Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1617895 times)

Nintex · « **Reply #12660 on:** January 22, 2023, 10:18:23 AM »

Quote from: Raist on January 22, 2023, 08:13:02 AM

Quote from: Nintex on January 22, 2023, 06:32:18 AM
Read a piece on the new German defense minister. He has 0 experience in foreign policy or military matters. Just another pencil pusher.

He's been on the NATO parliament for 10 years...?

Nope he has been the interior minister for the state of Lower Saxony since 2013, but up until now has never held a position at the federal level.

Although it's hard to imagine he'll do a worse job than Lambrecht

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Lambrecht came under fire as defence minister before she took office in December 2021, for having no experience in the defence sector.

One month into office, she made headlines when she refused to deliver weapons to Ukraine and instead offered to send 5,000 helmets – which Kyiv’s major Wladimir Klitschko called “a joke” at the time.

The incident was only the first of many faux pas plaguing the German defence ministry. Only a few months later, it became public that she had taken her son with her on a trip in a Bundeswehr helicopter, which sent her approval ratings plummeting.

According to a poll released earlier this month, as many as 77% of Germans wanted her to resign, the lowest approval for a defence minister ever measured.

Lambrecht blamed her bad public image primarily on the media.

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Raist · « **Reply #12661 on:** January 22, 2023, 02:02:49 PM »

https://www.nato-pa.int/members/pistorius-boris

Nintex · « **Reply #12662 on:** January 22, 2023, 02:44:02 PM »

Quote from: Raist on January 22, 2023, 02:02:49 PM

https://www.nato-pa.int/members/pistorius-boris

Just read up on Deutsche Welle and a few other sources:
https://www.dw.com/en/boris-pistorius-to-become-germanys-new-defense-minister-reports/a-64418604
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/who-is-germany-s-new-defense-minister-boris-pistorius?leadSource=uverify%20wall

As an Alternate Member he's basically a spare in case the actual members are unable to attend NATO meetings.
When I look at the Dutch delegation we're not exactly sending our best. Just some random MP's.

Nintex · « **Reply #12663 on:** January 22, 2023, 03:30:42 PM »

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1617251970376503296

Looks like the US, French and Germany have succesfully cornered Poland into being the first.

If I was in the Kremlin I would go for the ultimate troll and sign a decree to greenlit the delivery of tanks from Germany to Ukraine.

Nintex · « **Reply #12664 on:** January 22, 2023, 06:08:52 PM »

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1617169657886040064

https://twitter.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1617277238873067522

Let's hope they get proper equipment and training

Raist · « **Reply #12665 on:** January 23, 2023, 01:22:29 AM »

Quote from: Nintex on January 22, 2023, 06:08:52 PM

https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1617169657886040064

Every goddamn time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64362640

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Labour is calling for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the BBC helped Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee, weeks before the then-PM recommended him for the role.

Sman · « **Reply #12666 on:** January 23, 2023, 12:55:05 PM »

Quote from: Raist on January 23, 2023, 01:22:29 AM

Quote from: Nintex on January 22, 2023, 06:08:52 PM
https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1617169657886040064

Every goddamn time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64362640

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Labour is calling for a parliamentary investigation into claims the chairman of the BBC helped Boris Johnson secure a loan guarantee, weeks before the then-PM recommended him for the role.

It will be different if he becomes PM again. No more sleaze. No more bluster. And Brexit will get done... for real.

Nintex · « **Reply #12667 on:** January 23, 2023, 03:09:16 PM »

Boris and Zelensky are both absolutely fucked so it makes sense they hang out together.

https://twitter.com/EndGameWW3/status/1617567203112681474

Nintex · « **Reply #12668 on:** January 23, 2023, 04:39:41 PM »

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1617635123108917249

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1617636730106183680

what is going on

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Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleksiy Simonenko has resigned.

