Renohren

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[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 1 points 7 minutes ago (1 children)

And leave us with Vance? It's the same incompetence.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

It has never been meant to be a peacekeeping force but a dissuasive force. It is meant to be on Ukraine's side from day one, not one to be in the middle. And that's a good thing in my book. There clearly is a victim and a criminal here.

It still will be dissuasive because western soldiers and western air forces will still be used on the ground and in the skies of Ukraine. This was the French vision ( having the troops sent there be used not on watchtower duty but to make the ukrainians into the future EU armed forces by integrating western millitary standards into the ukrainian armed forces ) It's good the UK sides with that vision.

If they wanted peacekeeping, the Russian proposition of putting UN troops as a peacekeeping force would have done the job.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 4 points 22 hours ago

Maybe because logistics is such a complicated mess grok can't process it?

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The only thing is negociation time. It takes a very long time to strike such accords and the political time in the US is very short.

Everything could be reversed tomorrow or in 2 years or never or be rereversed in 4...

Trade deals among stable countries usually account for longer lifespans to assure the market they can deploy and still benefit from it in 20 years.

It takes an especially long time with the EU as you need all 27 countries to accept it through each parliament and sometimes referendums and account for incoming countries. Any "no" is a veto of the whole accord. And you have to start all the negotiation from scratch.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 27 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

It reminds me a lot of the first things that A. Hitler did in Germany after being elected. Putting the problem away.

But just like the Nazis of old, this government is going to start thinking about a way to keep putting the problem away at a lesser cost, especially once ICE get too many deportees to keep flying them out without humongous logistics.

They are going to hit the same hurdles, and (hopefully not) deal with them in the same way.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

To be recognised as ukrainian. What else?

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The chinese are falling into Trump's trap and are actively helping him make his promise true: gas is cheap.

What a 5D chess player!

/S on all that, OfC !

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They have all kind of trades that allows them to move around : the ever present food trucks or amusements machines for fairs, the traditional chair seating and cushioning repairs (it costs a lot, and their unique abilities and traditions is sought for antiques).

They also do all kinds of odd jobs on the cheap. Redoing the whole masonry isn't something you would ask someone who isn't seriously settled but simply refreshing a paint job? Cleaning up a roof, a driveway? Trimming a few tall trees? Sure.

Are they clean about taxes? Probably not.

Are they all drug smugglers and thieves? I don't think more than the general population, really. Crimes tend to get higher when they are around but which part is them doing it and which part is people using the presence of a recurent scapegoat ?

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Most gypsies do in continental western Europe, nice cars too. I can also tell you where they were heading is a very luxurious area where mansion owners are maybe a bit more equal than a farmer who wants to rent out his field.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is getting ridiculous beyond anything. I don't believe for a second this can really be applied, China being the real makers of every and any everyday object bought in the US. Even stuff proudly labelled "made in the USA" is often the assembly in the US of Chinese parts from the pencil or lighter to the refrigerator and the tin can containing corn. Those tariffs wouldn't last a week. Also, what I just said here is enough to make a few countries start dumping their US bonds if those tariffs last more than a few days.

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yet it 100% is made to the bourbon minimal conditions. So it's Bourbon, deceptively (strong word here for the lulz) labeled as whiskey?

[–] Renohren@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Who or what made you think WSL was meant for the masses? Enabling it is hidden deep in the settings. Just like things in windows not meant for the masses.

Had you searched, you would have seen what is recommended for the masses that want to give Linux a spin, Linux on a USB stick. You install it using apps that are on windows. Then reboot your computer and here goes your full Linux. Take out the USB, reboot, windows again.

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