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in light of events in belfast rn, im gonna post this fundraiser
We are raising funds to support people who have been attacked, displaced and traumatised in racist attacks in Belfast.
if youre able to donate, itd mean a lot to everyone whos been affected by this
*at the club, yelling over the music* tonight is like a saw movie!
"AI art is stealing Studio Ghibli's work/art without compensation" boy wait until you find out who drew and animated all of those frames and who got paid most for the end result
liberals are all about "stolen labour" when it's an "intellectual property" being stolen from a company, but not so much when it's the proletariat's labour being stolen by companies. funny that huh
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He further warned that continuing these traditional policies would stifle domestic industries and drive youth migration.
KATHMANDU: The newly presented budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27 has triggered intense debate in parliament, drawing sharply contrasting views from lawmakers during discussions on the Appropriation Bill on Thursday.
Criticizing the fiscal plan, Nepali Communist Party MP Parshuram Tamang argued that the budget is merely a digital extension of the neoliberal, capitalist, and privatization policies first introduced in 1991.
He also claimed that it favors capitalists and the middle class while deviating from the constitutionally envisioned path toward socialism.
He further warned that continuing these traditional policies would stifle domestic industries and drive youth migration.
Conversely, Rastriya Swatantra Party MP and Finance Committee Chairman Krishna Hari Budhathoki strongly defended the budget as transformative, highlighting its strategic shift away from basic physical infrastructure toward tax reform, the digital economy, Artificial Intelligence and private sector leadership.
Kathmandu. Opposition party CPN (UML) Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Padma Aryal has commented that the government's budget for the upcom
Kathmandu. Opposition party CPN (UML) Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader Padma Aryal has commented that the government's budget for the upcoming fiscal year has failed to reach the poor. She made this comment on Thursday while participating in the general discussion on the budget in the House of Representatives meeting.
She stated that the budget lacks concrete programs to uplift the underprivileged, ensure their hearths are always warm, and bring smiles to their faces. Deputy Leader Aryal also objected to the government's budget, stating that it has adopted a policy of making the poor poorer and the rich richer.
Questioning the priorities and goals of the budget, she said in the parliament, 'The budget did not touch poverty. The word poverty is not adequately addressed in the entire budget speech. The government says – it will develop the middle class. There is nothing to say about this. But how can its goal be achieved? My question is – without uplifting the lower class citizens living below the poverty line of twenty percent, how can the size of the upper class increase? How scientific is it to add floors [while] keeping the foundation weak? This budget appears to have adopted a policy of keeping the lower class down and taking the upper class further up. Therefore, this is a budget that will further widen the class gap between the haves and the have-nots. The size of the middle class does not widen by itself. For this, the income of the lower level must increase. They must have skills in their hands. They must have a fair price in the market. The budget lacks concrete programs to uplift the underprivileged, ensure their hearths are always warm, and bring smiles to their faces.'
Aryal reminded that to fulfill the government's declared goal of developing the middle class, the budget must necessarily focus on the upliftment of the poor class. She stated that the economic development of the country is not possible without improving the economic condition of the lower class.
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Sandip Rana has commented that although Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle claims to follow BP Koirala as an i
Kathmandu. Nepali Congress MP Sandip Rana has commented that although Finance Minister Dr. Swarnim Wagle claims to follow BP Koirala as an ideal, he has forgotten the citizens of remote villages while preparing the budget in practice.
Participating in the theoretical discussion on the budget in the House of Representatives meeting on Thursday, he made such an accusation. He said that the Finance Minister has completely forgotten BP's main principle of keeping in mind the citizens living in the huts of remote villages while making the blueprint for development in the budget. He stated that the budget brought by the government is impractical, non-inclusive, and insensitive to rural life.
He claimed that the goal of achieving 7% economic growth and keeping inflation within 6% by bringing a budget of approximately two trillion rupees more than the limit set by the National Planning Commission is not practical under any circumstances. He further stated that the budget does not even include the spirit of social justice and inclusivity in accordance with the spirit of the constitution. He mentioned that the low-income class, unorganized sector workers, farmers, youth, women, and marginalized communities have been left out of priority.
