[Europe] we hebben een serieus probleem

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mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

crepeface posted:

https://x.com/jacobin/status/1767898457811898677?s=20

i'll skip to the end:

https://x.com/JimmyFalunGong/status/1768721373361279077?s=20

yakubeen serieus probleem

# ? Mar 16, 2024 07:18

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# ? Apr 30, 2024 07:56

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

i say swears online posted:

how well does that poll?

idk of any polling but lots of culture warriors in the debate section

# ? Mar 16, 2024 15:07

Honest Thief: Jan 11, 2009

lol the noble and distinguished class of the brain drain that emigrated from Portugal voted Chega as well, scratch a liberal and always bleeds a fascist

# ? Mar 19, 2024 10:55

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

Oh God, I won't be able to handle months of "The youth should be dismissed, after all they overwhelmingly voted Chega" but also "Any issue you might have with Chega's program at all means you are being populist against populism no matter what you are or how much it affects you" at the same time.

It's pretty much going to take out whatever "All of them are poor sweet misguided innocent babies and that's why we need more investment on jobs and so on" stuff and just be "They're the will of the people and thus we must increase the cruelty to whartever the UK press client state wishes for", is it.

Someone unearthed a podcast that the spokeswoman did and it goes around a good part of the stuff Ventura was promising to teachers and how they have it too good, while he was being extremelly diplomatic and nice on Publico about the same issue. Please. someone, try and at least confront one guy about this so the handicapped and the disabled and their peers CAN ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT THE gently caress TO DO IN THE NEXT MONTHS.

Jesus, at this point I just change to cooking shows or RTP2 on the news breaks. Sorry Vasco Palmeirim, you're going to be my mental lifeboat until the president elections or something. Hopefully Luis Marques Mendes won't become our next President and maybe there'll be a consensus on some good stuff passing by, and perhaps prevent the libertarians from crying at the science ministry that they saw a tweet about woke math and suddenly half of the curriculum gets taken down or some poo poo to just "gently caress with Excel without people seeing a single somatorium or a neper number ever".

Kunster has issued a correction as of 16:39 on Mar 19, 2024

# ? Mar 19, 2024 16:29

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

Aaaaand Montenegro won, currently negotiating stuff with CDS and IL. No mention on if Chega will actually be on charge of something. PS has kept to admitting full defeat and would rather center on the European elections, with AV threatening to not viabizile a left wing coalition even if he has fully admitted to giving up. Both BE and PCP aren't looking forward to it and have admited to going for potential non-electorial solutions. PAN has happily helped Chega viabilize the government in Azores. Livre has been slowly going back to making clickbaity claims where he says "We might work something out with the right on terms of budget" and gets reported as a compromise.

At least IL got major pushback on trying to put US Healthcare and Education poo poo here, let's hope they drop that poo poo since even Chega made fun of them for that. There's still a bit of a freakout about Chega "destabilizing the European project" but they're mostly a Meloni type figure.

Alright, who here is trying to not cringe at the future 50 years of Carnation Revolution celebration. "Well we mostly jettisoned everything from it, tried to push a narrative on how the real 25 de Abril was on the 25 de Novembro, and we now have two actual contras on the government. Let's try and center all of this as a freedom of speech clause. And also that the concentration camp wasn't real and the Capitaes de Abril had it coming. Boy in Striped Pajamas rear end poo poo."

Kunster has issued a correction as of 10:09 on Mar 20, 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 09:50

Honest Thief: Jan 11, 2009

The 25th of April was buried long time ago, but it's still a helpful myth to bring people together, unfortunately that myth is now going to be used to push more surveillance, privatisations, and hey here's a morsel for you public workers with a payraise you should have gotten years ago

# ? Mar 20, 2024 10:25

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

I mean yes, but having Contras invited to the celebrations with the Liberdade institute putting on "the true oppression was when the labor unions would have a say over the markets" presentations showing up at schools is kind of a notable kick in the nuts.

Edit: It's weird seeing the press cheer on Augusto Silva leaving the parliament as "revenge for his reactions towards Chega", when they were being disruptive as hell and he didn't go out of his way to intervene. Then again news about came Rita Matias's past so this means we have now our own Nikki Haley\Suella Braverman type figure. This is going to lead to Rui Tavares being eaten alive in the parliament for all of the times he bothered to reply to AV, isn't it. Former PSD guy's gonna replace him, and I dunno if he's gonna be there to be the hit guy against any left intervention.

