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you beat me to it.

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profit-obsessed

Aren’t all for-profit companies obsessed with profit? At the very least those with stocks. Yes, it’s an obsession, but it’s so normalised that writing it out feels like a pleonasm.

It’s almost* never a good sign when a German term has an English Wikipedia page.

* notable exception: Rechtsstaat

Yeah despite having lots of neoliberals (pro business basically) and other forms of *cough* conservatism, people still believe in the democratic process and regulations. It’s not getting better though, there’s a plague going 'round the globe…

comically stupid more like. Or both.

From the 🍳 into the 🔥

But I can’t blame SA.
Despite all his China hate, Trump is helping them along to become the next global empire.

Being fried in a pan, the fire is starting to look comfortable?

A simple case of killing 2 birds with 1 stone: An economically sane decision can be presented as being ethical to generate good publicity with saps all around the world. Particularly effective now that the USA is in such a bad place that people like to sing China’s praises instead.

As usual, as seen elsewhere, they pick up the government’s lingo.

Italian police will be able to detain suspected troublemakers temporarily before street rallies to prevent them from spreading unrest

Wow.

Trumpism has become a brand of politics. Of course one could also just call it fascism, emboldened by MAGA’s success. There’s more than one EU country now that has fully succumbed. And quite a few partially. Don’t forget those while fascinated by the US government’s atrocities.

‘I Didn’t Make a Mistake’

He’s correct in the sense that he knew full well what he was doing.

I sense hubris in MAGA these days. As public opinion slowly turns against them they fail to see that it’s nod just “mad libruls” anymore. I hope this will be their downfall rather sooner than later.

Greetings from Finland (literally the other side of the globe).

We went from a solid social-democratic government (and thank doG we had them during Covid, they managed it near perfectly) to an unholy coalition of neoliberals, conservatives and fascists, pardon me, far-right populists.
The results are palpable after a bit over 2 years now; esp. low and no income people are getting fucked over hard, misbehaving fascists make the news, while prestige projects cost a multitude of what was saved from the poor.

And of course they’re harping on immigration, too, although Finland really does not have that many to start with.
But tbh I have no idea how the new regime affects our own indigenous people.

Thankfully this is still a well functioning democratic state and you can’t just willy-nilly “executive order” things.

I feel I need to speak out on behalf of smaller, independent outlets that still do real work in the USA. I listen to a few podcasts myself.

Honestly, the Germans too, at least wrt tourism.

“defecating in private yards and raising a fuss when residents pointed this out,”

I wouldn’t be 100% sure but pretty likely. Esp. if alcohol was involved I can think of half a dozen European nationalities off the top.

I know I’m being Don Qixotean, but fuck these headlines that always give the impression that something larger happened.

Like in this case, the lack of a qualifier made me think all Japanese cherry blossom festivals were cancelled, but it was one Japanese cherry blossom festival in Arakurayama Sengen park near Mt Fuji.

That said, I have full understanding and empathy for the residents. Fuck tourists who can’t behave abroad. I wonder if they can’t behave at home, too?

Did Grok make the video?

Only if he bankrupts the States in the process. Oh wait…

Kyiv groans a collective ‘WTF?’ to Trump

You and us both, Kyiv.

I’m starting to feel collectively ashamed for “The West” that this war still isn’t over. Please hold tight, I’m sure we’ll get there!