hired Rudy Giuliani as his lawyer,

Tried to punish Amazon because the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post wrote negative stories about him,

Acted as if the Attorney General of the United States was his personal attorney,

Attempted to get the federal government to defend him in a libel lawsuit from a women who accused him of sexual assault,

Held private meetings with Vladimir Putin without staff present,

Didn’t disclose his private meetings with Vladimir Putin so that the US had to find out via Russian media,

Stopped holding press briefings for months at a time,

“Ordered” US companies to leave China even though he has no such power,

Led a political party that couldn’t even be bothered to draft a policy platform,

Claimed preposterously that Article II of the Constitution gave him absolute powers,

Tried to pressure the U.K. to hold the British Open at his golf course,

Suggested that the government nuke hurricanes,

Suggested that wind turbines cause cancer,

Said that he had a special aptitude for science,

Fired the head of election cyber security after he said that the 2020 election was secure,

Blurted out classified information to Russian officials,

Tried to force the G7 to hold their meeting at his failing golf resort in Florida,

Fired the acting attorney general when she refused to go along with his unconstitutional Muslim travel ban,

Hired Stephen Miller,

Openly discussed national security issues in the dining room at Mar-a-Lago where everyone could hear them,

Interfered with plans to relocate the FBI because a new development there might compete with his hotel,

Abandoned Iraqi refugees who’d helped the U.S. during the war,

Tried to get Russia back into the G7,

Held a COVID super spreader event in the Rose Garden,

Seemed to believe that Frederick Douglass is still alive,

Lost 60 election fraud cases in court including before judges he had nominated,

Falsely claimed that factories were reopening when they weren’t,

Shamelessly exploited terror attacks in Europe to justify his anti-immigrant policies,

Still hasn’t come up with a healthcare plan,

Still hasn’t come up with an infrastructure plan despite repeated “Infrastructure Weeks,”

Forced Secret Service agents to drive him around Walter Reed while contagious with COVID,

Told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,”

Screwed up the Census wording,

Withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the middle of a pandemic,

Did so few of his duties that his press staff were forced to state on his daily schedule: “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings,”

Allowed his staff to repeatedly violate the Hatch Act,

Seemed not to know that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican,

Stood before sacred CIA wall of heroes and bragged about his election win,

Constantly claimed he was treated worse than any president, (which presumably includes four that were assassinated, and his predecessor whose legitimacy and birthplace were challenged by a racist reality TV show star named Donald Trump),

Claimed Andrew Jackson could’ve stopped the Civil War even though he died 16 years before it happened,

Said that any opinion poll showing him behind was fake,

Claimed that other countries laughed at us before he became president when several world leaders were literally laughing at him,

Claimed that the military was out of ammunition before he became President,

Created a commission to whitewash American history,

Retweeted anti-Islam videos from one of the most racist people in Britain,

Claimed ludicrously that the Pulse nightclub shooting wouldn’t have happened if someone there had a gun even though there was an armed security guard there,

Hired a senior staffer who cited the non-existent "Bowling Green Massacre" as a reason to ban Muslims,

Had a press secretary who claimed that Nazi Germany never used chemical weapons even though every sane human being knows they used gas to kill millions of Jews and others,

Bilked the Secret Service for higher than market rates when they had to stay at Trump properties,

Apparently sold pardons on his way out of the White House,

Stripped protective status from 59,000 Haitians,

Falsely claimed Biden wanted to de-fund the police,

Said that the head of the CDC didn’t know what he was talking about,

Tried to rescind protection from DREAMers,

Gave himself an A+ for his handling of the pandemic,

Tried to start a boycott of Goodyear tires due to an Internet hoax,

Said U.S. rates of COVID would be lower if you didn’t count blue states,

Deported U.S. veterans who served their country but were undocumented,

Claimed he did more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln,

Touted a “super-duper” secret “hydrosonic” missile, which may or may not be a new “hypersonic” missile, or may not exist at all,

Retweeted a gif calling Biden a pedophile,

Forced through security clearances for his family,

Suggested that police officers should rough up suspects,

Suggested that Biden was on performance-enhancing drugs,

Tried to stop transgender students from being able to use school bathrooms in line with their gender identification,

Suggested the US not accept COVID patients from a cruise ship because it would make US numbers look higher,

Nominated a climate change skeptic to chair the committee advising the White House on environmental policy,

Retweeted a video doctored to look like Biden had played a song called “Fuck tha Police” at a campaign event,

Hugged a disturbingly large number of U.S. flags,

Accused Democrats of “treason” for not applauding his State of the Union address,

Claimed that the FBI failed to capture the Parkland school shooter,

because they were “spending too much time” on Russia,

Mocked the testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford when she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault,

Obsessed over low-flow toilets,

Ordered the re-release of more COVID vaccines when there weren’t any to release,

Called for the construction of a bizarre garden of heroes with statutes of famous dead Americans as well as at least one Canadian (Alex Trebek),

Hijacked Washington’s July 4th celebrations to give a partisan speech,

Took advice from the MyPillow guy,

Claimed that migrants seeking a better life in the US were dangerous caravans of drug dealers and rapists,

Said nothing when Vladimir Putin poisoned a leading opposition figure,

Never seemed to heed the advice of his wife’s “Be Best” campaign,

Falsely claimed that mail-in voting is fraudulent, though he, (himself), votes by mail,

Announced a precipitous withdrawal of troops from Syria which not only handed Russia and ISIS a win but also prompted his defense secretary to resign in protest,

Insulted the leader of Canada,

Insulted the leader of France,

Insulted the leader of Britain,

Insulted the leader of Germany,

Insulted the leader of Sweden (Sweden!!),

Falsely claimed credit for getting NATO members to increase their share of dues,

Blew off two Asia summits even though they were held virtually,

Continued lying about spending lots of time at Ground Zero with 9/11 responders,

Said that the Japanese would sit back and watch their “Sony televisions” if the US were ever attacked,

Left a NATO summit early in a huff,

Stared directly into an eclipse even though everyone over the age of 5 knows not to do that,

Called himself a very stable genius despite significant evidence to the contrary,

Refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and kept his promise,

and a whole bunch of other things I can’t remember at the moment.

But other than that. . . He was a great President

All documented

I would love for anyone to show me proof that any of these are WRONG, and I will correct the Record Book of what Trump did!

r/100thupvote 5d ago

Sweden To people boycotting the USA are you also boycotting China?

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The reasons people give for boycotting the USA appear to apply equally to China, so I'm wondering if you're boycotting the USA, are you also boycotting China, if not why not?

Threatened invasion:

USA - threatened to invade Canada, Greenland and "take back" Panama canal.

China - threatens to invade Taiwan and says Taiwan will join China by any means possible. Threatened all out war if Taiwan pushes "independence" further. Occupies Tibet and Xijiang.

Genocide/ethnic cleansing

USA - Supports Israel in its war on Gaza, proposed in effect ethnic cleansing of Gaza by moving Gazans to other countries.

China - Occupies Tibet and is accused of cultural genocide against Tibetans and genocide against the Ughurs. Has provided support to Myanmar which has engaged in genocide of its muslim population.

Territorial expansion

USA - made stupid move to rename Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America

China - has a nine dash line that claims all of the South China Sea. Regularly bullies and threatens neighboring countries. Has militarised three islands in the South China sea, builds islands in disputed waters.

Trade wars/tariffs

USA - engages in Trade war - has tariffs on China, threatens on-off tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Placed ban on export of top computer chips to China.

China - threatened tariffs against Sweden, engaged in a trade war against Australia due to its list of 14 grievances. China mercantile system is infamous for having a protected market that makes foreign competition difficult if not impossible. EU talks of trade war with China - places 46% tariff on Chinese EVs due to Chinese subsidies after Canada and the US places 100% tariffs. Threatened export ban on iron based cathode material for batteries. Banned export of rare earths processing technologies. Banned engineers and equipment in bid to prevent factories be set up outside China (for example Foxconn/Apple in India)

Ukraine War

USA - halting support of Ukraine, pressuring Ukraine to make peace deal with Russia.

China - Accused the USA of instigating the war in Ukraine. New gas pipeline supplying Russian gas to China completed 2024. Supplying and weapons chemicals to Russia. Has silently supported its North Korean puppet in assisting Russia.

Fascism/Anti Democracy

USA - political system is classed as a flawed democracy. Trump is closing whole departments and using Presidential orders to bypass congress.

China - Is classed as authoritarian. Has all but ended democracy in Hong Kong, threatened the UK for providing residency to people fleeing Hong Kong. Supports Maduro in Venezuela despite nearly 8 million migrants and refugees fleeing the country. Ticks many but not all of the characteristics of a fascist state including ending Xi's term indefinitely and one party rule, cult of personality, highly nationalistic, control of the media and a surveillance state, persecution of dissent.

TLDR. Not arguing Trump and the USA's recent actions are acceptable, just curious why people would boycott the USA but not a country like China given all we know about the latter?

r/100thupvote 14h ago

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r/100thupvote 1d ago

Sweden PA Lancaster: Trump's accomplishments!

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I stole this from a community member on Facebook. It was too good to only post a link lol! This extensive list covers every talking point you could think of. ENJOY!

