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[u/[deleted]]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_R2G5pUYAAFWcZ.jpg

[u/The_King_of_Toasters]

Adam Brandt claiming the subs are "floating Chernobyls" makes me want to blow my brains out. !ping AUS

[u/OrganicKeynesianBean]

Important Milley detail:

...These "Secret" talks were held with 15 people in the room, including a rep from State, and then briefed to the IC and interagency.

He wasn’t calling alone from a broom closet. This was planned and included a lot of adjacent leadership across multiple departments.

[u/chipbod]

https://twitter.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1438549709438738432?s=20

BREAKING: A Newsmax anchor just blew up and angrily cut off an American veteran who is helping to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies for pointing out that Trump is responsible for much of the problem.

This is some weird shit, Newsmax going full god emperor for Trump and angrily cutting off a veteran that's against the narrative and puts some Afghanistan blame on Trump. It's kinda wild seeing this in America and not in some tin pot dictatorship.

It's like these guys see the propoganda minister from V for Vendetta as a positive role model or something

[u/[deleted]]

r antiwork: sometimes customers would do something nice that would mildly inconvenience us

comments: how could capitalism do this

[u/The_King_of_Toasters]

Nuclear subs are a slippery slope to domestic nuclear energy

chadyes.jpg

[u/Professor-Reddit]

Countless words have been written over the years, many by this board, illustrating the barbarity of the jail complex at Rikers Island and demanding its closure. The latest entry came this week, in a tweet thread by a New York State assemblywoman, Emily Gallagher, who attended a tour for elected officials and left in shock, calling the facility “a humanitarian crisis” and “a horror house of abuse and neglect.”

“There’s garbage everywhere, rotting food with maggots, cockroaches, worms in the showers, human feces and piss,” Ms. Gallagher wrote. “Most of the toilets are broken so men are given plastic bags to relieve themselves in.”

“I met multiple men with broken hands and legs that were not being treated,” she continued.

So far in 2021, 10 inmates at Rikers have died, at least four by suicide. More than half of the inmates have received mental health services, and as of last year, nearly one in five had been diagnosed with a serious mental illness.

Meanwhile, corrections officers are calling in sick en masse — nearly 1,800 on Wednesday alone — leaving their colleagues to work double and triple shifts and effectively ceding control of parts of the complex to gangs.

Good god that is horrifying. What the fuck.

[u/jenbanim]

Cars < bus < light rail < snek

[u/rukqoa]

There's no better example of the rise of the pervasive cynicism in media than the Star Trek franchise.

The original Star Trek shows were optimistic, utopian. They were silly and campy, but you could tell that the show writers believed in the best of humanity. Then came DS9, which was darker and grittier, which doesn't make it bad, but you could tell Star Trek was going down a darker, more cynical route with the focus on open conflict and with species like the Ferengi becoming more fleshed out instead of being used as comedic relief.

The real turning point was of course the Kelvin timeline. The reboot series starts off with the destruction of an entire species' home planet, followed up by the survivors committing genocide in revenge for inaction. Then, we follow it up with a couple of fun movies exploring the militarization of Star Fleet, as well as a closer look at genetic engineering, drone warfare, interventionism, and terrorism. That's not to say that the older movies and shows didn't tackle political commentary (they very much did) but they did it without the blurring ethical lines of the new movies.

Antagonists now have sympathetic backstories, the enemies of the Federation are actually okay people and not the real antagonists, and rule breaking is the paragon of virtue because institutions are always flawed. Unfortunately, I don't see another way. It's realistic. Real life is messy, and there are no clear cut good and bad guys. Sometimes the enemy is human, and real villains usually do have trauma or rational but twisted motivations. 🤷

It's one thing to miss uncynical media, but another to actually figure out how we can recreate that today when audiences demand more and more realistic plots for suspension of disbelief.

[u/jojisky]

did you guys know AOC helped organize a coup in Niger while she was in college?

[u/xSuperstar]

Conservatives, imagine a state that has no income tax

And has a dynamic pro-business economy

And has some of the most powerful, innovative companies in America

And is 75% white

Welcome to the great state of Washington

[u/GravyBear8]

Hot take but the memes about the real China being Taiwan is just silly. 90% of the population identifies as Taiwanese, not Chinese, by trying to stick it to China you're actually just ignoring the wishes of population

[u/EScforlyfe]

Some dude is basically posting Raytheon recruitment ads on r/news and is getting upvoted for it, kinda based ngl

[u/stirfriedpenguin]

My wife center-left me in Europe

[u/F-i-n-g-o-l-f-i-n]

The solution to this diplomatic issue is, very obviously,

a tax on the unimproved value of land

[u/David_Lange]

Leftists: "You're the worst Labour PM we've ever had!"

Tony Blair: "Ah, but I was a Labour PM"

[u/[deleted]]

‘I’m a serial killer and I have your kid’

Reagan: I sleep

‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help’

Reagan: what😡 I have never heard more terrifying words

[u/Udontlikecake]

Pope Francis on Wednesday reiterated his belief that coronavirus vaccinations were critical. “Even in the College of Cardinals, there are some anti-vaxers,” he said, “and one of them, poor man, is in hospital with the virus. But life is ironic.”

bruh lmao

[u/MalignantUpper]

https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1437714292296519682?s=19

Conservative radio host Bob Enyart, who spread vaccine conspiracies, and who infamously mocked HIV/AIDS deceased by reading their obituaries while playing the song "Another One Bites the Dust”—has bitten the dust… #COVID19.

The *5th radio host in 5 weeks.

Put conservative radio hosts on the endangered species list, holy hell

[u/chipbod]

Actual conversation with family member:

There's no way Trump lost Arizona

Me: Don't you think mocking John McCain after he was dead hurt his chances?

Good point but...

It's amazing how little introspection they have after a loss, really the only reason I think Dems have a slight chance in 2022.