Nintex · « **Reply #12669 on:** January 24, 2023, 08:28:49 AM »

https://twitter.com/Flash_news_ua/status/1617843719771951109

guess someone talked?

Raist · « **Reply #12670 on:** January 24, 2023, 10:42:25 AM »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64304428

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An estimated £4.5bn in Covid-19 support has been lost to error and fraud since 2020, the tax authority has revealed.

Nintex · « **Reply #12671 on:** January 24, 2023, 02:03:23 PM »

https://twitter.com/vonderburchard/status/1617939980529332230

https://twitter.com/alexbward/status/1617947391793172480

Deutsche Panzers im angriff

james · « **Reply #12672 on:** January 24, 2023, 02:47:57 PM »

2022: Russia is so stupid tanks are old tech and sitting ducks for missiles what imbeciles

2023: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give tanks ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

Sman · « **Reply #12673 on:** January 24, 2023, 03:33:55 PM »

Still good news. Pretty amazing a 40+-year-old tank outmatches anything Russia has dared put on the battlefield.

BrokenVerses · « **Reply #12674 on:** January 24, 2023, 03:40:51 PM »

Quote from: james on January 24, 2023, 02:47:57 PM

2022: Russia is so stupid tanks are old tech and sitting ducks for missiles what imbeciles

2023: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give tanks ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

That was always a very shallow take on Reddit or Twitter or wherever. Tanks have never been invincible and while they are likely more vulnerable than before their weakness were exacerbated by Russia's bad planning and training.

Like how many of those videos were of tanks driving around alone unsupported or doing stupid stuff like sitting in the open shooting until they got destroyed by return fire. Or even just abandoned because they ran out of fuel lol.

Nintex · « **Reply #12675 on:** January 25, 2023, 11:57:38 AM »

https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/1618217167388053504

welp, that's the next German minister to resign

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1618290964778602496

Sman · « **Reply #12676 on:** January 25, 2023, 03:46:47 PM »

"Western tanks in Ukraine is unacceptable. We need to make them pay"

"Let's attack Ukraine... more competently?"

Nintex · « **Reply #12677 on:** January 25, 2023, 05:43:45 PM »

"Mr. President, Vladimir Vladimirovich, this is an outrage and a total disrespect for international law"

"You are right we cannot let the fascists get away with this. We will tell the world exactly what we think about these latest transgressions against the Russian world"

https://twitter.com/MapsUkraine/status/1618235102475214848

Nintex · « **Reply #12678 on:** January 27, 2023, 05:37:00 AM »

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Croatian President: "Maybe Germany is at war with Russia again. Good luck to them, maybe it will turn out better than 70 years ago.

Croatia is not at war with anyone. And I don't know how tanks will help Ukraine. Maybe they will help, maybe they will burn just like in Iraq"

Nintex · « **Reply #12679 on:** January 28, 2023, 04:57:12 PM »

https://twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1619449663731671040

https://twitter.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1619453099449679872

Nintex · « **Reply #12680 on:** January 29, 2023, 04:35:58 AM »

Al Arabiya claims Israel has started a special military operation to disarm Iran. While others say this is a response to the attack on the embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran.

Some even point to Ukraine as Iran supplies Russia with drones and missiles.

Raist · « **Reply #12681 on:** January 29, 2023, 08:00:28 AM »

