Riddick3001
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Riddick3001to World News•For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?English1·2 days agoIt’s all very complicated and uncertain, and I understand only a bit of it, but basically yes.
Riddick3001to World News•For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?English4·2 days agoAre there any insights on what the policy
Afaik, they’d like a more moderate leader.
These are quite recent developments. If you want some updates & insight Lei’s Real Talk - YouTube channel is recommended. Also, consider that all news from China is heavily censored, and “good info” is hard to get by.
Riddick3001to World News•For the first time, Xi is missing a China-backed BRICS summit. Why?English10·3 days agoThere is a power struggle going on in the CCP and Xi is losing.
Yes, and acccording to the most recent news/rumors a new CCP leader is expected to be announced rather sooner than later. Most probably next 21st official Party Congress (link).
Riddick3001OPto Europe@feddit.org•French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jetEnglish5·3 days agoThe whole article is very entertaining.
Yup , “something funny” is going on, as Inspector Clouseau would say.
I was just checking about the clash and found this article and quote:
" According to a source within French intelligence quoted by CNN, at least one Rafale fighter jet was reportedly shot down by the Pakistani military during the clashes on the night of May 6. We reached out to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, which said it did not want to comment on “rumours".
TLDR: the source here is again the French Intelligence, while officials didn’t want to comment on rumours.
Riddick3001OPto Europe@feddit.org•French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jetEnglish8·3 days agoWell, I get your gist. Funny how this action in this 2025 world seems more " sane", probably true.
Though we don’t know yet what kind of diplomatic pressure was used ( eg. ask The Philippines about greyzone pressure).
I also find it noteworthy that this info was only to be disclosed without mentioning which intelligence service was the source, and the headlines read " French intelligence "… But, I’m not expert.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocideEnglish9·4 days agoWhat a Fucking Legend!!! People such as her should be our icons
Great pickup up and I fully agree.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•UK arrests 83-year-old priest for backing Palestine Action and opposing Gaza genocideEnglish68·4 days agoA very proactieve protestor and spunky woman of the cloth, who seems to have been arrested 27-28 times already. According to this profile publication she claims she “has militant dna, as a maternal ancestor was accused of sedition in the 18th century”.
Riddick3001to World News•Europe Puts Social Programs on Chopping Block to Appease Trump on NATO FundingEnglish1·5 days agoIt’s needed to appease Ursula’s little friends
Not really, NATO and EC( Ursula) are two different entities. She’s facing charges, for her vaccine deals. Nothing to do with defense.
Riddick3001to World News•Europe Puts Social Programs on Chopping Block to Appease Trump on NATO FundingEnglish184·6 days agoOpinion article. Also they missed many NATO Top nuances, like the whole political game. But yes, NATO members in Europe have been spending more, and more defense is and was needed.
Riddick3001to World News•Beijing’s Balancing Act: Chinese Investments in Ukraine amidst Moscow’s ShadowEnglish3·7 days agoSketchy newspaper site run by a sketchy ceo and owned by a foundation which is run by a sketchy non-profit foundation.
OP also only posts his news from the one specific news site.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•Stop Killing Games Initiative passes 700K milestoneEnglish4·7 days agoGreat! Just saw total signatures 832.969 atm.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•Stop Killing Games Initiative passes 700K milestoneEnglish9·8 days agoLol shit, needed to re-read your comment 3 times before I saw my typo… Changed and tnx !
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•Stop Killing Games Initiative passes 700K milestoneEnglish21·8 days agoMaybe use this proper official # stopkillinggames EU Link directly.
edit: typo killing
Riddick3001to World News•Scientists fear thousands of tonnes of dangerous chemicals dumped in mining tunnels in Alsace may seep into an aquiferEnglish2·9 days agowhere have I heard this before? *cough* Atomic waste *
They have started to relocate hundreds of thousands of barrels containing nuclear waste from nuclear plants somewhere at 3 km depth in the Atlantic to check their containment integrity. I guess more and more surprises will turn up, as a result of our past dumping solutions. I believe they have also dumped some, in or near the area of an ancient primal forrest in Poland
But you are right. How will we contain all this waste?
India times has a mixed reliability. But other sources like Le Monde 4th April, and other news outlets from Hungary, attest Hungarys Economic woes from an Eurostat report.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•Son of Norway’s crown princess suspected of 3 rapesEnglish4·11 days agoAssholes can be found anywhere.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•NATO demands more than 5% of GDP for defense instead of dialogueEnglish1·16 days agodeleted by creator
Riddick3001to World News•EU resurrects banking practice that caused the 2008 financial crisisEnglish8·22 days agoI don’t mind creating a proper European security investment market. But I most definitely mind an uncontrolled asset derivatives markets, which when abused, (and it will becasue they can) will most probably lead to a new financial crisis.
"The ECB also called on the Commission to draw on “the lessons of the global financial crisis, when opaque and complex securitisations led to excessive risk-taking,” warning that the EU should “ensure that securitisation does not create excessive leverage in the financial system by fuelling asset bubbles and hiding risks on bank balance sheets.
Riddick3001to Europe@feddit.org•Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks' | NPREnglish4·26 days ago30% more rainfall by the end of this century.
Oh shit
That, or “oh shit” , because of the weakening Gulf stream AMOC, temperatures will drop between 3 to 15 ○C (*) approx. according to KNMI ( Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute,) recent findings. So we, in the North, might need to skate our way around to get to places.
(*) pre-industrial levels temperatures ca 1850 -1900 CE.
Anyone tried water purifying tablets yet, and would you recommend them?
So, I did some research a little while ago, bottled (supermarket) water will stay good for a year, officially . Anything else ( like water filled jerrycan) goes bad after some days and needs a waterfilter and/or water purifying tablets.