Honestly I doubt that even Shapiro will go without attacks from some pro-Israel blocs.
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Honestly I doubt that even Shapiro will go without attacks from some pro-Israel blocs.
i love how transhuman space splits up Canada into Quebec, West Canada and East Canada, all of which are in different trading blocs
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
i love how transhuman space splits up Canada into Quebec, West Canada and East Canada, all of which are in different trading blocs
d’immenses blocs de béton et des camion pour bloquer les entrées.
Ces blocs arrivent avant les premières décorations, au point où je les appelle « les blocs en béton de Noël 🎄 ».
Je considère ces connards d’extrême droite. Leurs valeurs sont profondément d’extrême droite, même s’ils se planquent
Ces blocs arrivent avant les premières décorations, au point où je les appelle « les blocs en béton de Noël 🎄 ».
Je considère ces connards d’extrême droite. Leurs valeurs sont profondément d’extrême droite, même s’ils se planquent
December 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
d’immenses blocs de béton et des camion pour bloquer les entrées.
Ces blocs arrivent avant les premières décorations, au point où je les appelle « les blocs en béton de Noël 🎄 ».
Je considère ces connards d’extrême droite. Leurs valeurs sont profondément d’extrême droite, même s’ils se planquent
Ces blocs arrivent avant les premières décorations, au point où je les appelle « les blocs en béton de Noël 🎄 ».
Je considère ces connards d’extrême droite. Leurs valeurs sont profondément d’extrême droite, même s’ils se planquent
there seems to be a weird pop theory of the cold war that essentially sees the blocs as entirely involuntary. i can actually imagine where that comes from (you know, because in eastern europe and latin america tons of countries /were/ forced into a side involuntarily) but it is by no means universal
tankies seem to find it really really really hard to understand the idea that someone can legitimately see Moscow as the primary enemy and anyone who will help as an ally
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
there seems to be a weird pop theory of the cold war that essentially sees the blocs as entirely involuntary. i can actually imagine where that comes from (you know, because in eastern europe and latin america tons of countries /were/ forced into a side involuntarily) but it is by no means universal
Besides the general weird decisions, I feel like the assumption the future is mostly giant EU-style blocs that a lot of sci-fi goes for is… questionable. Plus, even the actual EU in real life isn’t really a singular coherent polity, let alone ones that haven’t actually been formed yet
i love RPG maps that make you go "how the hell would this work IRL"
this one is from Interface Zero
this one is from Interface Zero
December 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Besides the general weird decisions, I feel like the assumption the future is mostly giant EU-style blocs that a lot of sci-fi goes for is… questionable. Plus, even the actual EU in real life isn’t really a singular coherent polity, let alone ones that haven’t actually been formed yet
Opinion: Some of the most important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between them. on.ft.com/4q0FUoE
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Opinion: Some of the most important conflicts today take place inside cultural-religious blocs, not between them. on.ft.com/4q0FUoE
George Orwell was on to something, it seems.
December 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
George Orwell was on to something, it seems.
📊 Les résultats de l'hypothèse de base du sondage
@ipsosfrance.bsky.social :
🔴LFI 12%
🟢EELV 14%
🟣PS/PCF 20%
🟡Renaissance/Horizons 13%
🔵LR/Modem 27%
⚫RN 7%
🟤Reconquête 7%
Résultats par blocs vs 2020 :
➡️ Gauche 46%, +1
➡️ Bloc central 13%, -12
➡️ Droite 27%, =
➡️ Droite radicale 14%, +12
@ipsosfrance.bsky.social :
🔴LFI 12%
🟢EELV 14%
🟣PS/PCF 20%
🟡Renaissance/Horizons 13%
🔵LR/Modem 27%
⚫RN 7%
🟤Reconquête 7%
Résultats par blocs vs 2020 :
➡️ Gauche 46%, +1
➡️ Bloc central 13%, -12
➡️ Droite 27%, =
➡️ Droite radicale 14%, +12
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
📊 Les résultats de l'hypothèse de base du sondage
@ipsosfrance.bsky.social :
🔴LFI 12%
🟢EELV 14%
🟣PS/PCF 20%
🟡Renaissance/Horizons 13%
🔵LR/Modem 27%
⚫RN 7%
🟤Reconquête 7%
Résultats par blocs vs 2020 :
➡️ Gauche 46%, +1
➡️ Bloc central 13%, -12
➡️ Droite 27%, =
➡️ Droite radicale 14%, +12
@ipsosfrance.bsky.social :
🔴LFI 12%
🟢EELV 14%
🟣PS/PCF 20%
🟡Renaissance/Horizons 13%
🔵LR/Modem 27%
⚫RN 7%
🟤Reconquête 7%
Résultats par blocs vs 2020 :
➡️ Gauche 46%, +1
➡️ Bloc central 13%, -12
➡️ Droite 27%, =
➡️ Droite radicale 14%, +12
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December 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Pressures on the EU both internally, from far right parties, & externally from the US fascist regime, seek to remove freedom of speech, bodily autonomy, equality & inclusion.