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Dear Nadhim,

When I became Prime Minister last year, I pledged that the Government I lead would have integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. That is why, following new information which came to light in recent days regarding your personal financial arrangements and declarations, I asked Sir Laurie Magnus, the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, to fully investigate this matter. You agreed and undertook to cooperate fully with the inquiry Following the completion of the Independent Adviser's investigation - the findings of which he has shared with us both - it is clear that there has been a serious breach of the Ministerial Code. As a result, I have informed you of my decision to remove you from your position in His Majesty's Government. As you leave, you should be extremely proud of your wide-ranging achievements in government over the last five years. In particular, your successful oversight of the COVID-19 vaccine procurement and deployment programme which ensured the United Kingdom was at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. Your role was critical to ensuring our country came through this crisis and saved many lives. And as the Conservative Party Chairman, you have undertaken significant restructuring to Conservative Campaign Headquarters and readied us for important work in the coming months. It is also with pride that I, and previous prime ministers, have been able to draw upon the services of a Kurdish-born Iraqi refugee at the highest levels of the UK government. That is something which people up and down this country have rightly valued. I know I will be able to count on your support from the backbenches as you continue to passionately and determinedly serve your constituents of Stratford-on-Avon and represent the many issues and campaigns you are dedicated to. Thank you for your service to this and previous governments. Yours sincerely,

Rishi Sunak

Up next: Rishi sacks himself for his history of history of dodgy tax shit, of course.

Nintex · « **Reply #12682 on:** January 29, 2023, 01:20:03 PM »

https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1619302063544082432

https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1619636422750912512

Nintex · « **Reply #12683 on:** January 29, 2023, 07:11:14 PM »

https://twitter.com/vtchakarova/status/1619841676876578818

They've got this wrong. It's not the Chinese doing the buying from the Dutch, that's nonsense.
If the Chinese wanted to do this they could just source chips from elsewhere in Asia to sell to Russia.

It's the Dutch companies that are using Chinese companies as intermediaries so they can keep selling to the Russians.

Uncle · « **Reply #12684 on:** February 01, 2023, 05:03:38 PM »

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/2/1/eu-chat-control-law-will-ban-open-source-operating-systems/

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/

lol get fucked

Nintex · « **Reply #12685 on:** February 01, 2023, 06:32:08 PM »

Don't worry, after the cookie wall and privacy policy are accepted all you have to do is pass the AGE GATE on literally every website with an editable textfield.

Age verification will be very simple, just upload your photo ID and/or driver's license to every damn website.

This is already an ongoing debate, because in Germany they have decided that an IP address is personal information and thus the GDPR applies.
Which means that cookie walls and privacy policies are needed when using services like Google Fonts and the likes or having hyperlinks because an IP address is shared.

This also means that what most US-only sites are doing (blocking IP's) to evade the GDPR is also illegal. Because you need to check the users IP address to do so.
Just the act of checking the IP is already using the personal data and thus ILLEGAL.

Nintex · « **Reply #12686 on:** February 02, 2023, 07:51:13 AM »

The Dutch army is officially integrating into the German Army. Dutch mechanized and armored brigades will join the 1st and 10th Panzer Divisions.

Pissy F Benny · « **Reply #12687 on:** February 02, 2023, 10:03:54 AM »

lol cucks

Raist · « **Reply #12688 on:** February 02, 2023, 10:31:22 AM »

"Dutch army"

Raist · « **Reply #12689 on:** February 02, 2023, 12:21:00 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #12690 on:** February 02, 2023, 11:34:43 PM »

Quote from: Uncle on February 01, 2023, 05:03:38 PM

https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/2/1/eu-chat-control-law-will-ban-open-source-operating-systems/

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/chat-control/

lol get fucked

Saw about this law elsewhere and thought it sounded great, finally get all these anti-free-speech Europeans off the internet so only the anti-free-speech Americans vex me with their desires to throw everyone in prison.

But seriously, you know it's a great law when:

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To define a software application store the law makes a reference to the EU Digital Markets Act, Article 2, point 12 which defines “virtual assistant”. What they actually mean is point 14, which does define “software application store”.

benjipwns · « **Reply #12691 on:** February 03, 2023, 12:03:45 AM »

Quote from: https://inadequacy.org/public/stories/2001.12.28.55410.553.html

Of course there will need to be age restrictions as well. Nobody under the age of 14 or over the age of 75 will qualify for an Internet license. The very young need to develop their personalities, and exposure to the solitary net-surfing experience could severely stunt their mental and social development leading to autism or extremely violent behavior (or at the very least, social ineptitude, whilst the very old would be at risk of heart seizures and other complications caused by some of the more extreme content that is to be found on the Internet.