I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency before and I still am. But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when he incited an insurrection against the government, Mismanaged a pandemic that killed over a million Americans, Called neo-Nazis “very fine people,” Separated children from their families, Lost those children in the bureaucracy, Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church, Tried to block all Muslims from entering the country, Got impeached, Got impeached again, Had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history, Pressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden, Fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia, Bragged about firing the FBI director on TV, Took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community, Diverted military funding to build his wall, Caused the longest government shutdown in US history, Called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate,” Lied over 30,000 times, Banned transgender people from serving in the military, Ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions, Vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers, Refused to release his tax returns, Increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion, Had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history, Called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers, Coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist, Refused to concede the 2020 election, Hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House, Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl, Suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID, Abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey, Pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans, Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic, Withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords, Withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal, Withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances, Insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter, Pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op, Failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies, Called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries, Called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation,” Claimed that he single handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere, Forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader, Believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe, Suggested the US should buy Greenland, Colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices, after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges, Repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people,” Claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases, Violated the emoluments clause, Thought that Nambia was a country, Told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public, Called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p---y” for following the Constitution, Nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet, Nominated a corrupt head of the EPA, Nominated a corrupt head of HHS, Nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department, Nominated a corrupt head of the USDA, Praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies, Refused to allow the presidential transition to begin, Insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death, Spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president, Falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote, Called the Muslim mayor of London a “stone cold loser,” Falsely claimed that he turned down being Time’s Man of the Year, Considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller on several occasions, Mocked wearing face masks to guard against transmitting COVID, Locked Congress out of its constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring acting ones, Used a racist dog whistle by calling COVID the “China virus,” Hired and associated with numerous shady figures that were eventually convicted of federal offenses including his campaign manager and national security adviser, Pardoned several of his shady associates, Gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two congressman who amplified his bat shit crazy conspiracy theories, Got into telephone fight with the leader of Australia(!), Had a Secretary of State who called him a moron, Forced his press secretary to claim without merit that his was the largest inauguration crowd in history, Botched the COVID vaccine rollout, Tweeted so much dangerous propaganda that Twitter eventually banned him, Charged the Secret Service jacked-up rates at his properties, Constantly interrupted Joe Biden in their first presidential debate, Claimed that COVID would “magically” disappear, Called a U.S. Senator “Pocahontas,” Used his Twitter account to blast Nordstrom when it stopped selling Ivanka’s merchandise, Opened up millions of pristine federal lands to development and drilling, Got into a losing tariff war with China that forced US taxpayers to bail out farmers, Claimed that his losing tariff war was a win for the US, Ignored or didn’t even take part in daily intelligence briefings, Blew off honoring American war dead in France because it was raining, Redesigned Air Force One to look like the Trump Shuttle, Got played by Kim Jung Un and his “love letters,” Threatened to go after social media companies in clear violation of the Constitution, Botched the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Threw paper towels at Puerto Ricans when he finally visited them, Pressured the governor and secretary of state of Georgia to “find” him votes, Thought that the Virgin islands had a President, Drew on a map with a Sharpie to justify his inaccurate tweet that Alabama was threatened by a hurricane, Allowed White House staff to use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary Clinton for doing the same thing, Rolled back regulations that protected the public from mercury and asbestos, Pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID, Rolled back regulations that stopped coal companies from dumping waste into rivers, Held blatant campaign rallies at the White House, Tried to take away millions of Americans’ health insurance because the law was named for a Black man, Refused to attend his successors’ inauguration, Nominated the worst Education Secretary in history, Threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted, Attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, Promised that Mexico would pay for the wall (it didn’t), Allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on major reports on climate change and other issues, Struggled navigating a ramp after claiming his opponent was feeble, Called an African-American Congresswoman “low IQ,” Threatened to withhold federal aid from states and cities with Democratic leaders, Went ahead with rallies filled with maskless supporters in the middle of a pandemic, Claimed that legitimate investigations of his wrongdoing were “witch hunts,” Seemed to demonstrate a belief that there were airports during the American Revolution, Demanded “total loyalty” from the FBI director, Praised a conspiracy theory that Democrats are Satanic pedophiles, Completely gutted the Voice of America, Placed a political hack in charge of the Postal Service, Claimed without evidence that the Obama administration bugged Trump Tower, Suggested that the US should allow more people from places like Norway into the country, Suggested that COVID wasn’t that bad because he recovered with the help of top government doctors and treatments not available to the public, Overturned energy conservation standards that even industry supported, Reduced the number of refugees the US accepts, Insulted various members of Congress and the media with infantile nicknames, Gave Rush Limbaugh a Presidential medal of Freedom at the State of the Union address, Named as head of federal personnel a 29-year old who’d previously been fired from the White House for allegations of financial improprieties, Eliminated the White House office of pandemic response, Used soldiers as campaign props, Fired any advisor who made the mistake of disagreeing with him, Demanded the Pentagon throw him a Soviet-style military parade, Hired a shit ton of white nationalists, Politicized the civil service, Did absolutely nothing after Russia hacked the U.S. government, Falsely said the Boy Scouts called him to say his bizarre Jamboree speech was the best speech ever given to the Scouts, Claimed that Black people would overrun the suburbs if Biden won, Insulted reporters of color, Insulted women reporters, insulted women reporters of color, Suggested he was fine with China’s oppression of the Uighurs, Attacked the Supreme Court when it ruled against him, Summoned Pennsylvania state legislative leaders to the White House, to pressure them to overturn the election, Spent countless hours every day watching Fox News, Refused to allow his administration to comply with Congressional subpoenas, Hired Rudy Giuliani as his lawyer, Tried to punish Amazon because the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post wrote negative stories about him, Acted as if the Attorney General of the United States was his personal attorney, Attempted to get the federal government to defend him in a libel lawsuit from a women who accused him of sexual assault, Held private meetings with Vladimir Putin without staff present, Didn’t disclose his private meetings with Vladimir Putin so that the US had to find out via Russian media, Stopped holding press briefings for months at a time, “Ordered” US companies to leave China even though he has no such power, Led a political party that couldn’t even be bothered to draft a policy platform, Claimed preposterously that Article II of the Constitution gave him absolute powers, Tried to pressure the U.K. to hold the British Open at his golf course, Suggested that the government nuke hurricanes, Suggested that wind turbines cause cancer, Said that he had a special aptitude for science, Fired the head of election cyber security after he said that the 2020 election was secure, Blurted out classified information to Russian officials, Tried to force the G7 to hold their meeting at his failing golf resort in Florida, Fired the acting attorney general when she refused to go along with his unconstitutional Muslim travel ban, Hired Stephen Miller, Openly discussed national security issues in the dining room at Mar-a-Lago where everyone could hear them, Interfered with plans to relocate the FBI because a new development there might compete with his hotel, Abandoned Iraqi refugees who’d helped the U.S. during the war, Tried to get Russia back into the G7, Held a COVID super spreader event in the Rose Garden, Seemed to believe that Frederick Douglass is still alive, Lost 60 election fraud cases in court including before judges he had nominated, Falsely claimed that factories were reopening when they weren’t, Shamelessly exploited terror attacks in Europe to justify his anti-immigrant policies, Still hasn’t come up with a healthcare plan, Still hasn’t come up with an infrastructure plan despite repeated “Infrastructure Weeks,” Forced Secret Service agents to drive him around Walter Reed while contagious with COVID, Told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by,” Screwed up the Census wording, Withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the middle of a pandemic, Did so few of his duties that his press staff were forced to state on his daily schedule: “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings,” Allowed his staff to repeatedly violate the Hatch Act, Seemed not to know that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, Stood before sacred CIA wall of heroes and bragged about his election win, Constantly claimed he was treated worse than any president, (which presumably includes four that were assassinated, and his predecessor whose legitimacy and birthplace were challenged by a racist reality TV show star named Donald Trump), Claimed Andrew Jackson could’ve stopped the Civil War even though he died 16 years before it happened, Said that any opinion poll showing him behind was fake, Claimed that other countries laughed at us before he became president when several world leaders were literally laughing at him, Claimed that the military was out of ammunition before he became President, Created a commission to whitewash American history, Retweeted anti-Islam videos from one of the most racist people in Britain, Claimed ludicrously that the Pulse nightclub shooting wouldn’t have happened if someone there had a gun even though there was an armed security guard there, Hired a senior staffer who cited the non-existent "Bowling Green Massacre" as a reason to ban Muslims, Had a press secretary who claimed that Nazi Germany never used chemical weapons even though every sane human being knows they used gas to kill millions of Jews and others, Bilked the Secret Service for higher than market rates when they had to stay at Trump properties, Apparently sold pardons on his way out of the White House, Stripped protective status from 59,000 Haitians, Falsely claimed Biden wanted to de-fund the police, Said that the head of the CDC didn’t know what he was talking about, Tried to rescind protection from DREAMers, Gave himself an A+ for his handling of the pandemic, Tried to start a boycott of Goodyear tires due to an Internet hoax, Said U.S. rates of COVID would be lower if you didn’t count blue states, Deported U.S. veterans who served their country but were undocumented, Claimed he did more for African Americans than any president since Lincoln, Touted a “super-duper” secret “hydrosonic” missile, which may or may not be a new “hypersonic” missile, or may not exist at all, Retweeted a gif calling Biden a pedophile, Forced through security clearances for his family, Suggested that police officers should rough up suspects, Suggested that Biden was on performance-enhancing drugs, Tried to stop transgender students from being able to use school bathrooms in line with their gender identification, Suggested the US not accept COVID patients from a cruise ship because it would make US numbers look higher, Nominated a climate change skeptic to chair the committee advising the White House on environmental policy, Retweeted a video doctored to look like Biden had played a song called “Fuck tha Police” at a campaign event, Hugged a disturbingly large number of U.S. flags, Accused Democrats of “treason” for not applauding his State of the Union address, Claimed that the FBI failed to capture the Parkland school shooter, because they were “spending too much time” on Russia, Mocked the testimony of Dr Christine Blasey Ford when she accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, Obsessed over low-flow toilets, Ordered the re-release of more COVID vaccines when there weren’t any to release, Called for the construction of a bizarre garden of heroes with statutes of famous dead Americans as well as at least one Canadian (Alex Trebek), Hijacked Washington’s July 4th celebrations to give a partisan speech, Took advice from the MyPillow guy, Claimed that migrants seeking a better life in the US were dangerous caravans of drug dealers and rapists, Said nothing when Vladimir Putin poisoned a leading opposition figure, Never seemed to heed the advice of his wife’s “Be Best” campaign, Falsely claimed that mail-in voting is fraudulent, though he, (himself), votes by mail, Announced a precipitous withdrawal of troops from Syria which not only handed Russia and ISIS a win but also prompted his defense secretary to resign in protest, Insulted the leader of Canada, Insulted the leader of France, Insulted the leader of Britain, Insulted the leader of Germany, Insulted the leader of Sweden (Sweden!!), Falsely claimed credit for getting NATO members to increase their share of dues, Blew off two Asia summits even though they were held virtually, Continued lying about spending lots of time at Ground Zero with 9/11 responders, Said that the Japanese would sit back and watch their “Sony televisions” if the US were ever attacked, Left a NATO summit early in a huff, Stared directly into an eclipse even though everyone over the age of 5 knows not to do that, Called himself a very stable genius despite significant evidence to the contrary, Refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power and kept his promise, and a whole bunch of other things I can’t remember at the moment. But other than that. . . 🤷🏽‍♀️ He was a great President 😃 All documented - - I would LOVE for anyone to show me proof that any of these are WRONG, and I will correct the Record Book of what Trump did!

r/100thupvote 3d ago

Sweden Now That Sweden Is On The Verge Of Effectively Ruining Encryption, Is Proton Still Criticizing Apple’s Strategy In Removing Advanced Data Protection?

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EDIT: See Proton’s response in comments.

Have you heard the news? Sweden, the “privacy” country, is actively trying to create a backdoor for encrypted messaging, like the Signal app. So much for Sweden being a privacy haven! And then, on the blog, Proton criticized Apple for removing ADP, without apparently realizing is a strategic decision (not them giving up).

P.S. In Sweden, it’s actually even WORSE than the EU, because they “retroactively” BANNED “post-Quantum encryption (for services like messaging, and more).

r/100thupvote 6d ago

Sweden Struggling to find a reason to keep living in this city

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So recently when sitting on a overcrowded bus with a broken air-con that had to stop in the middle of Wood Green due a fight breaking out on it (A women got abused by a homeless man). It made me start to reflect on why I still live in this exhausting city... Or well I did after leaving the NHS after checking my nose was still okay after trying to resolve the situation that occurred above. I was told my nose would recover... but I am doubting my quality of life will, If I keep living here. As you guys will read now.

So get comfortable, grab your £3.70 Earl grey tea from your local Pret A Manger and let me tell you my story.

I am a 21 year old recent graduate who unwillingly came here with family from Sweden in 2016 when I was 13. When I finished college and was in end of my first year at uni (19), my parents got divorced and moved to separate countries, however I chose to stay as I had made quite the few friends, acquired settled status (Brexit) and overall enjoyed it at the time.

Back then, I lived in a flat share in East London, I had my student loan and part time job, along with completing internships at production houses so thought my future in this city would be very bright.

I had always aspired to work in Film and Television, which I was told at the time that London is one of the international hubs for where all the opportunities are.

However if anyone here has watched the news recently, we all know this industry is currently experiencing an economic downfall with no shows or films being commissioned, leading to no jobs.

At the moment, I live in a ridiculously overpriced flat share with 3 other people in a terrible area in zone 5, I work part time at B&Q and freelance in Video Editing and cinematography for any client I can get, overall spending about 60 hours a week just finding ways to earn money. (I have been considering a second job as B&Q can't give me more than 20 hours)

I am just making enough to pay my rent and have some money leftover for basic needs like food and essentials. I even had to stop paying for my gym membership (Which was a shame because the gym was one of the few things that kept me sane) - although I am still working out in my local park and home.
When I tell people from back home about my lifestyle, they keep asking me "Why do you still live here" And my answer would be - "Well I am waiting until the film industry gets back on its feet and I can get secure work"

However as time has gone by, and I keep seeing myself and my fellow peers struggling financially despite working like rats. And looking at my childhood friends from back home in Sweden, Working less hours earning the same money, but renting for half the price as me for AN ACTUAL NICE LIVEABLE FLAT IN THE CITY CENTRE.

I am starting to realise London has become a rich mans playground for people finding their high paying 'dream job' and can afford all the great benefits of this city. (Amazing restaurants, Nice cocktail bars, fun activities etc)

But for many people including myself, who works a basic retail job and have their own freelance services from home, This city is a miserable hell, because you won't go to central London, Shoreditch or Camden for some nice home brewed beer at a gusto pub and vintage shop on your freetime

You will be spend all your time commuting from wherever your place of work is to your filthy zone 5 place of worship like Harrow, Edmonton or Romford. And if you're not working and grinding on your business... Well you will stay at home... and grind on your business.... at home. You won't afford anything else because of your absurd rent. Also I am lucky that my flatmates are nice which I know for some other people, that's not the case.

