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  • Elon reportedly orders government to stop feeding the bomb-sniffing dogs

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  • Every time I read something about the USA in the last few weeks I think "Wow that's shitty. How can it get worse?"

    In short order, the answer to my question is served up. I find it worse when the victims cannot speak or stand up for themselves. Though horrible things are happening to a wide range of victims at least they can protest, take action etc. The dogs cannot. I only hope that the handlers make sure the welfare of these animals is taken care of despite the order. They do not deserve to be pawns in the MAGA game, but then no one does.

  • ‘Only Works as a State’: Trump Vows Not ‘To Bend’ On Tariffs Until Canada Is Absorbed Into The U.S.

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  • He genuinely thinks flattery will convince people to be taken over by a budding dictatorship. Canadians are supposed to forget that the USA is against everything they stand for and say...

    "He said we could be the greatest state!!! Who gives a shit about free healthcare and reproductive rights!! We'll be cherished!!!"

    Not to mention that he seems the be saying that paying for anything is being ripped off. It reminds me of the documentary on his business practices that resurfaced during his first run. I think it was called what's the deal. The were many examples of him ripping off his vendors and subcontractors saying their work was substandard so he either wasn't paying or wasn't paying the full amount.

    Now he seems to be applying the same thinking to imports. Why should America pay full price when he never has? He naively thinks tariffs mean America gets the goods for less overal.

  • McDonald’s Customers Will Get Their Meals With a Side of AI

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  • "Here is your big mac meal"

    "but I ordered a McChicken sandwich"

    "don't worry, our AI suggested swapping your order because it predicted you actually prefer chicken based on your order history which it got from facial recognition when you walked in so we started preparing it before you ordered which also meant we'd get your order out 9.4 second faster! Isn't it so clever, eh?"

    "what about my drink, I didn't order diet coke?"

    "we gave you diet because our AI indicated that you probably have diabetes based on body weight analysis and McDonald's is committed to healthy eating as well as maximising profits"

    "I want to talk to the manager."

    "the manager was replaced by AI last month, corporate felt on site managers were one of the biggest expenditures for the branches and felt AI can offer more value. I'm sure the AI will be able to help you at that terminal over there. If not, we can escalate to the corporate AI which is authorised to offer 1% off coupons and has a slight antisemitism problem..."

    "the terminal over there? The one with the queue 30 minutes long?"

    "yep, that's the one. Have a great day!! Oh it looks like our conversation took longer than the time we saved. Oh well, isn't AI though"

  • Starbucks continues to be terrible

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  • I'm never said he should. I'm saying I understand why he did. I would not do the same thing in his position.

    Remember most CEO's are psychopaths so they are not very concerned with the impact on the people they fire.

  • EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

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  • How did I come to that conclusion... "The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century." Vladimir Putin

    And this And this And this etc. etc. etc. Needless to say I am far from the lone conspiracy theorist your are trying to paint me as.

    No I think they will be used to defend against things like this

    Edit: Oh and since you seem to be deliberately avoiding acknowledging it. The alternative is a deeper Russian invasion of Europe.

  • Starbucks continues to be terrible

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  • Since I'm sitting negative I should clarify that I do not think the actions are moral. Only that he is incentivized to do things like this.

  • EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

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  • I get your point but it's not like no guns have been fired

  • EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

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  • I'm answering on faith that you are arguing a sincerely held belief.

    It is exactly because Europe remembers what happens when you have an unchecked aggressive neighbour who is better armed than you that rearing is necessary. You seem to be victim blaming. "The more armed Europe is the more Europeans get killed." Sounds like "we wouldn't have to kill you if you'd just stop fighting for your survival." Against enemies like nazi Germany or nazi Russia you don't just let them take what they want because they will just keep taking until you have nothing left.

    Now the threat IS Russia. It is the fact that you ask why I am bringing them into it that makes me think you either are Russian, are pro Russian, or are trolling me. Why do I bring them in to it? They invaded a country on the edge of the European Union and have shown no honour on the battlefield, committing war crimes. They have a desire to bring back the USSR and many of those countries are now members of the European Union. They have shown willingness to take what they want, and they want to bring back the USSR.

    So more guns means more dead Europeans? Really. Sounds like an argument from Russia to encourage disarming their enemies, because more funds in Europe more likely means a stand off, or fewer dead Europeans and more dead Russians.

    P.S. I didn't say what the alternative is because it is bloody obvious. Obvious to me, to Ukraine, to the USA, to the world leaders, and to Russia, but not you.

  • Am I the only one?

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  • I hope that should have said "...so far". Did he survive 101 days?

  • EU chief says member countries must use a new defense loan to buy European, not American

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  • If all you have to offer is "weapons are bad,war is bad", you need to think about the consequences of not re-arming. The world has relied on America to be the one that is heavily armed so that we can all sit here in Europe and pretend that we don't need weapons and war is bad. We got to feel morally superior and peace loving but in reality we had the biggest kid in the playground on call whenever trouble showed it's face.