Criticizing the budget, he said in parliament, 'In the budget brought by the honorable Finance Minister, a renowned economist who considers Mahamanav BP Koirala as an ideal and starts the budget speech in the name of Suvarna Shamsher, has forgotten BP's statement that the blueprint for development should be made keeping in mind the citizens living in the huts of remote villages. The ambitious budget of 2 trillion rupees more than the limit set by the National Planning Commission, aiming to achieve 7% economic growth and keep inflation within 6%, does not appear practical anywhere. It is not in the spirit of the constitution at all, and although some classes may like it, this budget has not done social justice. It has not been able to include the lower class, farmers, youth, women, and marginalized classes. This budget has not included the large class of the country like the lower class below 20% and the unorganized class below 20%. The agricultural sector, which contributes 24% of GDP and 60% of employment, has been neglected.'
MP Rana reiterated that there is no basis for the government's commitment to create employment and self-employment for youth in rural areas within the budget. He commented that the plan to resettle depopulated villages will remain only a declaration as programs for village revitalization, increasing agricultural production, utilizing barren land, and developing local roads and tourism infrastructure have not been effectively included in the budget. Although a new Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation has been formed, the budget is insufficient, and due to the government's working style, the private sector has become discouraged, making it difficult to achieve the goal of employment expansion.
He emphasized that the state should collect taxes without imposing unnecessary burdens on the public and invest it in development. He accused the budget of making the tax system unjust by adding additional tax burdens on education, health, milk production, and electricity sectors, contrary to the principle that luxury goods should have high taxes and basic necessities should have concessions.
Kathmandu. Discussion on the budget for the fiscal year 2083/84 is currently underway in the parliament. After being obstructed for 10 days
is that a gun to the back of my head or are you just happy to see the back of my head?
He further warned that continuing these traditional policies would stifle domestic industries and drive youth migration.
KATHMANDU: The newly presented budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27 has triggered intense debate in parliament, drawing sharply contrasting views from lawmakers during discussions on the Appropriation Bill on Thursday.
Criticizing the fiscal plan, Nepali Communist Party MP Parshuram Tamang argued that the budget is merely a digital extension of the neoliberal, capitalist, and privatization policies first introduced in 1991.
He also claimed that it favors capitalists and the middle class while deviating from the constitutionally envisioned path toward socialism.
He further warned that continuing these traditional policies would stifle domestic industries and drive youth migration.
Conversely, Rastriya Swatantra Party MP and Finance Committee Chairman Krishna Hari Budhathoki strongly defended the budget as transformative, highlighting its strategic shift away from basic physical infrastructure toward tax reform, the digital economy, Artificial Intelligence and private sector leadership.
while as a dark energy skeptic (though not as much as I am a dark matter skeptic) I was initially excited about the study coming out of UC Davis indicating dark energy may be unnecessary to explain accelerating expansion, but then I soured on the whole thing when I saw the purveyors of this new study are also attacking the copernican principal and are arguing that the earth occupies a special place in the universe.
Mathematicians are challenging the idea that dark energy is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe.
The math also calls into question the Copernican principle — the idea that the Earth’s location does not occupy a special place in the universe.
“Both the Lambda-cold dark matter model and a spherically symmetric spacetime produce a special place where we must lie for the model to be physically plausible,” Temple said. “If this principle rules out one, it has to rule out the other.”
fuck off. the notion that the earth has a special place in the universe is vastly more implausible on the face of it than dark energy. and you're claiming the lamba-cold dark matter also implies a special place in the universe for earth? since when? on what basis? i'm not generally one to defend the lamba-cold dark matter model but come on.
the writeup is kind of poorly done. what the paper itself calls into question is homogeneity and isotropy. these have never been conclusively proven and always had to be accepted axiomatically. the conventional logic goes that not accepting them as priors makes astronomy largely impossible
the list of people who have questioned them before includes vera rubin, who basically destroyed her career to do so (rubin-ford effect, which is still largely accepted as averaging out over larger distance scales for the particular voids she included in her study. i believe she had the right question with the wrong dataset). now that it's been fifty years it's not so much a career-killing question, since we have in the intervening time run through most of the other options and come up with nothing
discarding these axioms does in fact put the earth in a "special place" in a limited sense (density or other features may vary over large distances; one end of the observable universe may be distinct from the other), but not in like, a precopernican geocentric cosmology. we are in a special area, that's kind of a given (on a filament and not in a void; in the "green valley" and not in a highly star-producing nor a dead galaxy ...), what anisotropy and nonhomogeneity call into question is whether these features tend to average out over extremely large distances
more technically, what the paper does is apply range constraints to identify a ("maximal asymptotically stable") cluster of solutions of FLRW models that allow an amount of underdense radial perturbation without the use of expansion. this is an appeal to mathematical stability, in relation to a longstanding question in cosmology (why do these laws seem to be impossibly balanced?)
for expansion to explain the same thing, weinberg appealed to anthropocentrism. i think the logic here is more well founded than there, but as usual it matters very little until they can connect a precise solution to a predictive, falsifiable empirical observation (not what this paper tries to do)
interesting. i'm still skeptical, but do you have any links where I could learn more about this?