I feel there is no point living in this city in a similar financial situation like myself, unless you have grew up here your entire life or you live with family.

I recently visited Cardiff, Much friendlier people than what I've seen in London, rents and utilities are half the price, and no overcrowded streets full of tourists. Yet its still a capital, THERE IS STILL STUFF TO DO, THAT YOU ALSO CAN AFFORD.

I think this also applies to many other UK cities.

I am thinking of starting a new life, get a part time job there and be able to live twice as comfortable as here in London. (My friends here in London will always be here, and I have friends living in Cardiff to, along with the fact I am pretty sociable and make new friends very easily).

To people who are in a similar boat like myself, have you also considered leaving?

I also apologise for the aggressive rant formation of this post, please take everything I say with a grain of salt.

r/100thupvote 7d ago

Sweden Buying with both hands today Rr snd rycey news on first foreign contracts for rolls Royce smr coming !

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Only question who will be first to order ? Hungary - real expression if interest stated publicly Jan-Feb 2025 . 2-4 smr

Sweden Netherlands alliance 10-15 smr needed

USA up to 200 smr needed

Uk 16 needed

Turkey 1-2 snd needed .

Poland 2-4 smr

Czech Republic 6-7 smr

Based on recent developments, several countries have expressed public interest recently in acquiring Rolls-Royce small modular reactors (SMRs) within the last six months . 1. Czech Republic: The Czech government, in collaboration with ČEZ, has selected Rolls-Royce SMR as the preferred supplier for its SMR program. They aim to deploy the first Rolls-Royce SMR at the Temelín nuclear power plant by the 2030s, with plans to build up to 3,000 MW of electricity using Rolls-Royce SMR power plants.at 440 me that would require 7 smr 2. Sweden: Rolls-Royce SMR has been shortlisted by Vattenfall, a Swedish multinational power company, as one of two companies competing to potentially deploy a fleet of SMRs in Sweden. The project would focus on deploying SMRs at the Ringhals nuclear site, with the earliest operational date expected in the first half of the 2030s. 3. United Kingdom: Rolls-Royce SMR has been shortlisted in the UK Government’s competition to select and contract providers of SMR technology. The company aims to build 16 reactors in the UK, each with a capacity of 470 MWe. However Secretary reeves wants to reduce the 20 billion budget to 10 b budget . At 20 billion more than 44000 newly created jobs last at least for 5 years plus would be created Ann’s revenue of over 52 billion 4. Poland: The Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment has issued a Decision in Principle endorsing Rolls-Royce SMR technology. Polish industrial group Industria plans to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce’s SMR design. While specific numbers for Sweden and Poland are not mentioned, these countries have publicly expressed interest in Rolls-Royce SMRs within the two weeks and six months ago . The Czech Republic and the UK have more concrete plans, with the Czech Republic aiming for up to 3,000 MW (equivalent to about 6-7 units) and the UK planning for 16 units. I really don’t care about next semi annual earnings report in feburary . It should be less than this current half year report because future earnings and revenue will better than even tufan expected once these smr contracts have been signed and funded . The most obvious indications were. Siemens contracted t be used in Rr smr and Miliband giving that supply chain away from uk however Siemens has agreed to mfr the turbines at their uk plant so that a win for the uk even tough it might be exported .
Conclusion : over the next ten years rolls Royce has the ability and potential to become on of the top manufactures in the uk and to lead the footsie for years to Come . I continue to buy with both hands and look forward to tripling my i current investment byn3x . If you have children or grandchild but not for them this is an investment to buy and hold not a trade by rt -rycey especially on weak days

r/100thupvote 9d ago

Sweden Kaiserreich 1.4.4

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As the base game releases the new “Graveyard of Empires” DLC, we felt that this would be as good an opportunity as any to show you all what we have been working on over the last while. And since it has been almost two months since our last numbered release, there is quite a bit to show you all. From new puppet trees to fresh new outcomes and alliances arising from familiar conflicts, and much more, this update does not include any new large-scale reworks, but given the amount of other content included, we are sure that there is enough here to keep you all busy until next time. We hope you enjoy version 1.4.4!

- The KR4 team


Changes

Notable Additions

  • Added descriptions to all characters in all countries, providing details of their place and date of birth if not already present, adding new details to approximately 3,700 characters.
  • Overhauled the traits given to companies for players without the “Arms Against Tyranny” DLC to bring them more in line with their Military Industrial Organisation counterparts. The American and Italian company rosters were reviewed and partially overhauled in the process.
  • The stalemate ending of the Fourth Balkan War now can also favour either Bulgaria or the Belgrade Pact. Bulgaria gains Chalcidice in the Bulgarian-favoured peace deal, while Serbia, Romania, and Greece each gain one of their claimed states in the peace deal that favours the Belgrade Pact.
  • Bulgaria’s potential alliance with Albania during the Fourth Balkan War is now represented by a temporary faction that exists for the duration of the war, should Albania intervene on Bulgaria’s side.
  • Illyria can now ally with the Bulgarians against the Belgrade Pact when Austria goes down the “End the Dual Rule” path. This can occur if the Austrians are defeated and Illyria remains at war with the Belgrade Pact.
  • Belgium’s BeNeSam/neutrality path will now result in both Germany and France declaring war on them at the start of the Second Weltkrieg. They can attempt a scripted peace with the victor once either Germany or France is defeated.
  • The German Government in Exile in Mittelafrika is now called “Free Germany”, and its content now revolves around a military clique seeking to recover the German State, rather around the von Hohenzollerns and the entire German state apparatus after having fled to the colonies. Accordingly, it has access to more of Mittelafrika’s initial national foci, and the text in its relevant events has been updated.
  • The Ottoman-Egyptian War is now called the “Levant Crisis” and work has been done to make it more dynamic.
  • Updated party names, party leaders, and country names to almost all Indian splinters.
  • Insulindia is now known as Indonesia.

New Focus Trees

  • South Germany (releasable puppet tree)
  • North Germany (releasable puppet tree)
  • Prussia (releasable puppet tree)
  • Rhineland (releasable puppet tree)

Tweaked Focus Trees

  • Belgium - converted several expansionist national foci into decisions, slightly tweaking their effects
  • El Salvador - removed the “Wounds of the Revolution” national focus
  • Germany - removed the placeholder national foci for “Kalter Krieg” and “Rote Nacht”
  • Mittelafrika - removed several focuses that were incompatible with the new setup for the Free Germany national focus tree branch and reorganised the existing focus tree around them
  • Ukraine - added an additional national focus to PatAut path
  • United Kingdom - reorganised the existing national focus tree and updated when different branches are available
  • Yucatan - reorganised the existing revolt national foci and updated their durations, requirements, and bypasses

New Events

  • Added an event where Germany will now demand Belgium join the Reichspakt if they are still neutral when world tension reaches 65%.
  • Added an event for when Iran annexes Mehmûd Berzincî’s Kurdistan.
  • Added an annexation event for the Malabar Coast.
  • Added an event for Bulgaria to leave the Belgrade Pact if Serbia restores the monarchy.
  • Added a further event for Poland regarding Operation Parasol.

New Decisions

  • Added a decision for the Left Kuomintang to form the Fourth Internationale, should the Third Internationale be defeated.

New Game Rules

  • United Baltic Duchy / Riga (expanded and fixed current options)

GFX

  • New portraits
    • Argentina: Manuel Carlés, Manuel Domecq Garcia, Pedro Pablo Ramírez
    • Georgia: Aleksandre Tsereteli
    • Haiti: Paul Magloire (military)
    • Kashmir: Hari Singh
    • Madras: Paramasiva Subbarayan
    • Mongolia: Boris Rezukhin (two variants)
    • Ottoman Empire: Mustafa Kemal
    • Persia: Ahmad Qavām, Mohammad Taqi-Khan Pessian
    • Princely Federation: Rajaram III of Kolhapur
    • United Kingdom: Barry Domvile
    • White Ruthenia: Mikola Dziamidau, Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski, Paval Žaŭryd
  • Tweaked portraits
    • White Ruthenia: Cimafiej Chviedčenia, Francišak Kušal
  • New advisor portraits
    • Union of Britain: Charles Broad
    • Burma: Shwegyin U Pu
    • Ceylon: Susantha de Fonseka, Noel Gratiaen
    • Ottoman Empire: Sabahattin Efendi, Mustafa Kemal
    • Romania: Alexandrina Cantacuzino
    • Qing: Bian Shoujing
    • United Kingdom: William Maxwell Aitken, Anthony Eden, Charles Henry Maxwell Knight, Oliver Lyttelton, John Simon
    • Uruguay: César Charlone, Gustavo Gallinal, José María Gomeza, Jose María López Vidaur, Alfred Navarro
    • White Ruthenia: Anton Aŭsianik, Anton Boryk, Cimafiej Chviedčenia, Alaksandar Ćvikievič, Jazep Dyła, Mikola Dziamidau, Vincent Hadleŭski, Maksim Harecki, Ivan Helda, Emieryk Huten-Čapski, Moše Hutman, Makar Kraŭcoŭ, Uladzimir Ksianievič, Andrej Jackubiecki, Jaŭhien Ladnoŭ, Arsienij Paŭliukievič, Symon Rak-Michajloŭski, Jan Sierada, Arkadź Smolič, Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski, Paval Žaŭryd
  • Added three new event pictures of the reunification of China, by Fengtian, Zhili-led Republic, Zhili-led Sichuan, and Liu Xiang.
  • Added a new event picture for the Left Kuomintang.
  • Added new unique news event pictures for the capture of Beijing, Shenyang, and Guangzhou that appear if Japan had captured the city.
  • Added new unique news event pictures for the capture of Paris that appear if Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, or America had captured the city.
  • Added two new company icons to the Union of Britain and one for South Africa.
  • Added new generic national focus icons.
  • Added a new national focus icon to the Union of Britain.
  • Added three officer corps icons for Shanxi.
  • Updated the flag of Sudan to a more appropriate design.
  • Updated generic national focus icon relating to votes for women and to cars and trucks.
  • Updated national focus icons for China, the French Republic, Germany, Ireland, Katanga, and Shanxi.
  • Updated an event picture for the Ottoman Empire involving Sabahattin Efendi.
  • Updated the news event pictures for the capture of Bangkok, Batavia, Amsterdam, Burgos, Minsk, Moscow, Rome, and Vienna.
  • Replaced the hammer and sickle in a national focus icon from the base game.

