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Magyarország
2018. V. 26. A balliberális politikai és értelmiségi csoportok az elmúlt nyolc évben még nem tudtak dűlőre jutni abban, hogy a jobboldali országvezetés a sokmilliós áldozatot követelő náci birodalom ideológiájához vagy a még több gyilkosságot elkövető kommunista diktatúra szellemiségéhez áll közelebb. Vita nem alakult még ki a kérdés eldöntésére, így ki-ki használja a maga terminológiáját, ha pedig nagyon rettegni akar valaki, akkor egyszerre mindkettőt. Vannak olyan bátor emberek, akik sokáig külföldön éltek, ezalatt folyamatosan beolvastak az orbáni diktatúrának, majd hazaköltöznek, és életük kockáztatásával a legembertelenebb rendszerben mint lármafa állnak ki a demokráciáért. Szász filmrendező régóta küzd a náci Fidesz ellen. „Sajnos hazajöttem' – tudatta rezignáltan, Tv-ben, januárban Szász. 2013. novemberében még a Berliner Zeitungban próbálta a fejlett nyugati demokrácia figyelmét felhívni arra, hogy Magyarországon olyan a légkör, hogy a tényleges kivándorlásról kell gondolkodnia. 2015-ben a migránsok befogadását követeli temérdek interjúban. Az Origónak 2015. július elején nyilatkozta: „nem tud büszke lenni Magyarországra”. A Magyarországot folyamatosan nácizó filmrendező eljut a jobboldali szavazókat konkrétan bűnözőnek nevező gondolatig: "Nem tudom, minek köszönhető az az erős jobboldaliság, amelyik Magyarországon átvette az uralmat. Talán a szegénység szüli, de ez bizonyára nagyon összetett dolog. Nekem az a feladatom, hogy minderről a film és a színház nyelvén próbáljak meg beszélni. Ez tulajdonképpen egyfajta kutatás a bűn nyomában.” Szász bűnkutató pályája néhány hónap múlva váratlan fordulatot vesz, a 'náci' Magyarország Magyar Nemzeti Filmalapja 2015. október végén 494 000 000 (négyszázkilencvennégy millió) forintos gyártási támogatást szavazott meg azért, hogy „a XX. század egyik legbrutálisabb budapesti bűntettét dolgozza fel”. Szászt pont nem a Tanácsköztársaság tömeggyilkosainak esete érdekli. Szász a TV-ben azt mondja: egy 1925-ös történet, az eset egy olyan férfiról szól „aki erősen jobboldali, komcsi-és zsidógyűlölő fehérterroros főhadnagy”. Tehát Szász elkezdte forgatni a náci magyarok által támogatott félmilliárdos filmjét a náci magyarokról. 2017 tavaszán a migránsok védőszentjének, Soros érdekeltségeinek a védelmére kelt. Április 20-án a Hír TV-ben elmondta: tüntetni kell a Soros egyetemét érintő intézkedések ellen, mert „nem szabad olyanná válni, amilyenné a kormány akarja, hogy váljunk: gyávává”. Közben a mozik lassan leveszik Szász filmjét a műsorról, mert nem nagyon érdekel senkit. Az agyonreklámozott alkotásnak összesen 19 947 (tizenkilencezer kilencszáznegyvenhét) nézője volt. Szász a zsenijét most új területen tudja megmutatni, éppen darabot rendez a náci Magyarország Nemzeti Színházában. A történelemkönyvekben azt olvassuk, hogy a náci Németország nemcsak a zsidókat irtotta és üldözte, hanem a cigányokat is. A balliberális rettegőktől tudjuk: hazánkban ez a helyzet azóta sem változott. És ki ne ismerné a tényeket jobban, mint Bogdán filmrendező, aki eddig szinte a teljes életművét annak szentelte, hogy a náci, rasszista, kirekesztő magyarokra felhívja a figyelmet. Vajon kaphat-e ilyen filmre a rasszista magyaroktól támogatást Bogdán? Eltalálták! Kizárt, hogy ne kapjon. A filmalap kerek negyedmilliárd forintot költött erre a nagyszerű alkotásra, amely visszaigazoltan is igazi kasszasiker volt, hiszen mindösszesen 1 157 (egy ezer százötvenhét) néző volt rá kíváncsi. Pedig még marketingköltségekre is kaptak különtámogatást, összesen nyolcmillió forintot. Nem annyira fantáziátlan a balliberális térfél, hogy nácira és rasszistára egyszerűsítse le a honi valóságot. Mi lenne velünk, ha nem jönne képbe a jó öreg szovjet diktatúra? „A filmben ábrázolt brezsnyevi éra sok hasonlóságot mutat mindennapjaink társadalompolitikai rendszerével, a filmben is számos az áthallás – erősíti meg alkotói motivációját napilapban 2018. március végén Lengyel, a Lajkó - Cigány az űrben rendezője. Lengyel nagyszerű hasonlatai nem maradhatnak következmények nélkül, a filmalap azonnal átutalt az alkotásra 314 millió forintot. Sokat nem is kellett keresni a bankszámlát, korábban ugyanis egy másik film forgatókönyvét is ő írta, abban az 'áthallás szerint' a kisember eltaposását élvező perverz fideszes oligarcha életét mutatja be, akivel a főhős szembeszáll. Ez az műremek 320 millió forintot kapott, és igazi nézőcsúcsot állított be a maga 2474 (kétezer négyszázhetvennégy) fős