Every recrimination has an equal and opposite recrimination. In the end, we are where we are and every country chooses how to play their own hand by themselves.

Russian leadership knew what l they were doing when they attacked a foreign sovereign country in an act overt aggression.

I’m sure there are plenty of rationalizations they tell themselves, but it’s not the US that “started this” in any meaningful way.

“Spokesperson, issue more empty threats! Surely this time they will finally take me seriously!”

Interesting timing to do that when Ukraine, Germany and Russia have been gearing up to negotiate an end to the war next year

Threatening nuclear war under these circumstances is definitely an interesting timing.

If Russia starts nuking shit, wouldn’t Russia be starting ww3?

Or are we supposed to just accept the implication that only western countries have agency?

Russia: if NOTICE ME SENPAI was a country.

Big loss. Laura is one the best science communicators in the planet.

The whole thing, including the description of the injuries and the links to videos, feels very ghoulish to me.

Is it just me?

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“Not strictly necessary”, please stop you’ll sweep me off my feet!

The sky looking better is just one thing. No more blackouts when there’s winds or thunderstorms or just stray branches is the real perk.

Interestingly, underground lines aren’t feasible in my hometown because of how close the water table is to the surface.

I’m 4 meters below sea level. We don’t have basements because the buoyancy of the empty space would cause the houses to literally float on ground water. But we do have buried power lines.

You are being lied to.

Overhead transmission lines are so 1950s.

Invest in your country.

Ngl the juxtaposition between “Pliny” and “Taco Bob” has me in stitches.

You are a pro cat namer.

Pliny is the one that’s supposed to travel, and then send you letters which range from “I saw a mountain just explode, yo” to “did you know aqueducts are like freakishly expensive” depending on whether he’s the older or the younger one.

Who knows! But I do reject the claim that you can’t be a leftist unless you engage in political violence.

This is a very old controversy in Marxist circles, and it has been known to result in people getting shot. Make of that what you will.

My man. I’ve been playing games for 40. But I don’t identify as “a gamer” because, yeah, that.

Anyway, yes, the words you choose convey meaning. Pick the ones that convey the meaning you want, or live with the meaning you convey.

I’m a gamer

Yeah, saw that one coming.

Anyway, you can say “female” as an adjective all day. It’s the noun that has really icky nonhuman connotations.

Dude, like. No. Stop digging.

FEEEEEEMALES!!!

It’s both. Most people have no appetite or aptitude for political violence.