For the most part, I'd be okay with it too... but a lot of EU member states already hate Germany for throwing it's weight around during things like migrant issues and dictating a lot of terms by virtue of contributions to the EU as a whole. More to the point, German banks are quite guilty of hiding money for Russian oligarchs (though not to the degree that say... Greece or Cyprus are). There's a very real conflict of interest with them having a lot of say in the EU's defense policy. I don't see some member states following through with their commitments if Germany gets to call the shots.
Gas Bandit's Political Thread V: The Vampire Likes Bats
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GasBandit
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US’s Netflix to be forced to broadcast Putin propaganda
Netflix comes under new rules in Russia on March 1.
www.politico.eu
and by "forced" they mean "unwilling to not get money from Russia."
They really don't, not for this. They are already running low on rockets and fuel... if this goes on for another week, they'll basically have to negotiate and save face because they just don't have the stockpile to fight for long. Of course, knowing Putin, it's entirely likely he just drops a nuke before that and tries his luck as a rogue state for awhile.
I'm actually wondering how much longer Fox News is going to be a "thing" for cable packages. It used to be that cable carriers needed to have it because Fox wouldn't let them have Fox Sports or Fox local stations without also carrying Fox News... but now Disney owns the entire 20th Century Fox TV catalog AND what used to be Fox Sports. Outside of the Fox Sunday night line-up and it's WWE show, it doesn't have anything to force the issue anymore.
Sure. But it's also true that Fox News and Newsmax are part of more "basic" cable packages than say... CNN and that's one of the reasons a lot of people in fly-over country rely on it for national news.
Hell, that's kind of a problem in general: most trustworthy news sources are behind paywalls but Fox News, Newsmax, OANN, and all the real fucked up shit on the right is completely free and accessible to it's audience.
I don't like Romney, and I think some of his choices over the years have contributed to this mess, but every once in a while he gets fed up with his own party, and it amuses me so:
www.cnn.com
'I've got morons on my team': Romney blasts pro-Putin support among GOP
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday blasted his fellow GOP members who attended a White nationalist event and those who support Russia President Vladimir Putin as the country invades Ukraine.
www.cnn.com
This could be my experience but I’ve never seen a cable package with Fox News that didn’t have CNN and MSNBC as well.
Netflix Declines to Carry Russian Propaganda Channels
Netflix has said it has no plan to carry the 20 Russian free-to-air propaganda channels that it could be required to host under Russian law.
variety.com
--Patrick
Hell, China just produces it's own content and exports it. Some of it's even good; Wolf Warrior 1+2 are basically big budget Rambo style movies and The Bravest is unironically great despite it's propaganda because it's about firefighters and who fucking cares if China mythologizes firefighters?
The Great Wall wasn't bad, either. It wasn't great, but it was interesting
GasBandit
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But yeah, as they feel their hold slip, the regressives are thrashing harder and harder in desperation.
Unfortunately the stupid half vote more
Or just gerrymandered to seem like they do. That happens a lot.
figmentPez
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There's also a lot of stupid Texans who have a lot of money.
They might not be stupid, they could just be evil
People " Covid restrictions are lifting! There's spring in the air!"
Covid19 "
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Mother Nature "ooookay...."
People "We're gonna travel and visit our firends, we're not going to stay at home anymore!"
Price of gas "HAHAHA! oh wait you were serious? Let me laugh even harder. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Covid19 "
"Mother Nature "ooookay...."
People "We're gonna travel and visit our firends, we're not going to stay at home anymore!"
Price of gas "HAHAHA! oh wait you were serious? Let me laugh even harder. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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Really, they are attempting to drive liberals out of the state by making things as unpalatable as possible, and are about to get surprise Pikachu when these people actually fight back.
It’s about time. I’ve been waiting for a new episode since November.
And yeah of course it started being gamed the instant someone realized they could push it in a direction especially favorable to them rather than merely investing and having to wait for a return.
—Patrick
You should listen to the podcast. It continues where the episodes leave off.
I started but was never able to get through even that first episode before being interrupted, and then it would be a while until I remembered I was listening to it again.
--Patrick
You can watch them on YouTube, and really it's the best way to take it in.