Enforcement of the Internet license may also prove to be problematic. However it needn't be so. A minor reworking of the TCP/IP protocol stack to include a license verification phase as part of the three way handshake, combined with strong encryption and digital signatures, and biometric scanning devices attached to every PC should make it trivial to ensure that the net is free from unlicensed surfers. Combine this with the threat of having your Internet license revoked for misbehaviour and you have a very powerful mechanism to control misuse of the 'net.

In the same way that posession of motor vehicle drivers license does not protect the driver from the occasional fender-bender, likewise the Internet license will not prevent the occasional abuse of the Internet from taking place. In order to provide a means of redress for those affected by a licensed surfer's poor nettiquette, there will need to be a mandatory insurance law. All licensed Internet users will need to take out insurance to cover their liabilities for any abuses they perpetrate online (whether accidental or intentional).

The regulation of the Internet promises to improve the Internet for everyone. By eliminating the irresponsible individuals who spoil the web for the rest of us, we will be able to enjoy an enhanced web surfing experience free from h4x0rs, skR1p7 K1dd135, spammers, misinformation, porn, extreme political lunatics, lame-assed websites and just about every other problem that plagues the Internet today. Your Internet license could become just as important to a future employer as a driver's license or a high school diploma is today! Of course, the Privacy Nazis and Freedom Fascists will trot out that familiar tired old chestnut:- that people who sacrifice their freedoms do not deserve them in the first place, but most of those kind of people are not parents and are unconcerned about protecting our children from the very real dangers of the unregulated Internet.

I hope I have given you surfers some food for thought. If you think I am being a control freak, just try to imagine the state our highways would be in today if anyone regardless of age or ability were entitled to drive an automobile, anyone regardless of age or ability were entitled to carry a gun and anyone regardless of age or ability were entitled to sell liquor to whomesoever they chose.

It's a sobering thought I think you will agree.

Nintex · « **Reply #12692 on:** February 04, 2023, 12:35:17 PM »

https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1621444026590191616

Maybe include a Digital copy of Home Alone so the Ukrainians know how to defend themselves

Raist · « **Reply #12693 on:** February 04, 2023, 01:11:32 PM »

Household lighting actually uses a fuckload of energy. LED lights are like 10 times more efficient and last 5+ times longer

Nintex · « **Reply #12694 on:** February 04, 2023, 01:39:00 PM »

The Russian artillery and aviation will be delighted with lit up cities.

Pro tip: don't turn your lights on when there's a war on

Also I'm sure Ukraine is happy to divert vehicles and drivers from the war effort to distribute 35 million LED lights.

Raist · « **Reply #12695 on:** February 04, 2023, 02:40:14 PM »

Nintex · « **Reply #12696 on:** February 04, 2023, 03:03:19 PM »

This woman is mostly responsible for the sorry state of the German army. I'm sure the Russians will swing by the post office once they break through the lines at Bakhmut to collect their free LED lights.

Nintex · « **Reply #12697 on:** February 04, 2023, 06:50:38 PM »

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1622001211879587840

God speed to the heroes

Nintex · « **Reply #12698 on:** February 05, 2023, 02:49:52 PM »

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1622316985211097088

I think this new guy is the one behind the op to blow up the crimea bridge.

Nintex · « **Reply #12699 on:** February 06, 2023, 01:58:11 AM »

Massive 7.8 earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Entire buildings collapsed.

https://twitter.com/AST_HQ/status/1622482445768482816

Nintex · « **Reply #12700 on:** February 06, 2023, 05:37:39 AM »

Second 7.8 earthquake

Nintex · « **Reply #12701 on:** February 06, 2023, 06:21:22 AM »

https://twitter.com/Faytuks/status/1622551374352326657

Holy shit

Raist · « **Reply #12702 on:** February 06, 2023, 12:08:00 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/AtlanticCouncil/status/1620834738029342721

Nintex · « **Reply #12703 on:** February 06, 2023, 12:40:52 PM »

Some journo's think Boris is going to replace Stoltenberg as next NATO secretary general or is planning to throw his hat in the ring.