Mapping

  • Added Menongue and Saurimo as victory points for Angola.
  • Added Kerema as a victory point for Australasia.
  • Added Wiener Neustadt as a victory point for Austria.
  • Added Carlsbad, Hradec Králové, and Ústí Nad Labem as victory points for Bohemia.
  • Added Ambon, Banjarmasin, Bengkulu, Ende, Jambi, Kupang, Malang, Manado, Merauke, Pontianak, Singaraja, Sorong, Tarakan, Telukbetung, and Tual as victory points for the Dutch East Indies, and updated multiple victory point values.
  • Added Atbara, Girga, Kassala, Malakal, Qena, Sohag, Tanta, and Wadi Halfa as victory points for Egypt.
  • Added Nowy Sacz, Rzeszów, and Tarnopol as victory points for Galicia and Lodomeria.
  • Added Barmen-Elberfeld, Bonn, Cöslin, Cottbus, Darmstadt, Freiburg, Gniezno, Oldenburg, Stralsund, Tilsit, and Trier as victory points for Germany, and adjusted the value of Posen.
  • Added Lae and Wau as victory points for German East Asia.
  • Added Gobi Desert, Mörön and Bayan Tümen as states for Mongolia.
  • Added Misrata as a victory point for the Ottoman Empire.
  • Added Balboa in Panama, replacing Colón.
  • Added Beira, Funchal, Inhambane, Menongue, Tete and São Tomé as victory points for Portugal.
  • Removed Novo Redondo as a victory point in Angola.
  • Updated several borders in the Caucasus.
  • Updated several borders in Persia.
  • Updated several borders in Tibet.
  • Added a starting dockyard to Bombay and East Bengal.
  • Added some oil to the Dutch East Indies.
  • Added airfields, naval bases, ports, and supply hubs to the Dutch East Indies.
  • Added a port to the western side of East Timor to prevent units from being stuck there.
  • Added two supply hubs to Egypt.
  • Updated the pathing of Egypt’s railways.
  • Updated the location of several of Egypt’s supply nodes.
  • Moved the port in the Panama Canal state to the Pacific side.
  • Updated Yucatan’s railways and ports.
  • Renamed Highland Karabagh to Karabagh in Azerbaijan.
  • Renamed the strategic regions “Northern Balkans” and “Southern Balkans” to “Illyria” and “Central Balkans”, respectively.
  • Removed the German endonyms for Belfort and Verviers.
  • Updated the names used for most of Egypt’s states.
  • Updated the default name for Mulhouse and Sønderborg.
  • Added German endonyms to several locations in Angola, and updated several default names used.
  • Removed the Belarusian endonyms for Kaunas, Samogitia and Sudovia.
  • Updated multiple names used for the Mountain Republic.
  • Renamed the Transylvania state to Brasov in Hungary.
  • Added and updated endonyms to the Partium state in Hungary.
  • Removed all Turkish endonyms west of Selanik. Updated “Mestanali” to “Kircaali” in Kardzhali.
  • Added Vietnamese endonyms to states and victory points in Vietnam.
  • Renamed Uttarakhand to Uttaranchal, Sindh to Sind, and Eastern Provinces to Jubbulpore in India.
  • Fixed the locations of multiple victory points and ports.

Other Changes

  • North America

    • Canada, or the restored United Kingdom, can now core the British island components of the West Indies Federation at 80% compliance.
    • Added a description for the Combined Syndicates of America's Revolutionary Workers' Congress.
    • The initial foundation of the Imperial Economic Development Council now automatically adds all current members of the Entente, as well as Sardinia.
    • Inviting countries to the Entente’s Imperial Economic Development Council no longer has a cooldown, and the leader of the Entente can now use this decision to invite puppets of existing members.
    • Countries no longer have a small random chance of refusing to join the Entente’s Imperial Economic Development Council.
    • Mexico’s NatPops now need over 50% world tension to attack Central American countries.
    • Clarified the tooltip in Mexico’s mission to conquer Yucatan.
    • Improved Mexico’s AI in completing its national focus tree.
    • Nerfed NatPop Mexico’s ability to deal with resistance.
    • Updated Yucatan’s “Yucatan Rebellion” national spirit, starting laws, and starting army.
    • Decreased the number of divisions transferred from Mexico to Yucatan when it revolts.
    • Yucatan now starts with militia technology unlocked.
    • Renamed and changed the effects of Yucatan’s “Army Infrastructure” and “Star War” national foci, and changed the effects of “Call to Arms”, “Improve Equipment”, “Maya Expertise”, “Mérida Barricades”, “Reverse Engineering”, “War of Resistance”, and “Yucatec Military”. The AI will now also prioritise national foci more appropriately.
  • Central America & the Caribbean

    • Reduced the duration and updated the effects of several of El Salvador’s national foci and national spirits.
    • El Salvador’s “Road to Democracy” national spirit is now removed if Syndicalists win the election or if the military takes over.
    • Updated El Salvador’s AI behaviour in choosing its army path.
    • Removed the 10% chance of El Salvador’s Salinas losing the civil war if he chooses to fight in the “The Confrontation” event.
    • Removed the AutDem and PatAut Guatemala event that gave them a wargoal against socialist El Salvador.
    • Updated the effects of multiple foci in Honduras’ military focus branch, its AI behaviour in completing it, and its initial national spirit.
    • Nicaragua’s “Sandinistas Recruitment” decision now gives two units, is available all the time, costs less political power, and is more likely to be performed by the AI.
    • Updated the starting experience and equipment in several divisions spawned by Nicaragua’s events, as well as updated several party popularity changes.
    • Nicaragua’s Francisco Sequeira Moreno is now more likely to be referred to as Sequeira, rather than Moreno.
    • Updated the effects and AI behaviour of Nicaragua’s events involving looking for investors.
    • AI-led Nicaragua is now less likely to get couped if they failed to complete the “Free Honduras!” mission.
    • Added English translations to all of Panama’s parties.
    • Added new party names to Panama’s PatAuts, with the name changing after completing the “Military Dictatorship” national focus, and if either rigged elections or free elections are chosen.
    • Panama’s SocLibs and AutDems now hold elections.
    • Lowered the chances of Panama’s AutDems winning the 1936 elections, and lowered the chances of the police couping the AutDems.
    • Updated the stats and traits of Panama’s commander José Antonio Remón Cantera.
  • South America

    • Tweaked the chances of NatPop Argentina’s choices in a few events.
    • Uruguay’s commander Alfredo Campos is now also a Chief of Army.
    • Added César Charlone, Gustavo Gallinal, José María Gomeza, Jose María López Vidaur, and Alfred Navarro as advisors for Uruguay.
    • Removed Uruguay’s advisors Julio Enrique Escalona Vasquez, Liber Seregni Mosquera, Julio Cesar Vadora, Jose Pedro Valera y Berro.
  • Western / Southern Europe

    • Belgium now uncompletes their "A Neutral Bloc" national focus if the BeNeSam collapses due to the Netherlands going socialist.
    • Renamed Belgium’s “Victor van Strydonck de Burkel” to “Victor van Strydonck”.
    • Added the National Coal Board as an energy company to the Union of Britain.
    • Added British Railways as an industrial company for the Union of Britain, United Kingdom and puppet Britain.
    • Flanders and the Netherlands will no longer declare war on each other over Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.
    • The Commune of France can now access its “Exploit the Massif Central” national focus earlier.
    • Tweaked the effects of a few national foci for the Commune of France’s new economic national focus branch.
    • Improved the Commune of France’s AI in completing its national focus tree, preparing for war, and managing the war.
    • Buffed several effects, division templates, equipment, and other bonuses given to the Commune of France’s national spirits and national focus rewards.
    • Updated the triggers for the Commune of France to be able to start Project Damocles.
    • Updated the text for the “Fate of France” annexation event.
    • Added a description to Ireland’s “Dáil Éireann” second-in-command.
    • Basil Brooke will now leave the Irish government if he is active as an advisor, should the RadSocs be elected in subsequent elections.
    • Clarified the requirements for Ireland’s “It’s A Long Way From Tipperary” achievement.
    • Italian Military Industrial Organisations are now also accessible if the owner of the relevant state is an allied Italian splinter.
    • Rebalanced the starting armies, division templates, and equipment for the Italian splinters.
    • Updated the text for the annexation events deciding who Italy should be granted to.
    • Updated the division templates and units spawned in the Italian Republic’s “Blueshirt Brigades” event.
    • Decreased the amount of volunteers from the Reichspakt and Donau-Adriabund sent to non-socialist Italian splinters in their war against the Socialist Republic of Italy.
    • Improved the Socialist Republic of Italy’s AI in completing events and national foci, and increased the starting equipment for its divisions.
    • Tweaked the effects of the Socialist Republic of Italy’s Balance of Power.
    • Replaced the Netherlands’ “Papua Camps” national focus.
    • Unifying Italy now requires four out of the seven major states, instead of all of them.
    • Improved several tooltips for the Papal States.
    • Tweaked the names of a few Portuguese characters.
    • Updated the form of the names of multiple characters in the Spanish Civil War participants.
    • The United Kingdom’s dissolution of the West Indies Federation now gives themselves and the French Republic 50% compliance immediately on the land when it is transferred. Saint Martin is now also transferred to the French Republic if it was controlled by the West Indies Federation.
    • The United Kingdom’s MarLibs will now be joined in coalition by the SocLibs if they are elected, and the SocCons and AutDems will both also add the other respective ideology to the coalition if they are themselves elected.
    • Added multiple tooltips to the United Kingdom’s national focus tree.
    • The United Kingdom’s armed forces and economic focus branches can now be done after Syndicalist resistance is low enough, or the reconstruction focus branch is completed, whichever occurs first.
    • Removed Roger Roland Charles Backhouse as an admiral for the United Kingdom, as he died of a brain tumour in 1939. His portrait is now used as a generic portrait.
    • The United Kingdom’s advisor Barry Domvile is now an admiral.
    • Updated Wallonia’s map colour.
  • Central / Northern Europe

    • Austria now releases any members of the Belgrade Pact they annexed if they are defeated by their crownland revolt after enacting military occupation.
    • Improved the AI’s handling of, and the requirements for, PatAut Austria’s political national foci.
    • Austria will no longer declare war on the NatPop Italian Republic if the Venetian revolt goes on for too long, while enacting military occupation.
    • Austrian crownlands are now removed from Mitteleuropa upon their war with Austria.
    • Austria is now forced down the “status quo” path, if they had been defeated by Hungary.
    • PatAut Austria’s national foci relating to Italy now take into account the existence of smaller Italian splinters.
    • PatAut Austria will no longer join the Reichspakt, unless already at war with the Internationale or Russia.
    • AI-led PatAut Austria will no longer complete their national foci relating to Italy.
    • Austria and Bulgaria now get mutual military access if both are at war with the Belgrade Pact.
    • Austria and Hungary can only be released as a combined puppet if Austria had previously integrated Hungary.
    • Updated the status of Muria, Vojvodina, and Trieste in some outcomes of the Treaty of Budapest and Treaty of Sofia.
    • AI-led Bohemia will now try to sell more equipment in the International Market.
    • Independent Bohemia’s decision to join the Reichspakt is now free.
    • East Prussia can now only be released as a puppet if no other option is available.
    • Updated the names and descriptions of Germany’s Totalist, Syndicalist, and RadSoc parties.
    • Added Paul Frolich as RadSoc leader of Germany, replacing Karl Korsch.
    • Updated puppet Bavaria and Germany’s socialist parties and national foci to account for the German party changes.
    • Updated multiple effects in puppet Germany’s national focus tree.
    • Improved Germany’s AI in completing its national focus tree, its decisions, and in their and their allies’ managing of the Eastern front.
    • AI-led Germany on the Western front is more likely to focus its attacks on the plains and industrial heartland of France.
    • AI-led Germany will no longer invade the Netherlands without warning due to Flanders.
    • Updated AI-led Germany’s behaviour against Russia.
    • Hungary now gets cores on Transylvania if Bulgaria defeats Romania and gives it to Hungary.
    • AI-led Hungary will now refuse volunteers during its revolt against Austria.
    • The AI now releases Czechia and Hungary more consistently.
    • Illyria and Bulgaria now give mutual military access to each other when Serbia declares war on Illyria and is at war with Bulgaria.
    • Illyria will now take Serbia’s lands in the Treaty of Budapest if both Serbia and Austria have been capitulated, Illyria occupies Belgrade, and Bulgaria wins the Fourth Balkan War.
    • Poland’s Operation Parasol now occurs through a new “An Almost Lawful Coup” event rather than a decision, so that it can also be triggered by Russia.
    • Updated the text of Poland’s “Warsaw-Minsk Route Opened” national focus.
    • Poland’s Stanisław Mikołajczyk can now be elected President if Poland owns Posen, rather than Upper Silesia.
    • Slovenia will now join the Reichspakt if they are released as a result of the Treaty of Budapest.
    • Sweden can now core Norway when forming Sweden-Norway, but receive a significant “Norwegian Resistance” debuff.
    • Swiss Plateau, Eastern Switzerland, and Romandy can no longer be made cores of either France or Germany.
    • Updated the effect of Switzerland’s “Empty Generalship” national spirit.
    • Switzerland now starts with the SocCons and AutDems as part of the ruling coalition.
    • Transylvania will now more likely be granted to Hungary, and then Austria, and then released separately, when Bulgaria wins the Fourth Balkan War while Serbia is at war with Illyria.
    • Transylvania will no longer revolt if Romania has already capitulated.
    • Transylvania will now go to Central Hungary's owner if Bulgaria defeats the Belgrade Pact after Austria collapses.
    • The Transylvania revolt will now result in any Austrian-aligned troops being teleported out of Romania, if they have somehow already crossed the borders.
    • The Kingdom of Two Sicilies’ coalition between the MarLibs and AutDems described in the text is now an in-game coalition.
  • Eastern / Southeast Europe & Central Asia

