Cripple. History Major. Vaguely left-wing.
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Cripple. History Major. Vaguely left-wing.
This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.
Pictures not showing up? (kbin.social)
Been getting a lot of 404s in Federation and blank icons here in Kbin for pictures uploaded here on Kbin. Didn't have this problem until a couple of days ago. Is this a known issue? Any workaround to this?
Do you ever go back and reread your own posts and find yourself wondering how the hell you managed to say the words that you said? (kbin.social)
Like sometimes I'll make a post and I go back and I reread it and I'm like somebody way smarter than me wrote this, and sometimes I'll go back and reread it and wonder how the fuck was I so stupid as to write this?...
Please turn off science (kbin.social)
3 or 4 spam "Buy Phloboxidril Now In Your Area" posts per day were tolerable. 20 to 50 aren't. I know I could block the magazine, but I'm just one of the many who are subjected to it....
What do the reputation points we earn here on kbin.social help us with? (kbin.social)
What do the reputation points we earn here on kbin.social help us with?...
Lemmy.world has gone read only to us (kbin.social)
We'll still get their content but be unable to interact.
At The State Of The Union, Do the united states Declare A "State Of The Union"? (kbin.social)
If yes, is it determined by objective metrics such as child hunger or is there a song contest?
Musk: Russia 'will certainly gain more land,' may seize Odesa (kyivindependent.com)
"The longer the war goes on, the more territory Russia will gain until they hit the Dnipro, which is tough to overcome. However, if the war lasts long enough, Odesa will fall too," Elon Musk said on X.
Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill (kyivindependent.com)
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is likely introducing a Ukraine aid bill after Easter, facing potential challenges due to internal party dynamics.
/kbin is feeling great right now (kbin.social)
Thanks for putting in something awesome, @ernest! Not sure if you want feedback, but functionality is as full as I know it to be. Maybe better. It is really fast right now! Hope you are on the mend.
CNN: Johnson opens door for alternative Ukraine aid package in House (kyivindependent.com)
The House proposal would reportedly allocate $66 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, but would not include humanitarian aid and would impose severe restrictions on asylum seekers.
Is Ernest still here? (kbin.social)
I don't mind waiting for things to be fixed what with life interfering with things, but I can't find any activity from Ernest lately. He hasn't been, like... hit by a bus or anything terrible like that, has he?
Sending troops to Ukraine would risk provoking nuclear war, Putin tells Nato (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president threatens ‘tragic’ consequences for war interventionists during state of the nation speech
Kirby: US will not be sending troops to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
The U.S. will not send American troops to Ukraine, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said at a press conference on Feb. 27.
Biden says he is ready to meet House speaker to discuss Ukraine aid (kyivindependent.com)
“I’d be happy to meet with him (Johnson) if he has anything to say," Biden told reporters at the White House.
Russia’s Medvedev threatens to nuke US, UK, Germany, Ukraine if Russia loses occupied territories (kyivindependent.com)
"Attempts to restore Russia's 1991 borders will lead only to one thing - a global war with Western countries with the use of our entire strategic (nuclear) arsenal against Kyiv, Berlin, London, and Washington. And against all other beautiful historic places that have long been included in the flight targets of our nuclear...
Do any of you eat and actually enjoy dino nuggets? (kbin.social)
I'm not really a fan of nuggets in general. I've always been much more of a tendies human. By and large, I find the texture of processed chicken to be extremely revolting. Even as a kid, I thought they were vile and Dino nuggets always seemed to be particularly low-quality....
US lawmakers unveil new bipartisan bill allocating $47 billion in aid funding for Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
A group of bipartisan lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Feb. 16 a combined $66 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, after the Republican-controlled House withheld a vote on a previous version of a funding package.
Sullivan: Ukraine 'running out of ammunition' without US aid (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian troops began running out of ammunition as U.S. assistance has largely run out, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Feb. 14, urging Congress to pass additional funding.
Vladimir Putin surprised by lack of ‘sharp questions’ in Tucker Carlson interview (www.theguardian.com)
Russian president says he was grateful to the former Fox News host for the two-hour interview, which made headlines around the world
Media: Speaker Johnson wants private meeting with Biden before moving forward on Ukraine aid (kyivindependent.com)
Democratic sources told NBC that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has backed himself into a corner after a series of inconsistent positions on aid for Ukraine and legislative changes to domestic border issues.
