Debris was found in area where Titan sub went missing

[robertmckenna]

@Shuck

And worse, people who do try to respond, to save migrants, are actually being prosecuted

In case anyone imagines this is hyperbole:

Refugee activist facing Greek court left ‘in limbo’ after trial postponed

[euansmith]

@anon59592690

Oh no, I hope his investments are safe

I heard his portfolio is unsinkable!

@chenille

I think the only way there could be any more irony would be if someone commented about god himself not being able to stop the sub.

I heard that the COE declared the sub unsinkable!

[Mangochin]

@Shuck

If it imploded, I don’t think there would be anything resembling a body to be found.

Angler food

[LurksNoMore]

@anon61221983

This especially. And it’s been happening now for years.

That, unfortunately, is why it doesn’t get that much attention. Nobody, doubly unfortunately, is surprised when a lot of refugees drown in the Mediterranean. It’s a tragedy, but it’s not news, not in the same fashion as “Contact lost with a tourist sub going to visit the wreck of Titanic” is.

[Shuck]

@robertmckenna

In case anyone imagines this is hyperbole:

Also…

German sea captain faces 20 years in jail for migrant rescue efforts

@Mangochin

Angler food

Probably not intact enough even for that. I saw someone talking about how implosions on diesel subs turned crew into an added liquid component of the fuel-air mixture… So… copepod food, maybe…

[smulder]

@orenwolf

if migrants built and tried to cross in a sub and it was lost, it almost certainly wouldn’t get this coverage

… but if they were rich white migrants

[anon61221983]

@LurksNoMore

That, unfortunately, is why it doesn’t get that much attention.

the reason it doesn’t get attention is because it’s happening to poor people, mostly of color, and who are not Christians. It’s the same old well-worn racism and bigotry at play.

And yes, it IS news. Just because the media drags their feet on covering it, doesn’t mean it isn’t newswrothy. If we focused on it, we might actually be able to start working towards a solution to these immigration problems, both here in the US and in Europe. but that’s the thing - it’s far too useful a wedge issue for those in power. THAT is why it does not get solved.

@LurksNoMore

not in the same fashion as “Contact lost with a tourist sub going to visit the wreck of Titanic” is

The migrant crisis matters more than this shit. It deals with our past, how that shapes the politics of the global south, our shared environmental crisis and a whole host of other things. This was some rich dudes who decided that innovation and “rich people tourism” was more important than safety. They believed that their wealth and privilege would somehow insulate them from the realities of a harsh environment… they were clearly wrong.

[Shuck]

Ok, not even copepod food…

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