According to the Russians a Ukrainian drone made it half way to Moscow
https://twitter.com/narrative_hole/status/1622582248670212097

benjipwns · « **Reply #12704 on:** February 06, 2023, 07:32:39 PM »

https://twitter.com/RealScottRitter/status/1621860472986210304

chronovore · « **Reply #12705 on:** February 07, 2023, 03:36:38 AM »

If he was gonna suck Putin’s cock, he should at least have made sure he was getting Putin’s story straight.

Nintex · « **Reply #12706 on:** February 08, 2023, 09:38:53 AM »

https://twitter.com/sidhant/status/1622649540083073025

"China big and strong Russia little cuck"

"Blyat"

Potato · « **Reply #12707 on:** February 08, 2023, 02:44:12 PM »

Seems appropriate here

Uncle · « **Reply #12708 on:** February 08, 2023, 05:05:29 PM »

hmm

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-biden-lied-about-nord-stream-sabotage-us-did-it-with-help-from-norway-report

Propagandhim · « **Reply #12709 on:** February 08, 2023, 05:56:17 PM »

After Seth Rich and him running interference for Assad, I don't put too much stock in Hersh

jorma · « **Reply #12710 on:** February 08, 2023, 06:12:07 PM »

Quote from: Uncle on February 08, 2023, 05:05:29 PM

hmm

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-biden-lied-about-nord-stream-sabotage-us-did-it-with-help-from-norway-report

they were always the more likely culprit. added with the fact that neither denmark nor sweden has said fuck all about it ever since

benjipwns · « **Reply #12711 on:** February 09, 2023, 06:21:56 PM »

https://twitter.com/DamCou/status/1623401375638904838

Nintex · « **Reply #12712 on:** February 09, 2023, 07:10:59 PM »

Quote from: Uncle on February 08, 2023, 05:05:29 PM

hmm

https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-biden-lied-about-nord-stream-sabotage-us-did-it-with-help-from-norway-report

https://twitter.com/samhusseini/status/1623805932361637891

This is going to bite them in the ass. They can't just keep yelling 'Russian propaganda' if they make no effort to find out who actually did it which makes them look suspicious to begin with.

Potato · « **Reply #12713 on:** February 09, 2023, 08:43:19 PM »

Why is the onus on the US government to find out who did it?

benjipwns · « **Reply #12714 on:** February 09, 2023, 08:53:17 PM »

Quote from: Potato on February 09, 2023, 08:43:19 PM

Why is the onus on the US government to find out who did it?

You always try to get the perp to confess at the start to save you time.

Nintex · « **Reply #12715 on:** February 10, 2023, 07:39:12 AM »

Russian missiles now freely fly over Romania and Moldova from the black sea to their targets in Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1623980526779478019

The Moldovan government has resigned.
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1624011783936540673

Potato · « **Reply #12716 on:** February 11, 2023, 05:41:24 PM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1624527579116871681?

Canadia getting in on the act now

Nintex · « **Reply #12717 on:** February 11, 2023, 05:56:12 PM »

Quote from: Potato on February 11, 2023, 05:41:24 PM

https://mobile.twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1624527579116871681?

Canadia getting in on the act now

Nintex · « **Reply #12718 on:** February 11, 2023, 08:19:42 PM »

https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1624573577923100672

https://twitter.com/5X5_NEWS/status/1624561022991302659

Nintex · « **Reply #12719 on:** February 12, 2023, 08:47:55 AM »

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1624738013178695680

Tears of the Kingdom viral marketing is getting out of hand

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Author Topic: International Politics Thread - Disease and Disaster (Read 1617895 times)