another failed attempt at capitalizing on an Internet meme
Wednesday, 29 April 2026

The Disappearance of the Public Bench

quote [ Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest. ]

Like a loner on a bench in a public park
[SFW] [politics] [+2]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:17amGMT] [0 comments]

Monday, 20 April 2026

Court of History

quote [ I really appreciate the candor with which Scaramucci addresses where we are, and how we got here. Now, let's start to dig ourselves out of this disaster and begin rebuilding our country, ]

A challenge to anyone looking for a mind bending, thought provoking moment.
[SFW] [politics] [+1 Informative]
[by yunnaf@12:05amGMT] [0 comments]

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

The Road to Tehran: why the war on Iran will spread

quote [ The Road to Tehran is a short documentary looking at the US' strategy in Iran, the economic and political constraints which have shaped it and the inevitability of the war's spread. In doing so it shows how the US' assault on Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland and Iran are inexorably linked.

Down with imperialism. Tomorrow will be too late. ]

Pretty good summary of things.
[SFW] [politics]
[by steele@5:56pmGMT] [0 comments]

Thursday, 19 February 2026

The Real Reason Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post

quote [ The billionaire wanted the Post to die, because a vigorous, well-resourced newspaper does not help his bottom line. ]

I found this informative and wanted to share it.
[SFW] [politics] [+2 WTF]
[by mechanical contrivance@4:11pmGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 23 November 2025

The Ukrainian Week

A friend of mine works for this outlet which was iniated by the regime protests of 2004/2005 as a news source in Ukrainian language which was then not widely spoken. It has editions in English and French and is run by Ukrainian editors in various countries. For people living abroad and people looking for current country news through the eyes of it's people, it's a pretty good source, I guess.
[SFW] [politics] [+3 Informative]
[by Paracetamol@3:38pmGMT] [0 comments]



Friday, 28 March 2025

Former Facebook executive exposes tech giant?s alarming failings | 60 Minutes Australia

quote [ Sarah Wynn-Williams reveals the secrets about the upper management of Facebook?s parent company, Meta.*The Insider (2025)*? ]

Sounds about right.

Not right, wrong on a few levels.

[SFW] [politics] [+3 Informative]
[by R1Xhard@1:49amGMT] [5 comments]

Sunday, 23 March 2025

Summers Says Trump Policies Could Shake Confidence in the Rule of Law

quote [ It takes decades to grow a forest and a few minutes to burn it down. ]

A very loud 3 minute sound bite, to me, who misses the pundits that used to post on SE. Difficult to make sense of the world nowadays. Hit continue to destination button.
[It's a Youtube with timestamp that SE doesn't like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diITRaJgRqQ]
[SFW] [politics] [+3 Informative]
[by yunnaf@3:59pmGMT] [16 comments]

Friday, 21 March 2025

From Statecraft To Soulcraft

quote [ Like it or not, the central political question of our time may well be about the good life ? and who gets to define it. ]

For Yunnaf. Think this did a good job of explaining humans craving meaning and belief systems which are provided by all the wrong parties in the agnostic age ? apart from the class struggle that is. Also: I miss cb361. Also: extended.

[SFW] [politics] [+1 Interesting]
[by Paracetamol@7:21amGMT] [0 comments]

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Joseph Stiglitz on Trump, tariffs and democracy

quote [ we have a President who is actively trying to roll the clock back on the limited advances that we have made in inequality, inclusion, and diversity. So, you, you know, you sort of felt a little bit over my lifetime and made a little progress, much less than I had hoped. But then, to see this roll back is like, how can I say it? ]

SE used to have well informed political posters. In view of their absence, I feel in necessary to offer a calm listing of some of our misfortunes, what is notably missing are all the serious judicial malfeasances. I used to learn a lot from those civic minded posters (including steele) and feel this must be in the SE record.
[SFW] [politics] [+2 Insightful]
[by yunnaf@7:51pmGMT] [1 comment]

Sunday, 9 March 2025

?Startup Nation? Groups Say They?re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ?Freedom Cities?

quote [ The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations. ]

Freedom, in a corner of the city
[SFW] [politics] [+2]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:06amGMT] [2 comments]



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