I’ve read about this tactic in effing up diplomatic relations 101

Business Insider has a long running series called World Wide Waste, with some very interesting videos. One of them about this woman in Nigeria (!) who started a business recycling tires because her community literally got sick of the tires that where left behind everywhere around her. It really makes me sad rich western countries can make their trash disappear and have people in much worse conditions deal with the consequences. I really enjoy those videos by Business Insider because they shed a light on the people who do the right thing despite of the shit the worlds pulls on them.

https://www.businessinsider.com/one-nigerian-aims-to-recycle-millions-of-waste-tires-2023-10

In The Netherlands you can get an X in your passport if you identify as non-binary / 3rd gender person. Nobody knows how border security will treat you if you don’t have an F or M in your passport, guess aren’t many people willing to go find out either. Really wonder how this is gonna go in the following years when US hosts important diplomatic/technological/sports events. Also some scientists are calling out to boycott scientific conventions in support of lgbtqi+ persons.

Too bad nobody saw this coming, they could have made a great movie about this 10 years ago.

The more pro-putin posts you see, the less likely you are to doubt if its genuine of course.

For anyone who’d like a more substantial argument: A Guide to Trump’s Fascist Presidency — From Ignoring Judge to Erasing History

It’s because there is not enough tariffs in place.

But only after it no longer was ‘allegedly’ if I understand correctly.

I’m thinking if there would come an end to the war in Ukraine soon, other countries bordering Russia better have their shit together.

I know you’re being ironic because that is for sure the real solution, but we’re in a too dire a situation to just focus on fossil fuels.

That’d be true if both parties would actually want what they say they want, not if either party is untrustworthy and has a record of breaking agreements.

you confuse capitalism in general with the concept of a capitalistic nation-state, history has proven over and over that people with almost infinite money will use that money to the buy violent means to not only protect their capital but also to enforce their rule. The purest form of capitalism was never invented or made-up by mankind, it acts as a force of nature like water finding the path of least resistance. The thing is, that in history there have always been multiple owners of wealth (in our times organised in nation-states) competing against each other for power and resources. Because of that it might not seem like this capital is self-organising, but there is definitely a ‘law’ that makes it so that the person with all the money wins. We should be happy that not all those with wealth (and power) persue wealth (and power) at all costs. In other words, thank god most people care about other things beside money (and power).

fish totally grasps the workings of the cosmos and tells all his friends about his new fisholofy.