[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 64 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

NBC: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head says

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IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that major economic disruptions are not far off for parts of Asia and Europe if ships are not allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

He apparently decided to strategically employ severe cringe to drive the point home:

“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going to have major implications for the global economy. And the longer it goes, the worse it will be for the economic growth and inflation around the world,” he said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/europe-maybe-6-weeks-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-says-rcna332122

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 73 points 3 weeks ago

Technically, the Thirty Years War lasted weeks. Over 1500 of them, sure, but it did last weeks.

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 58 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Noem out as DHS secretary, per various sources

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 70 points 2 months ago

What are we, a bunch of Arabs?

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Just stumbled on this page, thought people here might appreciate it

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 74 points 9 months ago

This is called fraud, and it's illegal even in our current capitalist hellscape. Probably a bit, but if not it's a written confession.

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 67 points 9 months ago

"Leadership? I just wanted a cushy job that makes me feel important and connects me with rich, powerful people. What about that do you poors not understand?"

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 78 points 11 months ago

Leaving aside the total amorality of this, these people have absolutely no grounds to sue. They bought a house and the value went down. That's how the cookie crumbles sometimes

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago

Kraft said that before the contract was terminated, she saw 30% to 40% of children in a given docket without lawyers. Now, she said, the number has increased to 50% to 60%.

So it's not different in kind, just degree? Fuuuuck

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NYT is even worse, look at this fucking garbage:

The case has supercharged a partisan battle over immigration. Democrats argue that the Trump administration defied the law in deporting and then refusing to return Mr. Abrego Garcia, who entered the United States illegally but was later granted “withholding of removal” status in 2019. Mr. Trump and other Republicans accuse Democrats of catering to a dangerous criminal who has no right to be in the United States.

They're fucking both-sidesing FASCISM

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Seriously, how is my Johnny-come-lately ass the first one to come up with this?

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 76 points 2 years ago

Ok you asked, so I'll answer. A trans woman is a woman, full stop. A lesbian woman is a woman who is only interested in fellow women. There is no contradiction there whatsoever, and it's actually a form of transphobia to think that there is. Most of us have learned transphobia from the society around us, so it's important to recognize it and stamp it out when it crops up.

Also, people's identities are important; trying to ignore them is a form of retreat used by reactionaries to avoid having to grow socially.

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Looks like we upset a few too many kkkanada residents over at lemmy.ca. I didn't see a post about this on here, so I thought I'd go ahead and make one.

2 of 4 reasons why are basically just PPB lol, and a third is for calling for executions of landlords mao-aggro-shining

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago

Your day-to-day life...on the massive globally interconnected computer network shared by everyone worldwide who has the means to connect to it? You didn't expect to see an opinion held by well over 1 billion people on that network, ever?

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 67 points 2 years ago

what-the-hell

You thought no Chinese people supported the One China Policy? Seriously?

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The rhetoric and goal of Hexbar are clear based on their announcement: to “dismantle western propaganda” and "demolish organizations such as NATO” shows that Hexbar has no intention of "respecting the rules of the community instance in which they are posting/commenting.” It’s to push their beliefs and ideology.

lol. lmao even

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