Global politics

[jimmy jazz]

@Lisnaholic thoughts on the upcoming UK general election?

Seems like Labour are going to storm it ala Blair 1997 or at least get close.

[Psy-Fi]

U.S. military airlifts embassy staff from Port-au-Prince amid Haiti's escalating gang violence

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Ukraine criticises Pope's 'white flag' comment

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Upending the "West's Dictatorship." New MP George Galloway on the Next Era of Politics

[Lisnaholic]

@Lisnaholic thoughts on the upcoming UK general election?

Seems like Labour are going to storm it ala Blair 1997 or at least get close.

I'm sorry to say that I don't follow UK politics very closely these days, but I have picked up the fact that the image of the Tories stays at rock bottom. Remember the Liz Truss fiasco?? In autumn 2023 Britain watched the total humiliation of a major political party, and somehow the Tories don't seem to have bounced back much in terms of public appeal, so yeah, it could be a Labour landslide. Time for me to dig a bit deeper into the election issues. Thanks for the heads up, jj
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In other news, this Brit invention is surely set to be a global game-changer:-

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/13/europe/britain-air-defense-laser-dragonfire-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

They say money makes the world go round, and it's for sure that when things get cheap, they get popular. Anyone shopping around for a cost-effective  air defense system will raise their eyebrows when they read this:-

The [UK] Defense Ministry put the price of firing a 10-second laser burst [from DragonFire] at around $13. In contrast, the Standard Missile-2 used by the United States Navy for air defense costs more than $2 million per shot.

[jimmy jazz]

@Lisnaholic there is an ongoing race scandal going on atm with the Tories being pressured to hand back £10m in donations to their biggest backer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68539981

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50 killed in anti-sorcery rituals after being forced to drink "mysterious liquid," Angola officials say

"It's a widespread practice to make people drink the supposed poison because of the belief in witchcraft," provincial police spokesperson Antonio Hossi told the radio network, warning that cases were on the rise.

Angola does not have laws against witchcraft, leaving communities to deal with the issue as they see fit.

Allegations of sorcery are often settled by traditional healers, or "marabouts," by having the accused ingest a toxic herbal drink called "Mbulungo." Death is believed by many to prove guilt.

[Psy-Fi]

With the election behind him, Russia's leader says he aims to create a buffer zone in Ukraine

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George Galloway MP - The MOATS Monologue

[jimmy jazz]

@FETCHER. Thoughts on this?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68703684

[jimmy jazz]

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fee4bba5-421d-4ff5-8ce7-cccaccd08eee?shareToken=19fdfc2656669e96fb05e19504d5fd59

Rishi Sunak faces revolt over plan to criminalise homelessness

Dozens of Tory MPs on the party's left and right are prepared to challenge proposals in the Criminal Justice Bill to move on, fine or jail rough sleepers

Unreal even for this lot. Tory scum.

[Marie Monday]

What the fuck
Caricature disgusting Tory behaviour

[innerspaceboy]

Wired reports - Online Conspiracies About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Are Out of Control

"A non-exhaustive list of things that are getting blamed for the bridge collapse on Telegram and X include President Biden, Hamas, ISIS, P. Diddy, Nickelodeon, India, former president Barack Obama, Islam, aliens, Sri Lanka, the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, Wokeness, Ukraine, foreign aid, the CIA, Jewish people, Israel, Russia, China, Iran, Covid vaccines, DEI, immigrants, Black people, and lockdowns."

[FETCHER.]

@FETCHER. Thoughts on this?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-68703684

I've not read much on it so far but the general consensus is wtf lol

[SGR]

What are everyone's thoughts on what's going down in Haiti?

Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks

I don't buy reports of cannibalism, I think that's a completely overblown narrative to generate clicks, but it is certainly a tragedy what's happening.