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And Now for Something Completely Different
Author: BobR
Date: 11/20/2024 14:22:38
The election results were a punch in the gut. The picks the Orange Monster has made for his cabinet range from absurd to horrifying. It's all anyone is talking about.... at least, here in the U.S. There is, however, a big world out there, and there are some stories in the international sphere that aren't getting a lot of play.
Russia has been testing its limits, pushing to see what kind of blowback it gets for its actions. A few years ago, they annexed Crimea. Then they invaded Ukraine. Now, they're getting bolder and apparently cut an undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Lithuania. Everyone knows these cables are built to withstand anything, so it's pretty easy to assume it's sabotage, which is how Germany's Defense Minister sees it.
Speaking of Russia, it appears they may be trying to annex the magnetic north pole too (joke) as it appears to be moving swiftly towards them:
Considering the earth's circumference, 34 miles doesn't seem like much, but considering that self-driving vehicles rely on PGS (which relies on knowing where - physically - magnetic north is), this is yet another reason to take that technology with a huge grain of salt.
Back in the 1930s, America exported its worst ideas to a man in Germany, who used the ideas of Jim Crow laws to enact anti-Jewish regulations, one step on the way to the holocaust. A couple interesting stories show that maybe some good is coming out, while we as a country move backwards.
Thailand is the first SE Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage:
Finally, in the magical land of New Zealand, there is an effort to eliminate "quotas" for the indigenous people there. The Maoris are having none of it, in spectacular fashion:
The video is spectacular
If only our Dems could pull something like this off.
Russia has been testing its limits, pushing to see what kind of blowback it gets for its actions. A few years ago, they annexed Crimea. Then they invaded Ukraine. Now, they're getting bolder and apparently cut an undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Lithuania. Everyone knows these cables are built to withstand anything, so it's pretty easy to assume it's sabotage, which is how Germany's Defense Minister sees it.
Speaking of Russia, it appears they may be trying to annex the magnetic north pole too (joke) as it appears to be moving swiftly towards them:
The Earth's magnetic North Pole is currently moving toward Russia in a way that British scientists have not seen before.
[...]
In the 300 years between 1600 and 1900, scientists estimate that the magnetic North Pole moved about six miles per year. At the beginning of this century, it picked up to about 34 miles per year, before slowing in the last five years to about 22 miles per year.
Considering the earth's circumference, 34 miles doesn't seem like much, but considering that self-driving vehicles rely on PGS (which relies on knowing where - physically - magnetic north is), this is yet another reason to take that technology with a huge grain of salt.
Back in the 1930s, America exported its worst ideas to a man in Germany, who used the ideas of Jim Crow laws to enact anti-Jewish regulations, one step on the way to the holocaust. A couple interesting stories show that maybe some good is coming out, while we as a country move backwards.
Thailand is the first SE Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage:
Thailand is predicted to experience a $2bn (£1.58bn) boost to its tourism industry after the country passed a marriage equality bill that is two months away from being enacted.
It has become the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in Asia, following Taiwan and Nepal, to recognise same-sex marriage after the king gave approval of the marriage equality bill passed by parliament earlier this year.
The new law amends Thailand’s Civil and Commercial Code, replacing gender-specific terms like “men and women” with gender-neutral terms like “individual”.
[...]
“More and more LGBTQ+ couples are wanting to get married abroad – especially our clients from the US,” Burn said. “There are still limited options where legal marriage is open to same-sex couples and so Thailand will undoubtedly see a relative influx of travellers because of this.”
Henry Koh, executive director of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) Asia said: “The unfortunate reality is that more than half of LGBTQIA+ travellers from the Asia Pacific region have experienced some sort of discrimination while travelling, making safety a key consideration for them as they travel.
Finally, in the magical land of New Zealand, there is an effort to eliminate "quotas" for the indigenous people there. The Maoris are having none of it, in spectacular fashion:
People around the world are applauding the M?ori Party of Aotearoa (New Zealand) for performing a haka during a recent Parliament session to protest an anti-Indigenous bill.
[...]
During the vote, 22-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke — who is the country's youngest-ever member of Parliament — interrupted the session and led the haka. She ripped a copy of the bill in half!
The video is spectacular
The way I love them so much for this! pic.twitter.com/PfvtxZS7uT
— sunni the homie (@_ananamous) November 14, 2024
If only our Dems could pull something like this off.