érdeklődőjével. Závada író a Fidesz újabb kétharmados győzelme után május közepén napilapban „kisebbségek meglincseléséről” vizionál. Könyvet is írt, amit most vittek színpadra. „Közvetlen a lincselés után elhangzik a Kossuth-nóta, az a dal, amit például a választás éjszakáján együtt énekelt sokakkal együtt a miniszterelnök és a szövetségese. Helyén van ön szerint ez a darabban?” – kérdezi a lap újságírója. Závada így válaszol: „A Kossuth-nóta hosszú kultúrtörténetének a lényegéhez tartozik, hogy az idők során a legkülönbözőbb közösségek, tömegek, társaságok vagy alkalmi összecsődülések érezték magukat meghatva a maguk igaz vagy eltorzult hazafias lelkesültségétől, és miután véghez vittek valamit, nemzeti-közösségi érzést csiholnak ki magukból, és erre a dalra fakadnak. Mondhatni, hogy ez gyakran és szokásosan így megy végbe. Nem csoda, ha darabunk szereplői öntudatlanul is ezt a hagyományt követik – és már jóval korábban, mint az idei választás győztesei, akik ugyanehhez a nemzeti tradícióhoz csatlakoztak.” Oltári szerencse, hogy a Fideszre szavazó 2,8 millió magyar embert, valamint a miniszterelnököt és környezetét lincselő csürhének bemutató darabot bárki megnézheti a fideszes vezetésű Fővárosi Önkormányzat által támogatott és fenntartott Radnóti Színházban. (Forrás: MagyarIdők): https://tinyurl.com/y7639z2u
France
May 29, 2018 A surging dollar and a capital flight from emerging markets may lead to another 'major' financial crisis, investor Soros said, warning the European Union that it’s facing an imminent existential threat. The 'termination' of the nuclear deal with Iran and the 'destruction' of the transatlantic alliance between the EU and the U.S. are 'bound to have a negative effect on the European economy and cause other dislocations,' including a devaluing of emerging-market currencies, Soros said in a speech in Paris. The stark warning from the billionaire money manager comes as Italian bond yields have jumped to multi-year highs and major emerging economies including Turkey and Argentina are struggling to contain the fallout from runaway inflation. Soros, who has been the object of ire by the government of his native Hungary, saved his gloomiest outlook for the EU. Soros’s proposed remedy for some of the ills facing Europe is an EU-funded Marshall Plan for Africa, worth about 30 billion euros a year, which would ease migratory pressures to the continent. He also proposed a radical transformation of the EU, including the abandonment of the clause forcing its member states to join the single currency. (Source: Bloomberg)
Great Britain
28 May 2018 Far-right demonstrators mass at the gates of Downing Street to demand English Defence League (EDL) founder Robinson, 35 is released following his arrest for breaching the peace. Robinson was arrested after being caught filming outside a court house. Robinson founded the EDL in Luton in 2009 and remains a far-right activist. (Source: Mail)
21 May 2018 Chelsea owner Abramovich forced to return to Russia after visa expires as UK gets tough with billionaire oligarchs. Yacht-loving Mr Abramovich is thought to be close to Kremlin chief Putin. Mr Abramovich is said to be the 13th-richest man in Britain with a £9.3billion fortune. (Source: Mirror)
Italy
May 31, 2018 Debt crises and trade wars are a toxic combination. The Italian populists - much like America's - are promising a budget-busting economic fantasy if elected, including a universal minimum income guaranteed to all citizens and a flat income tax. Such a large dose of debt-financed fiscal stimulus, Goldman Sachs warns, threatens the nation's debt rating, the nation's banking system, support from the European Central Bank, and "could eventually call into question Italy's participation in the euro area [with] possible spillovers to other countries." (Source: TheWeek)
