[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 29 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Centrists also support immigration because brown people are genetically better at yucky jobs like cleaning bathrooms. In their world view, AI is simply doing the job no one else wants to do, freeing society* from the requirement to labor.

* white ppl

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 13 points 5 days ago

A kitchen stove can also be called a range, so having three microwaves could imply the displacement of conventional cooking appliances (such as ranges) hence deranged

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 16 points 5 days ago

Oh that’s a clever one

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 24 points 5 days ago

In the linked video, his final message states that he converted due to the cost-benefit ratio and also to satisfy his Christian friends.

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It is true that virtually all of his predictions were wrong. But he was right about one thing: his death was unavoidable. And now he will forever “get the hell away from Black people”, following his own advice. You gotta hand it to him, he did what he said he would, eventually, if you squint. Though, his last-minute conversion to Christianity might subvert even that.

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[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago

Overall I agree with you ITT but on the specific point of whether to call it out, I think that question has been settled among communists since the at least the Bolshevik era. Communists should not hesitate on matters of principle.

Now I think there are productive and counterproductive ways of doing it at a large rally. It would be unwise to antagonize people sincerely listening and considering your ideas. But there should be at least a comment educating the group on why it is a wrong approach and why no party members will be seen carrying the flag. To do otherwise is to allow insinuation and, if any movement ever takes off, it defers the struggle to a later point and you have to purge a bunch of liberals from your org.

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago

Submarine until further notice

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago

why doesn’t China require everyone to purchase rare earths in yuan instead of stopping the flow of goods? Wouldn’t that create demand for the renminbi and threaten dollar hegemony?

Why would China want that in the short term? They have a huge amount of USD as a colossal exporter nation

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Insulting doesn’t even come close to describing what’s wrong with this

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Random article about Chicago, but this news has been all over my feeds. Reeks of union busting to me. They closed one of the six-in-the-world Reserve Roasteries, the one in Seattle, overnight. Workers got dressed before the crack of dawn to find their workplace boarded up with a sign on the door. The night shift was sent home early for “building maintenance” which was just time to board up the place.

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Trailer

Wikipedia

The first film Sisu was a Finnish national/military propaganda film, kind of like Top Gun is to America. It followed the events around a fictional John Wick-esque character as he confounds the Nazis during their retreat out of Finland at the end of WW2. I don’t remember much from that movie, but I think the presence of the Soviets was minor.

This one looks different. Si2u is set in 1946, just after the war, and now the villain is the Soviet Union.

I swear to God Finland is the embodiment of horseshoe theory and double genocide myth. It’s weird that movies like this still get made in 2025.

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It implies that the content is antisemitic or holocaust denying just because it’s anti-Zionist

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Perhaps I’m reading too much into it, but

spoilerThe plot cleanly maps to the European “Jewish Question”, except dragons are the Jews in this story. The Hidden World is Israel, a place to put all the dragons because the Vikings are too ~~antisemitic~~ antidraconic to coexist peacefully; and gosh darn it, it’s too hard to change their minds. EVEN THOUGH a central theme in movies 1 and 2 is the opposite: that the people of Berk can change their minds about dragons, and that people generally can overcome bigotry. All of that goes out the window with the third movie.

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That’s it

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With thunderous applause?

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Finland's track gauge is changing: "We are starting from the north, and we have strong support from NATO," says Minister Lulu Ranne

The Nordic ministers issued a statement on military mobility between the countries.

Finland is preparing for a change in track gauge.

Finland is planning to switch to the European standard gauge. According to Transport Minister Lulu Rante, the government must make a national decision on changing the gauge by July 2027.

Changes to the track gauge would start north of Oulu.

The project is based on improving security of supply and military mobility, as well as developing cross-border connections to Sweden and Norway.

This is not just a Finnish issue, but a joint project of the whole of Europe and NATO, Ranne said at a press conference for the informal meeting of Nordic transport ministers in Helsinki.

According to Rante, now is the right time for Finland to join the standard width.

The need for funding is great, but the EU can support the planning by up to 50 percent and the construction by about 30 percent. However, implementation will not happen quickly. Work can start in the early 2030s at the earliest, Ranne emphasized.

– Of course, we are very pragmatic and realistic, we cannot do this in five years. We are planning until the end of the decade, and maybe in 2032 we can start construction.

Ministers gather to discuss transport from a military perspective

The transport ministers of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark met today in Helsinki.

The ministers issued a joint statement on military mobility and security of supply.

The Nordic transport ministers also agree that the planning of the national transport system must take into account preparedness, military mobility and security of supply, the ministers declared and assured their consensus.

According to it, "it is important to recognize" cross-border military movement.

– It is important for all of us that the Nordic countries cooperate, even when it comes to logistics-related matters, not only military but also civilian, Finnish Minister of Transport Lulu Ranne said at a press conference.

– The current geopolitical situation, together with Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership, further emphasizes the importance of comprehensive Nordic cooperation.

Ranne stated that the transportation sector is also the basis for military operations.

– If the transportation system is destroyed, then our military forces, our equipment, our defense forces cannot function. And protect us, defend us as they should.

Informal meeting on transport

The ministers also agree that preparedness, military mobility and security of supply should be taken into account in national transport system planning, in close cooperation with the defence authorities. The transport ministers also recognise the importance of regional Nordic cooperation and information sharing within the NATO context.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also increased cooperation between the Ministry of Transport.

The informal meeting of Nordic transport ministers focused on cooperation in transport system planning and maritime safety. The ministers discussed transport system cooperation, including from a preparedness perspective, and received an update on the European track gauge.

The ministers issued a joint statement. The statement highlights the importance of cross-border military mobility, civil preparedness and security of supply in both the Nordic transport system strategy and the countries' national transport system planning.

Tomorrow's talk about shadow fleets in the Baltic Sea

The informal meeting of transport ministers will continue tomorrow, Wednesday, May 14. The ministers will discuss maritime safety, including the shadow fleet.

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 116 points 2 years ago

CEO Sundar Pichai said, "We have a culture of vibrant, open discussion... But ultimately we are a workplace and our policies and expectations are clear: this is a business, and not a place […] to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics."

  • Our apolitical business decisions
  • Their disruptive protests

A billion-dollar contract with Israel is a political decision. There is no way to oppose it except politically. Own the decisions you make Google.

[-] quarrk@hexbear.net 118 points 2 years ago

No, China doesn’t count because that would challenge my worldview. I know I’m right, I just haven’t figured out how yet.

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