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Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party takeover 10 years ago

The flight cost is almost negligible!

British Airways, and possibly other airlines, offer packages where you do a short layover in Keflavik or Reykjavik, then they provide you transportation to Blue Lagoon, then get you to your plane from Blue Lagoon.

Hotel and Airbnb and hostel costs are very high compared to everywhere else in the world.

Last time I went, I brought a small tent.

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Iceland, a land of Vikings, braces for a Pirate Party takeover 10 years ago

The PP is a fringe radical party that if they somehow become the majority party in Iceland, they're not going to retain it for very long. I would not recommend that famous dissidents like Snowden move there immediately.

I like visiting Iceland too, the few Icelanders I know can't wait to move though. The winter weather and high price of everything is a bit of a drag.

I am not an expert on Iceland but I have read that it's really controlled by interests behind the two main industries of fishing and smelting. Iceland is really pushing tourism these days, since flights to Iceland are incredibly cheap.

I recommend reading The Grapevine

http://grapevine.is/

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Shame on Y Combinator 10 years ago

I was one of those "I loathe your opinion but I will defend to the death your right to say it" people when it came to Trump right up until now.

He's started claiming that if he loses the election, it'll be because of voter fraud, which is indefensible.

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Russian ship loitering near undersea cables 10 years ago

I have read some translated-from-Russian media that the recalling's stated purpose was to reduce the ability of foreign intelligence services to recruit young college age Russians.

I am not fluent in Russian so I can't confirm.

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Background on Attempts to Frame Assange as a Pedophile and Russian Spy 10 years ago

As the previous posters have stated, it's complicated.

If Assad's regime falls, the Al-Queda and ISIS affiliated groups move in. I'm not sure America wants that. Do we want that? Hard to say!

Saudi Arabia supports the Assad regime falling because the Assad regime is not Sunni.

If we set up a no fly zone in Syria, we are then in direct conflict with Russia's forces. It's no longer a proxy war.

I hope there's a way to be against US intervention in Syria(if only because of grim realpolitik reasons) and simultaneously not defend Assad.

I fully recognize that the Assad regime is terrible(I can pummel you with New Yorker articles). I don't quite believe the Assad people used poison gas, I think the jury is still out on that.

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Shame on Y Combinator 10 years ago

As far as I know, Thiel has done nothing but make a donation

He had the speaking slot right before Trump at the RNC convention, if I remember correctly.

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