Kunster has issued a correction as of 17:41 on Mar 20, 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 10:34

gaelach: Dec 5, 2023

https://x.com/gavreilly/status/1770418469000876327?s=46
it's over for the tory...

# ? Mar 20, 2024 13:27

i say swears online: Mar 4, 2005

huh that seems unexpected

edit oh I forgot about the failed referenda. new person will have enough time to steer the party into next year's elections, makes sense

i say swears online has issued a correction as of 18:56 on Mar 20, 2024

# ? Mar 20, 2024 17:21

mawarannahr: May 21, 2019

the traitor Belgium must pay

Belgian prime minister's iftar with G�len-affiliated group angers Ankara

www.turkishminute.com - Thu, 21 Mar 2024 posted:

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo�s attendance at an iftar dinner in Antwerp organized by an association with ties to the G�len movement, a faith-based group outlawed by Ankara, has triggered an angry reaction from the Turkish government, the Belgian Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN) newspaper reported on Thursday.

The iftar, which took place on March 11 and was sponsored by the Belgium-based Turkish association Fedactio, aimed to celebrate the first fast-breaking of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with hundreds of Muslims and non-Muslims.

De Croo attended the iftar at the Hilton Old Town Hotel along with other high-profile figures, including Justice Minister Paul Van Tigchelt and several members of the Belgian and European parliaments. De Croo praised the event, which was attended by some 400 guests from various walks of life, for promoting dialogue and understanding between people of different cultures and faiths.

In his speech De Croo highlighted the importance of initiatives such as the IftarMee project, which brings people of different cultures together to share a meal, describing it as essential for the progress of society. He praised Fedactio for its efforts to promote social peace and dialogue, especially in times of conflict and polarization.

However, the Belgian prime minister�s participation in an event organized by Fedactio, an umbrella organization with ties to the G�len movement, a faith-based group that focuses on science education, volunteerism, community involvement, social work and interfaith and intercultural dialogue and is inspired by the teachings of Muslim preacher Fethullah G�len, has caused a stir in Turkey.

The G�len movement is accused by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan�s government of masterminding a failed coup in 2016. G�len denies the allegation; however, a crackdown launched by Erdoğan saw tens of thousands jailed and over half a million prosecuted.

Turkish media reported on De Croo�s presence at the iftar, which led to the Belgian ambassador to Turkey being summoned by the foreign ministry and asked to make a statement. De Croo�s spokesman told Belgian media that the prime minister�s attendance was by invitation and had no political intentions.

The Fedactio event was noteworthy not only for its high-profile attendance but also for the message of peace and unity it conveyed. İbrahim Anaz, the president of Fedactio, emphasized the organization�s long-standing commitment to social harmony and human rights, especially in times of increasing polarization and populism.

The event also included a minute of silence for the thousands of people unjustly imprisoned in Turkey without a fair trial and drew attention to the ongoing human rights problems.

# ? Mar 21, 2024 17:36

webcams for christ: Nov 2, 2005

more like the G�llen Movement

# ? Mar 21, 2024 21:30

Homeless Friend: Jul 16, 2007

An twerp indeed�.

# ? Mar 22, 2024 06:38

crepeface: Nov 5, 2004; r*p*f*c*

quote:

Ok, Rapha�l Glucksmann is now in 3rd place in the French polls for the upcoming EU elections so I think it's high time someone wrote a honest portrait of him.

He's right behind Le Pen and Macron's parties and to me he's by far the scariest character of the three. And I absolutely hate and despise both Macron and Le Pen...

Glucksmann has a very revealing personal history. He was a key actor in several US-led color revolutions and their aftermath (in Georgia and Ukraine) and his father Andr� is an ex-Maoist philosopher turned American-asset - a so-called "atlantist" - towards the end of the cold war (you can literally read, directly on the CIA website, a report on how he defected entitled "France: defection of the leftist intellectuals": https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP86S00588R000300380001-5.pdf

After the cold war Andr� Glucksmann, the father, became one of France's staunchest supporters for American military interventions. For instance in this unreal Le Monde article at the start of the Iraq war (After the cold war Andr� Glucksmann, the father, became one of France's staunchest supporters for American military interventions. For instance in this unreal Le Monde article at the start of the Iraq war (https://www.lemonde.fr/internationa...16794_3210.html) he wrote: "What a joy to see the Iraqi people rejoicing, celebrating their liberation and... their liberators! A few months ago, France claimed to be channeling the belligerent ardor of the United States into the 'legality' of the UN. Unfortunately, opposition to the war degenerated into systematic opposition to Washington... France put itself out of the game, ridiculed... In this respect, Tony Blair, who took the risk of confronting his electorate while remaining true to his convictions, proved to be a true head of state." Everyone can agree that this degree of apologia and sycophantism for what history will remember as one of America's greatest crimes against humanity is beyond nauseating...