    It reminds me of a friend I used to know who told everyone he didn't wear a watch because he didn't need one. He spent all day asking everyone else what the time was. So he did need a watch, it just wasn't on his wrist.

    So when you have a country like Russia invading neighbours and threatening others with their weapons and you don't have any, what is your solution?

    Just to reiterate, I don't like the fact that weapons are necessary but I will take the lesser of two evils because in one of them, I might not exist anymore.

  • Starbucks continues to be terrible

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  • I mean he has been rewarded for making the line go up. Part of making the line go up is reducing overheads. So he is being directly rewarded for actions like firing 1000+ employees. So is it a surprise?

  • Cybertruck Owners Are Asking Congressional Reps To Protect Them From People Who Don’t Like Cybertruck Owners

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  • Government response should be.... "While the government sympathises with your plight and considers protecting its citizens a core duty, recent events have left the government under manned and thus powerless to protect those who cheer on the downsizing of the government until it directly affects them. Therefore please accept our apologies but until such time as staffing levels allow us to focus on anything but the absolutely vital functions of government which are already more than we can handle, we will not be able to offer you any support."

  • Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal’ and says he’s buying one to support Elon Musk

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  • That's ok, he can use full self driving at full speed on the highway...

  • US Measles Cases Jump 35% in a Week, Now Found in a Dozen States

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  • Well done America, made yourself great again! Number one in measles!!!!

    In all seriousness, I hope only adults who have chosen not to be vaccinated suffer. Children don't deserve to die for the stupidity of their parents nor do those who rely on herd immunity. It just boggles my mind that anyone can be convinced that the risk of catching deadly diseases is the preferred choice over vaccination.

  • Miracle workers, all of them

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  • Scotty should be " Fired phasers at the dilithium crystals to fix it"

  • US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce

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  • I think Trump had envisaged allies increasing defense funding and using it to buy weapons from him. I think the reality is that European defense contractors are about to expand significantly. While there may be an initial reliance on purchasing military equipment from America, the situation demands western allies reduce their reliance on it. It would be good for the defence industry in e.g. The UK and France if the increased spending bolsters their own economies. It's not like there haven't been large projects shared between European partners before. The eurofighter typhoon, the upcoming tempest or the FCAS project mean that Europe would not need to buy F35s or whatever is being offered by America in the future. The increase in funding may accelerate these projects bringing them to service much sooner. That is just aircraft. There are plenty of other areas that European defence contractors can and do collaborate.

    The propaganda that American technology is the best, is a bit of an illusion based on the friendships and collaborations with other partners. We don't need America to have the best weapons. It was just always convenient to have them as a partner and friend who was willing to contribute so heavily. It was perhaps unfair that everyone allowed the US to be the backup but I think that particular aspect of their standing on the world stage is going to change significantly. I don't think America will become irrelevant, but they will very likely lose a lot of their influence. In the past the US may have been able to force through their agenda with the UN but in future I think that will not be so easy for them. With a big shift away from American products and services which I think is under way, alternatives will become available that challenge their dominance and this will ultimately harm their economy. When their economy is less productive, investors move elsewhere which amplifies the effect. It will take an enormously charismatic president to repair the goodwill and as yet the American public does not seem to favour candidates or that mould. They are more interested in short term stock market gains than long term economic stability.

  • US plans to close European consulates and cut state department workforce

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  • Risk undermining American leadership?

    That already happened. America has significantly diminished standing on the world stage. Leadership requires strength, stability and honour. Leadership is about inspiring others to follow. Trump is seen on the world stage as a problem. His strength, as projected to the rest of the world, is based solely on the machinery and heritage behind him that he is seeking to dismantle. Ironically he said to Zelenskyy, "I made your a tough guy". Trump is only a tough guy because the US military stands behind him. Stability and honour are clearly gone. The US government won't even honour it's own domestic contracts with US citizens and organisations, tariffs or on them off and the stock market is unstable as a result.

    Any government dealing with the United States currently has to weigh up whether the deals made will be honoured. Many of them will choose to believe, based on the credit America has built up over centuries, that they will. But we all know that Trump has no qualms about cancelling a contract he decides he doesn't like.

    Over time the EU will move to be self sufficient. America will find it's influence and GDP diminished as a consequence.

    You cannot agree to buy fighter jets from a country that may threaten to change the deal part way through, or remove support. You cannot make trade deals with a country that might decide in 2 years that they didn't negotiate as well as they could and refuse to hold up their end.

    The only reason anyone is still listening to America right now is because the memory of what they used to represent is still so fresh. There is hope that even though Trump says and does one thing, it is just rhetoric and the ocean taker that is the US government cannot be turned so quickly. These hopes assume due progress would be followed.

  • 59% of Republicans Believe the Media Is ‘Fake News’

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  • Actually I think they want to believe that they are the underdog .

  • 59% of Republicans Believe the Media Is ‘Fake News’

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  • Fool. "main-stream" is a synonym for "dissenting".