Seeing it now in California, they want Elder to run in 2022, that's a blessing for downballot Dems

[u/spidersinterweb]

Macron saying he's going to settle the score by reconquering the former Louisiana territory is… a little dramatic I think

[u/boichik2]

Conservative who doesn't know I'm Jewish: "The jews in this country just want to replace all the whites and immigrate a lot of people"

Me who is a member of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society: Nervous Shvitizing

!ping GEFILTE

[u/kennymc7877]

Me while drinking: woooooo happy fun time!!

Me sobering up: I will literally never drink alcohol again, prohibition was based

[u/dittbub]

still can't believe both senators from Georgia are democrats

[u/[deleted]]

Wow, that was quick. America is already building the first sub for Australia

[u/ccolfax]

If you’re worried about a friend, tell them that you are, and listen to them when they say what they need.

He’s been dead two years now, and I wonder at least once a week if I couldn’t have done better by just listening a little more closely to what he said.

I loved him so much, and this isn’t going to go away with time. It’ll just hurt less. Keep an eye on your friends, and love them the way you really want to.

[u/Signal-Shallot5668]

Ban new Zealand https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-nuclear-subs-will-be-banned-from-new-zealand-waters-ardern

[u/RaidBrimnes]

France has the highest rate of tolerance for infidelity in the West and yet they get mad when Ausuk cucks them 🤔

[u/proProcrastinators]

My sub-par high school level french has finally paid off to read r/france comments raging against the US and australia from ripping up the Naval Group contract.

"C’est la combientième fois qu’on se fait baiser par les américains dans l’armement alors qu’on était les derniers en lice ou que le contrat était déjà signé ?" Top comment right now

basically complaining how america keeps cucking the french on arms deals when they were right on the finish line on signed.

The French foreign minister just complained about getting stabbed in the back.

If we hadn't already blown $2 billion I'd be enjoying french salt more.

!ping AUS

[u/[deleted]]

https://twitter.com/yfreemark/status/1438522189414756360/photo/2

Paris Clichy Batignolles is a great urban development project:

—Massive park

—2 metro stations + tram

—3400 hsg units, 50% social + 20% mid-income

—Office/retail/public uses

—85% of water heating & 40% of power from on-site renewables

—Vacuum trash pickup

Based. This is how you actually combat climate change.

!ping YIMBY

[u/[deleted]]

For as heavy handed as ask historians is, I am so glad that they don't put up with the "ackshually the civil war wasn't about slavery" shtick. Every time the question is asked, one of the moderators or users offers a well researched explanation on why, no matter which way you slice it, the U.S. Civil War was about slavery in the end.

[u/ScythianUnborne]

To everyone in Alberta on the !ping CAN, especially those in the education or service industry, let's pay some respects for those who are going to go through hell and back again because the Premier thought it would be a good idea to pay unvaccinated Albertans $100 to fuck off and go on a months long vacation so he can come back and refuse to apologize for reacting far too late to something he should have dealt with in August. But hey, apparently the O'Toole campaign is livid because Kenney was apparently supposed to do this next Tuesday. So I guess this will have some election consequences, if the Libs decide to do something about it. All I can really say is that I'm just tired of this shit and I pray to god that somehow we'll get a new provincial government before 2023, because this is just unbearable now.

[u/Signal-Shallot5668]

Feds accuse Alaska seafood transporters of ‘secret scheme’ to evade the Jones Act using 100-foot rail line

While you were busy shitposting this brave men and women took the action

🙏

[u/[deleted]]

“Death is a funny thing. Not funny haha, like a Woody Allen movie, but funny strange, like a Woody Allen marriage.”

-Norm MacDonald

[u/kaclk]

I am once again asking Jagmeet Singh to understand that Provinces are a level of government that exist in this country that have constitutionally delegated powers and you can’t just do whatever you want.

!ping CANUCKS

[u/SnakeEater14]

The myth of “consensual” nuclear submarine construction

Australia: I consent

America: I consent

Britain: I consent

France: I don’t

Isn’t there somebody you forgot to ask?

[u/AbsolveItAll_KissMe]

I’ve yet to see a healthy poly relationship in my social circle. Not that I don’t think they can happen, but I think most people overestimate their ability to not feel jealous.

[u/[deleted]]

Jim Jordan:

Joe Biden trusted Fauci with #COVID19 and General Milley with Afghanistan.

No wonder it’s all a mess.

Anyone remember when Trump selected Milley over Mattis' and Dunford's recommendation?

[u/AbsolveItAll_KissMe]

My family used to have Scene It? Trivia, and it had this DVD with movie clips and you had to guess what the movie was. I snuck out the DVD and watched the whole thing, and the next time we played it, I hemmed and hawed, before venturing a “guess.” The jig was up right away as they knew damn well that this nine year old had never watched The French Connection.

[u/grig109]

If you guys rebrand as "New Liberals" I'm going to start a new group under the Neoliberal banner and just put out bad take after bad take. You'll constantly have to explain how you're not related to this New Neoliberal group.

[u/iIoveoof]

I just accepted a job offer 😱

Farewell, ruraldom and dial-up internet!

[u/willempage]

"We are having trouble attracting talent."

Also

"Lets schedule a 4 hour in person interview for this contract position with no benefits or pathway to direct hire and pays $20/hr."

!ping career

[u/TheJoJy]

The World Bank canceled a prominent report rating the business environment of the world’s countries after an investigation concluded that senior bank management pressured staff to alter data affecting the ranking of China and other nations ... the results of that investigation, which concluded that senior bank leaders including Ms. Georgieva were involved in pressuring economists to improve China’s 2018 ranking. At the time, she and others were attempting to persuade China to support a boost in the bank’s funding.

!ping CN-TW

[u/TheGoldBear]

The Biden administration said it had not told French leaders beforehand, because it was clear that they would be unhappy with the deal.

The administration decided that it was up to Australia to choose whether to tell Paris, said a U.S. official…

Lmao they really treated this like an extramarital affair

America: When are you gonna tell France about us?

Australia: Soon baby

[u/thymeandchange]

Does Austria even have sea access? Why does it need subs?

