europesays , to random
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https://www.europesays.com/1341253/ NATO Finally Plays Hardball With Putin!

randahl , to random
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Brilliant proposal by German politicians: Let us place air defence systems inside NATO, and have these systems save civilian lives by shooting down missiles over western Ukraine.

This is pretty clever because

  1. Russia cannot bomb these systems as that would be an act of war against the entire NATO alliance.

  2. The systems cannot trigger a war with Russia themselves, as they are not attacking Russia.

Do it!

https://www.dw.com/uk/u-nimeccini-proponuut-zbivati-droni-nad-ukrainou-silami-nato/a-69054148

stiofi ,
@stiofi@troet.cafe avatar

@randahl

My first questiins! Is it doable? With what?

Do these ' ' have even the remotest clue about , , weapons systems etc.? Or the evolution of in the Russo-Ukrainian war?

They may have, in which case it would be a first for said politicians.

Or, more likely, are they just pulling something out of their Arse to make a political point?

My regard for said politicians decreases by the day. Thus my scepticism.

tiopalada , to random Portuguese
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Tiny Tactics Battle Kit I is a go and it is free!

https://tiopalada.itch.io/tiny-tactics-battle-kit-i

A cutout of assets from the asset pack at work. One can see an isometric scene with a cleric on his idle stance, a jumping red head fighter and a cat mage swinging a scepter. The scene is colourful, the cleric is on a log that acts as a bridge between two land masses.

charlesgaba , to random
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Donald Trump just threatened a “bloodbath for the country” if he doesn’t get elected this November.

This would be a good day to donate to Democrats up & down the ballot.
https://Blue24.org.

mastobit ,
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@thepoliticalcat @Nazani @markproxy @Npars01 @charlesgaba

by .

Book 📖: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/sarah-kendzior/

"A conspiracy theory, when rooted in a sincere desire to find and expose the truth, is a refusal to move on from betrayal. Conspiracy theories are expressions of grief and memory. This type of evidence-gathering is not solely the domain of conspiracy theorists. It is what historians, detectives, and human rights activists do. It is what investigative journalists and state officials are supposed to do, but frequently do not, because the professional incentive is to remain compliant in order to receive access to the conspirators or maximize a personal payout. The conspiracy theory label is slapped on both hostile actors who seek to deceive and honest actors who seek to enlighten, with the commonality being that they all tread uneasy ground, the kind of ground that, when split, opens the door to hell." Kendzior, Sarah. They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent (p. 31). Flatiron Books.
"People are understandably afraid to hear the worst about the people and organizations whose job it is to protect them. This embrace of denial has accelerated despite (or perhaps because of) ample evidence of elite criminality available in the public domain. Trump and his cohorts’ long-standing dealings with the mafia and the Kremlin—a saga exhaustively documented over multiple decades—is often labeled a conspiracy theory by those terrified by the national security ramifications of it being real. Centuries of state abuse of Black and Native Americans—the torching of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street in 1921; the 1985 MOVE bombings of Black citizens, including children, in Philadelphia; the ongoing unearthing of mass graves of Native Americans—were dismissed as conspiracy theories until people from those communities gained the structural power to publicize them and found an audience willing to listen. It is notable that as knowledge of these atrocities increases among white Americans, other white Americans seek to ban this history from being taught in schools." Kendzior, Sarah. They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent (p. 32). Flatiron Books.

"Conspiracy theories, in contrast, are not pleasant to hear. They deepen your fears and erode your trust—but, crucially, that can include your trust in the confidence men or other powerful actors. This opens the door to consequences and accounts for some of the derision heaped upon the term. A conspiracy theory is often a critical inquiry that powerful people do not want you to make. ... We live in a country where the mantra of the powerful is “Move on from the dead.” Move on from the reasons behind assassinations and wars and genocides and pandemics and deaths of despair. Move on and do not look too hard at who is responsible, because that may spur reevaluation and recourse. Move on and don’t ask questions, because questions challenge impunity. Move forward, because justice is divisive to the unjust. The idea of moving forward taps into optimism, which used to be an effective means of public placation. But it’s 2021 now, we are paralyzed in a plague now, we mourn the future more than the past now, and there is nowhere to move but into the realm of memory, where we seek to make sense of old ghosts. The collapse of democracy, rule of law, and climate at once leaves us with one lesson: the truth may hurt, but the lies will kill you." Kendzior, Sarah. They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent (pp. 19-20). Flatiron Books.
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