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Asking?

“Back in the day, a lynching was called a suicide with a wink and a smile... In the present day, they’re still called suicides. But now people take that seriously.”

And here was me worried about 2010 United Kingdom!

Glanced at this and started idly doing the coalition maths and had the horrifying vision of a political scenario in which everyone is wooing the Liberal Democrats.

So funny that history has conspired to pair Starmer, a man whose highest ambition is to be a level-headed lawyerly technocrat, with Donald Trump, an impulsive fascist. A lifetime of bland adherence to rules and norms brings him to power just in time to meekly watch them get steamrollered.

Everyone needs to be integrated (but not into the career ladder).

The problem with the ephemerality of social media and the rapid news cycle is that absolute bangers like this get forgotten, not put in museums where they belong.

The process by which countries make these agreements is called "imperialism".

She's basically right about this.

Everyone is laughing at the electoral stupidity of actively insulting voters but if your party line is that the country is on the brink of being overrun by hippies and foreigners then this is surely more effective than graciously accepting defeat.

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Absolutely incredible.

“How many of these gentle people have I helped to kill just by paying my taxes?" June Jordan, 1984

“Our attack was so successful we inadvertently created a power vacuum” is a new one to me tbh

And also: defensive of who?

This is idiotic

Thank you. Assumed as much but couldn't find a report; have found something now.

Three news headlines side by side, each illustrated with a picture of Keir Starmer making an official statement in front of two British flags. Sky News, 3 hours ago Starmer denies U-turn claims after giving go-ahead for US to use UK military for strikes on... [headline truncated] Financial Times, 15 hours ago Starmer Will let US use UK bases for attacks on Iranian missile sites The Times, 21 hours ago Keir Starmer blocked US from using British bars for Iran attack

Clown show.

When did the UK come under attack?

Here's another study examining why the need for a more technologically-skilled workforce incentivises recruitment from more affluent backgrounds, looking over a time period from 1979 to 2008:

A street sign reading union lane formerly mad lane

When you realise HR are never going to help you

US president has transformed from an isolationist to a fierce exponent of American power abroad

The "isolationist" first took office in January 2017 and was doing major strikes on Syria by April.

How can I look at my phone on boxing day and see news of US airstrikes in Nigeria and then still end February with people who get paid to think about politics telling me that this president doesn't do such things?

It's fucking embarrassing how much people who want to sound clever about Trump end up just repeating his own bullshit hype about himself. "Oh, this is such an interesting break with his previous stance of refusing direct military intervention" no it isn't shut up.

Being Iranian is funny because you get selective sympathy from the right and the left based on who’s putting your family in danger at any given moment

Israel closes crossings into Gaza Strip, including for humanitarian aid workers, Israeli government agency says

Honestly... It's fair to say that norms are shifting but buying into this liberal mythology can't be excused.

An era of historic peace for some, mostly white, people in some, mostly rich, countries. The rest of the world has been target-practice for decades.

Orientalism at every turn.

"Iran must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon". There are some countries which can simply never be part of the special club because of something essential and unchangeable about them. And there are some countries who get to decide what is and is not allowed on the world stage.