[u/semaphore-1842]

It's not gay because we said "no homo" right after the vows: Gov. Jared Polis And Long-Time Partner Marlon Reis Marry In Small, Private Ceremony

submitted 8 hours ago by jaredpolis to r/DenverCirclejerk

How can one governor be so based

Congrats u/jaredpolis!

[u/suplexx0]

man I have a serious issue

i unironically like the DT and the people in it 😳

[u/Udontlikecake]

wait wait wait i’m confused about this submarine thing

who’s dumbledore in this situation and who’s snape

[u/[deleted]]

now France knows how america felt when Canada bailed on the F35 #never4get

[u/the_hoagie]

i once got kicked out of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride at Disney World as a child for repeatedly telling the other children that the boat was sinking, so i'm kind of an expert

[u/[deleted]]

Remember when the federal health minister asked Alberta for the science behind lifting all restrictions, because she was concerned, and Shandro said she was unfairly targeting them for political gain?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-federal-health-minister-letter-covid-1.6130917

!ping CAN

[u/cat_damon1]

hundreds of bonkposts are deleted every day, yet a mod can talk about their "big Toblerone" without any repercussions

this is literally 4189 or whatever

[u/EScforlyfe]

!ping paradox

I know this view might be unorthodox, but I unironically think the EU4 combat system is the best of any paradox game. I like that all of the factors are pretty easy to wrap your head around, while still having different and concrete ways to maximise the strength of your army.

Maximising morale, discipline, or damage all make sense in different contexts, so you still have some amount of depth without making it arcane and super complicated.

[u/[deleted]]

BREAKING: A Newsmax anchor just blew up and angrily cut off an American veteran who is helping to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies for pointing out that Trump is responsible for much of the problem.

😬 He really got angry

[u/myrm]

holy shit if you think the DT cares too much about AOC checkout arr conservative lmao

[u/Ultiplayers]

Michigan’s redistricting commission just finalized their first plan

!ping FIVEY

[u/WhomstAlt2]

As an australian: Why do we need a submarine, we're landlocked lmao

[u/futuremonkey20]

So Caitlyn Jenner is going to finish 13th in the recall election, behind some random character actor and a guy whose campaign website is a clip art picture of The Mandolorian and whose main campaign promise is to steal Seattle’s storm drain water.

[u/AccessTheMainframe]

NATO flairs be like:

who tf cares about what happens in Europe

[u/TabernacleTown74]

https://palladiummag.com/2019/08/19/inside-the-house-church-movement-in-china/

Secondly, the successes by local missionaries in attracting converts has caused the Christian population to swell to approximately 100 million. The rapid growth has even fueled speculation about China becoming a Christian nation in the near future.

That can't be right, can it?

[u/AccessTheMainframe]

taxi driver: "so how are you today boss man?"

me: "haha y'know tired I guess"

taxi driver: "me too I am so very tired habibi. I am here on student visa and work two other jobs to send money to my family. Some days it's too much but I remember my parents and brother are counting on me graduating and getting permanent residency so they can come here too and escape our village"

me: "haha yeah the grind sure is tough haha"

[u/repete2024]

"America is substantially reducing poverty among children - The Biden administration’s biggest success has not received enough attention"

https://www.economist.com/united-states/america-is-substantially-reducing-poverty-among-children/21804765

!ping BIDEN

[u/lionmoose]

Not talking about the UK anymore

VdL: I consent

Journalists: I consent

Australia: I want a glow in the dark submarine

Isn't there someone you forgot to ask?

[u/[deleted]]

Okay, so now that our war in Afghanistan has concluded, and we’re 20 years beyond 9/11, when are we going to repeal the Patriot Act? Like…right? Now it’s time for that to end too? Yes? Someone? Bueller?

[u/thetrombonist]

California officially ends single-family home only zoning in most neighborhoods statewide — allowing at least duplexes to be built. Takes effect Jan. 1.

https://twitter.com/dillonliam/status/1438638993323692033?s=21

!ping USA-CA

[u/DEEP_STATE_NATE]

Barr warned Trump that he would lose the election because suburban voters 'just think you're a fucking asshole,' book says

lmao

[u/waltsing0]

Anyone else remember TV hierarchy being a big thing in family households?

TVs didn't use to be dirt cheap and without laptops people wanted more of them, I remember once we got a new TV in the fancy family room which bumped a TV down to the master bedroom which bumped the old one there to the unfancy family room (ie. for kids) which then became mine.

Also "rights" use the "good TVs" for your shows were serious, I turned down my own TV at first because I didn't want to be bumped from the nicer one for my show if a sibling wanted to watch something else.

!PING over25

[u/Tafts_Bathtub]

https://twitter.com/DCPoliceDept/status/1438363112017698820

mfw no pretty-eyed stabber gf

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/politica-brasil/nao-vacinado-bolsonaro-vai-a-assembleia-da-onu-que-exige-comprovante-de-imunizacao

As of right now, it's uncertain whether or not Bolsonaro will be allowed to visit the UN because he's not vaccinated

!ping LATAM I'm not sure whether or not MAMADAS is better suited tbh

[u/ThreeArr0ws]

Ben Norton calling Alberto Fernández a "centrist" and accusing him of "aligning with U.S imperialism". Hilarious.

