This is probably a response to it.
Fucking horrific, but it probably wouldn’t have been so swift without US interference. Who orchestrated and manipulated the people into protesting…
Every day there was some post on fucking Reddit egging it all on to iirc.
Not an argument, more of a ‘shower thought’…😉
But ‘etymology and meaning’
Well… Isn’t that the point?
“I’m guessing there more to it” = defending?
I’m guessing that there’s more to it than the title suggests. The guy behind the victim at the start is talking about it and laughing.
Iceland was a bit of a surprise…
Has ever actually ‘negotiated’ anything? Even before he was the American president.
Or has he always just threatened using his position as leverage?
Are they even saying that they were looking for Hamas anymore?
This is definitely not it, some corrupt politician will start it all again under a different guise after some unfettered lobbying by meta and the like. But great for the here and now to know that the public sway can at least once beat the heavy lobbying…
Thanks. That graphic is great.
Thanks, that helped a lot… I didn’t even consider many smaller kingdoms. Don’t know why.
Since Italy became a country in 1861, there has been a surefire way to know who is and isn’t an Italian citizen: look at their parents.
🤔🥴 Somebody is going to have to explain that first sentence to me…
I know there was an “Italian Kingdom” around that time, did that change it’s status from something to a country?
It really throws a light on the shit that they’re up to over this side of the Atlantic.
https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2025/10/30/data-protection-rules-completely-out-of-control-meta-tells-government/ https://archive.is/M8wbm
https://noyb.eu/en/former-meta-lobbyist-named-dpc-commissioner-meta-now-officially-regulates-itself
Meta has engaged in significant lobbying activities within the European Union regarding privacy and content regulations, often overlapping with discussions on “chat control” (a controversial EU proposal to scan private messages for child sexual abuse material, or CSAM).
Key developments regarding Meta’s influence in the EU, based on recent reports, include:
Lobbying on AI and Tech Regulation: As of April 2025, reports suggest Meta has been actively lobbying to influence or dilute EU artificial intelligence and technology regulations.
Influence on Digital Privacy Legislation: Meta and other “Big Tech” entities have been subject to intense scrutiny and lobbying investigations concerning how they affect European privacy laws, including GDPR compliance and potential chat control measures.
Regulatory Independence Concerns: Civil society organizations (including the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and EDRi) have raised concerns about the influence of former Meta lobbyists on EU regulators, notably the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is the lead supervisor for Meta in the EU.
Antitrust and Competition Conflicts: In February 2026, the European Commission notified Meta of a statement of objections regarding the exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp, viewing this as an abuse of its dominant position. This indicates that while Meta lobbies, it is also facing heavy EU regulatory action.
Data Protection Fines: Meta has previously faced substantial fines, such as the €1.3 billion fine in 2023 linked to US-EU data transfer practices.
The “chat control” legislation has faced delays and significant debate regarding its impact on privacy vs. security, with civil liberties groups opposing the mandatory scanning mechanisms that the proposal would introduce.
Why did they call you? Are you the king of the jerks?
I often used to wonder how Australia had never gone the way of America in many things. It now seems that they were just a few years behind them.
Usually in my experience, people that would make such a statement or even try to convince others that such as statement is true, have skin in the game. It’s not always obvious where, but it is usually there.
Ask the same people surveyed if they understand how any other forms work, maybe even if they understand fully how democracy is supposed to work.
How many of Irans ‘leaders’ were got in the terrorist attacks? If that were reciprocated I wonder if the world would blink.
They should fly him over on to one of them and meet him show everyone what he means.
Yeah, I could’ve worded it better.
People knew and were very much aware of what you said was happening.
Trump lulled many into a false sense of security encouraging them to stand up. Many who otherwise may have had been silent or ‘less vocal’ because they were so aware, MAYBE thought that they would be backed by the U.S.