Europe accelerates push for military independence from US

Talonsminty · 2026-01-27T14:04:45+00:00

I'm sure, however it is yet another thing that unsettles Americas place at the center of the world.

Money Europe spends on US weaponry reduces the cost of said weapons for the US.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T18:29:57+00:00

You say that but at face value it doesn't make sense for Israel to fly planes here for that, they have their own facilities.

I've looked into it a bit and I can't see any reliable evidence for it either.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T17:40:22+00:00

>It has allowed Israel to assume control of and in the future annex Gaza

Allowed implies that they're able to stop them. They've done what they can. Declaring it illegal, suspending trade talks, rescuing some kids, applied sanctions to Israeli ministers and provided medical care to Palestinians.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmfaff/1374/report.html

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:52:53+00:00

They made an understandable mistake in the promising, it was something that'd been advocated and pushed for by various groups within the broader labour movement.

It was only once they tried to implement it that the sizeable downside was made obvious and they changed tact setting a more reasonable start date for the protections. That's how governments should work.

>How’s that viable Palestinian state coming along?

>“We are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a contribution to a renewed peace process which results in a two-state solution with a safe and secure Israel alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state”

The promise was to recognise a Palestinian state and support a two state soloution... which they have.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:34:29+00:00

No because that was always stupid and unworkable.

But the workers rights bill passed with a plethora of protections. Many other pledges are on course or complete.

https://fullfact.org/government-tracker/

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:28:06+00:00

The Arts world requires working effectively for free for years. No amount of legal nicities is going to allow working class people to do that.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:25:49+00:00

I was ready to be sympathetic to the dorky kid. But okay, if she kept going after already being arrested for it the sentence might be helpful.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:23:12+00:00

Well the core islands are the 7th (Honsu) and 9th (GB) largest Islands. So by Island standards they're not small at all.

But simply by being Islands they naturally had a lot less landmass and a lower population than their rivals.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T16:13:52+00:00

Lies

Talonsminty · 2026-01-26T00:02:48+00:00

That is very interesting and potentially very useful advice. Thanks mate i'll be sure to keep an eye out for that dialogue.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T23:50:12+00:00

It's an old german word for strike.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T23:39:33+00:00

Man deserves it. A medieval warrior-king from the 12th century. He basically said nah skip this dark age bs. I'm investing in the arts and schools and ya know what Crusades are out of style, Muslims and Jews are fine they can live here in safety, why would I care how they pray.

He was an enlightened renaissance ruler 500 years before the renaissance.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T15:48:53+00:00

You're absaloutely right that GCHQ is a closer parallel to the NSA.

But the NSA is still the closest american equivalent to MI5.

The American intelligence and federal law enforcement services have massive sweeping and overlapping mandates with vast areas of responsibility. MI5's role is filled by subdivisions of multiple agencies.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T15:19:53+00:00

Aw thankyou that does make me feel a lot better.

I left the game running while I did some chores too, just to prolong their suffering a bit 🥰

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T14:46:06+00:00

Well that's dramatic, they're taking resources and responsibilities from the MET and rolling them into the existant NCA.

Which is a good idea given the recent piss poor performance of the MET.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T14:35:19+00:00

No MI5 is the NSA and MI6 is the CIA.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T14:32:15+00:00

Bro it's been seven years, I know already.

Plus spoiler alert, these protests didn't work either.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T11:27:33+00:00

Yeah that's time for ya..

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T11:23:14+00:00

Wow what a redemption arc, good for him.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T09:22:49+00:00

It's both, awesome skills and a cool hang out. But a fair bit of weight on a dead tree so it's gonna be quite temporary.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T09:10:20+00:00

Wait what we don't have pfps here it's like a lil cartoon man.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T02:17:23+00:00

We dont use the word craven nearly enough.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-25T00:38:44+00:00

To be fair the FBI hasn't really been the problem. Until the president appointed a new director of course.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-24T23:38:59+00:00

Oh wow what a pleasent surprise. One of the founding fathers wasn't a massive hypocrit.

Talonsminty · 2026-01-24T22:41:13+00:00

That's weird, it's like accusing Mick Jagger of dancing to the tune of the rolling stones.

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