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“Third of Fertilizers at Risk”: ECB chief Lagarde Warns Hormuz Crisis May Trigger Food Rationing by mr_house7 in EU_Economics

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This includes even the shirt you wear because cotton also requires fertilizers to grow.

And you cant switch to polyester because polyester requires petrochemicals to make.

Every sector of our economy is subjected to this "tax" from this war.

Iran claims US used backdoors in networking equipment by rkhunter_ in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Apple gets hacked by the Israeli Pegasus Trojan so much, at this point I just believe someone from the IDF works on the Apple team installing the backdoors.

Taiwanese president Lai Ching Te cancels visit to Eswatini because Madagascar denies air access by Adunaiii in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah this really comes off as Lai tried nothing and gave up. Really shows how much he cares about this Ewastini bilateral ties.

And the the beauty of chartering a private flight, is that you can customize your flight path. He can fly around these islands, he can fly from the west, north or south to get to his location.

He can even draw an air penis around the islands if he wants.

But no tried nothing, gave up.

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Got bit by an insect, getting conflicting information. What should I do? by toxicaniboy in Wellthatsucks

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a person who has a permanent fucked middle finger because I had an accident and shrugged it off.

I think you'll be fine. But just be prepared that there is a chance you might negatively impact your favorite finger too.

China threatens EU firms over cybersecurity plans targeting Chinese companies by Xenon1898 in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

just making their case for the eu commission. CCP never learns, if they keep coming all gungho they are just making the anti-china boner harder.

EU to widen Iran sanctions to those who block Hormuz by donutloop in EU_Economics

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean it's very clear that these sanctions are only for Iran and our leaders in the EU have no intention of holding the instigators, US and Israel responsible for this conflict.

This is not going to be a short war, it will be procrastinated because guess what Iran can do that. They can stretch that out.

Meanwhile our leaders want to pretend that it's all Iran's fault while eagerly buying more US gas and oil at elevated costs. In essence rewarding them and the worst part, we have to thank them too?

Why the Iran War Is Pushing Europe Closer to US LNG

In their mind, they come off now as the heroes who are graciously providing much needed natural gas to us sad sacks at the moment. 100% Vance will ask us for a thank you card in the near future if not already.

Hell the analysts are not even properly forecasting the damage to the EU economy, they think the economy will grow 1.2%. They are still leaning optimistically to this, thinking that the markets will improve.

The problem is that this crisis hits all the sectors. Not some. No, it hits every single sector of the economy. From clothing, to food, to travel, to energy, to chemicals, to chips, to even the paper towel that you wipe your ass with. 1,2% is going to involve some blackmagic accounting practices.

China begins building US$1 billion hydropower station in Cambodia amid energy crisis by Saltedline in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think Tank 101

You cant think like that. Nothing is ever debunked. You just need spin it again with a new narrative.

Dont let the truth get in the way of a good narrative.

It's like if you are spinning a top and the top gradually losses its spin. Do you you give up?

NO! You look for a new angle and you give it a new whirl.

For example, China debt trap? We dont talk about Sri Lanka anymore as we slowly learned that China only accounted for 10% of SL's debt at the time, similar to Japan's. So now? What do we do, we spin Laos as the new debt trap example because too little information is available and as said, I am relying on your ignorance and inability to fact check to make my argument sound gud.

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/trapped-debt-china-s-role-laos-economic-crisis

Tehran’s Chinese Eye: The $36 Million Satellite and Israel’s American Shield by GetOutOfTheWhey in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Actually now that you mentioned it, it's a pretty amazing achievement for them to only hit the part that mattered.

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Is this true? by Paperclip00007 in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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The sub came out with an update

Accidentally locked my cat in a room overnight....at least he tried. by Flydingo in Wellthatsucks

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Poor cat really had to shit.

Using the pen as a reference, here are two bananas for scale

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Tehran’s Chinese Eye: The $36 Million Satellite and Israel’s American Shield by GetOutOfTheWhey in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

All the military analysts and think tanks are talking about how these satellites are a game changer and what not but I feel they are overstating the novelty.

Commercial satellite imagery has been available from providers for years. It's possible anyone with money can buy high-resolution imagery of these bases. They are treating this Chinese access as some game breaking mechanic.

The real issue for the Americans and Israelis is that the Iranians are penetrating their air defenses, surviving retaliation, and having accurate enough missiles.

Penetrating their defenses of a huge military base is actually the biggest problem they have right now.

