Oil and the pearl trade made Dubai rich, but they managed to escape this dependency.
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Trade makes up 26% of it’s GDP. That’s the largest contributor.
The third pic in this article is just AI slop
belastend@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•GOP senator doubles down on 'We all are going to die' comment3·5 months agoMmmmmhmmm, berry flavor
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it.121·5 months agoImma be honest: if you reload after dumping the first mag into someone, it’s getting into manslaughter territory.
Self defense is also (at least in Germany, don’t know how it’s handled in the Land of the Castle Doctrine) about a measured response. Using a weapon after feeling your life is in danger: A-okay. Bashing someone’s skull in repeatedly after they stopped being a threat: not so okay. The police shooting an attacker three times in the chest: A-okay. Dumping two mags into someone: definitely not okay.
belastend@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•GOP senator doubles down on 'We all are going to die' comment11·5 months agoCan I interest you in a nice pint of bleach?
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it.10·5 months agoAnd should we support cops for doing that?
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it.5·5 months agoNo. She just stabbed him. I said that as an example.
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it.172·5 months agoThink about all the transphobes who will now see trans people as violent and callous. If this has any effect, it’ll increase the likelihood of violent attacks.
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•A postal worker in Harlem attacked a trans woman. She fought back and fatally stabbed him in self-defense. This is how the NY Post framed it.25113·5 months agoYou don’t shoot two mags into someone out of self defense and you don’t stab someone 14 times out of self defense. But hey, it’s not like she had committed knife crimes 5 times before that.
She cut in line, he yelled slurs, she spat, he punched and then she stabbed him to death. And then proceeded to tell people she would do it again and was glad he died. Yeah, you’re kind of a shitty person for this.
Punch the guy, stun gun the guy, pepper spray the guy, you have my blessing and support. You don’t fucking kill someone.
The entire media campaign surrounding this is also despicable: For one group, she is the living embodiment of the ebul trans people, who are all just men in disguise trying to molest kids, for another group she is a brave, yet innocent bean who should be totally acquitted. Both groups are morons.
IMHO, she should serve a long ass sentence.
belastend@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•'We all are going to die': Iowa Senator Joni Ernst defends Medicaid cuts9·5 months agoOkay, how about we talk a nice walk across that bridge over there. Don’t worry, If I push you over, just remember that you would have died anyways.
belastend@slrpnk.netto World News@lemmy.world•Spain convenes European, Arab nations to ramp up pressure on Israel in GazaEnglish4·5 months agoI do not see the connection between “The discourse has changed” and “you get fooled by hypocritical politicians”.
For the first time in ages, media outlets are openly questioning our stance on Israel. Talks of cutting off the weapons supply are fucking happening.
belastend@slrpnk.netto A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world•BlackRock is Suing UnitedHealth for Giving “Too Much Care” to Patients After the CEO was Murdered7·5 months agoIf BR wins, it just means that you cannot lie about your earnings targets. UH is getting sued not because they earned less, they are getting sued because they did not disclose their actions would impact the earnings target.
belastend@slrpnk.netto World News@lemmy.world•Spain convenes European, Arab nations to ramp up pressure on Israel in GazaEnglish71·5 months agoI hope not. For the first time in years, the discourse around Israel has shifted. Like, 2 weeks ago, Members of the CDU got grilled on their attitude towards Israel and its renewed attacks at prime time on national television. This is unprecedented. I really think there is a shift in public discourse on Gaza.
Obligatory fuck the Staatsräson.
belastend@slrpnk.netto World News@lemmy.ml•Two Israeli embassy staffers shot dead in Washington24·5 months agoHoly shit. This is insanely profound. Not dehumanizing his targets but acknowledging their humanity and therefore, their responsibility and the gravity of the thing he is about to do.
This wasn’t a raving mad man stabbing or shooting the nearest, most Jewish looking person, this seems to have been a targeted shooting.
belastend@slrpnk.netto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Feddit.org officially announces they will ban criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian posts and comments.English9·5 months agoI disagree with Feddit s decision, but you’re still allowed to say that.
belastend@slrpnk.netto politics @lemmy.world•Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids241·5 months agoYeah, why do you feel like these people look like Zionists?
belastend@slrpnk.netto World News@lemmy.world•“The concluding moves”: Israel launches Trump’s “final solution” in GazaEnglish14·5 months agoReinvaded those territories and did standard roman stuff. Executing and enslaving the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Or forcibly transition them.