Yeah I’m really looking forward to the German version of pre-crime.

Green has stood for greenbacks and military for the last generation plus.

Poverty is rising in the UK. The UK used to have (in practice if not explicitly codified) the death penalty for being poor.

I don’t see this as a dependency but rather 1. technology sharing and 2. Russia building a natural market for its uranium resources.

This could also make Russian and Chinese nuclear tech even more affordable for the Global South.

Basically the whole political education system in Europe is captured by US interests, and the ruling class is just as, if not more invested in the US economy vs their home economy.

Because of the political education the Washington Consensus is seen as the only reasonable path in political spheres. Dissent essentially doesn’t exist because everyone at high levels can’t even consider alternatives.

Sharepoint is such a shit.

Action so covert it’s being announced by the media.

“There is no such thing as society” for the 21st century.

Weird how prices don’t really come down when supply is too high.

Isn’t this just cost-plus private military space contracts functioning as designed?

The way I look at working people supporting and voting for fascists is this: they’re struggling in life, just like the rest of us. Cost of living is going up, quality of goods and services is decreasing, community is breaking apart, people are more individualist and alienated than ever, and the leadership class is doing nothing but enriching themselves. They’re looking for answers, just like we are. And then a politician or party comes along who speaks to their struggles, who acknowledges their pain. Since that’s more than the other party/parties have done, that’s the political party that wins that person’s loyalty, or at least begrudging support.

Of course we know that these fascist parties won’t solve any of the problems the working class faces, but the mainstream parties often don’t even talk about the problems working people face every day, and have had power for a long time and only made things worse. And since the left is systematically excluded from the discourse, only one voice critical of the status quo remains, regardless of how cynical and opportunistic and fake.

Following subpoenas or warrants is also just theater. The rotating door between military/intelligence and Silicon Valley and sources of funding make it pretty clear that information flows freer than water.

I can’t speak to Burkinese culture but I read a paper on LGBTQ history in pre-colonial Africa in general a while back and a lot of groups there had long histories of openly queer people being part of the community, gender fluidity being widely accepted, and IIRC many gender based pronouns.

Just declare occupied Korea an overseas US territory and be done with the charade.

The SPD may publicly complain to save face, but they’re equally on board with social austerity (and historically equally complicit).

Intel Management Engine is already a back door, and US capital doesn’t need laws to agree to give the US government access to said back doors. They’re on the same side.

If the whole Russia thing is a hoax, why do I still insist on believing it?

Only some state and local government departments, likely more because they don’t have the funds for paid software.

They’d only double down on using compromised systems.

“Each and every man under my command owes me 100 Nazi scalps. And I want my scalps. And all y’all will get me 100 Nazi scalps taken from the heads of 100 dead Nazis. Or you will die trying!”

―Aldo Raine, Inglourious Basterds