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Warpy

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8. He's a polarizing figure, that's for sure

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2024, 12:00 PM

May 2024

and Slovakia hasn't been free long enough to trust elections. My best guess says that had he not been shot, he'd have faced a no confidence vote sooner rather than later. Now he won't. Thanks a lot, gun toting asshole.

He has kept aid to Ukraine going. He might be a RW nutjob, but he does know what the real threat to the region is..

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Slovak PM Fico in hospital after being shot [View all] BeyondGeography May 2024 OP

⚡️WATCH: The first footage after the shootout in #Slovakia. Prime Minister #Fico is being seated in a car after the assa riversedge May 2024 #1

That police (or 'secret service' or whatever) car could get him to a hospital faster than an ambulance could arrive (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #4

Folks on twitter do not like Fico....... riversedge May 2024 #2

Condition reported as "life threatening" brooklynite May 2024 #3

Russia already invaded Ukraine, so this is not analogous to 110 years ago. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #5

"Local media have said the suspect is a 71-year-old writer and political activist" - at updated link muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #6

You're right. I triple-read your post to make sure I wasn't seeing things. Torchlight May 2024 #13

Quick googling has produced some startling info on this RW leader wolfie001 May 2024 #7

He's a polarizing figure, that's for sure Warpy May 2024 #8

He is a Pro Putin pig orangecrush May 2024 #9

Gee, that's a shame.... Happy Hoosier May 2024 #10

I hope Orban is paying attention orangecrush May 2024 #11

Video orangecrush May 2024 #12

Thanks for posting BeyondGeography May 2024 #14

Most welcome orangecrush May 2024 #15

Deputy PM says condition is no longer "life threatening" muriel_volestrangler May 2024 #16

Just watched a recent blue-wave May 2024 #17