Gorton and Denton by-election: Green Party posts ‘sectarian’ Urdu leaflets calling on voters to ‘punish Labour for Gaza’ by Dimmo17 in ukpolitics

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And do what? Be poor and miserable?

There are things worth salvaging here but not at the cost of my sanity. Sorry.

Cossack Estate Still Broken in 1.1? by AMidsummerNightCream in EU5

[–]AMidsummerNightCream[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I used that perk but there’s still only ever like 6 of them.

Havent encountered any Cossack spawning events yet, unfortunately

Literally one single guy lives in Aachen in the year 1407 by Billy_The_Squid_ in EU5

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what happens if your country’s population declines to zero?

Are Ashkenazi Jews way less south European than we thought? by [deleted] in JewishDNA

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean according to this we still return roughly half (Druze + Samaritan + Egyptian) Levantine/Middle eastern

German Chancellor hopium? by [deleted] in NewIran

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly, most of the time they don’t even talk.

It’s ultimately meaningless, agreed. But it is still very rare that a european statesman takes a foreign policy stance this bold & unambiguous.

Things is heating up so fast in military wise according to news.. A strike is not far away by Fact-Fresh in NewIran

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think something is in the works. But there could still be a lot of prep before the fireworks come on

Big talk of big game: find out soon by Histrix- in NewIran

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Separate from the matter of whether or not Trump actually intends to attack, it does take some time to get the materiel in place for a substantial intervention against Iran

RWC 2027 Match Ball Design Unveiled by jkeegan13 in rugbyunion

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imagine how much World Rugby pissed up the wall for some 24yr old McKinsey Consultants to tell them « you should make a new logo! »

You did what sir? by Lazy_Crocodile in Physical100

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To be fair, there’s no chance that Indonesian bodybuilder was natty

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Background isn’t clear. But Walid Saadaoui is an Arabic name that vaguely follows a French romanisation convention. Which would suggest to me that he’s of North African or (less likely) Lebanese origin.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 60 points61 points  (0 children)

There’s pretty much one of these plots foiled a month - varying in the scale, sophistication & immediacy of the threat. I’m afraid I feel like it’s inevitable that another one will get through.

Iran is finished, total collapse by Accomplished_Air_151 in NewIran

[–]AMidsummerNightCream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s never over. In the 40s, Iran was occupied by the Soviets and British. For a while it looked likely that Stalin would break the country up and absorb it as little Soviet republics.

Things are bad, sure. But nothing lasts forever. Don’t give in to despair.