Along with basic income, there’ll need to be basic volunteering, where everybody contributes a number of hours within their ability to their local community, otherwise (outside of sci-fi scenarios where machines of loving grace look after us) the system will collapse.
You’ll still work and still get the means to live, but the two won’t be linked as an exchange.
They’re too big to fail, so the government will bail them out to some extent. Though at least one’s odds of being stuck on one of their deathtraps the next time they fly will steadily diminish with each year that airlines opt for someone else.
Georgia’s ruling party has proposed a package of legislation to restrict LGBTQ+ rights — yet another initiative that is seen as a Kremlin-style repressive policy.
Commanding 20% of the world’s food supply, Russia could cause hyperinflation and food riots anywhere it pleases. If they do take the Baltic States, it’ll be after half of NATO is paralysed by French-style protests from people who literally can’t put food on the table.
Some 10% to 27% of Americans, depending on whom you ask, want the full Trump program: mass executions of liberals, bans on contraception and homosexuality, Christian nationalism, the whole Unified Reich thing, and plenty of opportunities to denounce annoying neighbours/coworkers/acquaintances as “woke” and have then taken away. Another 10-20% are low-information voters who “aren’t political”, but know, from news headlines, that things are in some way not going well, and based on vibes, believe it’s time for a change of administration. Being nonpolitical, they don’t care who replaces Biden, as long as it’s someone else, and of course, don’t understand Duverger’s Law and the Electoral College and thus don’t see why it couldn’t be literally anyone else.
You won’t get the latter. The PLA will have dibs on fab capacity for military use, assuming they can stop the west from bricking the lithography machines.
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
By some accounts, Russia would need to take Gotland before they could besiege the Baltic States. Though that doesn’t mean they’d have a good chance of succeeding.
Sweden has a tripwire force on the island, as of shortly after the invasion of Crimea. Within hours, it would be joined by larger forces from the mainland, and quite possibly from NATO allies such as Poland and Finland. The Russians would have a considerably worse time than in Ukraine.
If everything is going normally, it’s a fairly easy posting on a picturesque island best known for holidays. If the shit hits the fan, your death will be a heroic one.
Norway’s not in the EU, so the US, UK and other nations can impose punitive sanctions on them in response. Ireland and Spain are harder to deal with. I imagine Germany will be applying a lot of pressure within EU mechanisms.
Saw this comment on a local news post about the mayor’s state of the city address and the mayor mentioned some of the new public transportation initiatives including adding another line to the train, I was under the impression that Amtrak was a success until the rails became denationalized and corporate greed limited the...
So despite climate change, Australia's federal government has just committed an extra $3.25 billion into building a toll road and a 20-lane freeway widening.
"Pouring an extra $3.25 billion worth of federal funds into Melbourne’s North East Link is a good use of taxpayer money, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has insisted, despite the project’s cost doubling just a few months ago.
...
"The North East Link – which includes 6½ kilometres of tunnels – will stretch from Bulleen to Greensborough. It will widen the Eastern Freeway by up to 20 lanes.
"Allan revealed in December that the 10-kilometre toll road had more than doubled in cost since it was first announced.
"The toll road was initially budgeted at $10 billion and reassessed in 2019 at $15 billion. But the government revealed last year that the updated cost estimate was $26 billion."
He’d be free to walk, taking a leap into the unknown at the cost of losing almost everything he has. Expecting that sort of heroic act of him is not entirely reasonable.
OTOH, judging by the photos, he does give off Brock Turner/Kyle Rittenhouse vibes. If, having grown up where he did, he turned out to be an aggressive predator, it would not be a huge surprise.
Australia has a somewhat threadbare welfare state, though is more of a social democracy than the UK. And snakes and spiders are easier to avoid than Tories.
Sounds philosophically consistent. What could be more pro-life, pro-business and pro-freedom than being in favour of endless cell growth unchecked by cell apoptosis? Come to think of it, not only does curing cancer sound like a socialist anti-prosperity regulatory agenda, killing off cells that would naturally grow is a little too close to abortion.
JERUSALEM/DOHA, May 5 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations on Sunday, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source told Reuters....
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Thursday they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden....
Given the amount of protest and potential terrorism the event is likely to attract, the security services will have to impose a ring of steel on Malmö and surrounding areas. Chances are that Israeli military contractors will be involved, installing surveillance technology tested on Palestinians and integrating it into CCTV camera networks, MAC address sniffers, real-time transport databases and feeds from intelligence services. As a bonus, if Sweden quietly keeps the system after Eurovision is over, it may prove useful in cracking down on the violent gang wars taking place there.
Dugin was the untouchable son of an elite KGB officer, who, in his teens, got into the habit of flexing his privilege by professing edgy positions that would land anyone else in the gulag (like “National Bolshevism”, a Nazi-Communist fusion), and eventually built a brand from this. He was 4chan before there was a 4chan.
Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions....
