Iran has been living with Western sanctions for almost 40 years, and never have so many sanctions been imposed so quickly as against Russia. Although their effect is limited, there is little alternative....
Countries that have to jump through hoops to get their hands on, or sell sanctioned goods is an example of sanctions working.
Y’all remember back in 2022 when certain items were hard to get a hold of because of supply chain issues? You could still get what you wanted through the one weird trick of paying a premium for it. And that was a significant factor in inflation.
The goal of sanctions is not to hermetically seal a country off from global markets, but to damage that countries economy.
A great number of the enslaved people trafficked to the English Caribbean were later trafficked to work camps in places like South Carolina. In that State in particular (may be the case elsewhere IDK), the majority of the English Colonists as well as enslaved people came from the West Indies.
By the 19th Century the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the US (1808). The British abolished slavery in 1833. Most enslaved people in the US were descendants of enslaved people already there. IDK what the birth rate for enslaved people was, but you can imagine that 100 enslaved people trafficked in 1700 could be over a thousand by the time of the American Civil War. So most of what we think of as the height of US chattel slavery was after the Atlantic Trade was in decline.
This is a common rural mentality. Animals are utilitarian and those who fail to be useful or prove to be a nuisance are a waste of resources. “useless eaters”
Unless you’re vegan (and I’m not), you participate in this kind of cruelty, even if you happen to be a few degrees removed from it.
That’s insane considering 99% of users have never heard of F23 and the ones who know use a separate shortcut to activate it. I’ve never seen a keyboard with all 24 function keys.
This is ironic since it’s exactly the people who search for a “deep sense of meaning” who are the most credulous and vulnerable.
A man who says the meaning of life is when your quesadilla has burned bits of cheese on the outside of the tortilla might sound like a fool, but I bet he wouldn’t let a cult leader fuck his wife.
I don’t think the Warsaw uprising is an apt comparison for the war in Gaza. Never-mind the inflammatory nature of the Israel/Nazi comparison. But it’s just doesn’t add much context or illumination to what’s happening.
I think historic examples that could bring more light than heat are : Plan Dalet and the Nakba (47-48), Beirut ('82), or the First Intifada (87-93). I think it might help if people understood more about this conflict, rather than trying to retread it over with WWII.
I feel like the people most affected by paywalls, i.e. people who read their news, are already pretty well informed.
There’s plenty of access to quality journalism, more than ever, the problem is that no amount of quality or availability can compete with misinformation tailored to addict, comfort, and flatter it’s audience. You can’t inform people against their will.
Journalists killed in Gaza represent the vast majority of journalists killed worldwide in '23, '24. So if Israel is putting them in jail, it’s softening it’s policy.
Is the UN official saying that the pier is enabling the Israeli invasion of Rafah, as though it wouldn’t happen otherwise? Or is he saying that but for the pier, Israel will open more land crossing to aid?
And what is the corrective action? Should the pier be built somewhere else, or not at all? Are their any factors about where to locate the pier besides political? Like the depth of the water or existing infrastructure?
And if the problem with the aid is that it’s a meaningless PR gesture, then does PR medicine not heal? Dose PR food not nourish?
Please help me understand why delivering food and medicine to Gaza is bad.
The long-awaited passing of the U.S. aid bill in the House of Representatives over the weekend was swiftly followed by a collective sigh of relief in Ukraine and among the country’s allies....
Their are strategies that make the fight significantly easier. Like charging the fire umbrella with his special attacks and countering. Sometimes he will spam the lightning attack in the last phase making it trivial.
IDK about straight cheese, though I remember seeing a Youtuber trick him to fall off the cliff.
The reason Dwyer shot himself is that he was facing prison time for a corruption scheme and if he died while still in office, his family got full benefits. Oh, and it turned out he was innocent.
Edit: sorry, turns out I was spreading disinformation. I read the Wikipedia article and it turns out the evidence against Dwyer was pretty solid. Thanks u/TopRamenBinLaden for setting me straight.
May be an incident where they could not understand how much things they take for granted cost to the normies, a flagrant disregard for morals or ethics, a blatant show of arrogance or disconnectedness, or anything yould like to share.
Cable news’ job is to sell advertising. Nelson is the judge of how well their doing.
This is what’s so frustrating about neolibs like Jon. They think a call to honor, or perhaps some light regulation can reform capitalism. And even sillier, they imagine that a responsible cable news would somehow lead to an informed electorate.
This is an old schtick for Stuart. Fox News is crazy and CNN is stupid. Both sides, you guys. Please don’t look at the incentive structure behind the curtain.
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Why Iran and Russia can dodge Western sanctions (www.dw.com)
Iran has been living with Western sanctions for almost 40 years, and never have so many sanctions been imposed so quickly as against Russia. Although their effect is limited, there is little alternative....
Overview of the slave trade out of Africa (1500-1900) (i.imgur.com)
Source: slavevoyages.org/…/overview-slave-trade-out-afric…
Kristi Noem killed her pet dog, "Cricket," after the animal misbehaved on a hunting trip, she says (www.salon.com)
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Hamas and Iran celebrate anti-Gaza war protests taking US colleges by storm (www.usatoday.com)
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Thoughts on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the 07 October (www.nationalww2museum.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14910832...
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US plans for Gaza aid pier branded ‘smokescreen’ to allow Israeli invasion of Rafah (www.independent.co.uk)
What Ukraine lost while waiting for the US aid bill to pass (kyivindependent.com)
The long-awaited passing of the U.S. aid bill in the House of Representatives over the weekend was swiftly followed by a collective sigh of relief in Ukraine and among the country’s allies....
Cue me dying 58 times before killing him once only to first-try him on NG+ by cheesing :^] (lemmy.zip)
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When did you realize that rich people live in a world of their own?
May be an incident where they could not understand how much things they take for granted cost to the normies, a flagrant disregard for morals or ethics, a blatant show of arrogance or disconnectedness, or anything yould like to share.
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"Are you trying to make this OJ?": Jon Stewart warns media's Trump trial coverage could backfire (www.salon.com)
Daily Show host blasts media for treating the “most mundane bulls**t” as “Earth-shattering”...
Site that let's me filter by standalone novels only?
I love fantasy, but fantasy series are kind of nefarious for some… problems....
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