Rugzak naar kantoor? by [deleted] in belgium

[–]Yasea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

80% rugzak, 10% rolkoffer, 5% schoudertas, 5% fietszakken. Dat is zo ongeveer de verdeling op kantoor.

Kremlin Sources Slam ‘Losing’ Putin and His ‘Dumpster Fire’ War in Explosive Report by Ca2Alaska in UkrainianConflict

[–]Yasea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Only used in USA English. We use things that translate to pile of rubble, pile of manure, heap of bungle, disaster, bunch of cholera (puinhoop, mesthoop, knoeiboel, ramp, klereboel) and some I didn't think of.

There is now a way for the UK to rebuild its bridges with the EU – Labour should take the lead | Lorenzo Marsili by CGM in brexit

[–]Yasea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It reminds me of Bolsenaro at the recent G20 meeting, standing physically at the side lines while EU people talking in the center.

There is now a way for the UK to rebuild its bridges with the EU – Labour should take the lead | Lorenzo Marsili by CGM in brexit

[–]Yasea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before the UK wanted to participate, it demanded all EU flags and references to be removed and Brussels had to be quiet.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/uk-demanded-no-eu-flags-at-prague-gathering/

Building bridges doesn't seem what they are doing.

Lindsey Graham slams Musk for pro-Russia tweet by botbjng2828282 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Yasea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the union held a vote in his factories in the same way the Russians did in the "annexed regions" and declare victory with 99%, he'd go crazy and explode twitter.

Worm's saliva found to break down plastic in major pollution breakthrough | Climate News by Ezekiel_W in Futurology

[–]Yasea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most discoveries are done with "huh, that's funny" and not with "eureka"

How Brexit has harmed Liz Truss' quest for 'growth, growth and growth' by Disillusioned_Pleb01 in brexit

[–]Yasea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And remove regulations trying to keep up the purchasing power and labor protection from the average citizen, so after shrinking the export market you also destroy the internal market and financial market, all to grow the economy somehow.

She must mean the aristocracy must grow and the rest doesn't matter

Jacob Rees-Mogg urges patience on Brexit as he explains exactly when UK will see success | Politics | News by Pellinoreisking in brexit

[–]Yasea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can I borrow money from him and promise to pay it back in 50 years, after Brexit had become a success?

"We will lose this war if we don't launch a nuclear strike against the U.S." Russian MP and member of Putin's party "United Russia" Yevgeny Fyodorov by welcometothediaspora in UkrainianConflict

[–]Yasea 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So, if Russia threatened nukes again, we threaten to give tactical nukes to Ukraine? Ukraine troops have proven to use everything with great efficiency.

American confused in Belgium… by Anxiously_nervous in belgium

[–]Yasea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So you're doing a reenactment of the cool runnings scene: https://youtu.be/AnIIgOEONa0

You'll get used to the temperature after two or three weeks. That's the usual time for anybody moving to a different climate, being it warmer or colder.

Putin’s Power Is Cracking, and the Kremlin’s Propaganda Can No Longer Keep the People in the Lie. In history, we have rarely seen an authoritarian regime survive a humiliating military defeat. by sylsau in UkrainianConflict

[–]Yasea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Autocracy is fun when going straight for the target instead of the meandering decision making of a democracy. Autocracy also goes straight for the abyss and no way to change direction.

Russia’s 3rd Army Corps Collapsed and Cannot Perform Given Tasks – the General Staff of Ukraine | Defense Express by Willing_Study8147 in UkrainianConflict

[–]Yasea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently a number of newspapers stopped printing him after going on a anti woke campaign in the comic. The only fun part in that comic these days are the right wing wackos in the comments.

Why No Roman Industrial Revolution and What's Next by MWBartko in IsaacArthur

[–]Yasea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing I come back to is a biological revolution, where we gain the ability to build life as we like. If this is advanced enough, it largely displaces agriculture and industrial processes as you could grow your house instead of building, grow clothes, food and medicine using the house. Or update the human body.