General World News Dumping Ground

I've read all about this and it only reinforces my disdain for US and Russian governments.

The only positive that could come out of this is the girls from Pussy Riot die.

Have you watched the video of them being attacked in Sochi by men with whips?

I haven't.

Yea I saw that video and fully support those women in Pussy Riot being put in their place by men.

Does this just mean the Cold War never really ended? I'm too disinterested to read about any of this because I'm pretty sure it will just reaffirm my cynicism. I'm rooting for the men and women in Ukraine to increase their political freedom and overall quality of life. Go that team!

Who amongst you is giving me No Pizza for my Pussy Riot hatred?!?!

  

I took a slice. Wasn't the only one though.

wp64 wrote:Does this just mean the Cold War never really ended?

it never started and it never ended. it was just a name for the overarching narrative in foreign policy during the Pax Americana. today, global superpowers continue to only engage in proxy wars, which was basically the goal of NATO.

Russia will continue to be a meddlesome second-tier power until they run out of oil and stupid minerals buried in Siberia. they would love to steal parts of the Ukraine to increase their exploitation of natural resources and add a few more seconds to their relevancy clock.

Just as Michael Jackson's death was a gift to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the entire government of Iran -- Western media was heavily focused on the burgeoning revolution in Iran throughout June of 2009 until the day he MJ was announced dead, immediately after which the whole revolution and the regime's brutal response to it was reduced to a half page story on page 12 in papers -- this missing plane is one the best things that Vladimir Putin could have asked for right now.

Today Mark Zuckerberg posted on Facebook that he doesn't agree with the government invading our privacy. Bill Gates gave an interview stating the US government is one of the best in the world.

Fuck both these cunts.

undo wrote:Just as Michael Jackson's death was a gift to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the entire government of Iran -- Western media was heavily focused on the burgeoning revolution in Iran throughout June of 2009 until the day he MJ was announced dead, immediately after which the whole revolution and the regime's brutal response to it was reduced to a half page story on page 12 in papers -- this missing plane is one the best things that Vladimir Putin could have asked for right now.

Wait, so the "revolution" in Iran that was being championed by social media dorks only ended because MJ died? And Putin is having his way because Malaysia apparently has outdated air traffic control equipment?

The US fucking invaded Iraq on bad intelligence and Putin wants a shitty piece of Ukraine and deserves isolation from the West?!?

Fucking hell bring me the heads of Pussy Riot.

The real problem is Obama is a fucking pussy. Amirite, Nick?

i'm surprised at how en pointe John Kerry has been through this whole situation, honestly

also, you can ignore the pageview whoring headline on this piece, but i spent a good deal of time today reading about the East Congo crisis that has been going on without much notice (by me included): http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/russ-feingold-congo-104535.html#.UyJpKfmwKzc

linked to from that article is one of the more badass websites i can remember. one that tactically breaks down African guerilla fighting: http://www.africandefence.net/analysis-how-m23-was-rolled-back/

#KONY2012

#KONY2016

Ukranian parliament scuffle as Renaissance art..

Just when you think it is impossible to more ashamed about being an American something like what is taking place in Ferguson raises that shame significantly.

The fact that no high ranking official has come out to condemn this. The fact that our President hasn't come out and condemned this shows how far off the rails this country has gotten.

Ferguson is basically a small sample of the police state / Robocop future we'll all be living under in the next decade.

Pretty on point: http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/america-is-not-for-black-people-1620169913

None of my Missouri redneck family have said a word about this on facebook, where they jabber constantly about anything & everything else. I dunno what's worse; silence, or what they'd actually say about it.

Nick wrote:The fact that our President hasn't come out and condemned this shows how far off the rails this country has gotten.

He did today. Pretty sure he saw this post.

Yea he looked pissed that he had to be inconvenienced to address this.

Whatever, glad he was able to be back on the golf course an hour later.

Jesus fucking Christ have you guys seen this yet:

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5696546

ClosetOfExhaustion wrote:

Ouch, there's a lot of problems with this. Is this making the rounds on social media? It would be really unfortunate if this kind of thing detracted from all the legitimate arguments people are making right now about police force and racism.