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16 days agoI dreamed about going to space as a kid and now it turns out I’m retraining in just the trade to do so!
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7·16 days agoThat is what Germany is doing, up to the limitations cfgaussian outlined.
The statement at the bottom from the war ministry says it all.
Da der Wehrdienst nach geltendem Recht ausschließlich auf Freiwilligkeit beruht, sind entsprechende Genehmigungen grundsätzlich zu erteilen. Wir werden aber durch Verwaltungsvorschriften klarstellen, dass die Genehmigung als erteilt gilt, solange der Wehrdienst freiwillig ist.
Rough translation:
Since military service is currently exclusively voluntary, permission [for longer stays abroad] will be granted. We will also create an internal policy to automatically approve all requests, as long as service is voluntary.
US ceasefire proposals: you cease, we fire.
Then logically it stands to follow that German prosecutors, judges, and buerocrats are Russian bots whenever they cite German law.
At least the forced conscription bit hasn’t been hidden. The government and military were very clear all last year in saying that if there aren’t enough volunteers there will be compulsory service, and designing the law to automatically change when necessary. From there it’s not a stretch to conscript older men as well, especially those over age approx. 35 who had to participate in compulsory service before it was abolished about 15 years ago.
The fact that this change has been reported on very little, and if reported on then well after the change took effect, is very concerning.
Weird limited hangout.
Will this fee reduction be applied retroactively? Asking for a friend.
While I wouldn’t put this past the Springer Presse, this comes off as fake to me. There is a different video on the Bild site which isn’t cut off and has a different interviewer/moderator.
his forces illegally annexed in 2014
Also this whole myth that Putin personally annexed Donbas a decade ago, instead of the people there voting to cecede and getting shelled by the Kiev regime for eight years before Russia finally caved and went to help.
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was bad enough but it was already clear then that this is a structural problem.
People with lots of money benefit from high interest rates, and they’re an important weapon in class warfare. Higher interest rates push more people into accepting worse labour conditons.
As is typical with capitalists, their greed comes first. They have securitized and derivated student debt much like mortgage debt in the 2000s. I’m sure there’s a way to roll all that back (besides a 2008 type crash) but not without massive costs and losses.
0·2 years agoUSD is based on the extraordinary privilege of global hegemony. That privilege has an expiry date coming up soon.
Meanwhile other countries are starting to trade with their own currencies, which are based off the production within their own borders. They’re dedollarizing and they’re creating new international norms based on the principle of respectful cooperation and mutual benefit.
It’s very clear which model is more stable and sustainable.
The US has already demonstrated, by seizing Russian central bank assets denominated in USD, that the USD isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on and can’t be trusted further than you can throw it.
The Euro is already getting hit hard by the growing trade and balance of payments deficit with regards to the USD, showing the world the Euro isn’t a safe and trustworthy currency by unilaterally seizing the assets of a sovereign central bank would only make the problem worse and add longer term consequences.
The BBC is a savvy propaganda operator which initially denies working for the British government.