The EU is one of the wealthiest blocs, diverse, cohesive & civilised. This is due, in the main, to the European…
The EU is one of the wealthiest blocs, diverse, cohesive & civilised. This is due, in the main, to the European…
December 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Pressures on the EU both internally, from far right parties, & externally from the US fascist regime, seek to remove freedom of speech, bodily autonomy, equality & inclusion.
The EU is one of the wealthiest blocs, diverse, cohesive & civilised. This is due, in the main, to the European…
The EU is one of the wealthiest blocs, diverse, cohesive & civilised. This is due, in the main, to the European…
Cheese and charcuterie platters are fun, a blank canvas for me, but I had a friend who couldn't eat meat or dairy, so I made an all fruit platter. 3/
December 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Cheese and charcuterie platters are fun, a blank canvas for me, but I had a friend who couldn't eat meat or dairy, so I made an all fruit platter. 3/
And they were right. I really can't wait for the dissertations on how/why Latinos and other non-white voting blocs boosted Trump in 2024. "The economy" is only half the story.
December 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And they were right. I really can't wait for the dissertations on how/why Latinos and other non-white voting blocs boosted Trump in 2024. "The economy" is only half the story.
governed by civilisational blocs and strongmen, with the European Union recast not as an ally but as a rival political ecosystem to be undermined from within.
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/trump-to-e...
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/trump-to-e...
Trump to Europe: You’re Weak, Decaying – and I’m Coming for Your Elections
President Donald Trump just gave an interview to Politico (full transcript here if you have the stomach for it) in which he basically dropped all pretense of alliance with Europe and described Europe ...
michaeldsellers.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
governed by civilisational blocs and strongmen, with the European Union recast not as an ally but as a rival political ecosystem to be undermined from within.
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/trump-to-e...
michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/trump-to-e...
The blocs in question often developed because one side or another showed up with a dump truck full of guns and money. This was especially true in much of Africa: take Mobutu, the Derg, and Egypt. In the 1950s, both the US and the USSR essentially competed to buy Nasser's vote!
there seems to be a weird pop theory of the cold war that essentially sees the blocs as entirely involuntary. i can actually imagine where that comes from (you know, because in eastern europe and latin america tons of countries /were/ forced into a side involuntarily) but it is by no means universal
tankies seem to find it really really really hard to understand the idea that someone can legitimately see Moscow as the primary enemy and anyone who will help as an ally
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The blocs in question often developed because one side or another showed up with a dump truck full of guns and money. This was especially true in much of Africa: take Mobutu, the Derg, and Egypt. In the 1950s, both the US and the USSR essentially competed to buy Nasser's vote!
1. Look at the Direction of Sovereignty
Illiberal / Identarian “Pan-European”
Sovereignty flows downwards into “civilization blocs” or ethnocultural tribes.
Europe is imagined as a fortress or “civilizational shield.”
Illiberal / Identarian “Pan-European”
Sovereignty flows downwards into “civilization blocs” or ethnocultural tribes.
Europe is imagined as a fortress or “civilizational shield.”
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
1. Look at the Direction of Sovereignty
Illiberal / Identarian “Pan-European”
Sovereignty flows downwards into “civilization blocs” or ethnocultural tribes.
Europe is imagined as a fortress or “civilizational shield.”
Illiberal / Identarian “Pan-European”
Sovereignty flows downwards into “civilization blocs” or ethnocultural tribes.
Europe is imagined as a fortress or “civilizational shield.”
The absolute funniest part of this is that grocery chain owners, realtors/landlords, and car dealership owners are probably three of the GOPs strongest voting blocs.
And if you think they absolutely aren't above raising prices every time a Democrat gets into power to help the GOP win, you're wrong.
And if you think they absolutely aren't above raising prices every time a Democrat gets into power to help the GOP win, you're wrong.
Every one of the examples you gave were where Democrats tried to fix it, Republicans blocked them, and you rewarded Republicans for doing so.
