Guys this is horrible and widely reported here, but pls keep in mind we have a "lame-duck" caretaker government atm before the new ruling coalition forms (it's taking a hell of a long time and is difficult).
This caretaker government was a coalition with the PVV, who are our modern fascist party, and other "normal" conservatives, so it's sad but not surprising.
Did you watch the video? Have you BEEN here during NYE? 11 year olds setting off fireworks that in the US would require a licensed professional, a bunch of safety tech, and a hell of a lot of insurance.
Trigger my cock Mr "triggers the liberals." You see a kid get his hand blown off in front of you and see how "triggered" you are.
Anecdotal, n=about 12 or so, but in my little city in NL we have had at least five different families leave the States and move into my neighborhood. The last two years I hear just tons of N American accented English in town, and these folks are not tourists. They are grocery shopping and doing we-live-here stuff.
Kinda? The Finns seized a Russian dark fleet vessel with their military and if I remember correctly held her for several days.
There is a LOT of discussion about "safe passage" going on in the EU right now regarding this kind of ship. They are very dangerous because they have no P&I insurance if they have a spill (and you bet your ass they are not maintained to any remotely reasonable standard).
Again, I am not personally in favor of this stuff. Dangerous and irresponsible in multiple ways.
This comment is meant in no way whatsoever to justify this seizure.
That tanker has been dark fleet since at least 2022, and she's been actively and obviously spoofing since then, e.g., more or less daring the Americas to sanction her, although in a normal world it should have been OFAC doing the sanctioning, not armed marines seizing the ship and cargo.
(Not that I think the sanctions, as they are now constituted, are necessary justified either.)
Man the number of people who shit on Yoko while adoring Laurie Anderson really do not understand performance art. It's not necessarily meant to be "normally" musical. That's not the intention.
But whatever; people have their own tastes and that's 100% cool. I don't actually enjoy a lot of her stuff either, even if I can appreciate what she was trying to do.
Moreover, if you are fan of John's consider this: when he met Yoko he was a full on misogynist big time with blatantly capitalist aspirations. She turned that all around, stuck with him through his "lost weekend" and two rounds of herion addiction. Yes, this is not about her as an artist, but if we consider her as a person she was/is important.
EU owns twice as many treasuries as anyone else in the world...it's be mutual suicide, but their economy would die in a fire.