May 29, 2018 Faith in the single currency trumps democracy? The message to voters would be poisonous: Your votes are appreciated, but your political class answers to a higher electorate of investors and bondholders. There is no guarantee that voters won’t return the same coalition to power in a do-over. As the Italian example makes clear, it is more often liberals who short-circuit the democratic process when it doesn’t go their way. Italian President Mattarella barred a coalition of euroskeptic parties from forming a government despite a clear mandate handed down by voters earlier this spring. The move amounted to nothing less than a bloodless coup d’état and laid bare the naked contempt for the vox populi among the Italian and European liberal establishment. Talk about liberalism without democracy. The populist Five Star Movement (M5S) won the largest single share of ballots in March’s general election, followed by the hard-right League led by Salvini. Founded by a comedian, the M5S blends whimsical environmentalism–zero fossil fuels by 2050!–with hard-line anti-immigration and euroskeptic policies. The League, meanwhile, is a more conventional right-wing nationalist party in the mold of the National Front in France. Yet Mattarella blocked M5S and the League from carrying out voters’ will, ostensibly over the coalition’s choice of economy minister, Savona, a former Bank of Italy official who has called for a “plan B to get out of the euro if necessary.” Savona has also compared German domination of the European Union with the Nazi occupation - an ahistorical and, indeed, vile remark, to be sure, but reason enough to undo the results of a general election? Mattarella thought so. “'the uncertainty about our position in the euro has alarmed Italian and foreign investors,' the president told reporters in justifying his move. (Source: Commentary)
Svédország
2018. V. 29. Kanállal a bugyijukban próbálnák meg kivédeni a kényszerházasságokat a 'svéd' lányok. Svédországban arra biztatják a lányokat, akik attól tartanak, hogy kényszerházasság vagy a nemi szervük csonkítása miatt akarják külföldre vinni őket a rokonaik, hogy rejtsenek el egy kanalat a bugyijukban, mielőtt átmennének a reptéri biztonsági kapun. A kanál miatt jelezni fog a fémdetektor, a lányokat pedig félrehívják, így biztonságban tudnak beszélni a személyzettel. Egy 2015-ös felmérés szerint 38 ezer lány és nő él Svédországban csonkolt nemi szervvel. Az áldozatok többsége Szomáliában, Eritreában, Etiópiában, Egyiptomban és Gambiában született. (hvg)
European Commission
May 28, 2017 The polluter pays. The European Union has proposed banning plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to reduce litter spoiling beaches and ocean beds. The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the ten most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years. (Source: AP)
European Union
5/29/18 Political shifts will send shockwaves of a magnitude that’s impossible to predict, but not hard to imagine. Italy, the third-largest EU power once Britain leaves, may sooner or later be run by two parties who agree on little other than their apparent eagerness to break stuff. It could be Italy’s debt - a default in the trillions of euros. It could be the euro, if they follow through on past promises to hold a referendum on membership in the single currency. And what’s ultimately broken could be the EU as we know it, if any such referendum goes against Brussels, as most that have been held have done. Transatlantic troubles have added another heavy stone to a growing sense of Brussels dread. Dismissed with some glee on much of the Continent as an Ugly American vulgarian and ineffectual to boot, Trump is turning out to be a more serious foe than the European establishment expected. He tore up Europe’s beloved Paris climate agreement and the Iran nuclear deal, the prides of EU diplomacy, and is flexing America’s trade muscles too. Not only can the EU do little about any of it, the contretemps has brought home the painful reality of Europe’s weakness: its dependence on the U.S. for security and for commerce. The G7 and NATO summits, coming in quick succession this summer, are unlikely to improve Euro-spirits about transatlantic relations. But amid Trump’s threats to slap tariffs on steel and cars, a long-shot win for Europe is a potential alliance with the U.S. to press China on trade. Brussels not-so-secretly desires one, but finds itself dealing with an American president who doesn’t wish to do it any favors. (Source: Politico)
Bosnia and Hercegovina
21 May, 2018 I am your protector, Erdogan tells EU’s Muslims. President Erdogan condemned Europe’s treatment of Turks yesterday as he used a fiery speech at a rally on European soil to present himself as champion of the continent’s Muslims. “The European countries that claim to be the cradles of democracy have failed,” he told 15,000 cheering supporters in Sarajevo, many of whom had been bussed in from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. (Source: TheTimes)
Ukraine
