@WhoRfk36331 @JTCestkowski @PEWilliams_ God, capitalists love to scaremonger about socialism then pretend it was their idea that it happened.
Why wasnt this happening under Adams and before? Were they capitalists?
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The Brain Appraiser
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@JTCestkowski @PEWilliams_ Zohran is as socialist as China is.
Cutting government regulations so small businesses can prosper is about as capitalist as it gets.
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We now have an answer to the question of "is NYC just doing good social media posts about service delivery, or is service delivery actually changing?"
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@TomasOrpington @kajakallas @YvetteCooperMP It also ignores killing 40k of Iran’s citizens for protesting not to mention the targeting of civilian ship crossing the Strait but it’s more convenient when you don’t mention that.
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Thank you @YvetteCooperMP for convening a call of over 40 countries on the Strait of Hormuz.
This waterway is a global public good. Iran cannot be allowed to charge countries a bounty to let ships pass. International law doesn’t recognise pay-to-pass schemes.
Today, we looked at diplomatic, economic, and security measures to restore safe passage, alongside working with the shipping industry.
The EU’s Aspides naval mission has already assisted 1,700 ships in the Red Sea and must be scaled up. We cannot afford to lose another critical trade route.
We support work by the UN on humanitarian corridors in the Strait to get food and fertilisers out. The EU has tools to track and facilitate transit that could help with that.
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@dannolan Mad Max had fuel. They are doing better than us
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Once again, this is completely insane, but we have apparently decided that centuries-old norms were fake and that complaining about violating them was gay. This theory comes from the same people who explained at the beginning of the war that it would be a simple one and done kind of thing, on the ground that foreign policy was actually easy and the only problem was that before Trump people didn't understand that you could just murder the leadership of your enemy and their replacement would just do whatever you tell them.
Nicole Grajewski@NicoleGrajewski
“Two Iranian officials said Kharazi had been overseeing engagement with Pakistan for a possible meeting between Iranian officials and Vice President JD Vance”
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@LeDivinRichard @phl43 Lol, its the same fucking country
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@phl43 I would assume that this strike was likely carried out by Israel though, unsure if you can blame the Trump admin for this one.
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@Mon0chr0meShad3 @RadAxl1 @blandCinema Not to be "that guy" but if the city is clean and orderly then what's the problem? Seems like a benevolent government. In fact now that I think about it, this is exactly how China operates.
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These guys are so vulnerable to fascist propaganda they fall for the fake in universe propaganda from video games and action movies
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@RadAxl1 @Mon0chr0meShad3 @blandCinema @green_eye_haver God imagine having such a fucking mediocre brain.
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@Mon0chr0meShad3 @blandCinema @green_eye_haver Oh so they’re like modern day Democrats, except they don’t keep society clean and safe.
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@esjesjesj @AntiWokeMemes The thing is that the Underwear on the one on the right has a distinctly....nappy look to it.
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@AntiWokeMemes Wow you’re sure owning the libs by posting pictures of underage AI girls in bikinis
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@MaxNordau @HeerJeet Max, this is your wife. Im seeing another man. This is the only way to contact you since you never talk to me and you're always on your phone.
I never loved you.
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Because Operation Barbarossa turned into Operation FAFO.
Epic Maps 🗺️@theepicmap
Can someone please explain to me why Russia owns this part of Germany?
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@MarkDGeorge @sonyasupposedly It basically lights the majority of the money on fure
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@sonyasupposedly Do you think that just lights the money on fire? Or does it pay the salaries of doctors, nurses and caregivers as well as all the businesses that support elderly care products and services?
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everyone is gonna be so pissed when the supposed "generational wealth transfer" from boomers goes straight to end-of-life care
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@_ueaj @AnalyticaCamil1 I don't know, maybe it was the mass protests that basically started this whole thing?
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Oh my fucking God — our allies have correctly calculated that we’re going to lose (regardless of the assistance that anyone contributes), and they still want to be able to import oil from the Gulf states when the war is over.
This is why you don’t engage in patently moronic wars.
