That will make an upcoming trade war more interesting. And/or give justifications for annexing Canada, but I don't think they are that smart.
Funny events in anti-woke world
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Fundamentally, the US right wing will not do anything for black voters. However, if the left does not really deliver either, one can argue that black voters may as well vote for a party more aligned with their worldview. One might argue this is part of the left writ large-scale for many groups. For instance that even if the working class have, on balance, benefitted more from the left than the right, they have done so in a way so marginal or hard to preceive that it doesn't effectively earn their political support. And thus in many countries they have moved away from the left - often to the far right.
As Thaluikhain said.
Hope they enjoyed getting fucked over in the ass over and over again and not see a bigger and get even lesser benefits. Like the Muslims in America who who thought Trump would stop the war between Palestine and Israel, and the killing/slaughtering of many Muslims, only to get screwed over immediately afterward as soon as the fucker got elected. One of the neighborhoods I drove through during the election is mostly made up of Arab-Muslims. An Arbab owned grocery store their had a sign saying "Trump will stop the war in Gaza if you vote for him!". I hope it was worth screwing everyone over you dumb fuckers that were dumb and desperate enough to vote for him! Did you forget he tried throw you all, and many times before during COVID, underneath the speeding bus? You all chose this and getting what you deserve.
Fuck off Netease.[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-2)]Marvel Rivals’ Seattle Team Laid Off By NetEase: ‘Lazy, Entitled, Slow and Woke’
[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)][COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)][COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)][COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)]Matt McGloin [/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR]/ [COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)]Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 10:09AM[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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Fans have been concerned with it learned that Chinese company NetEase, the company behind the popular smash hit Marvel Rivals video game, has laid off its staff based in Seattle and is closing its U.S. support division.
[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-2)]Nothing to worry about[/COLOR]
However, according to reports there is nothing to worry about as the Seattle game developers were not the creative team behind Marvel Rivals, which is based in China.
The Seattle team is said to have been [COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)]developers that worked on budgets and staff[/COLOR] — again NOT creative developers.
[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-2)]NetEase divesting itself of numerous overseas studios[/COLOR]
Recently, also saw the report that NetEase plans on divesting itself of numerous overseas studios (which happens to include the developer behind the [COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)]diverse Star Wars Eclipse game that looks to have been canceled[/COLOR]).
[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-2)]Lazy, entitled, slow and woke[/COLOR]
According to Grummz on X, insiders filled him in that the reason NetEase is getting rid of a majority of its studios is because the Western developers are “lazy, entitled, slow and woke.”
RELATED:[COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-8)]'Fantastic Four' Trailer Possibly Dropping Feb. 4 On GMA[/COLOR]
“Netease isn’t just laying of the 6 person Marvel Rivals team,” tweeted Grummz. “Netease is also pulling funding from Western (and potentially Japanese) gaming studios. The CEO is said to be very unsatisfied with Western developers, calling them ‘lazy, entitled, slow and woke’ according to a source I spoke with.”
Grummz continued with a list of studios adding, “These are huge investments by Netease, founded by top veterans from AAA gaming, and mostly made during the high-flying game demand driven by Covid boredom. A demand which has since contracted.”
He added, “We’ll soon see what studios remain funded, and which are left scrambling for new investors in a climate where, according to my source, it is extremely difficult to find game investors.”
'Marvel Rivals' Seattle Team Laid Off By NetEase: 'Lazy, Entitled, Slow and Woke' | Cosmic Book News
NetEase, the company behind the popular smash hit Marvel Rivals video game, has laid off its staff based in Seattle and is closing its U.S. support division.
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Keir Starmer announced today that defence spending would increase from 2.3% of GDP to 2.5% by 2027 (an extra £13.4bn annually), and 3% by the next Parliament.
...funded by a cut to the aid budget, from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027.
A defence spending increase is justifiable, as Europe will probably need to play some role in securing Eastern Europe from Russian attack, given that the US has now decided to abandon its international commitments. But the chosen source of the money is unjustifiable. The aid budget is already stretched beyond breaking point. For as long as we refuse to tax obscene wealth (in individuals, inheritance, corporations etc), cutting vital services & aid is a political choice, not a necessity.
...funded by a cut to the aid budget, from 0.5% to 0.3% by 2027.
A defence spending increase is justifiable, as Europe will probably need to play some role in securing Eastern Europe from Russian attack, given that the US has now decided to abandon its international commitments. But the chosen source of the money is unjustifiable. The aid budget is already stretched beyond breaking point. For as long as we refuse to tax obscene wealth (in individuals, inheritance, corporations etc), cutting vital services & aid is a political choice, not a necessity.
But you can't do that, it would hurt the obscenely wealthy! Don't you know who pays for your politicians?
"A tad" doesn't really do it justice. Merz is a rightist nut who'd fit right in with the AfD.
Well, yes.
To be fair, Trump would always have been happy to stop the war in Gaza, just as long as it were in a way that would comprehensively favour Israel. Anyone who thought it would turn out otherwise wasn't paying attention to what he said.
But then, isn't this also a classic case where the Democrats have comprehensively failed to earn people's vote and invite this sort of thing? I suspect the party ran the numbers and decided it was electorally worthwhile to throw the Palestinians under the bus, but the repercussions with elements of their voter base were predictable.
I would like to think they will learn, but I don't think they will. For instance, consider how election after election seems to go with some people in a state hysteria, thinking even the most milquetoast moderate is going to herald the imminent collapse of society if they win the election. The repeated failure of president after president to wreck the country doesn't seem to convince them that maybe they're going to be okay.
That's been true for any number of election cycles, doesn't seem to have caught on. And, with Trump seeing if he can get to be dictator, might be too late.
There is no answer to that question which doesn't make me sad and angry.
You want the big kick in the balls?
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American people wouldn’t notice them. “Don’t make any sudden movements, or they’ll spot us,” Rep. Hakeem...
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He's literally ripping off the Onion.