One of the odd things people say about #Israel is that it's a "Western state" when it's no more a #Western state than Japan and, in my opinion, far less so. For example, #marriage is determined by religious authorities even though The #West stopped doing this over a century ago. #politics#international
So, is there a way for a Canadian to get Grit TV without having to pay some ridiculous cost for streaming "packages" and without having to use some shitty "app"? For something that is free to air it sure seems hard to get. :-( #askfedi#western
In 2023, the largest #Western#banks still operating in #Russia paid taxes that were four times the amount they paid before the full-scale invasion. This is due partly to international #sanctions on Russian banks.
First, it’s not my strong suit as a writer. Second, it seems a bit tangential for these books. But. It’s a powerful motivator. There are some glorious complications available, also.
I prefer to leave it ambiguous.
Why do these ideas always come up when I'm working on something else? I'm aware that mashing up mecha and westerns isn't new or original. These are some ideas I'm jotting down for later. Maybe I'll run it with Lancer?
"#Russia has for years positioned itself as a bastion of "traditional" values in contrast with #Western#liberalism as its relations with the West have deteriorated over its 2014 annexation of Crimea and 2022 full-scale invasion of #Ukraine."
Folks, it is an hour until #MONSTERDON, your weekly monster movie watch party. If you'd rather avoid a flood of toots about a goofy monster flick, set up a filter!
This week is a doozy, we got GODMONSTER OF INDIAN FLATS! It looks... Uh, bad. God save this vessel and all who sail in her ^^;;;
The war in #Ukraine wasn’t yet a month old when President Vladimir #Putin crowed #Russia had already survived an “economic blitzkrieg” of sanctions, though warning of worse unemployment and inflation to come. In some ways, he wasn’t optimistic enough.
The drip feed of punishment by #Western governments meant the economy had enough time to build immunity while pocketing a record windfall from the spike in commodity prices the invasion helped unleash.