I remember those guys from the Farming Sim game!

Not surprised. China likely has their own stuff they can cheaply sell to Africa and some neighbors, if not full, then as knock down for local marques. The US and Europeans have facilities to build stuff in Brazil. Their market is very limited now.

Who signed the paperwork to let the Taliban take it over within a year after they said nice things about them on Twatter?

Sounds like they got flattered by a group of folks as bad at honesty or stable policy choices as a certain someone.

I remember a BBC article asking some "undecided" voters who they voted for and why. They had this one lady explaining it like she was on the verge of a breakdown or not sober, amd saying she wouldn't trust her kid around Biden. Quite embarrassing.

I think it is normal for social media accounts to be massively unprofitable for a bit before being able to bring in ad revenue (the main source of revenue.)

Not sure if they're even trying for advertising right now, or how they'd do it.

Or the mass attack of engagment bots and troll accounts on Facebook and Insta too spreading disinformation or personally attacking people. Recall a story saying that like 95% of the most inflammatory engagements were from like 0.5% of users there.

It happens here, but more under control (for now.)

From personal observation, this is correct. Just point out "that's not fair" and they reply "life's not fair."

They literally take the first Noble truth of Bhuddism (Life is Suffering) and twist it to "all must suffer*".

*Except those at top leadership positions.

Believe me, I've seen what the dividends are for my electricity provider. It's higher than most media conglomerates or oil company I've seen so far at over $1.07/share now.

These are the same people crying to state govs they need to raise rates for projects, but have a lot to give as dividends.

It is creating a lot of emotionally damaged and hate filled people. I guess learning to be kinder to each other, and to help one another grow will eventually win out in the long run. (5/5)

There is a lot of (well funded) wierdos (the bad kind) telling men they need to be violent idiotic smelly apes, and also with the tradwife movement, that women should be in the kitchen all day popping out babies and taking the punches from their husband. (4/5)

... and how to handle rejection (though tbf, it's likely not just young socially awkward folks who need that too.) Lack of any good sources in this unfortunately became a feeding ground for grifters in the PUA community, which evolved into the Manosphere. (3/5)

Their ex-followers have been ringing the warning bells for a while, getting on some time on international MSM talking about it for years.

As someone who grew up more socially awkward (though just before the social media era), wish there was more out there on how to approach people... (2/5)

Hearing him follow guys like Tate makes me wonder if their advice helped give the guy a wrong idea how to dating world worked. Their whole "women are possessions to be conquered" angle is a particularly dangerous and truly self destructive one to sell to these young men. (1/5)

‘More to the story’: Emotionless NJ teen charged with killing girls goes live on YouTube In Cranford, a 17-year-old has been charged with the murders of two girls, causing shock as he livestreamed his thoughts.

There are a few local sources that claim he was a fan of him and Tate, and a few other Far right guys.

Apparently he is related to a high ranking cop in the area too.

Helen Mirren as Captian Tanya Kirbuk in the 1984 Peter Hyams film 2010:The Year we make contact. Her character is on the colorful backlit button filled bridge of the Alexi Leonov. Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1984.

If I may say I'm also disappointed with by the lack of colorful back-lit buttons,bsuch as those seen in the bridge of the Leonov in the 1984 film 2010:The year we make contact.

Trapezoidal? I thought it was hexagonal! Though I guess that's half a hexagon.

I guess you see a bit of it at EPCOT here and there with some of the Syd Mead inspired stuff (since hexagons and trapezoids being the shape of the future were all the rage in the late 1970s.)

It feels like they have became the parody organization that were based off of them in GTAIV and V.

They too chased after the player and repelled from helicopters after the character had a 3 star wanted level (at least in IV.)

I do wonder if they'll be in gen pop.

Reason I say that is there are a lot of folks who wish they could see or hold their own children...

Unbelievable folks would do this. Their own church, while big on faith healing, seemed to be okay with folks sending their kids to the hospital as needed.

Could he do so for state charges? I know he can (and has) for Federal ones. Though I'm sure a certain group if 6 out of 9 will yet again find a new way to read English to allow it if he tried.

Or crazy new voter suppression laws (which can (and will) backfire spectacularly) making it so everyone who registers or changes their voter registration has to wait an election cycle before they can cast their first vote.

I can see places like FL and TX trying this.

Listening to the LEGO Island soundtracks (plus a few mixes), such a great childhood memory. Remember playing it on a AST from 1995 at a frame rate of 0.2 FPM. Still managed to beat it then somehow.

Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down internet indefinitely – DW – 09/29/2025 On orders from the ruling Taliban, Afghanistan's telecommunications authorities have capped fiber optic internet access. It is unclear how long telephone and cellular networks will be affected, or to ...

I read about the internet cuts on Deutsche Welle. Their claim was some of the usual nonsense about "preserving Morality."

www.dw.com/en/afghanist...

It could be a likely scenario connecting recent current events togeather.

Main Character Syndrome has been a pretty big thing over there it seems.

But Alternative claims to be pro EU too? Our Party is a left wing economically/ socially conservative pro Moscow party, aimed at an older and rural Demographic nostalgic about the USSR it seems. Democracy at Home is pro-EU/anti-RU populist party that looks at Moldovaian Romanian unification. (2/2)

A lot of these are blocs, so usually a mix of parties. BEP (Patriotic Electoral Bloc) are mostly pro-RU communist parties with social conservative views. Alternative feels like it should be very unstable long term, with views all over the place, and their leader having links to Russia. (1/2)

You'd be surprised what cookie jars they have their hands in. I know they owned a bit of both Disney and FOX prior to that merger (and held stake in Newscorp prior to 2015.)

They also own stake in Google and Oracle, Blackrock, BoA, and more. They have their hands on a lot of levers economically.

Don't know who this guy is, but totally getting 12-16 year old vibes from it, more from than these other goosestepper troll accounts. And I mean like literally in that age group.

Some odd vibes I get about it.

I have a saying fir a lot of these guys. They went to 7th grade once and never left. From personal observation (and experience), that's usually when kids (especially boys) can get quite miserable and trash-talky.

So that means Paradox Interactive has competition now?

In terms of veterinarian care in the US, the costs are insane, and compares with even compared European countries, can differ in Magnitudes. Having insurance for your dog or cat I'm sure is unthinkable in Europe, in the US, it's almost a must, and even then they often limited to $5k after 250 deduct

They held CPAC here a few years back, and we have hosted some large conventions and shows, and they were by far the rowdiest ones ever. They just ran around all drunk and jumping into traffic while giggling like the dudebros they were. Driving here was scary for a few days.