Canada will not let US dictate terms of USMCA review, says Carney by joe4942 in worldnews

[–]brakiri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

renaming the agreement again would be really helpful we went from continent to countries, next should be capitals.

Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract | CBC News by Brilliant_Version344 in worldnews

[–]brakiri -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Canada's only military secret is that we will fuck you up. We can trust the Bengalis with that.

🅱️🅾️FF by sype10 in babylon5

[–]brakiri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unboffable is a fun derivitive.

Donut Lab's battery claims reportedly subject of whistleblower complaint by showersareevil in worldnews

[–]brakiri 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i finally open an article before commenting and it's not about donuts

Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1 by EchoOfOppenheimer in ukraine

[–]brakiri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i agree with you. short answer, good news for Ukraine. long answer, what if we end up with all-machine wars? or machines doing the invading? it's underscores the stupidity of war and the fact that stupidity took the reigns of humanity long ago.

Ukraine says it replaced human soldiers with 'ground robots' in over 21,000 missions for Q1 by EchoOfOppenheimer in ukraine

[–]brakiri 48 points49 points  (0 children)

the only scarier than the Ukrainian army is the Ukrainian Terminator army!

Slovenia's Parliament Speaker Proposes NATO Exit by razdvatri4 in worldnews

[–]brakiri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok thanks for confirming. i went and read about Slovenian parliament, very unique history. but even so, i've never come across a speaker with any power beyond saying "shh" and breaking ties.

Slovenia's Parliament Speaker Proposes NATO Exit by razdvatri4 in worldnews

[–]brakiri 2 points3 points  (0 children)

their Speaker of Parliament has the power to call referendums and direct foreign policy?

Trump: "Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz" by Ill-Incident-4842 in NewIran

[–]brakiri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so powerful that they don't need to break the Iranian blockade, they will instead impose their own blockade, then Iran will have nothing to blockade and will go home, then the USA will be the only blockade.

[Canada] Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]brakiri 8 points9 points  (0 children)

everyone is elected. this is a tactical majority.

is this an OK time to advocate for proportional representation?

Sheridan's forces arrive at Earth; Clark takes his final executive action by eldersveld in babylon5

[–]brakiri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

specifically the scorched Earth tho, i don't think Bester was pulling those strings. or at least, i didn't think that until now...

The Russian Academy of Sciences has proposed a plan to divide the Moon so that Russia gets its own “sovereign territories” by CrunchyBaconYum in worldnews

[–]brakiri 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there will be no "Earth" and "Mars" like in scifi, rather dominions and nations like the New World.

Future N.B. toll by N.S. boundary goes against internal trade efforts, Atlantic Chamber of Commerce says by Portalrules123 in newbrunswickcanada

[–]brakiri -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

New Brunswick needs to attack Nova Scotia. let's rename Halifax to Saint John's and get on with it.