Global Events & Politics Überthread

[sturg33]

Two days ago,, the Chinese government officially classified homosexuality as a mental disease.

I'm sure Nike, Disney, and the NBA are all preparing their boycott statements.

Any minute now

I guess maybe they will get around to it this week. I'm sure they won't stand for such bigotry.

[sturg33]

The world is aggressively going authoritarian

[nsacpi]

H&M's tribulations in China.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/h-m-und...ng-11617193367

[nsacpi]

Jordanian authorities detained the kingdom’s former crown prince and arrested nearly 20 other people Saturday after what officials called a “threat to the country’s stability.”

Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, the oldest son of the late King Hussein and his American-born fourth wife Queen Noor, was placed under restriction at his Amman palace, amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to unseat his older half brother, King Abdullah II, according to a senior Middle East intelligence official briefed on the events.

The move followed the discovery of what palace officials described as a complex and far-reaching plot that including at least one other Jordanian royal as well as tribal leaders and members of the country’s security establishment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...948_story.html

uneasy lies the crown

[nsacpi]

Among the others arrested was Sharif Hasan, who also is a member of the royal family; and Bassem Awadullah, a Saudi citizen, the official said.

hmmmm

The House of Hashim have a legit claim to be the custodians of Mecca and Medina. Hence the historically uneasy relationship with the House of Saud.

[goldfly]

Good job by the gov to veto this bull****

[nsacpi]

Arkansas’ governor on Monday vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths, calling the legislation a “vast government overreach” and a “product of the cultural war in America.”

Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) said that if signed into law, the bill would interfere with physicians and parents “as they deal with some of the most complex and sensitive matters involving young people.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md...governor-veto/

An old-fashioned conservative take on the role of the state vis-a-vis parents and doctors.

Makes me nostalgic for the days when conservatism meant something.

[cajunrevenge]

Russia sure looks like its about to invade Ukraine. Personally I think Ukraine can go **** themselves as long as Zelensky is President.

[cajunrevenge]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56695489



And a Russian critic of Putin in London is strangled to death.

[sturg33]

[Krgrecw]

New Zealand has broken with its “Five Eyes” intelligence partners, including the UK, as it pursues a closer alliance with China, its largest trading partner.

New Zealand’s foreign minister said she would not allow the intelligence alliance to dictate the country’s dealings with China, putting it at odds with the other members of the ‘Five Eyes’ alliance: the UK, US, Canada and Australia.




What a bunch of pussies. Hopefully it comes back to hurt the foreign minister

[Jaw]

I think NZ has been diverging from the alliance for a while, but it's still a sign of how how dangerous China's economic power has become. Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, and several of the smaller countries are also susceptible. That's why the idea of standing against a lone China with a host if allies has always been a foolish notion.

[Krgrecw]

I think NZ has been diverging from the alliance for a while, but it's still a sign of how how dangerous China's economic power has become. Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, and several of the smaller countries are also susceptible. That's why the idea of standing against a lone China with a host if allies has always been a foolish notion.

Wonder how much of New Zealand’s stance is the 30% of its population which isn’t white and feels closer to China?

[cajunrevenge]

Well the TPP that was killed addressed this issue with NZ so they wouldn't have to be so reliant on trading with China. But that was killed. So now we have this.

[Jaw]

I think you're overestimating the benefits of the TPP. Trump's killing of it wasn't really that controversial outside of TDS circles.

[Jaw]

Imagine how much higher the US is going to rank on those quality of healthcare lists after this

[Tapate50]

Anything to this Kerry leaked audio razzle dazzle?

[Jaw]

Anything to this Kerry leaked audio razzle dazzle?

Stay tuned to WaPo, I'm sure they'll cover it extensively.

[nsacpi]

Anything to this Kerry leaked audio razzle dazzle?

Stay tuned to WaPo, I'm sure they'll cover it extensively.

i'll leave it to the two of you to find something within your information bubble on the matter

let me know what you turn up!

[Tapate50]

i'll leave it to the two of you to find something within your information bubble on the matter

let me know what you turn up!

Don't like to jump to conclusions. Probably a lot to come on it (for or against)