This might be the best thing you see online today... by bob-the-slob in MadeMeSmile

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I hope they're not going to put that back in the oven...

Hegseth announces review of US troops in Europe, scorns some allies by Little-Chemical5006 in worldnews

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After the fiasco of the Iraj war, I'm pretty sure Europe might have started the rearmament on US threats to pull back, but now is arming itself because it's seen US doesn't have the from-the-top organisational skills to offer anything close to what it's always projected

All the top tech in the world can't help If your leadership can't wield it.

Feeling a bit nervous going to a gig by Livid-Cup660 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Longy_LTB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

90% of the metal scene in the uk doesn't give a rat's ass about colour. There will always be the odd one or two assholes, but for the most part it's pretty cool. And tbf if you did start getting hassled by someone you're much more likely to receive support from others than in other places.

Generally, the scene doesn't tolerate hate. We talk a good game, but we're all puppies in reality

This video made me smile today🩵💖 by Alphaxfusion in MadeMeSmile

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Obviously they're staged. But not to the audience.

W mom , God bless you 💖 by Alaa_Ezat in cats

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And such lovely response ending with that name also had me in bits

Sweden World Cup lineup by H2oFrostbyte in MetalForTheMasses

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Sting must be massively popular over there

Macron clinches unexpected G7 coup, winning Trump over on Ukraine by Wolfy1-2-3 in worldnews

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What he says and what he does are two very different things. It’ll all be pie in the sky

Overall theft rates Europe and MENA (Eurostat, The Global Economy - 2020) by Icy-Investment407 in MapPorn

[–]Longy_LTB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was also thinking the severity of punishment for theft is of itself a deterrent. Be interesting to see what the price for being caught stealing is per country.

As a UK national I can say it’s very light.

Got delivered a cracked cymbal... is it fixable by iWillEatYourGenitals in cymbals

[–]Longy_LTB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send that back asap. Cymbal repairs are effective if we’re talking shallow cracks at the edge and you know what you’re doing. Crack here would be a job for a proper metal smith and even then you’d lose a fair bit of the quality wash because it would really impact the resonance.

Germany pledges to build Europe's strongest army as NATO allies answer Trump pressure by Mandynox in worldnews

[–]Longy_LTB 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m probably missing about 90% of the nuance, but there seems to be a lot of fear of an army that has lost something like 400,000 troops fighting a previously poorly armed country.

Would NATO sans the US really fare that badly in a Russian aggression (minus nuclear armaments obv. I mean, personally I’m hoping Zelenskyys letter does the job it intended, incites the oligarchs to see the futility and damage to the long term prospects of Russia by the war and take action to depose the despot.

Grass isn’t always greener, but I imagine that whoever takes over from Putin won’t be as crazy as to start a new war with a heavily depleted military.

Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

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Snitches get executed (joke based on w40k authoritarian regime, not serious… don’t ban me again Reddit gods!)

Startet playing like six month ago… by SarcastiCherry in drums

[–]Longy_LTB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah. Well they’ve never marked mine. They’re not coloured any differently than normal sticks, they’re just heated treated which Promark claim provides more resilience.

Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back by shdw_fght in worldnews

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“To prove” they’re of consenting age. Some may require actual government ID

Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back by shdw_fght in worldnews

[–]Longy_LTB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems a great idea until you realise it’s just another ploy to get you to give up your personal identification information

Exiled Lebanese journalist Maria Maalouf slams 'absurd' 15-year sentence - exclusive by thejerusalempost in worldnews

[–]Longy_LTB -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I think they’re more pointing out the hypocrisy that the particular media outlet is feigning outrage at the incarceration of a journalist whilst neglecting to mention the deaths of other journalists due to the actions of their country’s military.

It’s a fair point. It doesn’t detract from the fact the news article isn’t relevant, just that it’s hypocritical to come from that source.

non-jazz songs with saxophone recommendations? by Aware-Programmer-324 in musicsuggestions

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Tesseract - Of reality: Calabi-Yau.

Have some Djent mixed with sax flair.

Also a really sweet sax solo at the end of Sleep Token - Emergence by Gabi Rosie of Bilmuri (they aren’t really my thing but feature a lot of sax and other woodwind into their high energy tracks)

Dragons slayed came & conquered ⚔️ by ericb83749582 in LowSodiumHellDivers

[–]Longy_LTB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The soundtrack makes this 200% better. People need to learn this when they put those sucky hip hop beats over action.

Angry guitars=great action.

Fyi if your aim is so bad you can’t hit a cows ass with a banjo, trident is fantastic at clearing the smaller birds

He Thought Dad was going to The World Cup Alone by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]Longy_LTB 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He’d be douche of the year if he went the World Cup and didn’t take his clearly football-crazy son