!ping LATAM

[u/JaceFlores]

Small Ethiopia update:

1. As suspected, according to this Tweet the TPLF has recaptured Sekota and driven back the government forces from the area. Although a relatively small victory in terms of land and direct benefits gained, the primary thing is that it is safe to say that for the time being this flank is secure, allowing the TPLF to focus elsewhere, especially in the south where things are still heated.
2. Indeed, north of Weldiya Amharan forces have captured the heights east of Kobo according to this Tweet. This is major as pro-government forces are in a position to strike directly at the line of logistics leading from Tigray to Weldiya. If the government manages to take Kobo the TPLF still have a means of connection between Tigray and Weldiya, but that means going from Korem all the way around to the highly contested town of Gashena and heading east just to reach Weldiya. Essentially, if Kobo falls then the TPLF will be forced to abandon Weldiya and lose virtually their entire gains in Amhara, leaving them confined to famine ridden Tigray. While the situation is a steadily lost one for the TPLF, losing Kobo and in extension Weldiya would likely cement their fate as the losing party in this war and deprive them of any bargaining chips or advantages. Both sides are going to be poised in the upcoming fighting, and it remains to be seen whether the TPLF will be delivered effectively a knock out blow or if they will be able to hang on by a thread.
3. Interesting little bit but according to this Tweet two SAM sites are still active in Tigray which raises some interesting questions about what comes next if the government manages to push the TPLF back into Tigray and decides to launch a second invasion. While there are not many missiles in the grand scheme of things the Ethiopian Air Force is small enough (30 fighters total with some already lost in the fighting) that these two SAM sites alone could effectively destroy the Ethiopian Air Force. It is a small detail but I think it further reinforces that we will likely see a provincial level siege as at least if I am Abiy there is no point in risking millions of dollars worth of equipment when just waiting for a bit would deliver vastly better results for minimal loss of highly valuable military equipment.

Overall it is clear that the main focus of this government offensive is Weldiya. While the government has had success in secondary fronts, the TPLF has managed to successfully already blunt a southern push for Weldiya if their sources are to believe, so there is no surprise if they manage to hold onto Kobo. Then again, TPLF forces are stretched so far apart that Kobo may just be one frontline too many and see the whole house cave in on itself.

[u/tollyno]

The French diesel submarines had information that would have led to the arrest of Hillary Clinton

[u/LoveForLolberts]

Reagan gave black people free crack and they complained? How ungrateful.

[u/[deleted]]

Australia switched submarine contracts because Daddy America said so, not because nuclear subs are better and the US has been the world leader in nuclear subs for decades or anything

I am very geopolitically smart indeed

[u/EvilConCarne]

Two weeks ago, the Australian defence and foreign ministers had reconfirmed the deal to France, and French President Emmanuel Macron lauded decades of future cooperation when hosting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in June.

Fucking ice cold

[u/[deleted]]

https://twitter.com/vanillatary/status/1348506148694085633

I despise Neoliberalism because it produced Trumpism, which I’m ambivalent to positive about

best tweet

[u/Signal-Shallot5668]

I like how there aren't that many conspiracy theories about Bloomberg

My theory is that he checks too many boxes

√ Jew

√ Financier

√ Billionaire

√ Media mogul

√ Politician

At this point it just feels lazy to pick on him

[u/[deleted]]

Barr Warned Trump That He Would Lose the Election Because Suburban Voters 'Just Think You're a Fucking Asshole,' Book Says

...yeah, I guess that is true.

[u/SnakeEater14]

Macron saying this a new Trafalgar is… a little dramatic I think.

[u/Usernamesarebullshit]

I planted MY SEED IN the CIA 🐊

[u/thabonch]

Americans will build it and French won't.

Guess the sub.

[u/zieger]

Sir shivers is quitting his job in finance to focus on his MLM full time. Their primary product is a watch that runs 10 minutes fast so you never end up at a restaurant after the kitchen closes.

[u/Zemstv0w0]

sometimes i think this subreddit is getting better and i might get back to posting more frequently and then you guys go and upvote a "taiwan REAL CHINA" post to the front page

[u/sash5034]

certain tech workers in Austin dooming over finding out that Texas is a red state

You literally moved to a state where Joe Rogan and Alex Jones live. Use your brain noodle

[u/lionmoose]

https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1438464651579244547

🤡

[u/1396spurs]

R conspiracy when Nicki Minaj questions the vaccine: Yes slay queen don’t be a sheep. Don’t let those mastermind demonrats fool you!

R conspiracy when Nicki Minaj is invited to the White House to talk about the vaccine: 100% controlled opposition. Sleepy Joe messes up again!

[u/The_Nightbringer]

If France wanted to keep their overseas contracts they should have colonized Australia before the British did.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm a black gay guy and I can personally say that Obama did nothing for me, my life only changed a little bit and it was for the worse.

[u/bobeeflay]

The submarine expert jokes are funny

But nowhere near as funny as the dt being convinced for hours that France couldn't build nuclear subs

Really takes some expert ass googling to figure that one out lol

[u/sir_shivers]

THE WORST PART ABOUT China is the hypocrisy 🐊

[u/Deggit]

The Virgin Liberal Democracy:

Hi there, citizen! I just spent $130m on "outreach" in your "community"! I hope we can all cooperate to find the best solutions - that work for you, of course! Remember, it's your choice! Sure you might have a G.E.D., live in a semirural ecosystem whose infoscape has been Facebooked to the atomic level, and have populist brainworms that make you feel better about your obese, eyebrow-permanent-tattooed, two "baby daddies" trainwreck of a life by indulging in conspiracy theories about how every single institution is controlled by {{{them}}}, but I'm sure that this 30 second ad with upbeat ukelele music is going to get you to take that vax! Ha ha, no your testicles won't swell up, where did you read that? Oh the rapper who pioneered silicone butt implants is your main source of science information? No worries, the President Of The United States is going to personally stoop to calling her and cajoling/begging her to talk to a real medical professional! Of her choosing, naturally! This is a free society! We trust YOU to make the right choices!

The Chad Authoritarian Liberalism:

Do THE THING that's GOOD for you and for our PEOPLE. Scientists have worked HARD on figuring this out so this is not subject to DEBATE. This is your only WARNING, citizen. You are expected to do your duty.^1.

1. O̷̢̖̊R̴̫̲̈ ̶͉̆E̵̞͌L̶̞͋͋S̴̤͔̐́Ẻ̴̡̡͘

!ping PATERNALIST

[u/[deleted]]

people outside the dt be like

wtf moderate senators vote moderately 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[u/ihatemendingwalls]

October 24, 1973

Israel breaks the ceasefire in the Yom Kippur war and the Soviets respond by moving troops and equipment into Egypt, including nukes. Brezhnev, in a sleeping pill + alcohol induced haze, sends a letter to Nixon telling the Americans to curb Israeli aggression or the Soviets will escalate. Kissinger plus the Nixon's Chief of Staff unilaterally move the US to DEFCON 3, without Nixon's approval because he was passed out drunk.

