Meanwhile, the new government in the Netherlands (the richest parts of which are beneath sea level) has vowed to cut spending on climate issues. Yay for right wing governments.
While I’m not a fan of Russia and its dealings in the world, I can’t help but feel sorry for these guys, some of whom must surely just have been forcefully conscripted into this.
Right? It seems very easy to put the blame on all individual Russian soldiers, it’s not as if they have much choice. Of course, there’s a whole bunch of them acting like assholes in their role, but I’m sure there’s a whole bunch more of them who don’t particularly want to be there but are forced to.
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald...
What an interesting read. Well-written, it really gives you a sense of some of yhe deeper currents underneath the opaque goings-on in this faraway bastion of democracy (as it seems).
Woman looks to sue after NJ casino refuses to pay disputed $1.27 million slot machine prize (www.usatoday.com)
Guess the Episode [Easy] (lemmy.world)
1 point for the episode/main plot. 1 point for the joke/scene....
Antarctic ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Isn’t Looking So Good (www.splinter.com)
The paper is here
Russian soldier puts a washing machine drum on his head when he sees an FPV drone. (streamable.com)
t.me/ssternenko/28802...
Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat - and that 'democratic countries need to support Ukraine' (www.bbc.com)
When Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s President who soon leaves office after eight years and hands over to her successor William Lai, swept to power in 2016, she was dismissed as a dull bureaucrat. But she stood up to an increasingly authoritarian and aggressive China under Xi Jinping; she held on to a vital US alliance under Donald...