jmcs

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 months ago (3 children)

If you think what Trump says about Greenland is bad, you should hear what Russia keeps saying about the baltics and Poland.

Russia is not being particularly secretive in their plans for a war with the EU.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

It depends on what kind of weird shit you're into.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago

Well, for that their only solution is to use their Central America regime change guidebook closer to home, and hope everyone forgets the US's propensity to elect imperialist assholes.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 3 months ago (12 children)

Well, the R in BRICS makes it even more toxic than the US.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

Given they don't actually need farms to produce wine, the federation might see Chateau Picard as personal (as opposed to private) property that supports Jean Luc's little hobby and preservation of traditional knowledge.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 123 points 3 months ago

China's ability to mix and match the worst of communism and capitalism in a single dystopian package never ceases to amaze me.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you are in Europe, you can try to do a GDPR request to nuke the old account.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 3 months ago

If you have a self-consistent human rights framework all rights support and in some way encompass all other rights.

I love how the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union frames if, by starting with with "Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected" as the foundation that is so fundamental it's just recognised and not "given".

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago

Who said anything about Christianity? Eggs and rabbits are symbols of fertility, and [insert your favourite fertility goddess] will be worshipped.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Probably the only newspaper in the world that didn't have this article already written down and refined over the last few years.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago

What else would they be trying to preserve? Notice they never tried to preserve strong unions, or high taxes for the rich.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Replacing glucose or salt with glycoside amygdalin to make food... taste like bitter almonds would be an amazing super power.

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