Gary@plzbepatient
Enjoy running out of oil I guess
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@emhill2100 @AnalyticaCamil1 "Net energy exporter"
I love that noone seems to know what this means
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The US is a net energy exporter so no Iran can't really do shit to us, especially with Venezuela on side now. You only think the objectives are unobtainable because being a pessimist makes you feel intelligent; in reality you know neither the objectives set by the Pentagon or the status of the situation on the ground. The sole cost Iran has been able to impose is getting a bunch of idiots on the internet hyped up because none of you seem to remember that the war parts of Afghanistan and Iraq were quick and successful. The bloody quagmire came from trying to impose a Jeffersonian democracy on cultures that are definitely not suited for it at all.
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@MaryDil29664033 @K_Sayzz @agraybee You can form your own party and join the republicans if you want to be a disgusting Zionist. The Dem base is solidly anti-Zionist.
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He averages 30,000 viewers in his stream, he's basically a public access host, we actually don't have to treat him as the party kingmaker.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
As someone who absolutely fears the left's growing power, I think the smart play is for moderate Dems to go on Piker's show and agree with him that Israel is bad and then stick to their guns on other moderate stuff.
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@appraise_brain @keithdorejel @JonahPlatt Thank you. Curious lack of outrage from the people outraged about this, though. I wonder why
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Chinese girl graduating from a university in Canada…
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@AbsorberTheGeek @admcollingwood Planting season is soon in Northern Europe. Is there enough fertiliser?
Will there be enough diesel for harvest in autumn?
Think through about which pain needs to be felt.
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The power of sanctions is now available to Iran. This is the conclusion we must draw. We applied the sanctions (economic) weapon liberally and ruthlessly to crush nations who did things with which we disagreed. Now, it is being applied to us. I say that with no relish or happiness—and if anybody is tempted to enjoy the schedenfreud, I urge them not to do so, because if this doesn't end soon, either with the USAF entirely suppressing Iranian fires or Trump accepting a colossal geostrategic loss, the pain will be worse than anything we have felt for almost a hundred years.
GB Politics@GBPolitcs
🚨NEW: The UK has accused Iran of "holding the world economy hostage" [@AlJazeera]
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@brutalny84 The Soviets couldn't afford to give their soldiers wire cutters?
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"Second Lieutenant Viktor Kondratyev commanded the platoon. During the battle, they had to cross the field under a hail of fire, but the attack stalled before a barbed-wire barrier. The nineteen-year-old had to give an order to one of his subordinates: to go forward and lift the barbed wire so the platoon could crawl underneath. Who should he choose from among these young, strong men? Who should be sent to certain death? The bright, noble soul did not hesitate long, and like so many others, Kondratyev gave his life, performing the great feat of saving a soul. The second lieutenant made his decision—he lifted the wire himself and died, while the platoon advanced and destroyed the enemy."
USSR Pictures@PicturesUssr
The feat of Lieutenant V.F. Kondratyev, Painting by Andrey Drozdov, 2014.
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@adamjohnsonCHI @MobiusMr (I was being sarcastic)
The thing is that if you want to activate a bunch of Libs to do a March its not bad, but it doesnt seem to do much to lead to greater radicalisation or actual action.
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@appraise_brain @MobiusMr The concept of a “king” in our current context is little more than a cheesy metaphor. He can and is consolidating power and destroying rule of law entirely with the context of a republican framework. As a call to action it is generic and rhetorically bloodless.
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I respect Adam but I am starting to wonder if he’s like, paid opposition from republicans lol. Donald Trump actively describes himself as a king and tries to be as authoritarian as possible. You are actively whitewashing and the guy, and for what? To own the libs?
Adam Johnson@adamjohnsonCHI
The US is not under any threat of a “king” nor do I have any sense of what this even means. It is however in the midst of an imperial murder spree and the largest opposition movement in the county, such as it is, should probably center this fact at some point.
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@adamjohnsonCHI @MobiusMr We should 100% be focused on what our opposition is saying and *never* on what they are doing.
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@MobiusMr He calls himself a king to troll no kings, he has horrible authoritarian tendencies but these are pursuant Other Bad Things including his Zionist murder spree. Keeping the focus on liberal abstractions rather than his deeply unpopular war, for example, is bloodless messaging imo
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