May 29, 2018 Russian investigative journalist Babchenko shot in the back dead in Kiev. Babchenko, a Chechen war veteran and a staunch critic of President Putin, left Russia out of safety concerns after covering the conflict in Ukraine. His murder follows the earlier death of Ukranian-Belarussian journalist Sheremet by car bomb in central Kiev in 2016. (Source: TheMoskowTimes)
Vatican
5/28/18 Celebrated by progressives around the world for his push to update and liberalize aspects of church doctrine, Francis is facing fierce blowback from traditionalists who take issue with his openness to Muslim migrants, his concern for the environment and his softer tone on divorce, cohabitation and homosexuality. Opposition has become so heated that some advisers are warning him to tread carefully to avoid a “schism” in the church. Last fall, more than 200 scholars and priests signed a letter accusing Francis of spreading heresy. Francis is also under fire from the Vatican’s civil service, known as the Roman Curia. On becoming Pope, Francis set a new tone by setting up his headquarters in a humble guesthouse for priests rather than the grand apostolic palace - a gesture of humility that carried with it an implied criticism of past excesses. He also did away with the system of automatically giving a cardinal’s hat to bishops in certain posts. In 2015, Francis ordered every parish to host two refugee families. And last week, in his most explicit acceptance of homosexuality yet, he told a gay Catholic that God had made him that way and that his sexuality “does not matter.” The focus of most traditionalist dissent has been Francis’ Amoris Laetitia, an “apostolic exhortation” - a type of papal communication - in which he called for a “merciful” approach to divorcees and opened the door for those living with new partners to take communion with their priest’s permission. Francis is effectively undermining the church’s authority and reducing the role of priests to that of companion and advisers to their parishioners - a thorny issue that dates back to the Vatican II reforms of the 1960s. At a conference on “the limits of papal authority” in Rome last month, Cardinal Burke, one of the key figures leading the charge against Francis, reminded the audience the pope’s power is not “magical.” If a pope has “deviated from the faith” he “must as a duty, be disobeyed.” Francis appears to be under siege. Figures close to the pope have been linked to a series of scandals, which, some claim, are intended to discredit Francis and make his regime look as chaotic and dysfunctional as his predecessor’s. The most frequent targets are those charged with tackling the Vatican’s murky finances. But many describe him as a canny political operator “by stealth and cunning.” A pope’s real power lies in his mandate to appoint the cardinals who will vote in his successor. In June, he will hand out 14 new red hats, including three to key collaborators. At that point he will have selected 47 percent of the 125 voter-cardinals eligible to choose his successor, just shy of a majority. (Source: Politico): https://tinyurl.com/y97q6czl
Democratic Republic of Congo
24th May 2018 Ebola patients who fled from quarantine went to a prayer meeting with 50 other people before they died. Ebola patients are reportedly relying on spiritual cures rather than trusting advice of doctors. The Ebola virus spreads through direct contact with either bodily fluids or objects contaminated by someone ill with the disease. Some people are refusing medical care and turning to preachers and prayers to chase away the threat. Pastors at churches have been encouraging people "pray away" the Ebola instead of receiving vaccines. Ebola is also believed to be a "curse on those who ate stolen meat". Radio broadcasts have also been telling Congo residents that the disease is "incurable" due to "witchcraft". The spread in the city could mean a repeat of the 2014 outbreak – which killed over 11,000. Controlling a virus once it has reached a large urban area is particularly challenging. (Source: DailyStar)
China
May 23, 2018 The U.S. government issued a health alert to Americans in China, warning them about the incident it described as “subtle and vague, but abnormal, sensations of sound and pressure”. An American citizen working at the U.S. consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from “abnormal” sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury, the U.S. embassy said. He had reported a variety of “physical symptoms” dating from late 2017 to April this year. (Source: Reuters)
Israel
