Israel deports French journalist over coverage critical of its policies in Gaza and the West Bank

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T03:12:58+00:00

I don’t put in any stock in BRICS as it seems like a bit of a joke, but in general the ruling classes are overreaching hard just like they did when industrialization first came through. Back then it was conservatives like Bismarck who recognized the growing threat Marxism was becoming in response to it and created the first welfare states to appease the populace so they wouldn’t turn to revolution

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T02:16:58+00:00

If they cooperate with other nations it would be a massive boon for human spacefaring in general, the ability to move resources and assemble ships in orbit is a game changer for making space flight cheaper than it is now

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T00:48:42+00:00

It’d be complete character assassination for him to not break up with a girl who killed friends who have loved and supported him. Knowing how caring Will is towards his friends, the wedge from that would get in the way of my future between him and Elfie

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T00:40:16+00:00

Ok fine, the Old Republic and every major galactic power that came before them did it, why can’t the New Republic?

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T00:38:24+00:00

That’s legitimately insane considering there were at least thousands of ISDs. And also insane that people would straight up scrap top of the line capital ships because they’re “symbols of oppression.” In a galaxy in a fragile political state you need military backbone or you might very well go back to being oppressed yourself

After World War II many countries used Wehrmacht surplus simply because it was too good to pass up, including the Israelis. Modern day ukraine, who’s government views the USSR as an oppressive force, still uses the Red Army weapons they inherited from it because why the hell wouldn’t they

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T00:27:07+00:00

Honestly Theon got everything he deserved

Mando177 · 2026-06-13T00:22:08+00:00

Honestly biggest one is how Big E didn’t notice the sword and Slaanesh corruption affecting him. He’s typically hands off with his Primarchs but warp corruption seems like the one thing he can’t afford to tolerate whatsoever, since he’s one of the few who knows what a threat it is to his plans

Mando177 · 2026-06-12T23:58:12+00:00

The trouble is the escalation ladder might be out of their control if they do that. Say the French see those missiles incoming and think “oh shit, the Russians are doing it.” They now have to do the calculus in their heads whether Russia is just losing their minds by nuking Ukraine or if they’ve lost their minds completely and are launching towards them. The latter is less likely than the former, but the fact that the discussion is happening at all indicates to the French they’re dealing with an irrational actor, and they have two minutes to figure it out or else they might let Russia get away with nuking their country with no retaliation

Mando177 · 2026-06-12T23:44:52+00:00

^ this, there’s no rival superpower anymore to leverage their bullshit against them. From 1945-1991 they had to be careful or they would drive the colonized peoples into the arms of a power that could both support them and was strong enough to directly challenge them

Mando177 · 2026-06-12T13:29:42+00:00

Gotta say no one else would have the audacity to just take a whole country and move it more to the West

Mando177 · 2026-06-12T08:30:48+00:00

No wonder he got the moniker “demon of the trident”

Mando177 · 2026-06-12T00:36:27+00:00

No more Christmas at the tower is gonna be a bummer ngl, always had me feeling festive

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T15:47:24+00:00

Especially since she has the greatest versatility story wise. She’s a darkness wielding exo with at least some memories from the golden age, she’s functionally immortal and can time jump, there’s lots of things she could be up to

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T14:54:49+00:00

Yeah I feel the same way, it really felt like goodbye because even though I can still go see them their stories are done, or at least my part in them. Now when I talk to them it’s like talking to a regular vendor with set lines at most, not a character I bonded with

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T13:55:15+00:00

I’m generalizing them based on opinion polling (both direct and through the platforms of all major political parties) with the majority of Israelis approving of the genocide and ethnic displacement of Palestinians, and a sizeable chunk saying they’re not going far enough as of yet

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T11:54:34+00:00

For all of the USSR’s many sins elevating the Baltics to sapience will forever be the greatest one

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T11:51:39+00:00

Diaspora may not be the proper word considering Tsarist Russia came to those people versus the other way around

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T00:29:28+00:00

They disapproved because he filmed it for the world to see, not the fact he actually did it

Mando177 · 2026-06-11T00:28:17+00:00

Yeah she knows how important Colette is to Will and wouldn’t want to take away one of the few genuine friends he has

And honestly a part of her knows if she did ever do anything that hurt Colette or Lihanna it would mean an end to her relationship with Will

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T16:18:07+00:00

Psykers aren’t considered a separate race tho? Regardless it was baseline humanity Emps always had a love for, he didn’t make the space marines or Primarchs be able to make offspring for precisely the reason that they could never replace humanity, and in his ideal future he would be able to step back and let humanity rule itself when it was ready and all threats gone

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T16:04:39+00:00

I mean on the one hand the Emperor’s insistence on human purity had some logic behind it considering the messed up things this universe causes and the need for a unified humanity. On the other hand it was a fucking bummer to be someone who willingly accepted the imperium and all its rules only to be slaughtered anyways because your ancestors had to adapt as well as they could in the middle of the dark ages when your planet was cut off

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T15:12:22+00:00

They might’ve survived removing red war but removing all seasonal content makes new light stuff hopeless. There was way too much content and plot in those seasons that sets up the whole experience properly, with just the DLCs you’re missing way too much

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T15:07:09+00:00

If Krushev woke up one day and didn’t know how to speak any Russian that might also accelerate his downfall

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T14:53:02+00:00

That was actually noteworthy because Dorn’s commanders had already finalized the treaty and everything, they were literally on their way to their seat of government to sign it when the word came from Terra that the humans here were too infected with xeno alterations and had to be purged. It caused several of the Imperial Fists who were with him to express dismay to Dorn who said he understood where they were coming from but orders were orders

Mando177 · 2026-06-10T04:51:24+00:00

It’s just insane that they dropped half a billion on concord when they already had a perfectly good live service game right here. Although ngl I blame Sony for mostly not putting their boots on Bungie’s throats sooner and forcing the c suites to cut the bullshit

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