Sons are obviously not accountable for their fathers' mistakes but it turns out that in this case Rapha�l actually goes further than his dad: he not only systematically praises American interventionism abroad but directly participates in it!

For instance he started his career at the end of his 20s as the right-hand man to Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili after the "Rose Revolution", a US-sponsored color revolution. How does a young French man in his 20s find himself as right-hand man to a Georgian president in the aftermath of a US-sponsored color revolution? You tell me 🤔

And Georgia wasn't enough: 3 years after he took up his position with Saakashvili, he moved to Ukraine to help with the Euromaidan movement - a pro-US coup - following which his then wife Eka Zgouladze, who was a minister in Georgia, became a minister in Ukraine!

Rapha�l is also, coincidently, one of the founding members of the "Cercle de l'Oratoire", a French pro-US think tank created for the purpose, I quote, of "defending US policy in the French public opinion and fighting against anti-Americanism" (https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercle_de_l%27Oratoire) In other words, it's a pro-American propaganda shop.

Rapha�l is systematically at the forefront of all the US propaganda campaigns. For instance he took a leading role in Mike Pompeo's "Uyghur genocide" campaign, spreading the most ridiculous pieces of disinformation that even US officials wouldn't dare to claim, for fear of ridicule. For instance here on his Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLpKMXDW_2/?hl=en) you can see a video of him speaking at the EU parliament and claiming that the "CCP" harvests "Halal organs" from executed Uyghurs for "wealthy clients from the Gulf"...

He's obviously 100% behind Europe's belligerence:
- vis-�-vis Russia (here he is on NATO's "Strategic Communication" YouTube channel saying "we have enemies, and first of all, Putin's regime": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ9raSU5N68
- and vis-�-vis Iran (here on his Instagram account he writes that "The Iranian Revolutionary Guards must now be considered terrorists and hunted down as such": https://www.instagram.com/raphaelglucksmann_english/p/CnrZwzCsQCH/?img_index=1

His position on Gaza? You'll have guessed it: 100% aligned behind the American position. He writes (https://euradio.fr/emission/20mZ-pa...use-humanitaire): "The fight against Hamas is perfectly legitimate; one has the right to defend oneself against such a terrorist organization. But we must also be able to remind ourselves of the obligation to respect international humanitarian law, the obligation to respect international law (...) true peace involves the dismantling of Hamas." Almost straight out of a communiqu� of the US State Department...

Rapha�l founded his own political party in France - Place Publique - in 2018 and has been an EU MP since 2019.

Immense irony - and I do mean immense! - in 2020 he was elected president of the "Special Committee for foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU, including disinformation". The guy who is literally THE poster child for US interference and US propaganda in Europe has been put in charge of fighting foreign interference and disinformation in Europe... That's the EU for you...

Anyhow, we now have this guy in 3rd place in the French polls for the upcoming EU elections, which I find absolutely astonishing. Hopefully this will help folks make a more educated decision in their vote...

https://x.com/RnaudBertrand/status/1771016852459909434?s=20

france about to lose what little US independent policy it has like germany

# ? Mar 22, 2024 11:25

YaketySass: Jan 15, 2019; Blind Idiot Dog

Rapha�l Sucksmann

# ? Mar 22, 2024 11:56

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

I know you're probably tired of me reporting on this, but recently the new PM (Luis Montenegro) was set in as the new guy in charge, and the news involved them getting pissy that he had to go do "some chore that the old PM had him do", and if you click in, it's just a checklist on how to evaluate if a future minister or MP could get potentially hit with a corruption charge, which is like... the main thing they cried about for years. Yes, standards are off and pointing out hypocrisy is pass�, But Goddamnit, at least try to sound like you have some, portuguese news.

Yes I'm aware that this is Eco, aka the IL newspaper, the one that wrote a report on how elderly people shouldn't go out to elderly activities if they're not on welfare because "they don't need it", but Christ, you can't cry about corruption for nearly two decades and then bemoan a potential mechanism for that Just Because the press won't look into it.

