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It was a combination of factors.

One thing that’s very overplayed is the Maginot Line; the line of fortifications that France built along its border with Germany. In the popular imagination people often say that the French sat behind the Maginot Line and the Germans went around it through Belgium, but that’s just completely false. The French in fact built the Maginot Line to force the Germans to go through Belgium. The French sent their best forces and tanks to Belgium when the Germans attacked.

But what happened is that the Germans took a big gamble that paid off. Belgium can be roughly divided into two parts:

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An emotional affair occurs when one partner redirects emotional intimacy, romantic feelings, and often sexual chemistry to someone outside the primary relationship. It’s a breach of trust that doesn’t necessarily involve physical intimacy but can be equally, if not more, threatening to the stability of a committed relationship.

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In the United States today, being a “good politician” is a complex and shifting concept, more so than at any other time in recent memory. Politics has become less about policy and governance and more about performance and brand. A good politician, by today’s standards, must navigate a fragmented media landscape, appeal to an increasingly polarized electorate, and constantly balance principle with pragmatism. Yet, despite these challenges, there are a few enduring qualities that set effective politicians apart—qualities rooted in character, strategy, and the ability to govern in a nation that often seems ungovernable.

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Imagine waking up not to the buzz of an alarm clock but to the quiet stirrings of the world around you. The smell of damp earth fills the air as the sun rises slowly over the horizon, casting long shadows over the camp where you, a hunter-gatherer, live. There are no walls or doors, no separation from the natural world. You are part of it, deeply embedded in a rhythm that has existed for tens of thousands of years. Today, like every day, survival is at the forefront of your mind—but not in the way we modern humans often imagine.

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Let’s step back and think about what it would take to be a dictator today, in the age of constant surveillance, information overload, and global connectivity. It’s not as simple as rolling tanks into the capital or getting the right people to back your coup. The world has changed, and so has the art of ruling with an iron fist. We live in a time where the tools of control are far more sophisticated, but so too are the ways people resist.

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Imagine sitting across from one of history’s most notorious mass murderers, watching him shuffle slowly toward you, physically diminished but still mentally sharp enough to defend his legacy.

That’s exactly what journalist Nate Thayer did when he interviewed Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge, the man behind one of the bloodiest regimes of the 20th century. What’s truly wild is Pol Pot, even after overseeing the deaths of somewhere between 1.5 to 3 million people, wasn’t seeking redemption. He wasn’t even looking to explain his actions. He was there to *defend* them.

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Commando isn’t just a movie. It’s an unrelenting 90-minute shot of pure adrenaline, where logic and physics take a backseat to explosions and one-liners. It’s the kind of film that doesn’t ask you to think—it just asks you to enjoy the ride and stop pretending that reality is supposed to make sense. It knows exactly what it is: unapologetic, testosterone-fueled entertainment, and that’s exactly why it’s so damn great.

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Let’s talk about They Live. It’s the 1988 cult classic that isn’t really a cult classic at all, but rather a cinematic Rorschach test where every generation finds exactly what it needs.

Directed by John Carpenter—who, let’s be honest, was probably half-joking when he made it—They Live looks like your typical low-budget 80s sci-fi flick: cheesy dialogue, over-the-top performances, a plot that feels like it was dreamed up during a late-night marathon of professional wrestling. But there’s more here, and it’s not even that hard to see if you just look a little closer. Or, you know, if you put on a pair of sunglasses.

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Let’s get one thing straight: GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 is not a perfect game. In fact, it’s riddled with flaws. The graphics are blocky, the AI is barely smarter than your average toaster, and the controls feel like they were designed by someone who’d never actually held a controller before. Yet, here we are, talking about it almost three decades later, as if it were the second coming of digital Christ. So, what’s so great about GoldenEye 007? The answer lies somewhere between nostalgia, revolutionary gameplay, and that inexplicable charm only a game this imperfect can possess.

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