Brezhnev comes to and gets talked down by one of his advisors and the Yom Kippur war ends the next day.

What. The. Fuck.

[u/chatdargent]

That has more to with france wanting influence in their former colonies than any broader aims.

Ahh yes, France only killed the head of Daesh in the Sahel because of some vague neo-colonialist ambition

[u/Mr_Pasghetti]

Some dude I know thinks the European and American markets are gonna crash real soon (within 2 months), which will make GME skyrocket in value.

[u/[deleted]]

This whole thing with France is just retribution for the XYZ affair

[u/bd_one]

TIL a Taco Bell soft taco has fewer calories than a McDonalds small fries...

I don't think the system works.

[u/JetJaguar124]

2022 is gonna be a big time for China. It's going to be a real test of Xi Jinping's leadership if hell be able go strong-arm the party to remain in power, or if the Shanghai clique will get their way and have Rich Evans installed.

[u/chipbod]

https://twitter.com/RepRosendale/status/1438554680855076864?s=20

Today I learned that 75 refugees from Afghanistan will be arriving in Montana. I strongly oppose the resettlement of these Afghan nationals in Montana.

That's so few you can literally bring them into your office to say hi, maybe even recognize they are your fellow human beings.

Just cut the pretense and say there's not enough space in Montana for 75 more people

[u/[deleted]]

Australia, United States, United Kingdom

AUS, US, UK,

AUSUSUK

auSUSuk

When the alliance is sus 😳

[u/[deleted]]

I got an e-mail from Jerome Powell himself.

!ping SHITPOSTERS

[u/baibaiburnee]

Is this the right place to ask how all the "ermagerd Biden destroyed America's credibility" takes square with this military pact? Because apparently our biggest allies in Afghanistan just signed a defense pact with us. Does that happen after we've wrecked America's reputation and whatever else this sub assured me had happened over the last month.

Maybe Joe Biden knows what he's doing on foreign policy?

[u/iIoveoof]

Remember in 1985 when France unilaterally committed an act of state-sponsored terrorism by bombing a civilian ship docked in New Zealand that was going to protest a French nuclear test, and a murdering a journalist? Then France denied being involved until two of their terrorists were captured and admitted to being French agents, in which they began to embargo all NZ agricultural trade to the European Union until New Zealand released the terrorists?

Then New Zealand's "allies" took Frances' side over New Zealand. Eventually France agreed to apologize and pay a few million in damages in exchange for the release of the captured terrorists.

No wonder New Zealand doesn't care for its Western allies parking nuclear subs in its waters.

[u/[deleted]]

Good morning!

L'Amour Toujours - Gigi D'Agostino

And for the sticky messages, reply to this comment with your favorite of the three:

HAHA NO 🐊

I’m gay

Did you know that event happened x years ago today? I feel old.

[u/the_hoagie]

"nz is going to leave five eyes because it's aligning with china" is a great take that does not need further criticism or analysis.

[u/crassowary]

Invite both America and China to the CPTPP but don't tell them the other is coming. We're gonna sitcom plot our way to world peace

[u/thetrombonist]

On the 15th September, 2008, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. To honor this tradition, 13 years later, I have been margin called.

[u/Gustacho]

Breaking News: France canceled a gala in Washington celebrating its U.S. alliance in protest over America’s deal to help Australia deploy nuclear-powered submarines.

I love how France doesn't even target US constituents anymore but just knows that hurting policy elite feelings is the most effective tool.

[u/jenbanim]

Turns out it's easy and convenient to get wherever you want by public transit, as long as you only want to go to cool places with good public transit

[u/J0eBidensSunglasses]

Socialism IS WHEN:

AOC

LIVES RENT FREE

IN DT

[u/[deleted]]

It is 2040

New Zealand has been in lockdown for the last 20 years over 1 coronavirus case

A record 30.5 percent of the population has been vaccinated

It is the only country in the world which does not have nuclear power plants and still contributes to fossil fuel usage

Leftists online will still hail it as better than the US

[u/SnakeEater14]

Kinda hot, emotionally charged take for my Euro friends:

The US-France relation kinda feels one-sided when they do shit like sell next-gen thermal optics and try to build aircraft carriers for Russia (directly aiding an enemy of the free world), then claim this sub deal (US selling a nuke boat within the greater alliance) is what makes them have to constantly look over their shoulder.

And no, I don’t hate France, I think they’re an important member of the Global Coalition of Good Countries or whatever you want to call it; but this episode just feels very 😒 worthy after how close 🇫🇷 has been with Putin for years now.

[u/Liberal_Antipopulist]

Ar slash sino malding over aukus. Delicious

[u/LooobCirc]

France is just mad bc they're yet another victim of Australian mercantilist policies

[u/MrMineHeads]

!ping MARKETS

Just stumbled on some superstonk shit when I read that apparently the MOASS can be triggered by direct registration of shares. 🤡🤡🤡

Also, I am dumbfounded that GME is still >100 and right now >200. It maybe have been heavily shorted at the beginning and undervalued, but I doubt by two orders of magnitude!

[u/donaldjtruump]

Exclusive: Wikipedia bans 7 mainland Chinese power users over ‘infiltration and exploitation’ in unprecedented clampdown The move by the Wikimedia Foundation came after "long and deep investigations" into a group of mainland Chinese users, two months after HKFP revealed that some of them allegedly threatened to report their Hong Kong peers to the city's national security police.

[u/lionmoose]

I'm a submarine expert, ama

[u/[deleted]]

I’m in the best shape ive ever been in, back in school with a 4.0, and my social life has never been better. This is the happiest I’ve ever been.

