Sad to see 'cause it feels like we need Pirate Parties more than ever.
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Sad to see 'cause it feels like we need Pirate Parties more than ever.
“Record result” doesn’t even begin to describe how hard they shattered their previous number. They went from 7% last election to 17%. Left Alliance has never seen numbers like this as far as I know.
I’m glad there’s finally some real backlash for this shit.
Even if we choose to ignore how unethical and self-centered this argument is (for any country), a lot of US influence, affluence and indeed global stability right now hinges on the US military might being there to reliably challenge authoritarian aggression on its allies and partners. The second US starts showing cracks in that reliability (with the extremist MAGA wing and all), authoritarian leaders start seeing opportunities to test the waters, literally as well.
This notion somehow assumes that the US achieved and can continue its status disconnected from the rest of the world’s security and it’s bonkers. Even the otherwise sound argument for increased defense spending in Europe is made moot by the Russo-Ukrainian war as it’ll obviously increase spending in Europe. Spending that could be largely funneled in to the US military-industrial complex, recouping from what gets sent if they signal their commitment and keep sending their late cold-war era kit to grind down one of their two most serious threats. Without a single US troop on the ground.
It’s hard to think of a bigger foreign policy W for the US with its otherwise controversial bloated military and more fitting use for what’s already built for this exact purpose, but it doesn’t seem important to the extremist wing.
The Finnish populist right wing has generally been very critical of Russia, especially the leading figure Jussi Halla-Aho. Even though I think some of them have sympathised with the “conservative values” that the Russian leaders like to represent.
The topic of continuing Ukraine support didn’t even come up in any debates during elections 'cause everyone’s on the same page anyway.
Ought to remember South Korea’s and Japan’s contributions once/if Xi starts shit.
My previous attempt at getting Reddit mods onboard was entirely ignored, but I suppose I’ll try asking r/Ukraine. If I can get a senior mod from there active here then I’ll defer further mod appointments to them. Otherwise I’ll start picking.
I might start a thread there or just send modmail. I did spare my Reddit account for this purpose afterall.
On an offtopic personal note, it’s the live update threads I miss the most.
Yes, though of course moderation can’t and should not rely on admins and my time is limited these days. A few communities in Sopuli really need mods, like this one. I’ve personally been apprehensive towards appointing mods to communities that have already been established by someone, but we might have to step in. In the meantime, do remember to report anything site-wide rule breaking as it goes straight to admins right now.
Skipping straight to “extinguish”.
Please mark this kind of stuff as NSFW.
I get what you mean, but honestly I’d click through their affiliate links on purpose anyway. No ads, no invasive trackers, just Linux news and discussion.
The map system is so good for this. If you manage to get the bewildering learning curve, it’s so nice to come home from work and spin a few maps to relax and pick up loot. PoE is so overwhelmingly easily my choice as well.
Would like to see some conversation here regarding handing Russian frozen assets to Ukraine. A lot of loud voices advocating for it but it seems like a bit of a can of worms that you can’t open without it being in a peace treaty first.
Qtox should work? It’s not a very good chat software and a bit cumbersome, but it allows direct file transfers.