Funny the date americans are most obsessed with shares its name with the imperial police number and an overpriced range of Volkswagen beetles created by an SS officer
Image is of Stepanakert, essentially the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is now a ghost city, and Azerbaijan has recently torn down the parliament building and various other important places. Sourced from this article....
Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his three-day trip to China by instructing Beijing to end exports that help Russia’s industrial sector or face US sanctions and tariffs.
I’m not skeptical per se. I’ve just been propagandized so fucking much—I grew up watching those propagandocumentaries on the National Geographic Channel about the DPRK, etc., fr that was what I watched instead of cartoons lol....
A simple fact to remember is that China’s government has overwhelming public support according to a western source (IIRC it was a harvard study or something) while the “democracies” of the “international community” consistently have government administrations with absolutely dismal approval ratings
Performatively pretending to support movements against oppression is just no longer, in any way, less frustrating than the conservative tendency to just outright support oppression, and that’s all liberals do....
When is this gonna happen to this website (hexbear.net)
The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel (www.youtube.com)
US senator says Israel should drop nuclear bombs on Gaza (www.youtube.com)
Bulletins and News Discussion from May 13th to May 19th, 2024 - The Blazing Furnace - COTW: Vietnam (hexbear.net)
An image of a Central Committee meeting in Hanoi. Image taken from this article....
No it wont (hexbear.net)
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nine eleven (hexbear.net)
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Bulletins and News Discussion from May 6th to May 12th, 2024 - The Nagorno-Karabakh Nosedive - COTW: Armenia (hexbear.net)
Image is of Stepanakert, essentially the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is now a ghost city, and Azerbaijan has recently torn down the parliament building and various other important places. Sourced from this article....
(cw: sexualization of minors) NH GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ (www.nj.com)
The European economy is entering stagnation. Over past five quarters, the average quarterly GDP growth for the EU-27 was 0.03%, with all progress occurring in Q1 2023, which saw a growth of 0.33%. (lemmy.ml)
ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/…/2-30042024-bp
Biden says dissent must not lead to disorder and his support for Israel remains unwavering amid college protests (hexbear.net)
Biden says dissent must not lead to disorder and his support for Israel remains unwavering amid college protests | CNN Politics...
Biden condemns university antiwar protests, says 'Order must prevail' (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden gave a speech this morning condemning the university antiwar protesters. He calls them violent and says that they are protesting illegally....
Exclusive: Mexico, facing US pressure, will halt incentives to Chinese EV makers (www.reuters.com)
Bill Barr bent the knee and was rewarded appropriately. (hexbear.net)
China lays out five major goals it expects to focus on for Blinken's China visit (www.globaltimes.cn)
Bulletins and News Discussion from April 22nd to April 28th, 2024 - The Scramble For Africa: Green Edition - COTW: Democratic Republic of the Congo (hexbear.net)
Image is from this Washington Post article, which shows the Shabara artisanal mine, where cobalt and copper are dug out by hand....
China if it was a democracy and not an autocracy oppressing all its citizens (www.studentuniverse.com)
Hong Kong (hexbear.net)
Context: Hong Kongers who didn’t like the mainland now partying with its better infrastructure and more affordable goods
HAN: CDC confirm first human infection of bird flu in the US (hexbear.net)
twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1776331517247066352
Joe Biden calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
It's *very hard* for me to wrap my head around the DPRK, PRC, Vietnam, Cuba, etc., being more democratic and free than the U.S.
I’m not skeptical per se. I’ve just been propagandized so fucking much—I grew up watching those propagandocumentaries on the National Geographic Channel about the DPRK, etc., fr that was what I watched instead of cartoons lol....
I'm at a point where liberals are more annoying than conservatives.
Performatively pretending to support movements against oppression is just no longer, in any way, less frustrating than the conservative tendency to just outright support oppression, and that’s all liberals do....
Biden makes move towards banning Chinese automobiles, concern trolls about privacy (www.whitehouse.gov)
Twitter commentary from Glenn Luk:...
Europe has run out of money according to the French finance minister and might need to start using people's savings (twitter.com)
The brokest hoes be the loudest gangster-spongebob