May 30, 2018 Less than a month after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps fired 32 rockets toward Israel’s northern Golan Heights, the Iranian-funded Islamic Jihad along with Hamas fired some 180 Iranian-made 120-mm. mortar shells and 107-mm. rockets toward communities in southern Israel. In response, Israel carried out the most extensive retaliation since 2014, striking 65 Hamas targets across the entire Gaza Strip, including a dual-purpose tunnel dug one kilometer into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and then 900 meters into Israeli territory. (Source: TheJerusalemPost)
28 May 2018 Chelsea owner Abramovich is 'granted Israeli citizenship' after jetting into Tel Aviv following problems renewing his British visa. Today Abramovich flew into Tel Aviv and received an Israeli identity card under the Law of Return, which allows Jews to become citizens of Israel. The Law of Return, which dates back to 1950, is a law giving Jews the right to go and live in Israel, and to gain Israeli citizenship – in 1970, this rule was extended to include people with one Jewish grandparent, and a person who is married to a Jew. 'He was issued a certificate of a new repatriate (Teudat Oleh) and an identity card (Teudat Zehut),' reported Vesty. He then went 'to open a bank account and arrange medical insurance'. 'In total, Abramovich spent about three hours in Israel,' stated the report. 'He then flew away on his plane, the direction unspecified.' Israel grants citizenship to any Jew wishing to move there, and a passport can be issued immediately. Israeli passport holders can enter Britain without a visa for short stays, although they require visas to work there. (Source: DailyMail)
South China Sea
27th May 2018 Chinese warships have confronted US Navy vessels today in what has been described as a “serious incident”. The Higgins guided-missile destroyer and the Antietam, a guided-missile cruiser, came within 12 nautical miles of the Paracel Islands. This spot is among a string of islets, reefs and shoals over which China has territorial disputes with its neighbours. The US military vessels carried out manoeuvring operations near Tree, Lincoln, Triton and Woody islands in the Paracels. (Source: TheScottishSun)
Turkey
May 26, 2018 President Erdogan called on Turks to convert their dollar and euro savings into lira, ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, as he sought to bolster the ailing currency which has lost some 20 percent of its value against the U.S. currency this year. (Source: Reuters)
United States
May 31, 2018 U.S. crude oil output rose above 10 million bbl/d late last year for the first time since the 1970s, overtaking top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, but it still lags behind top producer Russia, which pumps just below 11 million bbl/d. U.S. crude oil production jumped 215,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) to 10.47 million bbl/d in March, the highest on record. Production in Texas rose by 4% to almost 4.2 million bbl/d. Output from North Dakota held around 1.2 million bbl/d, while output in the federal Gulf of Mexico declined 1.1% to 1.7 million bbl/d. (Source: OilandGasInvestor): https://tinyurl.com/yd7fgkxs
May 31, 2018 President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from the European Union marks a new low in deteriorating trans-Atlantic relations and promises to complicate life for EU leaders grappling with growing problems inside the bloc. Trade imbalance: the EU reported a €114.5 billion ($134 billion) trade surplus with the U.S. in 2016, irritating President Trump who has repeatedly criticized the bloc's trade policies and said he prefers dealing with individual governments. (Source: TheWallStreetJournal)
05/31/18 American health-care workers are committing suicide in unprecedented numbers. Why physicians and health-care workers are more likely to complete suicide is unknown. It perhaps has to do with a work-related mental health syndrome called disengagement and burnout, which has reached epidemic proportions in health-care providers and nurses. Excessive pressures and expectations at work, paired with seemingly unattainable goals for quality and productivity as well as societal loss of trust in physicians, has led to a loss of meaning of work and of self for physicians. This is not the norm that physicians or nurses expected when we answered the call to be care-providers. (Source: TheHill): https://tinyurl.com/y8wor35w
