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The Pope's fucking dead.

He gave JD Vance three chocolate easter eggs, exchanged pleasantries for 17 minutes, and then keeled over and died.

What a way to go.


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[–] whiterose19@hexbear.net 44 points 4 days ago (2 children)

whats the name of that palestine news website its like childrens health defense europe or something? I've got it mixed up with the wacky vaccine group and now I can't remember the name and google isn't helping.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 71 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

How self-described ‘proud ally’ Keir Starmer turned his back on the trans community (cw transphobic statements)

Pink News holding Queer Harmer to account for his hypocrisy.

Four-and-half years ago, the then leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, took to the podium at the PinkNews Awards and told the LGBTQ+ community that there was a “desperate need” to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and to introduce self-ID for trans people.

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 56 points 4 days ago (20 children)
[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 41 points 4 days ago

nobody is fucking for 5k, when daycare is nearly 15-30% of people's income

[–] Des@hexbear.net 37 points 4 days ago

despite everything else fucked about this, would have to be at least 500k to 5 million to even make sense as a lump sum incentive

[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

insurance covered c-section was 2k downpayment.

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[–] red_stapler@hexbear.net 42 points 4 days ago

Last time a leader was like “please have children”, well… the-doohickey

[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 38 points 4 days ago

that's not even enough to pay rents for 4 months

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[–] Breath_Of_The_Snake@hexbear.net 66 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (13 children)
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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 86 points 5 days ago (7 children)

2 days after Brazil's Supreme Court filed charges against Jair Bolsonaro he was hospitalized with a bowel obstruction. 9 days later he started doing live interviews from his hospital bed. Today, the Supreme Court announced if he's healthy enough for that, he's ready for trial.

Bolsonaro's legal team has 5 days to prepare its defense.

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[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 39 points 4 days ago (1 children)

INS surat precision strike a subtle flex from India to Pakistan given the tensions rising? https://www.deccanherald.com/india/indian-navy-on-alert-mode-in-arabian-sea-tests-missile-3508647

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[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 43 points 4 days ago

New Report: Denmark Faces Billions in Flooding Damages If Climate Inaction Continues

Denmark is hurtling toward climate disaster, warns a new report from the Danish Technical University (DTU) and the national association of municipalities. Without urgent intervention, over 175,000 Danes will live in flood-prone homes within a century, and storm surge damages could exceed DKK 282 billion (RMB 313 billion)—one of the costliest preventable disasters in the country’s history.

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Experts say delaying action makes no economic sense. Researchers found that preventative measures like dikes, flood walls, and sluices are cost-effective in every scenario. "It's actually really simple math, that if the damage of flooding is greater than the costs of avoiding it then it is really stupid not to avoid it" said climate economy professor Kirsten Halsnæs.

Yet while risks to cities like Copenhagen and Aalborg mount, municipalities lack the resources to act. Many vulnerable areas are already struggling due to austerity-driven economic mismanagement, leaving local governments unable to launch the large-scale projects needed to shield communities.

The central government, meanwhile, refuses to step up. Proposals for a climate adaptation fund have been ignored, and debates over who should pay—homeowners, municipalities, the state, or private actors—remain unresolved. This policy vacuum leaves critical infrastructure, cultural heritage and citizens exposed.

Recently a group of prominent Danish climate scientists warned that sea level rise is accelerating faster than previously projected, due to polar ice melt and thermal expansion. The threat is growing—but political urgency is not.

Instead, Denmark’s leadership has prioritized an aggressive and costly military buildup, funneling billions into defense to confront imagined Russian and Chinese bogeymen while starving climate adaptation efforts of funding.

This reflects the regime's ideological fixation on austerity and militarization at the expense of their own population's needs. As the regime clings to outdated economic dogmas, vulnerable communities are left to face the coming storm alone.

— Source: Se kortene: Fremtidens stormfloder vil ramme over 175.000 danskere og koste milliarder i skader, DR (state media), April 24th 2025

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