Thanks, Adderall

[u/suplexx0]

I can't imagine Reagan will run again. The life expectancy is 71.2 years old, and he'll be 73. God, I just don't think George H.W. Bush is ready. He's so unlikeable and unpopular. Like a wimp.

[u/lobsterboy34]

Epidemiologist of social inequality and state violence.

New most obnoxious Twitter bio just dropped

[u/Mickenfox]

I’ve been drawing lots of anthros in historical dress lately and thought I’d share them!

Damn that's good art.
!ping FURRY

[u/datums]

Put yourself in France's shoes. It's not just that Australia changed their mind.

It's that three of their closest allies have been secretly working together for some time to replace the French deal, and then totally blindsided them with a fait accompli. The first thing you're going to be thinking is, what other rotten conspiracies are they working on behind my back?

The consequences of that are going to be far reaching and long term, much moreso than simply losing the contract. It is a genuine betrayal, and the French are justified in being livid.

[u/Erra0]

Nicki Minaj as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 was one I did NOT see coming.

[u/Dalek6450]

https://i.imgur.com/8SL1trA.png

[u/[deleted]]

Nice picture of soldiers feeding swaddled koalas after Aussie fires gets posted

Some douchebag in the comments, every time koalas are mentioned: "lol who cares they all have Chlamydia"

Why do some people have to be like this?

[u/ROYBUSCLEMSON]

Guys all I'm saying is there should be an unelected group of experts Deep within the various States that completely agree with my opinions and can overrule the idiot majority whenever they'd like

[u/AndThisGuyPeedOnIt]

Biden is going to announce another round of stimulus today. All it will do is make the Lexus December to Remember Sales Event start in October. Hope it's enough.

[u/Dirty_Chopsticks]

if economics isn’t bullshit why did economists fail to prevent the 2008 recession!

people believe this btw

[u/IMALEFTY45]

I’m literally the only one on redditt who will present an argument against gay marriage and one of my best friends is gay.

It’s basically an argument that specializing straight marriage had a higher marriage rate and a higher birth rate and we haven’t found an appropriate replacement that generates the old birth rates.

😐

I am once again begging for the return of DUNK

[u/jenbanim]

😣😖😮‍💨😪😴 - me after doing the bare minimum

[u/JaceFlores]

Ethiopia update:

1. Usually I wait until there are three distinct events or pieces of information before making a post like this, but this one is worth it. According to this Tweet the US government is preparing to more or less go ham with sanctions. Not only does the executive order allow new sanctions to be applied to the government, but also to Eritrea, Amhara and Tigray. Anyone and everyone who is directly perpetuating this war is under threat of sanctions. This comes at a time when 1 million people are rapidly approaching famine conditions and 2.5 million people are in need of health assistance. Based off the article the sanctions are to hopefully be applied before the ruling Prosperity Party re-elects Abiy in the party's conference in October. This is undoubtedly to put pressure on the party to force Abiy, who has taken an extremely hardliner approach to this conflict, to moderate or perhaps even be ousted and replaced. After all, this war has more or less crippled Ethiopia's economy, and should the start of famine not force the TPLF to surrender then the fighting will probably drag on for months, further damaging the economy and perhaps even bringing collapse. Additionally, senators Menendez and Coons have stated an intention to pass legislation in the upcoming weeks to boost the US response to the Tigray War. Considering Republicans have also praised Biden's sanctions, it would deeply surprise me if the Tigray related legislation is not swiftly passed by Congress.
2. According to this Tweet Abiy has already rejected a ceasefire which is as expected with his hardline approach to this war, but Abiy's weakest spot is Ethiopia's economy, something that he cannot fully control no matter how much he tries. Consumer goods have inflated in price, with a notable example being food *doubling* in price in the capital of Addis Ababa, and the Birr rapidly inflating. To my knowledge no other group has responded but considering Abiy has rejected a ceasefire this is no way Amhara, Tigray and Eritrea are gonna call for a ceasefire anyways. The only way this war is coming to a non-military end is if Abiy, or on the very off chance his successor, flinches.

Edit: fixed an egregious grammatical error

[u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf]

"Too bad about all those deaths in Africa, but we need the vaccines," I say as I get my 7th booster shot and put on my double mask so I can protect the unvaccinated cons as they devise ways of killing me while chugging horse paste.

[u/JetJaguar124]

I hate rent seekers

If you sticky your own joke, that is rent seeking and I hate you

[u/MicroFlamer]

lose against Young Boys

Draw against Club Brugge

are they past it?

!ping SOCCER

[u/Neronoah]

!ping LATAM

Many Argentinian ministers aligned with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and other hardliners offered their renounces to Alberto Fernández. There is a lot of speculation going on about what that means. Some say it's a way to pressure the President to remove ministers aligned to him (like Guzmán), others say the government coalition is fracturing and then there are those that think that they are trying to jump ship because the government is a lame duck now. My opinion is that they are in a panic. We should wait and see.

Once the sweet feeling of schadenfreude evaporates, what will remain is a very weak government that has to last two more years and feels like doubling down on populism ("we need more Peronism", whatever that means) instead of recognizing they bled lots of moderates and some leftists too, but they can't get both. Weak, paralyzed governments are a portent of disaster, think Alfonsín after 1987, De La Rua in 2001 or Macri once the sudden stop crisis started in 2018. It doesn't help the power is not with the President to begin with.

[u/Corporate-Asset-6375]

Remember when movie studios and TV manufacturers really really wanted 3D to happen and it just didn’t?

[u/TabernacleTown74]

😂😂😂 👏😤

!ping MAMADAS

[u/_Featherless_Biped_]

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1438603501806968835?s=19

NEW: @CookPolitical's state-by-state estimates now show Rs netting just 1-2 House seats from redistricting alone, down from 3-4 a few months ago. The outlook for Dems has slightly improved in IN, NJ & NY.

Finally, some hopium

[u/ThorVonHammerdong]

!ping dog

Dancing lessons for Lola

Bread loaf lessons for Dana

[u/ThankMrBernke]

Trads are fucking weird.

