We live better now than kings and queens did 100 years ago.

So pussy pootine is going to pull a saddam husain hissy fit.

Special Window Operation

True but no place is perfect, defenses arent about 100% its about rising the cost it takes to get passed them so high that the attacker is not willing to pay that cost. Usually the cost is lives

World War 2 was largely motivated by resources.

Eh. It literally sank in drydock

"You have a firearm in your own home for self defense. That's risking my security as someone who wants to rob you!"

Truth is we don't know who did it. It's easy to say Russia did, but looking at our past experience and knowledge of what the CIA does (and other government covert agencies), we can't rule out anyone.

To be honest; it was a good read, but the argument felt unconvincing.

The main evidence for far right leaders rising over climate refugees was a single quote from one leader complaining that these are economic migrants.

This is after the bulk of the article refers to the economic welfare of the Senegalese being harmed by overfishing, and them going to Europe to support their families; which does genuinely sound like economic migration -- there's no evidence linking overfishing to climate change (rather than simply boilerplate corruption and poor stewardship that we expect from poorer nations); and the argument about crop harvesting durations doesn't explain whether a changed harvest period is harming the Spanish farms, or wether the season is now longer or shorter.

I am genuinely curious here -- is Senegal not undergoing economic growth, are the opportunities for people shrinking, not growing, are the causes of that linked to climate change, and are people fleeing these countries as a result of this, or just simply because they're seeking a better life in general?

The evidence to the contrary looks strong; Senegal is undergoing strong growth in GDP (15%/year?), Median income (doubled between 2011 and 2018, inflation adjusted), and has historically low employment at 3.72% (2021).

Ah yes , an r/ukraine user with a hate for India spotted

Irving to worry about; it’s just a training exercise.

Powerful ending!

This is what right wing politics always leads to - death and collapse.

It is only a matter of time until the rightwing politician starts conquering again, leading to war.

Wasn't this basically Putin's unofficial minister of propaganda via the internet research agency?

I’m happy to have stumbled onto this late at night before bed, I can’t wait to dig into this when I have some free time. You’re not at all what I imagined you to look like after years of listening to your voice on WPLN.

Thank you for all that you do, if you’re ever in the Nashville area I’d love to pour you a drink or two!

Not on a global scale…

>That in turn, triggers Article 5 which

Article 5 does not get triggered automatically. And the treaty lays out conditions for invoking it by a country that has been attacked:

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17120.htm

>For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:

>on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France 2, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;

>on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Europe in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the Mediterranean Sea or the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer.

An attack on pipelines in international waters for example might not technically be accepted as a reason to invoke article 5.

Why is this sub so obsessed with the most sensationalist rage induced type of comments such as this?

Russia won't risk a true escalation into article 5. They will likely do a very minor attack which would yield minimum disruptions leading to future admonishments /sanctions by NATO members without any real major change to the current state of affairs.

The reality is that no western country would ever risk a direct military conflict against a country with nuclear weapons capabilities. Furthermore , historically , there is a repeated underestimation of the effects /challenges of an invasion into Russia . The loss of life on natos end would be catastrophic. Redditors have to stop masturbating to the notion that Russia has to be taken down by a unified western presence... It would be utterly catastrophic

Despite Russia's recent failures, they still have nukes which means no country can effectively drive them into a corner.

This isn't a game of civ... You can't just start a war against one of the largest countries in the world with enough nukes to blow half the world to hell on the idea that they haven't maintained their nuclear capabilities...

If reddit is looking for Russia to collapse due to either Ukraine fighting back and advancing into Russia, or due to a unified NATO response, then you guys are dumber than civ ai ( which is 100% true. I reckon 90% of you haven't even read a Wikipedia page about Russia's history in the Soviet era)

..IF the Putin regime will fall, it will be due to an internal collapse due to deteriorating economic conditions afflicting their population. The NATO countries know this. In the meantime, expect more of these headlines about devastation coming out of Ukraine. Additionally, expect Russia to escalate matters in the winter with a strengthened Chinese supplied backing. NATO has to slowly bleed Russia out and the nukes they have become effectively useless.. Putin can't just nuke his own country .. they have over 140 million people to feed. Once Putin can't do that... He will fall.

This is precisely why bidens speech mentions Ukraine never surrendering and saying nato support won't wane. He doesn't expect an end to the war. Just an elongation.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/23/russia.georgia

>Georgia's president, Mikhail Saakashvili, accused Russia of sabotage and "outrageous blackmail" yesterday after explosions cut off gas supplies from his country's energy-rich neighbour.

>Two simultaneous explosions at 3am yesterday cut through both tubes of a gas pipeline just on the Russian side of the border with Georgia. Another blast struck an important electricity pylon nearby nine hours later. The three blasts left Georgia with limited supplies of Russian gas for heating. It also meant Georgia could only supply about 40% of the electricity demanded by its 3 million inhabitants in temperatures of -5C (23F).

>But Mr Saakashvili called the blasts "a serious act of sabotage on the part of Russia on Georgia's energy system". He told Reuters: "Basically what happened is totally outrageous and we are dealing with an outrageous blackmail by people who do not want to behave in a civilised way."

>Relations between Georgia and Russia have deteriorated considerably since Mr Saakashvili came to power after a pro-western "rose revolution", yet yesterday's recriminations marked a new low.

>The Kremlin has sought to tighten its control over the energy industry, and analysts suggest Russia intends to retain its influence over former Soviet states and beyond by manipulating the price and supply of oil and gas. It has doubled the cost of gas for Georgia but has frozen the price for its more loyal neighbour, Belarus.

Makes sense. They thought they knew enough about all of their own pipes and they still bungled that sabotage.

No, I’m not,

lol New York Post, haha

"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist"

"scooped journalism’s top award more than five decades ago"

This is literally the article.

They suck his dick then he makes a "claim"??

Where is the article with proof? I would love to read that with a beer. But it doesn't exist. This is propaganda for fools. Thats why it is removed.

You're overcomplicating it. The government of any country is the sum total of the will of the people that make up the country. If your will isn't being represented by the actions of the country you're in, it probably means most people think differently from you.

Government is also never a static thing, and to cling to that idea because you're butthurt about most people wanting to help other people out is delusional.

Most people in the US struggle daily for survival, and as the power shifts towards those people again and away from the oligarchs, the use of collective power will naturally shift towards forms of aid to other people, and away from robbing them blind for the benefit of the few. That's why these stories resonate with most of us, and make you uncomfortable.

Censorship is a growth business in the West.

Lololl