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[–] melp@beehaw.org 1 points 9 minutes ago

Would've been great if instead of the fall of the USSR, it was the breaking up of Russia all together.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

It must suck living so close to Russia. It already sucks living one ocean over from it.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 3 points 11 hours ago

I honestly don't know what to make of it. I'm sure it'll be good for someone. Levar Burton Reads did a show on this concept and tainted the concept to me forever.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 1 points 11 hours ago

Kremlin needs to be stunned... with a fixking taser

[–] melp@beehaw.org 8 points 11 hours ago

We need to call our democratic leaders and tell them to follow Bernie

[–] melp@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

These "other" attacks always crop up right before elections. It happened in the US recently, too. Like clockwork.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

I was reading a lot of the homophobia in African countries is a white xtian import.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 3 points 1 day ago

Historically, just being vocally disapproving is helpful. A huge part of gleichschaltung is normalizing atrocity starting with basic shit before moving into killings.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 1 points 1 day ago

It does but I look at other dictatorships that allow their citizens to own guns like Russia and Nicaragua. They're still entrenched even with guns. The only difference I can see is the towns have defense against paramilitary and aren't dealing with M23. But they're still entrenched.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Calling my useless rep on this and dumb dumbass Durbin too

[–] melp@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What can we do to communicate to people in police and military to not suck and challenge this shit? I ask the void.

[–] melp@beehaw.org 11 points 2 days ago

Imagine the world benefit of everyone quit their meta job

 

A patch made from lab-grown muscle cells boosted heart function in monkeys with cardiovascular disease and is now being tested in humans

 

Weeee

 

archive link: https://archive.ph/4XuVz Long read so here's a summary:

The Ukraine War has revealed several surprises:

War returned to Europe despite expectations of permanent peace The conflict primarily involves the US and Russia rather than European powers Ukraine showed unexpected resilience Russia demonstrated economic resilience against sanctions Europe showed geopolitical and economic passivity

According to Todd, the European Union's problems stem from the Maastricht Treaty, which:

Led to deindustrialization Created a quasi-religious faith in the euro Resulted in loss of national sovereignty Produced political passivity and resignation among citizens Encouraged elites to reject nationalism in favor of "Europeanism"

On the United States, Todd argues:

America has transitioned from world's factory to world's largest consumer The US is losing its technological edge to China in several areas The dollar's global dominance may be threatened by BRICS expansion and de-dollarization efforts American education is declining, particularly in STEM fields The decline of Protestantism has removed the moral center of American power

Todd's analysis of Western decline includes several factors:

The rise of neoliberalism has led to destruction of industries and social structures Educational regression in the West Loss of industrial capacity Increasing inequality and social atomization Technology stagnation outside of IT

The reviewer notes that Todd's main weakness is excessive pessimism that may overlook possibilities for renewal and adaptation in an uncertain era. This 2024 book appears to synthesize Todd's long-standing contrarian views about Western decline, particularly focusing on how the Ukraine war has exposed underlying weaknesses in Western economic and political systems.

 

Ya'll this was not on my bingo card ...

 

Dropbox is ditching its encrypted vault March 4th

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