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Yeah that's kind of what I had in mind unfortunately.
weird response. Its a discussion board.. People ask questions ….?
absolutely stupid to buy anything from US especially while Trump is threatening European countries, our allies and is carrying out a trade war
An Amazon and an X / Tesla free life is pretty easy IMO. Getting rid of some others like Meta (Whatsapp), Google, MS, Netflix is harder IMO.
Moving beyond what can be affected by consumer choice (and I will be making that choice, as much as I can anyway)….there's the American cloud services, AWS, Azure, GCP.
Every country in Europe (and the EU, though its policies are driven by the member states mostly) dozed off and let these 3 US companies (Amazon, MS, Google) develop monopoly power over a critical service.
It was path of least resistance to just let them gobble up everything I suppose, not anger the US govt. (and possibly local businesses too) by pushing back, restricting them and making sure there would be European competition, protected from the US giants by market barriers.
The dominance these companies have in Europe was just a bit uncomfortable and chafing before, with the US turning unfriendly it's a knife pressed on your jugular.
In the UK Liz Truss was blaming the deep state for her incompetence and in America we have a Russian stooge.
So we get not one but two Harry Perkins. The mind blowing part is they were both from right wing parties. Republicans being soft on Russia and being isolationist I could never have called.
Ukraine continues to work against putin's terrorists in ways they might not have been expecting:
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/zelenskyy-confirms-operation-in-belgorod-region/
I’m pretty sure Ukraine aren’t falling for any of this ceasefire talk.
And most of the world for that matter, yet everyone has to be seen to play along with it so they don’t upset Trump while Putin plays him like a fiddle.
How did we get here?
That dude died during the attempt. Might be mixing him up with Luigi who shot the CEO of a parasitical health insurer.
There was kinda a 2nd attempt. Some guy was arrested outside the golf course caring a gun. Op is talking about the 2nd guy
If "how did we get here" is a serious question, then the answer is the huge income inequality in the USA, which radicalises people there. Neither the Democrats or the Republicans have the political will to solve the problem. Democrats try to smooth things a bit by introducing some social programs. Trump, as a populist leader, talks about getting jobs back into the the USA and making America Great Again (some can say that the USA were great in 1950s when the taxes were up to 93% for top earners), while slashing social programs and giving tax breaks for the ultra rich. Trump works for his oligarch buddies. They want to squeeze every last cent out of the USA before moving on to greener pastures, and there is nobody better than Trump to bankrupt a company while enriching himself in the process.
"How did we get here"
Step one: convince people that they are being lied to and only you have the truthful information.
There are other steps but its too depressing, why can't that orange cnut have a heart attack? Is that too much to.ask
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3lkral4rd322x
Kropyvnytskyi, over 30 explosions
Ukraine taking a battering tonight.
Yup - this needs to stop. Ukraine need to build nukes asap.
Explosions in Saratov this morning more impressive
I doubt the SecDefs sobriety. Plenty of prior history there. So far he's just been a water carrier for the crazy POTUS who is far from sober, though not intoxicated.
A quick refresh on Ukraines situation - it's ironic almost 30 years since the Orange revolution we now have an Orange faced man promoting and supporting all the Russian demands to end the current phase in the conflict. Is Trump the second coming of Yanukovych in the guise of the US president?
Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in 1994 under the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.
The Orange Revolution in Ukraine took place in 2004 and was a series of protests and political events sparked by widespread allegations of electoral fraud during the presidential election. The revolution was primarily a response to the contested election results and the belief that the process had been rigged in favor of Viktor Yanukovych, who was supported by pro-Russian factions
The Euromaidan Revolution (also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Revolution of Dignity) took place in 2013-2014 and was another pivotal moment in Ukraine's history, building on themes from the Orange Revolution. This revolution was sparked by a decision by Ukraine’s then-president, Viktor Yanukovych, to reject an association agreement with the European Union (EU) in favor of closer ties with Russia.
What could the west have done differently post the Euromaidan revolution?
Thankfully they managed to hit an Ammo depot at the Engel's air base. These strikes inevitable reduce Russia's strike capability short term.
Canadians are furious at the Americans
They now want stronger economic and military ties with Europe
which is great for long term as they have plenty of natural resources to replace Russian crap
Canada over time has managed to lean more towards systems and standards more akin to Western European / EU standards than that of their neigbour to the South. Not to mention that the operation of the Canadian state has a lot more in common with Europe in relation to things like Healthcare. Their treatment of language makes the country officially dual-lingual, matching the likes of Ireland and other European states when it comes to that.
All of that is however somewhat surprising given the stark contrast we see in the States, and that's even before Donnie's extra concentrated brand of stupid returned. What this means is that Canadians can see and understand the plain bloody obvious; that the Russians are the agressor in this war and that they must be defeated. Compare this to the culture-war nonsense south of the border where pro-Ukraine sentiment potentially goes way of "DEI" or haranging an exhasted Zelenski about not saying "Thank you" enough.
It makes perfect sense for the Canadians to look East and to tie their security to the larger European sphere of geo-politics. Until (or if) the US regain their collective heads and firmly reattach them, they must be discounted as a helpful element. The rest of us must instead carry on and protect the free world from those who would rather end it.
Is this AI generated?
Interesting read this. Have any of you heard of Vladislav Sourkov, the wizard of the Kremlin???
Ukrainians get out of dodge by Sept 10 2025 OR legalise their status. Other rules also will apply to
"the territories of the so-called "Donetsk/Luhansk People's Republics" terrorist organisations, as well as the parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts temporarily occupied by Russia, before the decree's enactment"
yes - was looking for a refresh from the top, I asked it different questions. I should have added that as a disclaimer.
So is it inevitable that Zelenskyy will be in for another public uncompromising dressing down in the oval office?
I don't think so! It's just another of crazy Trump's daily ramblings.. next he will want to turn Odessa into a Trump/Musk branded luxury Yacht port..
So furious that they are partnering with Australia on building a $6.5 billion over the horizon radar, an area in which Australia has some considerable expertise, with it's Jindalee OTH radar which can detect small boats several thousand km away in Australia's northern waters and well into Indonesia.
What a sweet deal - Canada benefits, the US misses out.
Why has Zaporizhzhia NPP become the big talking point all of a suddden? If it's under Russian control it's surely very likely to be staying there unless they want it off their hands…
Mod Edit: Warned for breach of forum charter
Americans become owners
Russians bomb it causing a disaster
Both blame Ukrainians
… very predictable
Is it historically correct that most Ukrainians wanted to go to Russia instead of Europe? I have my doubts.