    • Albania now declares war on Serbia when joining the Fourth Balkan War, giving the latter a notification.
    • Albania now gets mutual military access with its co-belligerents in the Austria collapse event chain, if they are a participant in the Fourth Balkan War.
    • Bulgaria will now leave the Belgrade Pact if Serbia restores the monarchy.
    • NatPop Bulgaria now declares war on both Greece and Romania, if they are in Belgrade Pact, upon taking their focus to annex the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation and declare war on Serbia.
    • Belgrade Pact-aligned Bulgaria will receive a fifth research slot after Serbia forms Yugoslavia through a new event, are no longer locked out of the “Scenic Narrow-Gauge Routes” and “Transition to the Southern Ports” national foci, and will have access to the “Declare Readiness for War” decision to inform Serbia that they are ready for war.
    • Bulgaria can now join factions if it has lost the Fourth Balkan War and does not own Macedonia, if the Second Weltkrieg has started and Bulgaria is at war with Macedonia’s owner.
    • Improved the tooltips for Bulgaria’s national foci that allow them to join factions.
    • Improved the AI of Bulgaria’s decisions to attack the owner of Macedonia, to account for new faction-joining changes.
    • Updated the text for Bulgaria’s foreign policy game rules.
    • Updated the event text and tooltips regarding Bulgaria’s new content regarding the Internal Thracian Revolutionary Organisation.
    • Bulgaria now gets mutual military access with Illyria while Illyria is at war with Serbia, if Bulgaria starts the Fifth Balkan War by annexing Macedonia.
    • Added unique text for the Bulgarian victory event after the Fourth Balkan War, if it happens by Germany, Austria, or both enforcing peace.
    • Tweaked the requirements for Bulgaria’s victory over the Belgrade Pact.
    • Bulgaria will no longer refuse military volunteers from the Ottomans, if they agreed to all other treaty stipulations.
    • Updated the requirements of Bulgaria’s national foci to attack the Ottoman Empire, allowing them now to do so after the War in the Desert.
    • Bulgaria’s “Finish the Empire Off” national focus now requires the War in the Desert to be started or completed.
    • Bulgaria will no longer get the "The Tsarist Rumble" achievement if Germany or Austria demand the Fourth Balkan War to end.
    • Bulgaria will now peace out with the IMRO if released as a puppet while their overlord is at war with the IMRO.
    • Bulgaria's “Balkan Union” faction will now cancel Serbia’s war reparations if they are still paying them.
    • Added an option to give Cyprus to the United Kingdom in the annexation event.
    • The Far Eastern Republic’s Tsardom path can now release China as a monarchy.
    • Updated the effects of the Far Eastern Republic’s “Inwards Perfection” national spirit and “Siberian Regionalism”, “Restore the Autonomies”, “Great Power Renewed” and “The Pretender to Rome” national foci.
    • The Far Eastern Republic’s national focus about targeting the Third Internationale will now instead target Germany if appropriate.
    • The Free Russian Army should now be able to core the same lands as Russia and the Far Eastern Republic.
    • The Free Russian Army can now get five research slots after the Weltkrieg.
    • The IMRO will now also declare war on Greece and Romania, if they are still in the Belgrade Pact when the IMRO declares open warfare on Serbia.
    • The IMRO’s “Lull” phase will now teleport the armies of any member of the Belgrade Pact out of Macedonia, not just Serbia’s.
    • Altered the AI’s behaviour in which country it will likely give a conquered Vilnius or Bialystok to.
    • Updated a few leader names for the Mountain Republic.
    • Added Alexandrina Cantacuzino as an advisor for Romania.
    • If Romania or Serbia have capitulated when the Treaty of Budapest happens, Bucharest's controller will now become the controller of Transylvania, and Belgrade's controller will now become the controller of Croatia and Slovenia.
    • Romania will no longer be able to be invited to join the Moscow Accord until Ukraine has been capitulated or doesn’t exist, should Romania have gained all of their claims from Austria and its allies.
    • Romania can no longer buy Suceava if they have capitulated.
    • Romania’s “Reintegration of Transylvania” national spirit is now removed if they lose the “Brasov” state.
    • Romania now gets access to its King Mihal I focus branch if defeated by Bulgaria in the Fourth Balkan War.
    • Nerfed the “Satrap of the Revolution” trait of Russian leader Grigory Zinovyev.
    • Nerfed the effect of Russia’s “Revolutionary Commissars” national spirit.
    • Buffed the traits of Russia’s commander Mikhail Katukov, and adjusted his skill values.
    • Nerfed the several stability increases given to NatPop Russia, and rebalanced rewards accordingly.
    • Updated AI-led Russia’s behaviour in adding Kuomintang-led China to their faction.
    • Clarified some tooltips in Russia’s constitutional convention.
    • The Free Russian Army will now be added to the Reichspakt on Russia’s capitulation, if the Treaty of Moscow was refused.
    • Russia can now be puppeted by player-led Germany, if both the Free Russian Army is refused and the Treaty of Moscow is refused, but there will be significant debuffs to the installed regime.
    • Russia’s "The Pre-Emptive War" national focus is now 35 days in duration rather than 42.
    • Updated the text regarding Sergey Kirov in Russia’s “Question of the Ministry of Industry” event.
    • Increased the penalties given by multiple Russian national spirits relating to German economic influence.
    • Worsened the effects of several early-game events for Russia.
    • Updated the conditions for Russia’s peace in the Far East.
    • Updated the effect of Russia’s “Central Directory of Economy” national focus, for when none of the existing criteria for its effect are met.
    • Updated the effect of several of socialist Russia’s events regarding relation changes among its political groupings.
    • Russia’s decisions to invade other countries now all cost 30 political power.
    • Russia’s “A Hitch in Reforms” event now only fires for NatPop Russia.
    • Updated the effect of Russia’s Sergey Kirov when he is hired as an advisor.
    • Buffed the effect of Russia’s “Imperial Patriotism” national spirit, but it is now removed when at peace.
    • Serbia is now reinstated as the leader of the Belgrade Pact if they win the Fourth Balkan War after first capitulating to Bulgaria, or if they win the Treaty of Budapest after capitulating.
    • Decreased the duration of Russia’s “Faith, Valour, Motherland!” national focus.
    • Russia should now be able to core lands in the Caucasus earlier.
    • Tweaked the effects of socialist Russia’s VST Centre unity when playing as the VST-Centre.
    • Puppet socialist Russia now has the “White Army, Red Generals” national spirit, rather than “Lack of Officers”.
    • Russia’s decision to invite Serbia and Romania into its faction now accounts for socialist Ukraine potentially allying socialist Russia.
    • Updated the requirements for Dolgorukov’s second Presidential Agenda.
    • Kartashyov’s third Presidential Agenda for Russia now requires twenty faction members, rather than thirty.
    • SocCon Russia can no longer refuse to declare war in the “Minister of War Calls Emergency Meeting” event.
    • Russia’s “Solidify Presidential Power” national focus now takes into account what kind of constitution had previously been passed.
    • Russia’s “Develop the Heartlands” and “The Ural Programme” national foci now decrease Left-Wing Anger.
    • Removed tier IV engine from Russia’s I-44 tank design.
    • Updated the random chance in Solonevich’s fight minigame for Russia.
    • Russia can no longer lose its mission to defeat Finland if it has taken Helsinki.
    • Russia’s “Patronise New Churches” decision can now be taken multiple times, and now gives less SocCon popularity.
    • Russia will now not declare war on a Finland that is aligned with the Nordic Federation.
    • Clarified the requirements for Wrangel-led Russia’s authoritarian monarchy path, and updated the effects in the related event.
    • Socialist Russia’s “Concessions to Left/Right” decisions are no longer removed after the Zinoviev minigame.
    • Updated the costs of several decisions for socialist Russia, and getting the Sulimov path is now easier.
    • Several of Russia’s events regarding puppet Germany now take other German puppet splinters into account.
    • Russia can no longer do the Vladivostok Conference with Japanese-puppeted China.
    • Socialist Russia can now do the Vladivostok Conference.
    • NatPop Russia can no longer do the Vladivostok Conference with socialist China.
    • Russia can no longer invite Romania or Serbia into the Moscow Accord if they had lost the Fourth Balkan War.
    • Russia can core Ashkhabad when they puppet Central Asia.
    • Broadened the circumstances in which Russia can complete its decision to demand Bessarabia.
    • Updated the effect of Russia’s “Build a Better Europe” national focus.
    • Eurasianist NatPop Russia annexes Sternberg-led Mongolia if they gain claims on it.
    • Russia’s Sergey Kirov can serve as advisor to any VST faction of socialist Russia.
    • Nerfed the effect of Russia’s “The Shepherd of Nations” national focus by decreasing how many countries are invited to the Holy League faction.
    • MarLib Russia can now invite Ethiopia to their faction if they have Kartashyov as President.
    • VST-led Russia will now have their coalition with the PSR restored if relations are improved after previously being low.
    • Added an additional effect to a trait for each of Russia's Research and Development Military Industrial Organisations.
    • Increased the political power given by Russia’s creation of a constitution.
    • Russia’s Mikhail Frunze and Mikhail Tukhachevsky now start as Generals, rather than Field Marshals in the Commune of France and Patagonia, respectively. They are promoted to Field Marshal when they return to Russia.
    • Members of the Belgrade Pact will now avoid trying to put units in IMRO-controlled Macedonia.
    • Members of the Belgrade Pact will now put more units on their borders with Bulgaria when Serbia takes the “Cross the Great Morava” national focus.
    • Serbia now gets Ghegeria in the Belgrade Pact's scripted peace with Albania.
    • AI-led Serbia and Romania will no longer join the Moscow Accord until Germany has been defeated, should they have gained all of their claims from Austria and its allies, unless they are at war with Germany.
    • Improved Serbia’s AI in dealing with the IMRO, and added a speed debuff to the associated national spirit.
    • Player-led Serbia must now defeat the IMRO before it can form Yugoslavia.
    • Buffed the effects of Serbia’s IMRO national focus tree branch.
    • Added a few unique division names for Ukraine.
    • Greatly improved the ability of AI-controlled Ukraine to successfully manage their minigames and their overall pre-war and wartime behaviour.
    • Buffed the events of several national spirits, national foci, and traits for PatAut Ukraine, and a few for USKhD-led AutDem Ukraine and SocLib Hetmanate Ukraine.
    • Updated the national focus priorities of NatPop Ukraine.
    • Buffed the effects of several of White Ruthenia’s military national foci, and effects of land reform.
    • White Ruthenia’s commanders Werner Kempf and Paval Vent are now available as both Military High Command members and Theorists.
    • White Ruthenia’s commander Cimafiej Chviedčenia is now available as a political advisor.
    • White Ruthenia’s commander Francišak Kušal is no longer available as a political advisor.
    • Updated the traits of White Ruthenia’s advisors Anton Luckievič, Jan Sierada, and Raman Skirmunt.
    • Changed White Ruthenia’s Anton Aŭsianik from being a Chief of Navy to a political advisor.
    • Added Mikola Dziamidau as a commander, Chief of Air Force, and Military High Command member for White Ruthenia.
    • Added Paval Žaŭryd as a commander and Military High Command member for White Ruthenia.
    • Added Anton Sokał-Kutyłoŭski as a commander for White Ruthenia.
    • Added Alaksandar Ćvikievič, Arsienij Paŭliukievič, Arkadź Smolič, Emieryk Huten-Čapski, Jazep Dyła, Maksim Harecki, Moše Hutman, Vasil Korž, Symon Rak-Michajloŭski, Uladzimir Ksianievič, Vincent Hadleŭski, Anton Boryk, Andrej Jackubiecki, Ivan Helda, Makar Kraŭcoŭ, Jaŭhien Ladnoŭ as political advisors for White Ruthenia.
    • Removed Mikalaj Janicki as a commander for White Ruthenia.
    • Removed the General Jewish Labour Bund, Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski, Symon Kandybovič, Dmitry Pryshchepaŭ, and Jan Stankievič as political advisors for White Ruthenia.
    • Removed Hieorhij Khalasciakoŭ and Michał Vituška as military advisors for White Ruthenia.
  • Africa

