HappySkullsplitter
@HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world
- Comment on 34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached? 8 hours ago:
Because that group likely thinks both options are terrible and think it’s a pointless waste of time
Ultimately proven correct
- Comment on USA Unable to Make Drones Without Components From China 2 days ago:
It’s one of the banned words
- Comment on This is real 5 days ago:
So…
When he does come back, how fucking weak and stupid is Trump going to look?
- Comment on Texas Senate passes anti-solar, wind bill 5 days ago:
Texas does something stupid to own the libs while shooting themselves in the foot?
- Comment on OK now you know why there will never be a Second Comming 5 days ago:
Jesus is a rebel
- Comment on Russia rains missiles on Ukraine as US mulls ending truce efforts 5 days ago:
Similar to another guy who said this would be a 3 day war
- Comment on Russia rains missiles on Ukraine as US mulls ending truce efforts 5 days ago:
United States warned it could end efforts to broker a ceasefire if it did not see progress soon.
“We don’t what we’re doing so we’re going to quit trying to help”
-United States
- Comment on The Roman Way to Trash a Republic | When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it. 1 week ago:
Everything is just clickbait for established narratives
- Comment on The Roman Way to Trash a Republic | When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it. 1 week ago:
It’s odd the way these articles talk about dictatorship taking hold in the US
It’s as if there is a subtle undercurrent of wanting it to actually happen while simultaneously being outwardly opposed to it.
- Comment on This is why we have a defense budget 1 week ago:
I have seen far worse that is much more deserving of an air strike
- Comment on Stuck 1 week ago:
Directions unclear
- Comment on High school student uses AI to reveal 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space. 1 week ago:
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
Financial sanctions are primarily administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), while export controls are primarily administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
False. There are 4 categories of sanctions.
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Comprehensively sanctioned jurisdiction
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Targeted sanctions (individuals and entities threatening the peace, stability, and sovereignty, and/or contributing to conflict)
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Arms embargo
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Secondary sanction
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- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
The last one is literally the gutting of the task force that was focused on sanctions enforcement, seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
Comprehensive sanctions target not only the country and businesses but individuals as well, especially in Russia where the oligarchs control the majority of the nation’s wealth
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
One by one
Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
White House directs officials to draft proposal to lift US sanctions on Russia
White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say
Trump administration disbands task force targeting Russian oligarchs
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
So is Russia now that Trump continues lifting sanctions and gutting sanctions enforcement against Russia
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 1 week ago:
41% increase on tariffs to Syria which is currently also comprehensively sanctioned
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 2 weeks ago:
Trump imposed tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica, but not Russia.
- Comment on The one good thing about all this 2 weeks ago:
And one more to the Mueller stack
Russia received no additional tariffs
- Comment on Pentagon chief fires US military representative to NATO 2 weeks ago:
I am a veteran, I have zero concern for that ever happening.
- Comment on Pentagon chief fires US military representative to NATO 2 weeks ago:
Wow. Imagine being called a bad leader and then fired…by Pete Hegseth
I wouldn’t be able to contain my howling laughter on the way out the door
- Comment on The White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers and expand the use of AI, rescinding Biden-era orders intended to place AI safeguards. 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Just this! But also more... 2 weeks ago:
Looking forward to seeing the first restaurant called the Döner Party
- Comment on 1993 Russia could never 2 weeks ago:
America:
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Right to go pew pew at nothing of political relevance
- Comment on Hello, ladies! 2 weeks ago:
Classy for that guy would be Stetson
- Comment on Hello, ladies! 2 weeks ago:
Can’t decide if I smell Old Spice or Aqua Velva here
- Comment on Hello, ladies! 2 weeks ago:
To the right of the grill, so much melted siding lol
- Comment on Walmart is considering buying TikTok, sources say 2 weeks ago:
Plot twist: BlackRock swoops in and buys both