# ? Mar 22, 2024 12:26

Honest Thief: Jan 11, 2009

now montenegro wants to lead without going through the parliament lol this is one of the tighest election results wtf man

# ? Mar 22, 2024 12:33

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

With only the approval of IL and crossing fingers hoping that everything they push thru is Chega allowed. With a sizable left wing opposition. Which Chega has previously tried to copy PCP or PS measures and getting screamed at, but now they have the approval of the commentariat because they're now a good left and young hitting stick punishing them for wanting any actual "change".

I think at this point both PS being cool with as being part of the opposition and AC going to Brussels with a "yeah this shouldn't affect you as much, no biggie, and don't worry about Chega" was a good move not because they're not ... very much better but it was both a good hit against Chega's "anti-establishment" view and its going to make Montenegro's completely charisma-free presence be barely a blip on the EU. Yeah it impressed our press because they kept crying about BE, but it definitely won't impress the Financial Times people or any of the major players, as much as they wanted to put a german shock doctrine former finance minister's approval on it.

God we're gonna have him having to forced to say something about Palestine, isn't it. One ear on a hysterical, 9/11 mindset but powerless commentator shrieking about UNRWA to the morning news hogs, another on Borrell and others on the EU Parliament going "What are you talking about, what the hell , all of that poo poo was disproven weeks again"

Kunster has issued a correction as of 13:15 on Mar 22, 2024

# ? Mar 22, 2024 13:10

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

germany legalizing weed on april 1st (albeit with some caveats)

denmark is still really dumb about it and spends enormous resources on keeping it illegal even though the majority of people either dont care (16%) or want it legal (54%). only 23% think it should be illegal (and 7% dont know).

# ? Mar 22, 2024 16:46

uno.mannschaft: Dec 23, 2006

Carthag Tuek posted:

germany legalizing weed on april 1st (albeit with some caveats)

denmark is still really dumb about it and spends enormous resources on keeping it illegal even though the majority of people either dont care (16%) or want it legal (54%). only 23% think it should be illegal (and 7% dont know).

Your not wrong but you know Sweden will be invading if you legalise

# ? Mar 22, 2024 18:12

Kunster: Dec 24, 2006

AV wants to go after Marcelo for not fully commiting to putting Chega as part of the coalition, so in revenge he's gonna use his recent power in the parliament to put Marcelo under investigation over him possibly helping brazilian twin toddlers on receiving spinal atrophy meds and treatment, which was one of the cruelest segments in recent history in portuguese media, having a lot of hogs angrily crying on how uppity two little kids with spine atrophy were. I really don't want to make this The Portugal Thread but Jesus Christ why would you Revive that.

# ? Mar 22, 2024 18:21

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

uno.mannschaft posted:

Your not wrong but you know Sweden will be invading if you legalise

i will personally kill any swede that crosses �resund

# ? Mar 22, 2024 18:32

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

uno.mannschaft posted:

Your not wrong but you know Sweden will be invading if you legalise

we'll legalize it in greenland first, tricking the swedes into making a crossing over the arctic ice

# ? Mar 22, 2024 18:36

uno.mannschaft: Dec 23, 2006

Carthag Tuek posted:

i will personally kill any swede that crosses øresund

But how will we get to the bordershop in Puttgarden? This is cultural genocide!

Serious though its interesting to see the harm reduction culture move closer to us while we double down on letting junkies die and the gangs get stronger.

# ? Mar 22, 2024 19:07

uno.mannschaft: Dec 23, 2006

A Buttery Pastry posted:

we'll legalize it in greenland first, tricking the swedes into making a crossing over the arctic ice

The perfidious dane tricking us ones again!

# ? Mar 22, 2024 19:09

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

uno.mannschaft posted:

But how will we get to the bordershop in Puttgarden? This is cultural genocide!

alright fine, we'll set up sound toll v2

uno.mannschaft posted:

Serious though its interesting to see the harm reduction culture move closer to us while we double down on letting junkies die and the gangs get stronger.

interesting as in very dumb, yeah lol

# ? Mar 22, 2024 19:25

Orange Devil: Oct 1, 2010; Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!

Carthag Tuek posted:

alright fine, we'll set up sound toll v2

We will send our navy to break it again.

Uhh. A frigate, a minesweeper and some rowboats should do it yeah?

# ? Mar 23, 2024 10:02

my dad: Oct 17, 2012; this shall be humorous

Not sure which thread this would be relevant in, but it looks like there were Serbian casualties in the terrorist attack in Russia, too, a 6 year old child and both parents.