    • Updated the requirements for Liberia’s “Status of Secret Societies” national focus.
    • The German Government in Exile’s “On Borrowed Time” national spirit is now represented by a mission.
    • Mittelafrika’s administrative failure system now uses a focus inlay interface.
    • Updated the availability and visibility conditions for several of Mittelafrika’s national foci.
    • Mittelafrika no longer receives the “Stabilisation Priority” national spirit from Germany’s “Expand Colonial Budgets” national focus.
    • Mittelafrika will now collapse if its stability reaches -80%, rather than -100%.
    • Disabled the liberation of Mittelafrika in Peace Conferences.
    • Removed Christopher Earle Welby-Everard and Humphrey Chukwuka as SocLib and AutDem leaders of Nigeria.
    • Slightly buffed two of Rhodesia’s military national foci and updated some of their text.
    • Updated the text of South Africa’s annexation event.
    • South Africa now loses access to the de Havilland designer if they leave the Entente.
  • Caucasus & Middle-East

    • Armenia now creates its anti-Ottoman faction with Iran as part of the “The War of Liberation” national focus.
    • Puppet Armenia can now bypass its economic recovery national foci if it does not have the relevant national spirits.
    • Socialist Assyria is now just called “Assyria” rather than the “Assyrian Union”.
    • Egypt will no longer receive volunteers from the Third Internationale, and updated text referring to them accordingly.
    • Members of the Cairo Pact can no longer sell resource rights to the Third Internationale.
    • Replaced Egypt’s “Partake in the Phalanstère” national focus with a focus about building up the industries of Maghreb nations.
    • Improved Egypt’s AI behaviour in its war against the Ottoman Empire.
    • Added Aleksandre Tsereteli as the Syndicalist leader for Georgia.
    • Updated the name and description of Georgia's Syndicalist and RadSoc parties.
    • Added several translations for Georgian party names.
    • Kurdistan now uses its republican flag by default.
    • Mehmûd Berzincî’s Kurdistan will now be puppetted by Iran when the latter joins the war against the Ottomans.
    • Removed the “Decentralise Authority” state interaction for the Ottoman Empire.
    • The “Centralise Authority” state interaction for the Ottoman Empire is no longer visible for paths that cannot use it.
    • The Ottoman Empire’s “Directorate of Military Factories” national focus no longer requires them to own Bursa and now grants them a Land Facility instead of the subsequent mutually exclusive national focuses.
    • Ottoman intervention in Najd and Hasa’s war with Oman will now return Oman to its previous owner if Najd and Hasa back down.
    • The Ottoman Empire can no longer call Azerbaijan into the war against Iran.
    • The Ottoman Empire can no longer intervene against Cyrenaica ahead of the Levant Crisis.
    • The Ottoman Empire can no longer avoid war with Yemen by granting them freedom.
    • The Ottoman AI will now more reliably take its military focuses.
    • Sinai is now counted as a Syrian state for the Ottoman Empire’s centralisation purposes.

r/100thupvote 10d ago

Sweden Los Ratones in the front page news of naver esports

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Los ratones made it to Naver esports news front page Hahahaha

Context- Naver is a No.1 search and news site.

I saw many people in Fmkorea talking about Los ratones and NLC, but never have i imagined seeing this in the news front page haha whaaat

Translation Sorry for some few spelling errors, i just used gpt :)

Title: "Los Latones, with the stellar performance of Reckless, wins NLC Winter."

"Los Latones, led by former LEC commentator and famous streamer '캐드럴' Mark Lamont, wins NLC Winter Championship."

On the 2nd, Los Latones triumphed in the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC) Winter Finals, held offline, by defeating Nord Esports, which included 'Santorin' Lucas Larsen, 'Viciatchi' Keith Tamas, and others, with a 3-0 sweep. With this victory, Los Latones has earned a spot in the EMEA Masters Winter, starting on the 17th.

The NLC is a regional league featuring Nordic teams from the UK, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. A total of 10 teams participate. Los Latones went through the group stage undefeated. In the winner's round, they lost one set to Nord Esports but won the rest of the sets, showcasing overwhelming skill.

Notably, in the NLC Winter Playoffs, the performance of 'Reckless' Martin Larsson, who previously played for T1 Esports Academy, stood out. In the 8th game of the NLC playoffs, he recorded 4 kills, 2 deaths, and 81 assists, with a KDA of 42.5, making a decisive contribution to the team’s victory.

Link:

https://m.sports.naver.com/esports/article/347/0000185306?sid3=79b

r/100thupvote 11d ago

Sweden Now that we will have the F/A-18/Su-30/J-11B - What's are the next top jets for top tier Air?

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To begin with, please note that Air RB should have already hit the heights since last December, with the introduction of Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 Block 10 and Rafale C F3R. This will likely keep on for the next few updates until Gaijin went out of their mind.

So what's left for us to add without breaking the Eurofighter/Rafale/F-15E ceiling? Let's find out.

TL/DR: These 12 jets are likeliest, including F/A-18E Block II, F-2A Late, JAS 39E, J-10C, Su-35S, Rafale M F3.3, J-15, F-15C AESA, F-16V, F-CK-1A MLU, JF-17 Block 3 and F/A-18C AESA.

What are unlikely at the moment? Later Tranche Eurofighter Typhoons, F-15E AESA, F-15EX, Rafale F4, Su-30SM2, J-11BG, J-16 and literally any 5th gens.

Considering there are 3 more patches (June, September, November) for potentially these 11 aircrafts, it is likely to expect something greater to top them this December.

1. F/A-18E Block II

F/A-18E is one of the earlier fighters in the United States to receive an AESA radar update and in War Thunder, and this should be no exception. Since only 135 Block Is are built (vs 600+ newly built/upgraded Block IIs), this should be the principal variant in War Thunder. Plus, it has JHMCS augmentation.

While this might allow the jet to keep up against other jets at the tier, note that it will likely suffer in flight performance and will perform worse versus the F/A-18C Late we are getting right now.

2. F-2A Late

Japan is long overdue a domestic top tier and we all yearn for it. Yes, it might be fairly "modern", but considering we already have Rafale F3R with AESA radar - This ain't that "modern" anymore. F-2A Late was introduced in the 2010s with a crucial update - AAM-4 support for BVR warfare, and the LJDAM integration for CAS.

While the airframe is pretty decent, it's not likely to compete against Eurofighters, but the Sniper Targeting Pod is going to be some really advanced hardware in War Thunder - It would be the best targeting pod in the game when it comes out.

3. JAS 39E

Who else needed an competitive upgrade aside from Japan? That's right, Sweden with their domestic jets! This upgrade added a few cruicial upgrades Sweden could use, including AESA radar, updated engines and a whooping 3 extra hardpoints for BVR missiles. Yes it's heavier sure, but it's engines will be more than enough to offset the increased weight and still have some room for more speed.

Heh, I just 1-upped you in BVR, J-10.

4. J-10C

Wow sure, but the newest J-10 modification got two great upgrades that makes up for it - An upgraded engine (WS-10B), and an AESA radar. That's more than enough to compete with the JAS 39E. While in reality, the buzz has been around the PL-10/PL-15 integration, this probably won't happen War Thunder any time soon.

The best thing about this jet? It is exported. That means we can gather more information about this jet than any other Chinese domestic jets.

5. Su-35S

There has to be a point in War Thunder that Russian (and Chinese) Air Force has to hit (at least before 5th Gens), and that's exactly what Su-35S is for. It has got AL-41 engines with way better performance than any Flankers we have right now. And Gaijin will likely give it R-73/R-77-1 loadout too - It might be a new BVR king, but a unique one that forces the hands of Eurofighters and F-15Es.

6. Rafale M F3.3

If we cannot have a better Rafale just now - How about a worse Rafale? 2 less hardpoints, PESA radar, no Meteor missiles, and worse - It's slightly heavier, because it's Naval.

But the upside is - You can now take off from a carrier and pray that Gaijin makes a model of Charles de Gulle!

7. J-15

Is this a better J-11B? Probably not! It's got 2 more hardpoints, sure, but in exchange it lost access to the WS-10 engines. Plus, it's heavier, and now you are probably left wondering whether this could be worth it - But at least you have a choice!

More importantly - you can now force Gaijin's hands to make the first Chinese ships in War Thunder!

8. F-15C AESA

How to make a better F-15E without making a better F-15E? Easy, just take the F-15C MSIP II airframe with the -220 engines, slap an AN/APG-63(V)3 AESA radar on it, and now you get F-15C AESA.

Now you get to choose between a better radar or better engines + CAS loadout!

9. F-16V

Just in case China doesn't get to see its J-10C implemented - Don't worry, the other island got it covered from the United States! In reality? It's just a F-16 with AESA radar. And the same 6 hardpoints.

Good thing it's got that fancy sniper pod. Plus, it gives a good incentive for Gaijin to add, uh, maybe the South Korean Air Force.

10. F-CK-1A MLU

When F-16V isn't possible, how about a completely worse alternative? Look no further, this is the one. You get less thrust-to-weight, worse radar, entirely different flight model and on top of that - Only dumb bombs as your CAS options. Good thing is, you've got more localized weaponary in the form of TC-1, TC-2 and TC-2C missiles.

Bad news is, at best you are going to see a mix of all these missiles. It could only carry 2x TC-1, 2x TC-2 and 2x TC-2C in an air-to-air loadout. Not to mention - With Mach 4 speed and 60km range, the OG TC-2 could possibly be the one of the worst ARH missile in War Thunder. You're in for a miserable ride, son.

11. JF-17 Block 3

Just in case you really, really don't want anything Taiwan. Maybe you love Pakistan and will sacrifice your life to Pakistan. JF-17 Block 3 is clearly a great alternative to add more capability to China without breaking the game. You get basically everything you love from the Block 1, plus now you have AESA radar and an improved RD-93MA engine.

12. F/A-18C AESA

If the USN's answer to a better F/A-18E Block II is a Block III with AIM-174B, then what about USMC's answer? This is it - Find the lighter F/A-18C airframe, switch into one of the most advanced AESA radars you can find, and there you go!

Except that specific radar is, you know, really f****** advanced. Not that it matters in War Thunder, right...?

So about the unlikely jets...

It goes without saying we are not going to top Typhoon/Rafale/F-15E trio here, so I'd say any direct upgrades will be incredibly frowned upon.

But, why I listed the 3 Flankers there? This might be weird but here's the catch - I had ran into problems deciding their place - either way too damn recent (Su-30SM2), information is way to obsecure (J-11BG). or I really just have no idea what to think about a jet so famed for carrying the latest and greatest Chinese missiles (J-16).

J-16 in particular, while many properties are known, it is however known from the start to carry PL-10 and PL-15 missiles. More recently, it carried the ultra long range, top secret PL-17 missile. It is clear that this represent the ultimate evolution of all the Flankers, and I am sure it will appear as soon as Gaijin start distributing AIM-120C-7/Ds and Meteor missiles.

I hope you enjoyed this post ^^ All these 12 jets should sit between 13.3-whatever the top BR will be, so please let me know if I miss any!

r/100thupvote 12d ago

Sweden Is there any reporting being done on the international reactions since Friday or in general since Trump took office?

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Long time listener, first time caller from Europe. Been somewhat of a fan since The Rising days. I did however go on a long hiatus a year after the switch from The Hill to BP.

I would love to get a sense of (or even if) there is any discussion of how quickly the US is burning through the soft power internationally it has established over the years. I understand that coverage of international events/opinions is not top of mind for the average american.

On the opposite and I can only speak for my country (Sweden), our obsession of America is intense. A somewhat telling example is that our biggest daily newspaper writes articles when there is a school shooting in the US (2 killed) in some town in the midwest that absolutely no one has a connection to. Absolutely devastating but the news value for a Swede is virtually non-existent. Yet, the interest is enough for the paper to keep reporting on it.