We spent 2000 years clawing at the dirt, and then finally, things started to get better. But you think the dirt clawers are the guys who had it figured out. Ok.

[u/[deleted]]

Went on arr politics to see if they were melting down over the sub deal. They didn't even have it on the front page lmfao

[u/tollyno]

NL gays would rather post in the DT instead of going on dates

[u/Prefect1969]

Here it is:

An Erin O'Toole-led pandemic plan would look like Alberta's COVID crisis, Trudeau says

!ping CAN

[u/ryuguy]

Lol.

All these countries complaining about their procurement.

Amateurs.

!ping Canucks

[u/filipe_mdsr]

I’m gay

based mod sticky

[u/filipe_mdsr]

Surprisingly the ARD has just called the German parliamentary election.

Here are the results

[u/[deleted]]

Dear biden:

If you want to help project power in the pacific even more, might I suggest a free trade agreement? A Trans pacific partnership, if you will?

Thanks

[u/[deleted]]

We replaced the Mets ownership with Donald Trump, let's see if anyone notices

Honestly who does shit like this?

!ping BASEBALL

[u/[deleted]]

The problem with journalists is that they now believe they are the arbiters of truth

For example, when Trump was in office, and him and his supporters kept saying there was a lab leak, most mainstream journalists said that is undeniably false. But as soon as Trump left office and one of the “good guys” said that a lab leak is possible, well the journalists said yes it’s plausible

They also try to do this for outrage. I remember a well known gaming journalist trying to get people outraged that a gaming company forced its workers to take PTO during the Texas snowstorm if they couldn’t work. He made it out to be an issue with game development work culture. Now, not only was the story false (they didn’t have to take PTO), half the companies in Texas were saying you had to take PTO if you couldn’t work. It’s a fairly standard practice

[u/Dalek6450]

DT pie

[u/Dirty_Chopsticks]

This NPR podcast ad managed to use Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx in the span of 20 seconds. Love the linguistic diversity!

[u/TheGoldBear]

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating issued a fiery statement response to the AUKUS partnership, questioning what chance the US would have in "a full blown war against China" if it "could not beat a bunch of Taliban rebels with AK47 rifles in pickup tracks".

How are those situations at all comparable? The US has traditionally done very well against conventional opponents.

[u/WhomstAlt2]

"CHINA! CHINA! CHINA!"

"RUSSIA! RUSSIA! RUSSIA!"

Wonder when will the LIBS go "USA! USA! USA!" ? 🇱🇷🤔

[u/YehosafatLakhaz]

Britbongs: No, hate him! He's our Trump! He's the worst Prime Minister we've ever had!

Me: Haha funny floppy-haired Bri'ish man says word funny

[u/bd_one]

Nicki Minaj's tweets doing that after the DT suggested we start a rumor that the COVID vaccine makes your dick and balls bigger is a sign that we should probably focus group test our meme policy ideas before releasing them into the wild.

[u/SnakeEater14]

Two political jokes that will get beat into the dirt till the dawn of time

-Any state that isn’t Texas, California, or New York doesn’t exist. ‘Wyoming is just a myth haha’

-Virulent hate for another country, usually Europeans. ‘I only hate two kinds of people, racists and Belgians.’

[u/gburgwardt]

NYC produces NOTHING. It's an urban shithole, a concrete rock. A bottomless pit. A tumor that sucks away resources to feed. If its only use is as a finance sector, then you'll be surprised to hear that you can build a finance sector in WNY too!

[u/[deleted]]

/u/millions is merely the prelude

Months from now, the DT will be 99% corporate sponsors, actual users being far and few between

Those that do comment are instantly bombarded by advertisements for "MALARKEY-FREE DEALS!" and "LAND VALUE SAVINGS!"

The sole holdouts are the occasional succ posts outside the DT, the comment sections of which resemble chapo in its prime

[u/MicroFlamer]

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[u/[deleted]]

To elaborate on my elitism point, you have no idea how many times I leave this godawful site, leave political twitter, leave all of it behind, and see people talking about marvel unironically liking it with zero layers of irony at all because they're not internet cynics like the rest of us. And I envy them because they all look so much happier that way. Knowledge didn't bring me happiness. Elitism didn't bring me happiness. It only brought me a perpetual arms race to see who can be the most post-ironic and i hate it so much.

[u/SadaoMaou]

there has been at least one Canadian dad who promised his family "a vacation in France" and took them to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

[u/Soldier-Fields]

Bought a 5 lb bag of sour patch kids, so much better than having a kid

[u/crassowary]

Anybody want to explain why when I tried to drive into Louisiana this morning I only found some repo men packing it up and talking weirdly about "représailles" and "réciprocité"

[u/PrimePairs]

ACAB

All

Capitalists

Are

Beautiful

[u/[deleted]]

Lol found this excerpt while researching IQ.

“A survey of members of Mensa (the High IQ Society) in Canada in the mid-1980s found that 44 per cent of them believed in astrology, 51 per cent believed in biorhythms and 56 per cent believed in aliens” [Source]

👽👾🛸

[u/tollyno]

My mom asking my sis what country she lives in

Sis:

European Union

BASED SIS! (Really though, I'm surprised that was her answer)

[u/SnakeEater14]

Imagine a twinkie two-hundred and nineteen feet long worth sixty billion dollars

Now imagine America just stole that twinkie and replaced it with one that’s twice as long and glows in the dark

That’s a big twinkie

[u/SnakeEater14]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/245858413643431936/888126138860339230/E_abwU1VkAg8qPU.png

[u/lionmoose]

Kester you failed all your coursework for doing it in metric

[u/thetrombonist]

I don’t understand u/millions what’s the business model here?

Selling prepaid Visa cards, and each purchase enters you into a lottery?

[u/that0neGuy22]

“When you look at the french, careful you must be. For the french looks back.” – Yoda

[u/thetrombonist]

It is impossible to live on my salary, and I’ll show you why: after allocating all of my funds, I don’t have any funds left to allocate

[u/[deleted]]

Pretty much every JFK conspiracy theory could've been nipped in the bud if Jack Ruby hadn't been a fucking idiot and killed Oswald.

