Daniel
@daniel-86.bsky.social
Language, politics, games. Watching the other site crash and burn from a safe distance.
They really want to point out that he's Jewish and that people should care about that for some reason, don't they?
December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
They really want to point out that he's Jewish and that people should care about that for some reason, don't they?
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me when an ex-catholic or a jew makes a joke about the catholic church being a giant child abuse ring: haha ye so true
me when a prot does the same: now listen here you thrice-cursed schismatic
me when a prot does the same: now listen here you thrice-cursed schismatic
December 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
me when an ex-catholic or a jew makes a joke about the catholic church being a giant child abuse ring: haha ye so true
me when a prot does the same: now listen here you thrice-cursed schismatic
me when a prot does the same: now listen here you thrice-cursed schismatic
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i love it when americans comment on the euro because you know who else has a single currency for 400 million people in regions and states with wildly varying economies and drastically unequal levels of wealth and development...
December 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
i love it when americans comment on the euro because you know who else has a single currency for 400 million people in regions and states with wildly varying economies and drastically unequal levels of wealth and development...
Actual good Russians support sanctions, because they want the end of the war and the regime more than they want foreign holidays and imported products. This is implicit in the term 'good'.
December 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Actual good Russians support sanctions, because they want the end of the war and the regime more than they want foreign holidays and imported products. This is implicit in the term 'good'.
'Withdraw from the territory we claim, which conveniently also has all your defensive fortifications there'. We already saw that in the Sudetenland.
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
'Withdraw from the territory we claim, which conveniently also has all your defensive fortifications there'. We already saw that in the Sudetenland.
If you're the owner of Wetherspoons, yes, of course you would
December 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you're the owner of Wetherspoons, yes, of course you would
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you have to be a motivated asshole to not understand what’s happening in ukraine. there are ukrainians on here that regularly post things like “wow power went out again. guess that boom i head was russia bombing the power plant” followed by 30 hd videos of the power plant being bombed
December 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
you have to be a motivated asshole to not understand what’s happening in ukraine. there are ukrainians on here that regularly post things like “wow power went out again. guess that boom i head was russia bombing the power plant” followed by 30 hd videos of the power plant being bombed
It's very possible that what used to be the traditional, anti-populist right will end up as part of the left wing coalition. This has already happened in other European countries, notably Italy where the Christian Democrats and the Communists ended up merging into one party!
December 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It's very possible that what used to be the traditional, anti-populist right will end up as part of the left wing coalition. This has already happened in other European countries, notably Italy where the Christian Democrats and the Communists ended up merging into one party!
Somehow, the Catholic Church and the British monarchy belong to the left wing now. They're just as surprised about it as the rest of us.
December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Somehow, the Catholic Church and the British monarchy belong to the left wing now. They're just as surprised about it as the rest of us.
Asia, because most of the USSR was in Asia and none of China is in Europe
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Asia, because most of the USSR was in Asia and none of China is in Europe
Being able to cause serious harm to the US (and China, and russia …) in case we need to is literally the whole point of having nuclear weapons! Did Sofa King just discover the concept of mutually assured destruction?
December 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Being able to cause serious harm to the US (and China, and russia …) in case we need to is literally the whole point of having nuclear weapons! Did Sofa King just discover the concept of mutually assured destruction?
King Charles versus a fanatical demagogue with a majority in Parliament. Precedent wouldn't be on his side
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
King Charles versus a fanatical demagogue with a majority in Parliament. Precedent wouldn't be on his side
Exactly. The USA has Trump, a Congress where the majority in both chambers supports Trump and a Supreme Court hand picked to let Trump do what he wants. This is the worst case scenario, and the written constitution is still managing to hold Trump back some of the time!
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Exactly. The USA has Trump, a Congress where the majority in both chambers supports Trump and a Supreme Court hand picked to let Trump do what he wants. This is the worst case scenario, and the written constitution is still managing to hold Trump back some of the time!
Maybe not, but an unstable government can still cause a lot of problems before it collapses completely
December 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Maybe not, but an unstable government can still cause a lot of problems before it collapses completely
Not sure if anyone there seriously expects the King to do anything, but legally he's the only person who could. And almost certainly wouldn't. And people almost certainly wouldn't like it if he did. This is why written constitutions and independent judges to enforce them are a good idea!
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Not sure if anyone there seriously expects the King to do anything, but legally he's the only person who could. And almost certainly wouldn't. And people almost certainly wouldn't like it if he did. This is why written constitutions and independent judges to enforce them are a good idea!
This is correct, if you use a non-standard definition of 'high'
December 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is correct, if you use a non-standard definition of 'high'
Yes, because giving absolute power to someone based on who his ancestors were is obviously wrong. Giving absolute power to the leader of the party that 30% voted for is also pretty obviously wrong (as you pointed out), although the British establishment seems insanely optimistic that it'll all be ok
December 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yes, because giving absolute power to someone based on who his ancestors were is obviously wrong. Giving absolute power to the leader of the party that 30% voted for is also pretty obviously wrong (as you pointed out), although the British establishment seems insanely optimistic that it'll all be ok
The UK does have one constitutional safeguard against Farage - the King could simply refuse to name him as PM and refuse royal assent to any bill adopted by a Reform majority in Parliament. Which … also isn't exactly ideal for a 21st century democracy.
December 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The UK does have one constitutional safeguard against Farage - the King could simply refuse to name him as PM and refuse royal assent to any bill adopted by a Reform majority in Parliament. Which … also isn't exactly ideal for a 21st century democracy.
On behalf of all French speakers who use the expression "choosing between plague and cholera" and who just learned that the two diseases never actually coexisted in Europe, I choose to take this personally
December 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
On behalf of all French speakers who use the expression "choosing between plague and cholera" and who just learned that the two diseases never actually coexisted in Europe, I choose to take this personally
Well, the current pope chose the same name as Pope Leo XIII who formally condemned 'Americanism' as a heresy, so something might be going to happen …
December 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Well, the current pope chose the same name as Pope Leo XIII who formally condemned 'Americanism' as a heresy, so something might be going to happen …
I was born in 1750 BC.
Everything was perfect.
Except for one shipment of poor quality copper.
Everything was perfect.
Except for one shipment of poor quality copper.
December 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I was born in 1750 BC.
Everything was perfect.
Except for one shipment of poor quality copper.
Everything was perfect.
Except for one shipment of poor quality copper.