Random Politics Thread

[Virtual ghost]

As a socialist I think class war is inevitable but this isnt class war, this is proxy struggles and agit prop by the global terrorists in moscow. The very guys who betrayed socialism the first chance they got.

BYD Brazil scandal exposes flaws in Chinese investment

I am afraid that class struggle has a lot to do with what is following. After all dictatorship and worker's rights were never a natural combination. The economy of the collective west is being challenged by organizers of slave labor and that is actually core of the problem. Since in many fields slavery can make you ultra competitive. This is exactly why dictatorship and workers right's aren't natural combination at all.

 

[The Cat]

Oligarchy​

 

[Virtual ghost]

Musk, Meta fuel far-right attack against EU tech ‘censorship’

German institutions depart X, a day after Musk's Weidel talk

 

[Totenkindly]

Well, that's something I guess...

In an unprecedented moment in American history, the president-elect has been sentenced on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. The case stems from payments made to bisexual adult film actress and advocate Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an alleged affair. Despite this conviction, Trump is set to take the oath of office on January 20.

The Supreme Court declined Trump’s request to delay sentencing in a 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the liberal justices to reject his bid. As a convicted felon, Trump cannot vote in his home state of Florida.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Greenland’s PM: We don’t want to be Americans

 

[Virtual ghost]

I watched my evening news and the estimates for LA fires are 10 000+ buildings destroyed. Estimated damage is 150+ billion $.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

As Musk pushes AfD, German officials consider ditching X

 

[The Cat]

Did Biden tank the deal?
Did oil companies not consider it worth the cost?
How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?
The World may never know...​

 

[Totenkindly]

I’m not 100% clear on the implication but..,

He's such a clueless dipshit: He already is speaking from a position of money and power, and now he's simply abusing it.

 

[The Cat]

BOHICA​

 

[Red Herring]

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

 

[Red Herring]

Most recent article I could find is 2024 stating 23% of U.S. population.

Toll of QAnon on families of followers — Harvard Gazette

New book by Nieman Fellow explores pain, frustration in efforts to help loved ones break free of hold of conspiracy theorists.

news.harvard.edu

Core beliefs

QAnon

www.adl.org

Views on Hollywood

Lizard people, deadly orgies and JFK: How QAnon hijacked Hollywood to spread conspiracies

Many of Q's story lines, including evil lizard aliens and a cabal of pedophiles, are pulled from films and television shows. Screenwriters are not happy.

www.latimes.com

Relationship to private militias

What Jan. 6 Revealed About QAnon and Militias

What a study of 18 anti-government extremists arrested in connection with Jan. 6 tells us about QAnon and militia fusion.

www.lawfaremedia.org

I know those people are crazy. My point is that suspecting the Russians or organized MAGA behind wildfires without any proof is basically following a similar mindset.

 

[Virtual ghost]

How the fires started is almost besides the point at this moment.
Since at this rate it is questionable if there will be functional city left once this is all over.

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

The LA stuff is kinda surreal.
Especially since this is huge crisis that came out of "no where". Plus all of this will surely have political consequences of some kind. It is unclear how they will look like but there will be some serious "debates" once this is over.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

LA fires could be 'costliest' natural disaster in US history

The private US weather service AccuWeather, which also measures the costs of weather events, now estimates total losses at between $250 billion and $275 billion, almost double what it estimated last week. If those figures are borne out, it would make the LA wildfires the costliest natural disaster in US history.

 

[The Cat]

Always wondered what those two grew up to be.
Merrick Garland, you have brought much shame to your dojo.
You have been weighed, measured, and found wanting.
You have forgotten the face of your father, and your ancestors turn their backs to you like you turned yours on the American People.​