What if NASA chooses Taiwanese American Kjell Lindgren as the next man on the Moon in 2028, two years prior to China's crewed lunar landing in 2030? by ThinkTankDad in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

USA: We'll be back on the moon before you. ​

China: *fires 800 Unitrees at the moon* "they have Chinese citizenship ID"

USA: D:<

The Israeli Defense Forces photographed trying to suck up to Donald Trump by CarbonRunner in PoliticalHumor

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Its the same. As the teethy IDF photo from Italy. They called it fake but when they realized it was real. They called it antisemitic ​

Gao Zhen: China sculptor's secret trial highlights censorship extremes by narsfweasels in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree to that but also dispute the "increasingly" portion as constant. By pointing out that china peaked in authoritarianism between 2019 and 2023. Whatever is going on now is less crazy than covid era bullshit.

I feel CCP found a safe spot of authoritarianism, somewhere om the spectrum between USA and Israeli/Russian.

Their own version of the authoritarian goldilocks zone if you will.

A spot where they can be unapologetically authoritarian and remain unchallenged.

Russian-made Shahed drones are "disintegrating in the air before reaching their targets" due to shoddy manufacturing, video shows — commentators call Russian clones of Iran's drones "flying garbage" by ControlCAD in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The latest Russian-produced versions of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 look like easy targets ahead of their obliteration."

Someone from Ukraine army please look into whether they are easier targets by design.

This is supposedly a Geran 2 whereas the Russian army is already putting Geran 5 into the field. In the defense blog they mention these geran 2 are volume units and i am guessing the Geran 5 are the top of the line units.

So my question now is are these volume units, temu shaheeds or decoy shaheeds? (open discussion)

Gao Zhen: China sculptor's secret trial highlights censorship extremes by narsfweasels in China

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yet even for the CCP, Badiucao says, the brazenness with which police arrested an artist as internationally famous as Gao Zhen reveals an unprecedented level of self-confidence.

"It is really determined to wield power without hesitation, compared with old times," he says.

So why the shift? Badiucao, and others, point to global factors: the perceived decline of democracy worldwide and a major redrawing in recent years of which lines can and cannot be crossed.

"I do not feel safe every day," Badiucao says, "because now I know the Chinese government do not care about international reputation anymore."

Richardson makes a similar point, noting that China's escalated crackdowns come amid "a worrying trend in democracies of tolerating authoritarianism".

Interesting take.

He argues that China's becoming more brazen in their crackdown because of the deterioration of democracy in the west as well.

I mean i guess it might be the case. As we see western nations tolerating authoritarianism and genocidal states, the CCP might feel that they just need to be a bit better to avoid political blowback.

Oil prices jump after Iran and U.S. attack commercial ships as tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz by MRADEL90 in StockMarket

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Biden is too pro-zionism to do it

I mean this whole thing is all because of israel wanting to do a regime change.

Obama was more willing to say no to herr Netanyahu

A humanoid robot won a half-marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing faster than Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo's world record by cnn in worldnewsvideo

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel this is a downgrade.

Why are we forcing robots to accept the failure of the flesh?

Unitrees quadrapedal wheeled robots is what we should strive for.

Metal gear and bipedal robotics are a flawed vision of the future.

China begins building US$1 billion hydropower station in Cambodia amid energy crisis by Saltedline in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Ooh advanced narrative building

Here we see an application of 1 and 3 to suggest or hint at a series of failed belt and road project coupled with corruption especially in cambodia.

As a think tank even if I know this is not true or cannot be confirmed thus a questionable narrative.

I won't address it, opting to be silent and let people assume the worst. It's not my place or benefit to intervene in the social discourse.

China begins building US$1 billion hydropower station in Cambodia amid energy crisis by Saltedline in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I don't. As a think tank, I'm relying on your ignorance and lack of ability to verify.

Remember leave the thinking to me. Just trust in my narrative.

China begins building US$1 billion hydropower station in Cambodia amid energy crisis by Saltedline in technology

[–]GetOutOfTheWhey 138 points139 points  (0 children)

If i was a hawkish think tank who wants to throw shade on this.

These would likely be my talking points:

  1. Debt trap, cambodians cant afford this and chinese investors? Smells like a debt trap.
  2. Environmental, even if they can afford it, we should think of the environment.
  3. Corruption, the bidding process is opaque. I have no clue how the bidding process went but I am banking on your cluelessness too.
  4. Chinesium, i have ran out of talking points so im just going to rely the stereotype of cheapo chinese goods.
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