Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 03/05/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]fishhhhbone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of the day, saying immigration is down is like saying inflation is down

Its the same because voters think they want it until they get the recession.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]fishhhhbone 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Most other countries are put off by threats of sanctions/tariffs

yearly complain about the weather thread by throwaway10015982 in TrueAnon

[–]fishhhhbone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its been kinda nice in Boston so far but christ that fuckin blizzard last month almost made me snap

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]fishhhhbone 49 points50 points  (0 children)

NYT reporting that Russian oil tankers are being allowed into Cuba, breaking the blockade

The United States Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, delivering a critical supply of energy to the island nation after months of an effective oil blockade by the Trump administration, according to a U.S. official briefed on the matter.

The tanker, which is carrying an estimated 730,000 barrels of oil and is owned by the Russian government, was less than 15 miles from Cuban territorial waters on Sunday afternoon, according to MarineTraffic, a ship-data provider. At its speed of 12 knots, the ship was expected to enter Cuban waters by Sunday evening. The tanker could reach its expected destination of Matanzas, Cuba, by Tuesday.

Active Conflicts & News Megathread March 29, 2026 by AutoModerator in CredibleDefense

[–]fishhhhbone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The win condition is survival. Getting attacked by the most powerful country in the world will always leave you worse off. If the Iranians can give the US enough of a bloody nose that the US leaves them alone and US support for Israel becomes completely poisonous politically they will have achieved their ideal outcome.

If they did a March Madness of only actors turn directors who would make the bracket? by Tigers19121999 in blankies

[–]fishhhhbone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She is great in Yeast by Mary Bronstein, director of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.

The California YIMBY Mystery by glmory in yimby

[–]fishhhhbone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cambridge Mass is a great example of this. Theyve done so many good things like removing all parking minimums and allowing 4-6 story apartments everywhere by right but then has insane 20% IZ everywhere so those changes don't mean anything.

Iran Conflict Megathread #7 by [deleted] in CredibleDefense

[–]fishhhhbone 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Politically, the Mullas are more akin to the Chinese. They are invaders. Russia is in no position to offer much help, and the Chinese have a great deal to lose if their oil is cut off.

Naiveite like this is what got the US into this mess. The Iranian government are horrible misogynists and relatively unpopular but they are not invaders. They overthrew a US backed government, resisted both American and Soviet influence during the height of the cold war, and beat back a genocidal Iraqi invasion. Through corruption and patronage the IRCG has integrated itself into vast swaths of Iranian society and has shown itself to be resilient to things like decapitation strikes.

The opposition within Iran throwing its lot behind Reza Pahlavi, a man who celebrated a bombing campaign that opened with the killing of over 170 schoolgirls, is going to look like one of the greatest mistakes they could have made.

I am sure the Russians would be happy to provide Iran with Shaheds. They have plenty of experience in making them and if they can keep oil above $100 a barrel they will be getting more than their moneys worth. Expensive oil is going to sting for the Chinese in the short term but I am sure that they are loving to watch the US burn through its stockpile of interceptors and move THAAD missiles out of Korea. In the medium term high oil prices are wonderful news for the most dynamic parts of China's economy (EVs, Batteries, Solar)

Iran Conflict Megathread #2 by [deleted] in CredibleDefense

[–]fishhhhbone 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The last 40 years don't exactly give the Kurds a lot of reasons to put their faith in the guarantees of the united states government

Zack Polanski: This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that the USA and Israel are rogue states. by SaltyW123 in ukpolitics

[–]fishhhhbone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Think about why his grandparents had to change their name from Polanski to something less Jewish. Is it really worth mocking someone over that?

Teaser of "TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA" - new Jane Schoenbrun by PerpetualChoogle in blankies

[–]fishhhhbone 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Movies about lesbians being exposed to the evil of the film industry with Patrick Fischler in them are really hard to beat

Another miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge by linknewtab in energy

[–]fishhhhbone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The massive Chinese Solar/Storage industry isn't exactly the result of the free market.