The guy who called Trump “Daddy” is the right guy?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-daddy-nato-mark-rutte-israel-iran-b2777173.html

Funny how the same doesn’t happen when X hosts CSAM though… Money truly can do miracles

Unless McDonalds do croissants, he wouldn’t

I’m afraid the diagnosis isn’t good. You may wish to take seat.

Now before I begin, I want to reassure you that despite this being really serious, it’s not incurable.

Unfortunately, you’ve got a clear case of Microsoft Windows. Many people do manage to live long and fulfilling lives with Microsoft Windows however the good news is there is a cure available, if you wish to undergo treatment.

If you want more information on the available treatments then there’s a pamphlet available here.

MBFC is a load of horse shit.

LEFT-CENTER BIAS These media sources have a slight to moderate liberal bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor liberal causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Left-Center sources.

Overall, we rate Politico Europe Left-Center biased based on story selection and editorial positions that slightly favor the left. We also rate them High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. Detailed Report Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER Factual Reporting: HIGH Country: Germany Press Freedom Rank: MOSTLY FREE Media Type: Website Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY

Versus Wikipedia:

Politico (stylized in all caps), known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007.[4]

In 2021, Politico was reportedly acquired for over $1 billion by Axel Springer SE, a German news publisher and media company.[6] Axel Springer SE’s CEO Mathias Dopfner said that Politico employees would be required to adhere to the company’s principles of support for Israel’s right to exist, support for a United Europe and a free-market economy.[7]

In 2024, Politico was handed leaked confidential materials from the Donald Trump presidential campaign. Politico confirmed that the documents were authentic but refused to report on their contents. The Associated Press wrote that the decision by Politico to not report on the Trump campaign leaks stands “in marked contrast” to Politico’s extensive reporting on the leaked email communications of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, John Podesta.[110]

An investigation by The Intercept, The Nation, and DeSmog found that Politico is one of the leading media outlets that publishes advertising for the fossil fuel industry while failing to adequately distinguish between independent journalism and native advertising.[111] Journalists who cover climate change for Politico are concerned that conflicts of interest with the companies and industries that cause climate change, obstruct action, and engage in greenwashing through sponsored content will reduce the credibility of their reporting on climate change and cause readers to be misinformed.[111]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico

Axel Springer SE (German: [ˈaksl̩ ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ ɛsˈeː]) is a European multinational mass and online media company, based in Berlin, Germany.

with numerous multimedia news brands, such as Bild, Die Welt, Fakt, and the US political news site Politico, which Axel Springer acquired in 2021.[5]

The company generated total revenues of about €3.93 billion and an EBITDA increase of 12.8% in the first half of 2023.[6][7] Following US private-equity firm KKR’s majority-stake acquisition in 2020, Axel Springer’s revenues have increased by a total of approximately €1 billion.[8][9][10] The company, including its subsidiaries, joint ventures, and licenses, operates in more than 40 countries.

In the United States, Axel Springer is ranked among the top four digital publishers, alongside USA Today, News Corp, and The New York Times.[6]

Gudrun Kruip, a scholar associated with the Stiftung Bundespräsident-Theodor-Heuss-Haus, has claimed that Axel Springer SE, along with its subsidiaries, exhibits a pro-American stance, often omitting criticism of US foreign policy.[60] This observation is then backed by allegations made by two former CIA officers in an interview with The Nation, claiming that Axel Springer received $7 million from the CIA.[61] The purpose of this funding, they allege, was to influence the publisher to align its editorial content with American geopolitical interests.[61] Although no conclusive evidence has come to light, Springer’s admission in his autobiography regarding the financial challenges faced at the outset of his publishing venture, suggesting the necessity of external funding for the company’s rapid growth led Kruip to believe that the allegations of CIA financial support are credible.[60] As of 2001, the Axel Springer SE names “solidarity with the libertarian values of the United States of America” as one of its core principles on its website.[62] This explicit stance has led to critiques from scholars and independent observers regarding the company’s perceived alignment with American interests.[60][63][64][65][66] Furthermore, an article in Foreign Policy has critiqued Axel Springer SE for a history of compromising journalistic ethics to support right-wing causes, implying a longstanding pattern of bias in its publications.[67]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE

This is not a source from which we should pay any heed.

As of January 2025, Thomson is the richest person in Canada and 22nd richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $68.6 billion USD.[8]

Definitely a man of upstanding character…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thomson,_3rd_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet

For the ignorant, watch this. It’s a bit intense but very eye opening.

