Notices by Shufei 🈳 (shufei@mastodon.sdf.org), page 12

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@snowdusk_ What folks on KN would do if this “joke” became serious is beyond me... Their special status in Denmark and hence the EU is one of those ambiguous relationships like Puerto Rico which evidently has a shrugging calculus. But they have home rule, so Denmark “selling” KN to the USA is likely to be read as an obscene atavism in both nations. But what the empire wants, it gets; it is worth pondering what KN and CDN might do should the empire demand international status to the waters.

@snowdusk_ That is to say, given current politics in the USA, this very well might be one of those “jokes” which suddenly becomes a real thing. Like the Space Force, a blatant attempt to militarize space w/rt PRC intentions on the Moon, probably also with blatant orbital nukes. If the USA goes full(er) fascist soon, it would behoove Parliament to secure the ability to maintain less easily accommodating positions viz a viz south of the border. No doubt Nunavut will have much to do regardless.

@snowdusk_ I have been saying there would be an American Anschluss of Canada for decades. But this surprised even me.

The background of it is no doubt to stir the pot about the northwest passage. The USA want to dominate both the Bering and North Atlantic gates. Their “international waters” argument is complete and utter imperialistic rubbish, and a blatant attempt to seize maritime sovereignty from relevant nations. I don’t know why more Canadians aren’t outraged.

@dirtycommo Feeling it, Neo? McLuhan is the light, the key to an incisive Situationist understanding of ergonomic propaganda.

@solderpunk @cosullivan Haha, I give up. Wikipedia knows all. Next time I’ll plum it first.

I’m tempted to make an off-colour quip about Queensland politics at this juncture, but will leave that be. 😌

Thanks for this very thoughtful conversazione! We shall have to slow cook it and pick it up again by and by.

@solderpunk @cosullivan And there’s the class sociolectic divide, too. With Strine as the common brogue against Aussie RP on top, and most folks gunged up in the middle.

What do you reckon sets Queensland apart?

@cosullivan This is the cybernetic interpellation generation.

Just wait for them to have advanced AI.

@dirtycommo ......This is something happening? What if you said no? Or had just been using cash?

@gcupc I reckoned it to be more gentle and not with whirry ratchet sounds and hard beats. But maybe so!

@cosullivan Ta, I shall give Popol Vuh (presumably not the Mayan scripture) a listen.

It is the sort of thing the Caretaker does sometimes, evidently. And a song by Monplasir. I just don’t know the name of it.

What is the kind of music called which is very echoey, distant sounding, and sometimes starts melting as if played on a record during a very hot day?

@snowdusk_ Thanks for trying, Snowy! It is your gift and our gratitude! Do what you need to.

@logout PS, is it simple, safe, and customary for holiday hikers to camp rough in the hills of Czech Republic? As in, where might one do an extended off the grid trek?

Thanks! Sorry to spam!

@dokuja @logout /me waves a flag of General encouragement. 🏁

Fall down the HF rabbit hole! It is bottomless delight!