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A screenshot of a Twitter/X thread featuring a tweet by user @BritishLandeur (@BritishLandeur) with the text: 'You could dump 10,000 Europeans on Antarctica and in 100 years people would seek asylum there.' The tweet has 308K views, 347 comments, 1.3K retweets, 22K likes, and 598 bookmarks, edited at 2:58 PM on 11/18/25. Below it, a reply from user @pradahunter (@pradahunter) states 'Basically Australia,' which received 15 comments, 4 retweets, 1.4K likes, and 24K quote tweets. @BritishLandeur responds 8 hours later: 'Actually an excellent point, yes. Basically Australia,' with 14 comments, 13 retweets, 1.3K likes, and 24K quote tweets.
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@BritishLandeur
You could dump 10,000 Europeans on Antarctica and in 100 years people would seek asylum there.
@pradahunter
Basically Australia
@BritishLandeur
Actually an excellent point, yes. Basically Australia.

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You could dump 10,000 Europeans on Antarctica and in 100 years people would seek asylum there.

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A screenshot of a Twitter/X thread featuring a tweet by user @BritishLandeur (@BritishLandeur) with the text: 'You could dump 10,000 Europeans on Antarctica and in 100 years people would seek asylum there.' The tweet has 308K views, 347 comments, 1.3K retweets, 22K likes, and 598 bookmarks, edited at 2:58 PM on 11/18/25. Below it, a reply from user @pradahunter (@pradahunter) states 'Basically Australia,' which received 15 comments, 4 retweets, 1.4K likes, and 24K quote tweets. @BritishLandeur responds 8 hours later: 'Actually an excellent point, yes. Basically Australia,' with 14 comments, 13 retweets, 1.3K likes, and 24K quote tweets.

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The image is a direct screenshot from the X (formerly Twitter) platform, capturing original tweets and replies without visible editing. It shows user-generated content from @BritishLandeur and @pradahunter, with the X.com watermark in the top right corner indicating the platform source. No evidence of AI generation or manipulation is present; it is a straightforward capture of social media interaction.

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