HyperNormalisation is a 2016 BBC documentary by British filmmaker Adam Curtis. It argues that following the global economic crises of the 1970s, governments, financiers and technological utopians gave up on trying to shape the complex “real world” and instead established a simpler “fake world” for the benefit of multi-national corporations that is kept stable by neoliberal governments. The film was released on 16 October 2016 on BBC iPlayer.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperNormalisation

https://youtu.be/8S0aD6QLTxQ

There really is nothing nice about USA
You go to the hospital you gotta pay
The dollar is the language that they all speak
They don’t really bother about the radiation leak

Fuck the USA

They keep their secrets undercover
The rich don’t bother about those that suffer
This ain’t the land of milk and honey
Cause all they want is money money money

Fuck the USA

Nuclear bombs are fuck all new
You’d better start running when they drop on you
Run into a shelter, play hide and seek
Cause when you die your body reeks

Fuck the USA

There really is nothing nice about USA
You go to the hospital you gotta pay
The dollar is the language that they all speak
They don’t really bother about the radiation leak

Fuck the USA

Not too dissimilar to how one of the officers struck a protestor with a sledgehammer mere seconds before.

Watch the video yourself, it has been released.

The officer was signed off for 3 months. For a back injury. That’s nothing as back injuries go. The other officer that they tried to spin as also brutally mauled by barbarian terrorists wasn’t even taken to hospital because the injuries were so superficial. This is so clearly an attempt by the police and government to spin one action done in the heat of the moment in an act of self defence as the premeditated actions of an entire group.

Even if the intention was to grievously harm an officer, GBH is not terrorism. GBH by one member does not reflect the entire group and its intentions. If that were the case then the police are also a terrorist organisation (wait… actually…)

If you watch the video that was released you’ll see it’s not as clear cut as your comment makes out.

For example, the officer was also wielding a sledgehammer, a protestor had just slipped on the wet floor and as they were getting up again the sledgehammer wielding officer used the handle to shove them to the ground again.

Only parts of the footage have been released and the parts they did release didn’t paint the picture of an innocent bobby being brutalised by terrorists, as they tried to portray in multiple press releases beforehand.

They also released the footage during the midst of an active trial despite having it for months prior.

The police’s actions are not those of an impartial or innocent organisation.

After Meta scraped all their books they have the perfect defense now. All they have to say is “we’re training a music AI” and they’re apparently untouchable.

This appears to have been under the previous Conservative government.

However, with the actions of the current Labour government against pro-Palestine groups and supporters it wouldn’t surprise me if they are doing similar.

Westminster is full of scumbags. Scottish independence can’t come fast enough. Fuck the union, fuck this racist, classist, moralless, support of genocide. Fuck the intimidation of war crimes prosecutors. David Cameron should be prosecuted as an accessory to genocide for doing so.

Because of capitalist policies or because of advancements in science, engineering, and medicine culminating around the same time that just happened to coincide with capitalism’s birth?

Capitalism only benefits capitalists.

Fewer people are poor despite the capitalists, not because of.

Their giant hoards of wealth exemplify how many more could have been pulled out of poverty in the last 100-150 years.

Not in the UK, which this thread is about.

The NHS provides healthcare free at the point of service, for all.

Not everywhere is the United States of Fascist America.

I went through some eye surgeries and really needed a dark mode. But I couldnt get a dark mode in which buttons still were cleary visible.
I am sure if I search forums, git issues and documentation something usefull will turn up.

Ask and ye shall receive: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/issues-with-libreoffice-icons-on-dark-mode-in-linux-mint-22-cinnamon/111034

Because it’s clutter and annoying to see “Heyyy, is jellyfin a good video app?” ad nauseam, when a simple search would answer their question faster and without wasting everyone’s time and energy.

Modlogs are visible, if there’s truly a censorship issue then we’re free to upsticks and move to another community. That’s the advantage of the Fediverse.

That’s fair, but that’s due to politics.

Wealth and quality of life are hugely dependent upon the politics of a place.

Which form of politics is correct is a debate that has existed since forever, but there’s no getting away from the fact that politics determines wealth, quality of life, and ultimately whether people wish to immigrate, emigrate, or stay put.

Well, that and the weather 😝

If that’s the case why is it record numbers now?

Australia has had mineral wealth for a very long time, that’s nothing new.

Hang on, wait wait wait, so I can’t trust the word of the Times of Israel to be fully factual, unbiased, and without agenda?

I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!

The BBC are talking 'bout the GDP
That means fuck all to me!

https://youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY