Called it

Stakeholder capitalism had to die to make way for the pump and dump economy.

I’m no defender of China, but this seems like common sense. If you shat on my front lawn, I’d expect you clean it up before we talk about modifying our shared fence.

Pretty much any immersive-sim, Prey, Deus Ex, Thief, Dishonored, System Shock Remake.

Probably worth doing if you can afford it

I remember when I first started working full time. The exhaustion is real. It doesn’t ever really go away but you will eventually learn to live with it.

https://sfist.com/2025/03/11/testimony-reveals-doors-would-not-open-on-cybertruck-that-caught-fire-in-piedmont-killing-three/

the deaths appear to be more the result of the vehicle fire, as opposed to drugs, or injuries the victims sustained in the crash. And troublingly, that testimony also showed the Cybertruck’s doors could not be opened in the aftermath of the crash, preventing Riordan from pulling the other three victims from the flaming wreckage.

Russia has considerable interest in Syria and likely isn’t watching Israel’s invasion into Southern Syria with glee.

Interesting seeing this after the flurry of positive articles he’s been receiving over the last month.

I cannot for the life of me imagine the fear and heartbreak of watching your child die in such a horrific way. What a nightmare.

I don’t find it odd. Even with Vatican II in 1962-65 transforming the role of the pope to a more ecumenical approach, the role is still one of a world leader. It’s similar to how those same politicians consult with the Dalai Lama. There’s realpolitik reasons for political world leaders to be seen consulting them as ‘world leaders’ that have nothing to do with the actual religions.

Nah man sorry. You’re just wrong in this case. You’re missing the forest for the trees.

Communism was the conspiracy. China. Vietnam. Laos. Cuba. Yemen. Somalia. Congo. Mozambique. Afghanistan. These were the countries succumbing to the worldwide conspiracy he was talking about.

Not to forget that Kennedy increased US involvement in Vietnam to prevent the spread of communism. He sent more troops and military advisers to South Vietnam to fight Ho Chi Minh’s forces. His brother also served under McCarthy as his father was a major ally and raging anti-communist.

Also regarding religion, Kennedy was a devout Catholic, which was a massive issue for him during the election, giving him good reason to try and dissuade people from considering it as an issue for him. Back then Catholics were often questioned on their loyalty, with people concerned that the president would be answerable to the pope. Crazy I know.

You’re not going to like this answer but he didn’t say Soviet Union because he didn’t need to. Everybody understood that ‘communism’ was ‘THE Global Conspiracy’ ever since McCarthyism took of.

Check out A conspiracy so immense : the world of Joe McCarthy by David Oshinsky to learn a little of what the attitude of the time was like.

Also sorry for the previously snippy response.

He was talking about the Soviet Union. Don’t they teach this very basic history in school?

Who do you think was conducting the ‘Cold War’ in the last sentence?

It sounds like your life will be immeasurably improved by cutting him off. But it’s such an intense, personal decision that I’m not sure any internet stranger could honestly say one way or the other.

Seems like smartphones are generally used more often than PCs among younger cohorts compared to older. In Britain at least.

You should check out the work being done by the anti capitalist Solidarity Collective.

If there is one thing that is clear, it’s that the Ukraine war is a late stage capitalist war. Units are sponsored. Ukraine has not resorted to widespread nationalisations or labour conscription. Unlike the total war of the 20th century, Ukraine’s war effort heavily relies on market mechanisms and civilian donations.

Ukrainians are left in darkness and many without heating. Yet, shopping arcades are lit in garish lights, with lavish displays of luxury fashion brands.

And yet this has created an opportunity for grassroots movements like solidarity collectives who supply anarchists, human rights defenders, trade unionists, eco-anarchists, anarcho-feminists, punk-rockers, and political refugees from Belarus and russia as military units with everything they need laying the foundations and build the knowledge needed to topple the authoritarian ruling class, independent of the state.

Going from decline to fall. To be fair it took Rome 200 years or so I’m sure the US will limp on for a while yet. But it won’t ever be what it was again.

These economy fuckers are all obsessed with growth above all else. With that in mind I propose that the new G8 will only consist of the Top 8 highest growth economies in the world:

Guyana - 43.8% Macao - 10.6% Niger - 9.9% Samoa - 9.7% Palau - 8.1% Georgia - 7.6% Rwanda - 7.0% Tajikistan - 6.8%

Because there’s no monied interests to pump the hype ahead of the rug pull.