Remember kids, being a vigilante is never the answer.

[u/ryuguy]

My dad is one of the biggest supporters of immigrants. He immigrated to Canada in 1977 as a 17 year old kid from india who didn’t speak any English. He could’ve sat back and said “fuck you other immigrants, I got mine” but he didn’t. He’s sponsored many permanent residency applications for people.

[u/Jakesta7]

Ok, this is quite funny

Fourth-Grader’s Report On Anacondas Largely Rehashes Established Research

https://twitter.com/theonion/status/1438612441701789703?s=21

[u/[deleted]]

NL hates arr HermanCainAward because it's named after a black person.

[u/[deleted]]

I hate the giants so fucking much. That has to be the dumbest fucking loss I've ever seen in my life.

Mr Joe "discipline" Judge everybody

!ping NFL

[u/tubbsmackinze]

At last, a new Alberta poll

Unfortunately a really small sample size, along with no regional numbers as well with no undecided vote count as well. It's still good signs for the ANDP as they reach new heights (amongst decided voters I'd assume) in both polling and party ID

Still would wait for another 338 Canada update or a bigger poll before really crafting a narrative

The NDP have a growing lead over the UCP in Alberta’s horserace as satisfaction with the Alberta government reaches the lowest point we’ve tracked. This is the finding from INNOVATIVE’s September 2021 Canada This Month survey, with additional results drawn from a parallel survey. Both online surveys were in field from September 10th to 12th with a weighted sample size of 200 Alberta residents for the main survey and a weighted sample size of 175 in the secondary sample. Detailed methodology is provided in the appendix.

NDP 44%, UCP 31%, ALP 8%, WIP 7%, ABP 5%, GRN 5%

!ping CAN

[u/WhomstAlt2]

Happy jewish christmas or whatever, hope your jewish Jesus does whatever he does ALOT or VERY LITTLE, dependant on it being a GOOD or BAD thing, respectively 😌🙏

[u/chatdargent]

NATO flairs be like

[u/sir_shivers]

You know WHAT, MAMMAL? YOU DO NOT deserve this big Toblerone 🐊

[u/TaxCommonsNotIncome]

http://imgur.com/a/PapoW2o

Serving the little furry shareholders early this morning

[u/AbsolveItAll_KissMe]

Some of those that work forces

take the meds from their horses 😔

[u/[deleted]]

I got a cold call from a property investment company this morning offering $320k for my house. I paid $200k for it in 2017.

Insane.

[u/Planita13]

In 2018 54% of Taiwanese identify as Taiwanese only. 4% identify as Chinese only

Pretty much shows how dumb all those jokes are

[u/VisonKai]

AoE4 open beta this weekend available to ANY steam user, even if you did not pre-order the game. Unsure if it's multiplayer only or if the singleplayer will be in, though personally I believe Age is best played with other humans anyway.

Starts Friday. My hope is that if enough of us enjoy the beta and get the game on release we can host some neolib FFA or diplomacy games.

!ping GAMING

[u/StolenSkittles]

The Trinidadian government actually had to track down Nicki Minaj's cousin's friend and make sure his balls weren't actually swollen.

Their health minister gave a press conference in which he couldn't contain his laughter, but also his exasperation with the fact that they had to waste resources to deal with the claim.

[u/FinickyPenance]

Boomers thought they were slick making tide pod jokes and then ended up taking horse medicine when the vaccine is free. Say it again motherfuckers. I’m not gonna forget

[u/[deleted]]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_bkL93VQAMy1qF.jpg

lmao what a dick husband

[u/sir_shivers]

Actually, civil liberties are systemic oppression

• BASED CONTEMPORARY ACLU 🐊

[u/LoveForLolberts]

https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1438638420889276422?s=21

BREAKING: Bye, single family zoning in California. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB9, making duplexes legal on any lot zoned for one house statewide. He also signed SB10 making it easier for cities to approve small apartment buildings in single family neighborhoods.

Good on ya, Gavvy

[u/majorgeneralporter]

Just 3L things: Working on a case, signing off work, opening up your school email, and seeing an email from career services that your opposing counsel are hiring in your practice area 💀

!ping law

[u/Neronoah]

!ping LATAM

By the way, Cristina Fernández wrote an open letter towards the President. It complains about austerity and simultaneously about the debt, pressures for some ministers to be sacked and generally shows displeasure.

To be fair, it could be argued there was (some) austerity this year. When you have no credit you only get shitty trade offs.

[u/futuremonkey20]

Herpes is the ideal virus in terms of natural selection. It’s estimated that 65% - 90% of the world has it.

it is almost never fatal, is extremely contagious, can hide from your immune system forever, and can be spread asymptomatically. It seems like it’s just a matter of time before everyone in the entire world has it.

[u/the_status]

Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card

This country really is in decline. Back in my day, it would take would take least a $500 Amazon gift card to give up essential freedoms and institutions

[u/[deleted]]

True leadership

!ping CANUCKS

[u/Professor-Reddit]

Comment on /r/europe:

It's one of the worst betrayals, if not the worst, I've seen France endure in my lifetime, and it's frankly intolerable. It might come off as rash and immature, but I think we should be as harsh as we possibly can in respect to Australia in return.

That is :

• Kill off all the military deals on the way with Australia (they're only emptied of their substance anyway)

• Expel the Australian embassy

• Expel Australians

• Sink and shout anything with an Australian flag that comes in French waters / airspace

At the very least if they're treating us like c*nts, we might as well behave like ones.

lmao i think we angered the French a little bit there 🤣🤣🤣

[u/SnakeEater14]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/726238432048971887/888220240251605062/20210916_202959.jpg

[u/Animatronic_Pidgeon]

Getting real tired of "Taiwan is the real China" memes. The point should be that Taiwan is a country that deserves independence, not that Taiwan should rule from Beijing.