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ontrack t1_j9gg8rh wrote

Reply to comment by npr in I spent a year preparing for a reporting trip from Senegal to Morocco to Spain. My team and I set out to connect three of the biggest stories of our time: climate change, global migration, and the rise of far-right political leaders. Now that we’re back, AMA! by npr

I met a Senegalese guy on the beach in Dakar and it turns out he was fluent in Spanish. I asked him where he learned it snd he replied, "in prison in Spain". He was a trafficker who spent 3 years in prison in Spain and they offered free lesson in Spanish while incarcerated.

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Reply to comment by BenGordonLightfoot in I spent a year preparing for a reporting trip from Senegal to Morocco to Spain. My team and I set out to connect three of the biggest stories of our time: climate change, global migration, and the rise of far-right political leaders. Now that we’re back, AMA! by npr

I lived in Senegal for 11 years and spent 3 years in other west African countries. There isn't a lot of xenophobia in the region. I occasionally heard a bit of grumbling at the number of Guineans in Senegal but there was no targeting of them by anyone. I never heard any political party address it either.

Cote d'Ivoire is one country that has had issues with xenophobia, particularly directed at Burkinabé, and this issue contributed to a period of instability in the country.

Many people in the region hold negative views of Nigerians but afaik they have not been officially targeted except that they often get extra scrutiny from police.

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ontrack t1_j29xnhd wrote

Reply to DD - Energy Transfer (ET) by DogDaze100

I'm a long term holder (13K shares at $9). Dividends (distributions) are sweet. It's considered to be riskier than the ultra safe pipeline company EPD because the founder is known to be a risk-taker so it better fits the profile of WSB. Has a k-1 form come tax season but unless you have a large position this is no big deal.

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