An airbnb I stayed at stored a gray plastic food tray in the oven. My friend understandably thought it was a cooking sheet. Very sad cookies that night.

Yep, I agree. But Putin has held on this long while he has royally screwed the Russian economy, and exposed their bumbling military for what it is. The oligarchs would have ousted him already if it was easy.

If NATO invades, Russia is doomed. Putin doesn’t care that Russia would still exist after a NATO victory, all he cares about is himself and his legacy. Both of which would be destroyed in a NATO victory.

So he would launch the nukes and watch Russia get wiped off the map, because if he can’t have it, no one can. And at least he would go out with a bang, rather than suiciding in a bunker.

The oligarchs would not be able to prevent it. They might hold the political power, but the military order to launch the nukes comes directly from Putin. The best we could hope for is conscientious officers refusing the order.

“The cyberattack was aimed at destroying internal information of companies that serve Russian public sector clients involved in the war against Ukraine,”

How do high-school pranks do that? It’s just mildly embarrassing / annoying.

Ohh look. It’s the guy that turns every news/politics article into a “both sides” argument to try to specifically disenfranchise left voters, and is mysteriously silent in all those articles quoting Trump saying he’ll enable both Russia and Isreal in their genocides.

Don’t fall for his crap. He’s only here to point fingers at Dems, never Republicans.

He’s here to help Trump get elected.

He is either part of the Russian / Isreali propaganda he’s trying to frame as bad here, or a useful idiot that has bought into said propaganda.

Many many times. Because I boxed. Nothing more fun than being punched in the face under the right conditions.

We can defederate them now. Content will move as it reaches fewer eyes.

More, when in cases like this, the Chinese government is subsidizing the car’s manufacturing. Even without the tariffs, they aren’t playing on a level playing field. And guess what happens after they corner the EV market as planned?

It’s not hard to comprehend. The strategy is simple. Makes you wonder about the motives behind those crying “free market”

Ah yes, here you are again turning a Trump article into a Biden hit piece in the comments.

You really need another hobby.

Rofl. Ok, I’ll reply once to your walrusing, but this is it.

You applied US law standards to a foreign nation. Intent, commonality of gun ownership.

This is a foreign nation with their own very strict gun and drug laws. This is very common in 3rd world tourism based countries, particularly island countries. It’s to keep their country controlled and safe, which is essential for the tourism industry. And many of these countries have devastating drug cartel histories, though I don’t know this particular countries history with them.

But yeah, this is all about your gun rights to be careless with your firearms and ammunition, and your rights to travel to other countries and disrespect their laws.

I’m not going to spell out how this is all related to “accountability” because it’s abundantly obvious.

And your victimized take on my pulling your political affiliation is rich, given your words I was replying to:

Just because you personally disagree with the 100 million gun owners doesn’t make this a moderate take. Imprisoning people for years because of a loose round in luggage is moronic politically and a waste of tax money.

But I guess not wanting to be accountable for your own words tracks.

Ahh yes, the “how dare they hold him accountable for his own actions” take.

Imagine my surprise when I quickly found you self identify as a libertarian.

Shocking.

You just described a somewhat progressive leaning liberal.

You believe that the government should stay our of our homes, socially. Progressives have been leading that charge for decades, and moderates have been on board for a while now.

You believe in universal Healthcare and income. Those are very progressive ideals. Those are about as anti libertarian as it gets, because they take away a lot of “individual” freedom, because to fund that, roughly half of your income will need to go to taxes. Maybe more, I haven’t looked at the numbers in a long time, but plenty of current examples to pick from.

You believe in industrial regulation to combat bad actors when necessary. That is a general liberal ideal.

Nothing besides keeping the government away from your personal life is even marginally libertarian. And that’s pretty much the only overlap between libertarianism and liberalism.

This is all from a U.S. point of view.

You understand that this isn’t a feud perpetuated by both sides. This is one side desperately trying to fend off an unprovoked invader.

I did not phrase that as a question, because I know you know this.

But just in case, I’ll say something I’m pretty sure you understand as well.

Cyka blyat

Uh huh. If aliens were able to reach our solar system, do you think they would give one shit about being seen by a primitive civilization with zero space defenses?

If we’re talking about signs of alien life from deep space scans, do you really think that the scientists that found this evidence, who have spent their life pursuing the better understanding of the galaxy, would keep quiet about it at the behest of whatever government?

Life isn’t that interesting. There’s no massive multi-government conspiracy. We couldn’t even get governments to shut down borders or enforce mandates on wearing mask when a global pandemic of unknown severity was ongoing.

You’ve watched too much fictional media if you think any conspiracy of that level is remotely plausible.

Support for Hamas and other extremist groups is a direct result of generations of oppression in an apartheid state.

The problem is how to separate Hamas from a free Palestine going forward. Hamas claims that they would have no reason to fight if Palestinians get their freedom, and would transition to a peaceful government.

Obviously, that is extremely doubtful given all the other examples in history of militant resistances gaining full control.

I posed this question last time lemmy raised internet pitchforks when the US voted against Palestine joining the UN. Who would represent Palestine? Would people seriously be ok with a Hamas representative speaking for Palestine, or even just the western bank subsect?

You are legally required to identify yourself and show your drivers license (or equivalent) and proof of insurance. These are the rules you agree to when you pull your car out onto a public road.

It is not optional. It’s not just a “good idea”. It’s the law.

That only applies to the driver, of course. As a passenger, I think you’re only required to identify yourself if you are a suspect in a crime. That’s where it gets murky and where state laws/policies add nuance.

After a while, the rush from Chess-Boxing wears off, and you need to escalate to Chess-Bombing to get that adrenaline pumping again.

That… doesn’t seem significant enough to justify the claim that they’re a petrol state.

Those were my libertarian friends exact words too. Then he rattled off all these “studies” that showed the vaccine was dangerous, even claiming that in a couple years, health insurances would be charging vaccinated people more because of the higher risk.

But sure, I live my life in fear. A former amateur boxing, sketchy Chinese mountain plank walking, great white cage diving, coward.

If anything, Russia’s embarrassingly bad military supply chain being exposed in this war reinforces the long held US policy to find every excuse to spend on continued military production.

Our manufacturers have stayed active as a result of the ongoing military industrial complex. Our ever rotating stockpile of military goods have kept our equipment modern and in good position, and our manufacturers ready to mass produce if we find ourselves in need.

I have been highly critical of wasteful military spending. But I have to admit that recent events have highlighted the value in our approach. It’s still extremely wasteful, and our old military supply that gets phased out and sold off / gifted to police and foreign vassels do a world of damage. But if your goal is to be as ready for war as possible, it makes a lot of sense.