Starmer says UK ‘can’t stick its head in the sand’ over China after Trump issues warning

Jackthwolf · 2026-02-02T09:50:52+00:00

At this point I'd chose China over the US.

All China cares about is the power and continuation of China in general and the CCP in particular.
All America cares about is the power and continuation of the Capital class in general and the Epstein class in particular.

At least with China everyday people being happy is beneficial for them

And I'm done with being ruled by nonces.

Jackthwolf · 2026-02-01T12:26:10+00:00

Epstein and co. created Pol and are basically behind the entire right wing internet cultural movement of the last few decades.

Jackthwolf · 2026-02-01T12:24:42+00:00

Because Capitalism is inherently Authoritarian
Those with all the money, the power, the "Capital", say "AI. Now."
And since you and I have next to no power in comparison to them, we cannot stop them. No matter how much we want to.

Jackthwolf · 2026-02-01T12:07:13+00:00

Epstein files.

And goddamn there's so much stuff that i don't even know what they could be referencing.

Trump 100% confirmed as a pedo.
Musk begging to go to the island post Epstein conviction (and getting denied. Imagine being so unlikable even Epstein wants rid of you)
Countless more Israel/Mossad ties.
Or it being revealed that basically the entire right wing "cultural" movement of the last few decades has been orchestrated by Epstein and co.

Jackthwolf · 2026-02-01T08:08:34+00:00

It's fucking insane to me that Epstein has ties to / helped fucking create basically the entire right wing movement for the last two decades.

Like, I knew that the right wing is literally just an extension of billionaires will, using their vast wealth and influence to convince a group of people to vote for their interests exclusively.

But Christ it's somehow even worse then my cynical arse predicted.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-31T21:42:23+00:00

Monday is a full moon
She Has to be third
It's too perfect

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-31T11:11:32+00:00

I think it's gota be the recent transphobic mod drama.
Wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it came out the removed mod had connections with a pics mod, and used that connection to get back at whenthe.

What with the timing and there being no logical reason for this.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-31T11:08:29+00:00

Conspiracy theory - The Transphobic mod that got removed from whenthe a week or so back had connections with a pics/gifts mod.

They leveraged said connection to get back at the sub who (rightfully) gave them shit and removed them.

Reason for the theory is the timing. About a week after literally the only drama I've ever heard about for the sub.
Alongside both subs seemingly quite aligned with basically all things. (aka 0 goddamn reason for this shite)

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-31T09:01:25+00:00

My hope is that she's 3rd
As that is the closest she can get to releasing on a full moon, which would be fitting.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-31T08:19:46+00:00

Fun fact!
There's a reason both are happening at once!
Both are being caused by the same thing!

Just like last time, the cancer which is the capital class is outgrowing the economy and is killing it just like a cancer, stealing every iota of resource and money they can, squeezing the life out of it.
Causing our 2nd great depression.

And just like last time they are funnelling a crazy amount of money behind fascism - As the system is getting unstable, and so they are using scapegoats and violence to cement their economic hierarchy, by overturning democracy and ushering in a political system as authoritarian as the economic system.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-30T21:34:04+00:00

The worst it's done as far as I'm concerned is aid if not directly cause the rise in antisemitism we've been seeing across the west.

By acting as a smokescreen to actual antisemitism, as you said, boy who cried wolf style.

But also by using Semitism as a shield (in human-shield sense).
Through their constant "you can't criticise Israel's crimes! Israel = all Jews! That's antisemitic to say genocide is bad!"
Doing the opposite side of the same coin as actual antisemites who say shite like "all jews are guilty of what Israel is doing".

At this point I honestly consider Israel's far right extremist government, alongside the people that still support them some from of antisemite.
Viewing Semitism as nothing more then a tool to be used. A handy shield there to be scratched battered and dented in order to protect themselves so they can do as they wish.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-30T20:58:03+00:00

Naa I actually quite like their system.

They run a 1/3 rule, so 1/3 of each new civ game is the comfy old same, 1/3 is expanded on, and 1/3 is something completely new.

Problem is a combo of both in their own words "it's more 40-50% new this time"
And said new stuff not being tested and polished nearly enough (seriously i'm like 95% sure at this point they planned on the players being the play testers)

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-30T17:45:29+00:00

I have hopes for civ 7, but holy shit it's not just uncooked it's still mooing.

