SleafordMod

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[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 1 points 4 hours ago

True. People keep speculating that Putin has some kind of leverage over Trump, like compromising information, to get Trump to dance to the Kremlin's tune. But I think it's more likely to be like you say - Trump just admires Putin because Trump wants to be a dictator just like Putin.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I don't know if you're joking or not, but as a Brit, if the next Bond actor is American, I will be very disappointed.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 2 points 4 hours ago

Germany does have black people though, e.g. Antonio Rudiger, a German footballer who plays for Real Madrid:

Antonio Rudiger, a German footballer, wearing the shirt of the German national football team.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 8 points 4 hours ago

Bold of you to assume that I know anybody in real life.

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

I don't think goals are inherently good... Hitler had goals...

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk -3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Controversial opinion: maybe it's a good thing to allow law enforcement to access communications when necessary (e.g. with a court warrant)

Do we want serious criminals like terrorists and paedophiles to be able to plan their crimes with impunity?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 1 points 7 hours ago

Are they inaccurate? What polling company would be better for this sort of political question?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 7 points 7 hours ago

I expect they'll create about five spin-off TV series, all shown on Amazon Prime

 

Who would be your pick for the next James Bond?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 3 points 21 hours ago

Many people will claim that the public is on their side, without providing actual evidence. I guess that's why polling is important.

Then you have some people who claim the polls are rigged, but I think it's more likely that the polls are pretty accurate.

 

Greg Kroah-Hartman... urged fellow contributors to embrace those interested in contributing Rust code to improve the kernel.

"Adding another language really shouldn't be a problem... embrace the people offering to join us

Thoughts on this?

[–] SleafordMod@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Fair point. Arguably the British public has a more negative view of the EU than Europe as a whole though. So if the British public wants to increase trade with the EU then they would probably be fine with increasing trade with Europe as a whole.

By the way I'm not including Russia when I say "Europe". They don't even consider themselves European - they consider themselves Eurasian.

 

Source is here: https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2025/02/20/c33bd/1

That source allows you to see the results according to political affiliation. Pluralities of supporters of the Conservatives, Labour, and Lib Dems think that supporting Ukraine is more important.

The exception is Reform UK, whose supporters think that good relations with the USA are more important than supporting Ukraine.

 

The Guardian says: "Foreign secretary’s speech comes as UK continues to tread fine diplomatic line between supporting Ukraine and not offending Trump"

Maybe the UK should just offend Trump

 
 

Do you think the UK should seek ties with Europe instead of with the US?

 

Do you think it's good that SpaceX might end up facing competition?

 

I have considered this drug in the past but I thought the expense and the side effects would make it not worth it. Looks like maybe it is indeed not worth it, given how bad the side effects can be.

 

This quote is a good summary of the article:

It is time to rebuild meaningful working and trading relations with Europe. This does not have to mean rejoining the EU. But it does mean recognising where our security and our prosperity both lie.

Thoughts?

 

Do you think the press is too critical of Keir Starmer?

 

Should we try to bolster our friendship with Europe?

The author claims that the UK government "must unambiguously launch talks on a big, expansive trade deal with the EU coupled with a deal on European defence".

Do you agree?

 

I read this story and thought it was interesting. Essentially it's saying that Zuck's recent changes to Meta moderation are almost certainly a response to Republican pressure, despite what Zuck claims.

I noticed that they disabled the comments on this story, while most stories have comments enabled. I guess they don't want a lot of angry comments from Trump supporters.

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