Recent content by Mandel

Seems like a place where you'd have to discuss the details with the girl in private.

Yeah 2 or 3 on my TDL are at Prisma (across both locations) 1. Prisma has the equivalent of a NRP on the local foro for Rio (gparena dot net), so no info there. Some posts on ISG indicate there can be more than massage, but YMMV. 2. Freelancers work independently, which can be on a website or...

In Rio last trip I had three different girls from Casablanca back to my hotel, all were good experiences. You just have to interview carefully, as always. I can't imagine going to Rio and not checking out the freelancer options at Casablanca and Dolce Vita at least once. Also there are a lot...

Good read A CEO says his solar-panel company bought a new Tesla every year since 2021, but canceled his order for 15 new cars because the United States is a ‘country closing in on itself’ https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/romain-roy-groupe-energie-tesla-cars-europe-boycott/

Never heard of that "natowatch" website.... but Gorbachev himself said there were no promises on NATO expansion. Did NATO Promise Not to Enlarge? Gorbachev Says “No” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/

The question for Canada is now - Will they be part of the coalition of the willing, or the unwilling ?

Except Canada is not under attack, Ukraine is, by a much larger Communist aggressor. It comes down to whether we really not only support democracy, but defend it too. Canada can and should lead by example and work with Europe on increasing support for Ukraine.

It's a NATO commitment, meeting the goal would show Canada takes the commitment to NATO seriously, which is even more important after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. We could have provided more military support to Ukraine as well. This shouldn't depend on Trump or any other leader calling it out...

I'm normally a big supporter of Canada and it's role in the world, but on this point Canada is an embarrassment. Canada only spends 1.4% of GDP on defense, well below the 2% target, and near the BOTTOM of the NATO list of countries. Trudeau, or any Canadian leader, showing up to these European...

Zelensky is a true hero, and most of the world sees that.

Meanwhile, Putin continues feeding his soldiers into the meat grinder. Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/22/europe/russia-wounded-troops-frontline-latam-intl/index.html

That is 100% on Putin and his illegal war. He could stop it and give Ukraine back their country. Ukrainians are not going to give up their country, nor should they.

Not really crafty, they are at war with Russia in case you missed it.

That is false. The country is under martial law, under which elections are not allowed.

This one has been fact-checked and determined to be almost certainly false. https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/politics/gaza-condoms-fact-check/index.html It really puts in question everything on the USAID list that Republicans are complaining about, or at least the items that seem more...