Fellas, what the fuck is happening on TERF island?

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Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions

Okay this is getting ridiculous lol. I understand the geopolitical reason the US supports Isreal is that it needs a vassal state to exert military influence on the Middle East / North Africa and prevent any attempts of decolonisation. But at this point maintain the state of Israel is costing them the entirety of their soft power in every other region in the world.

Let's not forget that a massive chunk of America's power(especially in Europe and East Asia) comes from people liking them. Otherwise no one will agree to hosting tens of thousands of their troops in their own country. This is also why the US invests such a large amount on cultural exports like Hollywood movies.

So I missing something in my analysis? Surely the Middle East can't be more important than Europe and Asia? Or is the American political class so demented they can no longer make rational decisions even in the interests of the bourgeoise?

Biden calls ICC decision 'outrageous'

Critical support to Isnreal for destroying decades of Western "rules-based order" propaganda in a matter of weeks

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

I wouldn't put the cold war with China on Trump. I think the period of his presidency coincided with the Chinese government finally getting more independent on the geopolitical scene and also transitioning to high-tech manufacturing competing with the West (Huawei, BYD, Tiktok, etc...). Once the US government realized they are no longer dealing with just an obedient manufacturing hub, they launched the trader war. I think the policy would have been the same no matter if Trump/Clinton/Biden is in charge. Literally yesterday Biden announced even more tariffs on green energy products.

The war in Ukraine is kind of the same. The only reasons Republicans became pro-Russian is because the Democrats were anti-Russian and the parties are obliged to always disagree. If Russia invaded Ukraine under Trump they would just make up a different excuse to support them. "Evil Putin is restoring the Soivent Union. We must stop the commies!!"

With the risk of starting a struggle session, I don't think homeopathy is that bad. At least in my region it means "eat a lot of green stuff and maybe drink some tea" which is objectively healthier than what most people consume.

Granted there is a limit to it. You can't cure a brain tumour by scratching your armpits with a special tree leaf, but in general it can be a decent affordable treatment for very mild colds/diseases.

Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds

According to the State of Southeast Asia 2024 survey, compiled by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 50.5% of respondents opted for China and 49.5% preferred the U.S. if ASEAN had to pick sides -- the first time Beijing edged past Washington since the annual survey started asking the question in 2020. Last year's survey showed 38.9% preferred China and 61.1% chose the U.S.

Other findings of the survey include that 59.5% of the respondents see China as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia, far ahead of the U.S. at 14.3%. Meanwhile, 43.9% said China is the most influential political power in the region, versus America's 25.8%.

Philippines and Vietnam are being a bit cringe, but all others look good

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I watched about half of it before I got bored. There were 1-2 good ones, but it was mainly basic soundbites that can get replayed on Fox News to attack Democrats.

Stuff like "What would you say to Biden right now?", "Are the sanctions undermining America's geopolitical power?", "Is there a risk of nuclear war if American troops enter Ukraine?", etc

https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1am62hg/biden_didnt_remember_when_he_was_vice_president/ I give it an hour before they manage to manufacture some automatic narrative

Wallahi he is finished. Just opened the r/politics post and even they don't have an idea how to defend this lmao

Even though BSP lost, it's ridiculous they even got so close.

Sofia is supposed to be the stronghold of the liberal parties and everyone was expecting a complete blowout, not a victory with 3000 votes margin

I'm jealous honestly, in Bulgaria we don't even get to have succdems

How is leading the polls? What's his voter base?

Tackling corruption in healthcare is actually evil and communist

CNN - China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up

Chad Ranking needs urgent patch notes

The mauling is story was mainly for Western consumption I think. If it had made it here, it would have only damaged Ukraine's image since the president is currently by far the most popular political figure with twice the approval rating compared to everyone else and the government itself. Not to mention Bulgaria is already the most pro-Russian country in NATO to begin with

I wrote a short post on the US doing a soft-coup in Bulgaria a few weeks ago. A couple of completely unrelated news stories since then:

• The Bulgarian Parliament adopted a Declaration in Support of Ukraine's membership in NATO
• Bulgarian PM: No more ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ on Russian interference
• Bulgarian minister: New military aid package for Ukraine 'taking shape'
• Bulgaria wants to join the EU’s ammo-for-Ukraine club
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Arrives In Sofia For One-Day Visit
• Referendum to delay euro boycotted by main parties
• Bulgaria’s Top Prosecutor Ousted, Stirring Suspicion of Trade-Off
• Bulgaria’s government on brink of collapse after less than a month in office

And an extra dippshitery & cope, one of my favorite articles of all times:

• Zelenskyy mauls Bulgarian president over his opposition to arming Ukraine - Politico

I am genuinely laughing so hard at this, it reads like someone summoned RedditGPT to write a fanfic of Obama owning Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy savaged his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev in a bruising televised exchange in Sofia on Thursday, in which he opened up with both barrels against Radev’s opposition to arming Ukraine.

The flustered Bulgarian president, visibly taken aback by Zelenskyy’s indignation, asked TV cameras to leave the room in the presidential palace where the meeting was being filmed.

“No, you, as a real president, I am sure you would not allow a compromise with your independence. It is your right not to support aid to Ukraine. But I would really like you to understand me correctly,” he noted with barbed irony, as a cowed Radev intermittently took refuge in the note paper in front of him.

Comrade 72 staging a military coup to get us over 1k comments

Taxing the rich is bad actually

Russia has lost so much money due to the Ukraine war that it's now trying to raise $4 billion by slapping a windfall tax on its oligarchs

Once again :parenti: :parenti: