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RT @PMwatchUS: 🧵Live RFQ’s on @kalshi are problematic at the moment, with the ramifications endured exclusively by retail users. Video below.
NO/TB line selected in the RFQ was 43.5. The actual request (and execution) was done at 49.5.
Far more egregious, the quoted price of (cont’d ⬇️) https://t.co/znZVuOz93F
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RT @PMwatchUS: 🧵Live RFQ’s on @kalshi are problematic at the moment, with the ramifications endured exclusively by retail users. Video below.
NO/TB line selected in the RFQ was 43.5. The actual request (and execution) was done at 49.5.
Far more egregious, the quoted price of (cont’d ⬇️) https://t.co/znZVuOz93F
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A Century Old Map Just Pulled Thailand and Cambodia to the Brink
At the core, Thailand and Cambodia are arguing over something that’s both small and enormous at the same time…a stretch of border shaped by a 1907 French colonial map and anchored around ancient temple sites like Preah Vihear. On paper, it’s a cartography dispute. In practice, its identity, history, and national pride stacked on top of geography. When a temple becomes a symbol of sovereignty, every inch of surrounding land becomes emotionally charged. Both countries feel they have a legitimate claim, and neither wants to be the one that gave up cultural heritage to a neighbor.
What Happened Tonight
The latest escalation didn’t come out of nowhere. After months of tension, the situation boiled over when Thai forces reported Cambodian troops crossing into Thai territory and opening fire. Cambodia countered with its own version of events. By evening, at least one Thai soldier was dead, several were wounded, and Thailand responded with airstrikes on Cambodian military positions. Both sides scrambled civilians away from the border. It’s the classic border crisis rhythm with a clash, a casualty, and then a political obligation to retaliate before looking weak.
Why This Matters Beyond the Border
On the surface, it looks like a localized fight over rocks and ruins, but the ripple effects reach farther. This dispute has long been a stress test for ASEAN’s ability to manage regional flare ups and so far, ASEAN’s track record hasn’t been great. A wider escalation risks destabilizing an important trade and transit corridor and forcing bigger players, from the U.S. to China, into another diplomatic firefight they didn’t ask for. And domestically, both governments are under pressure. Nationalist sentiment makes compromise hard, and leaders often lean into these conflicts when they need to project strength.
My Read
This is one of those situations where the danger isn’t a deliberate war but the momentum of tit for tat retaliation. A single night like this can lock both sides into a story they can’t easily walk back.
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A Century Old Map Just Pulled Thailand and Cambodia to the Brink
At the core, Thailand and Cambodia are arguing over something that’s both small and enormous at the same time…a stretch of border shaped by a 1907 French colonial map and anchored around ancient temple sites like Preah Vihear. On paper, it’s a cartography dispute. In practice, its identity, history, and national pride stacked on top of geography. When a temple becomes a symbol of sovereignty, every inch of surrounding land becomes emotionally charged. Both countries feel they have a legitimate claim, and neither wants to be the one that gave up cultural heritage to a neighbor.
What Happened Tonight
The latest escalation didn’t come out of nowhere. After months of tension, the situation boiled over when Thai forces reported Cambodian troops crossing into Thai territory and opening fire. Cambodia countered with its own version of events. By evening, at least one Thai soldier was dead, several were wounded, and Thailand responded with airstrikes on Cambodian military positions. Both sides scrambled civilians away from the border. It’s the classic border crisis rhythm with a clash, a casualty, and then a political obligation to retaliate before looking weak.
Why This Matters Beyond the Border
On the surface, it looks like a localized fight over rocks and ruins, but the ripple effects reach farther. This dispute has long been a stress test for ASEAN’s ability to manage regional flare ups and so far, ASEAN’s track record hasn’t been great. A wider escalation risks destabilizing an important trade and transit corridor and forcing bigger players, from the U.S. to China, into another diplomatic firefight they didn’t ask for. And domestically, both governments are under pressure. Nationalist sentiment makes compromise hard, and leaders often lean into these conflicts when they need to project strength.
My Read
This is one of those situations where the danger isn’t a deliberate war but the momentum of tit for tat retaliation. A single night like this can lock both sides into a story they can’t easily walk back.
Following reports earlier by the Royal Thai Army of a buildup of rocket artillery along the border areas by Cambodia, the Second Army Area is now reporting that at 08:30 a.m. the Royal Cambodian Army fired multiple-rocket rounds from BM-21s into Thailand, striking civilian areas in Ban Sai Tho Kao, Ban Kruat District of the Buri Ram Province. tweet
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Latvia faces shortage of men with 15.5% more women than men, women hire men by the hour for household chores. https://t.co/KDAZlvpynM tweet
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Me: if you need me, call me, no matter what time it is. I'll be there for you
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Me: if you need me, call me, no matter what time it is. I'll be there for you
Also me: https://t.co/EXN4Uamubs
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“Thank you for applying but at this time we have decided…” https://t.co/hn5YKKLycu
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“Thank you for applying but at this time we have decided…” https://t.co/hn5YKKLycu
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