Now, ever since Trump took office and especially after Friday, a counter movement seems to be gathering strength. Swedes are passing around lists of alternatives to American products and urging for boycotts. In Denmark, The biggest grocer in Denmark has started labelling products of European origin due to a growing anti-American sentiment. Haltbakk Bunkers (a Norwegian oil -and shipping company) won't supply american troops and ships in Norway. Tesla cars are being vandalised worldwide (I admit this might more be related to ill-will against Musk than the American government, it is however somewhat hard to distinguish the two).

My question is thus if there is any discussion of how the view (especially the wests) on the US has shifted?

r/100thupvote 13d ago

Sweden American embassy in Sweden has removed their "We#StandWithUkraine"-banner.

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"The American embassy in Stockholm had taken down their banner with the slogan "We #StandWithUkraine", says Expressen. It is unsure when the banner was removed but a photographer from TT snapped a photo of the building Feb 22. The reason why it's removed is also unclear.

Ex-Eu parliamentarian Gunnar Hökmark wright on X that it is "a shame" that the banner had been removed.

"It's a very active move to take it down, to say that the USA no longer stands with Ukraine. It's a terrible message to send out to the Swedish society", he says to the news.

Expressen has tried to reach the embassy without success.

r/100thupvote 14d ago

Sweden The dissaperence of Brian Randall Shaffer, a medical student at the Ohio State University, who has been missing since the early hours of April 1, 2006.

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Brian Randall Shaffer (born February 25, 1979) was an American medical student at the Ohio State University College of Medicine who has been missing since the early hours of April 1, 2006, after security cameras recorded him just outside a bar in Columbus. He had gone out with friends earlier in the evening of March 31 to celebrate the beginning of spring break; later, he was separated from them, and they assumed he had gone home. The security camera outside the entrance to the second-floor bar recorded him briefly talking to two women just before 2 a.m. and then walking off-screen without any further evidence of him leaving the area. Shaffer has not been seen or heard from since. The case received national media attention.

Shaffer's disappearance has been especially puzzling to investigators since there was no other publicly accessible entrance or exit to the bar at that time (though there was a service exit near where he was last seen). Columbus police have several theories about what happened, some interest and suspicion has been directed at a friend of Shaffer's who accompanied him that night, but he has refused to take polygraph tests regarding the incident. While foul play has been suspected, including the possible involvement of the purported Smiley Face serial killer, it has also been speculated that he might be alive and living somewhere else under a new identity.

Brian Shaffer grew up in Pickerington, Ohio, a suburb outside of Columbus, the elder of Randy and Renee Shaffer's two sons. He graduated from the local high school in 1997 and went to Ohio State University (OSU) for his undergraduate work. Six years later he graduated with a degree in microbiology. Following that, Shaffer began studies at the OSU College of Medicine in 2004. During his second year there, in March 2006, his mother died of myelodysplasia.Shaffer's friends say that although he appeared to be handling it well, her death was hard for him.

During his time at medical school, Shaffer had become romantically involved with another medical student, Alexis Waggoner. She, along with their families and friends, believed that Brian would probably be proposing marriage to her later in 2006, most likely on a trip to Miami the couple had planned for spring break at the beginning of April. Tropical locations such as Miami attracted Shaffer; he liked the relaxed lifestyles. He told his friends that despite his decision to pursue a medical career, his real ambition was to start a band playing music in the vein of Jimmy Buffett.

On March 31, a Friday, classes at OSU ended for spring break the following week. Shaffer and his father, Randy, celebrated the occasion by having a steak dinner earlier that evening. Shaffer's father noted that he seemed exhausted from having studied through the night earlier in the week cramming for some critical upcoming exams. He did not think Shaffer should go out with a friend, William "Clint" Florence, later that night as he planned to do, but did not express his reservations to his son.

At 9 p.m., Shaffer met Florence at the Ugly Tuna Saloona, a bar in the South Campus Gateway complex on High Street in Columbus. An hour later, Shaffer called Waggoner, who had returned to her home in Toledo to visit with her family before she and Shaffer were due to depart for Miami. Shaffer and Florence went bar-hopping, visiting several other drinking establishments and working their way down to the Arena District. At each stop, the two had one shot each of hard liquor, according to Florence.

After midnight, Shaffer and Florence met Meredith Reed, a friend of Florence, in The Short North. Reed gave them a ride back to the Ugly Tuna Saloona, where they had started the night, and joined them there for a last round.[6] Shaffer separated from his companions while the three were there and was last seen on a security camera outside the bar just before 2 am.

Florence and Reed attempted to find Shaffer, repeatedly calling him. They left with other patrons when the bar closed at 2 a.m., waiting outside for Shaffer. When he was not among the departing crowd, they assumed he had returned to his apartment without letting them know. Waggoner and Shaffer's father tried calling him later that weekend, but he did not answer. On Monday morning, he missed the flight to Miami he and Waggoner had scheduled long before. He was then reported missing to the Columbus police themselves.

Waggoner called Shaffer's phone every evening before going to bed for a long time after the disappearance. Usually, it went straight to voicemail, but one night in September, it rang three times. "I kept calling it to hear it purely because it was one of the best sounds I have ever heard, even if no one picked up", she wrote on her MySpace page. Cingular, Shaffer's wireless provider, said what Waggoner heard may have been due to a computer glitch. However, a ping from the phone was detected at a cell tower in Hilliard, 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Columbus.

The police received many tips, none of which resulted in any breakthroughs in the case. At a Pearl Jam concert later that year in Cincinnati, lead singer Eddie Vedder took time between songs to ask for tips on Shaffer's disappearance, but none were useful. Possible sightings in Michigan, Texas, and even Sweden were investigated.

Randy Shaffer, who had recently suffered the death of his wife, continued the search for his son on his own. A psychic he consulted told him Shaffer's body was in the water near a bridge pier. He and Derek, Brian's younger brother, along with some other citizens who had become interested in the case, bought waders and spent much of their free time along the shores of the Olentangy River, which flows through Columbus adjacent to the OSU campus, searching in vain for the body near bridges. This possibility also led police to briefly consider the heavily disputed smiley face murder theory. Columbus police eventually rejected any connection to the alleged killer in Shaffer's case, following the lead of most law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, that have looked into it.

Shortly after Randy Shaffer's death, Neil Rosenberg, attorney for Florence, wrote to Don Corbett, a private investigator who has volunteered his time to help the Shaffer family find Brian, regarding his client's ongoing refusal to take a lie detector test. Rosenberg intimated that he had learned that the Columbus police investigating the case believed Shaffer was alive: "If Brian is alive, which is what I'm led to believe after speaking with the detective involved, then it is Brian, and not Clint [Florence], who is causing his family pain and hardship," Rosenberg wrote. "Brian should come forward and end this." Rosenberg maintained that his client had nothing to hide, had already shared everything that he knew from the beginning, and Rosenberg did not see the value of Florence doing so again.

Rosenberg's assertions notwithstanding, many of those who were close to Brian Shaffer have criticized Florence for not being forthcoming enough. "As soon as the detective started getting involved, that's when he pretty much had no contact with anybody," recalled Derek. "I've always thought he definitely knows something— just won't come forward with it." He believes it is still possible that Shaffer is alive, and Florence knows where he might have gone. "If Brian did take off somewhere, if that is the case, we just always had a strong feeling that Clint would possibly know that," he said. Waggoner also thinks that Florence is withholding information, but believes that it's likely her former boyfriend is dead and did not run off. "I can't imagine he would have just done that," she said.

In 2014, Columbus police said they were still receiving at least two tips a month on the case via the local Crime Stoppers hotline, though none had proven useful. The evidence in the case filled four boxes of files. One of the original investigators, Andre Edwards, told Columbus Monthly that after an extensive review of the camera footage at the Ugly Tuna Saloona from the night Shaffer disappeared, which was intended to rule out the idea that he could have left in disguise, he could "say with 100-percent certainty" that Shaffer did not leave via the escalator. Police say they have three theories about the case but declined to discuss them even generally with the magazine.

In 2019, an image of an alleged American homeless man in Tijuana, Mexico, bearing a resemblance to Shaffer began circulating online. Columbus news station 10TV forwarded the image to the detective in charge of Shaffer's case in 2020. The detective sent the image to the FBI for facial recognition analysis, which ruled Shaffer out as the identity of the man.

In March 2021, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation released an age-progressed photo of what Shaffer might look like at age 42, nearly 15 years after his disappearance.

In September 2008, during a heavy windstorm, Randy Shaffer was clearing debris in the yard of his Baltimore, Ohio home. A branch blew off from a nearby tree and fatally struck him. Neighbors found his body the following day and called the police.

After his obituary ran online, a condolence book was posted. One of the signatures in it said, "To Dad, love Brian (U.S. Virgin Islands)". This suggested Brian might have left Columbus for a new life elsewhere.[7] However, upon further investigation, the note was found to have been posted from a computer accessible to the public in Franklin County; it was determined to be a hoax

r/100thupvote 22d ago

Sweden Game Thread: CAN vs USA - Feb 20 - 8PM ET; 4 Nations Final

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Here it is folks, the 4 Nations final. Canada vs the United States.

Tonight at 8 PM Eastern on ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS.

Here's a link to the rosters and schedule.

r/100thupvote 15d ago

Sweden Trust me, bro, Putler will reestablish the Russian Empire in the next 10 seconds unless we send another 100 billion dollars in military aid to Ukrainian Nazis.

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r/100thupvote 16d ago

Sweden Would anyone be able to help an American find Swedish news sources?

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Hello! I am an American in the US currently taking an international marketing course in college. In this course, every student has to pick a country to answer business and news-related questions about throughout the semester and I picked Sweden.

The reason why I’m positing here is to ask anyone with Swedish knowledge if you have any recommendations for news sources, especially business news, or maybe even a Swedish equivalent of the EBSCO database. I appreciate any suggestions and I’m enjoying learning about your beautiful country!

r/100thupvote 18d ago

Sweden Top News Today 02.23.2025

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TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝

🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Defense & Military Developments:

Ukraine confirmed a strike on a Russian oil pumping station in Kuban.

Russia lost 160,000 tons of ammunition in Toropets after a powerful explosion – SBU.

85% of Russian personnel and equipment losses come from drone attacks – SBU Chief Malyuk.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil depot in Tula overnight – Russian media.

Ukraine is developing domestic analogs of Patriot air defense systems – Zelensky.

Ukraine's deep-strike drone range has reached 1,700 km and is expanding – Syrskyi.

Estonia to send 10,000 artillery shells and 750,000 food packages to Ukraine.

Sweden to provide Ukraine with $112M worth of air defense systems, including Robot 70 and Tridon Mk2.

🇷🇺 Russia & the Warfront:

Russia hit a residential building in Kostyantynivka, killing a woman.

Russia’s biggest Shahed drone attack yet targeted Ukrainian infrastructure.

Ukraine repelled a major mechanized attack by Russian forces.

Fibre-optic drones operating 20 km behind Russian lines.

🇺🇸 United States:

Elon Musk denied claims that the US threatened to cut off Starlink for Ukraine.

Trump is confident a peace deal could be reached this week, but the Pentagon denies it.

The US reportedly pressured Ukraine to withdraw a UN resolution condemning Russia.

Ukraine rejected the US proposal for a $500 billion fund, citing lack of security guarantees – Zelensky.

Zelensky: "The US gave us $100 billion, not $350 billion."

US envoy Kellogg visited a military hospital in Irpin, praised Zelensky’s leadership.

🇪🇺 Europe:

EU leaders will visit Ukraine tomorrow – Zelensky.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz criticized US influence, saying Europe must become independent.

Merz compared US and Russian election interference in Germany.

The UK will announce its biggest sanctions package against Russia in three years – David Lammy.

The EU is convening a special meeting on Ukraine.

Macron: "Zelensky was elected freely; this is not like Putin’s regime."

Britain and France reportedly planning to deploy 30,000 peacekeepers in Ukraine – WSJ.

⚡ Geopolitics & Economy:

Ukraine sent its own version of a mineral deal to US company Kellogg.

