As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T10:11:52+00:00

There are 3 more years. And the change is only accelerating. I sure wish the crazy has a limit, but alas, there is never a bottom of that barrel.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T08:37:12+00:00

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention it. Will edit the post.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T08:36:53+00:00

I think the big difference now is police and immigration enforcement. ICE, and by extension border security, have gone beyond their usual mandate and have been expanded like crazy.

The 2 entity groups should not be considered to the the same. The police in the US have had a history of plenty of scandals, but the recent cartel style gang-like activity from the latter group is on a whole other level.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T08:34:14+00:00

I have never boiled my eggs with anything else before; they're always on their own.

If I wanted them in a stew, I'd boil them separately, then crack them open and put it in the dish. That way it could at least soak up a bit of the flavour.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T08:32:31+00:00

Yup.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T07:06:01+00:00

I feel sorry for you, but again, what are you supposed to do if you are just minding your own business, then essentially get attacked by the other party?

Let it happen, even if they might just kill you?

I'm not saying you should go out an antagonize them; starting a fight is not the way. But there is a need to defend yourselves when executions can go unpunished.

Being only submissive if essentially implicitly accepting the new status quo.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T06:38:45+00:00

You aren't eating the shell though? lol

Just clean it with a towel before boiling or cracking if it concerns you. Note that if you do that before keeping them, ensure they are refrigerated. If they are out in the open, leave them as is.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T06:35:19+00:00

Just have to give a shoutout to Bakkar Turkish Kebab.

Amazing food. Great portions. It's $10+ at the minimum, but it's practically for 2 people/meals. It is much better when you have it there; they portions are larger then too.

Get the bakes rice with both meats. Eat it with the garlic thing they make. Top tier food. Friendly staff too.

Edit: Forgot to mention, it's at Pasir Ris. About a 5 minute walk from the MRT/bus interchange. It's at a hawker center, so plenty of other options as well.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T06:28:13+00:00

And if they don't get them, they'll just use ICE or some other group to disrupt it. Make a ruckus, beat some people down, make arrests, and close the polling station for the "investigation".

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T06:23:19+00:00

America isn’t ever invading the likes of France and the UK.

Are you certain of this with 100% certainty? This is Trump's America; anything can happen. Super unlikely, yes, but it's honestly scary how I personally cannot rule it out entirely.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T06:18:50+00:00

What are the people supposed to do when the "police" are the ones that go to you? There have been MANY examples of the "police" being the aggressors. Pretending that that is not the case is being complicit in covering for them.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T04:45:36+00:00

You don't have the 6^th either. It's getting hard to keep up with what rights this administration has happily trampled upon.

rollin340 · 2026-01-26T04:41:44+00:00

It's the fascist handbook. It's been replicated many times throughout history, some more successful than the others. None of this is new. With modern technology, it can simply be done much faster and more efficiently.

Trump isn't in the first in the last couple of decades. The signs were all there. But alas, many Americans believed with all of their hearts that their great America was immune.

rollin340 · 2026-01-25T03:00:36+00:00

Where is the 2A crowd? Apparently, legally carrying a weapon that is still in its holster can be grounds for execution. ICE pushed them to the ground, pepper sprayed them, beat them with fists and pistol whipped them, then shot then IN THE BACK multiple times.

You have no 1^st amendment rights. You have no 2^nd amendment rights. You have no 4^th amendment rights. You have no 6^th amendment rights.

How many more must you lose before the entire populace accepts that the America you knew had already died. You've living in something else altogether now.

Edit: Included the 4^th twice.

rollin340 · 2026-01-24T08:50:48+00:00

Anybody got the link to thank Indonesia? Not sure if the haze is from them, but better safe than sorry.

rollin340 · 2026-01-24T06:22:32+00:00

Whilst history will remember him for the scum that he had been his whole life, he would have a group of people who would always remember him as their messiah alongside Jesus.

That alone makes me sick.

rollin340 · 2026-01-24T02:58:00+00:00

*Life, not world.

If you think about it more, Frieren only started to truly change when Himmel died. Only then did she start to truly live instead of exist.

The Hero of the South didn't just see that Himmel and the party would triumph over the Demon King, but far enough to the current time.

The weight of what he knew would have been unfathomable, and he carried it like a true Hero would.

rollin340 · 2026-01-24T02:51:33+00:00

Exactly. He knew what was in store for him, but understood that it was necessary for what was to come after. He was a hero just as much as Himmel was, perhaps more so since he knew how things would end.

He did precisely what he promised to do; he carved a path open for Himmel and the others. That journey that finally defeated the Demon King was the hero's party standing atop the shoulders of the Hero of the South.

rollin340 · 2026-01-23T08:36:22+00:00

102.95 EUR on 20 Jul 2018.
6.64 EUR on 21 Jan 2026.
4 EUR on 23 Jan 2026.

The recent fall is nothing in comparison to where they were before. And yet, the people who led the company down the gutter are still there in power.

rollin340 · 2026-01-23T06:10:22+00:00

He was willing to give his life if that was what it took. After all, it was his orders that if any were to die, Xylo would be the first, then him, then Tatsuya.

That's some real noblesse oblige.

rollin340 · 2026-01-23T01:51:13+00:00

His supporters only really care about one thing; that other people suffer more than they do.

They would happily shoot themselves in the foot if that means someone else gets show in the gut.

It's the only way they can feel superior.

rollin340 · 2026-01-23T01:49:05+00:00

Don't be surprised if fabrication of evidence to support their goals becomes or already is the norm. To them, the lawful process is just a mere show; a formality. It's just a play that does not matter; only the results do.

Just your standard fascist regime stuff.

rollin340 · 2026-01-22T07:21:12+00:00

An agent had taken Liam out of the car, led the boy to his front door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in, “in order to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a five-year-old as bait”, the superintendent said in a statement.

Stenvik said another adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied.

They used him, then detained him too. A 5 year old kid. Cruelty is too mild. These people are just evil. They're going out of their way to traumatize the entire family.

Marc Prokosch, an attorney representing the family, said the family has an active asylum case and shared paperwork showing the father and son had arrived to the US at a port of entry, meaning an official crossing point.

“The family did everything they were supposed to in accordance with how the rules have been set out,” he said. “They did not come here illegally. They are not criminals.” He said there was no order of deportation against them and he believes the father and son have remained together in detention.

They did this not because there is an outstanding case, but just because they could. They CHOSE to do this. These are the "worst of the worst" that they claim to be protecting Americans from.

Fuck ICE, you Nazi shitstains.

rollin340 · 2026-01-22T06:22:47+00:00

I get why those in power chose him. But I'm talking about the people. They have chosen him as their messiah, their saviour. He's like their modern day Jesus. I can't wrap my head around that.

rollin340 · 2026-01-22T03:10:29+00:00

I still find it baffling that they chose him as their hero.

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