US defense secretary continues ramp-up of pressure against country including sanctions and devastating oil blockade
guy who's been threatening to break into your house and kill you in your sleep for months unprovoked says "also don't buy a gun btw"
but also, that guy has cut your power, AND he is squatting in one of your rooms already with a huge stockpile of guns!
US defense secretary continues ramp-up of pressure against country including sanctions and devastating oil blockade
guy who's been threatening to break into your house and kill you in your sleep for months unprovoked says "also don't buy a gun btw"
while as a dark energy skeptic (though not as much as I am a dark matter skeptic) I was initially excited about the study coming out of UC Davis indicating dark energy may be unnecessary to explain accelerating expansion, but then I soured on the whole thing when I saw the purveyors of this new study are also attacking the copernican principal and are arguing that the earth occupies a special place in the universe.
Mathematicians are challenging the idea that dark energy is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe.
The math also calls into question the Copernican principle — the idea that the Earth’s location does not occupy a special place in the universe.
“Both the Lambda-cold dark matter model and a spherically symmetric spacetime produce a special place where we must lie for the model to be physically plausible,” Temple said. “If this principle rules out one, it has to rule out the other.”
fuck off. the notion that the earth has a special place in the universe is vastly more implausible on the face of it than dark energy. and you're claiming the lamba-cold dark matter also implies a special place in the universe for earth? since when? on what basis? i'm not generally one to defend the lamba-cold dark matter model but come on.
yankees need to stop being weird about this dog. that's not normal. y'all creep me out.
because americans are not very good at space they directly killed 17 people in preventable deathtraps, but westerners do not care about people like they do dogs
yankees need to stop being weird about this dog. that's not normal. y'all creep me out.
because americans are not very good at space they directly killed 17 people in preventable deathtraps, but westerners do not care about people like they do dogs
KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of targeting him despite his acceptance of
KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chair KP Sharma Oli has launched a sharp attack on the government, accusing it of targeting him despite his acceptance of the administration formed through the recent elections.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the elections, Oli expressed strong dissatisfaction over the government’s demand for his property details, claiming that his property had already been destroyed in an arson attack.
He challenged the authorities to collect the ashes of the burnt property instead of seeking a property declaration.
“If anyone has amassed illegal wealth, let the government investigate,” Oli said. “My property was set on fire and reduced to ashes. Now they are asking for my property details? Should I submit ashes as my property declaration?”
In a visibly angry tone, he further remarked, “Was setting fire to my property not enough? Now they want property details as well? The ashes are there—let the government take them. What property details are they asking for?”
Oli also complained that the government has continued to target him despite his recognition of the legitimacy of the administration formed through the electoral process.
The UML chairman’s remarks come amid ongoing political tensions between the ruling coalition and the main opposition party.
god he's so funny
the Nepali Communist Party may be more "professional" than KP Sharma Oli and the CPN (UML), but are they funny? can they honestly say they're funny?
the history of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party is kind of interesting actually- they started as part of the coalition that was pushing for democracy in nepal, albeit as a group with a far-right nationalist hindutva vision for what a "democratic nepal" would look like- then after the monarchy stepped down in nepal two things happened,
first: it became clear that a democratic nepal would be far more left-wing than the RPP wanted, (souring them somewhat on democracy)
and second: the supporters of the former monarchy largely folded themselves into the RPP
so now the official stance of the RPP is to establish a symbolic monarchy, with some members of the party wanting to stop there (with the expectation that the symbolism of that will pull nepal's politics rightward) and some members viewing that as the first step towards abolishing democracy in nepal entirely
interesting party. horrible people, also, associated with a massive number of hate-ctimes against muslims and christians in nepal.
yet another RPP split, specifically over the role of monarchy:
General Secretary Rana among others announce they have parted ways, but Lingden refuses to call it a split.
