[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 62 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

NBC: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head says

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IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol warned that major economic disruptions are not far off for parts of Asia and Europe if ships are not allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.

Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging Associated Press interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

He apparently decided to strategically employ severe cringe to drive the point home:

“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going to have major implications for the global economy. And the longer it goes, the worse it will be for the economic growth and inflation around the world,” he said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/europe-maybe-6-weeks-jet-fuel-left-energy-agency-head-says-rcna332122

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Don't try his Safehold series either; the arms race stuff is kinda fun but it has horrendous lib brainworms; I barely struggled through the last volume just after beginning my leftward political journey and it was painful even back then. (It doesn't help that he just kept adding characters through the series and made the plot move like molasses as a result, nor the fact that he simply had to fuck up the spellings of everyone's names.)

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 73 points 2 weeks ago

Technically, the Thirty Years War lasted weeks. Over 1500 of them, sure, but it did last weeks.

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[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 74 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

If you went back in time 20 years and described the current state of politics in this country to someone, they would think you were having them on. Donald Trump is president, people are being snatched off the streets by masked thugs (and sent to fucking El Salvador and Uganda), and a former Fox News host and a congresswoman known for talking about "Jewish space lasers" are two of the only people standing up for free speech?

How the fuck is this where we are right now? Fucking dystopian nightmare.

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Just stumbled on this page, thought people here might appreciate it

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 74 points 9 months ago

This is called fraud, and it's illegal even in our current capitalist hellscape. Probably a bit, but if not it's a written confession.

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 110 points 9 months ago

Tfw your attempt at irony reads like a correct take

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 78 points 11 months ago

Leaving aside the total amorality of this, these people have absolutely no grounds to sue. They bought a house and the value went down. That's how the cookie crumbles sometimes

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Reposting this thread myself because OP is not fully clear on how best to keep posts visible.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3399398

wife and i’s phone bills are due today and we heavily rely on them for practically everything from accessing funds to communicating when apart considering we dont have a reliable source of internet a lot of the time - and the month we were able to pay for at this motel is up on the 10th. to keep both on amounts to about $90 and for reference on rent it’s either $55/night, $250/week or $600/month (we stay at a motel for now) if anyone can please spare anything to help. we have no family as mine all passed away within the past year in separate incidents and no other support structure exists for us.. we honestly could really use help with food right now as well as help with paying for our medications as we havent been able to gather enough to pick up all of them but rent and phones are extremely more pressing right now ❤️🖤

cashapp ~ $goldenratio1123

paypal ~ @ iwannadaisuki

can dm @resistancecommittee@hexbear.net for venmo, zelle or if you cant find them for any reason. thankyou so much in advance

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TheaJo is a longtime member of this community, since just about the very beginning of the site, at which point she was unhoused IIRC. But she was able to secure housing and has been able to maintain it for multiple years. Now, though, she's at risk of losing that, so please help her avoid ending up back at square 1.

Thanks.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3188035

hello all, a couple days back i made a post asking for money to help cover my rent for this month: https://hexbear.net/post/3166774

anyway, since its been a few days and my goal hasnt been met, i thought id make another post. currently we are at $410/1250 which is great honestly (thank yall a lot), but the 15th is coming up soon. Any help is appreciated.

ps. if you cant use any of the payment links below dm me

paypal: amangum4@gmail.com cashapp: $steelsorcerer

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Seriously, how is my Johnny-come-lately ass the first one to come up with this?

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 77 points 2 years ago

I had to look at the article to confirm that wasn't a bit. Holy fuck how is people destroying fossil fuel infrastructure such a terrifying prospect that you don't want to live to see it?

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I warned you. I fucking warned you.

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 76 points 2 years ago

Ok you asked, so I'll answer. A trans woman is a woman, full stop. A lesbian woman is a woman who is only interested in fellow women. There is no contradiction there whatsoever, and it's actually a form of transphobia to think that there is. Most of us have learned transphobia from the society around us, so it's important to recognize it and stamp it out when it crops up.

Also, people's identities are important; trying to ignore them is a form of retreat used by reactionaries to avoid having to grow socially.

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Looks like we upset a few too many kkkanada residents over at lemmy.ca. I didn't see a post about this on here, so I thought I'd go ahead and make one.

2 of 4 reasons why are basically just PPB lol, and a third is for calling for executions of landlords mao-aggro-shining

[-] Sphere@hexbear.net 109 points 2 years ago

You realize threads like this are just catnip for us, right?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Sphere@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

I totally realize most people are going to disagree with me here but I feel compelled to say that closing the site for a joke is a very kind thing to do. We have seen TONS of posts from vulnerable populations talking about how this site being closed is a source of support and humor in a dark time. Irony and dirtbagism aside, providing that support with advance warning is okay.

You can say I'm being silly, or humorless or reactionary. Whatever. I love the show and I love this community. But sometimes I come home after dealing with ableism and our nightmare reality all day, and this site being closed is one of many things that make me feel better. It isn't a good feeling to find this site still up for the sake of irony. Maybe that's laughable or pathetic. But for me, it's true.

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The rhetoric and goal of Hexbar are clear based on their announcement: to “dismantle western propaganda” and "demolish organizations such as NATO” shows that Hexbar has no intention of "respecting the rules of the community instance in which they are posting/commenting.” It’s to push their beliefs and ideology.

lol. lmao even

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