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Derogatory terms for Usonians in your native languages?
With the Norwegian government recently deciding to massively increase the US military presence in this country, I just really want to have some derogatory way of referring to Usonians in the Norwegian language. The problem is that I cannot find any good word for this: existing words fall short; foreign words I'm familiar with...
What is your country's "coals to Newcastle"?
I was talking with a friend who mentioned "taking tea to India". It made me wonder what the equivalents are around the world. "Taking coals to Newcastle" is the UK's.
Bulletins and News Discussion from May 13th to May 19th, 2024 - The Blazing Furnace - COTW: Vietnam ( hexbear.net )
An image of a Central Committee meeting in Hanoi. Image taken from this article....
US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law ( www.reuters.com )
The IDF ordered 10,000s of people in Rafah to begin evacuating, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion could be imminent. ( apnews.com )
Why are Palestinian protests filled with feds?
Went to a Palestinian solidarity protest/rally with some new folks who’d become radicalised against America/the West over the last six months. They aren’t socialists (yet, I’m working on it) - but they’re good people. So, seeing the genocide and its support by our governments filled them with disgust. We talked about the...
The US loses to Russia and China in popularity across Africa ( africa.businessinsider.com )
China and Russia surpass the U.S. in approval ratings in Africa....
life pro tip!! ( mander.xyz )
Hi, I'm with the Biden campaign: What's a good positive nickname to counter "Genocide Joe"?
Which vendor makes decent work laptops nowadays?
12 Years ago I had a Sony Vaio. I quite liked it. Then in my next job, 2017 or so, I went for a Toshiba Portege, and absolutely loved it....
I, a white American person, need help proving to my Chinese husband that the Uygher genocide is real ( hexbear.net )
They’re from Portland, Oregon you can’t make this shit up lol....
Russia puts Estonian PM on wanted list for 'desecration of historical memory' ( www.reuters.com )
Archived version: https://archive.ph/gnr3r
[fake-news] Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages ( www.tomshardware.com )
Fear them tooth brushes.
Do you all have any tips on activities to do yourself, instead of consuming content all the time?
I'm pretty sick of my content addiction, like watching youtube or netflix all the time. I would rather be spending my time otherwise so figured fun things are the best to start. Do you have tips for fun things to do? Or how I could search for them?...
The Resurgence of Global Anti-Americanism ( time.com )
"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today?
I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.