All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[CaptainEurope]

And you suspected nothing before breaking the egg?

(I buy my eggs to a producer and if an egg is at that stage… there’s a serious problem of freshness.)

It was a regular supermarket egg. I had every right to expect that it came from a tortured chicken on a shelf that never saw sunlight, or a cock.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Some other companies are apparently being advised to stay silent as well.

PR giant advising corporate clients to stay silent on abortion rights
https://popular.info/p/pr-giant-advi...te-clients?s=r

Can’t say I blame them one bit. Abortion has always been the third rail of political discourse, and the chasm between the pro-life and pro-choice camps is wider than ever since the leak of the SCOTUS memo. Better to keep quiet to avoid blowback.

[Panfoot]

https://www.thegamer.com/playstation...ortion-rights/

"While not taking a stance on abortion rights himself, Ryan allegedly claimed that Sony is "multi-faceted and diverse, holding many different points of view" and explained that "we owe it to each other and to PlayStation’s millions of users to respect differences of opinion."

....Or put out the worst most tone deaf internal email possible.

[Kirby101]

Can’t say I blame them one bit. Abortion has always been the third rail of political discourse, and the chasm between the pro-life and pro-choice camps is wider than ever since the leak of the SCOTUS memo. Better to keep quiet to avoid blowback.

But it should be made clear the country is not evenly divided. Almost 2 to 1 oppose what the Supreme Court is doing. The country as a whole believes in one thing, the GOP wants another.

[skyvolt2000]

Can’t say I blame them one bit. Abortion has always been the third rail of political discourse, and the chasm between the pro-life and pro-choice camps is wider than ever since the leak of the SCOTUS memo. Better to keep quiet to avoid blowback.

I don't see why. Aren't some of these companies in countries that do all sorts of stuff like ban abortion and anti-LGBTQA laws?

Honestly if Rockstar Studios comes out and says something to support abortion or not.

Show me all these folks who will NOT buy Grand Theft Auto 6?

Let the NBA say something-show me the city that will try to run Orlando Magic or Miami Heat that team out of the state??

A movie studio says something-get banned in say Florida. Gee that studio had the rest of the planet to film shows and movies.

[skyvolt2000]

But it should be made clear the country is not evenly divided. Almost 2 to 1 oppose what the Supreme Court is doing. The country as a whole believes in one thing, the GOP wants another.

Because some folks are using common sense.

Stop abortion.

Okay what is going to replace it?

Better education and funding of safe sex programs?

Who takes care of the rape baby? And every other unwanted baby?

Are we going to create a better adoption program for that and YES include the group that wants kids-who happen to be LGBTQA+?

And the real agenda is to force white women to have more kids to counter the trend of becoming a minority in the USA. AN agenda that forgets banning abortion means EVERYONE can't get it including those other races. So all you are doing is rushing to that white minority in the USA endgame.

[Username taken]

Can’t say I blame them one bit. Abortion has always been the third rail of political discourse, and the chasm between the pro-life and pro-choice camps is wider than ever since the leak of the SCOTUS memo. Better to keep quiet to avoid blowback.

Exactly.

If I were an exec in these companies, I would strongly advise management to just keep quiet.

[babyblob]

To be honest I I am with WPP and Username. I dont blame companies for staying quiet and not inviting a whole can of worms. I dont care about what a video game company has to say on the subject or really any political issue. Im not expecting Nintendo to do a PSA supporting womans rights with Mario, or Master Chief yelling about Roe V Wade.

If I were the Ceos of these companies and I was upset I would make my voice heard through political donations and candidates. Most of the public doesnt pay attention to that and it gets something done and keeps the company mostly free of backlash.

[Zauriel]

Finland must apply to join Nato without delay, say president and PM

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...y-president-pm



Thank you, Putler. Finland will be a great ally.

Finland allied with the Axis Powers to fight the Soviet Union in order to regain Karelia which the Soviets took from the Finns a few years before WWII.

After losing the war with Russia and nearly losing their independence, Finland proclaimed their neutrality.

So Finland now wants to join the NATO for preservation of their territory and independence. Are they also interested in trying to take back Karelia which has been inhabited by four generations of Russian residents?

[Gray Lensman]

Finland allied with the Axis Powers to fight the Soviet Union in order to regain Karelia which the Soviets took from the Finns a few years before WWII.

After losing the war with Russia and nearly losing their independence, Finland proclaimed their neutrality.

So Finland now wants to join the NATO for preservation of their territory and independence. Are they also interested in trying to take back Karelia which has been inhabited by four generations of Russian residents?

Probably not, although I am sure there are some rabble rousers who'd want it back. Of interesting note, however, is that in the region the language is Karelian (also called Karjala), a Finnish related language (or three) that even uses a Latin alphabet rather than a Cyrillic one. And we know how Russia loves to use the excuse of protecting people who speak thier language....

Timeghost History's WWII series includes the Winter War, which is quite enlightening as to why the Finns would ally with the Nazis (they described themselves as Co-Belligerents) for the Continuation War. Basically, the West was pretty crappy with how they handled things. The British talked about sending forces, but they were really planning on seizing the iron mines in Sweden with the bulk of the force and were going to send a mere token unit on to Finland.



This is only the start - the series handles things week by week.

[Tami]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) calls $40 billion military aid package to Ukraine “a gift” and blocks it from passing.

[Reviresco]

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) calls $40 billion military aid package to Ukraine “a gift” and blocks it from passing.

Kentuckians, for all that is good and holy, VOTE this tool OUT! I desperately want a Dem to win, but at this point, I'd settle for the horse droppings of thoroughbred. Rand is a scumbag.

[babyblob]

Kentuckians, for all that is good and holy, VOTE this tool OUT! I desperately want a Dem to win, but at this point, I'd settle for the horse droppings of thoroughbred. Rand is a scumbag.

Sick thing is he is pretty loved. I was born in Ky before I ended up living here in Ohio. I have a lot of family in KY. Mitch and Rand aint going any where until they want to leave.

Meanwhile Fox News always willing to rile up their base. Did a story on the baby formula shortage. Do we Americans know why our children are staving? because all of the formula is going to the centers that house the Illegal Immigrants. They showed some clip over and over again on some formula in one of the centers. And so of course now Biden and the Dems are giving the formula that Americans need to the illegals because they care more about law breakers then our own mothers.

And ill be damned if it didnt work at this house. My aunt came out of her room ranting about it, and how there is a housing shortage because of them and that is why rents are going up and blah blah blah.

[Reviresco]

Sick thing is he is pretty loved. I was born in Ky before I ended up living here in Ohio. I have a lot of family in KY. Mitch and Rand aint going any where until they want to leave.

Well, his neighbor clearly hates his guts. LOL!

Moscow Mitch, I understand, even though I totally disagree with him, and he's clearly corrupt, and I think he's equally jerking around his constituents. But Rand Paul??? The guy does nothing but bring disgrace on Kentucky. He awful.

Yes. The Dems are sending CONTAMINATED baby formula that kids have died from to immigrant holding centers. That sounds more like a Republican move.

[babyblob]

Well, his neighbor clearly hates his guts. LOL!

Moscow Mitch, I understand, even though I totally disagree with him, and he's clearly corrupt, and I think he's equally jerking around his constituents. But Rand Paul??? The guy does nothing but bring disgrace on Kentucky. He awful.

I agree 100 percent. But a lot of people in Ky that I know speak fondly of him. There area few that cant stand him of course. But There will never be a Dem in that seat.