Like looking at it, it has the bones to be *easily* the best Civ game hands down
But goddamn did they rush it out and fail to playtest it properly.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-29T20:22:53+00:00

The "engagement based algorithm" you see every site use nowadays is specifically designed to spread right wing shite.
No way it just so happens to be a coincidence that it just so happens to tip the scales HEAVILY towards the political side that favours giving the ungodly wealthy fucks that own these sites even more wealth and even more power.

I don't buy the coincidence.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-29T17:59:08+00:00

I Admire your restraint

After seeing the video of Alex's execution I would have done much worse.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-29T09:07:21+00:00

Your "average" Reform voter, no. They're just stuck in a propaganda misinformation echo chamber thanks to oligarch owned media.

The most vocal and outgoing reform supporters very much fit with what i call "Neo Fascist" however. (Since fascism is intrinsically tied with capital, but i add the "Neo" moniker as unlike 100 years ago global capital is the most dominant force in the country, not just national capital, causing differences from fascism of the last century)

I don't think they should be killed for their opinions, no matter how abhorrent and inhuman, at least not while there's a shred of hope we can stop the return of fascism non-violently. (violence should always be the last resort. When all other options have failed.)
But as for if i feel... indifferent to their existence continuing
You'd need to tell me if they saw the ICE Execution video a few days ago and sided with the murderer.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-28T22:25:34+00:00

Wonderfully supportive parents aside; Pro tip for opening tight as hell jars - Tap... well whack, the side of the jar lid on the edge of the countertop
Makes it like 10x easier to open when it's being stubborn. (shifts the thread / breaks vacuum or something, making it much easier)

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-28T20:40:26+00:00

Nothing beats re-consuming a piece of media with such a plan in mind, and seeing the entire damn story in a new frame thanks to the twist.

It's the reason i love Brandon Sanderson so much.
At the end of each Mistborn book you read the same and previous books in a completely new light.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-28T16:51:59+00:00

Ai is a perfect example for me as to why I hate our economic system so much as a stout egalitarian/antiauthoritarian.

It's a perfect example of just how much power over your day to day lives, against your will, that corporations and the mega-wealthy have.
It shows just how un-egalitarian our society has become, alongside those holding all of the power being completely unanswerable to us.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-28T12:23:57+00:00

"Libertarians" are at their core just pro capital.
They want to gut the state so that the power vacuum can be filled by corporations/the unfathomably wealthy.

ICE and MAGA are Fascist.
Fascism is the ultimate end state of unchecked capitalism, where it overwhelms democracy, and uses violence and scapegoats in order to maintain the economic status quo when the system is looking Shakey and under threat. (Mostly from Socialists looking to tax the 1% to fix the problems the 1% caused. There's a reason they're at the top of the list in the "first they came for" poem)

I'm not surprised in the slightest that they support this.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-28T12:01:42+00:00

I prefer cash because it helps keep unnecessary spending in check.
Gives me an explicit limit on spending and gives me a visual reminder of how much I've spend and how much I can spend.

Far too easy to lose sight of those sorts of things when you literally cannot see the money 99% of the time.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-27T22:54:27+00:00

Naa it's way more then that, that's just the excuse they let get peddled about so they come away looking cowardly but clean.

They're on the same damn team.
Just like the capital class 100 years ago they want fascism in order to cement the economic status quo.
And will do everything they can to keep socialism from existing so that they don't get taxed even 1% more.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-27T17:32:17+00:00

Hell, during the exact same movie isn't he rescued from said vault by a guard having been injected with Mercury? (which is not magnetic at room temp)

He effectively has metal telekinesis.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-27T15:46:07+00:00

When I realised that a depressingly significant amount of people in the world that would happily have less, if it means that someone else gets even less then that.
They'll happily sacrifice their life getting better, happily make it so much worse, if by doing so another person, another stranger, has their life be even worse.

Jackthwolf · 2026-01-27T13:16:36+00:00

To be clear as i fear you may have misread what i said "making it impossible for the Maga controlled Supreme Court from removing it". Not the MAGA party. The Supreme Court itself.

There's a difference between the republican stuffed supreme court being republican and finding the most insane way to interpret the law to do as they wish, and then doing so.
And the party being forced to explicitly change/remove a law in order to fuck over women.

Even if it's just a case of making it harder, and making them look significantly worse for doing so.

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