# ? Mar 24, 2024 16:31

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

lmao danish navy accidentally fired off a harpoon missile

https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2024/fejl-pa-missil-lukker-skibstrafikken-i-storebalt/

e: i guess it hasnt fired yet but they set off its booster and cant figure out how to deactivate it lol

# ? Apr 4, 2024 17:04

SplitSoul: Dec 31, 2000

Carthag Tuek posted:

lmao danish navy accidentally fired off a harpoon missile

https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2024/fejl-pa-missil-lukker-skibstrafikken-i-storebalt/

e: i guess it hasnt fired yet but they set off its booster and cant figure out how to deactivate it lol

Note, this is literally the day after numerous revelations about how a frigate sent to the Red Sea experienced numerous systems failures during an engagement with Ansarallah drones.

And the government wants to Make Denmark A Great Shipbuilding Nation Again. :lmao:

# ? Apr 4, 2024 17:21

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

What the heck is going on with Street Fighter 6 in Germany?

# ? Apr 10, 2024 23:13

bedpan: Apr 23, 2008

Carthag Tuek posted:

lmao danish navy accidentally fired off a harpoon missile

https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2024/fejl-pa-missil-lukker-skibstrafikken-i-storebalt/

e: i guess it hasnt fired yet but they set off its booster and cant figure out how to deactivate it lol

if the booster is solid fuel then there is no off switch lmao

# ? Apr 10, 2024 23:15

webcams for christ: Nov 2, 2005

Switzerland is going to hold a referendum on whether or not to enshrine Neutrality into their constitution, which would nullify their sanctions on Russia. It's being brought forward by the right wing nativist party, but seems to poll extremely well, so I'm looking forward to all the coming liberal meltdowns

# ? Apr 12, 2024 14:31

genericnick: Dec 26, 2012

webcams for christ posted:

Switzerland is going to hold a referendum on whether or not to enshrine Neutrality into their constitution, which would nullify their sanctions on Russia. It's being brought forward by the right wing nativist party, but seems to poll extremely well, so I'm looking forward to all the coming liberal meltdowns

That's going to produce some salt, lmao.

# ? Apr 12, 2024 14:36

double nine: Aug 8, 2013

bedpan posted:

if the booster is solid fuel then there is no off switch lmao

kerbal space program proves that explosive disassembly is an off switch.

# ? Apr 12, 2024 14:38

Cao Ni Ma: May 25, 2010

webcams for christ posted:

Switzerland is going to hold a referendum on whether or not to enshrine Neutrality into their constitution, which would nullify their sanctions on Russia. It's being brought forward by the right wing nativist party, but seems to poll extremely well, so I'm looking forward to all the coming liberal meltdowns

When your lies of being neutral seep into the collective skulls of your people and its too late to tell them otherwise

Looking into the polls its an overwhelming majority (90%+) think its a good thing but like 75% think that sanctions on other countries conflicts ISNT violating the spirit of neutrality. Which seems to confirm that Switzerland are just neoliberal idiots deep down

# ? Apr 12, 2024 15:24

Nonsense: Jan 26, 2007; Can't post for 3 hours!

The mayor of a small French town in central-eastern France has been detained after police said 70kg (154lb) of cannabis was found in her home.

Police said it had also discovered about 1kg of cocaine, �7,000 euros (�5,991) in cash and gold bars.

Jamilah Habsaoui, the mayor of Avallon, and two of her brothers were among seven people arrested earlier this week, the public prosecutor said.

Ms Habsaoui's lawyer denied that she knew the drugs were stored at her home.

The mayor's house, the town hall, and the pharmacy where Ms Habsaoui worked were all searched, prosecutor Hugues de Phily told AFP news agency.

She was poisoning France! France must bring back the ultimate penalty.

# ? Apr 12, 2024 15:25

Jon Pod Van Damm: Apr 6, 2009; THE POSSESSION OF WEALTH IS IN AND OF ITSELF A SIGN OF POOR VIRTUE. AS SUCH:
1 NEVER TRUST ANY RICH PERSON.
2 NEVER HIRE ANY RICH PERSON.
BY RULE 1, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PRESUME THAT ALL DEGREES AND CREDENTIALS HELD BY A WEALTHY PERSON ARE FRAUDULENT. THIS JUSTIFIES RULE 2--RULE 1 NEEDS NO JUSTIFIC

Jon Pod Van Damm posted:

What the heck is going on with Street Fighter 6 in Germany?

Germany's government banned former Valve Economist Varoufakis from speaking in Germany. That's very concerning. I repeat, what the heck is happening in Germany.
https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/1779138753061068918

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JXXBhruGhc

# ? Apr 13, 2024 18:21