Kathmandu. Dr. Dhaval Shamsher Rana, who has left the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), and Durga Prasai, coordinator of the Campaign to Sav
hopefully this split in the reactionary monarchist/nationalist camp should make it easier for communists to re-take power after Balendra Shah's capitalist RSP government inevitably shits the bed and dies.
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is complet
Kathmandu. The Revolutionary Communist Party, Nepal has concluded that the government led by Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen) is completely failed, anti-national, and heading in a fascist direction, demanding its immediate dissolution.
In a statement issued by the party's General Secretary CP Gajurel Gaurav, emphasis was placed on the need for all patriotic and leftist forces to unite and form a sovereign joint government to save the country from Sikkimese-ization.
The statement accused the Balen government of trying to eliminate the poor, not poverty, by displacing the poor and landless. The party stated that bulldozers were run over settlements across the country, disregarding even the Supreme Court's order, without identifying and managing the actual landless, and that citizens have been left stranded in holding centers for over a month. Furthermore, the party has termed the government's actions of stopping the parliamentary session and forcing the President to sign ordinances, arresting KP Oli and Ramesh Lekhak in the name of the Gauribahadur Karki Commission's recommendations, and abolishing student and trade unions as fascist practices.
The statement also carries a serious allegation that the government has compromised the country's sovereignty by surrendering to India. The party claims that the extradition treaty (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal Matters) signed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sobita Gautam with India has opened the way for Indian police to establish a base in Nepal in the name of criminal investigation. The Balen government is accused of working at the behest of the Indian ruling class by signing an agreement that no previous parliamentary party could achieve.
The party has called the budget for the upcoming fiscal year presented by Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle a neo-liberal and anti-people budget that benefits multinational corporations and brokers. The statement mentions that the budget has burdened the country with over 6 kharba 57 arba more debt, adopted a policy of pushing youth abroad instead of creating employment opportunities within the country, and broken the backs of the poor by increasing taxes on electricity consumption. The party believes that taxes imposed on education and health have put these essential services out of reach of the general public, and that the Ministry of Finance has shown its majority arrogance by forcibly altering the scope of taxes in the finance bill already registered in parliament.
The party has called Prime Minister Balen's statement in parliament, 'Nepal seems to have encroached on Indian land in many places,' a treasonous statement. The party accuses the Prime Minister of following the path of Lendup Dorje by comparing land used by locals due to changes in river flow with Indian encroachment on Limpiyadhura, Kalapani, and Susta. The statement notes that the Prime Minister has proven to be immature and stubborn in diplomacy by trying to involve Britain and China in Nepal-India border issues, only for India to outright reject it. Similarly, it is claimed that the grand welcome and visit of Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Ravi Lamichhane to India will further increase Indian interference in Nepal.
Stating that national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the rights of the people cannot be protected by this government, the Revolutionary Communist Party has said that a new alternative must be sought to save the country. The statement concludes by calling on all revolutionary and patriotic forces to 'engage in a strong struggle to form a sovereign joint government by building a strong joint front through a national political conference.'
I feel like I might get questions about this so I wanted to clarify: i'm not necessarily agreeing with all of this (though I agree with much of it). specifically I don't necessarily agree that the current Nepali government needs to be overthrown- i recently also shared a piece written by Balram Prasad Baskota, leader of the more moderate Nepali Communist party, which recommended respecting the results of the last election and working towards winning the next election. I think the representatives of both the Balram Prasad Baskota of the NCP and Gajurel Guarav of the RCP make good points, i'm not qualified to tell you who's right. look at what they've both said and draw your own conclusions.
also i'm not sure if agree with the notion that Balen is fascist, that seems like it might be a case of giving liberalism a pass by describing the crimes of liberals as fascist, but then again Balen's jailing of political opponents does seem to hint in a fascist direction. again i'm not close enough to the situation for my opinion to carry much weight.
Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party MP Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Speaking durin
Kathmandu. Nepali Communist Party MP Bishnu Bahadur Bishwakarma has demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Speaking during a special time in the National Assembly meeting on Wednesday, he accused Prime Minister Shah of treason and demanded his immediate resignation from the post.
MP Bishwakarma accused the Prime Minister of giving fabricated, baseless, and dramatic statements in response to questions asked by MPs in the House of Representatives. He strongly objected to the Prime Minister's statement, 'Nepal has encroached upon India's land,' claiming it had no factual basis. He asserted that the Prime Minister's statement has severely damaged Nepal's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and that this statement is secessionist and surrenderist.
