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WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protestsEnglish9·2 months agoCop trained how to handle journalists by the IDF.
Wait until you see the magic roundabout in the UK. It’s a “close your eyes, pray and hit the gas” type of place.
Putin blames the West for the collapse of his beloved USSR. His primary motivator is to inflict the same punishment in any Western country
Agreed but captialism must be strickly counter-balanced with things that empower people, like strong unions, higher taxes on wealth, and so forth.
Like sand through our fingers, so too are the days of our lives.
It all goes faster downhill.
Happy 40th!
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto memes@lemmy.world•Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony5·3 months agoFreedom fries.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto memes@lemmy.world•Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony35·3 months agoThe war industry won.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Donald Trump says America should “forget about” the separation of church and state6·3 months agoHis would then float away, its full of air.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto Funny@sh.itjust.works•I bet it's an engineering marvel though.2·3 months agoIt’s like a giant Meccano set.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•16 Democrats Just Voted to Confirm Another Trump Appointee1·3 months agoCapitalism on its own is very anti-democratic. Given enough time, most industries would become a monopoly.
A strong Democracy should have sufficient guard rails for the population to counteract the influence of capitalism: strong unions, solid worker protections, limitation of money in politics, higher tax rates on wealth, and so on. The Nordic countries are a good example of this.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•16 Democrats Just Voted to Confirm Another Trump Appointee1·3 months agoAgreed that capitalism can morph into a hideous beast if not controlled, but would you consider China fascist?
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Insists Clearly Edited Pic of Abrego Garcia's Tats is Real in Testy Interview7·3 months agoIf he is MS13, why not imprison him in the US? Did you release a known terrorist?
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•16 Democrats Just Voted to Confirm Another Trump Appointee629·3 months agoDemocracy needs capitalism.
Capitalism does not need Democracy.
Edit: some context because this triggered a few people: it’s a quote from Robert Reich.
Hope I die peacefully in my sleep like my grandad.
Not screaming like the passengers in his car.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Kanye West joins streaming service Twitch — gets banned after seven minutesEnglish1·4 months agoWhile not Black, there was a shop in India named Hitler. Caused a bit of a stir.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•You can only use one for the rest of your life, which you choosing?2·4 months agoHell yeah. That little sucker with a rubber washer is excellent for plugging small leaks.
Did no one see this coming?