trompete

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[–] trompete@hexbear.net 54 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

The German coalition government (socdems, greens, liberals) is over. Scholz fired finance minister Lindner (liberal) after he proposed reelections.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago

Netanyahu had faced pressure from far-right members of his cabinet to dismiss him. On Tuesday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir congratulated Netanyahu, accusing Gallant of being an impediment to “complete victory.”

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That's a lot. I can't remember a time flooding in Europe had this large of a death toll.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 59 points 1 month ago

Even German media is now reporting that "Ukraine is currently losing ground faster than ever – except for the first few weeks of the war."

Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung (use Bypass Paywalls Clean browser extension to read whole article)

Of course there's also cope about how many soldiers Russia is losing and how they're going to run out of armored vehicles.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

I'm on the 2nd chapter (?) of farewell, so right behind you (i.e. probably 5000 more deaths and 5 hours).

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago

"Friedenspreis" aka peace price of the German book sellers actually.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

Did he acknowledge the creators of that track which would be (British) Sea Power? Because dick move if he didn't.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

I've been replaying Celeste because last time I stopped in frustration at 5b. Now I'm on 7c and oh boy the last screen is something else. I've been stuck for two hours already.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did he claim that though, I remember them campaigning on eat shit peasants.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Austria has 23 of them.

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 55 points 2 months ago

Die Zeit found the perfect framing device in a young man the reporter just happened upon in front of the bomb crater south of Beirut, and apparently follows him around all night. He's perfect for the story. Too perfect.

He's looking for his family from one of the nearby damaged buildings (no worries happy ending). His father is Hezbollah, he's Hezbollah technically, but doesn't want to become a fighter against his father's wishes. They had a fight and he's the black sheep of the family now. He works at a hair salon and rather likes beautiful hair, no, beauty itself! He blames Hezbollah for this. He says there were of course weapons at the Hezbollah HQ next to his home. He thinks Israel is just too powerful; can't be beaten. He just wants to live in a real country with a proper army and a president.

This conversation with a young man who lives and grew up in the heart of the Hezbollah movement, who, as he says, is of course a member, like everyone in this neighborhood, but is not convinced, who criticizes Hezbollah so bluntly amidst a crowd of irritated Hezbollah guards, is completely improbable - and perhaps only possible for this reason. Nobody pays attention to us anymore.

OK now they're just fucking with me, right?

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