Hegar

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 3 points 2 hours ago (5 children)

Here's the article without the link to reddit: https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/10/armenia-and-azerbaijan-move-closer-to-peace-pushing-russia-out-from-the-south-caucasus

It feels a little overblown to me. My understanding is that Russia spurned Armenia and gave their blessing to Azerbaijan's defeat of Armenia. So it's not too surprising that Armenia didn't want Russia to broker the peace, and Azerbaijan didn't need them - they won.

There are troubles in Russo-Armenian relations, but there's no details of Azerbaijan distancing themselves from Russia. If anyone knows more, please let me know.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 56 points 4 hours ago

It's not leaked, it's intentionally published on an official substack.

The memo itself is just more lies from christian nationalists. This one is from a catholic who has previously called for ending democracy and having the church take over the state, pretending that he loves the democratic freedoms of places like Hungary and wants to protect them from the evil fascism of anyone left of Hitler.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 23 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

I have no problem with insulting fascists, bootlickers and other vermin, but a lot of that "inbred ... chaw spitting ... mullet-wearing six-toed cross-eyed cousin-fucking" stuff doesn't feel right to me.

Maybe it feels elitist? Like the way he says 'this is a particularly stupid version of fascism' is by describing it with images that conjure up stereotypes used against the rural working class. Like you could add the word "peasant" and it wouldn't look out of place.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 13 points 17 hours ago

Seriously. Patients at my work listen to youtube without an ad blocker and it's just disgusting.

Today I heard "the most effective weight loss ever, using nothing but water and salt." Last week it was "Chase, Bank of America and many other banks give out up to $100k with absolutely no credit check. Last year I helped thousands of people secure over $XX million with absolutely no interest."

Just 100% straight up bullshit. I'm annoyed by low quality ai history videos, sure. But google giving free rein to lying grifters is much worse.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think that's how a technofascist surveillance state works. They would know.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 119 points 3 days ago (6 children)

opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility ... motive is currently unknown.

Man shoots nazis, motive unknown 🤔

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Under your system republicans would just send everyone who voted democrat to death camps.

At least with a secret ballot they can only do that to everyone they think voted against them.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

It's just what the evidence from pre-history through history supports.

The rich are the government - from local 'big men' style rulers, councils of nobles, mercantile empires from Assyria to the US, to local governments that serve property developers.

The history of the state is the rich working out ever more sophisticated ways of getting what they want without revolt.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Surely if anything it's cynical rather than naive.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago

The most powerful in every society are the ones with the most resources and they've always been the ones with the free time to operate a government, which they use to pursue and secure their interests.

As far back as we have written and archaeological evidence of heirarchical institutions existing, they have been controlled by and on behalf of the rich and powerful.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io -3 points 4 days ago (7 children)

I've got bad news for you, our government is already owned by the rich. Every government is. That's the whole point of having a government, it's how the rich control others.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's false and self serving to say all the good parts are patriotism and that's what I do but all the bad parts are nationalism and that's what they do.

All nation states are murderous vermin undeserving of respect. Holding any identity strongly - national, religious or ideological - can turn you into a destructive rube.

 
 

Chinuk Wawa, also called Chinook Trade Jargon, is an incredibly simple language with like ~1000 words and basically no grammar. It's a pidgin of several native languages with some english and french influence.

The language was spoken by settler and native alike, until the railroad arrived and English overwhelmed it.

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde built a very nice app to help learn this very important part of our region's heritage.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinook_Jargon

https://www.grandronde.org/services/education/chinuk-wawa-education/chinuk-wawa-app/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chinuk.wawa&hl=en_US

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chinuk-wawa/id908108231

 

A survey of 600 likely general election voters in Michigan, released late Thursday by WDIV Local 4/Detroit News, found that zero African American respondents said that they supported Trump, while 82.1 percent said they supported Vice President Kamala Harris.

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