China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
The West let it happen. They didn't arm Ukraine quickly enough, nor did they do much of anything to help Ukraine in the decade before. Instead they became closer pals with Russia after the annexation and even more dependent. Had they nipped this in the bud more than a decade ago, Russia wouldn't have had the means nor the will to invade Ukraine.
Europe and the USA need to ramp up production of military assets as if it's wartime and help Ukraine defend itself, instead of twiddling their thumbs and asking themselves if Putin is really serious while Ukraine soldiers lose their lives.
Who is "they" and "nipping" it sounds like you're suggesting would be to flood the (at the time) half corrupt country half Russian owned country with Western weapons to untrained people
The Western powers, but mostly Western Europe. The Baltic states and Poland were very wary of Russia and there multiple news articles of them fearing a Russian invasion (Lithuania 2017).
Gearing up NATO for a possible invasion to actually increase military spending for secure Baltic borders, stockpiling arms and weapons, as well as gradually much harsher sanctions for Russia together with increasing economic distancing - aka a strong response, could've shown Russia who not to trifle with. The former USSR states said multiple times that Russia wouldn't recognize much apart force.
The Nord Stream pipeline was beyond idiotic. After signing the Paris agreement in 2015, agreeing to get more gas into the EU and from Russia of all parties, was just dumb. The dependency created was more on European side than Russian side.
Russia started testing its own internet and tried producing its own chips for Russian "independence", but after the annexation how could that not be interpreted as preparation for disconnection from Western tech?
Probably the situation was complex back then and even more complex today, but the reality is that to many people the attack on Ukraine was not a surprise but a matter of time.
The crew, made up of 20 Indians and a Sri Lankan national, has been unable to disembark because of visa restrictions, a lack of required shore passes and parallel ongoing investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FBI.
On Monday, the crew remained on board even as authorities used small explosive charges to deliberately "cut" an expanse of the bridge lying on the ship's bow.
Would they treat Europeans like this? This is only happening because they're brown.
These stupid jokes about centrists really show how fucked up the USA is. Both parties are the same: shit. One is less shit than the other (democrats, to be clear), but they are both still shit. There's a guy running literally called "Literally Anybody Else".
Again with the stupid response. Just because you grew up in a country divided political system doesn't mean that everybody has to be divided and tribal. Learn to think for yourself, instead of just mindlessly parroting the opinions of youtubers and redditors who just exited a cave, unable to distinguish between anything more than light and dark.
"ug ug, yuuutoober say this bad!" then start a fight with another cave-educate individual "nug nug, no mai oootuber sey this gud!".
Very relatable. I have entire discographies with only about a song an album I like. It's kinda difficult to let go of the entire rest of the album without being sure I can access it at some point in the future.
They are too confused and attacking those less fortunate than them (aka other workers). All while the rich laugh at us.
Look at the poors fighting each other about immigration, feminism, racism, taxes, political ideology, religion, sports, hobbies, nationality, and getting riled up about whatever we shove into the news 🤣 They are all just the same to us: human resources to be exploited and distracted to be controlled more easily.
Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....
There are so many problems with Saudi Arabia, but because they have money and oil, nobody dares do anything. If we could decouple ourselves from their damn oil, maybe we could have more influence on them.
If you want equal rights for women in Saudi Arabia, try your best to stop depending on their major export: oil.
Can I ask what measures you've taken in your life to reduce your standard of living to match the degrowth goal?
Buy local products, buy conflict-free, slave-free, or fair trade products whenever possible, most of my belongings are second hand or have been in my possession for a long time (the oldest piece of clothing I was gifted is about 40 years old, the oldest I bought about 20), don't own a car and public transport is taken whenever possible, short distances are by bike or foot, food waste is nearly 0, etc.
The US is working to prevent the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Gaza, Israeli media has reported....
BBC Russian, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022. New graves in cemeteries helped provide the names of many soldiers....
Unfortunately, they have way more men to send out and die. Probably only the poor and/or disenfranchised Russians or political rivals are sent into the meatgrinder. I bet metropoles are losing far less men than the countryside.
I know the real answer is reddit but I really don’t want to go back now that I’ve already grown used to life without it. I was hoping for Lemmy to be a viable substitute but it isn’t. I can see how this place is wonderful for the certain type of person but that person is not me. My experience during the past 6+ months has...
What have you tried? There are communities of all types on here. If you say something, there are definitely people who will agree and others who will disagree. Most will express it quite badly and few will give a thoughtful response. Reddit, I find, was much worse at nuance.
