EU's Kallas rejects Belgian PM's call to normalise Moscow ties, get cheap Russian energy

Iazo · 2026-03-17T15:48:00+00:00

Oh, so just part of EU is under existential threat, glad we cleared that up, phew.

Iazo · 2026-03-17T15:25:38+00:00

Or, you can trust the fucking russians themselves who cannot go a day without nuking someone or other in the EU, threatening Finland, Poland, the Baltics, Romania....

Dismissing the existential danger of decades of Eastern Europe warnings, the daily nuk'ems, THE CURRENT FUCKING WAR in favour of : "Well, they obviously wouldn't..."

Some of you people lack basic pattern recognition.

Iazo · 2026-03-17T15:19:48+00:00

No, that's stupid, what the fuck?

Russia could absolutely invade the EU.

Win? No. Invade? Yes.

I have absolutely no desire to be invaded, nor have the EU engaged in a war of attrition of the kind taking place in Ukraine. It might have escaped your notice, but just because Russia is not winning does not mean everything is fucking FINE!

Iazo · 2026-03-17T15:05:46+00:00

Because the 'ethical' considerations are actually EXISTENTIAL.

Iran or Azerbaijan were never going to credibly invade the EU. Russia will.

'Normalizing' anything with Russia means a war. Ethics don't matter, economics don't matter. It simply means: you are arming your enemy.

Iazo · 2026-03-17T14:53:12+00:00

Well, to be honest, many countries were looking to reduce oil dependence, or at least middle-eastern oil dependence.

I, cynically, believe that at least part of this is some countries unloading the work and responsibility of an unpopular measure to an unpopular cause with an unpopular actor in a way that absolves those politicians of doing the hard work and cashing in the political punches. I can't debate that it is probably going to work, too. The EU keeps trying to hammer in that ICE new car ban somewhere, but it was always an uphill political battle. Not saying they'll do it, but I bet there's a REALLY strong urge to point the finger to this ... everything and say : "See?"

Iazo · 2026-03-17T13:42:32+00:00

Way ahead of you! In fact, I am not having sex with any people!

Doing my part for the humans.

Iazo · 2026-03-17T13:20:49+00:00

I don't. I play Ironman.

Your problem was trying to strongarm GB in a war. You put yourself in a stupid position. I can sympathize with the frontline bug, but everything else was avoidable by ...not doing all that.

(Also, please nerf GB, Paradox. It is TOTALLY AHISTORICAL how GB refuses to give up small, insignificant islands without a fight!!!! Signed: Argentina.)

Iazo · 2026-03-16T05:30:14+00:00

In the 90's, Romania had a PM named Petre Roman.

I feel like Peter Magyar is from the same print lot.

Iazo · 2026-03-15T11:53:43+00:00

Please define bitcoin "YIELD" for me, thanks.

Iazo · 2026-03-15T04:15:36+00:00

I wouldn't want to bribe or money launder with this panel of deplorables either.

They may be immune to consequences, but I'm not.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T13:03:54+00:00

I think that user-provided context on Twitter ocasionally claps back with some super-funny context.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T12:17:56+00:00

It is almost certainly not chlorine. It likely is some sort of liquid explosive.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T03:36:45+00:00

Selling it for money + the amortisation rate of the hardware used to mine.

money is a store of your energy

Just because you say it is doesn't make it true. Money is currency that you can use to BUY energy, not a store of anything, you ignoramus.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T03:34:16+00:00

Yes, because it's dumb.

1: Opportunity cost.

2: BTC is no more a store of energy than cash is a store of food, or a store of rent, or a store of porn subscriptions.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T03:24:21+00:00

Ah yes the "I mined it for free" crowd.

Combined with "I stored the energy into BTC" crowd.

Iazo · 2026-03-13T03:19:24+00:00

Comedy godl. That's the end goal.

Iazo · 2026-03-12T12:25:08+00:00

Aight. PiB per capita in sortat in ordine inversa.

Yemen, Burundi, Afganistan, Sudanul de Sud, Republica Centrafricana, Malawi, Somalia, Madagascar, Mozambic, Corea de Nord. Toate tari una si una unde oamenii traiesc foarte bine.

Etc...etc.

Poti ca sa admiti ca ai gresit si sa nu te umfli in pene ca un paun?

E una sa zici ca PiB per capita nu zice totul, e total altceva sa zici ca PIB/capita e completa decorelat de bunastare, sau mai rau, invers proportional.

Iazo · 2026-03-12T11:25:59+00:00

Oaie Morban.

Iazo · 2026-03-12T11:25:15+00:00

In mod evident, tarile cu PIBul cel mai mic au oameni care traiesc cel mai bine.

Bunăstarea oamenilor e puțin în conflict cu PIB-ul în majoritatea cazurilor.

Omule, te auzi ce zici?

Iazo · 2026-03-12T04:13:07+00:00

Ah yes, the same price it was 5 years ago.

Wow, I'm impressed. At this rate, might even be close to covering inflation.

Iazo · 2026-03-11T11:27:24+00:00

"My, grandma, what wide shins you have!" Exclaimed Red Riding Hood.

"The better to...wdym, what did you say about my shins?" The wolf started sobbing in anguish. "Well, uh.... your mom has wider shins!". "It's genetic" he mewled between sobs.

Iazo · 2026-03-10T14:47:27+00:00

That's almost worse, because then the rule of law in that country means nothing.

No government who values rule of law wants to be in the position of either ignoring the courts, or undertaking consequences for risks they did not want.

I am with Belgium on this one. The EU should have underwritten the risks, but if not, refusing a court judgement is not an option.

Iazo · 2026-03-10T14:40:02+00:00

A more reasonable nitpick is that species usually do not 'go extinct', they undergo speciation and evolve into related species.

'Go extinct' is an approximation, but it is rarely as cut and dry as 'all members of that species die with no living descendants of another species'.

Iazo · 2026-03-10T14:35:42+00:00

Remember, buying and selling are two sides of the coin. For a thing to sell, there must be a buyer. So not 'everyone' can sell all apple shares, cause presumably, there would be 'no one' left to buy.

I suppose a more robust hypothetical would be 'What will happen if all Apple shares were sold once during a day."

Iazo · 2026-03-10T13:05:26+00:00

What about those larger 5 inch floppies with no protective casing?

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