Finland seized an oil tanker after the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure.

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The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.

At least Finland is fighting for the good of humanity.

  • Cataphract
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    24 hours ago

    It’s kinda interesting when you think about it. If the US politics had actually been pro worker/union for the past 60 years, we would’ve had protections and increased production/economical stability in the country by just giving it’s own citizens power. Instead they’ve given china the power of production and influence while creating a hostile environment for competition and success state side.

    I dance between some people being so ignorant they have no clue what they’re doing and some are just hired CEO politicians selling the country off as much as they can squeeze before it goes under and they scurry away with their nest eggs.

    • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      23 hours ago

      We didn’t do it, CEOs and investors did it.

      First they wanted more profit that cheaper labor provided, then they realized if we were all distracted by $200 TVs and cheap plastic based couches and clothes, we’d complain less about our stagnant wages at home.

      • Cataphract
        1·
        23 hours ago

        I’m not sure what you’re trying to say, insert “they’re the same thing” image. Politicians become CEO’s, vice versa. Partners are investors, etc etc. Nancy Pelosi’s husband (Paul Francis Pelosi is an American businessman who owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc., a San Francisco–based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm), Hilary Clinton’s time at walmart…

        Mrs. Clinton used her position to champion personal causes, like the need for more women in management and a comprehensive environmental program, despite being Wal-Mart’s only female director, the youngest and arguably the least experienced in business. On other topics, like Wal-Mart’s vehement anti-unionism, for example, she was largely silent, they said. (link)

        this was in 1990 when her husband was governor.