The Russian president said Friday that his country will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal, days after signing a new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un....
Russian nukes don't work either. They are over 50 years old and have been maintained almost exclusively by notorious black market scalpers. All of the rocket fuels, guidance system parts and detonation components on the black market in the last several decades have come from Russian systems.
If any of them would successfully launch, they would likely not make it to their target. If any of them made it to their target, they likely would not detonate. If any of them detonated, they would likely be duds.
Putin is a toothless saber rattler who needs to be Putdown.
Just in time for the illegitimate SCOTUS to reverse Obergefell v. Hodges. The conservatives are tightening the noose on the normal people, one vulnerable group at a time.
Israel is thinking they can start any war they want because the U.S. will make sure they win. Netanyahu has repeatedly shown that the U.S. will do whatever he demands.
Why should they stop? They have the full U.S. M.I.C. to back them in whatever bullshit they want to do. If they can commit genocide with U.S. backing, then of course they can start wars with neighbors too.
We need to end our bizarre, expensive one-sided relationship with Israel. We get absolutely nothing out of it except headaches.
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
...supporting Israel gives the US a stronghold in the middle east...
This is a common misunderstanding. The U.S. gains absolutely no localized advantages in maintaining a relationship with Israel. We have no unique military positions or irreplacable business relationships with Israel. None. If anything, our support of Israel strains our much more profitable relationships with their muslim neighbors in the region.
The reason we are married to Israel is AIPAC money. AIPAC will shift support from Biden to Trump the very moment Biden stops supporting Israel or its genocide. AIPAC money is diverse and global. They are kingmakers right now. The game Biden is playing is related to AIPAC and their allies.
Agreed. However, I think being highly motivated by ethnic or religious ideology is a bigger factor on the far-right, whereas money is the primary motivator for the neo-liberal Dems like Biden. There may be a little ideology at play for Biden, but ideology-driven foreign policy seems more likely from a GOP politician. Of course, I think money talks loudest for both camps.
Quick question... If violence can ever be morally justified in defending against oppressors, when does that moral justification take place? Does it ever become OK to take action, or is it better to just watch as our basic human rights are deleted?
Gaza officials say the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah in southern part of the strip has risen to 40....
What is the proper way to treat people who murder innocent families? What is the appropriate way we should treat those who commit genocide and will continue to commit genocide as long as they are able? Wouldn't engaging them in violence to stop the genocide be morally justified?
Yet, instead of putting Israel in its place, we have chosen to assist them in slaughtering unarmed civilian families who have already been robbed of everything.
Conservatism (including neoliberalism) is purely harmful and should be erased from this planet. There is no such thing as a "good conservative". Violence is warranted in the defense of the innocent and vulnerable.
We're gonna Make America Great Again by making sure every kid has plenty of coworkers. That way they can all pool their resources to help pay eachother's medical expenses.
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities....
The UK's public spending watchdog said government expenditures on implementing new rules for post-Brexit imports would total some $6 billion. The report criticized "uncertainty" surrounding government plans....
Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday....
Conservatives cannot resist harming, torturing or killing innocent, vulnerable people. This behavior is just unchecked conservatism doing what it naturally does.
There is no such thing as a "good conservative". There never has been.
Wherever you look in history, the world's most damaging decisions have all been made by conservatives. Conservatism is at the root of every major problem humanity faces.
Proposed restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights have proven far harder for politicans at home and abroad to unite against than the government’s “foreign agent” bill....
The United States is focused on tracking down Hamas's Gaza chief, Yahya Sinwar, amid a new push by the White House to help Israel declare "total victory" so it can bring an end to the war on Gaza, US officials have told Middle East Eye....
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine's partners "are afraid of Russia losing the war" and would like Kyiv "to win in such a way that Russia does not lose," Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying "woke", "critical race theory", ""grooming"", and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....
To add some icing, the phrase was originally Russian and was a household joke in Russia for decades. Russians (and Vlad Puta) know very well how unserious and comical numerous "final warnings" are.
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it...
President Joe Biden ‘appalled’ by violence during pro-Palestinian protest at Los Angeles synagogue ( apnews.com )
Gunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic ( www.nytimes.com )
Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed?
Iran's water crisis leads to alarming ground collapse ( www.dw.com )
A drought in Iran is causing the ground to subside, threatening Tehran and hundreds of other towns....
Putin threatens to arm North Korea, warns U.S. ally South against 'big mistake' ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Russian president said Friday that his country will continue to develop its nuclear arsenal, days after signing a new mutual defense pact with Kim Jong Un....
