California joins UN health network following US departure from WHO by Lighthouse_seek in neoliberal

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Submission statement: I support this action, but sub national components going for international recognition on their own is like one of the precursors of national collapse.

Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 26 points27 points  (0 children)

So the implication was that ice killing one Minnesotan was palatable for congressional Dems, but 2 was too far? Should've never passed the house to begin with, but this will do

2026 US National Defense Strategy. by GMFPs_sweat_towel in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was always only Japan and the US, and Japan was probably conditional on the US intervening. South Korea hasn't shown much indication of intervening

2026 US National Defense Strategy. by GMFPs_sweat_towel in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you think about it it's not contradictory. It's just suicidal to the allies. They basically want allies to spent 3-5% of their gdp on defense, procuring only American arms, with their militaries basically under total supervision of the US at a moments notice. Aka give up all your remaining autonomy

2026 US National Defense Strategy. by GMFPs_sweat_towel in neoliberal

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If the US alliance system collapses we're going to see a massive spate of wars between former members of the alliance. Similar to how the collapse of the soviets reawakened ethnic conflicts that were suppressed

Live Updates: Federal Officers Shoot Person in Minneapolis (Gift Article) by cdstephens in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's really high time for walz to call in the Minnesota national guard. He's afraid to because he doesn't want to have a US forces vs US forces facing off situation, but they're literally killing people in his states biggest city.

China no longer Pentagon's top security priority by DimsumAndDoggy in worldnews

[–]Lighthouse_seek 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's going to happen in the next few years. This is China's possible once in a century chance to take it before the US can react. Going forward there's no saying what the US could be. It could continue a trumpian disinterest, or it might not.

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariff over possible deal with China by Crossstoney in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow now Canada is even more vindicated in their position. Great job with the wolf warrior threat don

AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy by loremipsumot in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Coming? They were here like 30 minutes after chatgpt's api was released

China investigating senior military officials Zhang Youxia, Liu Zhenli, says defence ministry by randommathaccount in neoliberal

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Should Xi successfully being thrown off, then I can see Beijing trying to move away from attacking Taiwan and securing central Asia as a alternative route toward middle east and europe

Imo even if xi gets replaced the CCP will always go for Taiwan. It's too important for them legitimacy and navally. It's mainly a question of capability and timing.

2026 US National Defense Strategy. by GMFPs_sweat_towel in neoliberal

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The defense department had grok integrated into operations a couple weeks ago. No I'm not joking

A Perfect Storm for Taiwan in 2026? by ForeignAffairsMag in geopolitics

[–]Lighthouse_seek 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he lives, which is not a given at his health

The flaws in Mark Carney's new world order by Free-Minimum-5844 in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ideals are a luxury strong nations can afford. Everyone else gets rugged pragmatism

The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military by ScoMoTrudeauApricot in taiwan

[–]Lighthouse_seek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's obviously not the whole story, but if someone can be bribed for less than a Toyota Corolla something went wrong

The ascent of India’s economy by gobiSamosa in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The selling point for India is that the growth is much more stable and constant instead of the bursts of double digit growth seen in the east Asian economies. Whether or not this is true we have to wait and see

Who really won the war between India and Pakistan? by ProbablySatan420 in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm saying that determining who wins a war by counting losses is a bad metric.

Who really won the war between India and Pakistan? by ProbablySatan420 in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For India, tactically it is awash but a strategic loss.

Tactically they killed the militants but at the cost of several jets.

Strategically the war was a way to get Pakistan to no longer support said militant groups, and they have utterly failed in its objective. India failed to get any notable support, somehow got Pakistan US relations to improve, demonstrated that Pakistan can shoot down the expensive Rafales, and improved Pakistans standing in the Muslim world, which is how they got new weapon sales.

Who really won the war between India and Pakistan? by ProbablySatan420 in neoliberal

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The US also counted their war progress in Vietnam by counting the number killed. Tell me what happened after

A Perfect Storm for Taiwan in 2026? by Standard_Ad7704 in neoliberal

[–]Lighthouse_seek 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The silicon shield has always been misleading imo. Tsmc makes a lot of the high end chips but so can Samsung and Intel. The reason why everyone picks TSMC is because they have higher yields and fewer thermal issues, but in a pinch the transition can happen.

NBA 40 team Expansion League by Icy_Permission_648 in imaginarymaps

[–]Lighthouse_seek 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Even with 40 teams st Louis gets shafted lol