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Haha I am sleepy so I can’t look up the source right now: but American Intelligence has stated in the past they don’t like to infiltrate tight leftist groups because leftists usually will ask the Plant many questions. The Plant often has to read a lot to prepare so that they pass the sniff test. They’ve stated that they prefer to infiltrate any other groups (especially conservative groups) because they don’t have to read so much.

That’s an incredibly interesting story. Thanks for sharing.

That list so big at this point they might as well just call it a Census.

It’s similar to how Americans can have domestic terrorism be a constant occurrence but it barely is a concept. It’s not uncommon to have small cells blow up and sabotage electric grids during the dead of winter now. It’s common enough where every winter I have some prep just in case my grid is attacked.

Or even more regularly, lone wolves mass shoot people waiting for a 4th of July Parade, or the movies, or the grocery store, or a school, or anywhere really because being shot dead for no reason is always a consideration for an American. My family always has eyes out for mass shooters. There’s a few in my city every year.

Hell we even had domestic terror cells plot to kidnap and murder a Blue State Governor.

But still Americans generally won’t connect all of these things and call it what it is: an irregular war on a domestic level.

Americans who haven’t gone to war themselves, or haven’t studied this issue, think of war mostly and only as Total War. Where everything is bombed out 100%. There is no functioning anything and there’s only apocalyptic style survival. More like a zombie apocalypse scenario.

They don’t realize that “war” for normal people…is just life and life keeps going. Which is not unlike what most Americans live under every day—living life as best they can while trying to avoid massive hits of destruction and violence. (Ukraine is obviously a much higher grade of actual war.)

This concept of, the only real war is Total War, is partly why it’s so easy to sell to American Conservstives that Ukraine should just give up because they’re already dead. I think that the Americans who believe this propaganda would be shocked to know that anything still stands in Ukraine. I assume they assume that 95% Ukraine looks like post-bomb Dresden.

I ran a roleplay spy organization that had tighter INFOSEC and OPSEC than this.

What made it gross? I’m super curious

More encroachment on First Amendment rights. Schools have argued successfully that they have jurisdiction over children outside of school if what they “say” outside of school makes it back and causes a “disruption.”

This is ripping the mask off of that final push. I’m not sure what the goal is here, but the effect is that children will have no right to privacy and will face active punishment for thought crime from the age they start school.

I mean, they’re already doing this but now even harder

Yeahhh ive supported discord for about 5 years now with full nitro and if they’re going to show me ads no matter what then I’m canceling right now.

I had hope when they rejected Microsoft’s offer. But they were just waiting for the bigger fish.

Would love an interview from his “best friends” from childhood. I’m sure their recollections would match perfectly

Thank you so much I joined there and it’s my main account now. Everyone is so nice. I hope you have a great week. :)

Russia’s economy is a war time economy. Everything is transitioned over to war. Even if Russia got everything it demanded today, the war would not end. Why? Because Russia is not prepared and is not willing to dismantle their war-time economy and switch it back to a normal peace-time economy.

Russia is obviously untrustworthy as they break deals and promises all the time (which is how we are here, in war right now). But even if Russia was trustworthy, any peace accord that does not include a roadmap for Russia to renormalize their economy would be a temporary ceasefire at best.

Amazing how far a 3.6% GDP country can get with Assets, Sharp Power, and Chekist attitude alone.

Rubio is a jellyfish. What a coward.

I’m learning German now and it’s insanely logical. I’m angry people dissuaded me as a kid from learning German. I truly love the language and Germans are also very kind.

Side note: are there any German communities on Lemmy you know of? I’d like to join. I’m a fan of Staiy and Spacefrogs.

You’re right and this disregard for the old system is making me nervous. These moves are so economically unsound that I can only draw the conclusion that the old neo-liberal business interests are not a concern anymore. If America tanks its importing and outsourcing model, what will it be replaced with? I’m not confident there’s a plan here (other than isolation and destruction).