May 28, 2018 Lava engulfed the heads of two wells that tap into steam and gas deep in the Earth’s core at the 38-megawatt Puna Geothermal Venture. Its operator, Israeli-controlled Ormat Technologies Inc, said it had not been able to assess the damage. Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano's fresh blast of lava from the crater sent an ash plume almost 4,600 m into the sky and threatened to cover more wells. Residents fear the wells may be explosive and fear an explosive emission of deadly hydrogen sulfide and other gases should wells be ruptured. Authorities have shut down the plant, removed 230,000 liters of flammable liquid, and deactivated the wells. Magma has drained from Kilauea’s summit lava lake and flowed around 25 miles (40 km) east underground, bursting out of about two dozen giant cracks or fissures. (Source: Reuters)
Saturday, 26th May 2018 The statue of the mother of Jesus appeared to begin shedding tears that smelt like “flowers” at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Hobbs, New Mexico during a service last Sunday. (Source: DailyStar)
May 25, 2018 Once the most powerful producer in Hollywood, Weinstein exited the precinct house at about 8:45 AM ET in handcuffs, escorted into a waiting car. The New York Police Department issued a statement saying he had been arrested and charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women. There are also nearly a dozen lawsuits filed in the courts against Weinstein from some of the dozens and dozens of women who have gone public in the past several months with their allegations of assault or harassment by the producer. (Source: DeadlineHollywood)
See also DailyMail: https://tinyurl.com/y6tvmxdu
May 24, 2018 Half human half chicken abomination created in US lab. Researchers led by Dr Brivanlou, from Rockefeller University in New York, have achieved the unimaginable in a shock experiment. By grafting petri dish-grown human cells onto the embryo of a chicken the scientists were for the first time ever able to observe how cells organise themselves. (Source: Express)
May 24, 2018 Blue flames burning in the lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano are raising new fears of explosions. Blue flames indicate the presence of methane gas. Methane gas is a result of the lava burning plants and trees. Scientists say it can trigger explosions if ignited while trapped underground. /photo/ (Source: CBSNews)
22 May 2018 Some 4,000 plaintiffs have sued Monsanto alleging exposure to Roundup caused them, or their loved ones, to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The lawsuits challenge Monsanto’s position that its herbicides are proven safe and assert that the company has known about the dangers and hidden them from regulators and the public. The litigants cite an assortment of research studies indicating that the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicides, a chemical called glyphosate, can lead to NHL The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen in 2015. (Source: TheGuardian)
Globalization
28 May 2018 All the terrorist attacks so far during Ramadan 2018. Jihadists have killed more than 200 people and injured an excess of 300 others so far during Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims. Many jihadists believe it is exceptionally heroic and Allah especially rewards “martyrdom” during the sacred month. In the first ten days of the holy month, which started on May 17 for most Muslims across the world, the number of casualties reached at least 525 (203 deaths, 322 injuries). See the list (Source: Breitbart): https://tinyurl.com/y9lwqvgs
Space
May 30th 2018 Sex on Mars is going to be risky, but it could create a new human subspecies. The first and most obvious hurdle is the low gravity environment - just one-third the gravity of Earth -, which could pose a serious threat to the conception and pregnancy processes that seem so simple here on Earth. We don’t even know if a human mother could carry a child to full term without something going wrong. Lower gravity causes muscles to deteriorate rapidly and can even weaken bone structure. On top of that, astronauts sometimes experience vision problems and even changes to the shape of their brains. Editing the genes of future Mars babies might be an easy way to increase the prospects of survival but as generations pass it would also result in a new kind of human - one who is fine on Mars but could never live a normal life here on Earth. (Source: BGR)
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