Sweden has historically been ethnically close to homogeneous (until the 20th century, life in Scandinavia was hard, and few wanted to move there) and has a relatively flat social hierarchy, meaning that redistributive taxation to fund services is popular (after all, if everyone needs a specific service, having the government provide it through taxes is an economy of scale). America, meanwhile, was founded on racial slavery, which resulted in a racial hierarchy (i.e., the definition of who counts as “white” shifting over time), and there’s a non-negligible proportion of voters who would resent being taxed extra to help lift those below them in this hierarchy closer to their level.
If the entire political ideology you wish to represent is made up of performative cruelty, you need some way to demonstrate that you have sufficient sociopathic sadism for the job.
The radical combination of degrowth and basic income (www.opendemocracy.net)
New Cybertruck Styled AI Robot Just Dropped (lemmy.world)
Boeing sales tumble as the company gets no orders for the 737 Max for the second straight month (abcnews.go.com)
Long Cow is coming (lemmy.world)
Abortion Is More Popular Than Ron DeSantis (www.jezebel.com)
AOC: ‘Antisemitism is an assault on our values’ (forward.com)
What I thought some abbreviations/emoticons meant vs what they actually meant
Didnt really pay attention to context or spelling, more like reading through words derived from a foreign language
Georgia to introduce Kremlin-style anti-LGBTQ (www.dw.com)
Georgia’s ruling party has proposed a package of legislation to restrict LGBTQ+ rights — yet another initiative that is seen as a Kremlin-style repressive policy.
Pelosi says Netanyahu shouldn't address Congress: "I feel very sad that he has been invited" (www.salon.com)
Quinn Evans completes restoration of historic Detroit train station for Ford Offices (www.dezeen.com)
El Salvador’s “Coolest Dictator” Bukele Begins Controversial Second Term with Backing from Biden & Trump (www.democracynow.org)
In June of all months... (Rule) (files.catbox.moe)
With Ukraine's resources- Putin would be unstoppable - The Telegraph (archive.ph)
The impact of an engorged Russia would unfurl over decades, touching every corner of the earth, and wreaking havoc on the global economy
Biden camp warns Trump could still get re-elected with ‘unhinged campaign of revenge’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Older gamers are a growth opportunity for AA(A) publishers – here is how to capture it [23% PCGamers are 55+] (www.midiaresearch.com)
Voluntary Mandatory rule (slrpnk.net)
My absolute favorite image ever created (lemmy.world)
I bet they're all ghosts. Getting yourself frozen just screams "unfinished business" (lemmy.world)
Such a quirky, yet inoffensive art style for my corporate shitpost (lemmy.world)
Nvidia GPU production could stop if China invades Taiwan (www.pcgamesn.com)
Putin has ‘both eyes’ on Gotland, warns Sweden’s army chief (www.politico.eu)
After being demilitarized in 2005, Sweden re-introduced permanent troops to Gotland in 2016, following Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014. Sweden also became NATO’s newest member in March — meaning it is covered by the alliance’s Article 5 guarantee that all other members come to each other’s...
Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize a Palestinian state | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
This is quite big! Kudos to them.
A new Steam Deck rival is coming, and you’ll never guess who makes it [Antec] [expected price range $600~$900] (www.pcgamesn.com)
local anti public transportation comment
Saw this comment on a local news post about the mayor’s state of the city address and the mayor mentioned some of the new public transportation initiatives including adding another line to the train, I was under the impression that Amtrak was a success until the rails became denationalized and corporate greed limited the...
Honestly, I couldn't even imagine living in such a country lol (lemmy.world)
Sad, but rule (pawb.social)
Little Kitty, Big City - Little Kitty, Big City is available NOW! - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)
Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention (www.usnews.com)
Choose your difficulty (lemmy.world)
Congress voted against funding a cure for cancer just to block a win for Biden (www.usatoday.com)
Biden's Infrastructure Bill Funding Stats (beehaw.org)
Checkout details in data slides...
rulephoria (pawb.social)
GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ (www.nj.com)
Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM/DOHA, May 5 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the Qatari-owned TV station’s local operations on Sunday, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source told Reuters....
How Do I Prepare My Phone for a Protest? (themarkup.org)
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Comedy has peaked ladies and gentlemen (lemmy.world)
Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols (apnews.com)
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest said Thursday they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden....
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (abcnews.go.com)
Tucker Carlson Posts Deranged Interview With ‘Putin’s Brain’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
Why the Swedes love doing something that Americans hate (www.bbc.com)
Sweden is infamous for having some of the highest taxes in the world, and yet the country’s tax agency is still one of Sweden’s most trusted institutions....
Russian soldier murder rate soars 900% on return from Ukraine war (www.independent.co.uk)
Up to 113 active Russian servicemen were convicted in 2023 - a near 900 per cent increase on just 13 in 2022...
Ben-Gvir, Israeli far-right minister, in car accident (www.bbc.com)
Just got texted a job offer. You guys think it's legit? (lemmy.world)
It sounds kind of sketchy, but would someone like monkeymant59h@icloud.com really be dishonest?
Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book (www.theguardian.com)