He demanded that the Prime Minister make public the exact details of which part of India, where, and how much land Nepal has encroached upon. He also challenged the Prime Minister to clarify which report this information is based on and to appear in the National Assembly with the relevant report to provide an answer.
Speaking at the meeting, MP Bishwakarma said, 'Instead of answering the questions asked by the MPs, the Prime Minister opened a bag of false information about unasked questions. After I became Prime Minister, I came to know that Nepalis have also encroached upon India's land, he said. He not only made true Nepalis feel ashamed with fabricated, baseless, and nakedly dramatic statements that were unknown to Nepal and India until now, and even to border experts, and unconfirmed by any source, but also committed treason by speaking against Nepal's interests. I strongly object to and condemn the Prime Minister's secessionist statement.'
He added, 'The Prime Minister has acted in a way that damages territorial integrity and sovereignty. Such a traitorous Prime Minister has no right to cling to that chair. The secessionist and surrenderist Prime Minister must resign immediately. I want to ask Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Prime Minister, in which places and how much land has Nepal encroached upon in India? I demand exact figures standing in the National Assembly. Which report is the data you obtained based on? Please appear in the National Assembly with that report and provide an answer.'
MP Bishwakarma also accused the Indian Armed Border Force (SSB) of interfering in Nepali land in the Susta region, instigated by the Prime Minister's statement. According to him, the construction work has currently been obstructed because the Indian side has pressured to stop the construction of the embankment being built on the Narayani River. He stated that obstructing Nepal's development work by using foreign forces is another act of treason and naked subservience.
Stating that relations between Nepal and India are currently strained, Bishwakarma referred to the Prime Minister sending his party chairman to India as a 'flatterer' as an envoy. He mentioned that India is interfering in Nepal by operating a trade route with China in the Lipulekh region. Claiming that India has occupied 6,262 hectares of Nepal's land, MP Bishwakarma clarified that Nepal has never encroached upon any country's land in history.
looks like the NCP's position on Balen has gotten more critical and they're now telling him to step down, though still calling for his overthrow and the dissolution of the current Nepal government like the RCP.
Balen's statements on the Nepal/India border really do seem to have sparked absolutely massive backlash across the political spectrum in Nepal:
KATHMANDU: Opposition parties, led by the main opposition Nepali Congress, have decided to disrupt Monday’s House of Representatives meeting
KATHMANDU: Opposition parties, led by the main opposition Nepali Congress, have decided to disrupt Monday’s House of Representatives meeting by surrounding the rostrum.
During a joint meeting held at the Nepali Congress parliamentary party office—which included leaders from the CPN (UML), Nepali Communist Party, Shram Sanskriti Party, and Rastriya Prajatantra Party—the opposition condemned Prime Minister Balendra Shah’s Sunday parliamentary address, where he claimed Nepal has also encroached upon India’s borders.
Terming the Prime Minister’s remarks “anti-national,” opposition lawmakers announced that the Prime Minister must issue an official apology to the nation from the parliament floor.
They also demanded that his controversial comments must be completely expunged from the house records before regular legislative proceedings will be allowed to resume.
this backlash has included division within his own party, the RSP:
KATHMANDU: Differences have surfaced within the Rastriya Swatantra Party over Prime Minister Balen Shah’s controversial statement that Nepal
KATHMANDU: Differences have surfaced within the Rastriya Swatantra Party over Prime Minister Balen Shah’s controversial statement that Nepal has also encroached on Indian territory, with a section of party leaders reportedly calling for an apology in Parliament.
goes to show that a lot can go over your head as an outsider, given that from my standpoint, his statements on this matter (while clearly unwise) wouldn't make the top 10 of the worst things he's done so far, but clearly there's a lot of context i'm missing, because tons of people in Nepal are outraged. but obviously Balen should have known enough to anticipate this backlash (he's not an outsider to Nepal's culture) so he's obviously an incompetent.
keep running that mouth bitch I'll get mine
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lol it's getting to the point where even cryptocurrency fan boys are seeing the problems with the "economy is punishing workers and rewarding parasites? just become a parasite!" ethos.
maybe the goal isn't to hate business in general, but the goal certainly needs to be to hate how business operates under capitalism.
