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CoffeeAddict , in Donald Trump removes video on Truth Social with ‘unified reich’ reference
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There is no way this was an accident like they’re claiming. It’s deliberate pandering to the white-nationalist, neo-nazi crowd.

The whole “oops we didn’t notice that” is just a “wink-wink, nudge-nudge.” Nobody “accidentally” includes the third reich in a political ad. No-one. Zilch.

SupraMario ,

Would be fucking hilarious if they're running their own shit AI that was just pulling its data from the TS platform and it created this ad. Considering we know what their userbase is like over there

CoffeeAddict OP , in Trump classified documents trial in Florida postponed indefinitely
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Utterly disgusting and disgraceful. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has given Trump everything he wanted in this and her bias is clear.

theinspectorst OP , (edited ) in Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID
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This law was a naked attempt at voter suppression, but it's nice to see that its idiot architect is one of the voters who's being suppressed...

theinspectorst OP , in Rishi Sunak’s snap election decision is likely motivated by damage control
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I love whoever decided to drown out Sunak's speech (which was inexplicably done outdoors, on a rainy day) with 'Things Can Only Get Better' on loudspeakers from nearby.

I wonder if it was the same person who played the Benny Hill theme over Boris Johnson's resignation.

theinspectorst , in Janet Yellen urges EU to raise tariffs on Chinese solar panels and wind turbines
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Shall we tax corn while we're at it?

CoffeeAddict OP , in Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site
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Among the dead was Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, 60. The helicopter also carried the governor of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, a senior cleric from Tabriz, three crew members and a Revolutionary Guard official, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. IRNA said the crash killed eight people in all, including three crew members, aboard the Bell helicopter, which Iran purchased in the early 2000s.

The crash took place in a mountainous area under heavy fog.

I would guess this doesn’t actually lead to regime change in Iran, because the countries Supreme Leader, Ayatollah (85) was not aboard the craft.

theinspectorst ,
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The president isn't unimportant though. A sad fact about Iranian politics is that the two times they elected a reformist president - Khatami in 1997 and Rouhani in 2013 - it was followed by the election of a Republican president in the US who spat in the face of attempted conciliation.

Bush grouping Shia Iran into his 'axis of evil' and trying to link them with Sunni Al-Qaeda, and then Trump's binning of Obama's carefully negotiated nuclear agreement, has done an enormous amount to undermine the reformists as ineffective and to strengthen the hardliners around Khamanei. It doesn't get talked about enough: there's a weird sort of codependency going on between Khamanei's crew and the US Republicans.

CoffeeAddict OP ,
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They do have a strange, codependent relationship.

Both Khamanei and US Evangelicals campaign on how terrible the other is and then act in a way that validates the other’s worst tendencies, making a cordial relationship between the two countries nearly impossible.

Anticorp , in Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum

The Chinese aren't adhering to any environmental precautions in their manufacturing, so one could argue that preventing the proliferation of cheap Chinese solar might actually help the environment.

cyd OP ,

That's a slightly outdated impression. This isn't the China of 1980 or even 2000; they've cleaned up quite a bit.

Anticorp ,

Well that's really good news to hear, considering how much of the global pollution was generated by their manufacturing.. Thanks for sharing.

theinspectorst , in Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum
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I hope Biden wins by a landslide, but his protectionist instincts are such an ugly trait.

CoffeeAddict ,
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They are such a disappointment. Protectionism just makes industry lazy (in my opinion.)

The US auto industry had plenty of time to build a competitive product. It’s their fault they didn’t.

Unfortunately though, they are major employers, with major unions, in a major swing state that Biden needs, giving them outsized influence.

Kojichan , in Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum
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ChonkyOwlbear , in Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum

I get that he is trying to get manufacturing to return to the US, but man...

I'm betting they did polls and figured it might gain him more votes from the center than he will lose from the left.

themeatbridge ,

He's betting he won't lose votes on the left because the left will vote against Trump. He's playing chicken with the end of civilization, and we're all in the car with him.

CoffeeAddict , (edited )
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He could potentially win Michigan based on this, so you’re probably right in that they did some polls and found this to be a domestically “good” move.

The auto industry is huge in Detroit. If Biden didn’t do this, I could imagine a situation where these budget-friendly Chinese vehicles actually scare the Big Three Auto Companies and the UAW into backing Trump, which would be a disaster.

I believe a defense for the tariffs is that the Chinese government is heavily subsidizing them, but I do not know how true that is.

Still, I detest protectionism lol.

Edit: grammar

theinspectorst OP , in ‘Total outrage’: White House condemns Israeli settlers’ attack on Gaza aid trucks
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“It is a total outrage that there are people who are attacking and looting these convoys coming from Jordan, going to Gaza to deliver humanitarian assistance,” US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.

"We are looking at the tools that we have to respond to this,” he added. “We are also raising our concerns at the highest level of the Israeli government and it’s something that we make no bones about – this is completely and utterly unacceptable behaviour.”

theinspectorst OP , in Maria Caulfield faces calls to refer herself to ethics adviser over false ‘15-minute city’ claims
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I find the far-right fear-mongering over 15 minute cities is such a bizarre battle for them to choose to fight.

To the average voter, if you tell them that urban planners want to ensure more of the key amenities people need - GPs, schools, shops, parks, etc - are within walking distance of their home, they would tell you that's a great idea. Why on earth would anyone pick that as a thing to oppose, unless they're a moron or they're paid for by carmakers?

theinspectorst OP , in Trading democracy for prosperity is a false choice for Indians
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Non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/nAP27

theinspectorst OP , in German court upholds AfD 'suspected' extremist status
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Good. Down with Nazis.

theinspectorst OP , in How “judge-mandering” is eroding trust in America’s judiciary
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Non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/BfXD2

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