dankboys

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by dankboys 4y ago
There's a big difference between acts of aggression and war. With the exception of a Ukraine in 2014 and a week or two in 2008 in Georgia, most Europeans have to go back to the 90s for any conventional war. True, in Eastern Europe and
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by dankboys 4y ago
> You also have people bringing up Yemen, Syria, Palestine, etc to emphasize the “white-supremacist” support of Ukraine receiving overwhelming attention. This one really annoys me. Yes, people care more about people who look like them, a
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by dankboys 5y ago
Being slightly uncomfortable (getting muddy, having a long walk home from the park, waiting ages for something) Not being immediately consoled when something doesn't go your way but you're not injured, such as a toddler falling on
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by dankboys 5y ago
Maybe, it’s a much harder job to produce male birth control for men owing to having much more reproductive material. I think the hippy option currently is getting the snip “for the sake of the planet”
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by dankboys 5y ago
If they can provide better anti-forgery protections then why not?
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by dankboys 5y ago
Perhaps too niche, but Bellingcat have used these sort of apps in the past to identify Russian officers
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by dankboys 5y ago
Why not engage with the study instead? Sorry it’s not a link to The New European
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by dankboys 5y ago
I don’t really know what to say, except that a pressure group might do studies on the topics it cares about? Consider this: until 2020, for many years (at least 8) the Guardian was the most purchased paper by the BBC[1] [1] https:/&#x
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by dankboys 5y ago
The Mash Report is the perfect example: a TV show that was significantly[1] (20%) less popular than shows in that time slot but approved because it sent the correct message [1] https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/07
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by dankboys 5y ago
If this is the case, why did the BBC vote 5 to 1 in favour of Remain[1], despite the Conservative party being down the middle on Brexit. 75% of comedians are explicitly left wing [2] Anecdotally, the sidebar of BBC News UK edition is litter
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by dankboys 5y ago
Don’t forget relentless Hollywood messaging that parenthood is a waste of time, annoying, expensive or just that endlessly hooking up is empowering. A lot of the issues you’ve described could be solved by incentives for families to stay geo
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by dankboys 5y ago
Indeed, taxes exist to keep the middle class down, we should switch to a flat tax.
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by dankboys 5y ago
The uk has a lot of these when it comes to speech and there are some fantastic examples
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by dankboys 5y ago
China are probably judging the chances of a US response based on the response when Assad breached POTUS’ red line: nothing.
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by dankboys 5y ago
The British asked 17(!) ships for evidence they fished in British waters over the last five years, and the french have responded by threatening to deprive the islands of electricity while french vessels are blockading. If that’s not petty,
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by dankboys 5y ago
The french fisheries minister threatened to cut off the islands electricity over the row, I think a show of force is necessary, especially a show of force to a country so adept at surrendering.
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by dankboys 6y ago
This is why I use one of the new, privacy-focused email providers instead. It feels like the sweet spot between starting my own server (headache, dropped messages) and being one of a billion Gmail/Outlook users (no-one cares if I don&#
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by dankboys 6y ago
They’re a private company, Sci-Hub has to make their own social media service
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by dankboys 6y ago
Overstaying a visa or crossing a border without authorisation is a crime