Quote from: Savonarola on December 10, 2025, 04:35:57 PMYet another casualty in the War on Woke:
Rubio orders return to Times New Roman font over 'wasteful' Calibri
Good night, sweet Calibri,
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Comic Sans MS might be more appropriate for this administration.
QuoteThe Fraktur typefaces remained in use in Nazi Germany, when they were initially represented as true German script; official Nazi documents and letterheads employed the font, and the cover of Hitler's Mein Kampf used a hand-drawn version of it.[6] However, more modernized fonts of the Gebrochene Grotesk [de] type such as Tannenberg were in fact the most popular typefaces in Nazi Germany, especially for running text as opposed to decorative uses such as in titles. These fonts were designed in the early 20th century, mainly the 1930s, as grotesque versions of blackletter typefaces. The Nazis heavily used these fonts themselves, although the shift remained controversial; in fact, the press was at times scolded for its frequent use of "Roman characters" under "Jewish influence" and German émigrés were urged to use only "German script".[7][8]
On 3 January 1941, the Nazi Party ended this controversy by switching to international scripts such as Antiqua. Martin Bormann issued a circular (the "normal type decree") to all public offices which declared Fraktur (and its corollary, the Sütterlin-based handwriting) to be Judenlettern (Jewish letters) and prohibited their further use.[9] German historian Albert Kapr has speculated that the regime viewed Fraktur as inhibiting communication in the occupied territories during World War II.[10]
Quote from: Sheilbh on December 10, 2025, 09:55:28 PMI kind of disagree on this. I think we're moving into a hard-edged, hard power multipolar world.
You don't get a seat at the table because of who you are, or who you were or the values you believe yourself to embody, or because of "international law" but because of agency. You can decide to do something and can then do it - I'd point that even on the tech front. Russia, like China (and to an extent Iran) have built their own digital infrastructure (payment systems, social media, search, AI etc) precisely because they've had to or want to avoid reliance on the US.
It's not a positve actor in my view, but whether it's Ukraine, the Middle East or Africa, Russia is a state with agency in the world in a way that Europe simply isn't (possible exception for the French). I'd add the Caucasus, Middle East and Africa are particularly striking because I think they're regions where there has been Euro-Russian competition.
Quote from: Valmy on December 10, 2025, 10:59:35 PMThere are an infinite number of potential social media options Teens who want to use social media can use. And most of it will barely be recognizable as social media to the Boomers trying to enact this policy. And attempts to enforce it will require tons of virtual ID checks and personal information being stored to monitor who is using what. And all this information will be easily stolen and used by nefarious actors all over the world.
I mean we have a minor porn ban and virtual ID requirement in Texas. All it has done is shut down Pornhub in Texas. But the internet is full of porn of every variety, not just from a few famous websites. My 15 year old son is constantly exposed to thirst traps that I doubt anybody would even consider porn but it is obviously inappropriate content for minors. It is a fools errand. But wow is our personal privacy and data going to suffer tremendously.
Quote from: Crazy_Ivan80 on December 10, 2025, 03:55:32 PMMuch depends to what extent our politicians are capable of taking the big decisions rather than cucking themselves for the orange utang in the white house.I'm fairly pessimistic. I think there's a lot to Jacques Delors' line that Europe advances through crisis (also the framing of Luuk van Middelaar's very good Passage to Europe). I'm not sure we've seen the type of sudden advance or "coup" in van Middelaar's framing. Instead I think so far I'm not seeing those leaps forward or urgency.
Playtime is over, but much of Europe (and that includes its citizens) doesn't seem to have gotten the memo.
But prompted a couple of thoughts.QuoteNatalie Fleet MP
@NatalieFleetMP
Spot the difference: Court Reform
Gov benches: Women fighting for swifter justice for victims let down by those opposite
Opposition: Men in suits clinging on to a Magna Carta myth...
Glad to be on side of @sarahsackman & gov, fighting for victims already failed for too long
Or worse remove jury trial because opposition to it is "not a good look". Not great.
Quote from: Jacob on December 10, 2025, 10:35:22 PMHow does it have a high cost and infringe on everyone's freedom?
How is it trivial to circumvent, so teens will use it all the time anyways? Is there an off the shelf VPN solution that allows you to use all you pre existing accounts etc?
Quote from: Zoupa on December 10, 2025, 09:22:57 PMI thought Raz would be happy about dead Venezuelans. First of all, they're brown. Second, Venezuela = Iran = Hezbollah = Hamas.
Every single event in the universe is tied to Jew hatred from leftists.
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Quote from: Grey Fox on December 10, 2025, 02:00:11 PMI wonder does the department name make sense in English?I checked their website, and it's not translated. They kept the French name.
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