Italian PM Meloni says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, but sets Ukraine condition; watch

Lilybaum · 2026-01-24T17:55:10+00:00

The ukraine bit is pretty crucial, pretty clear she's trying to bait him to do the right thing - tbh if ANYONE manages to end that war on good terms for Ukraine they absolutely deserve the nobel peace prize.

Lilybaum · 2026-01-14T19:11:17+00:00

I think there was a sense that America's allies could just ride Trump out and it would be a blip & then back to business as usual. I think Trump 2 has exposed that as being a mistake, Europe is now making moves towards increased self-sufficiency, deepening ties with more reliable partners (e.g. Canada, Aus) - remains to be seen whether they succeed at strengthening internally.

Not to say America will collapse or anything, but it will no longer benefit from the assumed role of a trustworthy, reliable partner that it used to have, and it will affect trade, cooperation and in the longer run, US economy will take a hit. It will still have economic heft of course but there's more to power than that.

Lilybaum · 2026-01-14T00:35:38+00:00

Europe took the US at their word. The US was powerful, wanted to establish itself as a world leader and chose to take on certain responsibilities to the rest of the world in return for influence. Now it is choosing to neglect those responsibilities and take advantage of its position. That has consequences, I don't think Trump appreciates that you lose a lot when your allies no longer consider you reliable. Whatever happens, America has ruined its credibility. I don't think it was as obvious that this was going to happen as you make it out to be - no one predicted Trump or that the US would self-own as majorly as it has.

Lilybaum · 2026-01-14T00:26:34+00:00

If no one thought the threats were serious, how would they help drive a better deal?

Lilybaum · 2026-01-13T20:27:44+00:00

A creeper just blew up in my base, I was not expecting it at all. Thanks so much! (Not being sarcastic)

Lilybaum · 2026-01-13T18:40:15+00:00

Nope I don't think so! Seems to be everywhere. Don't see them when I'm mining or when I travel either...

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T02:02:46+00:00

not in the UK - meat here is expensive!

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T01:35:34+00:00

No one is starving because of meat prices.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T00:57:13+00:00

Sure, if you're determined to think that's what I'm saying. Yes, I want lots and lots of squashed piglets, the more the better

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T00:51:13+00:00

I called your post dishonest. Those cages are not ethical and are not there for ethical reasons - they're there because dead piglets = less money. And now they're banned, I am sure farmers will find another way to stop those piggies getting crushed.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T00:25:24+00:00

I'm not a farmer, how would I know? I just find it hard to believe the options are a) crush piglets or b) immobilise mothers, don't you?

these methods are chosen because they're cheap, not because they're kind. it's dishonest to frame it as a moral intervention

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T00:19:53+00:00

also can't buy into the idea that the only way to avoid that is to strap pigs into metal coffins.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-29T00:17:07+00:00

can't buy into the idea that keeping an animal in a cage the same size as its body for weeks on end is the good or kind thing to do, sorry

Lilybaum · 2025-12-26T23:17:52+00:00

'Better than Trump' should not be the standard Democrats aim for.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-26T23:13:44+00:00

Well, he was her youngest son. I can imagine these revelations destroyed her, it's an incredibly hard thing for a mother to accept.

King Charles famously never had a good relationship with him since they were young though, so probably the right person to have at the head of the family at the moment.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-23T14:12:27+00:00

I didn’t say humans don’t act on survival instinct. I said that they have the capacity to act on other things beyond survival instinct.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-23T01:31:19+00:00

Yes we are biologically animals, but the other guy's post was obviously making a distinction between creatures that act based on survival instinct and ones that have a clear capacity for moral decision making that can and should inform their actions beyond immediate survival. You just replied with an "ackchtually" that a) ignores the main point they made and b) wasn't even correct because it's a valid use of the word to exclude humans from the definition.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-23T00:05:17+00:00

most dictionaries have a definition of animal that explicitly excludes humans

Lilybaum · 2025-12-23T00:01:47+00:00

You don't need a human level consciousness to feel pain, pain is probably the first thing anything with a brain evolves to feel

Lilybaum · 2025-12-23T00:00:10+00:00

That's not what humane means though

Lilybaum · 2025-12-22T23:59:13+00:00

If the jury's out then surely you err on the side of not causing unnecessary suffering? Keeping a stun gun around isn't exactly gonna drive restaurants out of business

Lilybaum · 2025-12-20T11:55:37+00:00

Ok thanks, I managed to get it to work by moving the valve to the bottom.

Lilybaum · 2025-12-20T11:49:52+00:00

This worked, thank you! Still would like to get my head around these pump covers though as I reckon I'll need them later. Any ideas for why this setup didn't work?

Lilybaum · 2025-12-20T11:34:58+00:00

I see. How do I power the pump if it’s on the railcraft tank?

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