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Hapankaali

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  • Have you ever traveled solo? How was your experience?

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  • I traveled alone by train for the first time when I was about 10 years old, though not abroad.

    There are Europe-wide train tickets you can buy, I'd recommend this if you're curious. Plenty to see.

    Some comments mention safety, probably Americans who don't realize how safe Europe is. Though of course something bad can always happen.

  • They cannot imagine that you actually have a life when you leave your place of work

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  • Funny, I have to ask permission to work on weekends since they have to pay me more for it.

    (Not USA obviously.)

  • ‘No to war’: Sánchez doubles down after Trump threat to cut off trade with Spain

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  • The US can't "embargo Spain" since Spain is part of the EU trade bloc.

    The US can embargo the EU, which won't happen since it would destroy US industry.

    Trump is just being a moron as usual.

  • Donald Trump cuts all US trade with Spain over Iran war dispute

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  • Will someone ever succeed in explaining Trump what the EU is?

  • Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council as US attacks Iran

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  • European Economies Are Not Stagnating

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  • Interesting article. There are a few other reasons why the comparison actually favours Europe:

    • GDP is usually reported as aggregate, instead of per capita, meaning population growth is an important factor.
    • The US is the world's largest oil producer. A significant chunk of its GDP is simply pulled from the Earth.
    • GDP is inflated due to the presence of paper headquarters of multinational corporations. (In Europe, this also skews the numbers for Ireland. For Europe as a whole, it skews the numbers in the US' favour.)
    • GDP (or the article's rgdpo) still only estimate the market price of the output of goods (possibly corrected for purchasing power). The US spends more on health care, for worse outcomes. That's part of the reason why quality-of-life metrices have the US tumbling down, typically to below 20th place globally.
    • The gap further widens once you start taking into account the cost of climate change as effectively negative production.

  • Trump Seen With Red Blotch On Neck In New Photos

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  • You're right, I don't recall him being named as a suspect in a rape case.

  • Deutsche nutzen Social Media vergleichsweise wenig

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  • Aha, das erklärt warum nur 25% der Deutscher neo-Nazis wählen, statt 30% wie in der Schweiz, Österreich oder den Niederlanden.

  • It is 2003, I am playing a new expansion for Diablo 2 as the US starts a war in the Middle East. It is 2026, I am playing a new expansion for Diablo 2 (!) as the US starts a war in the Middle East.

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  • First as tragedy, then as farce.

  • Average Age of Leaving Home in Europe (2025)

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  • So this is the data for those averagely leaving a single parent's home, I wonder what the overall stats look like?

  • What are some hugely important music albums?

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  • Some very good suggestions, and not just the already well-known stuff among mainstream audiences from most of the other comments.

    I would personally cite Cocteau Twins over This Mortal Coil, not only did they predate them, but Treasure is also the better (and more influential) record in my opinion.

    Therion has been quite explicit with its acknowledgment of Celtic Frost as a major influence (even taking the name) - though their records suffer from subpar production, and one could argue Therion was able to fulfill the ambition of Celtic Frost.

    One shouldn't mention no wave without mentioning Swans, who were massively influential to grunge, post-punk, post-rock and heavy music in general. The colossal Soundtracks for the Blind is their magnum opus.

    Aside from Kraftwerk, the krautrock scene spawned several more highly influential groups, including Neu! (who invented the remix), CAN (cited as a major influence by Radiohead and many others) and Popul Vuh (pioneers of early ambient, electronic and "new age" music).

    A few more suggestions not related to yours: Oddly enough Zappa hasn't been mentioned yet in the comments (as of writing this comment), probably the most influential pop music artist of the 20th Century, though his music can be challenging at times and not all of his humour has aged very well. We're Only In It For the Money is probably the best starting point.

    Brian Eno - Apollo. Not Eno's first ambient album, but probably his most accomplished one.

    Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden. It's hard to believe you are listening to what used to be a new wave band only a few years earlier if you play this record. It was so far ahead of its time their label dropped them amidst an acrimonious lawsuit.

    Ulver has been cited as a major influence by modern electronic music artists (e.g., Carpenter Brut). Their output is extremely diverse and creatively shifts dramatically from album to album. I would recommend Perdition City as a starting point.

    Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F#A#∞. Not coincidentally released shortly after Soundtracks for the Blind, a massive creative leap nonetheless and one of the defining post-rock records of the 1990s.

  • The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

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  • Is this even the worst he is publicly known to have done? The 2020 coup attempt and aiding the GRU in attacking domestic targets (both of which are outright treason) rank higher in my view, and would be slam-dunk convictions in any country with a functioning legal system and a modicum of democracy.

  • The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

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  • The evidence for raping children is circumstantial, the evidence for disclosing classified information or financial crimes is directly in the files.

  • Vladimir Putin calls Khamenei's death a "cynical murder" in violation of international law

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  • I think his point may be that he also murders in violation of international law, but not cynically. /s

  • Scientist from all over lemmy. What is or was the most scientifically correct movie or at least made an honorable attemt?

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  • Most likely a contemporary film that neither features history, nor science, nor technology. Hollywood rom-coms are good candidates since they tend to be quite shallow.

  • An aide to a German AfD lawmaker is an agent of Russian intelligence, The Insider can now reveal

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  • So is the AfD lawmaker.

  • 'End of MAGA': Trump's attack on Iran sets off revolt among angry supporters

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  • I wouldn't be so quick to judge, Trump's approval might temporarily drop by a whole percent!

  • The question Joe Biden keeps asking: ‘You think we can actually come back from this?’

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  • Plenty of dictatorships were overthrown with no or only minimal violence, and the US isn't even a full-fledged dictatorship yet.

  • 40 killed in girls' school in Iran after US-Israel attack, state media says

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  • Iran doesn't follow the "weekend" schedule of Western historically Christian countries.

    Many Muslim-majority countries (and Israel) follow a Friday-Saturday weekend schedule, but it seems that in Iran only Friday is the "weekend."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_and_weekend#Iran