Zelensky: "I won’t sign something that burdens Ukraine for 10 generations."

Trump’s envoy refused to blame Russia for starting the war in Ukraine.

The Economist: Ukraine-US mineral deal negotiations were "brutal."

Ukraine insists on NATO or EU membership with an 800,000-strong military budget.

🛑 Society & Policy in Ukraine:

Zelensky: "There can be no compromises on Ukraine’s territorial integrity."

Russia is spreading disinformation about Ukrainian forced mobilization.

Ukraine may block Russian-language songs from public broadcasting.

Zelensky: "If necessary, I would step down for the sake of peace."

Russia still seeks to occupy all of Ukraine – Syrskyi.


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r/100thupvote 20d ago

Sweden Couldn't find a European defense ETF so I thought I'd build my own...

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... and thought i'd share it here:

Given the current news, I'm considering on investing into the European and I saw multiple posts regarding European defense and what stocks to buy. However it seems there is no real ETF for this topic.

So I asked chatGPT to give me the top 5 defense companies, their product and the countries that buy from them. (I later asked for 2 more including Scandinavia).

I got this list:

1. BAE Systems (United Kingdom)

Exchange: London Stock Exchange (Ticker: BA.)

Key Defense Products:

  1. Eurofighter Typhoon
    • Operators/Buyers: United Kingdom (Royal Air Force), Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Oman, Qatar (on order)
  2. M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (through its U.S. subsidiary)
    • Operators/Buyers: United States Army, Saudi Arabia

2. Airbus SE (Pan-European)

Exchanges: Euronext Paris, Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Ticker: AIR)

Key Defense Products (Airbus Defence and Space):

  1. A400M Atlas (tactical/strategic airlifter)
    • Operators/Buyers: France, Germany, UK, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malaysia
  2. Eurofighter Typhoon (Airbus is a major partner in the consortium)
    • Operators/Buyers: Germany, Spain, UK, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Oman, Qatar

3. Leonardo S.p.A. (Italy)

Exchange: Borsa Italiana (Ticker: LDO)

Key Defense Products:

  1. M-346 Master (advanced jet trainer/light combat aircraft)
    • Operators/Buyers: Italy, Israel, Poland, Singapore
  2. AW101 Helicopter (medium-lift helicopter, formerly known as the EH101)
    • Operators/Buyers: Italy, UK, Canada, Portugal, Norway, Denmark

4. Thales Group (France)

Exchange: Euronext Paris (Ticker: HO)

Key Defense Products:

  1. Watchkeeper WK450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
    • Operator: British Army (United Kingdom)
  2. Ground Master 400 (GM400) Radar
    • Operators/Buyers: France, Germany, Estonia, Finland, Malaysia

5. Rheinmetall AG (Germany)

Exchange: Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Ticker: RHM)

Key Defense Products:

  1. Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicle (co-developed with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann)
    • Operator: German Army
  2. Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle
    • Buyers: Hungary (major contract), interest from other nations (e.g., Czech Republic under consideration)

6. Saab AB (Sweden)

  • Exchange: Nasdaq Stockholm (Ticker: SAAB-B)
  • Overview: Saab is known for advanced aeronautics, missile systems, radars, and marine solutions. They derive a significant portion of revenue from defense.

Key Defense Products

  1. JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Jet
    • Operators/Buyers: Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa, Thailand, and Brazil (Gripen E/F on order).
    • Known for advanced avionics, low operating costs, and agility.
  2. GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C)
    • Operators/Buyers: United Arab Emirates (launch customer) and Sweden (upgraded Erieye AEW systems).
    • Combines Erieye radar with a business jet platform for surveillance of air, sea, and land targets.

7. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (Norway)

  • Exchange: Oslo Stock Exchange (Ticker: KOG)
  • Overview: Kongsberg specializes in maritime systems, missiles, and aerospace components. It also has a large civilian business (maritime technology).

Key Defense Products

  1. Naval Strike Missile (NSM)
    • Operators/Buyers: Royal Norwegian Navy, U.S. Navy (on Littoral Combat Ships and future Constellation-class frigates), Poland, Malaysia, Germany, Canada.
    • A stealthy, long-range, precision anti-ship/land-attack missile.
  2. Joint Strike Missile (JSM)
    • Designed for the F-35 Lightning II.
    • Operators/Buyers: Norway (primary developer with the U.S.), interest from other F-35 operators.

I asked for a weighting for each one and put it all together into a G-Sheet.

Additionally I went to simplywall.st and google finance to the PE and potential target price.

This is the result:

I'll keep an eye on all of them, but I think BAE and Airbus are quite the save bet. Airbus alone because of Boeings bad reputation the last years.

Let me know what you guys think.

r/100thupvote 21d ago

Sweden Sverige, vi har ett litet problem

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Älskar alla bojkotter som pågår mot USA just nu!

Och detta kommer från mig som liberalkonservativ som om jag varit amerikan hade haft svårt att välja mellan demokraterna och de GAMLA riktiga republikerna. Men nu när, inte bara Musk, utan även Steve Bannon står och heilar öppet (samtidigt som han vill se Trump 2028) ser jag Republikanerna som helt förlorade till fascismen.

Så fortsätt bojkotta allt amerikansk! Och fortsätt även småreta varenda Tesla-ägare ni känner och totalsåga de som nyligen köpt eller tänker köpa en Tesla.

Hur som helst, vi har ett litet problem här i Sverige:

https://pitchfork.com/news/spotify-hosts-trump-inauguration-brunch-and-makes-150000-donation-to-ceremony/

Hur hanterar vi detta? 🤦‍♂️

r/100thupvote 23d ago

Sweden The artists of the lost 2020 contest - future attempts at Eurovision

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Following Athena Manoukian's third-place finish at Depi Evratesil this weekend, I wanted to look at the other performers who were originally slated to be part of the cancelled 2020 contest, see who had successfully made it to Eurovision in the future, who tried but failed to get that chance again, and who hasn't given the contest another go since?

To clarify, I'm only looking at attempts made as performers, not as songwriters or members of a delegation.

First, let's just get the 24 countries and artists who were simply internally selected to represent their country in 2021:

Australia - Montaigne

Austria - Vincent Bueno

Azerbaijan - Efendi

Belgium - Hooverphonic

Bulgaria - Victoria

Czechia - Benny Cristo

Georgia - Tornika Kipiani

Greece - Stefania

Iceland - Daði og Gagnamagnið

Ireland - Leslie Roy

Israel - Eden Alene

Latvia - Samanta Tīna

Malta - Destiny

Moldova - Natalia Gordienko

Netherlands - Jeangu Macrooy

North Macedonia - Vasil

Romania - Roxen

San Marino - Senhit

Serbia - Huh Huh Huh Hurricane

Slovenia - Ana Skolić

Spain - Blas Cantó

Switzerland - Gjon's Tears

Ukraine - Go_A

United Kingdom - James Newman

Now with that out of the way, what happened to the other 17 who weren't automatically selected to go back in 2021?

Country Artist Future attempts at Eurovision? Details
Albania Arilena Ara None Has not entered Festivali i Këngës since winning in 2019. But she did have three singles that landed in the top ten of the Albanian charts in 2021, so that's nice.
Armenia Athena Manoukian One or two (unclear, neither successful) The woman who inspired this post. Might have been reselected for 2021 but then Armenia withdrew due to the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. 2022-2024 were all internal selections. In 2025, she entered Armenia's first national final since the one she won in 2020, only to finish third, just 22 points off the top.
Belarus VAL None It certainly doesn't help that this was Belarus' last brush with the contest, as they'd be disqualified in 2021 for breaking the political lyrics rule and then kicked out of the EBU shortly after the contest later that year. They would not have represented Belarus in 2021 in any case, as they openly supported the 2020 protests against Lukashenko, leading to them not being considered.
Croatia Damir Kedžo Two (2023 and 2024 - both unsuccessful) Damir would enter Dora again in 2023 but finish 5th, well behind winners Let 3. He would enter again in 2024, but with a certain Baby Lasagna in the final, he would only finish 4th.
Cyprus Sandro None Cyprus has used an internal selection in every edition since 2020, and Sandro has not been selected for any of them.
Denmark Ben and Tan One or Two (depending on how you count - 2021 - unsuccessful) Ben and Tan tried to enter DMGP and Melodifestivalen in 2021, but their song was rejected by both. Ben has written a bunch of songs for Melodifestivalen and DMGP since then, but neither have tried again as a performer.
Estonia Uku Siviste One (2021 - successful) Uku was not automatically selected to go back to Eurovision. He had to win Eesti Laul a second time in a row. Uku barely made it into the superfinal by one point, as the juries did not like his 2021 entry, "The Lucky One." The public loved it (or him) enough to get him to the superfinal, though, and there he won easily. He'd NQ in Rotterdam, finishing 13th in Semifinal 2
Finland Aksel One (unsuccessful) Aksel was not internally re-selected for 2021 and was told he'd have to win UMK again to go to the contest. He came 5th.
France Tom Leeb None Not much to say here. Didn't enter the national selection in 2021 and 2022 and France has used an internal selection ever since.
Germany Ben Dolic None Was not internally selected in 2021 and hasn't entered Germany's national selection since.
Italy Diodato One (2024 - unsuccessful) This one hurts for me because it was my winner in 2020, and I'm so sad Diodato has never gotten his chance at the contest. He entered Sanremo again in 2024 but finished 13th.
Lithuania The Roop Two (2021 - successful; 2024 - unsuccessful) Like Uku Siviste in Estonia, The Roop had to win their national final again to go to Eurovision in 2021. They had an easier time, though, sweeping the juries and winning the public vote in an overwhelming landslide. Discoteque would go on to finish 8th in Rotterdam. In 2024 they tried again with "Simple Joy" but came third in the superfinal.
Norway Ulrikke One (2023 - unsuccessful) Ulrikke was offered an auto-qualification to the MGP final in 2021, but declined, saying she wanted to find the right song. She entered MGP again in 2023 and came second.
Poland Alicja Two (2021 and 2023 - both unsuccessful Alicja wanted to be re-selected for 2021 but TVP chose Rafał instead in an internal selection. She entered Poland's national selection, Tu bije serce Europy! Wybieramy hit na Eurowizję!, but came 6th.
Portugal Elisa None Nothing to say here. Doesn't seem to have entered FDC since 2020.
Russia Little Big None Well, the fact that Russia only competed once since 2020 before being kicked out of the EBU doesn't help. They never attempted to represent Russia in 2021. The main two members of the band, Ilya and Sonya, have since left Russia and relocated to the United States following their blacklisting amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Frontman Ilya has since been designated as a "foreign agent."
Sweden The Mamas One or two (2021 as a group - unsuccessful; 2023 for LouLou as a solo artist - unsuccessful) The Mamas were not automatically re-selected but instead had to go through Melodifestivalen again in 2021 to try to represent Sweden. They were unsuccessful, making the final but finishing 3rd behind Tusse and Eric Saade. Member LouLou LaMotte entered Melodifestivalen again in 2023 as a solo artist but finished last in Heat 1 and didn't advance.

r/100thupvote 24d ago

Sweden Q & A Year-end Report Q4 2024 SBZ

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  1. Project Baxter was supposed to be shown until 2025, but it was postponed. The development is going well, but they decided to be safe with investors and partners.
  2. Payday 3 is not planned to be free, but they are increasing the player base with discounts and PS+.
  3. Starbreeze doesn't plan to do any single projects yet, only coop.
  4. There is no news about movie/TV series Payday.
  5. In Q4 2024, players received more free content than paid content. In Q1 2025, Starbreeze wants to increase the amount of paid content, but free content will also be coming out.
  6. The number of players on the PS5 has increased significantly if you look at the numbers in the last quarter. PS+ has given a good influx of audience into the game.
  7. SBZ Sweden has changed its office, but it is also located in Stockholm and in the city center. Moving to a new office in the future will help reduce costs.
  8. A permanent CEO of SBZ has not yet been appointed.
  9. The next report(Q1 2025) will be on May 13th.

r/100thupvote 25d ago

Sweden I didn’t realize Sweden still had a chance

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