Zelensky signs 90-day extension of martial law, mobilization (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 12 signed bills extending martial law and mobilization for additional 90 days starting Feb. 14.
Orbán says Ukraine should be “buffer zone” outside EU and NATO (www.pravda.com.ua)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that Ukraine should be left as a “buffer zone” between Russia and the West, which would provide certain security guarantees but not admit Ukraine as a member of the EU or NATO.
VOA: F-16s are ‘exceeding expectations’ of Ukraine's pilots (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian pilots are "very impressed" with American-made F-16 fighter jets, the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America reported.
Media: Russian military increasingly using Starlink terminals on battlefield (kyivindependent.com)
According to Militarnyi, the Starlink terminals are likely being procured through intermediaries in third countries via parallel imports, making it near impossible to trace.
US House members express 'overwhelming' support for Ukraine aid during visit to Kyiv (kyivindependent.com)
Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives arrived in Ukraine on Feb. 9 to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and assure Kyiv of continued support for the country as further military aid remains tied up in Congress.
Ombudsman: Mobilization law at odds with Constitution (kyivindependent.com)
The government's revised draft law on mobilization contains provisions that violate Ukraine's Constitution, chief Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on social media Feb. 6.
American political commentator Tucker Carlson spotted attending ballet in Moscow — Meduza (meduza.io)
American political commentator Tucker Carlson has been spotted in Moscow, according to Telegram channel Mash. The channel reported that this was Carlson’s first trip to Russia and that he has been in Moscow since February 1.
House Speaker Johnson says Ukraine aid, border deal likely to be split (kyivindependent.com)
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, said that President Biden's national security proposal that combines aid for Ukraine with border policy reform would likely be split up.
Opinion: Why the Russia sanctions are failing (kyivindependent.com)
When bilateral talks fail to resolve disputes between sovereign countries, aggrieved parties may turn to an international judicial body, such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. Alternatively, treaties or agreements often incorporate provisions for arbitration or mediation of disputes by a pre-designated...
NYT: Russia using relatively accurate, recently designed North Korean missiles against Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russia used more North Korean missiles to attack Ukraine in the past few days, and U.S. officials believe they are "proving as accurate as Russia's home-built" weapons, the New York Times reported in its Jan. 23 morning briefing.
Slovak PM promises to block Ukraine's NATO entry, says it must cede territory (kyivindependent.com)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Jan. 24.
Slovak culture minister reverses ban on working with Russia, Belarus (kyivindependent.com)
The ministry issued the ban on communicating and cooperating with both countries a week after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022. This did not affect the performances of Russian artists or organizations that spoke out against the war.
House Republicans signal opposition to border, Ukraine deal as Trump steps in (kyivindependent.com)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 18 warned Republican lawmakers against supporting a deal that would see comprehensive border re
Border Guard: Romanian farmers, truckers block another crossing at Ukraine border (kyivindependent.com)
Romanian farmers and truckers started blocking another border crossing with Ukraine as protests in Romania have continued for over a week, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 18.
Former NATO chief: Democrats should compromise with Republicans to secure Ukraine aid (kyivindependent.com)
U.S. Democrats should negotiate a deal with Republicans to reach a compromise on aid for Ukraine as a Russian victory would ultimately weaken the U.S., former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview with Politico released on Jan. 17.
House Speaker Johnson says no deal on border, Ukraine aid currently possible ahead of meeting in White House (kyivindependent.com)
Even as U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders from both parties are set to meet on Jan. 17, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that the time is not right for a deal on immigration and border issues that could pave the way for approval of new aid for Ukraine.
What's the quickest way to find a magazine/community you've subscribed to? (kbin.social)
I've been using kbin since the Reddit exodus and I still don't really know the path to finding my way into a specific community/magazine I've subscribed to. I usually search for the name using the search function, then hope I find a thread from there in the results where I can just click directly into it. Surely there must be a...
ISW: Russian forces' operational rotations will likely sustain offensive tempo in eastern Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Russia's capacity for operational rotations is expected to sustain the pace of localized offensives in eastern Ukraine in the short term, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest update on Jan. 11.