I don’t know what Merz got told during his visit to the White House, but boy, has he turned his back on victims of aggressor states since. The US better have video of him on Epstein’s Island in full action, because anything less and he’s rolling over like a thumbleweed to US interests.

Was about to comment: Translation: Russia about to act in Baltic Sea and blaim UA & UK for it.

Also first in Europe to ban lootboxes as gambling, iirc.

Shouldn’t be a problem for an office building.

Unless Google intends to Musk it up and “strongly encourage” employees sleep at the office.

I assume it’s because the writer/editors don’t like them and refuse to consider it a sovereign nation. Arguably, it isn’t one as it lacks a defined (and internationally accepted) territory.

Or maybe they have another beef with the Israel, but regardless, I think it shows how they feel about Israel as a state.

Oh no!

Anyway…

I mean, their current funding seems dubious at times, where as the wikimedia funding you linked seems far stronger in grass roots sourcing.

But neither are relevant to the user experience of how obnoxious the ads are, (not to mention Wikipedia doesn’t keep bugging me for my email address)

Wow, this site has more donation ads than Wikipedia!

I’m aware of the wording.

Thing is, as the commissioner said themselves, kids are gonna make noise. And I’m perfectly fine with that, as part of their growing up. But peace & quiet is a fundamental right, that’s why I’m not allowed to play the drums at 3 AM. And sometimes, just for a week of two of holiday, I wouldn’t mind it all day long. In fact, I kinda need to zone out of the real world for a bit once in a while, and that’s a luxury I’m willing to pay for.

But you can’t call quiet environments a luxury and then ban providing it. Drinking alcohol is also a luxury. You can’t expect to do it everywhere, but you certainly can ban kids from entering an area where alcohol is expected to be served. And if you’re going to a theme park, don’t expect either luxury, because that’s a place where children are prioritised.

Only thing I’ld argue is that if you’re banning kids due to noise, you gotta ban all noise.

“The absence of children is a luxury, that’s why we’re making it illegal for regular people!”

Either it’s a luxury and I should be allowed to pay for it, or it’s as illegal as weed and it’s getting banned.

Problem with their stance is that most people with common sense will realise that bringing roudy children along is the real luxury. But it’s hard as Commissioner for Childhood in a country with low birth rates to tell people to do their damned parenting job.

Without going into the Gaza - West Bank schism, Hamas has governed the Gaza strip for nearly 2 decades now and its military is de facto that territory’s military forces.

The argument of ‘political militia’ only holds water if there is a significant opposition party with a relatively equally large military force. I have yet to see evidence of that.

It doesn’t help that there isn’t a currently valid “constitution of Palestina” which could regulate military force and who controls them.

He doesn’t understand “no”.

He does understand “then we’re only making trade deals with blue states, not the federal government of the US”

Teslas for NL are probably all made in the German giga-factory, tarrifs are not relevant there.

This is just some Azerbaijani ‘journalism’ pandering to Musk

Excuse you!

The devil doesn’t deserve the comparison to that malicious sack of turds

Says the guy crying over the word “pigs” like a PETA-member

As a Belgian, I can confirm hell has reached skiing temperatures.

🤢

Thank you, France!

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Sorry, best I can manage.

Easier: put it on a test bench, let it run (spin wheels on rolls, car stays in place) and see what the odometer says.

Not a bad wage just for being born.

Circumstances aside, he does have to work for it.

The only way to keep the ICC alive imho is to add enforcement through links with Europol/ECJ.

A European “Sheriffs” force or Europol expansion would be a strong start to add weight to their arrest warrants and add precedent.

Preferably, it would remain an EU institute, but subject to enforcing ICC rulings, so it can take on other tasks, and have the ICC still open to non-EU members with their own enforcement.

Did someone tell Rutte yet that not everyone in orange paint is acting pro-Netherlands?