/r/askmen for example was open to anybody asking questions while /r/askwomen was heavily heavily moderated and didn't allow diverging views. /r/science turned into a place for science memes. /r/politics was just a battleground for left and right wingers calling each other names, and places about men's health were consistently attacked by other subs. Reddit seemed like twitter's second coming - with communities.
Sometimes I click on instances to check them out, but feddit.de has consistently been returning a 500 error however there are people posting from there. What kind of magic is this? Have the Germans figured out how to have a private instance that's somehow still connected to the fediverse?...
Meanwhile the US is sending arms to Israel to bomb the lethally dangerous Palestinian children. And the EU is still debating whether Russia means it or not.
If lemmy's communities were not instance bound, but cross instance, it wouldn't be that much of a problem. People could recreate their accounts on another instance and just join the same community.
What are the ramifications? If breaching international law has no effects, what good is it? Doesn't the US repeatedly ignore it? The Middle East is a portfolio of misdeeds by the USA...
Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
How China is helping keep the Russian economy afloat ( www.dw.com )
China threw Russia an economic lifebelt after the West hit Moscow with sanctions over the war in Ukraine. As Putin prepares to visit Beijing this week to promote even closer ties, Washington is ramping up the pressure....
Still trapped on Baltimore ship, months after bridge collapse ( www.bbc.com )
Morale is low for the Dali's crew members, stranded on board by ongoing investigation into tragedy.
I this a firm and polite way to tell an opinionated coworker to stop pushing his agenda I don't care about?
cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/906126...
Oh boy, they're both the same, I can't decide... ( lemmy.world )
The Internet is weird ( sh.itjust.works )
Anon ends racism ( sh.itjust.works )
I really like this song! ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14976953...
Google's plan is to annoy you relentlessly until you update Messages ( www.androidauthority.com )
There's a new Google Messages update page that takes up your phone's entire display every time you open the app....
Workers RULE ( sh.itjust.works )
Happy May Day!...
What do you rule you little shit ( lemmy.world )
Kerbal Space Program 2 studio reportedly shut down by Take-Two ( www.eurogamer.net )
Is your job fulfilling?
Is everybody just phoning it in for a boss that just needs you to do busy work?
Anyone else?
My Massive Cock - Channel 4 [00:47] - 2022-10-24 ( bflix.to )
Young women in Saudi Arabia sentenced to 11 years in prison by "anti-terrorism court" after being arrested for “her choice of clothing and support for women’s rights” ( www.theguardian.com )
Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”....
The Palestine experience ( files.catbox.moe )
Observe Israel definitely not being an Apartheid state.
Even time travel shenanigans would be a more likely explanation ( files.catbox.moe )
We keep measuring everything's value with something that continuously loses value over time
It's becoming really annoying.
US working to prevent ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu: Reports ( www.middleeasteye.net )
The US is working to prevent the issuance of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Gaza, Israeli media has reported....
The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco ( newrepublic.com )
cross-posted from: https://awful.systems/post/1421688
Rule 🛹 ( sh.itjust.works )
Did the year zero never exist ?
Please explain my confused me like I’m 5 (0r 4 or 6).
Russia's meat grinder soldiers: at least 50,000 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine war, which is eight times higher than the official number provided by the Kremlin, investigation reveals ( www.bbc.com )
BBC Russian, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022. New graves in cemeteries helped provide the names of many soldiers....
Is there a more politically and ideologically diverse alternative for Lemmy?
I know the real answer is reddit but I really don’t want to go back now that I’ve already grown used to life without it. I was hoping for Lemmy to be a viable substitute but it isn’t. I can see how this place is wonderful for the certain type of person but that person is not me. My experience during the past 6+ months has...
Whatever happened to that case in India against the maker of SciHub? ( fedia.io )
Did she win it?
I wish I was a cat. No school, no work. just meow meow ( lemmy.world )
Is feddit.de working? ( fedia.io )
Sometimes I click on instances to check them out, but feddit.de has consistently been returning a 500 error however there are people posting from there. What kind of magic is this? Have the Germans figured out how to have a private instance that's somehow still connected to the fediverse?...
Ukraine's military chief warns of 'significantly' worsening battlefield situation in the east | AP News ( apnews.com )
China: Internet amused by 'sanitary pad' building design ( www.bbc.com )
Authorities say the design of the North Nanjing station takes inspiration from plum blossoms, which the city is known for....
The Internet is starting to Break - Here's Why. ( invidious.private.coffee )
Youtube video...
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UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording ( www.theguardian.com )
Russia's Putin signs decree on spring military conscription ( www.reuters.com )