You are literally that white person
in the jury blaming the short dress for the crime, rather than the Republican who committed it.
It's disgusting.
You are literally that white person
in the jury blaming the short dress for the crime, rather than the Republican who committed it.
It's disgusting.
December 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The absolute funniest part of this is that grocery chain owners, realtors/landlords, and car dealership owners are probably three of the GOPs strongest voting blocs.
And if you think they absolutely aren't above raising prices every time a Democrat gets into power to help the GOP win, you're wrong.
And if you think they absolutely aren't above raising prices every time a Democrat gets into power to help the GOP win, you're wrong.
Looks like Orwell was unto something then. He just got the year wrong
(via @martinthemess.bsky.social)
(via @martinthemess.bsky.social)
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looks like Orwell was unto something then. He just got the year wrong
(via @martinthemess.bsky.social)
(via @martinthemess.bsky.social)
"Au bout du tube vert, la récompense fleurira." La dernière étape de la chasse au trésor. Quel est-il ? Peut-être la découverte de ce tunnel de verdure, poumon merveilleux dissimulé au milieu des blocs de béton. Ou être avec toi et partager ce moment, tant que nous le pouvons.
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Au bout du tube vert, la récompense fleurira." La dernière étape de la chasse au trésor. Quel est-il ? Peut-être la découverte de ce tunnel de verdure, poumon merveilleux dissimulé au milieu des blocs de béton. Ou être avec toi et partager ce moment, tant que nous le pouvons.
A lot of credit here to Rep Nydia Velázquez, who really pushed for a group to break down the insider blocs in Dem Party Politics after we were all so disillusioned in when we tried to move from organizing for Obama in '08 to being active in local politics and the Dems in BK didn't want us but even
Brad Lander and Antonio Reynoso making it to Congress would be a massive vindication for people who were Brooklyn party reform geeks 15 years ago. You did it @michaelcaley.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A lot of credit here to Rep Nydia Velázquez, who really pushed for a group to break down the insider blocs in Dem Party Politics after we were all so disillusioned in when we tried to move from organizing for Obama in '08 to being active in local politics and the Dems in BK didn't want us but even
«LIGNE JAUNE» : GAZA BIENTÔT AMPUTÉE DE 50% DE SON TERRITOIRE ?
Des tirs près de la «ligne jaune» à Gaza le 8 décembre. Cette ligne imposée par Israël, délimitée par des blocs de bétons, séparant la zone occupée par l'armée coloniale et l'endroit où s'entassent les palestiniens survivants.
1/2 🔽
Des tirs près de la «ligne jaune» à Gaza le 8 décembre. Cette ligne imposée par Israël, délimitée par des blocs de bétons, séparant la zone occupée par l'armée coloniale et l'endroit où s'entassent les palestiniens survivants.
1/2 🔽
December 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
«LIGNE JAUNE» : GAZA BIENTÔT AMPUTÉE DE 50% DE SON TERRITOIRE ?
Des tirs près de la «ligne jaune» à Gaza le 8 décembre. Cette ligne imposée par Israël, délimitée par des blocs de bétons, séparant la zone occupée par l'armée coloniale et l'endroit où s'entassent les palestiniens survivants.
1/2 🔽
Des tirs près de la «ligne jaune» à Gaza le 8 décembre. Cette ligne imposée par Israël, délimitée par des blocs de bétons, séparant la zone occupée par l'armée coloniale et l'endroit où s'entassent les palestiniens survivants.
1/2 🔽
Jo tenia diversos blocs, en funció del que escrivia. El principal va evolucionar de cuina de tàper, recomanacions de llibres, de música i guies de viatges ràpids a reflexions més sobre el món. El meu (limitat) públic m'ho va exigir després d'un post sobre el TPI.
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jo tenia diversos blocs, en funció del que escrivia. El principal va evolucionar de cuina de tàper, recomanacions de llibres, de música i guies de viatges ràpids a reflexions més sobre el món. El meu (limitat) públic m'ho va exigir després d'un post sobre el TPI.
Our democracy is pretty much a sham and has been since the founding. Any concessions that working people or oppressed people got were hard won and they weren't won by voting. The two parties are beholden to two competing blocs of capitalists. We are largely incidental to their power plays.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Our democracy is pretty much a sham and has been since the founding. Any concessions that working people or oppressed people got were hard won and they weren't won by voting. The two parties are beholden to two competing blocs of capitalists. We are largely incidental to their power plays.