USMCA in shambles

😖 Balls

Like so many other wars, the assumption was always that the conflict would be over in a few weeks and Germany would come out ahead. Russia didn’t have the horsepower to compete with the highly advanced German war machine, the French were a bunch of goofy, peacenik frog-eaters who would roll over at a light shove, and England barely has a dog in the fight.

Where are any of these countries going to get an advanced industrial economy to fuel a long running European land war? Like, name one nascent industrial society that could possibly generate enormous profits by arming the entire Allied faction of Europe? Go ahead, I’ll wait for you to find it.

It’ll be bing-bang in and out. No muss. No fuss. And if the SDP won’t back this thing then someone else will! Then there goes the socialists’ chance at peacefully taking power in a heavily militarized capitalist oligarchy.

Don’t be a tankie.

The Socialist Fraternal Kiss

People on Lemmy hate when you know any amount of history

Real Inbox Zero hour, who up?

They tried to warn us.

We didn’t listen

This feels more like “Both Sides” centrism.

Any suggestion that there’s something questionable or unreliable about the American democratic process is a trick by the Republican Party to suppress liberal voter enthusiasm. And if you mention it you are helping the Republicans win. Also Russia.

If you’re still in line, stay in line. Our elections are secure. The midterms is winnable if you vote in it. Shut up and do what we tell you or you’re an enemy.

Schools with good public transit are a real blessing. I remember living off campus at UT Austin and missing more than a few classes due to the miserable bus schedule. A big chunk of that was the result of the bumper to bumper traffic through central Austin. But it’s a problem the city/state knew existed for decades and refused to address.

Commuter schools are even worse. They straight up don’t provide student housing, then get mad when you need student parking.

The real secret to wealth. Just have a back line into the Fed Credit Window.

Any dipshit can become a billionaire while paying the prime rate on unlimited borrowed money

Would solve a lot of problems.

I’m fully willing to believe Elon Musk will officially become a trillionaire, go on a bender, get lost, and be homeless for - like - a week.

It’s Cold War propaganda.

Literally “Animal Farm” in a single sentence.

The price of empire

A lot of what Trump wanted Greenland for was already available to him had he asked nicely (and not had a reputation as a nazi freak). I’m sure he’ll chalk up “using NATO for its intended purpose as it was originally designed” as some kind of negotiation triumph. The better question might be what the rest of Europe plans to do in anticipation of his next flip-flop and reckless power grab.

Currently, Trump’s team is drawing up plans to issue asylum claims to British Jews, on the grounds that they are a persecuted minority within the country and need special protection within the US. As the hysteria around anti-semitism in England crests, one has to wonder what his next move will be.

I don’t see Sam Harris growing out of his face, but Christopher Hitchens is already a bad look.

Dude probably vapes like a fucking chimney

Absolutely nothing in the rules against it. “Being Offline” isn’t a protected class.

Facebook marketing across high schools and colleges is intense. And because it’s such a pivotal platform, you kinda need to get one and build up a - let’s call it a social credit score - just so you can endure admittance counselors and employers demanding to see your account as part of the screening process.

Sort of like getting a credit card as a teenager so you can prove you’re credit worthy enough for an apartment or car loan in your twenties. You just have to post generic mundane bullshit on the timeline and join generic mundane groups so people see you as “normal”.