New Drug Provides Total Protection From H.I.V. in Trial of Young African Women ( www.nytimes.com )
Soldier has ceremonial badge restored after being jailed and discharged for gay kiss in 1983 ( www.advocate.com )
Israel ready for ‘all-out war’ in Lebanon ( www.aljazeera.com )
The Israeli military says its Northern Command has approved operational plans for war with Lebanon....
Netanyahu: US promised to lift hold on ammunition, weapons ( jpost.com )
The United States is expected to lift its hold on the shipment of ammunition and weapons designated for the IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Office said on Tuesday, just one day after the Israeli leader accused the Biden administration of preventing the delivery of those arms....
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. soldier to nearly 4 years in prison ( www.npr.org )
Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs ( arstechnica.com )
Kim Jong Un welcomes Putin in North Korea ( www.nbcnews.com )
Netanyahu Blasts Biden Admin For ‘Withholding’ Weapons From Israel In Harshest Criticism Yet: ‘Inconceivable’ ( www.forbes.com )
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months ( www.theguardian.com )
Mary Morrissey apologizes after being filmed dumping liquid into backpack of Democratic legislator Jim Carroll
Paul Giamatti Boards ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ ( www.hollywoodreporter.com )
This new dating app will use facial recognition technology to exclude trans women ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Michael Caine Teaches Acting In Film, 1987 ( www.youtube.com )
United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens ( www.cbsnews.com )
Texas GOP platform calls for ban on same-sex parenting because being gay is "abnormal" ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Yes, this article is from 2024
At least 40 killed in Rafah after Israeli missiles hit camp for displaced ( www.aljazeera.com )
Gaza officials say the death toll from Israeli air strikes on a camp housing displaced Palestinians near Rafah in southern part of the strip has risen to 40....
Car free cities should be the future. ( lemmy.world )
iFixit is breaking up with Samsung. ‘Samsung’s approach to repairability does not align with our mission,’ says iFixit’s CEO. ( www.theverge.com )
iFixit and Samsung are ending their partnership on a direct-to-consumer phone repair program....
'Boiling not warming': Marine life suffers as Thai sea temperatures hit record ( www.reuters.com )
Aquatic life from coral reefs to fish in the Thailand's eastern gulf coast is suffering as sea surface temperatures hit record highs this month amid a regional heatwave, worrying scientists and local communities....
T-Mobile imposes $5 monthly price hike on customers using older plans ( arstechnica.com )
Post-Brexit trade border controls to cost UK $6 billion ( www.dw.com )
The UK's public spending watchdog said government expenditures on implementing new rules for post-Brexit imports would total some $6 billion. The report criticized "uncertainty" surrounding government plans....
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, known for brutal crackdowns against political opposition, dies at 63 ( www.nbcnews.com )
Iran arrests 260 people for spreading 'satanism and nudity' ( abcnews.go.com )
Iranian police have arrested more than 260 people, including three European citizens, on suspicion of spreading satanism, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday....
Stock Buybacks ( lemmy.world )
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Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war ( www.politico.eu )
Proposed restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights have proven far harder for politicans at home and abroad to unite against than the government’s “foreign agent” bill....
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy rejects Macron’s Olympic truce proposal ( www.politico.eu )
US focused on hunting down Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, in bid to end Gaza war ( www.middleeasteye.net )
The United States is focused on tracking down Hamas's Gaza chief, Yahya Sinwar, amid a new push by the White House to help Israel declare "total victory" so it can bring an end to the war on Gaza, US officials have told Middle East Eye....
Zelensky: 'Our partners fear that Russia will lose this war' ( kyivindependent.com )
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine's partners "are afraid of Russia losing the war" and would like Kyiv "to win in such a way that Russia does not lose," Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker bashes Pride Month, tells women to stay in the kitchen ( touchdownwire.usatoday.com )
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker criticized Pride Month and suggested women should stay in the kitchen during a commencement address....
77% of Top Climate Scientists Think 2.5°C of Warming Is Coming—And They're Horrified ( www.commondreams.org )
"I expect a semi-dystopian future with substantial pain and suffering for the people of the Global South," one expert said.
Lilium (LILM) receives firm order from UrbanLink to put 20 eVTOL jets into service in Florida ( electrek.co )
How come liberals dont hate conservatives the way conservatives hate liberals
I constantly see angry mobs of people decrying "woke", "critical race theory", ""grooming"", and whatever other nonsense they made up this week. They march around with guns, constantly appending lib as a prefix to any word they can use to denigrate. They actively plot violence and spew hatred in the open....
Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens ( www.pbs.org )
Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....
Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range ( electrek.co )
[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it...
Indoor pool, anyone? ( feddit.uk )