Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. (Politics General)

@BlitztheDragon
Something utterly shady is going on there.

Too right. I read “meaningful conversations from key allies” as “generous contributions from our largest donors.”

@Meanlucario
They did because they were attacked, they had no other choice but to fight back.

And EU didn’t exist back then. You probably meant Europe, but this is also not true, as only some European countries fought against Nazi Germany. Others were neutral or outright Hitler’s allies.

@BlitztheDragon
Ratchet theory of politics.

@Background Pony #1D40
England. Bette?

@BlitztheDragon
Or they have blackmail.

OpEC+ is expected to announce further oil cuts next week, most likely at Russia’s urging.

The Rouble meanwhile opened Monday with a continued weakening against the dollar. 96.58 at last I checked. Still south of 100, but it marks the start of 4th week that has seen it north of 90 against the dollar.

Remember, pre-war Russia was trading 50-60 on the dollar, and was flush with foreign currency. Only after an absolutely insane amount of economic controls have they been able to stabilize the decline.

The OPEC+ cuts will continue a trend of the cartel attempting to boost oil prices for their own gain and to indirectly support Russia. However previous production cuts haven’t done much to raise the price of crude. With their largest cut a few months ago barely moving the needle.

They’re also likely hurting themselves in the long run. Renewables and natural gas have both started to eat up market share, and production cuts won’t help. In attempting to boost their short-term profits and support war profiteering, they may end up hurting themselves in the long run.

Remember, Russia choking off Europe from fuel led to the single largest investment increase on the continent for renewable energy.

to follow back on the whole hitler was a leftist meme. here’s a single term for you sorrellian socalism.

@harasha456
Saying National Socialism is identical to actual socialism is like saying electric eels are actual eels.

Better yet, it’s like saying lampreys are eels.

First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid. She’ll be staying at their home in Delaware until she recovers.

Joe Biden has tested negative, but will continue to be checked over the week.

The reason why russia calls every Ukrainian a “nazi” isn’t just about the Azovs and Bandera.

It’s to make a bogeyman out of anyone who opposes russian supremacism, and justify waging war on whoever whom they falsely accuse of nazism.

They also did it to the Baltics when ppl in those countries treated ethnic russians as possible Putinists, and the govs reduced any relations with that empire. They called the US and the European Union as “nazis” just for refusing to support russian nationalist interests.

Yes, I’m calling russia an “empire” because of the ongoing invasion as an attempt to annex Ukraine or bomb it to ash. russia won’t stop even if it does take over.

Apparently the ADL really is trying to shut down Twitter. I guess their primary attack is getting all of his advertisers to leave. There has been more and more talk about it, and Elon also said something about suing them for defamation.
This will be interesting to watch.

actually it’s much stupider worse than that. the reason they call the Ukrainian people nazis is because they consider the entire western world to be nazis why? because of how stalinists saw liberals in the west ie as nazis. It’s an ideological remnant that got incorporated into putin’s ideology by way of ivan Ilyin. but why would putin adopt a marxist talking point when he’s not that? well Ivan considered russia to be a pure nation and thus any idea born in russia even stalinist ideas are worthy of being good.

@Dustcan
Has the right claimed that it was caused by the “woke mind virus” yet?

Hot take: Dems should tell the rural voters to go fuck themselves, and focus on blue cities and purple suburbs.

@lonewolf
Imagine if Eion loses twitter oops I mean X.

Aren’t Suburbs already turning Blue?

Both owners and law enforcement are protesting this workplace violence bill, saying it will encourage shoplifters and robbers because employees won’t be able to confront them. Large chains can afford security. Small businesses can’t.

@Background Pony #A225
You don’t want to alienate the ones who make the majority of food in this country.

Has anyone seen that video of HeelVsBabyface getting completely butthurt mad over pronouns being in Starfield?

I thought the whole point of the bill was to stomp on small businesses.

@NitroFury
I’m guessing they’re on the political right.

@Meanlucario
Pretty much

@NitroFury
He needs a Waaaaaa-mbulance.

@NitroFury
I think i’m gonna start putting pronouns in my bios if it makes people this angry

@NitroFury
@Vivace
@Kiryu-Chan
Got to love how these manly men getting offended by people having preferred pronouns. Truly, the left are the only ones with special snowflakes.